Ftrain, by Paul Ford

December 2018

Dec 31, 2018

Absolutely no memory. Apparently it looked like this. I'm...

@RachelFersh Absolutely no memory. Apparently it looked like this. I'm sure it was just chapped nipples and exhaustion and constant diaper changes and no sleep until we fell apart in sweatpants. twitter.com/...
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Dec 31, 2018

This tweet might say a little bit more about you than them.

@mwichary This tweet might say a little bit more about you than them.
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Dec 28, 2018

Bumping this. https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/107885474792...

Bumping this. twitter.com/...
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Dec 28, 2018

Come to our rabbit hole we have 80s...

@mulegirl Come to our rabbit hole we have
80s culture
neopagans
circuses
goat horn grafting
polyamory
cryptids
ed koch
wizard schools

nypost.com/...
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Dec 28, 2018

The Dynamite unicorn people are widely credited with...

@mulegirl The Dynamite unicorn people are widely credited with coining the term "polyamorous."
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Dec 28, 2018

ME TOO I'm still VERY ANGRY that they did this because I...

@mulegirl ME TOO I'm still VERY ANGRY that they did this because I took Dynamite seriously! I have never been able to fully trust the media since.
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Dec 28, 2018

I'm still very angry about the unicorn article.

@mulegirl I'm still very angry about the unicorn article.
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Dec 28, 2018

It's there you just can't see the machines

@ianadelman It's there you just can't see the machines
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Dec 28, 2018

Pret is very very very close, just not coin operated.

@ianadelman Pret is very very very close, just not coin operated.
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Dec 27, 2018

A bot that posts pix from a folder.

@unitof A bot that posts pix from a folder.
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Dec 27, 2018

I'm trying to convince my kids that this truck backs up to...

I'm trying to convince my kids that this truck backs up to the Commerce department every morning to pump out the money. twitter.com/...
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Dec 25, 2018

The best friends are those who are chill when you ghost as...

The best friends are those who are chill when you ghost as the board games come out.
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Dec 25, 2018

Update https://twitter.com/maureenflaherty/status/1077432751...

Update twitter.com/...
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Dec 24, 2018

My 7yo daughter left a note for Santa asking him to circle...

My 7yo daughter left a note for Santa asking him to circle yes or no if he's real or not and it broke my heart.
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Dec 24, 2018

Heh I guess I meant glurge

@amyhoy Heh I guess I meant glurge
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Dec 24, 2018

It's a virus in their cohort

@jfeckstein It's a virus in their cohort
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Dec 24, 2018

My 7yo son does Fortnite dances nonstop despite having...

@jfeckstein My 7yo son does Fortnite dances nonstop despite having never played Fortnite I'm slowly losing it
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Dec 24, 2018

Proud of this tradition (well, we did it last year too)...

Proud of this tradition (well, we did it last year too) where we give everyone at @PostlightStudio $500 for the not-for-profits of their choice. Ends up being a great list. postlight.com/...
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Dec 24, 2018

To be clear, they sent me a survey. I'm not a monster.

To be clear, they sent me a survey. I'm not a monster.
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Dec 24, 2018

We all celebrate in our own ways...

We all celebrate in our own ways twitter.com/...
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Dec 24, 2018

It's set in 1907

@amyhoy It's set in 1907
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Dec 24, 2018

fanny & alexander

@amyhoy fanny & alexander
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Dec 22, 2018

I would expect an escape artist's bones.

@GillBranstetter I would expect an escape artist's bones.
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Dec 21, 2018

But then the battery runs out

@richziade But then the battery runs out
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Dec 21, 2018

what...am i seeing here

@shabbychef what...am i seeing here
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Dec 21, 2018

aaaaagggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhiehtoiteinoaipneta...

aaaaagggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhiehtoiteinoaipneta twitter.com/...
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Dec 21, 2018

It has to, before things can get worse still.

@mattbuchanan It has to, before things can get worse still.
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Dec 21, 2018

Still kind of good!

@heybonanos Still kind of good!
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Dec 21, 2018

Yeah I mean let's be clear I'm like a half bag of Duane...

