Signal – an ethical replacement for WhatsApp
Signal – an ethical replacement for WhatsApp
Moving from WhatsApp to Signal is an important action, right now. WhatsApp’s parent company, Meta, has been involved in several cases of election interference: America in 2016, Trinidad and Tobago …The Green Stars Project
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Signal – an ethical replacement for WhatsApp
Signal – an ethical replacement for WhatsApp
Moving from WhatsApp to Signal is an important action, right now. WhatsApp’s parent company, Meta, has been involved in several cases of election interference: America in 2016, Trinidad and Tobago …The Green Stars Project
Okkervil River - I Am Very Far (2011)
A parte la collaborazione con Roky Erickson nel suo bellissimo True Love Cast All, gli Okkervil River mancavano dalla scena musicale da tre anni e questo nuovo album si preannunciava come un album ‘difficile’... Leggi e ascolta...
Okkervil River - I Am Very Far (2011)
A parte la collaborazione con Roky Erickson nel suo bellissimo True Love Cast All, gli Okkervil River mancavano dalla scena musicale da tre anni e questo nuovo album si preannunciava come un album ‘difficile’. “Voglio fare un disco di suoni per me stesso e non per la massa” disse a suo tempo Will Sheff, compositore e cantante del gruppo, e così è stato. Il termine ‘difficile’ in questo caso non è da intendersi come poco accessibile, ma soprattutto come ‘spiazzante’... silvanobottaro.blog/2023/09/25…
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Okkervil River — I Am Very Far (2011)
A parte la collaborazione con Roky Erickson nel suo bellissimo True Love Cast All, gli Okkervil River mancavano dalla scena musicale da tre anni e questo nuovo album si preannunciava come un album …Silvano Bottaro Blog
How not to lose your job to AI
How not to lose your job to AI - 80,000 Hours
Around half of people are worried they'll lose their job to AI. And they're right to be concerned: AI can now complete real-world coding tasks on GitHub, generate photorealistic video, drive a taxi more safely than humans, and do accurate medical dia…80,000 Hours
Happy 2nd Birthday Ani.Social! (+ PieFed announcement)
Happy 2nd birthday! o(≧∇≦o)
It's June 21 which means Ani.Social turns another year older! Thanks to everyone who has stuck around and to all the newcomers this month! Unfortunately, I never really tracked our stats but the last birthday post mentioned that we were just a bit under 1000 users and now we're at 1600 with 180+ active users per month! But this is a federated platform, so we have users from all over the Fediverse participating in our communities!
I partially started Ani.Social as a kind of personal research project. Learning about the Fediverse as a practical approach toward a democratic social media is really interesting. For the past four years of my life, I have also been generally obsessed with thinking about and consuming Japanese media more analytically and theoretically. So combining that and the Fediverse, Ani.Social was born!
It's been really interesting to learn about how different people consume this so-called "Japanese media" and what kinds of discourse are produced, especially from people who willingly spend time on alternative spaces like the Fediverse.
With that said...
PieFed announcement!
For the past month, I have been testing PieFed, another Reddit-like Fediverse platform. I think it has a lot of potential and its been receiving a lot of development efforts from the Lemmy community lately. Compared to Lemmy, it's both ahead and behind depending on which areas you look. What I particularly like about PieFed is how experimental it is, and that's sort of what I need to further my research.
Right now, PieFed has flairs, spoilers, polls, topics, feeds (like multireddits), better mod and reporting tools.
You can test the future Piefed instance at pt.nyaa.social/. The tentative instance domain is Nyaa.Social and will likely share themes with Ani.Social but hopefully it'll be broader than just "anime and its related industries".
I would like to know what other people think, and what kind of ideas we can explore in Nyaa.Social. I don't think it should simply be "an alternative to Lemmy" or "an alternative to Ani.Social." It's a great opportunity to do things differently, and see what works and what doesn't.
There's no official launch date for the new PieFed instance but the earliest you can expect it is July 7. In the meantime, I would like to gather as much feedback on what kind of platform this new instance could be.
