Daily Tech News 11 April 2023

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We'll make our own Twitter API! With blackjack, and hookers! (PyPI)

Twitter recently cancelled the existing free API plan and replaced it with a free API plan which is useless and a paid API plan which is absurd.

If you know what an API is, you might wonder how the Twitter website works, and the answer is that it uses an API.

A free one.

So now there's software that lets you use that instead of paying $100 per month for 50 API requests, which would last you nearly 11 seconds of active use.

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Hackers have flooded NPM with over 600,000 fake software packages, which is a huge problem because no-one can tell them apart from the 800,00 genuine but terrible software packages that were already on there. (The Hacker News)

Oh no.
PC sales dropped nearly 30% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2023, with Apple the odd one out among the major manufacturers with a 40% drop in units shipped. (Tom's Hardware)

Oops.
How to cluster nine Raspberry Pi Picos into one very slow and basically useless computer. (Tom's Hardware)

Two Picos - or better, two of the RP2040 chips the Pico uses - makes sense. The RP2040 has no built-in graphics but it's clever enough that you can get it to produce an HDMI output just in software. Only that takes all the memory and half the CPU capacity, so having a second one as the actual CPU makes for a neat embedded / hobby system.

Nine is right out.
Nvidia's RTX 4070 is basically the short-lived 12GB RTX 3080 model without the cost or power consumption, maybe. (WCCFTech)

It's not out yet, but it might finally be a merely expensive and not actually insane card in the current generation. An announcement is expected this week.
A previously unknown isotope of uranium, U-241, has been discovered. (Phys.org)

Where the most common isotope, U-238, has a half-life of 4.5 billion years, U-241 has a half life of 40 minutes. We probably missed it because we were always at lunch when it showed up at the lab.
How Starlink lost an entire fleet of satellites. (Inverse)

Red ionosphere at morning, Elon take warning.
The FTX has fined supplement maker Nature's Bounty $600,000 for Amazon review hijacking. (Tech Crunch)

This is a trick where you take an Amazon page for a product with positive reviews - possibly even legitimate ones - and change all the contents to push your own brand of bullshit while keeping the reviews in place.

Sometimes the remaining reviews are wildly inappropriate for the new product but most people just see 500 reviews with an average rating of 4.8 and click the buy button.

Notably the FTC did this. Amazon hasn't done squat.
The Geekom Mini IT12 is basically last year's Intel NUC model only now it's sold by a Taiwanese company you've never heard of. (Liliputing)

It's not bad, I'm just not sure what the point is. An AMD-based NUC, sure, but an Intel one when Intel already makes them?

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Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 Mornin', all

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at April 11, 2023 04:05 AM (YGWrB)

2 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2023 04:05 AM (xhxe8)

3 Hi MLii

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2023 04:05 AM (xhxe8)

4 Hey Skip!

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at April 11, 2023 04:08 AM (YGWrB)

5 Notably the FTC did this. Amazon hasn't done squat.

If there's a significant internet site where the reviews are not compromised, I don't know about it. If they were ever worth anything, internet review are not worth anything now.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 11, 2023 04:08 AM (KFhLj)

6 >>>We'll make our own Twitter API!

A pie? We're going to have a pie?

Posted by: m at April 11, 2023 04:09 AM (lfdZ0)

7 390 https://tinyurl.com/h8knmk7j
OK then, here you go
20 Tweets from Bad Blue
Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2023 03:31 AM

Thanks, Skip!

Posted by: m at April 11, 2023 04:19 AM (lfdZ0)

8
This is a trick where you take an Amazon page for a product with positive reviews - possibly even legitimate ones - and change all the contents to push your own brand of bullshit while keeping the reviews in place.

Yup, caught onto this before. I'm a review reader who goes 'WTF are they talking about? "Runs small" on a toilet brush?

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 04:19 AM (enJYY)

9 from the ONT, news from Australia:

An Australian man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping a platypus from the wild and taking it shopping. The Queensland Police Department said that the man, who was not identified, grabbed the wild animal from the water in Morayfield and then got on a train with an unidentified female.

Posted by: m at April 11, 2023 04:20 AM (lfdZ0)

10 Omigosh the Bud Lite exec in the Bad Blue tweets. What a loon!

Posted by: m at April 11, 2023 04:24 AM (lfdZ0)

11 As reported my Faraday box didn't work but looking into it there are layers needed. I did linec copper box with felt but will see if can add wood and plastic to it and try again.

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2023 04:26 AM (xhxe8)

12 9 from the ONT, news from Australia:

An Australian man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping a platypus from the wild and taking it shopping. The Queensland Police Department said that the man, who was not identified, grabbed the wild animal from the water in Morayfield and then got on a train with an unidentified female.
Posted by: m

What kind of fascist hellscape is Australia? You can't even take a platypus shopping. Maybe that platypus needed new shoes? Horrible.

