RIP, Flash

[George K]

https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/06/16/adobe-flash-will-finally-die-on-december-31-2020/

There was a time when Flash made the web a more vibrant and fun place by providing easy access to games and video content. There was even a brief time when everyone wanted Flash support on Android. However, Flash was always a security nightmare and a drain on system resources, and newer web technologies have surpassed the capabilities of Flash. Adobe decided to wind down Flash support in 2017, and now we know when this once-storied web plugin will die for good: December 31, 2020.

The shift to mobile content and the maturation of standards like HTML5 have made Flash a relative rarity online, but Adobe is still issuing security patches. It will stop doing so at the end of 2020, and you will no longer be able to download the Flash Player from Adobe's site. If you still have Flash installed on your system, Adobe will actively encourage you to uninstall it later this year.

[Aqua Letifer]

The antiquated software that will not die. jQuery FTW, though.

[Mik]

Sadly there is a poker game I like that is Flash and will be going away.

[jon-nyc]

Steve Jobs would be proud.

[Larry]

A good friend of mine used to call his wife Flash. He said he called her that because if they needed to be somewhere at 6, she would start getting ready at 2, and ready to head out the door at 6:30....

[Copper]

The weather.gov radar loops require Flash

https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/Conus/northeast_loop.php