●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, June 19, 2026 ●● ● Jun 19 [02:01] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [02:05] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@xk49uzi5amp4u.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 19 [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kvc069kc [05:06] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kvc069kc ) [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] "And 115 bullsh-t points for 115 IBMers randomly chosen by Bob. When I left they called these blue points that can be used to buy merchandise at inflated price. [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] 48 minutes ago by Anonymous [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @f5+1kvc069kc [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] @ee and are you taking directions about kneepads and practice from Bob and "Robbie the Hood" in your delivery sessions ? [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] 4 hours ago by Anonymous [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @eh+1kvc069kc [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] @dn [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] I've been at IBM for a year, worked on automation projects, dashboards, communications, and incentive systems. If I were an AI bot, I'd be the first one in history that has to sit through corporate meetings, performance reviews, compliance training, and annual goals. [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] As for IBM badges, employees earn them by completing training and developing skills. You may not value them, but plenty of professionals do. [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] 4 hours ago by Anonymous [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 7 reactions (+0/-7) | Reply [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ee+1kvc069kc [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] @e6 Gin "N Tonic was the biggest thief BUT she has been superseded by Alvind Krispy-Kreme. [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] She put her incompetent relative (her niece ?) in charge of the Watson Health division and they lost more money during the time the niece was there. Sadly this is what happens when you have crooks and thieves who run public companies. [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] 4 hours ago by Anonymous [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ec+1kvc069kc [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] @d7 Crooks [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] 6 hours ago by Anonymous [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @e6+1kvc069kc [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] @e1 Don't forget that each executive get a $115,000 bonus in honor of this anniversary. That's for all their hard work and "hard choices". [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] 6 hours ago by Anonymous [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 8 reactions (+8/-0) | Reply [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @e5+1kvc069kc [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] @OP Need I say that they have put 115 lucky people in each division on PIP, asked another 115 for RTO, yet another 115 for RA and marked 115 for low performance to be eliminated soon? And yes 115 from friends and family have been identified for promotional opportunities and raises. [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] 6 hours ago by Anonymous [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 8 reactions (+8/-0) | Reply [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @e1+1kvc069kc [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] @de More lies. You are an HR bot in India. Nothing else can explain your lunacy. Not even your mother and sister and your first-line manager. No sane human brags about their useless IBM badges. Only an AI trained by Arlind and his goonies could be so ridiculous. Your nonsense needs to stop right here right now. [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] 8 hours ago by Anonymous [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @dn+1kvc069kc [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] @d1 [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] The hate here needs to end. And the lying too. I am not a bot and I am not in India [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] 9 hours ago by Anonymous [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 6 reactions (+0/-6) | Reply [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @de+1kvc069kc [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] @d5 I think they did things differently at different sites. I was in a Cambridge MA office and the Facilities Management crooks were giving the executive furniture to the movers - all of it for FREE. This was during the Gin 'n Tonic era. [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] 11 hours ago by Anonymous [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @d7+1kvc069kc [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] @cb actually not true. At least back in the old days of the 80s and 90s. IBM used to have a real estate portfolio of hundreds of worldclass office space and a whole DIv called RECD real estate contruction div. Well run etc. Then the G Man Gerstner started the fire sale and I recall in Boston as they down sized going into an office being cast off and buying some of those commercial grade file cabinets for $20 or $40. Wish I bought m [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] ore. Still have them about 40 years later. But yeah is there a company now on Mother Earth more cheap than IBM? [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] 11 hours ago by Anonymous [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @d5+1kvc069kc [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] @cy, IBM Indian HR Troll lest you forget, you need to give a nod to Arvind Krispy-Kreme for introducing the corrupt curry culture to IBM. [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] Never before have so many IBM US employees been impacted by so many layoffs in so many underhand ways. [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] 12 hours ago by Anonymous [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 10 reactions (+10/-0) | Reply [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @d1+1kvc069kc [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] On this milestone, I want to give a special nod to Mr.Gerstner At a time when many questioned IBM's future, he stepped in and made difficult decisions that helped steer the company through one of the most challenging periods in its history. [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] Turnarounds are never easy. They require courage, discipline, and a willingness to make choices that may not be popular in the moment. Because of leaders like Mr. Gerstner and the dedication of generations of IBMers, IBM remains one