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  • gomidoggomidog
    Ah, that makes more sense. I got confused because I thought he was talking about animation production, which Flash has a pretty good toolset for, rather than showing animation on the web.
  • MATATATMATATAT
    Yeah although I don't know much about the industry but it seems to be still going strong in production animation.
  • trogdor9trogdor9
    t.co is down. This means that literally zero links on Twitter work right now. URL shortening is a disaster.
  • RymRym
    t.co is down. This means that literally zero links on Twitter work right now. URL shortening is a disaster.
    URL shortening has always been a stupid thing for all purposes.
  • GregGreg
    edited October 2012
    I don't see how it is for Twitter, where you have a very limited number of characters.
    Post edited by Greg on
  • muppetmuppet
    I don't see how it is for Twitter, where you have a very limited number of characters.
    The character limit on Twitter is pretty much totally artificial though, no? I mean, I understand that the intent is to force everyone to be concise, but it seems like way more of a silly affectation than it is any sort of selling point of the site.
  • GregGreg
    It being artificial doesn't change anything.
  • muppetmuppet
    Well no I suppose not, but that doesn't make URL shortening not stupid, either.
  • GregGreg
    What if the URL is 80 characters and you have more than 60 that you want to say? Splitting it into two tweets ruins the fluidity.
  • RymRym
    I don't see how it is for Twitter, where you have a very limited number of characters.
    The character limit is a silly holdover from SMS. URLs could be handled differently.

    Also:
    Well no I suppose not, but that doesn't make URL shortening not stupid, either.
  • ReolReol
    By some sorcery, Adobe Flash has uninstalled itself from my phone, it's gone from the Google Play store, and all traces aside from a shortcut that no longer works have been erased.
    What sorcery is this? I haven't used my phone much at all this weekend, and after checking, it's completely gone from my phone as well. I went out of my way to completely disable app auto-updates on my phone so that this very thing would not happen one day.
  • muppetmuppet
    Yeah I was surprised by the disappearance of Flash, as well, but it's not such a big deal for me that I'm upset about it. Flash is/was horribly optimized, brutal on mobile hardware, and this will force third parties to get their shit together and implement on HTML5.
  • WindUpBirdWindUpBird
    The disappearance of Flash from mobile platforms is probably only a big deal if you have zero games, or just watch a lot of free porn on your phone.
  • George PatchesGeorge Patches
    but I like free porn...
  • WindUpBirdWindUpBird
    Just use your laptop.
  • Linkigi(Link-ee-jee)Linkigi(Link-ee-jee)
    But what if you want to watch it while riding the bus? Or walking to the store? Or in the bathroom at work?
  • WindUpBirdWindUpBird
    Bus: Why.
    Store: Why.
    Bathroom: Alright, but you can still look at stills on /r/gonewild without flash.
  • WyattWyatt
    That subgroup takes up 90-95% of my reddit browsing.
  • WindUpBirdWindUpBird
    That subgroup takes up 90-95% of my reddit browsing.
    Eeyup.
  • YoshoKatanaYoshoKatana
    edited October 2012
    The character limit is a silly holdover from SMS. URLs could be handled differently.
    Yep. There's actually a few App.net developers talking about parsing urls and setting their "length" to zero, while displaying them in the post.

    Also, Xvideos is all html5 video based. Just sayin'...
    Post edited by YoshoKatana on
  • SailSail
    Adobe is coming out with a thing that converts flash to HTML 5.
  • TheWhaleSharkTheWhaleShark
    Bus: Why.
    Store: Why.
    I have a device that lets me look at hot naked women anywhere I go. I can walk around all day looking at hot naked women to the exclusion of all other content. Centuries of technologial innovation have finally allowed us to achieve a dream - unlimited access to tits, 24/7.

    And you ask "why?"

  • muppetmuppet
    Rapist.
  • open_sketchbookopen_sketchbook
    First off, those files consented enthusiastically to be on his phone. Second off, you are spectacularly unfunny.
  • WindUpBirdWindUpBird
    Rapist.
    Dude, I told you that someone I'm really close to has been raped. Vaguely shared a story that was on the borderline and extremely uncomfortable to read. I bet still more people here have stories that they won't (or can't) tell.

    So, so uncool.
  • ProfPanglossProfPangloss
    edited October 2012
    So, so uncool.
    Post edited by ProfPangloss on
  • George PatchesGeorge Patches
    Dude you're just projecting.

    ಠ_ಠ
  • YoshoKatanaYoshoKatana
    edited October 2012
    My fail of the day is that I can't decide whether to sit at home playing FTL or go out and do chores. Let's make a pro/con list:

    Home:
    - free coffee
    - FTL
    - my bedroom is nice and toasty
    - no need to shower or shave in my cold bathroom
    - less social interaction (could be pro or con)

    Outside:
    - going to the dry cleaners and being a responsible adult
    - maybe hanging around the cafe reading
    - possibility of meeting people and making friends
    - sunshine and those things
    - it's cold enough that I can dress all fancy-like
    Post edited by YoshoKatana on
  • WindUpBirdWindUpBird
    Definitely home. I mean, shit: there's a bed, coffee, and FTL. What more do you want?
  • BronzdragonBronzdragon
    Definitely home. I mean, shit
    Ah, another advantage, not having to shit in public bathrooms.
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