@heybonanos Yeah I mean let's be clear I'm like a half bag of Duane Read spicy gumdrops that you found in your desk.
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Dec 20, 2018

There's some CRM that outsourcing companies use that uses...

@bmorrissey There's some CRM that outsourcing companies use that uses this really weird blue font treatment in email and it's a huge tell that this is just pure spam, and it blows my mind that no one realizes how obvious it is. For years.
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Dec 20, 2018

i have NO idea what this is

@davidhsiegel i have NO idea what this is
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Dec 20, 2018

we're not opening until christmas but i get more excited...

@shabbychef @maureenflaherty we're not opening until christmas but i get more excited basically every day
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Dec 20, 2018

Oh I see. I tend to favor access but I think I get your...

@EmilyGorcenski Oh I see. I tend to favor access but I think I get your POV. Maybe minimize harm but maximize access by blacking it out and letting people know they could email for unredacted. Demand will be VERY low, you won't encourage casual dissemination, and a human remains the filter.
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Dec 19, 2018

Dear lord that is sensible. Excellent!!!

@adrianholovaty Dear lord that is sensible. Excellent!!!
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Dec 19, 2018

I guess it depends on if he's running from or running...

I guess it depends on if he's running from or running towards.
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Dec 19, 2018

Makes me nervous to see a guy carrying a big sign that says...

Makes me nervous to see a guy carrying a big sign that says JESUS running really fast up 5th Avenue.
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Dec 19, 2018

I'm laughing so hard I'm crying. This is Hillary planet...

@patbits I'm laughing so hard I'm crying. This is Hillary planet head level.
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Dec 19, 2018

Now this is a lifehack. https://twitter.com/tolar/status/107...

Now this is a lifehack. twitter.com/...
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Dec 19, 2018

A lot of the world's least successful people also start...

A lot of the world's least successful people also start their days at 4am.
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Dec 18, 2018

Oh yeah I don't want the DMs.

@drewtoothpaste Oh yeah I don't want the DMs.
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Dec 18, 2018

I have to erase this one because I forgot that Twitter is...

I have to erase this one because I forgot that Twitter is actually for children.
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Dec 18, 2018

Must be Tuesday. https://twitter.com/caitlinolson/status/107...

Must be Tuesday. twitter.com/...
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Dec 18, 2018

This is wise. Youth can't appreciate org-mode. Org-mode...

@kjhealy This is wise. Youth can't appreciate org-mode. Org-mode requires a lot of acceptance and compromise.
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Dec 18, 2018

The overall design on NY State Senate website is pretty...

The overall design on NY State Senate website is pretty good and the auth flow on this form was solid (confusing on mobile when I first tried it though). I would definitely up font-size and make the type black on this form, with a little line-height.
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Dec 18, 2018

I mean it's okay I just won't vote for him and he'll only...

@tolar I mean it's okay I just won't vote for him and he'll only win by 99.799999% instead of 99.8% over the sad conservative candidate.
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Dec 18, 2018

I really should be doing stuff like this every day....

I really should be doing stuff like this every day. twitter.com/...
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Dec 18, 2018

He blocked me. I guess I'll call.

He blocked me. I guess I'll call.
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Dec 18, 2018

Whoa @SenatorParker I'm in your district on Slocum Pl. and...

Whoa @SenatorParker I'm in your district on Slocum Pl. and voted for you. We are CONSTANTLY trying to keep my kids safe from unsafe traffic conditions down here. People are jumping the curb at our bus stop all the time. Is this how you see us? twitter.com/...
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Dec 18, 2018

don't worry you can roll out the fix gradually over a few...

@ginatrapani don't worry you can roll out the fix gradually over a few years through 20 different vendors
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Dec 18, 2018

I am about to punch myself in the face to keep myself from...

@sophaskins @seldo I am about to punch myself in the face to keep myself from markupsplaining everything in that article.
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Dec 18, 2018

It was an extensible functional glue language based on...

@seldo It was an extensible functional glue language based on pattern matching and designed to make tree transformations streamable 15 years ago and all anyone can do is complain.
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Dec 18, 2018

I just realized Simply Red is named after the hair color of...