Here are a few screenshots of what the place looks like at the moment:
I should mention that Ani.Social is not going anywhere! It will continue to run and it will still be my top priority to make it a stable and easy experience for everybody even after the PieFed instance launches.
Thanks again mods, posters, commenters, donors, lurkers, and everyone else! If you have questions, feel free to ask! Enjoy the summer season! (\^o\^)/
~~I have unpaid internship to do... (T＿T)~~
PieFed - Open Source Federated Forum
A link aggregator, a forum, a hub of social interaction and information, built for the fediverse.PieFed
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Perovskite-based image sensors promise higher sensitivity and resolution than silicon
They use stacked transparent color sensors, like Foveon camera sensors used to.
In numerous experiments, the researchers put the two prototypes, which differ in their readout technology, through their paces. Their results prove the advantages of perovskite: the sensors are more sensitive to light, more precise in color reproduction and can offer a significantly higher resolution than conventional silicon technology.The fact that each pixel captures all the light also eliminates some of the artifacts of digital photography, such as demosaicing and the moiré effect.
Perovskite-based image sensors promise higher sensitivity and resolution than silicon
Image sensors are built into every smartphone and every digital camera. They distinguish colors in a similar way to the human eye. In our retinas, individual cone cells recognize red, green and blue (RGB).ETH Zurich (Tech Xplore)
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Dual Boot dilemma
Hello there,
I just want to buy a new gaming system, laptop, because I want to be mobile. There is only one game I cant give up that is league of legends. So I'm searching a manufactor, which can handle dual boot perfectly. I mean everytime I boot into windows and want to reboot into linux again, so my entry is gone (refind, systems and grub). Maybe there is a brand which separate two OS Hardware wise or has a BIOS espacially for such a case?
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Sitting up and waiting.
Ahh, the auto generator just kicked on.
Google Meet, arriva in Italia la traduzione vocale in tempo reale
Google Meet, arriva in Italia la traduzione vocale in tempo reale: come funziona
Leggi su Sky TG24 l'articolo Google Meet, arriva in Italia la traduzione vocale in tempo reale: come funzionaRedazione Sky TG24 (Sky TG24)
BYD’s Profit Margin Looks Quite Good Amidst Price War Allegations
BYD's Profit Margin Looks Quite Good Amidst Price War Allegations - CleanTechnica
A hot topic in the EV world lately has been a reported “price war” controversy in China, and perhaps extending a bit beyond that. Some automakers have contended that BYD is engaged in an extreme, destructive price war.Zachary Shahan (CleanTechnica)
Linux and Foss Signal Group Chat
My friends and I are hosting a Linux and FOSS group chat to have some casual chat, help, and anything related to the topic really. We chose this platform to chat on to keep a privacy preserving way to engage with one another.
I really have no idea why everyone is bashing Signal so much here. None of the concerns listed seem even slightly technical.
The only problem I have with signal is that it is:
A. Centralized (which isn't explicitly a privacy concern, but a control concern in-line with linux and foss)
B. Requires a phone number to register.
It is quite private in spite of that, and goes to great lengths to achieve that privacy. It is what I see people in the security community consistently suggest.
However, if this is a public group, are we to really be that concerned about many of the considerations Signal tries to tackle? Worst case scenario a bad actor simply enters the chat and backs everything up.
It seems like our threat model is moreso in the way of general surveillance economy concerns (and perhaps to have a slightly less public entry).
In this case, point A and B become even more glaring! Why not something like an E2E encrypted Matrix chat?
Changement de chat : Nous vous proposons de quitter Matrix et de passer à Zulip
Oui, cela vous demandera de créer un énième compte sur un énième chat.
Pourquoi quitter Matrix ?
- ya troumille app et aucune ne supportent toute les fonctions dont thread, multicompte...
- le chiffrage est galère.
- les threads sont galères.
- personne ne peut créer de lui-même un sujet. Genre vous vouliez parlez de votre nouveau logo...vous ne pouvez pas créer un salon dédié.
