The Bridge

fbueckert

02:00

The Wii can play all Gamecube games, can't it?

user15026

@fbueckert Not the newer models. They took that funcitonality out

Powerlord

@fbueckert Yeah, Nintendo changed that in 2011.

fbueckert

@Powerlord Huh. Must've missed that entirely.

Powerlord

All new models that ship with New Super Mario Bros. or newer can't.

Basically, the Mario Kart Wii model was the last that supported backwards compatibility.

fbueckert

I like my launch model Wii and PS3.

Now if only I could decrypt my hard drive from my first PS3...

Alok

02:08

@fbueckert ?

fbueckert

@Alok PS3 hard drives are encrypted to their own PS3s.

Powerlord

@fbueckert PS3 hard drives are encrypted?

fbueckert

Swapping it into another PS3 wants you to reformat it.

And so far, nobody's managed to decrypt a hard drive without it's PS3 functioning.

Which sort of defeats the purpose, since my first one is utterly dead.

Alok

So you lose any saved games? Why can't Sony allow hdd transfers, they get money if someone buys a new PS3 anyway?

fbueckert

@Alok Achievements, I assume.

Trophies, whatever they call it.

MBraedley

02:12

@Alok There's probably a hardware key that is used to decrypt the drive, and if it's full drive encryption and only one partition, no hardware key, no decryption

fbueckert

So end result: My 500+ hours of PS2 save games are locked on a hard drive I can't get them off of.

pixel

98%!

user15026

@pixel So close!

fbueckert

In hindsight, I believe this is the first Steam sale where I didn't buy a single damn game.

user15026

@fbueckert I always feel proud of myself when I manage to not succumb to the lure of cheap games.

fbueckert

02:18

@AshleyNunn I'm more like, "Why aren't you giving me cool games at stupidly low discounts!?"

MBraedley

@AshleyNunn But $5 is an impulse buy for something that started out at $60

fbueckert

Not that I've finished or even played most of my games.

user15026

@MBraedley I am on a limited budget that I am trying desperately to stick to, and $5 matters.

user15026

@fbueckert This is also true :P

fbueckert

Ah, well.

user15026

02:19

@fbueckert I have so many games I havent even downloaded....

fbueckert

More money to spend on the inevitable Christmas sale.

MBraedley

@AshleyNunn Fair enough. I guess I'm lucky that it's not something that I have to worry about.

fbueckert

And hopefully the job gives me a bonus and I can go, "Wee! Games! One for you, and one for you, and one for you..."

user15026

For me, it's the price of being a student who doesn't want to/can't work a lot. :P

fbueckert

And none for @OrigamiRobot, because he's a jerk. :P

user15026

02:20

@fbueckert You would be the Oprah of Arqade

MBraedley

I was there at one point to.

OrigamiRobot

@fbueckert Fine! I don't want any games from you anyway!

pixel

eugh wtf

Crystal Deserts is full

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot Honestly, you're probably in the same boat I am.

If you want a game, you just buy it.

OrigamiRobot

Or I put it off till I forget about it.

fbueckert

02:22

The only games I'd get you would be, "This game is awesome! Here! Play it!"

user15026

Someday, I will be able to do that!

user15026

@MBraedley I suspect many were. Now its my turn. :D

pixel

@RavenDreamer since Crystal Deserts is currently full, can I create a character on another server and then transfer it for free when it doesn't show as 'full' ?

Raven Dreamer

@pixel Uh, you can. I'm not sure how transfers work (never used them)_

pixel

mmmh

Lazers

02:25

0

Q: What does "unblockable" mean?

What does the therm "unblockable" mean in the SSFIV series? How does it work and is it really impossible to block or circumvent it?

super-street-fighter-4

Raven Dreamer

What you might want to do is wait till morning (your time) since 9:00 PM EST (now) is pretty much primetime for East coast USA

pixel

yes but... 6 hours of levelling

Raven Dreamer

I know you can transfer.

I've just never done it, so I can't advice you

LessPop_MoreFizz

@RavenDreamer C NOUN S VERB.

MBraedley

@Lazers I must be more tired than I thought. I didn't see the first "b" in unblockable.

ca.ign.com/articles/2012/11/28/…

Hmm, could be interesting

Raven Dreamer

02:31

@LessPop_MoreFizz I bought a smartphone today!