I just realized Simply Red is named after the hair color of the lead singer which is simply red.
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Dec 18, 2018

The weird thing is I didn't have to.

@seldo The weird thing is I didn't have to.
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Dec 18, 2018

Listen to me goddammit I validated RDF using XSchema via...

@seldo Listen to me goddammit I validated RDF using XSchema via XSLT2.
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Dec 18, 2018

Laurie I got ISO 8879:1986 (Information processing -- Text...

@seldo Laurie I got ISO 8879:1986 (Information processing -- Text and office systems -- Standard Generalized Markup Language) on interlibrary loan in 1994 and photocopied the whole thing on an unsecured college photocopier and now you tell me that's USELESS?
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Dec 18, 2018

Friends my nephew is getting married next year in... Havre...

@jeremybowers @livlab Friends my nephew is getting married next year in...

Havre de Grace.

I'm getting off the train.
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Dec 17, 2018

She has but...ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS!!!!

@SashaLaundy She has but...ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS!!!!
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Dec 16, 2018

maureen has been trying with that one and i've been trying...

@michelet maureen has been trying with that one and i've been trying with the great brain but the child is willful
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Dec 16, 2018

This thread about good books with girl protagonists ended...

This thread about good books with girl protagonists ended up ruling. twitter.com/...
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Dec 16, 2018

Livia! Wow!

@livlab Livia! Wow!
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Dec 16, 2018

I mean Google says yes but she's new to me!

@adambanksdotcom I mean Google says yes but she's new to me!
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Dec 16, 2018

(Was thinking Ms. Marvel Vol #1.)

(Was thinking Ms. Marvel Vol #1.)
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Dec 16, 2018

My daughter is 7, good reader, but she shrugged at Harry...

My daughter is 7, good reader, but she shrugged at Harry Potter (while her twin brother is obsessed) because she's sick of boys. Loves graphic novels like El Deafo too, and also loves stories about badly-behaved children. What's good that features GIRLS?
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Dec 16, 2018

Usually implies contract or some formal mutual...

@RickPaulas Usually implies contract or some formal mutual understanding.
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Dec 16, 2018

NEVER also it's deeply contrary to mission and the dumps...

@shabbychef @IMDb NEVER also it's deeply contrary to mission and the dumps are core. The preview API is also super good.
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Dec 16, 2018

Obviously the last 4 millennia of librarianship still...

Obviously the last 4 millennia of librarianship still matter enormously. But reactive rapid-action archiving is a new thing for the era where we burn 100,000 libraries of Alexandria a day. There are hard challenges around opt-in, opt-out, consent, and copyright. Still, thank God.
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Dec 16, 2018

There's rhyme and reason to it all. There just didn't used...

There's rhyme and reason to it all. There just didn't used to be an Internet Archive and now there is. I give it some amount of money monthly but I'm sure it's not enough.
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Dec 16, 2018

The replies to this show why the @internetarchive is so key...

The replies to this show why the @internetarchive is so key to preserving our extremely ephemeral past. It sees archiving as URGENT. Other archives often are formal--they have missions, tight budgets, and formal accessioning policies. Meanwhile, @textfiles...rents a van. twitter.com/...
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Dec 16, 2018

It's a sign of how messed up the entertainment industry is...

@drewtoothpaste It's a sign of how messed up the entertainment industry is these days that there are like a million roles for stepdaughters and only a few for stepmoms.
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Dec 16, 2018

I give too, it's absolutely the best!

@shabbychef I give too, it's absolutely the best!
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Dec 16, 2018

One of the ways I show respect is by choosing not to slack...

One of the ways I show respect is by choosing not to slack my wife the picture I just saw from the bathroom of the maxi-pad hoarder.
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Dec 16, 2018

Took me a minute but I got there.

@thomasfuchs Took me a minute but I got there.
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Dec 15, 2018

only real 90s webziners will remember...

only real 90s webziners will remember twitter.com/...
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Dec 15, 2018

i have gone all the way back through my bullshit and...

i have gone all the way back through my bullshit and emerged victorious on the other side twitter.com/...
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Dec 15, 2018

vinaigrette obesity https://twitter.com/thenoahkinsey/status...

vinaigrette obesity twitter.com/...
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Dec 14, 2018

What kind of six acre table are you sitting at that has...

