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Tuesday September 18th, 2012
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Antarctic Ice Area Sets Another Record -- NSIDC Is Silent
posted 09/18/2012, 3:43 AM (Real Science)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Day 256 Antarctic ice is the highest ever for the date, and the eighth highest daily reading ever recorded. All seven higher readings occurred during the third week of September, 2007 – the week of the previous Arctic record minimum.
NSIDC does not mention the record Antarctic cold or ice on their web site, choosing inside to feature an article about global warming threatening penguins.... (more) |
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Thursday September 13th, 2012
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No Duty to Secure Wi-Fi from BitTorrent Pirates, Judge Rules
posted 09/13/2012, 1:17 AM (TorrentFreak)
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A crucial ruling in one of the ongoing BitTorrent lawsuits in the United States has delivered a clear win for open Wi-Fi operators. Among other things, California Judge Phyllis Hamilton ruled that Internet subscribers are not required to secure their wireless networks to prevent outsiders from pirating movies. In other words, people can’t be held liable for the alleged infringements of other people on their network.
BitTorrent lawsuits have been dragging on for more than two yea... (more) |
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Tuesday August 28th, 2012
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New Megaupload Will Be Massive Global Network To Change The World
posted 08/28/2012, 4:43 PM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
 Several weeks ago Kim Dotcom informed the world that Megaupload would be back, bigger and better than ever. Today, in a series of announcements he’s provided more intriguing details about the new service. “We are building a massive global network,” Dotcom revealed, while adding that hosters will all be able to connect to the network to add servers and bandwidth – providing they’re not in the United States that is. “I am going to turn this world upside down,” Dotcom warned.... (more) |
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Saturday August 11th, 2012
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3D Printing: The End of Gun Control?
posted 07/30/2012, 8:55 PM (Forbes)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Given the recent appalling events in Aurora, Colorado, there’s been a renewed call for greater gun control and a ban on assault weapons.
I’m in favor of tighter gun control and a ban on weapons that are unnecessarily powerful but I’m afraid that technology will soon make any legislation that limits the availability of any kinds of guns ineffective.
To understand why this might happen, you need to understand a technology called 3D printing.... (more) |
$7,000 Fine for Sharing “WordPress For Dummies” on BitTorrent
posted 07/03/2012, 5:42 AM (TorrentFreak)
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A New York federal court has ordered a rare default judgment in favor of John Wiley & Sons, one of the world’s largest book publishers. Robert Carpenter from Poughkeepsie, New York, has been ordered to pay the publisher $7,000 in damages for sharing a copy of “WordPress All-in-One For Dummies” on BitTorrent. According to Judge William Pauley, the man is guilty of both copyright and trademark infringement.... (more) |
Man Eats Uranium, Drinks and Swims In Reactor Water, Ignites Plutonium In His Bare Hand
posted 06/29/2012, 3:20 AM (Libertarian News)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Apparently radioactive material isn’t as dangerous as the EPA has made it out to be.
From the video notes:
Galen Winsor is a nuclear physicist of renown who worked at, and helped design, nuclear power plants in Hanford, WA; Oak Ridge, TN; Morris, IL, San Jose, CA; Wimington, NJ. Among his positions of expertise he was in charge of measuring and controlling the nucl ... (more) |
How Long Does Your ISP Store IP-Address Logs?