Posted by: Puddleglum at April 11, 2023 04:35 AM (sAmhv)

13 Evening and morning to the folken!

Pixy, if you have a moment, a quick tech question. I've recently bought a new phone, a Samsung Galaxy. There are some photos and a ringtone on my older LG Android phone that I'd like to transfer. What's the simplest way to do it? Failing that, what is the best way? I've seen descriptions of Smart Switch, and of another software package (free) that you download to your PC and connect the two phones with cables to the PC, etc. What works?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 11, 2023 04:37 AM (omVj0)

14 hiya

Posted by: JT at April 11, 2023 04:40 AM (T4tVD)

15
⚠️ Ribbed for her pleasure, too.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 04:48 AM (enJYY)

16 Having trouble waking up, even though I got nearly 7 hours' sleep last night. Some coffee, and then I need to shave, etc. No time for a leisurely pipe this am; maybe this afternoon before dinner. It's a shame, as I just received some chocolate-smelling and reportedly mild tobacco in an order -- Mac Baren Symphony, if it matters.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 11, 2023 04:50 AM (omVj0)

17
Mac Baren Symphony opens for Electric Light Orchestra, right?

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 04:52 AM (enJYY)

18 Wolfus I use Samsung Flow to get pictures from phone to tablet. There is also Samsung Switch but that transfers everything and mean everything. Another option is email yourself the photos

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2023 04:54 AM (xhxe8)

19 I have an iPhone 13, a new 10.9 iPad in yellow and YouTubeTv and Premium. I use Amazon for everything. I will, however, keep my Sorento because they can't spy on me while I drive.

Posted by: Jamaica NYC at April 11, 2023 04:55 AM (Eeb9P)

20 Nearby share could work if can Bluetooth the two phones or cable them together.

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2023 04:56 AM (xhxe8)

21 Thanks Skip and m.

Posted by: JT at April 11, 2023 04:56 AM (T4tVD)

22
Been so dry lately that I noticed a fire warning for today with strong winds and low humidity.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 05:01 AM (enJYY)

23 How to get every last vegan in the US to emigrate (language warning):

https://tinyurl.com/2p82sknv

(Nitter)

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 11, 2023 05:01 AM (iWOgL)

24 Mac Baren Symphony opens for Electric Light Orchestra, right?
Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023

***
The pipe tobacco makers have some neat names for their products. A Scots company has Marlin Flake and Stirling Flake (part of the inspiration for my black cat's name, except that I've never tried that leaf; it's probably way too strong for me). There are tobaccos called War Horse, Cult's Blood Red Moon, Penzance, and Rouxgaroux (!). A far cry from good old Sir Walter Raleigh, which is my standard leaf to smoke in a new pipe.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 11, 2023 05:02 AM (omVj0)

25 My Samsung S7 died last week. I think I've lost everything on it. I was told at Verizon store that if it won't turn on, I'm out of luck.

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at April 11, 2023 05:09 AM (fInJv)

26 Such a bummer that I've likely lost all of my pictures

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at April 11, 2023 05:11 AM (fInJv)

27 The trick definitely seems to out guess when a phone is going to give up.
My wife was using old tablet that seemed to be done but plugging it in a good time got it on and I did get some pictures transferred.

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2023 05:15 AM (xhxe8)

28 Can't hurt to plug it in a full day then try holding on or finding what buttons are needed to get it on.

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2023 05:16 AM (xhxe8)

29
I wouldn't give up yet. Some issues could be with the cord you're attempting to charge from. Try a different one. Also use an air blast to clean out any debris where power cord enters phone.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 05:17 AM (enJYY)

30 The "trick" is to retain your valuable data on a removeable memory card and to back it up at reasonable intervals.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 11, 2023 05:19 AM (iWOgL)

31 Never tried to find out but guess you can get removable memory on your phone?

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2023 05:23 AM (xhxe8)

32 Good morning morons

Newsom is coming

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 11, 2023 05:24 AM (EZebt)

33 He is my odds on bet to be installed as our next Emperor

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2023 05:26 AM (xhxe8)

34 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at April 11, 2023 05:28 AM (u82oZ)

35 They would have to rid the ticket of Kamala because President and VP cannot be from the same state.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 11, 2023 05:28 AM (EZebt)

36 I generally keep my phone free of stuff that if it craps out, I'm not losing much. I have Verizon and they have a cloud service that I use, so my pics are backed up there. I also download pictures from the phone onto various media (external HDs, Flash drives).

Posted by: Puddleglum at April 11, 2023 05:28 AM (sAmhv)

37 Here a tad early. Work week starts today, and boy howdy do I have preps to make.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at April 11, 2023 05:29 AM (u82oZ)

38 Democrats yet alone Marxists don't like The Ho, she is done due to no backing with sole chance Sundowner even as a vegetable is permitted to stay and keeps her. Doubt by then he will have no input even for the nightly ice cream

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2023 05:32 AM (xhxe8)

39 "There are some photos and a ringtone on my older LG Android phone that I'd like to transfer."
-Send the photos in emails to your new phone/PC. I assume any aware person has more than one email and can send to themselves.
-Use a data transfer cable/charger mini-USB to USB cord to download photos/files to a PC; they should be in the DCM folder. I distinguish because some cheap cords are charger-only and won't transfer data. Transfer photos onto a USB/flash drive.
-The ringtone should have a file that can be transferred, if not it should be findable on your new phone or available somewhere else and can be downloaded again.
-Next:

Posted by: LenNeal at April 11, 2023 05:33 AM (UKCk3)

40 San Franpsycho

Newsom would be a village idiot in any village outside of Canada, where the PM holds that spot down.

