I could keep going but I want to let other people post some too :comfy:

  • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    Flash had major security flaws beyond the level of just putting a tracker cookie on your browser. Flash could access your microphone without your permission, it could also trigger pop-ups. I remember one Flash exploit that could access your printer and start printing unlimited pages covered in black ink.

    Still a shame it had to die. Flash games and cartoons were an unbridled and vast network of creativity, people doing things for the sake of art or messing around.

    • wtypstanaccount04 [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Surely there was a better way to do it than just abandoning thousands of hours of work?

      • ElGosso [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        A ton of that stuff was archived and there were a couple flash emulators that ended up coming out