- l'UI d'élément est malgré tous leur effort, est horrible à utiliser.
- le serveur synapse (matrix) est lourd à utiliser et gourmand en ressource.
Pourquoi Zulip ?
- meilleure organisation des discussions et vous serez en autonomie.
- discussion simultannéee avec 5 canaux différent.
- une seule app.
- c'est leger.
Ça vous demandera un temps d'adaptation. Mais comme PieFed et Lemmy, c'est le jour et la nuit.
‘Justice Will Prevail,’ Mahmoud Khalil Says as He Goes Free on Bail
Mr. Khalil, a Columbia graduate, had been held in Louisiana for over three months as the Trump administration sought to deport him. A judge found reason to believe it was retaliation for his pro-Palestinian speech.By Jonah E. Bromwich
June 20, 2025"On Friday, Judge Farbiarz rebuked the government mildly, noting that it had offered no evidence to suggest that Mr. Khalil was a danger to his community. The administration’s claims about his links to, or even sympathies for, Hamas have not been substantiated in court.
“He is not a danger to the community, period, full stop,” the judge said."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/nyregion/mahmoud-khalil-release-order.html
‘Justice Will Prevail,’ Mahmoud Khalil Says as He Goes Free on Bail
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/32025515
Mr. Khalil, a Columbia graduate, had been held in Louisiana for over three months as the Trump administration sought to deport him. A judge found reason to believe it was retaliation for his pro-Palestinian speech.By Jonah E. Bromwich
June 20, 2025"On Friday, Judge Farbiarz rebuked the government mildly, noting that it had offered no evidence to suggest that Mr. Khalil was a danger to his community. The administration’s claims about his links to, or even sympathies for, Hamas have not been substantiated in court.
“He is not a danger to the community, period, full stop,” the judge said."
‘Justice Will Prevail,’ Mahmoud Khalil Says as He Goes Free on Bail
Mr. Khalil, a Columbia graduate, had been held in Louisiana for over three months as the Trump administration sought to deport him. A judge found reason to believe it was retaliation for his pro-Palestinian speech.By Jonah E. Bromwich
June 20, 2025"On Friday, Judge Farbiarz rebuked the government mildly, noting that it had offered no evidence to suggest that Mr. Khalil was a danger to his community. The administration’s claims about his links to, or even sympathies for, Hamas have not been substantiated in court.
“He is not a danger to the community, period, full stop,” the judge said."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/nyregion/mahmoud-khalil-release-order.html
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‘Justice Will Prevail,’ Mahmoud Khalil Says as He Goes Free on Bail
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/32025515
Mr. Khalil, a Columbia graduate, had been held in Louisiana for over three months as the Trump administration sought to deport him. A judge found reason to believe it was retaliation for his pro-Palestinian speech.By Jonah E. Bromwich
June 20, 2025"On Friday, Judge Farbiarz rebuked the government mildly, noting that it had offered no evidence to suggest that Mr. Khalil was a danger to his community. The administration’s claims about his links to, or even sympathies for, Hamas have not been substantiated in court.
“He is not a danger to the community, period, full stop,” the judge said."
‘Justice Will Prevail,’ Mahmoud Khalil Says as He Goes Free on Bail
Mr. Khalil, a Columbia graduate, had been held in Louisiana for over three months as the Trump administration sought to deport him. A judge found reason to believe it was retaliation for his pro-Palestinian speech.By Jonah E. Bromwich
June 20, 2025"On Friday, Judge Farbiarz rebuked the government mildly, noting that it had offered no evidence to suggest that Mr. Khalil was a danger to his community. The administration’s claims about his links to, or even sympathies for, Hamas have not been substantiated in court.
“He is not a danger to the community, period, full stop,” the judge said."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/nyregion/mahmoud-khalil-release-order.html
‘Justice Will Prevail,’ Mahmoud Khalil Says as He Goes Free on Bail
Mr. Khalil, a Columbia graduate, had been held in Louisiana for over three months as the Trump administration sought to deport him. A judge found reason to believe it was retaliation for his pro-Palestinian speech.