When you select for lack of positive results, and mediocre, grasping failures, Newsom is hard to top. But they will, because achievers are so last century. There is no bottom to the cascade failures that want to rule over an anthill, rather than govern a well-run country.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at April 11, 2023 05:34 AM (u82oZ)

41 A lot closer to home today thankfully.

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2023 05:35 AM (xhxe8)

42 Skip, that's nice.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at April 11, 2023 05:37 AM (u82oZ)

43 Pixy Misa, thanks for the girthy content. The uranium find was quite interesting.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at April 11, 2023 05:37 AM (u82oZ)

44 Little chilly but nice and clear, every day better than last this week

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2023 05:39 AM (xhxe8)

45 Local TV news reports the Whole Foods that opened in 2021 a block from Twitter is closing because of safety, crime, and violence.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 11, 2023 05:39 AM (EZebt)

46 More phone photos stuff:
-I am never without a mini-USB/female USB cord, which allows plugging a USB/flash drive into any Android phone for external storage. It's amazing how few people even know such a thing exists.
https://tinyurl.com/4a4crrjj
-Once a phone is plugged into a PC you SHOULD be able to download that ringtone, then plug your new phone in and upload it to your new phone, but phones vary. It's not one-size-fits-all.

Posted by: LenNeal at April 11, 2023 05:39 AM (UKCk3)

47 Work preps start now.

Have a great day, everyone.

May you wave to the people in the river, being swept out to sea, and build strong foundations on the highlands that endure.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at April 11, 2023 05:39 AM (u82oZ)

48 45 Local TV news reports the Whole Foods that opened in 2021 a block from Twitter is closing because of safety, crime, and violence.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Why? Don't they like the rich diversity that 'Equity' provides.

Posted by: Puddleglum at April 11, 2023 05:42 AM (sAmhv)

49 Another toddler was killed in a freeway shooting in Oakland this weekend.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 11, 2023 05:44 AM (EZebt)

50 Literally the same politicians screaming about defunding the police are now screaming we need more officers.

They think we are stoopit.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 11, 2023 05:46 AM (EZebt)

51 Have a good one and stay safe Skip.

Posted by: JT at April 11, 2023 05:47 AM (T4tVD)

52 I've plugged in completely dead Android phones to a PC and been able to access files without the phone having any noted battery life at all.
Some phones have an internal SD card that can be removed and plugged into a reader with a USB plug.
For photos on flip phones I wanted, there is no practical way to get those off: and they are thumbnail size. I eventually took a reasonable quality digital camera and took pictures of the screen! They were terrible resolution but there were photos I wanted regardless of poor quality.

Posted by: LenNeal at April 11, 2023 05:50 AM (UKCk3)

53 The amazon thing reminds me of steam reviews as well.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 11, 2023 05:53 AM (kGtj5)

54 Gonna get the first 80 degree day here in the high desert of NM, back to the 60's in a few days though. Maybe we got the last overnight freeze, we'll see.

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at April 11, 2023 05:54 AM (+coCW)

55
Three and a half decades ago I wrote free software for a small school library of ~5,000 books. The software created bar codes for every book, printed bar code library cards for every student, and the librarian keyed in some info on every book. I hooked up a bar code reader and all the librarian had to do was scan the students card and the book(s). She could generate lists of overdue books and pass then out to the teachers. The software was written in 'Clipper' a relational data base software program. The program worked continuously without a hitch for three decades until the school closed for insufficient students. TBC

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 05:54 AM (enJYY)

56 yo wut sup

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 11, 2023 05:57 AM (BRHaw)

57 The program worked continuously without a hitch for three decades until the school closed for insufficient students. TBC
Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 05:54 AM (enJYY)

That's terrible software. Where's all the version updates? Security patches? BSD? You can't get incredibly wealthy writing software like that!

Posted by: Bill Gates at April 11, 2023 05:57 AM (4I/2K)

58 -Send the photos in emails to your new phone/PC. I assume any aware person has more than one email and can send to themselves.
. . .
Posted by: LenNeal at April 11, 2023

***
Len, the problem is that I have difficulty sending emails from the old phone. It used to work, I'd done it in the past. But in the most recent attempt, nothing came across.

So I need to buy a data transfer cord that will go from the USB-C port on the new phone to the USB port (larger) on the PC; and one that will run from the USB port on the PC to the USB port on the old phone. Then, theoretically, I should be able to use Windows Explorer to see the files and transfer them from the older phone to the newer?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 11, 2023 05:59 AM (omVj0)

59
Since the school closed and I retired I've gradually shed hard drives that carried sensitive business information and my copy of Clipper is gone. The problem is, the interest in this private school is now sky high and there is talk of opening again. I just hope to hell they saved the computer and I left the source code and Clipper on the school computer. I guess the point is nothing is forever.

5,000 books. That's one helluva lot of work to do over.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 05:59 AM (enJYY)

60 The software was written in 'Clipper' a relational data base software program. The program worked continuously without a hitch for three decades until the school closed for insufficient students. TBC
Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023

***
I never dealt with Clipper, but it was a DBase III-compatible program, wasn't it? Like FoxPro?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 11, 2023 06:00 AM (omVj0)

61
That's terrible software. Where's all the version updates? Security patches? BSD? You can't get incredibly wealthy writing software like that!