@mathowie What kind of six acre table are you sitting at that has room for some fancy egg plate? Are you a lonely king? Or do you like to pay breakfast Tetris?
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Dec 14, 2018

I'm sorry I broke my own rule about NYT tweeting for the...

I'm sorry I broke my own rule about NYT tweeting for the millionth time and I have to delete this.
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Dec 14, 2018

I just wonder what the subject line of this email...

I just wonder what the subject line of this email was:

Subject: Effective immediately the COO may not fart on you

Subject: Friday Town Hall on fake humping

Subject: We must all work together to stop the culture of ball slapping

Subject: Building a better, more inclusive Riot twitter.com/...
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Dec 14, 2018

Next season of True Detective. https://twitter.com/ftrain/st...

Next season of True Detective. twitter.com/...
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Dec 13, 2018

Still fighting it is a go to

@robynkanner Still fighting it is a go to
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Dec 13, 2018

IDK our real estate industry is very corrupt and almost as...

@reppep IDK our real estate industry is very corrupt and almost as good at stealing as Amazon is at shipping
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Dec 13, 2018

our "official" approach to tech has been pure Robert Moses...

our "official" approach to tech has been pure Robert Moses when we know you need to go Jane Jacobs, it's such a drag
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Dec 13, 2018

Thank you, Leigh.

@ldodds Thank you, Leigh.
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Dec 13, 2018

Amazon coming to NYC won't make any difference to tech in...

Amazon coming to NYC won't make any difference to tech in NYC. Maybe you'll visit LIC to pay tribute, like today with Google and FB, or they'll bring speakers in. No one will leave LIC for meetups or weird collaborations. It'll be a macro economic boost but culturally irrelevant.
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Dec 13, 2018

The theme song for the war on Christmas is Highway to the...

The theme song for the war on Christmas is Highway to the Manger Zone.
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Dec 13, 2018

Also, rooting for you all!

@goldman Also, rooting for you all!
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Dec 13, 2018

Then it's a true Californian.

@goldman Then it's a true Californian.
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Dec 12, 2018

If you want to understand NYC like a native you can live...

If you want to understand NYC like a native you can live here for 20 or 30 years, or you can watch this for exactly one minute. youtube.com/...
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Dec 12, 2018

I love the roller skates.

@shabbychef I love the roller skates.
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Dec 12, 2018

The time in my commute where I come to full consciousness...

The time in my commute where I come to full consciousness and am suddenly not sure if I dropped off the kids or not.
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Dec 12, 2018

Omit words, not jobs!

@patbits Omit words, not jobs!
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Dec 12, 2018

It's a good sonnet Mr. Shakespeare but it doesn't convert.

It's a good sonnet Mr. Shakespeare but it doesn't convert.
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Dec 12, 2018

(Looks out bus window.) There used to be paragraphs in this...

(Looks out bus window.) There used to be paragraphs in this town godammit. I didn't move here for the clicks. twitter.com/...
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Dec 12, 2018

It's also the snappy patter that the show does, but...

It's also the snappy patter that the show does, but tighter. It's just an unimpeachable move in the larger context. No one asks me for writing advice any more (they ask me for capitalism advice) but that phrase and the graf around it are the purest hustle.
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Dec 12, 2018

I jmwant to laboriously point out how good that line is. It...

I jmwant to laboriously point out how good that line is. It scans on a fast read as an almost-mixed metaphor. Then you realize that a TV show absolutely could come up the alley, let itself in the back door, and chop onions. That's very funny, and then, paused, you jump back in.
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Dec 12, 2018

“so far up my alley it was practically chopping onions in...

“so far up my alley it was practically chopping onions in my kitchen” twitter.com/...
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Dec 11, 2018

thanks, meatcat https://twitter.com/DanaSchwartzzz/status/10...

thanks, meatcat twitter.com/...
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Dec 11, 2018

there are dogs chasing geese professionally on governors...

there are dogs chasing geese professionally on governors island gothamist.com/...
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Dec 11, 2018

I like this episode a lot. Building software is risky and...

