"8 )" (with no space) gets interpreted as this smiley: VBulletin has a "[] Disable smilies in this post." I don't know if this software has an equivalent function. I don't see it in the editor.
That sounds like the best idea. You can browse the less media-intensive parts of H-C on your mobile device and save the Slow until you're on a proper computer. Certainly that's much easier than trying to convince other head casers to post a URL along with an embedded video.
Oldie but goodie.
Oh, hey. A new version of Clementine came out when I wasn't looking. It is by far my favorite way to play back FLACs on OSX. Download link can be found here.