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Lazers

21:03

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Q: Is there a way to get the ammo from a gun without picking it up?

Ammo is hard to find and having to pick up a gun to get the ammo and then having to drop it again is very annoying. Is there a way I can get the ammo but leave the gun on the ground?

dead-island

BlaXpirit

What the hey? chat.SE.com/users/-21

Arda Xi

@BlaXpirit One of the bots.

BlaXpirit

@ArdaXi Yes, I see the negative number. But why Wheatley?

Arda Xi

Don't know, I'm guessing badp did it.

In which case, @badp, it's "They told me that about everything."

Nick T

apparently oceans are pretty intense now

user30

21:22

so in my latest hard drive liveblog

user30

it acknowledged the existence of the drive while it was outside of the case

user30

so I screwed it all back in, and it's decided not to allow it.

CruelCow

21:51

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A: Can we starve to death?

@both of ya, can you worry more about the qeeshton than the Fracking Spelting?

Some people are really wtf

FallenAngelEyes

Wow

Our site just got compared to 1984's Orwellian oppression!

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A: How to press a key repeatedly without really typing it in Lord Of Ultima -javascript game?

I am fairly sure that we can't answer this because you're basically asking for an automated macro program for the LoU script you're using. The Rules of Conduct state: You may not modify any part of the Lord of Ultima service, Lord of Ultima code, or Lord of Ultima web site that Electronic ...

Check out the comments left on my answer and the question itself by the OP

"Freedom of speech" has nothing to do with this, cripes

Arda Xi

Yeah, I just gave up trying to explain, I've did that before.

Settled for an actual Orwellian reference

Mana

Thankfully, Community warned me about this user! Just in time for me to fail miserably at preventing him from failing again.

FallenAngelEyes

Yeah, I'm just not even going to respond to any of that

Wipqozn

@ArdaXi Yeah, I enjoyed that.

Mana

21:59

Arda is so cool.

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Wipqozn

@Mana Agreed.

He's almost as cool as wipqozn

user30

@Mana wat

FallenAngelEyes

afks some more

Arda Xi

@Mana I was not the one who starred that.

Now I am.

user30

hovers over cancel stars

Arda Xi

22:00

hovers over kill button

Mana

@ArdaXi I know. I have a trust thing where I assume people don't star things saying positive stuff about themselves

same with upvoting comments

Arda Xi

51 secs ago, by Arda Xi

Now I am.

I'm sorry.

Mana

@ArdaXi See though, there you announced it.

user30

btw my laptop is now installing an operating system

Arda Xi

Anyway, I think we have our site's tag-line, courtesy of hhh.

@ThomasMcDonald As opposed to Mac OS X?

user30

22:02

no, it's installing OS X.

user30

albeit very slowly

Arda Xi

@ThomasMcDonald So at what point are you introducing an OS?

I kid, I kid.

user30

@Arda It's in the name, jeez.

user30

Anyway, it's been on 0% for 30 minutes.

user30

With 36 minutes remaining the entire time.

Arda Xi

22:03

@ThomasMcDonald iOS also has OS in the name.

user30

and it is also an OS

Mana

To:secretofmuffin

Hiya,

I just finished watching one your videos, just wanted to take a minute to let you know I thought it was great!

As good as your vids are I was a bit perplexed that more people weren't watching them.
Honestly, you have some of the best videos on YouTube. Can't believe more people haven't found them.

Do you realize that your videos are some of the better ones that YouTube has to offer? Thank you so much for making them!

I have to say that your videos are really some of the best I've seen on YouTube. So many of the videos on there are such crap, and so many people w…

Arda Xi

I give up.

Mana

pfffffffffffffffffffffffahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaahahahahahah‌ahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahaa

Arda Xi

@Mana Psst, it's not really a compliment.

I mean, the first few lines should've given that away.

To: secretofmuffin I just finished watching one your videos, just wanted to take a minute to let you know I thought it was great !

Pretty much gives it away.

user30

22:05

Wipqozn

@Mana Really? I do that all the time.