By Jonah E. Bromwich
June 20, 2025
"On Friday, Judge Farbiarz rebuked the government mildly, noting that it had offered no evidence to suggest that Mr. Khalil was a danger to his community. The administration’s claims about his links to, or even sympathies for, Hamas have not been substantiated in court.
“He is not a danger to the community, period, full stop,” the judge said."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/nyregion/mahmoud-khalil-release-order.html
2025 Bluecoats Homecoming Welcome Reception & Ensemble Rehearsal
The 2025 drum corps season begins!
The Bluecoats start their 2025 season with their annual Homecoming weekend at Mount Union University, opening their evening ensemble rehearsal with an alumni reception in the press box.
After I eat too many hors-d’oeuvres, I will head down to the field level for my first Drum Corps World assignment of 2025. Unlike my previous assignments, where I wrote the show review, this is my first photography assignment for DCW!
If you plan to be at Kehres Stadium next Friday, let me know by clicking on the event link below.
mobilizon.us/events/7a75c321-1…
2025 Bluecoats Homecoming Welcome Reception & Ensemble Rehearsal
Kick-off homecoming weekend with us! Watch ensemble, enjoy light hors-d'oeuvres in the press box, and help buy the drum corps cold drinks!mobilizon.us
German government moves closer to ditching Microsoft: "We're done with Teams!"
German government moves closer to ditching Microsoft: "We're done with Teams!"
Plans to go open-source were drawn up by Schleswig-Holstein as far back as 2017. In 2021, the state found another incentive to make the switch: Windows 11's...Rob Thubron (TechSpot)
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EU report cites human rights violations by Israel. Subject to be discussed by foreign ministers
Un raport UE menționează încălcări ale drepturilor omului de către Israel. Subiectul va fi discutat de miniștrii de Externe
Serviciul diplomatic al Uniunii Europene susține că sunt indicii că Israelul a încălcat obligațiile legate de respectarea drepturilor omului prevăzute înAdrian Ilie (HotNews.ro)
Un treno che cammina tra le aquile abbracciando la montagna di Dajue - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Un treno che cammina tra le aquile abbracciando la montagna di Dajue - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Silenziosamente osservo il panorama, mentre il delicato movimento della mia cabina prosegue quel tortuoso itinerario che dovrà portarmi a destinazione.Jacopo (Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri)
Controversial Telegram Co-Founder Says He'll Leave $17 Billion Fortune to His 106 Children
Controversial Telegram Co-Founder Says He'll Leave $17 Billion Fortune to His 106 Children
Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov will divide his estimated $117 billion fortune among his 106 plus children upon his death, he said: The kids include those who were naturally conceived and as a sperm donorRachel Raposas (PEOPLE)
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A woman tried to call her mom in Iran. A robotic voice answered the phone
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — When Ellie, a British-Iranian living in the United Kingdom, tried to call her mother in Tehran, a robotic female voice answered instead.“Alo? Alo?” the voice said, then asked in English: “Who is calling?” A few seconds passed.
“I can’t heard you,” the voice continued, its English imperfect. “Who you want to speak with? I’m Alyssia. Do you remember me? I think I don’t know who are you.”
Ellie, 44, is one of nine Iranians living abroad — including in the U.K and U.S. — who said they have gotten strange, robotic voices when they attempted to call their loved ones in Iran since Israel launched airstrikes on the country a week ago.
They told their stories to The Associated Press on the condition they remain anonymous or that only their first names or initials be used out of fear of endangering their families.
Five experts with whom the AP shared recordings said it could be low-tech artificial intelligence, a chatbot or a pre-recorded message to which calls from abroad were diverted.
It remains unclear who is behind the operation, though four of the experts believed it was likely to be the Iranian government while the fifth saw Israel as more likely.
