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		mark-t on Jan 30, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Add "pwn" before youtube in the url of any youtube... Or just copy the file from /tmp.

pwoods on Jan 30, 2009 [–]

I don't think the flash file will play. Try it.

mark-t on Jan 31, 2009 | | [–]

I did. mplayer will play them.

ahpeeyem on Jan 30, 2009 | | [–]

yep i've trawled through my /tmp (the osx equivalent anyway) for the flv file, and if you use an flv player you can play the file

rufo on Jan 31, 2009 | | [–]

If you're using Safari, you can just hit Command-Option-A, look for the googlevideo link (or .flv/.mp4 file) and double-click to download.

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