@mana are you going to close that guys question ?

General Arqade Chat. We tried to leave once, but the door lock...

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1

user30

heh

user30

recursion.

Wipqozn

He's asking for something against a games TOU, shouldn't that be closed?

I thought that was our policy .

@ThomasMcDonald lol indeed.

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Q: How to press a key repeatedly without really typing it in Lord Of Ultima -javascript game?

A Lord Of Ultima -game requires me to press a key Q repeatedly every minute, I am using the LoU script in Firefox that gets me some new commands, here. Xev gives me the keycode 53. The problem may be solved with a number of ways such as: doing some key press hack with window manager such as Gno...

keyboard programming javascript

Mana

I need to line up the argument in my mind before I close it so I can leave a dramatic comment that will close off the thread effectively.

Wipqozn

22:09

Just quote the last line of 1984

Arda Xi

I don't have my copy here, what's the last line?

I thought it ended with that chestnut tree rhyme.

Mana

also brb

Wipqozn

my apologies. I mistook the last line for one of the last.

I was thinking of the last line of the second-to-last paragraph

The long-hoped-for bullet was entering his brain.

user30

Can I tend the rabbits George?

Wipqozn

@ThomasMcDonald well that was rude, now I'm going to feel slightly bummed.

Such a sad novel.

user30

22:12

@Wipqozn really?

Wipqozn

well, novelette technically

user30

I thought it was pretty boring

Wipqozn

@ThomasMcDonald Really now?

I adore the book.

user30

Although we had to study it for school, which sorta ruins any book

Wipqozn

That's why I had to read it, but I still enjoyed it. I understand your reasoning though.

Being forced to read something can make it feel like an undesirable chore.

user30

22:14

You have to find more meaning than the original author

Wipqozn

I really should read through 1984 again.

user30

I think I ended up with more notes than the book has pages

Wipqozn

IT's been a couple years. It's one of, if not my, favorite novel. (1984 that is)

user30

I tend to prefer scifi as well

badp

Hrm

Wipqozn

22:15

@badp Problem?

badp

If I don't add any friends I'll get more bounty

user30

I thought the Void trilogy was excellent.

badp

If I do the game might be marginally more fun

user30

I need to finish rereading the foundation series again

badp

I guess the question is, does @TimStone suck enough?

user30

22:15

Actually, I may have finished it

Wipqozn

Which game is this @badp?

user30

twas a long time (month or so) ago

badp

@Wipqozn NFS:Hot Pursuit

> His expression says "Do you still think I'm pretty?"

Wipqozn

I just noticed it took this guy 4 months to respond to his question.

Tim Stone

@badp I'm not entirely sure what's going on, but counting on me sucking is always a losing proposition.

badp

22:18

@TimStone Then I'm not adding you as friend on Hot Pursuit. Fine. :P

(Well done, EA)

Tim Stone

Hah :P

Arda Xi

@Wipqozn He'd like you to think that.

He deleted all of his older comments.

It is rather ironic that he speaks of an Orwellian regime, and then decides to delete all his traces.

Wipqozn

@ArdaXi I lol'd

That's fairly amusing

badp

one of his questions was

> Vehicle Simulation with precise dutch simulation and shifting

or at least, that's what my mind read. He obviously wrote 'clutch'

Wipqozn

Those crazy Dutch

Arda Xi

22:22

Dutch simulation.

Wipqozn

Let me tell you, all Dutch people are crazy

Arda Xi

@Wipqozn As a Dutch person I can confirm this.

Wipqozn

@ArdaXi You were going to be my example too, so all the better!

Arda Xi

Not @FallenAngelEyes?

badp

> Your Dutch tasks for today: Travel 95% of your total distance on bike. Spend less than €1.50 cash in the entire day. Kidnap 5 children.

3

Arda Xi

22:23

@badp I spent double that on lunch today.

badp

And you didn't use your PIN card?

Wipqozn

@ArdaXi She's Dutch? I knew she lived in the Netherlands, but was unaware she was also of Dutch heritage.

