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@heidilifeldman @Pineywoozle @kamalaharrisforpresidentnews This might just be me... but severed tusks just makes me think of the ivory trade.
","url":"https://toot.monster/users/brain/statuses/112894149923550982","date_published":"2024-08-02T19:47:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian","url":"https://toot.monster/@brain","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Ftootmonster%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F108%2F898%2F502%2F439%2F970%2F946%2Foriginal%2F7ded14b981dbb205.png","_microblog":{"username":"brain@toot.monster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-08-02 19:47","date_timestamp":1722628020,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"41736806","content_html":"@marcan Yeah, definitely don’t spend $150 on cables. For headphones at least, I started prioritizing comfort over advertised quality a long time ago. It’s why I’m so sad Bose discontinued their wired “QuietComfort” earbuds (commonly $99 without noise cancellation). Bose gets a lot of flak from audiophiles, but their “Stayhear” tips were the most comfortable bud tips ever made in my opinion. At least for my ears.
","url":"https://toot.monster/users/brain/statuses/112805772105897439","date_published":"2024-07-18T05:11:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian","url":"https://toot.monster/@brain","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Ftootmonster%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F108%2F898%2F502%2F439%2F970%2F946%2Foriginal%2F7ded14b981dbb205.png","_microblog":{"username":"brain@toot.monster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-07-18 05:11","date_timestamp":1721279481,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"41735681","content_html":"@marcan Wait, you’re telling me I *shouldn’t* spend $5,000 on a headphone cable? 😂 https://bloomaudio.com/collections/2-pin/products/effect-audio-centurion-gold-silver-cable (PS: It’s a good rule. 👍)
","url":"https://toot.monster/users/brain/statuses/112805626607809916","date_published":"2024-07-18T04:34:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian","url":"https://toot.monster/@brain","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Ftootmonster%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F108%2F898%2F502%2F439%2F970%2F946%2Foriginal%2F7ded14b981dbb205.png","_microblog":{"username":"brain@toot.monster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-07-18 04:34","date_timestamp":1721277261,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"39018549","content_html":"@skrishna @TacticalGrace_ I like to imagine archaeologists, thousands of years from now—living in a time when human civilization stretches across multiple worlds or solar systems—discovering debris from launches like this and writing articles about it the way we do when we find Neolithic boats at the bottom of the Mediterranean.
","url":"https://toot.monster/users/brain/statuses/112570567706450256","date_published":"2024-06-06T16:15:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian","url":"https://toot.monster/@brain","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Ftootmonster%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F108%2F898%2F502%2F439%2F970%2F946%2Foriginal%2F7ded14b981dbb205.png","_microblog":{"username":"brain@toot.monster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-06-06 16:15","date_timestamp":1717690547,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"38910141","content_html":"@dangoodin I’d argue it *feels* different but probably isn’t functionally different if the data is stored locally, never moved, and never used to train models elsewhere. I don’t think you’re being paranoid… because I don’t trust any digital record system doctors use. But, I also gave up worrying about it after seeing this page: https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf (And after having my data stolen from two different medical facilities.)
","url":"https://toot.monster/users/brain/statuses/112561904686531594","date_published":"2024-06-05T03:32:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian","url":"https://toot.monster/@brain","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Ftootmonster%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F108%2F898%2F502%2F439%2F970%2F946%2Foriginal%2F7ded14b981dbb205.png","_microblog":{"username":"brain@toot.monster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-06-05 03:32","date_timestamp":1717558360,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"37535647","content_html":"@ai6yr @vmstan Unfortunately not an uncommon thing. The 99% Invisible podcast did an excellent episode on this topic.