LessPop_MoreFizz

@RavenDreamer welcome to the 21st century. I'd offer you a cookie, but it'd just be so I can track your every move on that fancy new smartphone.

9

Alok

@LessPop_MoreFizz lmao

Raven Dreamer

I visited my cousins over thanksgiving. My 11 year old cousin was mortified that I didn't have a smart phone

(He then proceeded to change the background picture of my vita to his face)

MBraedley

@RavenDreamer Ah, they grow up so fast these days

OrigamiRobot

He should have been mortified that you do have a Vita.

Raven Dreamer

02:34

@OrigamiRobot You're saying I should turn down SE Lootswag? Hell to the no!

OrigamiRobot

@RavenDreamer You should do the right thing and sell that brick.

Raven Dreamer

@OrigamiRobot But now I can Lumines on the go!

LessPop_MoreFizz

@RavenDreamer You should have taken the fancy chair.

Yi Jiang

I know it's a joke, but cookies can't track your location. Well, physical location anyway, unless you explicitly allows it to

LessPop_MoreFizz

@OrigamiRobot But, given that you already have the vita, get PS+ now because that's a hell of a lineup.

Alok

02:35

@RavenDreamer SE gave out Vitas?

LessPop_MoreFizz

@Alok He won a contest. He chose the Vita over a fancy chair.

Alok

I didn't even get the general swag packet that went out to first 5 pages or w/e :(

Yi Jiang

@Alok I think they did as part of a contest

Raven Dreamer

@Alok The Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning contest.

@LessPop_MoreFizz Spugsley was less jealous of chair.

OrigamiRobot

@RavenDreamer She wanted the Vita so she could sell it.

MBraedley

02:44

My bed is beckoning me. Later all.

Yi Jiang

@OrigamiRobot I would've thought a good chair could be sold for more. Amazon had a PS Vita bundle for US$180, which included a game and a few month's subscription to PS Plus

Raven Dreamer

shrug

LessPop_MoreFizz

@YiJiang That's not a fair comparison though. Launch Vita vs. Failed Product Black Friday Vita is a different market

Yi Jiang

How long ago was the contest? It can't have fallen in value by that much, right?

GnomeSlice

Didn't notice before, but I just passed 100 questions

pixel

02:51

@GnomeSlice I'm at 99

GnomeSlice

@pixel And look at how much more rep than me you have.

pixel

@GnomeSlice more answers

LessPop_MoreFizz

@YiJiang It went from 250 with nothing to 180 with like 6 games.

GnomeSlice

@pixel Oh. yeah.

Invader Skoodge

@OrigamiRobot I have an urgent MtG question.

Lazers

02:55

0

Q: How much shield does Axton's turret actually get?

Unlocking the ability "Phalanx Shield" grants a +1 shield to each Sabre turret. I'm curious as to how much damage each "shield" can take? Is it dependent on the player's shield? Or is it a set amount that scales with each player's level?

borderlands-2

Invader Skoodge

Can creatures who both have soulbind soulbind each other?

OrigamiRobot

Yes

user15026

I have 283 questions. o.O

Invader Skoodge

Usually you can't soulbind something that is already soulbound.

Yes! :D

That just won me the game.

OrigamiRobot

Wait

Invader Skoodge

02:56

Can they get the effects of both soulbinds.

OrigamiRobot

If one is already soulbound, you cant rebind it

Invader Skoodge

Neither was soulbound already.

OrigamiRobot

Ok then youre good

Invader Skoodge

One was in play, the other just came into play.

I want to get the effects of both soulbinds.

fbueckert

@AshleyNunn I am sad.

I have less than a dozen.

OrigamiRobot

02:56

@InvaderSkoodge That is how it works

Invader Skoodge

Awesome.

user15026

@fbueckert But I bet you have a lot of fantastic answers.

Invader Skoodge

That's what I thought, but just doublechecking.

fbueckert

@AshleyNunn I've got awesome answers, yes.

84 of them, to be exact.

OrigamiRobot

@InvaderSkoodge Two Wolfir Silverhearts who are paired to each other are each 12/12

user15026

02:57

@fbueckert It helps that I suck at videogames, so I get stuck a lot and need to ask stuff :P

Invader Skoodge

@OrigamiRobot <3

Those are in this deck.