Arda Xi

@Wipqozn Dutch is relative.

@badp Well, no, it's broken.

Wipqozn

True enough.

Arda Xi

Otherwise I would've.

badp

22:24

@ArdaXi I see

That must be annoying

Arda Xi

Quite.

badp

How will you top up your OV-Chipkaart now?

Arda Xi

Err, automatische incasso?

badp

Oh wait, automatic refills.

user30

oh shit

Arda Xi

22:25

Just like it always did?

user30

I think my pizza just exploded

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badp

I don't have a P-card, so.

user30

:|

Arda Xi

@badp I do.

Wipqozn

@ThomasMcDonald I don't know how to respond to that other then to star it

Arda Xi

22:25

It was cheaper.

badp

@ArdaXi blah blah blah dutch bank account blah blah blah

user30

Yep, it did explode

Arda Xi

@badp blah blah blah really? blah blah blah

badp

Fine.

Wipqozn

Arda Xi

22:27

That's impressive.

Wipqozn

@badp ah gosh darn ya! I had to go for the slightly better quality picture.

user30

protip: if you happen to be microwaving a slice of chicken tikka pizza and it seems like it would be a good idea to put it on for 1 minute, it isn't. it will explode.

Arda Xi

@Wipqozn colourized that in a few seconds.

Tom Wijsman

@Wipqozn Err... Luckily I know the seed. I just lost my world. ^^

badp

chicken tikka what?

Servers you for eating heretic pizza

user30

22:27

it's delicious

Tom Wijsman

Did some damage for fun, first restore worked, wanted to try some TNT. Second restore seems to have failed...

badp

Next time go ham and mushrooms like any other upstraight self-respecting pizza eater

Wipqozn

@badp Victory.

badp

if you really must be fancy

Tom Wijsman

So tried to go back to an archive and rdiff from there.

user30

22:28

my new found favourite after spicy beef

Wipqozn

@TomWijsman well that is annoying

Tom Wijsman

Didn't work.

Wanted to try again, create another server folder and work from there.

But when removing one of both, in my fast typing I did rm -rf * on all the folders.

Wipqozn

I've always preferred pizza with chicken, mushrooms, hot peppers, and various other peppers (green, orange, yellow, red) myself

Arda Xi

@badp I like Ristorante Pollo.

It sounds Italian even!

Tom Wijsman

@Wipqozn Well, I'm going to build a more optimized version of it now, I also need a Minecart to initiate the circuit on server reboot and there was no place for that now...

Wipqozn

22:30

Oh, right. @badp is Italian. Clearly he could teach us all a thing or two about making pizza.

user30

or pasta

badp

Making? Nope. Choosing? Yes!

user30

boo

badp

As for pasta, I've noticed globalization has mostly done its job there

Tom Wijsman

And well, lessons learned; I need to hit the archive button after big work and copy over the most important archives to Windows.

badp

22:30

There's not much to get wrong either

Wipqozn

@badp I thought Italians had a racial bonus to making pizza?

badp

1. boil water 2. add salt 3. put pasta in 4. wait 5. taste 6. serve

I typically wait 1-2 minutes shorter than the label time, as I like my pasta consistent.

Wipqozn

Also, pasta is the bees knees. One of my favorite kinds of food.

Arda Xi

@badp Well, just pasta is a little bland.

user30

I have just pasta, usually 2 or 3 platefuls of it.

Wipqozn

22:32

@ThomasMcDonald That's pretty bad ass. I bet you eat crunchy peanut butter right off a knife too.

user30

no.

user30

although I don't usually bother with salt.

user30

salt is bad for you.

badp

@ArdaXi Eh. I am yet to try De Cecco's tomato sauce, but Berni's bottled pesto is adequate and as a single young person I don't really want to spend a lot of time in cooking

Arda Xi

@ThomasMcDonald I only do that with tortellini.

@badp Fair enough.

badp

22:33

That said, if I could find some canned tuna in Amsterdam, I could add oil and some breadcrumbs and be happy

Arda Xi

Ooh, we just breached 1 900 000 messages globally.