posted 06/29/2012, 3:19 AM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
The ongoing avalanche of mass-BitTorrent lawsuits reveal that IP-addresses can get people into a heap of trouble and it’s not unusual for Internet subscribers to be wrongfully accused of sharing copyrighted material. This begs the question, for how long are these IP-addresses stored? To find out, TorrentFreak asked some of the largest Internet providers in the US about their logging practices.... (more) |
Kim Dotcom: Artists Rejoice, Megabox is Not Dead
posted 06/22/2012, 5:08 AM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Despite the huge upheavals of the last few months, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has announced that his answer to the music industry’s outdated business model is coming soon. The Megabox service will shift the balance of power away from multi-billion dollar corporations to the artists who actually make the music. “Artists rejoice. It’s coming and it will unchain you,” Dotcom says.... (more) |
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Wednesday June 13th, 2012
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FOI Documents Show TOR Undernet Beyond the Reach of the Federal Investigators
posted 06/13/2012, 11:54 PM (Activist Post)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Recently released documents detail the federal government's inability to pursue cybercriminals shrouded by the tricky anonymity tools used by the Silk Road marketplace and other darknet sites - tools which are funded in part by the federal government itself. In this particular case, a citizen reported stumbling upon a cache of child pornography while browsing the anonymous Tor network's hidden sites, which are viewable with specialized, but readily available, tools and the special .onion domain.... (more) |
Researchers To Release an Anonymous BitTorrent Client
posted 06/04/2012, 3:26 PM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Researchers at Delft University of Technology have taken up the ambitious challenge of creating a BitTorrent client which secures the privacy of its users. Their Tribler client is already completely decentralized, meaning it will still work even in the event that all BitTorrent sites are shut down. Anonymity is the next big step in its evolution. “We’re going to take Internet privacy to the next level,” the lead researcher says about the upcoming release.... (more) |
Keep Out: NASA Asks Future Moon Visitors to Respect Its Stuff
posted 05/27/2012, 10:39 PM (Wired)
[Category: Science/Technology]
 The moon is about to become crowded.
In the next few years a slew of countries, including China, India, and Japan, are looking to put unmanned probes on the lunar surface. But more unprecedented are the 26 teams currently racing to win the Google Lunar X Prize -- a contest that will award $20 million to the first private company to land a robot on the lunar surface, travel a third of a mile, a... (more) First off, the US has no ownership over that unclaimed land, second I say tare it the hell up, let's see what they find. - Chris |
Leap Motion: A New Way To interact With Your Computer
posted 05/27/2012, 10:38 PM (YouTube)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Hands-free motion control, a technology pioneered by Nintendo's Wii and later improved upon by Microsoft's Kinect, just took a very big leap forward. Industries from gaming to surgery to architecture, engineering, and design may never be the same.
With the unveiling today of its Leap 3D motion control system, a San Francisco startup called Leap Motion has, well, leapfrogged the state of ... (more) |
Spectacular video: 'Jetman'; soars over Rio de Janeiro skyline
posted 05/03/2012, 8:42 AM (YouTube)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Yves 'Jetman' Rossy continues to push the boundaries of aviation - this time, by successfully completing a flight under a sunny sky over the city of Rio de Janeiro. Yves Rossy, the only person to fly with a rigid wing equipped with four jet engines, dropped from a helicopter over Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, where he stabilised the wing and headed full throttle north to circumvent Corcovado. He then track... (more) |
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Thursday April 26th, 2012
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Thursday April 19th, 2012
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Wednesday April 18th, 2012
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Larry Page Tells Java Jury Google 'Did Nothing Wrong'
posted 04/18/2012, 8:53 PM (Bloomberg)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Google Inc. Chief Executive Officer Larry Page, disputing claims that the leading search engine operator stole Java software technology from Oracle Corp. (ORCL), told a jury his company “did nothing wrong.”
Page, the first witness today to be called by Oracle attorney David Boies at a trial in federal court in San Francisco, said Google negotiated hard over a partnership with Sun Microsystems Inc., the creator of the Java programming language acquired by Oracle in 2010.
