Seriously? You removed the dangerous Flash plug-in from your browser. Now you ask why a Flash file no longer plays.
Imagine for a moment it was a Quicktime plug-in you removed from your system. Why would you expect to still be able to play Quicktime videos?
As far as the actual vid you enquired about, you would have to contact the content provider to see about them re-posting it under another format if you still wished to view it online, or you could simply right-click it and download it to your computer to view with a standalone player if you feel the need. Just remember not to be online when you do so.
Actually, no I didn't. I merely pointed out that a video I attempted to view apparently uses the viewer that the author of the article said is dangerous and needs to go the way of the dinasours. I then posed the question as to whether there was an alternate way to view it that you tech savvy FReepers might recommend. Sorry if I wasn't clear.
I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer when it comes to computers, which is why I'm so grateful for the expertise that you and dayglored and others have to offer. Thanks again.
Now, now, Utilizer, be nice. :-)
In the company where I'm a SysAdmin, we have scores of technically competent engineering and administrative users who recently (at my behest) removed their Flash plug-ins. And three guess, first two don't count, how many called the HelpDesk with "Hey, now my Flash videos won't play!"? More than a handful.
The only way Flash will finally die is when people stop using it. It exists primarily to serve advertising, and advertisers who embed Flash ads aren't stupid. Evil, perhaps, but not stupid.
But only if we stop viewing the Flash content.
Deoetdoctrinae: Utilizer is correct, write email to the companies who post Flash-only video and tell them you'd love to watch it with any other video player/plug-in and would they please cooperate? Hit them in their wallet, as they say, and they'll eventually listen.
And I too have been known to download content to a "safe" computer to view it, usually a captive VM (virtual machine) that I can wipe and restore in minutes, should something go haywire.