Posted by: Bill Gates at April 11, 2023 05:57 AM

No kidding. It was running on NT 4.0 if I remember correctly. A rock solid OS. Not one hiccup, burp, or any issue. Day after day for decades.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 06:02 AM (enJYY)

62
I never dealt with Clipper, but it was a DBase III-compatible program, wasn't it? Like FoxPro?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 11, 2023 06:00 AM

It was a compiler for dBase programs, yes. Toward the end it became very 'C' like. The compiled programs ran like a bat outta hell. Software development was incredibly fast and easy.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 06:04 AM (enJYY)

63 Skip, The Faraday box has to be grounded.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at April 11, 2023 06:06 AM (5u1+1)

64
All the groomers, drag queen story hours, class trips to gay bars, racist theories, and wokeness is driving parents away from the public school systems. The public school teachers don't GAF, they'd rather have a smaller class size and collect the same size check.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 06:09 AM (enJYY)

65 Tropospheric warming and expansion brought down the starlink satellites? Climate change!

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 11, 2023 06:12 AM (WzJYQ)

66 So, what's the difference between Woke and GloboHomo?

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at April 11, 2023 06:12 AM (5u1+1)

67 Skip, The Faraday box has to be grounded.
Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse

Can it "identify" as grounded ?

Posted by: JT at April 11, 2023 06:14 AM (T4tVD)

68 GloboHomo is a subsidiary of Woke, inc.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 11, 2023 06:15 AM (WzJYQ)

69 So, what's the difference between Woke and GloboHomo?

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse

Don't ask me, buddy, I own a weedwhacker !

Posted by: JT at April 11, 2023 06:15 AM (T4tVD)

70 So are they going to go with workplace violence on this Louisville thing? Seeing some reports there may have been a statement from him tying him to the tranny wars. If the latter holds, given the string of related events it seems someone has released some bad juju on society.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at April 11, 2023 06:19 AM (oWBc3)

71 Our public school system is growing! Of course the new students are recent arrivals and don't speak English but our census is going up baby! I'm sure they will be able to use our new football stadium as a soccer pitch. Winning!

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at April 11, 2023 06:23 AM (oWBc3)

72 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 11, 2023 06:23 AM (ju2Fy)

73 "GloboHomo is a subsidiary of Woke, inc."

I think you have it backward.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at April 11, 2023 06:23 AM (5u1+1)

74 When I got an inheritance and tried to use that as a down payment on a house, I had to show a paper trail of where the money came from going back to my great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great grandfather.

In CA: According to Scott Evans, EVP of Cross Country Mortgage, "The state of California can give up to 20% for a down payment and closing costs. It’s a 0% interest rate. The payments are deferred for the entire life of the loan," adding "When you sell the property or refinance the loan, they take up to 20% of the appreciation. The homeowner gets to keep 80%."

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 11, 2023 06:24 AM (WzJYQ)

75
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 11, 2023 06:24 AM (ENBF0)

76 Hiya Alton

Posted by: JT at April 11, 2023 06:25 AM (T4tVD)

77 "GloboHomo is a subsidiary of Woke, inc."

I think you have it backward.
Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at April 11, 2023 06:23 AM (5u1+1)
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That is indeed their usual position.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 11, 2023 06:26 AM (iWOgL)

78 Hiya olddog

Posted by: JT at April 11, 2023 06:26 AM (T4tVD)

79 I think you have it backward.
Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at April 11, 2023 06:23 AM (5u1+1)

I dunno. Whatever. It probably all goes back to Open Societies.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 11, 2023 06:28 AM (WzJYQ)

80
hey JT

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 11, 2023 06:29 AM (ENBF0)

81
Stolen elections have bad consequences.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 06:29 AM (enJYY)

82 5,000 books. That's one helluva lot of work to do over.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 05:59 AM (enJYY)

I'll have to ask Pooky what Pookette's school uses. He's going to be scanning books more often in the next few weeks. One of the kindergarten teachers is out on maternity leave, so the librarian is covering for her for a few weeks until the substitute arrives, so Pooky is coming in to help out the library every morning for an hour. The situation is complicated, but he enjoys the work. Unfortunately for JT, this means less time with the kids. (Doggy pout.)

Posted by: pookysgirl, expert at cheering up dogs at April 11, 2023 06:30 AM (dtlDP)

83 Whole Foods opened its 64,000+ square foot “flagship” store in downtown San Francisco in March of 2022. On Monday, the grocery giant announced it was shuttering that location — at least for now.

“We are closing our Trinity location only for the time being,” a Whole Foods spokesperson said in a statement.

Guess they missed this part:
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 11, 2023 06:31 AM (BRHaw)

84 Good morning! The grandkids came over yesterday after school so we were talking about what they were learning. This weeks topic was Daniel Boone. Apparently he discovered 'indians'...who weren't really 'indians' and he made them sick and they all died. We'll be looking at how to get them moved into some charter schools this week.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 11, 2023 06:32 AM (YRsIm)

85 Hey JT.

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 11, 2023 06:33 AM (ju2Fy)

86 Was watching the scam set up to make it easier to donate to you favorite polititcal candiate. Get some sucker (mostly eldery people) to donate a few dollars a month. Then they tack on hundreds of other donations to you donation. Many looked like they donated hundreds of dollars a month to mostly Biden.
Staying within the limit you can donate as an individual.
Interviewing some of the people about giving large amounts of money for Biden's re-election, they were unaware of this. But I was shocked at some of the statements the people said about their hatred of Trump. One old lady wanted to beat Trump with a stick.
The area was in Maryland, next to DC. Probably lots of Trump haters living in that area,and northern Virginia.

Posted by: Colin at April 11, 2023 06:33 AM (0HGmK)

87 Rutgers AAUP-AFT represents 8,000 workers across the three campuses that failed to agree with the school administration for a new contract that would boost pay, provide job security, and implement race and gender equity initiatives, among other demands.

