Daily Tech News 14 October 2024

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SpaceX's Starship test completes with a remarkable "chopstick" booster catch. (The Verge)

The most successful Starship test so far, with both the Super Heavy booster and the Starship itself performing flawlessly.

I'm linking The Verge for this one because the story is reported completely straight - just the facts, ma'am - and the comments are cheerfully ripping apart The Verge's usual two minute hate pieces.
Meanwhile Elon Musk is planning to sue the Combat Camel Corps over blatant First Amendment violations. (MSN)

The CCC - wait, I'm told that stands for California Coastal Commission - and specifically Gretchen Newsom - were stupid enough to say that they rejected the SpaceX application for additional launch slots at Vandenburg because of what Musk posted on Twitter.

Tech News

Turns out 23andMe is a genetic robot vacuum cleaner. (SFGate)

If you used the service - or if anyone in your family did - you should probably log in and delete your data.

This won't do anything but it might work in your favour in the resulting class action lawsuits.

CEO Anne Wojcicki says she's open to takeover offers. Or people who want to buy the company. Either one.
Unidentified drones swarmed Langley Air Force Base, and the Pentagon is "stumped". (MSN)

The drones circled the base for seventeen days.
The average LLM (AI) jailbreak attempt takes 42 seconds. (SC World)

20% of attacks succeed, and of those, 90% leak confidential information.
A detailed review of the Terramaster F8 Plus. (Liliputing)

This is an 8 bay M.2 NAS with 10Gb Ethernet and an 8 core CPU. It's only slightly larger than an external 3.5" hard drive, and can store up to 64TB of data and hold up to 32GB of RAM for running applications (it ships with 16GB as standard, but it uses a regular SO-DIMM slot.)

There's also cheaper F8 Nonplus, with a 4 core CPU and shipping with 8GB of RAM. That should be fine if you just need the server functions and don't want to run apps on it.
Gotta catch 'em all, but I'm out of disk space: A Game Freak leak has dumped company info and a terabyte of Pokemons. (Notebook Check)

Game Freak is the company developing the Pokemon games, though the franchise is owned by the Pokemon Company and Nintendo. Anyway, the Skitty is definitely out of the bag now.
The Beelink SER9 is the fastest mini-PC you can get right now. (WCCFTech)

It has more than twice the CPU performance and three to four times the graphics performance of my Beelink SER5. But I have three of those and the SER9 costs more than three times as much if you already have memory and SSDs you can reuse.

The Ryzen 370 used in the SER9 only supports LPDDR5X memory, not regular SO-DIMMS, so you can't install your own unless you have a desoldering station and a very steady hand. It does have two M.2 slots though.

But if you don't need three computers and just want something small and quiet that gets the job done including moderate gaming loads, it does.

Bling Bang Bang Videos of the Day

Bae and Ina.

Ina famously sent Bae the music for this at 2AM and Bae never managed to get back to sleep.

Disclaimer: Corpsman, address your camel! D-7.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 14, 2024 04:00 AM (JtkJG)

2 First?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 14, 2024 04:01 AM (omVj0)

3 First?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 14, 2024 04:01 AM (omVj0)
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Avis.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 14, 2024 04:02 AM (JtkJG)

4 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at October 14, 2024 04:05 AM (22Vzd)

5 On vacation at the Dead Sea and... sick in bed with a never-ending case of sinusitus.

Sent Mrs. BD, pups and grandpups out for a hike in the desert wasteland.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 14, 2024 04:05 AM (JtkJG)

6 Some clouds but nice out
Forward Dog 9 hitting the long road

Posted by: Skip at October 14, 2024 04:07 AM (fwDg9)

7 Trump rally this evening

Posted by: Skip at October 14, 2024 04:08 AM (ZjWn5)

8 So, anyone else have Kaspersky AV and get their computer jacked up when Kaspersky forcibly installed Ultra AV?

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at October 14, 2024 04:08 AM (/HDaX)

9 I'm looking into getting a beelink mini PC. I'll have to get a 15pin to HDMI adapter. Amazon has plenty.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at October 14, 2024 04:11 AM (22Vzd)

10 Oops. Hit the post button.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at October 14, 2024 04:11 AM (22Vzd)

11 What operating system will the beelink support?

Posted by: Living Proof at October 14, 2024 04:14 AM (TLBJy)

12 Oops. Hit the post button.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come

I was going to hit the toast button, but the bread had mold.

Ah well.

