I didn't think about it until it was already deleted, which was bad planning. But I found this neat tutorial and realised that the Livestreamer and VLC combo works like a charm! Spread the word
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Great, so now I have to decide between ditching flash or completely cutting my only monetary contribution to streamers. I think I'll hang onto Flash for a bit longer. :/ Livestreamer is kind of a hassle anyway. It hasn't worked for me before.
No, Ditch flash. If the Livestreamers start losing out because Twitch doesn't want to go 100% HTML5, then they should be the ones to protest and push Twitch to upgrade their service for the sake of their viewers. Viewers don't have a voice, but Streamers do. Streamers can be influenced by Viewers. You're not hurting the Streamers if you are trying to protect yourself. Streamers will understand, if they don't, they probably are not worth watching/supporting.
Maybe for major streamers, but I watch the nobodies that just barely have gotten a subscriber button and Twitch would absolutely not care if they were gone. I'd only be hurting guys who are doing this for fun or are just starting to make it a career and I feel like it's wrong to punish them for something they can't control.
I'm honestly not even sure what exactly is the problem with Flash. Every article I've read gives a bunch of panic warnings, but doesn't give any information on what the vulnerabilities actually are or how hackers could use that information.
Minor streamers you can follow from the GUI. And they will still get the view that they need in order to grow. It is a good thing that they are not specifically pointing out the weaknesses of flash, in order to minimize usage of said weakness. You do what you feel is best, but Flash is bound to die sooner rather than later.
It is not really a hassle to install it as long as you have VLC installed in the standard path. Run the Livestreamer installer, then launch the twitch GUI and you're all set! :) Consider buying subscription to a live streamer you like in order to support them. The most important thing is to get rid of flash.
Consider buying subscription to a live streamer you like in order to support them.
I guess I should also consider having money too. Ads are the only way a person like me can support streamers.
Honestly, what actually is the problem with Flash? Every article I've ever read just throws around buzzwords about vulnerability and stealing information without giving any indication of how it is done or what actually is the risk.
If it's only from browsing random potentially dangerous sites, then there's absolutely no reason to get rid of it for me since I don't go on random websites.
If anyone wants to watch Twitch without flash, here is a good Tutorial
Thanks. Twitch is the only thing that would have kept me from disabling flash.
I didn't think about it until it was already deleted, which was bad planning. But I found this neat tutorial and realised that the Livestreamer and VLC combo works like a charm! Spread the word
Great, so now I have to decide between ditching flash or completely cutting my only monetary contribution to streamers. I think I'll hang onto Flash for a bit longer. :/ Livestreamer is kind of a hassle anyway. It hasn't worked for me before.
No, Ditch flash. If the Livestreamers start losing out because Twitch doesn't want to go 100% HTML5, then they should be the ones to protest and push Twitch to upgrade their service for the sake of their viewers. Viewers don't have a voice, but Streamers do. Streamers can be influenced by Viewers. You're not hurting the Streamers if you are trying to protect yourself. Streamers will understand, if they don't, they probably are not worth watching/supporting.
Maybe for major streamers, but I watch the nobodies that just barely have gotten a subscriber button and Twitch would absolutely not care if they were gone. I'd only be hurting guys who are doing this for fun or are just starting to make it a career and I feel like it's wrong to punish them for something they can't control.
I'm honestly not even sure what exactly is the problem with Flash. Every article I've read gives a bunch of panic warnings, but doesn't give any information on what the vulnerabilities actually are or how hackers could use that information.
Minor streamers you can follow from the GUI. And they will still get the view that they need in order to grow. It is a good thing that they are not specifically pointing out the weaknesses of flash, in order to minimize usage of said weakness. You do what you feel is best, but Flash is bound to die sooner rather than later.
I completely agree.
It is not really a hassle to install it as long as you have VLC installed in the standard path. Run the Livestreamer installer, then launch the twitch GUI and you're all set! :) Consider buying subscription to a live streamer you like in order to support them. The most important thing is to get rid of flash.
I guess I should also consider having money too. Ads are the only way a person like me can support streamers.
Honestly, what actually is the problem with Flash? Every article I've ever read just throws around buzzwords about vulnerability and stealing information without giving any indication of how it is done or what actually is the risk.
If it's only from browsing random potentially dangerous sites, then there's absolutely no reason to get rid of it for me since I don't go on random websites.