"It's not for lack of trying that we now have to have a strike," said Catherine Monteleone, a junior vice president to the assistant of the secretary of the office of inclusion in the division of DEI and the president of AAUP-BHSNJ."

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 11, 2023 06:34 AM (WzJYQ)

88 Bodycam videos worn on January 6 by undercover Metropolitan Police officers show the undercover officers cheering on the demonstrators, with chants of ‘Go! Go! Go!,’ ‘Stop the Steal!,’ and ‘Whose House? Our House!’”

“Undercover operatives were planted among the protesters as instigators; not just observers.”

The attorney also points out that there were “at least 10 to 12 additional, previously unknown plain-clothes MPD officers among the Proud Boys on January 6.” This means that there were at least 50 informants who had infiltrated the group on that day.

It as Ray Epps
then a few DHS
Then 30 to 40 Proud Boys
Now another 10 to 12 DC cops
It will hit 200 or more by Sept 1.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 11, 2023 06:35 AM (BRHaw)

89 The area was in Maryland, next to DC. Probably lots of Trump haters living in that area,and northern Virginia.
Posted by: Colin at April 11, 2023 06:33 AM (0HGmK)

They moved about 20 million to Warnock. Gretchen got maybe 24 million this way.

If tracked it all adds up to about $500 MILLION.

PS Tons comes out of Wa state.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 11, 2023 06:37 AM (BRHaw)

90 Agent Provocateurs?

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at April 11, 2023 06:39 AM (5u1+1)

91 Daily reflection today is from a man from Georgia on the topic of forgiveness . The scripture is Psalm 130:

https://tinyurl.com/yc54rkcy

Posted by: Intrepid Fibbie in khakis at April 11, 2023 06:39 AM (SjV4Y)

92 Of the 12,000 at the Capitol on Jan 6, 10,000 were cops and FIBs.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 11, 2023 06:41 AM (WzJYQ)

93 Posted by: Colin at April 11, 2023 06:33 AM
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I don't 'get' the Trump hate. Yeah, I know, it's likely because I *don't hate him* but there's gotta be more to it than that.

For example: My aunt and my sister both "hate Trump" and I mean hate, really HATE him to at a psychopathic level!

When convo turns to Trump, they go off the rails into unbelievable diatribes. It's... surreal. The long strings of expletives... coming from women who don't usually have "potty mouth". It's as if they're possessed. Seems truly demonic.

Ugh. Fully programmed, they are. NPCs.

Posted by: JQ at April 11, 2023 06:43 AM (o0Fxd)

94 We'll be looking at how to get them moved into some charter schools this week.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 11, 2023 06:32 AM (YRsIm)

How old are the grandkids? Just curious.

Despite covering a lot of frontier history, our school didn't teach much about Daniel Boone. I guess we were too busy reading about the Spirit Lake Massacre and the Minnesota Sioux Uprising.

Posted by: pookysgirl shockingly doesn't know how to properly scalp someone at April 11, 2023 06:43 AM (dtlDP)

95
Agent Provocateurs?

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at April 11, 2023 06:39 AM

Nancy Boys, as in Nancy Pelosi. Is it any doubt now why she didn't call in more security? She got EXACTLY what she wanted, the ability to halt the EC count, then institute 'Emergency' rules. Pence got played, even after all these years still hasn't figured that out.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 06:43 AM (enJYY)

96 Boker Tov Patriots

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 11, 2023 06:44 AM (KqgAB)

97 Good morning everyone.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 11, 2023 06:44 AM (qoGsy)

98 Daniel Boone. Apparently he discovered 'indians'...who weren't really 'indians' and he made them sick and they all died. We'll be looking at how to get them moved into some charter schools this week.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead
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Make sure the charter school isn't using the same books*.

(*Do they still use subject books?)

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 11, 2023 06:45 AM (ju2Fy)

99 "After downloading hundreds of millions of [dollars in] donations to the Take Back Action Fund servers, we were shocked to see that almost half of the donations to ActBlue in 2019 claimed to be unemployed individuals," he said. "The name of employers must be disclosed when making political donations, but more than 4.7 million donations came from people who claimed they did not have an employer. Those 4.7 million donations totaled $346 million ActBlue raised and sent to liberal causes."

The trend is continuing this year: An Action Fund examination of 2020 data from January through August showed an uptick in "unemployed" donations through ActBlue, to 50.1% this year.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 11, 2023 06:45 AM (BRHaw)

100 My kid's Christian school has doubled enrollment in 3 years.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 11, 2023 06:45 AM (WzJYQ)

101
My kid's Christian school has doubled enrollment in 3 years.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 11, 2023 06:45 AM

I believe it. All the Catholic schools in the Philadelphia area stayed open during the plandemic and they've re-opened formerly shuttered schools and still had to turn away parents who've had enough.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 06:49 AM (enJYY)

102 The athletic fields in Baisley Park are usually cricket pitches. Sometimes the short people play soccer, but more often than not, people play flag football instead.

Posted by: Jamaica NYC at April 11, 2023 06:50 AM (79HwH)

103
"After downloading hundreds of millions of [dollars in] donations to the Take Back Action Fund servers, we were shocked to see that almost half of the donations to ActBlue in 2019 claimed to be unemployed individuals," he said.