@badp Err, any supermarket will have it.

Something like John West

badp

Apparently shops like Albert Ein (-typo) are too busy packing up on sweet stuff to have other stuff :P

Arda Xi

@badp Albert Heijn definitely has canned tuna.

badp

The only way I can remember that name is Albert Einstein without the stone. Sorry

Nick T

@badp Consistent or firmer

badp

22:35

@NickT Al dente.

Arda Xi

@badp Heijn. It's not that hard.

badp

Hei-jin? :P

I figure 'Ein' gets me closer to the correct pronounciation

Nick T

What big brands of pasta are there in europe anyway

badp

In Italy perhaps the hugest brand is Barilla

Arda Xi

@badp Hein then.

The h is not silent.

badp

22:38

it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categoria:Aziende_alimentari_italiane is a good list of really Italian brands

(Seriously, sometimes I don't know why we would want to do List of X questions when there's such a thing as Wikipedia)

user30

... it's in italian...

badp

@ThomasMcDonald So? The bulleted list is just a list of brands

It's not really hard :P

Wipqozn

@ThomasMcDonald The nerve of badp to speak languages other then English!

user30

... in italian.

badp

@ThomasMcDonald > it.wikipedia.org/wiki/… is a good list of really Italian brands

hint, if the brand name is not Italian perhaps you're not buying from an Italian company :P

Arda Xi

22:40

@badp So what about Ristorante then?

user30

doesn't mean they shouldn't make the attempt to speak English

badp

@ArdaXi Cameo's Pizza Ristorante?

Arda Xi

It's a... German brand, but it has an Italian name.

badp

It's legit I think

Arda Xi

@badp Dr. Oetker's Ristorante.

badp

22:41

@ArdaXi Yeah, never heard of it.

Also, not on the list

Arda Xi

Obviously.

I was going against your point.

badp

Well, the name not being Italian is a huge giveaway obviously

given that according to @ThomasMcDonald there's such a thing as languages in brand names

(what language is "Saiwa"? "Loacker"? ...wait, Zuegg is Italian? The more you know)

user30

well, I can tell you that it's definitely not English.

badp

Now, that "Grande Italia" brand I think I recall seeing in Dutch? Never heard of it

user30

Where in Dutch are you?

user30

22:45

fucking chat, how does it work?

Nick T

badp

@ThomasMcDonald Less than A1

(press up arrow)

user30

Yeah, I accidentally hit back and then forward

user30

message that I was editing was autosaved, so I edited and hit enter

user30

and it created new message

Arda Xi

22:46

@badp Yeah, pretty big pasta brand.

@badp Err? Anywhere close to A1?

user30

Jun 2 at 15:33, by Matthew Read

dutch is the place, holland is the race, the netherlands is what you call it when it floods. right?

user30

anyway, best go see how my install is coming along.

user30

Jun 2 at 15:30, by Mana

like badp says "Hey arda how's it going" and Arda's like "your face is bad and you should feel bad and you're a bad moderator"

user30

good times.

badp

For the confused about 'A1'.

user30

22:49

> very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type

user30

> satisfaction of needs

user30

> ...

badp

'wanna fook?'

Nick T

I'm probably A0 with spanish

badp

ducks

Nick T

22:49

HOLA

Arda Xi

@badp Now do it in Dutch.

Nick T

DONDE ESTA EL BANO

badp

It's Dutch enough for me!

Nick T

DOS CERVESAS

Arda Xi

@badp Hmm, I thought A1 > A2

badp

22:50

Nope, C2 < C1 < B2 < B1 < A2 < A1

I thought there was either C3 or A3 but apparently I was wrong

Arda Xi

That probably puts me somewhere in C.

badp

Hm, so my A in the FCE exam should equate to ~109 Toefl?

