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Atealtha
06-06-2006, 09:09 PM
Reasons shown here (http://abum.com/file/shadow/animations/17632.swf).
achtungbaby
06-07-2006, 07:41 AM
Holy shit...I've never seen Flash viruses like that...
AliBabaIncorporated
06-07-2006, 09:26 AM
Well no kidding, I hate websites that use Flash. Adblock has been a lifesaver for me because I can block all these damn irrelevant Flash animations that people insist on putting in their websites.
eos
06-07-2006, 10:06 AM
so i guess i'm lucky that the comp i use at home isn't updated with the latest version of flash. but it really really annoys me when a site won't let you in UNLESS you have the latest version. an example is the lollapalooza site. it won't let me see anything, buy tickets, etc. because i refuse to dl the update. i don't fucking care about the moving pictures, animations, what-have-you. just let me do what i came to do.
Atealtha
06-07-2006, 11:23 AM
Did anyone click the link?
Faithless
06-07-2006, 07:11 PM
Well no kidding, I hate websites that use Flash. Adblock has been a lifesaver for me because I can block all these damn irrelevant Flash animations that people insist on putting in their websites.
A lot of music groups have their web sites done in flash. It is annoying. I guess someone equates it with being "flashy".
n3bulous
06-07-2006, 08:09 PM
is this the exorcist flash? because i clicked the link but then immediately thought better of it and killed it before any further psychological scarring could ensue.
eos
06-07-2006, 09:01 PM
^ yeah, i clicked it too and it started doing something so i stopped it before that something could happen.
Atealtha
06-07-2006, 09:03 PM
No, it's just good ol wholesome fun. Then a horrific and scary looking face with a deafening scream. Just kidding. It's not. Just fun watching.

Pavlov would be proud.
eos
06-07-2006, 09:09 PM
that was actually kinda cool.
sinisterpanda
06-09-2006, 05:51 PM
I thought it was funny! I like it when my stick figurines instigate a rebellion. Very bourgeois.
achtungbaby
06-11-2006, 07:12 PM
Did anyone click the link?
Well I did of course. Gave me nightmares.

so i guess i'm lucky that the comp i use at home isn't updated with the latest version of flash. but it really really annoys me when a site won't let you in UNLESS you have the latest version. an example is the lollapalooza site. it won't let me see anything, buy tickets, etc. because i refuse to dl the update. i don't fucking care about the moving pictures, animations, what-have-you. just let me do what i came to do.
Woo hoo! You should talk to my project managers. Their attitude is, "why wouldn't someone want to view cool flash animations?!?"