Yup. I did a zip code search in my area and 'unemployed' contributing to ActBlue are multiple pages of results.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 06:50 AM (enJYY)

104 My kid's Christian school has doubled enrollment in 3 years.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy

My old parish's school (grades 1-

had a $12M expansion 5 years ago. It was immediately filled to the new capacity. They initiated an new $15M building program 2 years ago.

Half of the new kids weren't Catholic.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 11, 2023 06:51 AM (qoGsy)

105 Hiya Captain

Posted by: JT at April 11, 2023 06:52 AM (T4tVD)

106 Hiya TonyPete

Posted by: JT at April 11, 2023 06:52 AM (T4tVD)

107 My kid's Christian school has doubled enrollment in 3 years.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy

And that's just the Jewish Kids trying to get in LOL

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 11, 2023 06:53 AM (KqgAB)

108 My kid's Christian school has doubled enrollment in 3 years.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 11, 2023 06:45 AM (WzJYQ)

Iowa just passed ESAs, so I'm guessing we'll see another rise in enrollment. The local public school went online for the Kung Flu Panic, but the teachers didn't have lesson plans because they didn't have "adequate time to adapt plans for online learning" (yay teacher's unions), so an entire quarter of learning went down the drain. That didn't sit so well with parents, so the public school lost families to the Christian school and homeschooling.

Posted by: pookysgirl, school choice advocate at April 11, 2023 06:54 AM (dtlDP)

109 It's not really blackjack and hookers without cocaine too.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 11, 2023 06:54 AM (08AgO)

110 My birdbath isn't frozen.

Posted by: JT at April 11, 2023 06:56 AM (T4tVD)

111 Missed the ONT-- thought my modem bit the dust but no... suddenly got internet back at 3am local time.

Whatevs. At least I don't need to spend any $.

Posted by: JQ at April 11, 2023 06:56 AM (o0Fxd)

112
Because of the priest scandal the Catholic church schools have an anti-grooming program that used to be called 'Protecting God's Children'. The program differed a little bit from grade to grade but the message kept getting reinforced every year.

But the FBI is now trying to infiltrate Catholic churches? Something is happening and I don't know what it is Mister Jones.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 06:56 AM (enJYY)

113 Hey JT!

Thanks for the bb status. It helps me decide how to dress for the day.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 11, 2023 06:57 AM (qoGsy)

114 And now the FBI is planting informants in churches? Gives the impression that they really are out to get us.

Posted by: Erik In Texas at April 11, 2023 06:58 AM (uXAOE)

115 Supposed to be a beautiful day here.

Posted by: JT at April 11, 2023 06:58 AM (T4tVD)

116
And that's just the Jewish Kids trying to get in LOL

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 11, 2023 06:53 AM

Don't scoff, my wife taught quite a few Jewish kids in her Catholic school. I guess perhaps the parents did a little remediation at home every night.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 06:59 AM (enJYY)

117 Because of the priest scandal the Catholic church schools have an anti-grooming program that used to be called 'Protecting God's Children'. The program differed a little bit from grade to grade but the message kept getting reinforced every year.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 06:56 AM (enJYY)

As Stacy McCain keeps pointing out, the priest scandal pales in comparison to the ongoing teacher-sex scandal.

Posted by: pookysgirl notes that one got far more coverage than the other at April 11, 2023 07:00 AM (dtlDP)

118 And that's just the Jewish Kids trying to get in LOL
Posted by: Nevergiveup

Our school requires families to be practicing Christians and needs a letter from a pastor. A considerable amount of time is spent in Bible study and chapel. No other religious accommodations are made.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 11, 2023 07:01 AM (lA5id)

119 "Legal Insurrection" reports on
RC church infiltration by the FBI . One of the comments was particularly good too/ about " watching out" for keen people who are suddenly showing up:

https://tinyurl.com/3ex5s839

Posted by: Intrepid Fibbie in khakis at April 11, 2023 07:03 AM (Y5exi)

120 And that's just the Jewish Kids trying to get in LOL

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 11, 2023 06:53 AM

Don't scoff, my wife taught quite a few Jewish kids in her Catholic school. I guess perhaps the parents did a little remediation at home every night.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 06:59 AM (enJYY)

I am not kidding.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 11, 2023 07:03 AM (KqgAB)

121 Don't scoff, my wife taught quite a few Jewish kids in her Catholic school. I guess perhaps the parents did a little remediation at home every night.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 06:59 AM (enJYY)

"Jesus wasn't God, he was a schmuck!"

(Just joking, glad the kids are getting a better education.)

Posted by: pookysgirl, not quite fluent in Yiddish at April 11, 2023 07:03 AM (dtlDP)

122 And now the FBI is planting informants in churches? Gives the impression that they really are out to get us.
Posted by: Erik In Texas at April 11, 2023 06:58 AM (uXAOE)
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Only a matter of time before we are each issued our personal political officer in our homes, to make sure our ideology is correct. (The government has violated every other Amendment in the Bill of Rights--they'll get around to the Third Amendment eventually.)

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 11, 2023 07:04 AM (BpYfr)

123 114 And now the FBI is planting informants in churches? Gives the impression that they really are out to get us.
Posted by: Erik In Texas at April 11, 2023 06:58 AM (uXAOE)

Once Woke Inc invades it must destroy. Education does not teach math or reading but Emotional Social skills. And the science is really alchemistry. Same is for FiB. Criminal (robbers thugs etc) are the downcast of society and just need a second or 21st chance. The real danger, as thought by the Woke, are people that believe their families and churches are a useful community.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 11, 2023 07:05 AM (BRHaw)

124 Our old parish's views on non-Catholics at the school -

"We encourage all interested Catholic families to apply and experience our vibrant Catholicity; however, we welcome students and families of all faiths and backgrounds. We do not require students or families to be Catholic, but we do ask all families to partner with us in developing young women and men of virtue and moral character."