Weird, when I asked they told me it was 80ish

Had I knew I would've applied to some of those places that had stupid high English reqs :/

Arda Xi

@badp Stupidly.

user30

@Arda Perhaps not

Arda Xi

@ThomasMcDonald High reqs aren't per definition stupid, I would hope.

user30

22:53

could be

badp

I thought it was cool of the VU to just say "good enough English"

instead of putting a hard bar

Arda Xi

@badp You speak better English than most Dutch people I know.

badp

then I originally skipped it because the lower the bar the more people apply the harder it is to get in

Yeah, but I lack a C1 certificate that says so

user30

You speak better English than most English people I know.

badp

@ThomasMcDonald I type better English

I have concrete problems with hearing

user30

22:55

Same thing

badp

...hearing in movies. You damn people whisper all the time

Arda Xi

@badp I think most Dutchies aren't going to be past A, let alone B.

badp

I've been able to get along with UKers and USers just fine

user30

LAPTOP Y U NO WORK

badp

@ArdaXi Dutch are very good at English

that's why I've decided I'm not going to bother and learn dutch

Arda Xi

22:56

@badp You'd think so. You'd be surprised.

badp

Oh, it's experience now

user30

badp

although that might be getting in my way of reading the notices in Dutch only at the VU

Arda Xi

@badp You're in college areas. They're much better at English.

The general populace isn't.

badp

@ArdaXi Fine. That's where I need to be

Arda Xi

22:57

Fair enough.

badp

So long as the local 70yo is able to point me in the right direction to the closest Albert E... Heijin... Heijn, I'm more than okay

Arda Xi

I think you'd have considerably less difficulty hearing me if we talked longer, because I assimilate accents.

Although my accentless English tends to work everywhere.

badp

I don't need to talk about the meaning of life with random people on the street

Arda Xi

@badp Are you sure?

badp

...well I might need it if I were drunk.

Unlikely proposition.

Arda Xi

23:00

Living where I do now I'm starting to really hate the OV here.

badp

What does OV mean anyway?

Arda Xi

Openbaar vervoer.

Public transportation.

badp

I see

Arda Xi

Anyway, I'm in the bloody centre of the town, and none of the buses stop here, so I have to walk/cycle all the way to the vinexwijk.

badp

I hated OV enough when I checked in at the station, I checked out when hopping off the tram and I paid €8 for two fucking stops

because I had to have PSI to know the station check in/out stations are for metro only

Arda Xi

23:02

@badp That's what the gates are for.

badp

@ArdaXi There's no gates at the Uilenstede stop

Arda Xi

You're not supposed to be able to exit the metro without checking out.

badp

Just two very similar vehicles stopping at different points of the same track

Arda Xi

@badp Err? The metro is very different.

badp

really?

Arda Xi

23:03

The metro has its own lines, the tram uses the roads.

badp

Tram 5 and Metro 51 share a lot of street

They both serve Uilenstede on the same tracks

Arda Xi

Err, nope.

Metro 51 isn't fully a metro-line.

Lazers

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Q: Death Island - Quest "Rats In the Lab"

Cannot proceed with above quest so therefore cannot proceed with main quest line. I'm standing by some doors next to a guy called Bob. The door control panel is green, and beyond the doors I can see more doors, just after those doors is the red flag on my radar. But the doors with green panel w...

quests dead-island

Arda Xi

The tracks they share are called a sneltramlijn, or fast tram line.

badp

Well, it's metro enough to have a different check in/out procedure

Arda Xi

23:05

@badp True.

badp

maps.google.com/…

Arda Xi

But you have to check out when exiting the vehicle always.

Trains are an exception sometimes I suppose.

badp

@ArdaXi Except when on the Metro

Metros, you check in and out at stations, and don't check when doing metro-to-metro 'transbording'

Arda Xi

@badp You didn't check out. You're still supposed to.

@badp I do.

Well, depends on how big the station is.

badp

@ArdaXi Oh I checked out just fine

The system decided it was a second check-in though

so instead of paying €4 - €3.1 I paid €4 + €4

Arda Xi

23:07

You should have checked out on the tram.

badp

Metros have no on board check in/out readers

I did check out on the tram

That was the entire mistake

Arda Xi

Enter tram: check-in.

Exit tram: check out.

