Interestingly, I just encountered a similar display problem when demo'ing this at a workshop in Stockholm yesterday. The display was mangled on the venue's setup, although it works fine on my laptop. I suspect it may be a firewall issue, perhaps? You might want to contact Fagan directly and ask if this is a known bug.
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