Posted by: Tonypete at April 11, 2023 07:05 AM (qoGsy)

125 Divide by Zero --
Re your software. I did the same thing for a community college library in the late 90s, but mine was in RPG on a AS/400. It tied into the registration system, so as soon as a student enrolled his info was available for library checkout.

When the school decided to go with commercial systems, that went away. The long-time library staff is still miffed about losing the home-grown setup.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 11, 2023 07:07 AM (a/4+U)

126 mornin yall. 60 guns were stolen from a local pawn shop yesterday. This particular pawn shop is located in the hood, across the street from the old mall and future world class Pickleball courts. It was probably some do-gooders, and they will take those guns and lose them is a canoe trip down the river.

Posted by: fd at April 11, 2023 07:08 AM (iayUP)

127
I remember 9th grade (maybe it was 10th) when all of a sudden there was an influx of Catholics into my public school. The 'top track' suddenly doubled in size. There weren't any dummies in that group.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 07:09 AM (enJYY)

128 Our school requires families to be practicing Christians and needs a letter from a pastor. A considerable amount of time is spent in Bible study and chapel. No other religious accommodations are made.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 11, 2023 07:01 AM (lA5id)
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That never stopped us!

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhs0ov

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 11, 2023 07:11 AM (iWOgL)

129 Ah, the Natural Virtues. Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, and Temperance.

Too bad they don't teach those in the public schools anymore.

Justice got replaced by "social justice."

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at April 11, 2023 07:11 AM (5u1+1)

130 Whoops; "Intrepid FBI agent" sock off

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 11, 2023 07:12 AM (FUVRY)

131 "Legal Insurrection" reports on
RC church infiltration by the FBI . One of the comments was particularly good too/ about " watching out" for keen people who are suddenly showing up:

https://tinyurl.com/3ex5s839

Posted by: Intrepid Fibbie in khakis

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At the same time that people are seeking church homes. What a great way to damage relationships between people and promote suspicion. Very similar to the lockdown vs freedom inter-family destruction they sowed during COVID. Or the related effort where they let people die from not treating them to promote the idea that the virus is deadly in order to push the vaxxine, and intentionall sow distrust between the people through that.

Everything is an op.

Posted by: Did you hear BRICS has overtaken G7 in GDP? at April 11, 2023 07:13 AM (x7OL5)

132

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at April 11, 2023 07:14 AM (vwCZJ)

133
When the school decided to go with commercial systems, that went away. The long-time library staff is still miffed about losing the home-grown setup.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 11, 2023 07:07 AM

I believe it. One of the teachers ( a lib, the only one of the teachers of that persuasion ) wanted a system to tie into the Library of Congress at five thousand dollars a year. She felt my system was inferior. D'uh, it was, I'll admit. My system only had as much information on each book as the librarian felt like punching in. School couldn't afford the LOC system but they gave her what she wanted while the library still used mine. A couple of years later the school closed because of financial issues.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 07:15 AM (enJYY)

134 Whoops; "Intrepid FBI agent" sock off

Posted by: FenelonSpoke

I wuz wondering.....

Hiya Fen !

Posted by: JT at April 11, 2023 07:15 AM (T4tVD)

135 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 11, 2023 07:16 AM (2hlEI)

136 wow

Switzerland stops the Covid vaccinations: all vaccination recommendations have been withdrawn, doctors can only administer the controversial vaccines in individual cases under certain conditions - but then bear the risk of liability for vaccination damage.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 11, 2023 07:18 AM (BRHaw)

137 Morning peeps.

I just assume everyone I interact with during the day (the number is very small, if anyone at all) is eff bee eye unless I'm convinced otherwise.

There are some I still haven't decided on.

I'm pretty sure my wife isn't. Pretty sure.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 11, 2023 07:19 AM (Q4IgG)

138 Picked up a couple of HP EliteDesk 800 G3 Mini's for cheap.

They have i7-6700 processors, these are not supported by Windows 11 so consequently cannot be "upgraded" to Win11.

But I never wanted them for Windows to begin with, one is destined to be Hackintoshed, the other is now a dual boot Win10/Linux Mint workstation.

The third will replace the RPI Plex/Media Server.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 11, 2023 07:20 AM (up/3i)

139 What fresh hell this day?

Posted by: DB - defying the ban at April 11, 2023 07:20 AM (geLO8)

140 DBZ -
In our case faculty hated the green screen systems we had in place for everything and wanted online class systems. So the registration system tie-in went away. Regional library systems wanted more web-based systems for interlibrary loan functions, so...

But the one we'd done on our own would do checkout, reports, lables, print cards or maintain an in-house online catalog... Damn, that thing was fun to tinker together.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 11, 2023 07:21 AM (a/4+U)

141 Justice got replaced by "social justice."
Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at April 11, 2023 07:11 AM (5u1+1)

Learning is now emotional social learning

it is like science vs scientific consensus

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 11, 2023 07:21 AM (BRHaw)

142 131 Pretty much what I think. Everything is an operation to sow distrust, prevent organized opposition, promote isolation. Our government is disgusting and is only concerned with itself.