of the most recognized and enduring technology companies in the world. [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] From mainframes to AI, from punch cards to quantum computing, IBM continues to evolve while honoring its rich history. [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] 12 hours ago by Anonymous [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 10 reactions (+0/-10) | Reply [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @cy+1kvc069kc [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] @cd but you forgot to mention and thank all those employees who were laid off by IBM and had their jobs shipped off to India. And recklessly pursuing the India Business Machines machines failing strategies. [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] Right ? [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] Do you think IBM will be around in the next 150 or even 200 years ? Yes or No ? [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] 14 hours ago by Anonymous [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 11 reactions (+11/-0) | Reply [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @cg+1kvc069kc [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] @cd At IBM, "continuing to reinvent themselves" means throwing sh-t at the wall and seeing what sticks. Which lies do we think consumers will believe? Pick the top two or three, then do a PowerPoint and advertising blitz until the public realizes we're full of sh-t. Next, layoff a bunch of employees to make it look like we're focusing on a new technology and becoming more efficient. All the while the executives rake in the bonuses. [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] That's reinvention the IBM way. What a shithole company. [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] 15 hours ago by Anonymous [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 13 reactions (+13/-0) | Reply [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @cf+1kvc069kc [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] @cd [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] From all of us who have been RAed, fu-k you IBM! [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kvdhyv3q [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] d-mbest assumption ever. Now they just have executives underneath them attesting to things they do not know, care, or have control of. Its a big circlej--ksee it first hand and nothing can be done to get accountability within the business. [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] 38 minutes ago by Anonymous [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions | Reply [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @cf+1kvdhyv3q [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] -1 [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] @bv [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Sarbannes Oxley was passed after the Enron Fiasco [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] I Highly doubt Jim Kavanaugh would be crazy or d-mb enough to cook the books. [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] 3 hours ago by Anonymous [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+0/-1) | Reply [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @bw+1kvdhyv3q [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] @bq - Did you ever hear about Enron? Maybe you were not even born at that time. FYI, at its peak in August 2000, Enron was worth approximately $70 billion in market capitalization. During this time, the company's shares reached an all-time high of $90.75 each, and it was famously named America's "Most Innovative Company" for six consecutive years by Fortune magazine.The company's financial stature just before its collapse can be su [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] mmarized by these key metrics: Market Capitalization: ~$70 billion Reported Revenues: Ranging from $100 billion to $111 billion Reported Assets: Over $60 billion (though much of this was inflated or hidden debt) These valuations ultimately proved to be fraudulent, driven by mark-to-market accounting and complex special-purpose entities designed to hide massive debt. When the fraud was uncovered, the company filed for bankruptcy in [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] December 2001, and its shares plummeted to less than $1. [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] 4 hours ago by Anonymous [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @bv+1kvdhyv3q [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] -6 [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] People have been predicting IBM's bankruptcy for 30 years. Meanwhile IBM keeps generating profits, paying dividends, buying companies, investing billions in AI and quantum computing, and signing enterprise contracts. You don't have to like the stock, but calling a company with a $200+ billion market cap and billions in annual cash flow a liquidation candidate is a stretch. [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] 4 hours ago by Anonymous [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] | 8 reactions (+1/-7) | Reply [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @bq+1kvdhyv3q [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] @Bb. IBM is down in sympathy with Accenture. They announced a poor outlook going forward. [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] 6 hours ago by Anonymous [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @bd+1kvdhyv3q [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] +4 [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] @OP Have you read this news yet ? [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] The stock is also pressured by a damaging self-inflicted data point: a global study IBM released on June 17 found that 91% of enterprise executives do not fully understand their own AI dependencies and feel trapped in systems they cannot easily change. [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Source: [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/why-is-ibm-stock-sliding-today-93CH-4749590 [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Makes me believe 91% of these enterprise executives are 100% full time on the payroll of IBM. Same guys who have made us watch these ground zero videos over and again to pitch AI to unsuspecting clients. [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] 6 hours ago by Anonymous [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @bb+1kvdhyv3q [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] +8 [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] It is down more than $115 since the peak fueled by Quantum bullsh-t. Happy Birthday IBM !!!!! [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] 6 hours ago by Anonymous [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] | 8 reactions (+8/-0) | Reply [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ba+1kvdhyv3q [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] IBM share price closed at $249 today, that is $200 more than it real value. [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] IBM share price value is less than $50 a share. That is the amount investors can expect to get after its liquidation and the sale of all it's assets. [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Remember, IBM has more than$100 Billions of debt. [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Creditors will get paid first. [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] 7 hours ago by Anonymous [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @b4+1kvdhyv3q [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] -11 [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] IBM has a strong balance sheet under Jim Kavanaugh. IBM pays dividends to it's investors. I am not worried [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] 9 hours ago by Anonymous [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] | 11 reactions (+0/-11) | Reply [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ar+1kvdhyv3q [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] +8 [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] @a8 please explain how stating that the IBM stock price is dropping is spewing hate. [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] You are a total psycho, Mr. IBM India HR liar-bot rage-bait troll shill spanky-pants ! [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Go and service "Robbie the hood" on your knees, pronto. [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] 11 hours ago by Anonymous [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] | 8 reactions (+8/-0) | Reply [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @af+1kvdhyv3q [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] +6 [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] @OP where is that A-hole Mothertucker friend of Arvind, Jim Cramer, to pump up the IBM stock ? [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Arvind and Krabanaugh need all the help they can get... [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] 11 hours ago by Anonymous [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] | 6 reactions (+6/-0) | Reply [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ae+1kvdhyv3q [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] +9 [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] @a8 IBM spews hate every time it RAs someone for no other reason than ensuring the a--hole execs get their bonuses. And then IBM lies about the RAs being due to performance. Pure horsesh-t. Mr Gerbil, Ginny the creepy Stepford wife looking dino-tan, Alvind, Krabanaugh, and all the rest... lies up and down the line while they raked in the cash. Who are the real spewers here, Mr Indian HR liar-bot rage-bait troll shill spanky-pants? [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] 11 hours ago by Anonymous [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] | 9 reactions (+9/-0) | Reply [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ab+1kvdhyv3q [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] +12 [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] But we were just on WSJ - The 2026 Best Companies for the Future list! Hahahaha what a crock of sh-t [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] 12 hours ago by Anonymous [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] | 12 reactions (+12/-0) | Reply [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a9+1kvdhyv3q [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] -12 [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] @a7 [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] I am not in India and stop spewing hate [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] 12 hours ago by Anonymous [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] | 12 reactions (+0/-12) | Reply [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a8+1kvdhyv3q [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] +10 [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] @a6 Mr. Dead Gerbil brought the death of IBM are a respectable company. That's why the IBM stock price is dropping every day and you, IBM India HR Troll can't stop the crash. [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] 12 hours ago by Anonymous [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] | 10 reactions (+10/-0) | Reply [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a7+1kvdhyv3q [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] -16 [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] IBM faced tremendous challenges during the 1990s, and Mr. Gerstner had to make some very tough decisions. Not everyone agreed with them at the time, but his leadership helped turn the company around and put IBM on a path toward renewed growth and innovation. [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Great leaders are often remembered not for making the easy decisions, but for making the difficult ones when they matter most. Mr. Gerstner's impact can still be seen in IBM today. [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Here's to 115 years of innovation, resilience, and the generations of IBMers and leaders who helped build this remarkable compan [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] 12 hours ago by Anonymous [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] | 16 reactions (+0/-16) | Reply [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a6+1kvdhyv3q [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] +7 [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] @a1 only one announcement by Alvind isn't going to hack it. He needs to make 3 or more announcements at the very least to "try" and get the share price back to $300. [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] One with his buddy Trump to let everyone know that IBM shares are the best deal in the history of mankind (and don't you forget it !), another with Dario Gil to tell us how much better we are with IBM Quantum crappola that he peddles to the White house for a billion dollars and finally one with the Orange Felon again to tell us that buying IBM shares is the best thing we can do for the universe, the planet, mankind and of course, h [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] is family. [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] 13 hours ago by Anonymous [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] | 11 reactions (+9/-2) | Reply [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a4+1kvdhyv3q [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] +11 [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Time for Arvind to make another meaningless Quantum announcement. Maybe move his fake timeline up by 6 months or something, he'll be retired before the day comes and nothing materialized anyway. 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PSA for web designers: flags have ratios!