... (more) Unfortunately, Larry, competition is a crime in the good ol' US of A. |
New ISP will defend users from government spying
posted 04/17/2012, 11:49 PM (YouTube)
[Category: Science/Technology]
As the battle rages on over regulations for the Internet, one man is proposing a solution that could curb the concerns over online privacy. Legislation is being pushed in America right now that could stop online piracy, but would at the same time also infringe on the rights of many. Could all that change, though? One new Internet Service Provider will challenge the government if a user's information is... (more) |
Megaupload Worked on a Multi-Billion Dollar IPO
posted 04/17/2012, 11:49 PM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Before Megaupload was shutdown the company was preparing to go public and enter the US stock market with a multi-billion dollar IPO. While the US authorities were conducting their criminal investigation, Megaupload had discussions with some of the ‘Big Four’ auditors and several of the world’s largest investments banks. The top of the financial world was looking at a huge potential tech IPO with a billion dollar valuation, but these plans ended abruptly in January.... (more) |
World’s First Quantum Network Built with Two Atoms, One Photon
posted 04/16/2012, 11:38 PM (TIME Magazine)
[Category: Science/Technology]
We’ve just heard about a working quantum computer tucked inside a diamond, and we’re already talking about quantum networks that could herald a quantum Internet? Yep, and in fact more than just talking: Scientists say they’ve managed to create the world’s first working quantum network, a functional analogue of the kind you probably use at home or work, only in the quantum version, individual atoms form the network nodes and information is shuttled back and forth by photons.... (more) |
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Wednesday April 11th, 2012
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NASA Scientists Dispute Climate Change
posted 04/11/2012, 10:03 PM (Business Insider)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Some prominent voices at NASA are fed up with the agency's activist stance toward climate change.
The following letter asking the agency to move away from climate models and to limit its stance to what can be empirically proven, was sent by 49 former NASA scientists and astronauts.
The letter criticizes the Goddard Institute For Space Studies especially, where director Jim Hansen and climatologist Gavin Schmidt have been outspoken advocates for action.
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Demise of Peak Oil Theory
posted 04/09/2012, 6:02 PM (David Deming)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Peak Oil is the theory that the production history of petroleum follows a symmetrical bell-shaped curve. Once the curve peaks, decline is inevitable. The theory is commonly invoked to justify the development of alternative energy sources that are allegedly renewable and sustainable.
Peak Oil theory was originated by American geologist M. King Hubbert. In 1956 Hubbert predicted that US oil production would peak between 1965 and 1970. When production peaked in 1970, it... (more) |
Demise of Peak Oil Theory
posted 04/09/2012, 6:01 PM (David Deming)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Peak Oil is the theory that the production history of petroleum follows a symmetrical bell-shaped curve. Once the curve peaks, decline is inevitable. The theory is commonly invoked to justify the development of alternative energy sources that are allegedly renewable and sustainable.
Peak Oil theory was originated by American geologist M. King Hubbert. In 1956 Hubbert predicted that US oil production would peak between 1965 and 1970. When production peaked in 1970, it... (more) |
Healthy polar bear count confounds doomsayers
posted 04/05/2012, 10:46 PM (The Globe and Mail)
[Category: Science/Technology]
 The debate about climate change and its impact on polar bears has intensified with the release of a survey that shows the bear population in a key part of northern Canada is far larger than many scientists thought, and might be growing.
The number of bears along the western shore of Hudson Bay, believed to be among the most threatened bear subpopulations, stands at 1,013 and could be even higher, according to the results of an aerial survey released Wednesday by the Government of ... (more) |
5000+ Artists Line Up For a Pirate Bay Promotion
posted 04/05/2012, 10:33 PM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Record labels and Hollywood have described The Pirate Bay as one of the biggest threats to their business, but thousands of artists clearly disagree with this view. In recent weeks more than 5000 independent artists have signed up to be promoted by the world’s largest torrent site. Those who were lucky enough to be featured are overwhelmed by the career boost and the positive responses from the public.... (more) |
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Wednesday April 4th, 2012
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CFL Fluorescent Light Bulbs: More Hype Than Value
posted 04/04/2012, 8:09 PM (RichSoil.com)
[Category: Science/Technology]
I used to like fluorescent lights and then I changed my mind.