\"In some cases, seafarers (that’s the industry term for cargo ship workers) have been stuck on these abandoned vessels without enough supplies for months, or even years. There are about 50 of these situations on the International Transport Workers Federation’s official database, but a lot of cases go unreported so the real number is probably higher.\"
https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/abandoned-ships/
","url":"https://toot.monster/users/brain/statuses/112445657543067575","date_published":"2024-05-15T14:49:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian","url":"https://toot.monster/@brain","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Ftootmonster%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F108%2F898%2F502%2F439%2F970%2F946%2Foriginal%2F7ded14b981dbb205.png","_microblog":{"username":"brain@toot.monster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-15 14:49","date_timestamp":1715784569,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"37252153","content_html":"@pvonhellermannn @samhainnight @climatechange Perlan seems like a legitimate source and I'm sure they know far more about this than I do. So, perhaps there is some kind of impact? Though they don't say in what way. I wish they went into more detail. I'm suspicious of the other source. The URL was registered in January and the two author profile images seem to be AI generated. (Look closely at the hands on the second one.) The text also has an AI generated feel to it (at least to me).
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@evan I have a rule for myself that keeps my number of domains more manageable than it might otherwise be:
If I purchase a domain, I must use it for *something* before my first year of ownership is up or I let it expire. That way, I've only spent $5-$10 on whatever the idea was that I bought it for in the first place. If I haven't done anything with it in a year... I probably never will.
","url":"https://toot.monster/users/brain/statuses/112418027123337258","date_published":"2024-05-10T17:42:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian","url":"https://toot.monster/@brain","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Ftootmonster%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F108%2F898%2F502%2F439%2F970%2F946%2Foriginal%2F7ded14b981dbb205.png","_microblog":{"username":"brain@toot.monster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-10 17:42","date_timestamp":1715362962,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"37010248","content_html":"@briankrebs I have trouble finding places where my GV# still works. I was actually locked out of accounts at two different banks for a while because my GV# was the one on file (had been for many years) and was no longer seen as valid. At the first, even though I wasn't using it for my 2FA, an account there must have a valid phone# to authenticate, so my login attempts kept failing. Took their support a while to figure out what was happening.
","url":"https://toot.monster/users/brain/statuses/112401236757353293","date_published":"2024-05-07T18:32:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian","url":"https://toot.monster/@brain","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Ftootmonster%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F108%2F898%2F502%2F439%2F970%2F946%2Foriginal%2F7ded14b981dbb205.png","_microblog":{"username":"brain@toot.monster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-07 18:32","date_timestamp":1715106762,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"36626909","content_html":"@mcc Well... that eliminates all the computers I'm aware of.
","url":"https://toot.monster/users/brain/statuses/112367715556749042","date_published":"2024-05-01T20:27:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian","url":"https://toot.monster/@brain","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Ftootmonster%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F108%2F898%2F502%2F439%2F970%2F946%2Foriginal%2F7ded14b981dbb205.png","_microblog":{"username":"brain@toot.monster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-01 20:27","date_timestamp":1714595269,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"34690639","content_html":"@65dBnoise The mars rover equivalent of 'the smallest nope ever'.
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@RickiTarr The question wasn’t really ridiculous, but the action after it was. I worked at a game store in the PS2 era. A woman asked if she could see a game disc (they were behind the counter). I showed it to her. She snatched it out of my hand, *licked* the underside of it, and then rubbed it all over the front of her shirt. After checking it again she said “I’ll take it!” I said: “Good, because I’m not taking it back.”
","url":"https://toot.monster/users/brain/statuses/111739621608769008","date_published":"2024-01-11T22:15:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian","url":"https://toot.monster/@brain","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Ftootmonster%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F108%2F898%2F502%2F439%2F970%2F946%2Foriginal%2F7ded14b981dbb205.png","_microblog":{"username":"brain@toot.monster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-01-11 22:15","date_timestamp":1705011316,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"28786917","content_html":"@BlackAzizAnansi A great-great-uncle of mine went to prison for life. The story in the family (as far back as my Grandmother, his niece) was that he got in a bar fight defending a woman and accidentally killed a man… then got a bad judge/jury. I found the case in a newspaper archive. Turns out he raped and murdered someone.
Never trust a family history that’s written by the family. Some lies have been told so long that generations don’t know they’re lies.