OrigamiRobot

Yea they are awesome

Invader Skoodge

I made a UG soulbind deck with ginormous fliers.

Powerlord

03:27

Once upon a time, an evil queen banished every storybook character you've ever known.

I found out that one of my coworkers watches Netflix at work. I guess I shouldn't complain, though, seeing as how I code SourceMod plugins at work.

Lazers

03:56

0

Q: Customized Catch-A-Ride

Is there a way to save the settings on any of the Catch-A-Ride stations? I prefer using the rocket launcher as opposed to the machine gun, is there a way to have the Catch-A-Ride station to default Vehicle 1 to be the machine gun option and Vehicle 2 to be the rocket launcher? The interface scre...

borderlands-2

LessPop_MoreFizz

04:11

I <3 HK-47's dialog.

"The answer, of course, is that you keep firing until all dissension has been eradicated."

Raven Dreamer

04:23

Meatbags.

LessPop_MoreFizz

@RavenDreamer ur mom is a meatbag.

OrigamiRobot

@LessPop_MoreFizz Did you try to do any of the no kills cheevos?

LessPop_MoreFizz

@OrigamiRobot In Dishonored?

OrigamiRobot

Yea

LessPop_MoreFizz

@OrigamiRobot I think I got the one for the whorehouse level, but I wasn't going out of my way for it. IN general, they don't seem too bad.

OrigamiRobot

04:36

I must have reloaded the first encounter with Granny Rags 20 times

LessPop_MoreFizz

@OrigamiRobot Sleep Darts yo

OrigamiRobot

I am also going for no alerts. I can't take out all three of them without them seeing me.

Lazers

04:59

0

Q: How do I please the King of Zhongguo?

I have had the King of Zhongguo on two cruises now and every time he just tells me how disappointed he is. How do I make him like my cruise?

world-cruise-story

1

Q: How do I get more Tour Centers?

I only have knew tour center and would love to have more so I can explore places faster. How do I get additional ones?

world-cruise-story

Invader Skoodge

Flags

OrigamiRobot

A+ Would flag again

Invader Skoodge

GnomeSlice

I really like Awesomenauts.

Invader Skoodge

I read "2D MOBA" and stopped there the first time I tried to figure out what the game was.

This time I actually decided to watch gameplay, and now it sounds pretty cool.

Not paying $10 for it though.

OrigamiRobot

05:16

@InvaderSkoodge It's not really.

Powerlord

@InvaderSkoodge Lost interest in the game as soon as MOBA was mentioned.

OrigamiRobot

@InvaderSkoodge google.com/search?q=OAFIJWEFLK

Congratulations.

Invader Skoodge

I'm famous!

OrigamiRobot

STOP BUMPING OLD META POSTS COMMUNITY!

Powerlord

@OrigamiRobot Grizbulpalegga.

OrigamiRobot

05:22

That's a lot more letters.

Sterno

07:41

I just read that tipping discussion, and you're all a bunch of cheap bastards.

badp

@Sterno here prices are just 15%-20% higher

and that's the end of it

I mean, the whole idea of "socially obligatory tipping" is alien to me

d/credit card POSs don't ask you what your tip is while you pay, e.g.

Josefvz

07:57

Hi Bridge

Lazers

0

Q: Playstation Plus: Buy game from "Instant Game Collection"?

I'm a new subscriber of Playstation Plus and I've downloaded a few games in the "Instant Game Collection" that are offered free right now to subscribers. I know that I can play these games as long as I maintain a valid Playstation Plus subscription. However, what if I want to really "own" one of...

ps3 psn

Gaming Topics From Outside

08:15

1

Q: How to set lapTimer in multiplayer games in unity3d?

As I'm new to the coding and unity3d I'm finding tough to set the lap timer for my racing game which is the multiplayer game.

javascript unity unity3d gaming unityscript

Lazers

08:36

0

Q: How can I get past level 1?

I am stuck at level 1 with 3000/3000 XM. I can see XM but I can't collect it anymore. Is there anything mandatory to be able to level up? Thank you

ingress

Martin Sojka

@Sterno Depends on the culture. USA? You should tip people. Japan? You should not tip people unless you want to risk insulting them.