Only the second most terrifying story I've read today
https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-war-ai-calls-bots-d83c659b61de1f904b68dc475ddad766
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BYD is testing solid-state EV batteries in its Seal sedan with nearly 1,200 miles of range
BYD is testing solid-state EV batteries in its Seal sedan with nearly 1,200 miles of range
BYD has now begun testing solid-state EV batteries in its Tesla Model 3-rivalling Seal. Initial tests suggest that the total...Peter Johnson (Electrek)
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streaming was a mistake... - YouTube
Also, legislation referenced from video:
New Bill to Effectively Kill Anime & Other Piracy in the U.S. Gets Backing by Netflix, Disney & Sony
Netflix, Sony & more back a new anti-piracy bill aiming to ban access to infringing sites in the U.S., with its reach spanning anime and much more.Chike Nwaenie (CBR)
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‘Martyrdom or Bust:’ Texas Man Caught Plotting Terror Attack Through Roblox Chats
Full text to avoid paywall:
The FBI has accused a Texas man, James Wesley Burger, of planning an Islamic State-style terrorist attack on a Christian music festival and talking about it on Roblox. The feds caught Burger after another Roblox user overheard his conversations about martyrdom and murder and tipped them off. The feds said that when they searched Burger’s phone they found a list of searches that included “ginger isis member” and “are suicide attacks haram in islam.”
According to charging documents, a Roblox player contacted federal authorities after seeing another player called “Crazz3pain” talking about killing people. Screenshots from the server and included in the charging documents show Roblox avatars with beards dressed in Keffiyehs talking about dealing a “greivoius [sic] wound upon followers of the cross.”
“The witness observed the user of Crazz3pain state they were willing, as reported by the Witness, to ‘kill Shia Musilms at their mosque,” court records said. “Crazz3pain and another Roblox user[…]continued to make violent statements so the witness left the game.”
The witness stayed off of Roblox for two days and when they returned they saw Crazz3pain say something else that worried them, according to the court filing. “The Witness observed Crazz3pain tell Roblox User 1 to check their message on Discord,” the charging document said. “Roblox User 1 replied on Roblox to Crazz3pain, they should delete the photograph of firearms within the unknown Discord chat, ‘in case it was flagged as suspicious…the firearms should be kept hidden.”
According to the witness, Crazz3pain kept talking about their desire to commit “martyrdom” at a Christian event and that he wanted to “bring humiliation to worshippers of the cross.” The Witness allegedly asked Crazz3pain if the attack would happen at a church service and Crazz3pain told them it would happen at a concert.
Someone asked Crazz3pain when it would happen. “‘It will be months…Shawwal…April,’” Crazz3pain said. Shawwal is the month after Ramadan in the Islamic calendar. The conversations the witness shared with the FBI happened on January 21 and 23, 2025.
Roblox gave authorities Crazz3pain’s email address, name, physical address, and IP address and it all pointed back to James Wesley Burger. The FBI searched Burger’s home on February 28 and discovered that someone in his family had put on a keylogger on the laptop he used to play Roblox and that they’d captured a lot of what he’d been typing while playing the game. They turned over the records to the feds.
“The safety of our community is among our highest priorities. In this case, we moved swiftly to assist law enforcement’s investigation before any real-world harm could occur and investigated and took action in accordance with our policies. We have a robust set of proactive and preventative safety measures designed to help swiftly detect and remove content that violates our policies," a spokesperson for Roblox told 404 Media. "Our Community Standards explicitly prohibit any content or behavior that depicts, supports, glorifies, or promotes terrorist or extremist organizations in any way. We have dedicated teams focused on proactively identifying and swiftly removing such content, as well as supporting requests from and providing assistance to law enforcement. We also work closely with other platforms and in close collaboration with safety organizations to keep content that violates our policies off our platform, and will continue to diligently enforce our policies.”
Burger’s plan to kill Christians was allegedly captured by the keylogger. “I’ve come to conclude it will befall the 12 of Shawwal aa/And it will be a music festival /Attracting bounties of Christians s/In’shaa’allah we will attain martyrdom /And deal a grevious [sic] wound upon the followers of the Cross /Pray for me and enjoin yourself to martyrdom,” he allegedly typed in Roblox, according to court records.
