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GreenStormCloud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-18-11 08:32 AM
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Look at Astronomy PIcture of The Day, April 18, 2011 AWESOME !
Link: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

It is a video, about 15 minutes, of Hubble space pictures, and some animation of planets, supernovas, nebulae, and other awesome stuff that is out there, set to classical style music. For me it bordered on being a religious experience. The Universe is so beautiful and majestic.
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madokie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-18-11 08:36 AM
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1. Kick and rec
bookmarked to watch later. what I seen was pretty awesome.
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-18-11 08:51 AM
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2. What format is it in?
No matter which web browser I use (Safari, Camino, Firefox) all I see is a big black rectangle... no images at all.
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-18-11 08:58 AM
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3. It's a Vimeo video. Are you Blocking Flash? I do.
Edited on Mon Apr-18-11 08:59 AM by onehandle
But I have Vimeo videos on a whitelist within my blocker on my Mac.
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thereismore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-18-11 09:02 AM
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5. I wonder why you're blocking Flash. In my experience on a PC with Linux, Flash freezes
my system (at unpredictable times) and the only way out is a hard reboot.
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-18-11 09:07 AM
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6. Flash is a memory hog that slows your browsing experience.
Edited on Mon Apr-18-11 09:08 AM by onehandle
It's an antiquated technology that most web designers/developers are starting to shun.

Nowadays it's mostly used for Flash Video, which essentially takes a modern, open video file and encases it in a closed, old technology.

YouTube and others are converting their videos with an eye on abandoning Flash down the road.

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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-18-11 11:54 AM
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7. Not completely blocking Flash, but I do have to click to get Flash to play.
If a Flash video is on a page, all I get at first is a square with an "f" icon in the middle, and if I want to see whatever it is, I have to click on that icon... this is true for me on Youtube as well. However with the video on the page linked above, I don't get that icon, just a huge black rectangle... I guess my system or browsers are not compatible with Vimeo.
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GreenStormCloud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-18-11 08:59 AM
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4. Sorry, I am not a computer geek.
I have a Windows Explorer browser. I don't even know which version.
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Keith Bee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-18-11 03:19 PM
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13. Don't feel bad
I describe myself as a Technoanderthal.
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GreenStormCloud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-18-11 02:03 PM
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8. K
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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-18-11 02:53 PM
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9. doesn't run for me
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lunatica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-18-11 02:57 PM
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10. It says the video doesn't exist
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-18-11 03:00 PM
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11. sorry, this video does not exist
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GreenStormCloud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-18-11 03:17 PM
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12. It has been shut down. I don't have any idea why. Sorry.
It was there this morning and was a great video.
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yawnmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-18-11 03:29 PM
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14. I think this is a version from youtube. If its not the same video, sorry...I didn't see the orig..
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GreenStormCloud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-18-11 03:58 PM
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YES. THAT IS IT. THANKS. N/T
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GreenStormCloud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-18-11 10:06 PM
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16. THE ORIGINAL LINK IS BACK UP. Much better detail. N/T
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GreenStormCloud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-18-11 03:58 PM
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15. Accidental duplicate. Self-delete. N/T
Edited on Mon Apr-18-11 04:05 PM by GreenStormCloud
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