Posted by: Adriane the Shower Curtain INSIDE the Tub Critic . . . at October 14, 2024 04:14 AM (TX4bP)

13 Musk's rocket catching apparatus doesn't look real. Did he borrow footage from The Thunderbirds? Very 1960s Sci Fi feel to it...

Posted by: Mister Ghost at October 14, 2024 04:16 AM (TGPs7)

14 ...who the hell still trusts Kaspersky?

Posted by: Brother Tim sez at October 14, 2024 04:16 AM (uHfuq)

15 Musk's rocket catching apparatus doesn't look real. Did he borrow footage from The Thunderbirds? Very 1960s Sci Fi feel to it...
Posted by: Mister Ghost at October 14, 2024 04:16 AM (TGPs7)
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Did you see the strings, too?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 14, 2024 04:17 AM (JtkJG)

16 Can't sleep. Still can't make it to Corsicana. Life is stupid, sometimes.

Posted by: Brother Tim sez at October 14, 2024 04:18 AM (uHfuq)

17 ...who the hell still trusts Kaspersky?
Posted by: Brother Tim sez at October 14, 2024 04:16 AM (uHfuq)
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I use a lot of Proton stuff and I still believe they're run by somebody evil.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 14, 2024 04:18 AM (JtkJG)

18 Okay! It's Monday; I know, I know. But as long as you're on the right side of the ground, even a bad Monday is pretty small kumquats, nicht wahr[i\]?

On the other hand I have a staff lunch today. If only I could get out of it without repercussions. Maybe I could plead a recurrence of my old Vietnam-era malaria . . .? (Disclaimer: I was never *in* Vietnam, just lived through the era; and never had malaria.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 14, 2024 04:18 AM (omVj0)

20 Beelink supports most OS's. I'm going with Linux.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at October 14, 2024 04:19 AM (22Vzd)

21 11 What operating system will the beelink support?
Posted by: Living Proof

Comes with Windows. I installed Linux on mine. Works perfectly.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at October 14, 2024 04:20 AM (BLOW1)

22 So it looks like the bottom has fallen out of the Wrangler 392.

You can now get low mileage 2021s for 55k, these things were going for well over 100k with some market adjustments putting them at 135k.

I new something was up when I was watching a barret Jackson auction the other day and a pimped out gladiator rubicon with a Heliphant engine only went for 110k.

Something like that was easily getting in the high 100k low 200k a couple of years ago.

I think Stelantis/Jeep is in big trouble.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 14, 2024 04:20 AM (yk7js)

23 200K for a *Jeep*??? Does it come with a hot tub and a young Heather Thomas?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 14, 2024 04:32 AM (omVj0)

24 The only even more hysterical thing is that Jeep is announced they were discontinuing the 392 for the 2025 model year, so they announced the last call edition for 2024 and were charging a premium for it, so people snapped them up thinking they would have a collector item, but because Jeep got a lot of suckers to bite, they are now continuing the 392 into the 25 model year as a final last call, instantly devaluing the 2024 last call edition substantially.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 14, 2024 04:33 AM (yk7js)

25 @23

>>200K for a *Jeep*??? Does it come with a hot tub and a young Heather Thomas?

Sadly no. But it does feature a 1000hp Heliphant engine, so that's kind of the same.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 14, 2024 04:35 AM (yk7js)

26 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at October 14, 2024 04:38 AM (unn1B)

27 But it does feature a 1000hp Heliphant engine, so that's kind of the same.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 14, 2024

***
A *thousand* hp . . .? Where aside from a track could you even begin to get into that kind of power?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 14, 2024 04:40 AM (omVj0)

28 Did Biden call Elon and congratulate him on Space X's achievement of catching the first 1 stage rocket. I have to be kidding, we all know that he would never do that unless Elon throws his support to Kamala. Past Presidents did that during the NASA rocket tests of the 60's and 70's. Kamala was hoping it would be a big failure and blow up, I'd bet.

Posted by: Colin at October 14, 2024 04:41 AM (e8qy3)

29
It's just another manic Monday
Wish it were Sunday
'Cause that's my fun day
My I-don't-have-to-run day

Posted by: The Bangles at October 14, 2024 04:46 AM (unn1B)

30 Wide view of “The Catch.”

Twitter

https://tinyurl.com/3df6ywtt

Posted by: 13times at October 14, 2024 04:48 AM (+3JTp)

31 @27

>>A *thousand* hp . . .? Where aside from a track could you even begin to get into that kind of power?