I like this episode a lot. Building software is risky and costs a lot of money. So you need to show that it is worth it ASAP. Big projects are like long-running TV seasons. You need episodes and an arc and character development to keep everyone engaged. And a big season premiere. twitter.com/...
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Dec 11, 2018

through a magical process of love

@toomuchnick through a magical process of love
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Dec 11, 2018

Live every day like you're getting the kids to school.

Live every day like you're getting the kids to school.
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Dec 11, 2018

How much does it cost at an Amazon scale?

@esouthard How much does it cost at an Amazon scale?
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Dec 11, 2018

The thing about open stuff like RISC-V is it sort of seeps...

The thing about open stuff like RISC-V is it sort of seeps in everywhere. If the future is lots of apps running on OSes then who cares; if the future is lots of VM+images/containers getting passed up and down and all around IoTish platforms over ridiculously high bandwidth, hmm.
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Dec 11, 2018

This is less about Amazon threatening Intel and more about...

This is less about Amazon threatening Intel and more about Amazon paying to fab its own licensed ARM chips to control its own destiny. It feels like the only true threats are like RISC-V and that's a super longshot. Chip stuff is wild.

nyti.ms/...
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Dec 11, 2018

Kate's the best and you'd be a great DepuWe Editor....

Kate's the best and you'd be a great DepuWe Editor. twitter.com/...
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Dec 11, 2018

It takes me 40 minutes to get two kids up, feed them and...

It takes me 40 minutes to get two kids up, feed them and get them dressed, shower and dress myself, pack up Christmas party clothes, and flash-tidy the living room for the sitter, and it takes me two weeks to send an email.
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Dec 10, 2018

Totally normal usage. So is spelling the letters. Anyway,...

@fakenicespice Totally normal usage. So is spelling the letters. Anyway, IMO he's right.
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Dec 10, 2018

Poll: Causabon from Middlemarch if he were alive today...

Poll: Causabon from Middlemarch if he were alive today would be...
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Dec 10, 2018

Congratulations!

@skamille Congratulations!
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Dec 10, 2018

it was extremely good

it was extremely good
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Dec 10, 2018

I'd be offended but that would require reification

@sophaskins I'd be offended but that would require reification
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Dec 10, 2018

Look outside. Triples. Look inside. Triples. Look at your...

Look outside. Triples. Look inside. Triples. Look at your computer. Just more triples. A library: Triples. (Leans back in chair.) Yep, I solved it.
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Dec 10, 2018

I mean I get it, it's just RDF.

I mean I get it, it's just RDF.
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Dec 10, 2018

Dialogue I've had a lot in the last five years: Internet...

Dialogue I've had a lot in the last five years:

Internet people: Hey Paul we're going to organize all human knowledge, can you tweet about it?

Me: Cool, where are you starting?

Them: With all human knowledge!
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Dec 10, 2018

oh yeah this is all the good stuff

@essl @HoeflerCo oh yeah this is all the good stuff
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Dec 10, 2018

My favorite part of the first ed, 3-volume 1771...

My favorite part of the first ed, 3-volume 1771 Encyclopedia Britannica (nicely scanned from the original here) is that

vol I. A-B (830pp=415 pages per letter)

vol II. C-L (1018pp=100 pp/letter)

vol III. M-Z (872pp=62 pp/letter)

You can SEE the dream implode. But it shipped! twitter.com/...
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Dec 10, 2018

also thank you for keeping your site up!!!

@copystar also thank you for keeping your site up!!!
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Dec 10, 2018

Gotta give it to them, they tried to brand time.

@copystar Gotta give it to them, they tried to brand time.
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Dec 10, 2018

it keeps asking for my credit card

@patbits it keeps asking for my credit card
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Dec 10, 2018

it happened to me just two months ago AND i had an urgent...

@livlab it happened to me just two months ago AND i had an urgent meeting AND and I've lived here over two billion years
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Dec 10, 2018

Over 2000 of your twitter friends are standing by desperate...