Enter metro station: check in.

badp

Check in. Enter metro. Exit metro. Check out.

Arda Xi

Exit metro station: check out.

badp

Enter tram. Check in. Check out. Exit tram.

(See the difference?)

Arda Xi

23:09

Yes. Both are more practical for their particular usage.

badp

And when you mix both you get angry customers

Arda Xi

Not really, because most people get it.

badp

There's nothing to get. It's explained nowhere.

Not in English or in Dutch

Arda Xi

I have like 5 flyers at home explaining it.

badp

There's no "OMFG METRO ONLY YOU IDIOT" message on station-side check in/out readers

They're just there

Arda Xi

23:10

@badp That's because the additional €7.1 is idiot tax.

badp

Oh, and if I want a refund? Dutch bank account.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU‌UUUUUUUU

Arda Xi

@badp Oh, just give them 5████████

badp

I guess I need the Arda Now Makes Sense DLC to uncover the remainder of the message

Filthy DLC!

Also nite. Happy Sep 11th, yanks!

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Arda Xi

@badp As if I can make sense.

Fosco

DX:HR is pretty awesome :) Having a fun play-through on the hardest difficulty, just got to the first boss.

my idea of stealth is finding a good spot to start the shooting spree.

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Lazers

23:25

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Q: Tf2 trading question

I got tf2 when it became free. I want to be able to trade, and my friend got a copy of tf2 from the potato sack. If I get that copy, will I get a premium account?

team-fortress-2

user30

hrgh, taken to installing while it's in a caddy

user30

I think the SATA cable is royally fucked

Nick T

23:42

so get a new one, they cost like $0.02

Reclaimed Landfill

Dave McClelland

@badp I'm... not sure how I feel about being wished a "Happy" 9/11. I appreciate your support, but that's probably not the best phrasing

Mana

'sup bros

Wipqozn

Oh awesome.

Playing Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, and one of the characters is named Dvorak. I assume that's a reference to the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard

Which is my preferred keyboard layout

Dave McClelland

@Wipqozn I've wanted to buy a dvorak keyboard for a while, but I don't know if my brain could handle switching back and forth between the two

Wipqozn

@DaveMcClelland You don't need to buy one, you can just re-arrange the keys on a current one.

Dave McClelland

23:53

@Wipqozn I use an ergonomic keyboard, so my keys aren't interchangable

Wipqozn

@DaveMcClelland ah okay

I switch and back forth no problem. I got a friend to start using Dvorak as well, and he can switch back and forth with no problems at all.

Dave McClelland

@Wipqozn Hmm, maybe I'll get to that one of these days. I've been looking for a pet project recently. Maybe I'll just learn Dvorak instead

On an unrelated note, if anyone hasn't seen BoxCar2D yet, it's pretty much the best thing

Wipqozn

You could also just buy a cheap $10 keyboard, and switch the keys. IF you find you have too much trouble switching back and forth you wouldn't have wasted the money on an ergonomic keyboard.

FallenAngelEyes

@ArdaXi In my experience thus far, the average Dutch person is at least A2

Dave McClelland

@Wipqozn Yeah, that's likely what I'd do

Wipqozn

23:56

What I would like to buy is a keyboard without any labels on the keys. I have trouble typing Dvorak on a QWERTY keyboard and vice versa, just because... I don't know. Just a weird thing I have.

Dave McClelland

Das Keyboard

Wipqozn

Yeah, @Powerlord pointed that out to me before.

Thinking of buying it. I've never used a mechanical keyboard before though.

Dave McClelland

Alternatively, my friend used to use some sort of trick to file logos off of electronics. If you were really that tempted, you could probably get the labels off the keys by doing them individually. That'd be a real pain though

Wipqozn

I'm lazy, so that's not an option :P

but thanks for the suggestion

FallenAngelEyes

@Wipqozn Why don't you just not look?

Wipqozn

23:59

@FallenAngelEyes I don't.

Like I said, it's just a weird thing I have.

FallenAngelEyes

Then how do the labels make a diff? :o

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