Just be aware of the social norms of the area you are currently in.

pixel

wow Crystal Desert is still full

the air in my room was so cold this morning that getting out of bed was a breath taking experience

Lazers

09:06

0

Q: Is power-leveling good early on in Skyrim?

I'm pretty new to the game, and plan to do something like this - I basically like the Dragonplate Armor so, I was thinking how early in the game can you get it. Through power-leveling (in this case, getting Smithing to Lv100) it can be done at almost any point of the game. So I can just use that ...

skyrim

pixel

my least favourite activity in the world... filing expenses

love the outcome, hate actually doing it

badp

@MartinSojka personally I find the "we're going to pay you [store employee/clerk/whatever] much less than minimum wage because you're going to be more than making up for it in tips" part of why people tip a lot in the US to be 1. despicable and 2. circular

although it makes business sense

but when was the last time that "making business sense" made something right?

Martin Sojka

However, when in the USA, I'm a guest, it's not within my rights to change the habits and rituals of the indigenous people.

Yi Jiang

Uh, great, I've been off Windows for so long that I can't even find the Recycle Bin now

Martin Sojka

@YiJiang Left-click on an empty space of the desktop, start typing "recy".

Yi Jiang

09:17

It's on my desktop, but it's not in Explorer's sidebar. Weird.

Ah well, I can always add it as a favourite

Martin Sojka

Alternatively: It's in a (hidden) directory called "RECYCLER" (XP) or "$RECYCLE.BIN" (Vista, 7) in the root of each hard disk drive.

Yi Jiang

Great, my Gemini Rue save file is gone.

badp

@MartinSojka fine, okay, doesn't mean I have to like it :P

Yi Jiang

Thank goodness I haven't gone too far into the game

badp

@MartinSojka The hidden folders don't have any of the recycle bin magic and I wouldn't realy touch them

Martin Sojka

09:22

@badp Not the folders themselves; they have the recycle bin "special" folder INSIDE of them.

You can actually copy that one anywhere and it will - from what I saw - work just like the normal one would.

badp

if you know where to put it back, sure...

or what the file you're looking for is, because the actual file name is like a hash or something...

pixel

I dislike our new expenses system

so clunky

badp

(I dunno about the part where the subfolders are magic, I remember having to go in there once and finding out they weren't magic at all)

Lazers

1

Q: does single player offline yield achievements?

I will be traveling for 2 days very soon and will not be online. Can I play the single player campaign and earn achievements during this time? (i.e. - do they sync later?) Or must I always be online when I play X-Com: EU? (that'd be lame!)

xcom-enemy-unknown

pixel

eugh, crystal dreams still full

badp

09:36

dreams?

pixel

my head is full of them

desert

is something its not full of

but feels like it is atm

crystal dreams was the name of my gm char in neocron

I will make the mistake more than once

Martin Sojka

@badp The "copies" work anywhere It's not a real folder. :)

pixel

wrong time of day to be having this thought, but... is it hometime yet?

badp

There's no better way to level up than killing a high level raging loot badass goliath with an uppercut

pixel

@badp I killed 200 enemies at 6xp each lastnight

got disconnected from the server 5 times

decided it was bed time

Yi Jiang

09:51

I feel like an idiot, but I can't seem to find the key to open Gemini Rue's menu

badp

@pixel Yeah, I also thought GW2's XP from kills is really disappointing

pixel

I got to like level 5

still using all my starter gear, no gear upgrades at all

Yi Jiang

Oh, hmmm, esc is working again. Weird.

pixel

still don't even have a bow

@YiJiang I was going to say esc but figured you'd already tried that...

kbd markdown doesn't work here does it

Yi Jiang

For some reason it wasn't working at first.

pixel

09:53

I think I'm just going to sleep under my desk, ping me at hometime

Yi Jiang

@pixel <kbd> is HTML

Chat only supports Markdown Lite

pixel

is it really

Yi Jiang

It's a HTML tag, yes

pixel

I've never used it in html, only on this site

learn something new every day

unfortunately, my ability to retain knowledge at this point in time is none existent

Yi Jiang

Also, is there anyway to play the game in windowed mode?

