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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral 17 Nov 2015

    Dear @BBCNews, why are you lying to me? “You need to install Flash Player” No, I just need to pretend I’m an iPad.pic.twitter.com/dgm1GJaQLU

    1:23 AM - 17 Nov 2015
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      2. Alex Taylor‏ @adntaylor 14 Dec 2015
        Replying to @aral

        @aral @internetofshit This was my favourite bit of irony...pic.twitter.com/RqiwMQ2Jwa

        4 replies 297 retweets 322 likes
      3. grumpyboy‏ @grumpyboy 14 Dec 2015
        Replying to @adntaylor

        @adntaylor @aral @internetofshit then its time bbc dropped flash @BBCTech

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 14 Dec 2015
        Replying to @grumpyboy

        @grumpyboy @adntaylor @internetofshit @BBCTech Just tell the site you’re an iPad and all will be well. The error message is lying to you.

        2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      5. Alex Taylor‏ @adntaylor 14 Dec 2015
        Replying to @aral

        @aral Yeah, been doing that for a while now. I'm a bit bored of having to do it each time, though!

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. Gareth Jones‏ @4foot30 22 Nov 2015
        Replying to @aral

        @aral I find it hard to reconcile a tweet like this with posts like https://ar.al/1004/  or https://www.christianheilmann.com/2006/12/21/18-questions-for-niqui-merret-and-aral-balkan-on-flash-and-accessibility/ … Times change, but...

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 22 Nov 2015
        Replying to @4foot30

        @4foot30 No but about it, eight years is a lifetime in modern tech. I stand by that post for 2007 and by my tweet for 2015 :)

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Gareth Jones‏ @4foot30 22 Nov 2015
        Replying to @aral

        @aral I suppose it just upsets me that Flash is castigated for its security record in a way that other tech usually isn't. 0-day exploits in

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Gareth Jones‏ @4foot30 22 Nov 2015
        Replying to @4foot30

        @aral other tech don't tend to trigger a storm of blog posts calling for that tech's immediate death.

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 22 Nov 2015
        Replying to @4foot30

        @4foot30 Flash died the day the iPhone was released :) This criticism today is akin to criticising a web site for using a Java applet.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. ExactlyJ‏ @ExactlyJ 21 Nov 2015
        Replying to @aral

        @aral @SwiftOnSecurity @BBCNews I'm sure that's not the worst lie they've told you.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 21 Nov 2015
        Replying to @ExactlyJ

        @ExactlyJo @SwiftOnSecurity @BBCNews No, but it does go towards establishing character.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. Ptolom‏ @Hexifact 18 Dec 2015
        Replying to @aral

        @aral @discreetsecure @BBCNews I'm getting "This content doesn't seem to be working. Please try again later."

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 18 Dec 2015
        Replying to @Hexifact

        @Hexifact URL? Works for me on a video I just tried. +@discreetsecure @BBCNews

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Ptolom‏ @Hexifact 18 Dec 2015
        Replying to @aral

        @aral It happens on everything but I'm using a different browser, so I'm probably missing some html5 support.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Nigel Tolley #FBPEU‏ @discreetsecure 18 Dec 2015
        Replying to @Hexifact

        @Hexifact @aral it's annoying that even on articles about Flash exploits, you still get pushed Flash player! I don't have it (on Android.)

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      1. John Norris‏ @johntnorris 17 Nov 2015
        Replying to @aral

        @aral @BBCNews Progressive enhancewhat?

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      1. ᴺᴼᵀ Jony Ive‏ @JonyIveParody 21 Nov 2015
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        @aral @BBCNewspic.twitter.com/fgRQFeLsyb

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      1. Quinn “The Eskimo!”‏ @justkwin 17 Nov 2015
        Replying to @aral

        @aral @BBCNews @pburford One good lie deserves another, eh? (-:

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      2. the mince pie enthusiast‏ @TRMFrost 17 Nov 2015
        Replying to @aral

        @aral @BBCNews @charlesarthur holy SHIT is that a useful menu I’ve never seen before

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