The FBI then interviewed Burger in his living room and he admitted he used the Crazz3pain account to play Roblox. The feds asked him about his alleged plan to kill Christians at a concert. Burger said it was, at the time, “mostly a heightened emotional response,” according to the court records.
Burger also said that the details “became exaggerated” but that the goal “hasn’t shifted a bit,” according to the court records. He said he wanted to “[G]et the hell out of the U.S.” And if he can’t, “then, martyrdom or bust.”
He said that his intention with the attack “is something that is meant to or will cause terror,” according to the charging document. When the FBI agent asked if he was a terrorist, Burger said, “I mean, yeah, yeah. By, by the sense and … by my very own definition, yes, I guess, you know, I would be a terrorist.”
When authorities searched his iPhone, they discovered two notes on the phone that described how to avoid leaving behind DNA and fingerprints at a crime scene. A third note appeared to be a note explaining the attack, meant to be read after it occured.
The list of previous searches on his iPhone included “Which month is april in islam,” “Festivals happening near me,” “are suicide attacks haram in islam,” “ginger isis member,” “lone wolf terrorists isis,” and “can tou kill a woman who foesnt[sic] wear hijab.”
Burger has been charged with making violent threats online and may spend time in a federal prison if convicted. This is not the first time something like this has happened on Roblox. The popular children’s game has been a popular spot for extremist behavior, including Nazis and religious terrorists, for years now. Last year, the DOJ accused a Syrian man living in Albanian of using Roblox to coordinate a group of American teenagers to disrupt public city council Zoom meetings.
'Local Residents' Terrorizing City Council Meetings Were Actually Overseas, Feds Allege
A racist 'Zoom Bombing' group was made up of American teenagers collaborating on a Roblox-owned chat with foreign nationals, according to a criminal complaint.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
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Operation Narnia: Iran’s nuclear scientists reportedly killed simultaneously using special weapon
The nuclear scientists were killed using a special weapon whose details were barred from publication, Channel 12 says.
The 10th nuclear scientist was killed shortly after the other nine, as part of the overnight Thursday-Friday Israeli operation, which included strikes on Iran’s ballistic missile program and the Natanz nuclear site, along with the elimination of top members of the Islamic Republic’s military leadership, the network says.
The nuclear scientists were all killed while they were sleeping in their beds, with Israel deciding to carry out the assassinations simultaneously so that there wouldn’t be time to tip off those being targeted.
The scientists apparently believed they were safe from such targeting in their homes, a senior Israeli official tells Channel 12, noting that previously assassinated nuclear scientists were killed while heading to their cars after work.
Israel had been tracking Iranian nuclear scientists for years and the ten killed last week were marked for assassination in November of last year, Channel 12 says.
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ORB ALERT, reddit
Reddit in talks to embrace Sam Altman’s iris-scanning Orb to verify users
Reddit, racing to preserve “humanness and authenticity,” has discussed using Sam Altman’s World ID, sources say.Reed Albergotti (www.semafor.com)
"Breaks Community Rules" is no longer a valid report reason in lemy.lol
When the reason for the report is a generic sentence, it is necessary to read the entire comment thread to understand the full context. Therefore, please write, even if it is just 2 words, why the content you are reporting should be removed. From now on, reports of this type will be ignored (except for some cases).
Also, while we are on the subject of reports and content preferences, I would like to add that this instance does not attempt to appeal to mainstream opinion. Content that does not align with your political preferences may not be removed. However, I am aware that this policy attracts trolls and I try to intervene as much as I can.
If you want a more refined instance, you can try: beehaw.org, lemmy.blahaj.zone, dubvee.org, lemmy.ca, piefed.social etc.
Zionism is the root of violence from Palestine to Iran
Zionism is the root of violence from Palestine to Iran
Iranians know the logic of Zionism, underwritten by the American empire, is what has naturally led to the devastation they are now experiencing. Palestinian liberation from Zionism can bring the entire region, including Iran, closer to freedom.Rameen Javadian (Mondoweiss)
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