Posted by: Erik In Texas at April 11, 2023 07:21 AM (P9COB)

143 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 11, 2023 07:16 AM (2hlEI)

You might enjoy this:

youtu.be/bl5TUw7sUBs

Posted by: pookysgirl, Pogo fan at April 11, 2023 07:21 AM (dtlDP)

144 I understand Jane's husband is back in the hospital. Is there an update?

Posted by: fd at April 11, 2023 07:22 AM (iayUP)

145 I'm pretty sure my wife isn't. Pretty sure.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 11, 2023 07:19 AM (Q4IgG)

Wow. Pooky has been diagnosed with paranoia, but even he's not that bad.

Posted by: stunned pookysgirl at April 11, 2023 07:23 AM (dtlDP)

146 In the '70s there was a poster that said

"Just because I'm paranoid, it doesn't mean that everyone isn't out to get me."

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at April 11, 2023 07:25 AM (5u1+1)

147 The FBi would have a hard time infiltrating our church we're so small , but we could use some more male voices singing the hymns.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 11, 2023 07:26 AM (BrDhl)

148 I'm starting to think my agoraphobia is entirely justified

Posted by: DB - defying the ban at April 11, 2023 07:26 AM (geLO8)

149 Pence got played, even after all these years still hasn't figured that out.

Pence did not get 'played.' He was a fully bought-off active participant in the steal.

The bastard should swing.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 11, 2023 07:27 AM (AW0uW)

150 You might enjoy this:

youtu.be/bl5TUw7sUBs
Posted by: pookysgirl, Pogo fan at April 11, 2023 07:21 AM (dtlDP)
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Cute!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 11, 2023 07:27 AM (2hlEI)

151
But the one we'd done on our own would do checkout, reports, lables, print cards or maintain an in-house online catalog... Damn, that thing was fun to tinker together.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 11, 2023 07:21 AM

It was fun. I remember discovering the code to build an index for a library system years before I volunteered. I never would have thought of it myself. It automagically dropped out certain words like 'the' and the like. So you could either punch in 'The Diary of' or 'Diary of' and get the same result. In one line of code. It would have taken me ten to do the same thing.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 07:27 AM (enJYY)

152 Looks like it will be Newsome. Nobody can outdo his hair, his teeth, his tan.

And the youth vote will roll like a rogue wave. Expect a lot of red state statehouse galleries to get raucous crowds of snowflakes demanding action on guns. They know it's a loser. It's about GOTV.

Posted by: Mr Gaga at April 11, 2023 07:28 AM (GHDwF)

153 JJ is nood!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 11, 2023 07:28 AM (GYIa4)

154 I understand Jane's husband is back in the hospital. Is there an update?
Posted by: fd at April 11, 2023 07:22 AM (iayUP)
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Good morning. I was just coming on here to ask for prayers, for those who missed the news yesterday. I haven't heard anything since last night, except when I woke up this morning I saw Jane had texted me after midnight asking if she could call this morning to talk. I said of course. I know she is in shock from having witnessed his sudden illness - she says it was the worst thing she ever saw.

I will let you know when I hear anything. For those who don't know, her husband had a serious relapse of the sudden onset double pneumonia that he had on Dec 27. He is in the ICU and it's very bad. Please send all the prayers you can heavenward! Thank you.

Posted by: bluebell at April 11, 2023 07:28 AM (pTb/Z)

155 G'morning, all.

Apparently one of the side effects of the radiation treatment is that all the hair in the radiated area falls off.

I did not know that.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 11, 2023 07:29 AM (1n+EO)

156
The FBi would have a hard time infiltrating our church we're so small , but we could use some more male voices singing the hymns.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 11, 2023 07:26 AM

When some six foot tall slender guy in khakis wearing Ray-bans and a short hair cut volunteers for the choir, watch out. Just sayin'.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 07:29 AM (enJYY)

157 Thank you Bluebell. Will do.

Posted by: fd at April 11, 2023 07:30 AM (iayUP)

158
Apparently one of the side effects of the radiation treatment is that all the hair in the radiated area falls off.

I did not know that.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 11, 2023 07:29 AM

Helluva way to manscape.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 11, 2023 07:31 AM (enJYY)

159 40 When you select for lack of positive results, and mediocre, grasping failures, Newsom is hard to top.
Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at April 11, 2023 05:34 AM (u82oZ)

Second look at Cuomo?

Posted by: m at April 11, 2023 07:58 AM (lfdZ0)

160 143 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 11, 2023 07:16 AM (2hlEI)

You might enjoy this:

youtu.be/bl5TUw7sUBs
Posted by: pookysgirl, Pogo fan at April 11, 2023 07:21 AM (dtlDP)

That's so wonderful!

Posted by: m at April 11, 2023 08:25 AM (lfdZ0)

161 160 143 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 11, 2023 07:16 AM (2hlEI)

You might enjoy this:

youtu.be/bl5TUw7sUBs
Posted by: pookysgirl, Pogo fan at April 11, 2023 07:21 AM (dtlDP)

That's so wonderful!
Posted by: m at April 11, 2023 08:25 AM (lfdZ0)

Lyrics on the screen version.

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=9-7aXBRVBOs

Posted by: m at April 11, 2023 09:33 AM (lfdZ0)

162 No ones upgrading or buying new PC's because the graphics cards are at absurd prices.

Posted by: Sixiron at April 11, 2023 11:29 AM (c4Wfm)

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