Martin Sojka

09:55

Speaking of underutilised HTML tags, I wish more editors would automatically insert <q> whenever appropriate. It's a pain to do it manually.

pixel

try alt+enter

Yi Jiang

That causes the game to ask if you want to restart

pixel

well, I'm out of ideas

Yi Jiang

It's not in the options either. I know it's suppose to be pixel art and stuff, but the game seems to run at a resolution of 800x600

Which is just annoying low

pixel

10:18

woo... all expenses submitted

way to waste 2 hours of my day with a terrible user experience

badp

10:31

why are games so much easier when you play them at 30 instead of 10 fps

smooth framerate actually feels like CHEATING

fredley

List of Sandwiches

pixel

11:17

today I have gone with a cheese salad sandwich

so that the salad keeps the cheese in the sandwich

@badp 30fps sounds a bit low

60+ ftw

badp

@pixel 10 fps is what I have normally

maybe 15? I dunno

pixel

that sounds painful

badp

better than not playing games

pixel

many people can't see the difference between 30 and 60

but you can feel the difference

badp

I can very much tell the difference between 15 and "smooth"

pixel

11:24

I wouldn't call 30 "smooth"

badp

when my standards are so low...

pixel

but I can appreciate that the difference between 15 and 30 is more noticeable that the difference between 30 and 60

what game are you playing at 15 fps?

badp

all of them

pixel

-.-

badp

geforce 9200M GS, look it up

you'll find it in the OED under "garbage"

pixel

11:29

I can't find it at all on any hardware comparison site

my graphics card is the weakest component in my system

but I can't even find yours to compare it to

I was about to say something along the lines of <buy another one>, and then noticed the M, the words 'notebook' and then I sighed

lol your graphics chipset is out performed by sandybridge IGP

:(

badp

or the Intel 3000 HD integrated thing

(possibly the same thing you're talking about)

Lazers

0

Q: How can I create a semi automatic TNT cannon in Minecraft?

Suppose I have a hill or a mountain I wish to demolish. I created a cannon using the classic recipe so I can do this task: My problem is that reloading is quite cumbersome. I know that I can manufacture cobblestone using lava and water. Is there some way to manufature TNT somehow? If i need a ...

minecraft minecraft-smp

pixel

@badp ye I think 3000HD is sandybridge

badp

11:44

yeah, it's what's on my sister's laptop

and yet, this computer's laptop is a generation ahead of what I had on my previous one

which was from 2004 - and integrated

pixel

desktop pcs > laptops

2

badp

it'd squeeze like 5 fps out of HL2

pixel

laptops are now pretty much a dead form factor

desktop pcs -> tablets -> smart phones

no place for laptops/notebooks/netbooks/ultrabooks

although if I were to buy anything in that form factor it would be a ultrabook

still no space on crystal desert

badp

My life on this laptop is becoming fairly miserable indeed

I also wish Windows was smarter about swapping in

pixel

well just in general, laptop style devices are the wrong form factor for everything

they're not powerful enough to play games on

badp

11:53

mine isn't even a laptop per se

pixel

they're too bulky for mobile productivity

badp

the battery life has reduced to roughly a minute

pixel

lol

I have an old laptop like that

won't power on unless its plugged in

badp

it's just a mini tower that's like spread all over my desk

pixel

unplug it while its on and it will last about 90 seconds

<GnomeSlice> Hey guys, check out this link! </GnomeSlice>

4

badp

12:09

btw is it possible to order on Amazon specifying a delivery date that isn't "as soon as possible"?

Say, "not thursday but monday when I'm actually at home to receive the package"

pixel

I don't know, I've only ever ordered 2 things off Amazon and got them delivered to my work address

pixel

12:37

oh noes

somebody please talk, I'm passing out

I blame @badp obviously

I wonder how many FPS I will get playing GW2 via rdp

Lazers

0

Q: How Many Skill Challenges are Available in Guild Wars 2?

Lets say you've completed 100% of the game skill challenges. How many skill points would you have by the end of that? Are those skill points enough to buy all your character skills ? Does it worths to save them ? What can i do with skill points besides buying skills ? I've heard that with 120...

guild-wars-2

LessPop_MoreFizz

13:00

@fredley Didn't I link that the other day?

pixel

helpmeIamsotired

sugar rushing but can't keep my eyes open

like wtf

LessPop_MoreFizz

@pixel oh god that's the worst.

pixel

@LessPop_MoreFizz I don't even know why, I was in bed before 4am

OrigamiRobot

13:17

@pixel Unfortunately, I stumbled this right before going to be last night.