@livlab Over 2000 of your twitter friends are standing by desperate to transitsplain.
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Dec 10, 2018

i think i have to get off my bullshit...

i think i have to get off my bullshit twitter.com/...
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Dec 10, 2018

He really is an inspirational figure. Utterly unsustainable...

@phyllisstein He really is an inspirational figure. Utterly unsustainable but magical. Choupette seems happy, though.
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Dec 10, 2018

Are you a mentor for others? I hope not, but...

Are you a mentor for others?

I hope not, but maybe.

thecut.com/...
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Dec 9, 2018

Still waiting for my augmentation....

Still waiting for my augmentation. twitter.com/...
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Dec 9, 2018

I am Jack's heartrate.

I am Jack's heartrate.
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Dec 8, 2018

https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/1071603128766734337/photo/...

twitter.com/...
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Dec 8, 2018

I mean who knew back then!!!

@jlax I mean who knew back then!!!
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Dec 8, 2018

DEC Research Report 1998: The Virtual Book. It is called...

DEC Research Report 1998: The Virtual Book. It is called the Lectrice and it has 32 buttons. hpl.hp.com/... twitter.com/...
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Dec 8, 2018

JAMSTACK! Yes. They came and did an event at our office....

@jordne JAMSTACK! Yes. They came and did an event at our office. jamstack.org/...
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Dec 8, 2018

Saturday at the grocery store. https://twitter.com/ftrain/st...

Saturday at the grocery store. twitter.com/...
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Dec 7, 2018

It's very hard to think that way! I have to fight against...

@ellenchisa @jackiehluo It's very hard to think that way! I have to fight against attributing magical powers to languages all the time.
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Dec 7, 2018

I wish I was smart enough to finish my book.

@jackiehluo I wish I was smart enough to finish my book.
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Dec 7, 2018

The split between, i.e., React people and TypeScript people...

@jackiehluo The split between, i.e., React people and TypeScript people will just get more and more defined and there'll end up being server programmers, front-end engineers, and a new kind of "front-end systems engineers." __EOM__
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Dec 7, 2018

But next I think, with WebAssembly, we are about to see JS...

@jackiehluo But next I think, with WebAssembly, we are about to see JS culture shift in weird ways. It's a first class VM with more safety at near-native speeds running absolutely everywhere. I think Rust culture will start to blur into JS: Be safe, think harder, make systems.
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Dec 7, 2018

So JavaScript mirrors the web. At first its position was:...

@jackiehluo So JavaScript mirrors the web. At first its position was: What matters is the DOM, the user, and running in a sandbox. The web expanded its mandate and JS did too. Now the culture says: What matters is dev speed, isomorphism, and frameworks. Run everywhere fast. IMPATIENCE.
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Dec 7, 2018

I really need to finish my book. I've thought about this a...

@jackiehluo I really need to finish my book. I've thought about this a lot since I wrote it. I think we ALL mistake programming languages, which are software, for the computer itself. Languages are position papers on what matters in computation.
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Dec 7, 2018

On the plus side global warming will eventually lead to the...

On the plus side global warming will eventually lead to the end of Baby It's Cold Outside takes.
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Dec 6, 2018

I'm just trying to make sure that my unique worldview is...

@grok_ I'm just trying to make sure that my unique worldview is part of the discourse.
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Dec 6, 2018

My bus home is SO SLOW tonight.

@seldo My bus home is SO SLOW tonight.
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Dec 6, 2018

I liberally use peppermint soap but I am far more...

I liberally use peppermint soap but I am far more conservative about sandalwood, so sure you can say I'm a scentrist.
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Dec 6, 2018

it sure is a big world https://www.facebook.com/Fantastic4u/...

it sure is a big world facebook.com/...
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Dec 5, 2018

At least ours did. Twice. Anyway it's terrible and I'm...

@lastnightsdinnr @dietsch At least ours did. Twice. Anyway it's terrible and I'm sorry.
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Dec 5, 2018

Oh they totally take it in stride. And ask for ice cream....

@lastnightsdinnr @dietsch Oh they totally take it in stride. And ask for ice cream. While you're trying not to cry. (I'm sorry by the way.)
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Dec 5, 2018

If you write this, the number of people who ask you for...

