Maybe I should do without Java and Flash then, even if it means the game videos on GOG.com store page won't work anymore. Fortunately I don't play Minecraft either.

I rather do without cool (but to me mostly useless) stuff, than compromise the security. I am not fully sure what else I will be missing then without Flash. Some browser games I presume? Oh well, I can definitely do without.

What I find interesting though that apparently e.g. Chrome is safe for Flash content, as it doesn't let it out of a sandbox. Is there any drawback to the end-user for this? If not, then this is how Flash should have been run from the very beginning.

First off, Chrome's sandboxed flash player isn't safe. It's safer, but far from safe. It just adds another layer that a hacker must exploit to get access to your system. That being said, it is better than having flash installed directly on your system, but don't be fooled into thinking you're completely safe. Also, with Chrome embedding flash directly, you can't uninstall flash from it, so there's that weakness.

It's probably not a big deal to uninstall flash altogether. It's a dying platform. Like I said, it's little more than an ad/video player at this point. Everyone is moving away (if they haven't already) with HTML5.

Java is generally pretty safe as long as you keep it updated. It's no more dangerous than Windows :). I think uninstalling Java is a bit overkill. It isn't really used by browsers much anymore, but there's plenty of software that runs in java (besides minecraft). It's probably the most popular programming language. If not, it's definitely in the top 3 (along with c/c++). But if you truly don't need java at all, then uninstall it. It's just having another door whereby someone can get access.

It's easy to go overboard with security. There is a joke among security professionals that the only safe computer is an unplugged computer (power and network). If you want to be 100% secure, you have a computer that doesn't store anything on the hard disc and is never turned on. :)

Had a fun party at my brother's yesterday because my nephew turned 10 years old. Talked not only with family, but also with friends and neighbours of his, without feeling depressed or shy, so that was quite fun. My brother had even thought of buying alcohol-free beer for me and there were lots of tasty snacks he had created himself out of the oven.

So that's what made me happy yesterday.

However, today is the day after, so as always when something was fun but with a lot of stimuli, my mind needs time to recover and I feel tired, with possibly depression lurking round the corner (though not yet). Very very tired, but now I got to journey home, nearly 2 hours by train. I sincerely hope the train is quiet and if they're busy, the people respect the silence in the silence compartment, but you can never be sure.

I was saying yesterday, to some of my brother's neighbours, mental illness involves a journey with ups and downs: you come to accept it, followed by low periods where you feel bad for having it and having to fight to accept it once again. On the plus side, I feel like I'm climbing uphill again now, struggling to accept it instead of feeling bad I got this illness.

Good to hear you're climbing uphill again. To feel shit and still go to socialise as you did is quite a feat. Don't feel bad about needing to recover. It's difficult for people who haven't had a mental illness to understand how exhausting the lightest of activity/socialisation can be. Give yourself credit for even attending the party and it must have felt good to not be paralysed by shyness of depression.

From the forums, you seem very sympathetic, encouraging and supportive to other posters with depression, so learn to use these qualities on yourself.

I have avoided Jaw surgery, and chose a much worse way of treatment instead...The Herbst Appliance

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Could somebody please murder me? Please?

Okay

Nothing to bitch about today. I woke up a little while ago, had a smoke in the garage, came in and watered my baby garden plants, then took a look to see what's new at GOG. And I see Paradox titles. I'm just gonna sit here quietly and stare at my screen for the next 30 minutes or so in shocked amazement.

Wasn't sure I'd write anything about this, but I think I need to say something. My brother committed suicide last Wednesday. He suffered from Bipolar Mood Disorder and obviously finally succumbed to it. He was 45. Of course our family is devastated and we're coping as best we can. I think the worst part right now is my sister is on vacation and we've been unable to reach her and we're debating whether or not to tell her until she comes back anyway. So far the decision is out of our hands. Not even sure why I'm posting this or what I'm really trying to accomplish here. My brother could be an incredibly funny guy at times. I'll miss his humour. I'll miss him. At least he isn't suffering anymore.

Oh god. I'm so sorry. Break the news to your sister as gently as possible. The most important thing to do right now is to remember him as the funny guy, the one who made you laugh.

Holy f*ck. Can't begin to say how terribly sorry I am about your loss. My sincere condolences. May he find rest and enjoy all the things he couldn't and more wherever he's now.

One of my new colleagues is pissing me off. I'm not yet sure how I should handle it. I think I might actually go with intimidation next time he pulls one his stunts.

Ask him outside,and go WHACK,WHACK....

Oh man... My condolences to you and your family.

I'd love to but I think I might lose my job over that.

You know what sucks, trying to keep the motivation for a personal project once you realize the huge scale of such. And at the same time ideas flow forth like water.