","url":"https://toot.monster/users/brain/statuses/111696080665004065","date_published":"2024-01-04T05:42:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian","url":"https://toot.monster/@brain","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Ftootmonster%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F108%2F898%2F502%2F439%2F970%2F946%2Foriginal%2F7ded14b981dbb205.png","_microblog":{"username":"brain@toot.monster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-01-04 05:42","date_timestamp":1704346933,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"28525088","content_html":"@flexghost “Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg responded to the videos release by calling the incidents ‘unacceptable’”
Always soft language. How about “reprehensible”, “disgusting”, or… you know… “criminal”… since it is.
","url":"https://toot.monster/users/brain/statuses/111664994693569831","date_published":"2023-12-29T17:56:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian","url":"https://toot.monster/@brain","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Ftootmonster%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F108%2F898%2F502%2F439%2F970%2F946%2Foriginal%2F7ded14b981dbb205.png","_microblog":{"username":"brain@toot.monster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-12-29 17:56","date_timestamp":1703872599,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"26295197","content_html":"@vmstan @lauren Turns out Picard wasn't *always* talking to Riker when he said 'Number 1'.
","url":"https://toot.monster/users/brain/statuses/111399402182955483","date_published":"2023-11-12T20:12:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian","url":"https://toot.monster/@brain","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Ftootmonster%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F108%2F898%2F502%2F439%2F970%2F946%2Foriginal%2F7ded14b981dbb205.png","_microblog":{"username":"brain@toot.monster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-11-12 20:12","date_timestamp":1699819979,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"25953934","content_html":"@jerry When I was in high school, I worked at a market research company making survey phone calls. We made calls for everything from tractors to department stores, but election years were heavy with political surveys. They were almost all “push” polls. They all started with “If you voted today, how likely would you be to vote for [candidate]?” and ended with the same question. (1/2)
","url":"https://toot.monster/users/brain/statuses/111358327660003827","date_published":"2023-11-05T14:07:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian","url":"https://toot.monster/@brain","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Ftootmonster%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F108%2F898%2F502%2F439%2F970%2F946%2Foriginal%2F7ded14b981dbb205.png","_microblog":{"username":"brain@toot.monster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-11-05 14:07","date_timestamp":1699193232,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"25242235","content_html":"@dsilverman I must be an outlier. I haven’t listened to the radio (by choice) in almost 20 years.
","url":"https://toot.monster/users/brain/statuses/111273471237562780","date_published":"2023-10-21T14:27:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian","url":"https://toot.monster/@brain","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Ftootmonster%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F108%2F898%2F502%2F439%2F970%2F946%2Foriginal%2F7ded14b981dbb205.png","_microblog":{"username":"brain@toot.monster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-10-21 14:27","date_timestamp":1697898425,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"25239469","content_html":"@design_law Or, if they are at such a disadvantage that they may as well not fight: ‘all but incapacitated’ or ‘in a barely viable position.’
","url":"https://toot.monster/users/brain/statuses/111273147587057815","date_published":"2023-10-21T13:04:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian","url":"https://toot.monster/@brain","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Ftootmonster%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F108%2F898%2F502%2F439%2F970%2F946%2Foriginal%2F7ded14b981dbb205.png","_microblog":{"username":"brain@toot.monster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-10-21 13:04","date_timestamp":1697893487,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"25239252","content_html":"@design_law Maybe encumbered? Burdened and hindered could also be good, but may not sound appropriate depending on what you’re writing.
","url":"https://toot.monster/users/brain/statuses/111273128323918527","date_published":"2023-10-21T12:59:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian","url":"https://toot.monster/@brain","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Ftootmonster%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F108%2F898%2F502%2F439%2F970%2F946%2Foriginal%2F7ded14b981dbb205.png","_microblog":{"username":"brain@toot.monster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-10-21 12:59","date_timestamp":1697893193,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"25220262","content_html":"@michaelgemar @vmstan “Now playing ‘Spending Time Together’ by Bill Engvall.”
