Firefox 1.5 and Flash Problem with Adblock

If you downloaded the newest Mozilla Firefox or got automatically updated to 1.5 RC3, you may have noticed some problems with websites that use Macromedia Flash. It seems to be a problem in conjunction with Adblock. If you disable Adblock, the flash pages work. Turns out they already have a fix for this, but it won’t get automatically updated. In fact, it’s not even on the main page, probably because the one on the main page is for 1.0.7, and not for the beta releases of Firefox.

You can download the Adblock fix here. The one you should be using with Firefox 1.5 RC3 is Adblock 0.5.2.054.


Random Crap:

MK vs. SF 2 (from stanman) – An awesome flash pitting Mortal Kombat vs Street Fighter 2. The animation was actually done really well and you get to see Ryu fight with Scorpion. Sakura and Lui Kang are in it too, but they played smaller parts. You get to meet a special character at the end, but I don’t want to ruin the ending.

[adult swim] Friday Night Fix (from deadlock) – a bit belated, but these Adult Swim cartoons apparently are posted online for viewing every Friday night starting @ 11pm to Saturday morning 6am. The selection is decent, the quality good, and the speed is great! Great if you have nothing to do on a Friday night and want to watch some toons.

Rocket Boots (from deadlock) – a video showing some guy attaching rocket boosters to his feet which lets him float in the air for half a minute during a sky dive. I wonder when tools like those on Rocketeer will be available to consumers.

Chrono Resurrection (from bittorrent) – I first saw the trailer from a bittorrent download. It was so awesome!!! You can download the trailer here. You may also want to check out the screenshots on that page. Chrono Resurrection is a… well, was a project to resurrect Chrono Trigger (as the title suggests). It was created by fans for fans. The work is just amazing, but not all good things get to suceed, and this time was because they received a cease and desist letter from Square Enix. You can check ou the old site here. Sigh… I really wanted to see this come through. I’m curious if the fair use law is applicable to this. I mean, people do tons of fan work and parodies and they all seem to be legal. What makes this fanwork illegal. Only the storyline was reused, the characters are all redrawn, although they do hold resemblance to the older characters. They’re not planning to making money off it (or I think they’re not).

Square-Inch Plot of Land for Sale on eBayA square-inch parcel of land will be auctioned this week on eBay for a starting bid of $1,224, although Owen County officials say they’ve had offers for more. What can you do with 1 inĀ² of land?

Student Allegedly Urinates in Ice MachineA Nicholas County High School student was suspended after he was accused of urinating in an ice machine that at least 31 people got ice from before the incident was reported. Not as bad as the sperm incident from The Squid and the Whale, but pretty similar.

Tears save sick mother from cremation alive– A Chinese peasant woman who suffered a brain haemorrhage was left at the undertakers alive for cremation because her family could no longer afford hospital treatment, state media said Friday. Morally I know it’s wrong, but in this situation, what can one do?

“Deferred Success” is new term for failure – reportIn 2005, some people wanted the word “brainstorming” replaced by “thought shower” so as not to offend people with brain disorders, and they also wanted “deferred success” to replace “failure” so as not to embarrass those who don’t succeed. People these days… why can’t they just accept the truth? Or is it not politically correct if we hurt other people’s feelings?

Superintendent Arrested After Camera FoundA school superintendent was arrested for allegedly placing a hidden video camera resembling an air freshener dispenser in a women’s bathroom at the school administration office. … According to records, a school business office clerk alerted investigators this week after finding a school credit card statement for a $299 purchase with no vendor name, then discovering it was from a surveillance company. Two days later, Doyen submitted an invoice for the purchase, which included a description of the camera and a Web site address, according to records. Story wasn’t that interesting, but charing it to the school credit card and submitting an invoice for reimbursment? Can anyone get any more stupid?

Friday work meetings may mask love trystsEmployers be warned: workers who schedule Wednesday meetings are potentially going to a job interview and regular Friday afternoon meetings could be an excuse for a rendezvous with their lover. I need to schedule more Fridays off!

Radish in intensive care after murder attemptA giant white radish that won the hearts of a Japanese town by valiantly growing through the urban asphalt was in intensive care at a town hall in western Japan on Thursday after being slashed by an unknown assailant.

Pit bull ad insults lawyers: courtResponding to a complaint by the Florida Bar, the state’s highest court sanctioned a pair of Fort Lauderdale attorneys whose advertisement showed a spike-collared pit bull in the company logo. The bar also objected to the company’s telephone number: 1-800-748-2855 or 1-800-PIT BULL. The advertisements “demean all lawyers and thereby harm both the legal profession and the public’s trust and confidence in our system of justice,” Chief Justice Barbara Pariente scolded a unanimous decision. I find it funny that most lawyers don’t see themselves as bullies. I guess ignorance is bliss.

Gene turn-off makes meek mice fearless (from /.) – If I remember correctly, wasn’t there something in humans we could remove that’ll make us fearless or never nervous or never feel pain?

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