As the years passed, I found more and more folks like me, and more and more reasons to be uncomfortable with fluorescent lights. When some people see that I don't use them, they try to tell me about how great they are. When I try to explain why I prefer incandescent, I nearly always get a dismissive wave - signaling that I am clearly a fool and whatever tripe I am about to utter is clearly not worth their time. This art... (more) |
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Wednesday March 28th, 2012
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Wednesday March 21st, 2012
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World's First Flying File-Sharing Drones in Action
posted 03/21/2012, 10:20 AM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
A few days ago The Pirate Bay announced that in future parts of its site could be hosted on GPS controlled drones. To many this may have sounded like a joke, but in fact these pirate drones already exist. Project “Electronic Countermeasures” has built a swarm of five fully operational drones which prove that an “aerial Napster” or an “airborne Pirate Bay” is not as futuristic as it sounds.... (more) |
Google Defends Hotfile (and Megaupload) in Court
posted 03/20/2012, 9:08 AM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Google has filed a brief at a federal court in Florida defending the file-hosting site Hotfile in its case against the MPAA. The search giant accuses the movie companies of misleading the court and argues that Hotfile is protected under the DMCA’s safe harbor. Indirectly, Google is also refuting claims being made by the US government in the criminal case against Megaupload.... (more) |
The Pirate Bay Attacks Censorship With Low Orbit Server Drones
posted 03/19/2012, 8:06 AM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
In recent months The Pirate Bay has drastically changed its site to make it less vulnerable to ever increasing censorship attempts across the globe. But that was just the start, as the torrent site now says it’s getting ready to put some of its hardware in GPS controlled drones. “Everyone knows WHAT TPB is. Now they’re going to have to think about WHERE TPB is,” The Pirate Bay team told TorrentFreak.... (more) |
Kim Dotcom: Many Megaupload Users at the US Government
posted 03/12/2012, 6:15 PM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Aside from preparing the cases of the Megaupload defendants, a team of lawyers is working hard to grant the site’s users access to their personal data. The cyberlocker is working out a deal with the Department of Justice to allow users to download their personal files. Interestingly enough, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom reveals that these users include many high-ranking US Government officials.... (more) |
History Shows That Copyright Monopolies Prevent Creativity And Innovation
posted 03/06/2012, 8:26 PM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
We all too frequently hear that the copyright monopoly is supposed to encourage creativity and that the patent monopoly is supposed to encourage innovation. Most lawyers whose jobs depend on the belief in these myths even claim that the monopolies fulfill these functions to the letter. But when we look at history, a different pattern emerges.
Let’s start around the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. In that day and age, copyright monopoly laws were in force in the United Kin... (more) |
Anonymous, Decentralized and Uncensored File-Sharing is Booming
posted 03/04/2012, 9:59 PM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
 The file-sharing landscape is slowly adjusting in response to the continued push for more anti-piracy tools, the final Pirate Bay verdict, and the raids and arrests in the Megaupload case. Faced with uncertainty and drastic changes at file-sharing sites, many users are searching for secure, private and uncensored file-sharing clients. Despite the image its name suggests, RetroShare is one such future-proof client.
The avalanche of negative file-sharing news over the past weeks ha... (more) |
Kim Dotcom: US Govt Is Protecting An Outdated Monopolistic Business Model
posted 03/01/2012, 1:11 PM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
The dramatic shutdown of Megaupload and the US government’s case against the operators of the service has the potential to alter the entire service provider landscape, not just in the United States but all around the world. Indeed, some observers believe that has already happened. After defeating attempts to put him back behind bars yesterday, Mega founder Kim Dotcom is back with more insights into the reasons behind the site’s closure.... (more) This is the real issue. The closure of Megaupload is the equivalent of the government shutting down Henry Ford for producing cars because it's forcing the horse and buggy industry to adapt. - Chris |
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Wednesday February 29th, 2012
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The Pirate Bay, Now Without Torrents
posted 02/29/2012, 3:25 PM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Today marks the end of an era for The Pirate Bay. The largest torrent site on the Internet has just removed all popular torrent files and made the switch to magnet links. The Pirate Bay team believes the move is needed to make the site future proof, and is confident that it won’t cause much trouble among users. “Just click the red button instead of the green one and all will be fine,” they say.... (more) |
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Tuesday February 28th, 2012
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Monday February 27th, 2012