Nowhere really, but being that it's a Jeep and typically has an additional 2000 lbs of steel bumpers, winch's, upgraded axels, 40 inch tires, bead lock rims, etc, the 1000hp merely makes the 4 tons of truck move as it should.

Jeeps have notoriously underpowered engines, and when I had my Jeep LS swapped, the extra HP made it peppy but not egregiously so.

All things considered, if I had to do it all over again, I probably would have went with a supercharger rather than a swap.

But, such is life

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 14, 2024 04:48 AM (yk7js)

32 Okay, I'm revising my time-travel plan.

I've been saying for years that instead of killing the chief bad guy from WWII (his rise to power was inevitable, someone nefarious was going to fill that power vacuum even if you took him out), I'd take out a certain jug-eared puppet that has brought this country to its knees. I don't think *his* rise to power was inevitable.

But scratch all that, I've got a new target: Whoever came up with and successfully pushed the idea of "hate crimes," which has led to the abominable notion of "hate speech." Which in turn has led to the industrial censorship complex, an absolute assault on what it means to be an American. Elon Musk is being thwarted in his drive to push America into the future based on "mean things he's said on Twitter," and the same goes for Trump.

Posted by: pookysgirl clearly has some research to do at October 14, 2024 05:01 AM (dtlDP)

33 52 minutes but 11 miles longer than short way

Posted by: Skip at October 14, 2024 05:01 AM (ZjWn5)

34 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 14, 2024 05:06 AM (hoCmQ)

35 But scratch all that, I've got a new target: Whoever came up with and successfully pushed the idea of "hate crimes," which has led to the abominable notion of "hate speech." Which in turn has led to the industrial censorship complex, an absolute assault on what it means to be an American. Elon Musk is being thwarted in his drive to push America into the future based on "mean things he's said on Twitter," and the same goes for Trump.
Posted by: pookysgirl

So, you hate "Hate Speech" ?

Posted by: Bruce at October 14, 2024 05:09 AM (taaBm)

36 Wide view of “The Catch.”

Twitter

https://tinyurl.com/3df6ywtt
Posted by: 13times

Wow!

Posted by: Bruce at October 14, 2024 05:12 AM (taaBm)

37 (Disclaimer: I was never *in* Vietnam, just lived through the era; and never had malaria.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Can you load a shotgun?

Posted by: Bruce at October 14, 2024 05:13 AM (taaBm)

38 So, you hate "Hate Speech" ?

Posted by: Bruce at October 14, 2024 05:09 AM (taaBm)

Yup! Why should an emotion be criminalized? I'd love to ask the "Love Is Love" crowd that question.

Posted by: pookysgirl has other questions too at October 14, 2024 05:14 AM (dtlDP)

39
The Black Insurrectionist story about Tim Walz and young boys?

Verdict: Plausible

/ maybe even a lot more then plausible, perhaps likely

Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 14, 2024 05:18 AM (RKVpM)

40 Too many Gretchens.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 14, 2024 05:18 AM (+H2BX)

41 Posted by: The Bangles at October 14, 2024 04:46 AM (unn1B)

Written by “Christopher” which was a pseudonym used by Prince.

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at October 14, 2024 05:21 AM (JRP2U)

42 Cheaper to keep her than a wife...

𝔹𝕦𝕕 & ℂ𝕒𝕤𝕖𝕪…
@bud_cann
Elon Musk says the Optimus 2 robot will shop for groceries, clean your house, babysit, wash the car, mow the lawn, engage in deep meaningful conversations with encyclopaedic knowledge, wash the dishes, do the laundry, paint your home, play sports, and an amazing amount of other things. The price of Optimus is slated to be 28,000 to $30,000 and Musk predicts Optimus will be the biggest selling item in history.

Posted by: Mister Ghost at October 14, 2024 05:24 AM (TGPs7)

43
Texas GOP Rep. Chip Roy and state Rep. Brian Harrison, R, said that the Texas Department of Public Safety has confirmed there are nearly 3 million non-citizens with driver's licenses in the state that secretary of state has allowed for use as voter ID.

Cheat Status: Underway

Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 14, 2024 05:27 AM (RKVpM)

44 Optimus fetch me a beer.
Optimus pick up my dirty underwear off the carpet.
Optimus go take the dog for a walk.
Optimus, make me a sammich.
Optimus, I don't feel like going to work today, you
go for me.

It has possibilities.

