Helpful hints for YouTube users.  If a link is slow or pauses every few seconds:

1.  Bring up the link.
2.  Let it start.
3.  Put it on mute.
4.  Let it play all the way through on mute.
5.  Sometimes you have to do this twice to get it to play without pauses.
6.  Minimize it while it's playing on pause because it will do its thing while you do other things on the net.
7.  It works.