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This is where a reality of flag design comes into conflict with the need web designers have to group things into convenient, uniform shapes. Flags have different ratios. Hey, its like this observation is in the title or something. While some political entities and organisations dont legally specify a formal ratio, the majority do, and its considered a diplomatic faux pas to get th [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] em wrong.

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[15:44] schestowitz[TR2] [15:44] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: PSA for web designers: flags have ratios! ● Jun 19 [17:53] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 19 [18:09] schestowitz[TR2] http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/06/ai-in-patent-industry-bubble-trouble.html?showComment=1781792454213#c4069820315926371921 [18:09] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | AI in the patent industry: Bubble trouble and the affordability myth - The IPKat [18:09] schestowitz[TR2] "I agree - my experience of it has been so poor that it honestly makes me question the people who are so in favour of it. I've definitely taken some useful points from this series but it's been so entirely positive that it feels like the IPKat has an Hey Hi (AI) agent to sell us!" [18:49] schestowitz[TR2] The recent message by Mr. Jean Louis contains much Japanese text. [18:49] schestowitz[TR2] I believe few list subscribers can understand Japanese. Here are my [18:49] schestowitz[TR2] observations: [18:49] schestowitz[TR2] 1. The Japanese is not natural. [18:49] schestowitz[TR2] 2. It is hard to digest. A person given just the Japanese in the message [18:49] schestowitz[TR2] would have great difficulties seeing the point. [18:49] schestowitz[TR2] 3. It contains a word that FSF/GNU Project does not endorse. In fact [18:49] schestowitz[TR2] Richard Stallman has spent considerable effort telling people to use [18:49] schestowitz[TR2] the proper term. [18:49] schestowitz[TR2] For detailed information please read this prior message: [18:49] schestowitz[TR2] The Japanese translation of the term "free software" [18:49] schestowitz[TR2] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2025-01/msg00006.html [18:49] schestowitz[TR2] It's a poignant tale. [18:49] schestowitz[TR2] I believe in the freedom of thought and freedom of expression. If someone [18:49] schestowitz[TR2] wants to disagree with Stallman and use a word he dislikes, he has the [18:49] schestowitz[TR2] freedom to do so. One is in such cases advised to explain the reason. [18:49] schestowitz[TR2] Please forgive me for being harsh. [18:49] schestowitz[TR2] Akira Urushibata [18:49] schestowitz[TR2] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2026-06/msg00025.html [18:49] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-lists.gnu.org | The Japanese translation of the term "free software" [18:50] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Connection timed out after 10002 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2026-06/msg00025.html ) [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2026-06/msg00026.html [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] "Hello, [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] Let me share some of my thoughts. I think that the points Mr. Jean [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] Louis suggested (in English) are relevant. [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] Akira Urushibata wrote: [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] > The recent message by Mr. Jean Louis contains much Japanese text. [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] It is AI-assisted/generated translation, I suppose. And it would [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] suggest we need to be careful for the technology. [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] (IMHO, use of AI tool should be explicitly addressed.) [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] If you speak Japanese, you can easily find it's strange text. For [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] others, it would look possibly "great". And even if it looks strange, [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] occasionally, it has good points. [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] We have similar situation in security reports for software. These days, [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] it's common that Free Software Projects receive AI slop reports. For [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] experts, it's just annoying, but we can't ignore because: even if it [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] looks strange, occasionally, it has valid points. (In most cases, [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] reading such reports is a waste of time.) [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] Well, as one of Free Software developers, indeed, we have some problems. [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] I list some and put short comments of mine. [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] * AI scrapers [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] Our development site, dev.gnupg.org, suffers from AI scrapers, a lot. I [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] think that it's not only our site. [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] * AI slop reports [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] I think that experts themselves should proof read AI-assisted/generated [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] reports carefully and make sure the point claimed is valid before [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] sending out. [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] * AI-assisted/generated code and use of proprietary services [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] In GCC mailing list, Alexandre Oliva wrote a reply and described it [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] "poison". I'd admire his counter action. [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] P.S. 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