","url":"https://toot.monster/users/brain/statuses/111269980784917165","date_published":"2023-10-20T23:39:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian","url":"https://toot.monster/@brain","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Ftootmonster%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F108%2F898%2F502%2F439%2F970%2F946%2Foriginal%2F7ded14b981dbb205.png","_microblog":{"username":"brain@toot.monster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-10-20 23:39","date_timestamp":1697845165,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"23922153","content_html":"@mcnees That’s my kind of neighbor. 💀🎃
","url":"https://toot.monster/users/brain/statuses/111111975895974600","date_published":"2023-09-23T01:56:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian","url":"https://toot.monster/@brain","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Ftootmonster%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F108%2F898%2F502%2F439%2F970%2F946%2Foriginal%2F7ded14b981dbb205.png","_microblog":{"username":"brain@toot.monster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-09-23 01:56","date_timestamp":1695434202,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"21965443","content_html":"@rstevens I would love to buy a print of this.
","url":"https://toot.monster/users/brain/statuses/110867195157743491","date_published":"2023-08-10T20:25:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian","url":"https://toot.monster/@brain","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Ftootmonster%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F108%2F898%2F502%2F439%2F970%2F946%2Foriginal%2F7ded14b981dbb205.png","_microblog":{"username":"brain@toot.monster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-08-10 20:25","date_timestamp":1691699144,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"21095081","content_html":"@BlackAzizAnansi I like this idea. While we're at it, can we also get a crowdfunding service that specializes in supplementing workers incomes while they strike? I like the idea of redirecting the money I *was* going to spend at Amazon/Starbucks/Netflix/Whatever to the people who should have been receiving it in the first place.
","url":"https://toot.monster/users/brain/statuses/110741969863326065","date_published":"2023-07-19T17:39:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian","url":"https://toot.monster/@brain","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Ftootmonster%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F108%2F898%2F502%2F439%2F970%2F946%2Foriginal%2F7ded14b981dbb205.png","_microblog":{"username":"brain@toot.monster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-07-19 17:39","date_timestamp":1689788358,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"20924764","content_html":"@helveticablanc Well this is great.
","url":"https://toot.monster/users/brain/statuses/110713754005454835","date_published":"2023-07-14T18:03:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian","url":"https://toot.monster/@brain","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Ftootmonster%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F108%2F898%2F502%2F439%2F970%2F946%2Foriginal%2F7ded14b981dbb205.png","_microblog":{"username":"brain@toot.monster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-07-14 18:03","date_timestamp":1689357818,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"20558599","content_html":"![\"Kareem](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Ftootmonster%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F110%2F661%2F412%2F348%2F599%2F759%2Foriginal%2Ffe4014cb22a909af.png\")
#Newspaper clipping: \"Thinks Man May Travel To The #Moon Eventually\" (Lancaster New Era - April 12, 1930, pg. 13) #space #SpaceTravel #science #history
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#Newspaper clipping: \"#Moon Landing Would Start New Era\" (The Fresno Bee - November 1, 1950, pg. 13) Note: I've rearranged/resized a bit of this to make it easier to read as a single image. #space #SpaceTravel
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RIP Kevin Conroy. The best #Batman and a kind person.
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Apparently, #Microsoft #Teams is having an issue today that causes some (but not all) users to lose the ability to send GIFs, even if the setting is enabled. The GIF button simply disappears for them. At some organizations, things are starting to get ugly.
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#Music #recommendation: Grand Analog - Survival EP (2018). Grand Analog is a Canadian hip hop group/band that combines R&B, #jazz, #reggae, and #rock influences in a #HipHop style. #Bandcamp: https://grandanalog.bandcamp.com/album/survival-ep
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I will probably drop #music #recommendations here fairly often. I’d welcome any in return. :)
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It looks like the original, more detailed chart this was based on (attached here) was created by https://queer.party/@cassolotl Assuming that’s correct, thanks very much! (And thanks to @palafo for finding the original author.)
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#Music #recommendation time. Trilobeat is a cross-genre (#jazz / #rock), #instrumental band from Bratislava, Slovakia. Their most recent album “Extinction Horizon” is excellent. https://trilobeat.bandcamp.com/album/z-nikov-horizont-extinction-horizon
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The admin(s) and server hardware of mstdn.social when Elon Musk locks @kathygriffin's #Twitter account and #Mastodon jumps up the list as a way to follow her.
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