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Cyberlocker To Shut Down After PayPal Ban
posted 02/27/2012, 1:32 PM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
RapidGator, one of the file-hosting sites that grew exponentially following the Megaupload shutdown last month, has been banned by PayPal. As a result, the Russian-based site says it will close the service in a month. According to PayPal, the RapidGator account was closed due to the “high risks” associated with processing payments to file-sharing services.... (more) Wow, this could kill the industry. |
Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom: “We’re Going To Win”
posted 02/27/2012, 1:31 PM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
After several failed attempts, last week Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom was finally granted bail and freed from prison. After initially spending time with his wife and children, Kim agreed to share his thoughts with TorrentFreak. For a man whose just had everything he owns taken away from him, he is effortlessly composed and quietly confident.... (more) |
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Thursday February 23rd, 2012
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Scroogle, Privacy-First Search Engine, Shuts Down for Good
posted 02/23/2012, 6:17 AM (Betabeat)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Scroogle, the search engine operated by privacy militant and self-appointed Wikipedia watchdog Daniel Brandt, has folded for real. After enduring DDOS attacks “around the clock” that sent a flood of unsustainable traffic to his servers, Mr. Brandt took down the search engine along with his other four domains, namebase.org, google-watch.org, cia-on-campus.org, and book-grab.com. His theory is that he was being attacked by hackers with a personal vendetta.... (more) This really sucks. Startpage is just not as good. - Chris |
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Tuesday February 21st, 2012
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Wednesday February 15th, 2012
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How Much Is Enough? We've Passed 15 'Anti-Piracy' Laws In The Last 30 Years
posted 02/15/2012, 7:53 PM (Techdirt)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Last week, I spoke on a panel at Stanford Law School concerning SOPA. There were two lawyers representing the MPAA's views, and at one point one of them said that he hoped that Hollywood just wanted to "meet in the middle" with those opposed to SOPA and find "a solution" that worked. Lawyer Andrew Bridges got up and asked a rather reasonable question: when, in the past, has the entertainment industry ever been willing to "meet in the middle" on copyright issues? He began listing out ev... (more) |
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Monday February 13th, 2012
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The Pirate Bay's Peter Sunde: It's evolution, stupid
posted 02/13/2012, 5:18 PM (Wired UK)
[Category: Science/Technology]
When I was 9 years old I got my first computer, an Amiga 500. It was the best computer ever built, with great graphics, amazing sound and seven times faster than the Commodore 64. One of my friends said that the Amiga was useless since you needed to boot it from floppies. On the C64 you could program without even a cassette.
Of course the C64 died while the Amiga flourished. The Amiga later died when even better technology came along. We all know how evolution works, except one in... (more) |
The Pirate Bay Says Goodbye to (Most) Torrents on February 29
posted 02/13/2012, 5:09 PM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
The Pirate Bay has confirmed that all torrent files being shared by more than 10 people will be deleted on February 29. The decision is causing a small panic among the site’s users, but in reality little will change as all files will remain available through magnet links. The Pirate Bay crew told TorrentFreak that this is merely a “step forward in technology” and confirmed that the site is here to stay.... (more) |
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Friday February 10th, 2012
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Rhino dies in anti-poaching demo by conservationists
posted 02/10/2012, 2:03 PM (MSNBC)
[Category: Science/Technology]
A conservation group demonstrating an anti-poaching method for reporters in South Africa accidentally killed the rhinoceros they were using in the demonstration.
The rhino, nicknamed Spencer, went into convulsions and died after he was shot with a tranquilizer dart in front of a crush of TV cameras and photographers who had been invited to document an operation to insert a poison capsule into his horn.... (more) You have absolutely got to read the last line of this article! |
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Thursday February 9th, 2012
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Wednesday February 8th, 2012
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Tribler Makes BitTorrent Impossible to Shut Down
posted 02/08/2012, 1:19 PM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
While the file-sharing ecosystem is currently filled with uncertainty and doubt, researchers at Delft University of Technology continue to work on their decentralized BitTorrent network. Their Tribler client doesn’t require torrent sites to find or download content, as it is based on pure peer-to-peer communication. “The only way to take it down is to take the Internet down,” the lead researcher says.
The Tribler BitTorrent client is no newcomer to the BitTorrent scene. It has be... (more) |
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