@Choire If you write this, the number of people who ask you for career advice will go up by a factor of 3.
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Dec 5, 2018

WITH DOODLES https://twitter.com/vboykis/status/107033674837...

WITH DOODLES twitter.com/...
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Dec 5, 2018

what we're going to miss are the fucking bees

what we're going to miss are the fucking bees
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Dec 5, 2018

I miss the days when you could throw Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan...

I miss the days when you could throw Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in a room with Eddie Vedder and blam that's the soundtrack for Dead Man Walking.
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Dec 5, 2018

Be a gingerbread man, not a gingerbread guy.

Be a gingerbread man, not a gingerbread guy.
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Dec 4, 2018

Right. It's all about adult choices having adult...

@tressiemcphd Right. It's all about adult choices having adult consequences and the painful limits you run into trying to change, and how your own failures have value if you don't turn away and this has nothing to do with my own life it's just a coincidence
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Dec 4, 2018

(Well to me that was him getting really into his role in...

@510home (Well to me that was him getting really into his role in the Great American Songbook and letting the context guide the songwriting, as a sort of master craftsman. Like classical composers writing for the king.)
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Dec 4, 2018

It's always good for ones art!

@emersondameron It's always good for ones art!
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Dec 4, 2018

that tweet is for my straddle generation '72 to '82 ilu

that tweet is for my straddle generation '72 to '82 ilu
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Dec 4, 2018

Jason Isbell is just so incredibly good sober that it ruins...

Jason Isbell is just so incredibly good sober that it ruins the popular fantasy that gloomy drunks are somehow truer artists. It's like Good Old Boys-era Randy Newman songwriting but sweetly ironic instead of cruelly ironic.
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Dec 4, 2018

https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/1069964775214510081/photo/...

twitter.com/...
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Dec 4, 2018

not that i'm complaining, it's free

not that i'm complaining, it's free
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Dec 4, 2018

welp time to get to work oh look a doggie oh god we are all...

welp time to get to work oh look a doggie oh god we are all going to die oh look a kitty nazis are winning wow computers are cool everyone hates me for causing their trauma in an environment of systemic oppression heh aardvarks
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Dec 4, 2018

It's amazing how the experience of this web site ends up...

It's amazing how the experience of this web site ends up mirroring the actual experience of anxiety.
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Dec 4, 2018

They've told me no.

@kzwa They've told me no.
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Dec 4, 2018

One thing I miss about the days of long phone calls is that...

One thing I miss about the days of long phone calls is that you could work out your material.
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Dec 4, 2018

Oh she knows me and started laughing. My ability to be...

@neuey Oh she knows me and started laughing. My ability to be annoying is 100 percent focused on my children now.
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Dec 3, 2018

This is what I think of whenever people talk about user...

This is what I think of whenever people talk about user onboarding. twitter.com/...
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Dec 3, 2018

https://twitter.com/ftrain/status/1069752226011328514/photo/...

twitter.com/...
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Dec 3, 2018

We actually do have nice things.

We actually do have nice things.
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Dec 3, 2018

i have a soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/postlighttrackcha...

i have a soundcloud soundcloud.com/...
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Dec 3, 2018

i'm just going to enjoy it for like 90 more seconds

i'm just going to enjoy it for like 90 more seconds
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Dec 3, 2018

my lawyer called and I have to erase this

my lawyer called and I have to erase this
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Dec 3, 2018

“The MapReduce paper arrived as a deus ex machina.”...

“The MapReduce paper arrived as a deus ex machina.” [rotating%20thinkyface%20emoji.webm]
newyorker.com/...
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Dec 3, 2018

(The traffic isn't THAT bad tbh you're looking at a delta...

@waldojaquith (The traffic isn't THAT bad tbh you're looking at a delta of 20 mins.)
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Dec 3, 2018

TBH the actual expert here is @RickWebb, who I'm assuming...

@waldojaquith TBH the actual expert here is @RickWebb, who I'm assuming will just say "car."
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Dec 3, 2018

Also with cabs you just sit there in a seat and if you're...

