[Robotgroup] Cheap Freescale HC08 development kit

Tami Friedman kd5rju at wb5aoh.dyndns.org
Fri Nov 17 11:02:55 PST 2006


On 2006 November 15 Evan Harris wrote:
> 
> I used to use flashblock, and it works pretty well.  But when 
> Adobe/Macromedia setup the newer versions of flash so you can't stop them 
> from "phoning home" for software updates (and sending them who knows what 
> other information that you have no control over), I stopped using the 
> product completely.
> 
> I refuse to relinquish control of my computer to software that usurps my 
> control and wishes.  Another annoying thing with recent versions, they force 
> you to use their online web-portal to even view what few configuration 
> options they do give you, which again you have no control over.
> 
> I prefer inaccessible content to uncontrollable software.  But I appear to 
> be the fringe minority.  :)
> 
> Evan
> 
> 
> On Tue, 14 Nov 2006, Vernon Graner wrote:
> 
> > Evan Harris said:
> >> require the use of flash, which I refuse to install because of all the
> >> unstoppable ads that go with it.  Sites like piss me off.
> >
> > Hate flash? Me too. :) Take control of flash-infected sites with this:
> >
> > https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/433/
> >
> > Flashblock extension for Firefox. Its teh bom... :)
> >
> > Vern
> >
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