Posted by: Mister Ghost at October 14, 2024 05:30 AM (TGPs7)

45 and the comments are cheerfully ripping apart The Verge's usual two minute hate pieces.

Oh... you mean virtually, not literally. I am disappoint.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 14, 2024 05:33 AM (IG4Id)

46

Can you fuck it?

Posted by: Pervo Pete at October 14, 2024 05:37 AM (xq3jW)

47 @46

Don’t stick your dick in A.I.

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at October 14, 2024 05:41 AM (JRP2U)

48
Mark Mitchell, Rasmussen Reports
@Mark_R_Mitchell
We finally have Trump winning PA - coming soon.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 14, 2024 05:41 AM (RKVpM)

49 (Disclaimer: I was never *in* Vietnam, just lived through the era; and never had malaria.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Can you load a shotgun?
Posted by: Bruce at October 14, 2024

***
Been a while. I can certainly load handguns. But then, I'm not trying to convince voters that I'm a man.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 14, 2024 05:44 AM (omVj0)

50 Can you get the Optimus robot to look like the 28-year-old Nicole Kidman?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 14, 2024 05:46 AM (omVj0)

51 We're supposed to see a low of 58 F. on Wednesday morning, a high about 72, and the lower temps are supposed to last through Saturday. I'll believes it when I feels it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 14, 2024 05:50 AM (omVj0)

52
The Black Insurrectionist story about Tim and young boys?
Here is one sample:

https://is.gd/ckFoc5

/ kinda gross
/ you decide

Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 14, 2024 05:51 AM (RKVpM)

53 Timmy hasn’t denied being a pederast, so must be true.

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at October 14, 2024 05:54 AM (JRP2U)

54 Timmy bailing on the National Guard unit right before deployment ought to be an extinction level event for a politician.

I'm hearing he took a boy to an "Indigo Girl" concert. That he had some problems with a school district in Nebraska where he was fired.

All that shit needs to be made public when running for office. None of this "personnel matter". For that matter all of his NCOERs need published. It is disgusting how these nutbars are gaming the system.

Posted by: Common Tater at October 14, 2024 05:57 AM (zhVuU)

55 Happy Monday

Posted by: rhennigantx at October 14, 2024 05:59 AM (gbOdA)

56 Psalm 86- A psalm of trust in times of deep trouble:

https://tinyurl.com/4fsfeh66

Here's what a note about "show me a token for good" (vs 17) in my " Life Application" Bible says:
"it is right to pray for a sign of God"s favor. As David found, that may be just what we need. But we should not overlook the signs which he has already given us: the support of family and friends, the fellowship of other believers, and the light of each new day. You can be confident he knows your situation no matter how desperate it becomes, and he cares. Ask God today for a sign of his love. It may come in an unexpected way.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 14, 2024 06:11 AM (lRvfO)

57 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at October 14, 2024 06:11 AM (U1w17)

58 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at October 14, 2024 06:15 AM (UWgy2)

59 "Just let go"

A reflection on a zip line, trusting in God. Matthew 11:28-30 and Jesus offering us rest:

https://tinyurl.com/3xtcjwnw

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 14, 2024 06:18 AM (lRvfO)

60 Raddatz: "The incidents were limited to a handful of apartment complexes... A handful!"

Posted by: rhennigantx at October 14, 2024 06:25 AM (gbOdA)

61 You can never go wrong with a Bling Bang Bang Born cover.

Posted by: NR Pax at October 14, 2024 06:25 AM (lXCUP)

62 Tim t o hit the road to the electron mines. Later, folken.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 14, 2024 06:30 AM (omVj0)

63 @ 60:
on a weekend full of comedy gold, that one still stood out as a real contender!

in other news, redpilled michael moore. wow.

yootoob link:

https://is.gd/ncNZqp

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at October 14, 2024 06:32 AM (UWgy2)

64 Pixy: As an avid reader of AOS, I see your column each and every morning. I enjoy reading your take on world events (allowing for the fact you come from the land down under) and, even though most of the technical info re: all things electronic go over my head, how you see what is happening in the tech universe. Matter of fact my last laptop purchase was based on your recommendation, so thanks for that.
However, every so often I wonder: why does this person have that many PC cases, and what is up with the videos? I mean, I just watched the one you included today and, man...?!