Martin Sojka

@pixel Find a sofa, sit down, set your alarm to "now + 15 minutes", and close your eyes. It should help.

pixel

the worst of it all is

in 3 hours 12 minutes when I go home

I will wake right up

like DING HELLO WORLD

@MartinSojka I don't/can't sleep in public

Martin Sojka

@pixel You're not supposed to try to fall asleep. You're supposed to try and rest your eyes.

fredley

@LessPop_MoreFizz I have no idea

@pixel It depends. I could not work from anything but a laptop

A desktop tower would hamper my cycle comute rather severely

RedRiderX

@pixel My Core i7 laptop begs to disagree.

Sterno

13:42

@baDP @martin you're right, I meant where tipping is the societal norm, which I think was what the discussion was about.

badp

@pixel I do that all the time.. on trains

fredley

@RedRiderX Desktops are the dead form factor, even if laptops are also dying.

badp

What? Why would the desktop be dead?

RedRiderX

@fredley True, although they never really were intended for the average consumer.

fredley

@RedRiderX Desktops will live on in corporates and gamers' desks.

Beofett

13:48

I'd say desktops have moved from mainstream to niche, rather than being dead

fredley

@Beofett Well yes, they'll never die, and neither will laptops

But laptops are now moving more towards niche as many households find their entire computing needs can be satisfied by a tablet

RedRiderX

@fredley And creatives that "actually" need the power.

Beofett

@fredley perhaps, but laptops will become even more niche, only used by gamers who travel

badp

@fredley Tablets can't satisfy any needs that require writing anything longer than a sentence

fredley

@Beofett People who work on a computer and travel.

Beofett

13:50

@badp they can with a bluetooth keyboard

fredley

Or move around ever

@Beofett = Detachable tablet/laptop

@badp Most people never need to do that.

badp

If we're considering the abominy that is a bluetooth keyboard, then you don't need a laptop. Just remote desktop into your always-on desktop

Beofett

currently, yes, many traveling professionals will continue using laptops over tablets, but I fully expect we'll see that switch noticeably within the next 5 years or so

badp

@fredley Yeah, have you ever seen anybody do something as silly as writing a cv?!

Beofett

gamers will probably be the last hold-outs

badp

13:51

or printing a self-written self-signed document for legal purposes?

RedRiderX

@badp Thin clients do seem set to make big waves in the near future.

If you can get a connection.

fredley

@badp Worth investing hundreds of dollars for a laptop you need occasionally?

Beofett

@badp my wife converted her entire organization to using tablets for just that, since they were using printed forms and collecting ink signatures

fredley

@RedRiderX Yes. That new iMac is amazing.

badp

@fredley "Most people" only use tablets "occasionally" to begin with

RedRiderX

13:53

@fredley Heh.

fredley

@badp Most people want to play Zynga games and update Facebook. That is the tragic truth.

badp

@Beofett ugh, why tablets then?

Josefvz

@RedRiderX Naw-ahh its gonna be da cloud! Da wonderful fluffy bouncy white clouds

RedRiderX

@Josefvz That's thin clients, btw.

fredley

@Josefvz Cloud == Thin Client in last decade's buzz words

Josefvz

13:54

I don't really talk like that b.t.w

RedRiderX

@Josefvz Yes, that's why I bug people with it so often. :P

Beofett

@badp thinner, lighter, and the forms are tied to a centralized application. Mostly for on-screen signatures through the touch screen, rather than getting a signature pad accessory

RedRiderX

I even say it in real life, drives 'em batty. :)

Josefvz

@fredley did not really know that. AFAIK Thin client = Screen connected to a terminal server

badp

okay, that doesn't sound peculiarly "typical" to me :)

fredley

13:55

@Josefvz See: Chromebook

pixel

@RedRiderX your core i7 laptop is still a low performance machine in comparison to an equivalently priced desktop

Josefvz

@fredley i REFUSE! ;)

fredley

@pixel The utility of the extra power is only more than the utility of a portable form factor for gamers and video editors

RedRiderX

@pixel Please tell me what you can get for ~620 Euros, but I get your point.

fredley

@Josefvz Be condemned to live in the past then!

Josefvz

13:59

also my S3 is my first android device

@fredley Not really i think my S3 gives me a 'gentle' intro

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