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Jason Kottke has a good view on this - that basically Flash became dominant as there was not way of doing what it did otherwise.  Fair enough.

However HTML 5 now allows developers to do 95% or more that Flash did.  And does it in a way that users can choose whatever HTML5 browser they want, without plugins.

The technical issues on Mac OS X are partly Apples fault, through not allowing access to hardware to Flash.  They've just changed that and the reports are that the improvements are significant.

However the fact is that for a large portion of the Web (flash sites) users experience is in Adobes hands, and if they drag their heels on security or bug fixes then users suffer.

Personally, I think Adobe should concentrate on making the de facto HTML5 development suite and jettison Flash

Why has no one picked up on the fact that River knows High Galifreyan and was taught Tardis flight "by the best"?

As for Alex vs Karen there's only one way to decide...

Well working through these tonight and am really liking the Garth Ennis stuff.  In fact the clunkers are JW ones for me.

Midnite's not feeling the love, nor First Offence, Driller Killer or Fixing Daddy

As far as I am concerned there is only one Clash of the Titans, and it's not this one.

Many congratulations to the family

or worse, he'll set the arse eels on you.

(even worse than that he may shut down the thread, in which case the regulars will hunt you down etc)

See, this is exactly why I warned you guys to have a poke around at the previous threads and tread carefully... 

Was thinking about flagging this up myself.

This is the part of the weekly art competition over there, so make certain you look at the rules to make sure that you don't piss off the locals, and especially not Warren.

They've been running a while, so don't be surprised if you post and get no reaction.

It's worth having a butchers at the previous weeks comp as well, which was Superman #1, and generated a lot of external interest

Some one better tell them that the Art and Written by are barse ackwards on that one!

I have a preorder and am definitely looking forward to this.

The only downside is for the last few weeks the better half has been working late.  Bet that stops once I want to have as much time as possible to veg in front of the PS3

Charlie Brooker nails a lot of what is exciting about the iPad in his column today.

I'm not a flash defender, but it just appears to be a couple of industry gorillas indulging in a pissing contest.

Indeed it is.  At least in this case Apple is advocating Open Standards vs. Adobe's closed one.  HTML5 and H264 is a much better way to go.

The only reason that websites like to develop in Flash is that someone can't go "view source"ß

The prices are better than expected.  Some of the expected specs such as Cameras (especially front facing) are missing.

I can see it replacing my Macbook which spends 90% of its time in front of the TV surfing the web, and if the magazine companies take advantage of it in the right way then that could be amazing. 

What I can't decide now is whether my "workhorse" computer, that performs the 10% that I can see the iPad not doing, should be a Mac Pro or an iMac.

As for flash, John Gruber states good reasons why not.  Basically Adobe control Flash, and if it's a pig then that reflects badly on Apple and they can't fix it.

Thread bagged.  So there's some joy out of being up early on a Saturday

Cover is a glorious D'Izzy Sticklebak

Nice, if risque Droid Life

Dredd finds his dragon, or rather it finds him,   Stickleback starts to put together pieces of whats going on as does Ampney Crusic.  And things start to go very wrong in Dante's campaign.  There's a line in the narration that considering what happens at the end of the episode has a chill down my spine.

As for ABC Warriors, it seems that there is a direct correlation between the beauty of Langley's art and the insanity of Milll's scripts!

Over to you

Quick necropost here 

Picked up the unwritten trade yesterday - looks like it's going to be a keeper dammit.