Posted by: BrianinTn at October 14, 2024 06:32 AM (GD75n)

65 This is a nice site for Christian inspiration, uplifting stories and music: Godtube. Here we have Dennis Quaid singing a great old hymn "Just as I am ":

https://tinyurl.com/yx2fxfnh

And I think that's it for links today. I'd tired of tinyurl needing me to verify that I'm human.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 14, 2024 06:34 AM (ugEfN)

66 in other news, redpilled michael moore. wow.

yootoob link:

https://is.gd/ncNZqp
Posted by: sock_rat_eez
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That was from 2016, iirc.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 14, 2024 06:37 AM (hoCmQ)

67 We here at Permaville, USA, are all about sustainable living and coexistence. We are opening locations throughout the US to teach the basics of permaculture. Come join us!

Posted by: The Grand, High, Exalted, Mystic, Ruler, Morris Fink at October 14, 2024 06:44 AM (CV8a5)

68 Ask God today for a sign of his love. It may come in an unexpected way.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 14, 2024 06:11 AM (lRvfO)

Not that I'm in any way a competent theologian or spiritual guide, but just speaking from my own experience... if you're in a bad spot, don't be afraid to in turn show God a sign of your *own* love, too. Love is a two way street.

If you have a rough situation in life, or some kind of crisis, do you turn to your family members and friends and other loved ones and start doubting their affection and blaming them for everything and demanding they make your life better? Or do you examine the situation and see if there's anything *you* can do to make their share of the ordeal better, even if just obliquely or trivially? Maybe the answer is nothing, but it's still a good frame of mind to try to get to, even if it seems difficult in your particular situation.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 14, 2024 06:46 AM (DDGz9)

69 eh, olddog, that's me and popular culture in a nutshell right there, lol

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at October 14, 2024 06:47 AM (UWgy2)

70 15 Musk's rocket catching apparatus doesn't look real. Did he borrow footage from The Thunderbirds? Very 1960s Sci Fi feel to it...
Posted by: Mister Ghost at October 14, 2024 04:16 AM (TGPs7)
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Did you see the strings, too?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 14, 2024 04:17 AM (JtkJG)
========
Funny as this joke is, there is a Verge commenter who honestly seems to believe that video is fake (and, when challenged by another commenter, accused *them* of being the conspiracy theorist).

Posted by: Sorry Folks, My Last Nic Upset Everyone, the Moose Out Front Should've Told You at October 14, 2024 06:48 AM (7kSOl)

71 Just to be clear, I am not saying that said Verge commenter has a point. That commenter is obviously a barking moonbat suffering from advanced-stage Musk Derangement Syndrome.

I am sure that Elon watched Thunderbirds as a kid and is just making his childhood fantasies come true.

Posted by: Sorry Folks, My Last Nic Upset Everyone, the Moose Out Front Should've Told You at October 14, 2024 06:54 AM (7kSOl)

72
JJ

Posted by: rhennigantx at October 14, 2024 07:03 AM (gbOdA)

73 Good morning, good people, from the resplendent Adirondacks where leaf raking will reign supreme shortly.

Meanwhile someone get hold of Langley and tell them to get in touch with a Ukrainean, they got the drone thing down pat--they'll know.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at October 14, 2024 07:07 AM (hKoQL)

74 Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 14, 2024 06:46 AM (DDGz9)

I think your thoughts are very wise, and I appreciate you sharing. I think everyone who loves God, prays and reflects on Scripture is a competent theologian.

I had signs of God's love today at the store . I saw a truck with a license plate "In God we trust" and then up the road I saw one of the most beautiful scarlet maples I have ever seen. I thanked God for both of them.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 14, 2024 07:30 AM (kjWDa)

75 Posted by: Sorry Folks, My Last Nic Upset Everyone, the Moose Out Front Should've Told You at October 14, 2024 06:54 AM (7kSOl)

I laughed at the nic. Thanks.?Is there some kind of limit on characters in a nic or could someone write a short novel in that space? 😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 14, 2024 07:34 AM (kjWDa)

76 There is, in fact, a character limit for nics. I've run into it on occasion for gag nics.

Posted by: Brother Tim sez at October 14, 2024 08:52 AM (vJmA2)

77 Posted by: Brother Tim

You folks are much more creative than I am.😊

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 14, 2024 09:16 AM (gTAfc)

78 You mean the Combat Cameltoe Corps

Posted by: Drunken Yoda at October 14, 2024 09:30 AM (ilHZO)

79 Ronald Reagan that staunch Conservative is who gave us the Commiefornia Coastal Commission.

Posted by: Fisht at October 14, 2024 12:33 PM (BHEHK)

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