@waldojaquith Also with cabs you just sit there in a seat and if you're late you email the people you're meeting, "In a cab on the FDR at 34th St." and they go, "oh okay."
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Dec 3, 2018

Nah, not at 11, half hour or 40 mins down the FDR then...

@waldojaquith Nah, not at 11, half hour or 40 mins down the FDR then over. I mean there's always bad luck.
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Dec 3, 2018

A cab will be $25-40 and EASY. The $15/20 buses will drop...

@waldojaquith A cab will be $25-40 and EASY. The $15/20 buses will drop you in the middle of things. The MTA bus web.mta.info/... is slow, but...authentic, and will get you to the subway. If you have time, are solo, and your bags aren't heavy, learning our mass transit system is fun.
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Dec 3, 2018

Well I mean if you HAD made that connection Unix nerds...

@sophaskins Well I mean if you HAD made that connection Unix nerds would have just told you that you SHOULDN'T cat to sed and awk because they both read input files just fine.
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Dec 3, 2018

Wait are they named sed and awk because you cat to sed and...

@sophaskins Wait are they named sed and awk because you cat to sed and awk.
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Dec 3, 2018

I love being trusted to read. I visit, I see the little...

@robynkanner I love being trusted to read. I visit, I see the little grace notes and effects so I know that care has been taken and that this is important work, and then it all fades away and I read and scroll.
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Dec 3, 2018

The friend who lets themselves in is such a joyful and...

@mariabustillos @annehelen The friend who lets themselves in is such a joyful and liberating proposition.
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Dec 3, 2018

I thought a lot about how complaining about the Badger and...

@mariabustillos @annehelen I thought a lot about how complaining about the Badger and making fun of the Badger is a community activity that brings people together in love. He's OUR terrible pet Badger whom steals our beer. And his presence reminds one to just stop and take stock. Of beer.
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Dec 3, 2018

I accidentally brought a soccer ball to work today.

I accidentally brought a soccer ball to work today.
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Dec 3, 2018

“I'm a writer and comedian so I'm obviously single.”...

“I'm a writer and comedian so I'm obviously single.” friendswithsecrets.com/...

(Also: a simple, pretty website that is a pleasure to see.)
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Dec 3, 2018

To be fair it wasn't my best material.

@drunkenbee To be fair it wasn't my best material.
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Dec 3, 2018

When you run a little girl's white winter jacket through...

When you run a little girl's white winter jacket through the dryer the awesome fluffy fake fur hood liner evaporates into a sort of scritchy faux-lambswool, which makes it the worst jacket hood ever, and it's not funny when your father touches it and makes sheep noises.
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Dec 3, 2018

Jonathan Richman's Tandem Jump would be a good bridal...

Jonathan Richman's Tandem Jump would be a good bridal procession. youtu.be/...
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Dec 2, 2018

Screenshots of a QuickTimeVR panorama of an Apple Store,...

Screenshots of a QuickTimeVR panorama of an Apple Store, probably from 2001. Is a mood. twitter.com/...
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Dec 1, 2018

But it will/has split into the indie subscription things...

@theodoreross But it will/has split into the indie subscription things that come and go and the big ad things, which will be backed by philanthropists, brands, NGOs. Patreon vs. Foundations. I guess?
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Dec 1, 2018

Strong arguments for both! The largest problem is when the...

@theodoreross Strong arguments for both! The largest problem is when the thing that works turns out to be fraudulent, or at least very puffed, like with social video stuff.
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Dec 1, 2018

I guess there were 100 years when you didn't really have to...

@theodoreross I guess there were 100 years when you didn't really have to know your market because you had vodka sponsors/sales teams/publishers. And now it's naked. Will they pay you for what you make? And how much? OR can you hitch your wagon to whatever works and keep the party going?
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Dec 1, 2018

I mean what starts to true up for small indie orgs is: -...

@theodoreross I mean what starts to true up for small indie orgs is:

- Use commodity tech
- Model 100% focused on sustainability
- Leaky subscription/paywall
- Serves specific audience

And 5000 other things that add up to...different governance and low pay for all
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