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August 22, 2017 at 9:44 pm #11135
Bob Williams
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“You’ll like this, granddad,” said my 12 yo gdaughter as she loaded it onto my desktop. Don’t know if any other forumite has seen this, but give yourself a good 15 minutes of rapid education. It’s a blast!

file:///C:/Users/Bob/Downloads/videoplayback.webm

I have some interesting grandbrats, but this one may be the most interesting of them all. She has that sparkling combination of high intelligence and extreme curiosity. She can also be totally bonkers from time to time, often makes me crack up.

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August 22, 2017 at 9:54 pm #11138
JayCeeDee
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@bullstuff2 – I think the link has been copied from where it resides on your computer, as opposed to where one may find it on the web!!

Now, if you were intending to share your desktop with the outside world, ( which I know you weren’t !!;) ) there’s an old English Bridge for sale, somewhere over in America…… and a Nigerian Prince looking for a friend in the UK!!??
August 22, 2017 at 10:23 pm #11140
Bob Williams
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Oh S*** !

Sorry, try this: https://tinyurl.com/yc4969bs

Off to defend my Cyberspace now, then a lie down.

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August 23, 2017 at 7:18 am #11145
Ed P
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Sorry, what must be the worlds longest link does not work for me. From the address I see it was originally a YouTube, maybe that link would be easier! This one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pnmZalx9YY
August 23, 2017 at 11:43 am #11148
dwynnehugh
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This is the one that I love, slightly more jocular:

http://dingo.care2.com/cards/flash/5409/galaxy.swf

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August 23, 2017 at 11:53 am #11150
Bob Williams
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Nope! Sorry Ed. I can’t get in touch with gd atm, but am trying this:

https://tinyurl.com/lk3m3h9

It’s called “Entire history of the world I guess“. I have to say that this 12 yo has a networking engineer big brother who has just realised that his baby sister is very bright and very capable on t’internet. They have begun working together remotely and the rest of us cannot keep up. So I have no idea where and how she found this, but it is quite funny as well as educational. It seems that kids today need their education fast and funny.

If this fails, I have to wait for gd. It’s probably going to be “Easy-Peasy, granddad.” It usually is… ???

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August 23, 2017 at 11:56 am #11152
Bob Williams
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That’s better!

I found it from the YT basic link. Sorry about the c**k up, guys.

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August 23, 2017 at 12:11 pm #11154
PlaneMan
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I can recommend this book.Very well done.
August 23, 2017 at 4:09 pm #11159
Bob Williams
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Thanks Nolan, I will get that to gd, met her and daughter today for lunch. Of course I got “Granddad, why did you not wait until I could sort it out?”

I felt old and dispensable. ?☹

Then she told me that her dad had no clue how to use YT, or indeed anything on the PC. “He struggles with his phone, granddad, I have to show him. He can’t use a computer like you can.”

I felt slightly better.

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