Firefox 69: Flash disabled by default

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Firefox 69: Flash disabled by default

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https://www.ghacks.net/2019/01/12/firef ... y-default/

about time, . RIP FlashPlayer . only site(s) i can say still uses some Flash is heraldsun.com.au an i think theage.com.au apart from that i wont miss it most video's i see elsewhere are in HTML5 anyway
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What will we do :shock: !?
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Been dead for years. Anyone with an android tablet or phone knows that not too sure about apple stuff as I dont use it
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brazilianfartporn.prv needs flash..
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mightyglydd wrote:What will we do :shock: !?
NFI.. wish i knew the answer to that
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All the animated radar pages at weather.gov (US National Weather Service) remain Flash powered.
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Probably still written for IE5
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MdniteEagl wrote:All the animated radar pages at weather.gov (US National Weather Service) remain Flash powered.
Not for me,

https://radar.weather.gov/Conus/centgrtlakes_loop.php
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Correct.
No Flash needed at weather.gov.
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Those are the regionals/nationals. Local radar is still Flash:
https://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid ... 1&loop=yes
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Different results with different URL.

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https://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=OKX&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=yes

https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/radar.php?rid=okx&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=no
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"Loop=no" is not the animated version, that's the static picture. "Loop=yes" is the animated version still using Flash.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1gf957Qw7A
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Some maps, like https://radar.weather.gov/Conus/northrockies_loop.php, I get a html5 loop.

With that particular NY page - without Flash, I only get the static image.
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MdniteEagl wrote:Those are the regionals/nationals. Local radar is still Flash:
Yep...
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