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I've been using Zwift for quite a few years, but this week decided to try some of the interval trainer rides. They're very enjoyable and I like how they regulate the resistance of the turbo trainer to make sure you are doing a certain power... but I'm a bit confused about how to handle the transitions.

In this one there was a drop from 210 watts to a rest period of 100 watts and it's shouting at me to pedal slower, but I'm basically just free wheeling because the turbo has turned the resistance down to zero. Then Zwift seemed to get confused and think I had stopped entirely.

I'm probably just doing something wrong but I don't really know what.

Also I am finding these a bit too easy. I would rather the higher efforts be 300+ watts, since they're only short. Does that increase the more you use them?

#zwift #cycling

A screenshot from Zwift showing the power output over the ride, with a weird bit in the middle where I'm struggling to drop to 100 watts.
#cycling #zwift
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if you do one of the FTP tests it will give you a number that you can then scale the intervals with.
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@tom Yeah, this. Also, the length of your intervals should be scaled to the intensity in order to maximize the benefit without killing yourself. Structured training is a very deep rabbit hole, but basically 110% FTP or higher, your intervals should be 30 seconds to 5 minutes (and 5 minutes at 110% is really hard); 95–105% FTP, 8 minutes or more. I don't bother with zone-3 intervals at all.

Recovery should be in zone 1 or zone 2.

@Tom Wardill

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The ancient Roman city of Herculaneum has reopened the frescoed House of the Tuscan Colonnade and the House of the Wooden Sacello after 25 years.
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Italy's Herculaneum unveils restored houses and new app

Herculaneum launches new app for visitors as excavations resume. Herculaneum, the ancient Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, reopened two of its most magnificent residences on Wednesday after 25 years.
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Finally, a large protest against the far-right and racism in the Netherlands. Amsterdam, right now.
Large and colourful crowd gathering in the Dam square.

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"The project, called Darwin’s Cats, aims to enhance our understanding of feline behavior and genetics. "
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Yesterday, academic social media went into overdrive as many intellectuals discovered LibGen (“Library Genesis”), thanks to an article in The Atlantic.

Here’s a secondary reading list of some of the material that’s out there on LibGen and other academic pirate platforms.

eve.gd/2025/03/21/a-critical-b…

A critical bibliography about LibGen, the pirate site that Meta used for AI training

Yesterday, academic social media went into overdrive as many intellectuals discovered LibGen (“Library Genesis”) for the first time, thanks to an article and tool in The Atlantic.
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Brilliant move, #Trump #Musk. #StableGenius

"Treasury Dept & #IRS officials are predicting a decrease of more than 10% in tax receipts by the April 15 deadline compared w 2024, ...That would amount to more than $500 billion in lost federal revenue; the IRS collected $5.1 trillion last year. For context, the U.S. government spent $825 billion on the Defense" washingtonpost.com/business/20…

#trump #musk #irs #stablegenius

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man's best friend indeed

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Elf photo study by Alisa-allusia

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#DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #ttrpg #character #characterart #art #digitalart #dndart

Elf photo study by Alisa-allusia on DeviantArt

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This week’s Just for Skeets and Giggles is out! Enjoy the weekend. statuskuo.substack.com/p/just-…

Just for Skeets and Giggles (03.22.25)

I’ll be in Beijing the next few days wrapping up some of Ma’s affairs, but I hope to be able to jump the continue my regular newsletter schedule (somehow) from across the Pacific.
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Just saw totoroshow.com. Basically cried through the whole thing. Might be the best thing I have seen on a stage, period. If you have the faintest chance, go see it.

My Neighbour Totoro

Book your tickets for the RSC and Joe Hisaishi’s acclaimed production of Studio Ghibli's My Neighbour Totoro. Now playing at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, London.
My Neighbour Totoro
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Well, I was mulling it after hearing many good things and after that review, now I have booked...

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Umm, what's that now? comicsands.com/tori-spelling-w…

Tori Spelling Reveals She Never Drinks Water: VIDEO

Koh Mochizuki (Comic Sands)

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New Video: The PicoGUS is a modern ISA sound card for old PCs that uses a Raspberry Pi RP2040 to emulate a Gravis UltraSound, SoundBlaster 2.0, AdLib, MPU-401 (with intelligent mode), Tandy, CMS, USB joysticks and more!

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PicoGUS - The $50 / €65 / £58 Sound Card That Only Does Everything

https://www.pcbway.com - PCB fabrication, assembly, 3D printing, CNC machining & more!The PicoGUS is a modern ISA sound card for old PCs that uses a Raspberr...
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► FunHouseRadio.com
#meme #memes #cat #cats #caturday #radio #pets #cute

FunHouse Radio

Novelty Records, Parodies, Weird Covers, Outsider Music, Oddities, Mashups, Comedy, Nonsense & Cringe.
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A very dead looking twig with some moss on it and an attached label stating "Lavender"

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The far-right invented these tactics. Chickens coming home, and all that. But @davetroy is righ: this will all be used as pretext to crack down on dissent.

‘I just fell to the ground’: Some of Trump and Musk’s most public supporters targeted in a wave of swatting incidents

cnn.com/2025/03/20/media/trump…

@davetroy

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"Eviscerating the federal government and subjugating Congress; defying court orders and delegitimising judges; deporting immigrants and arresting protesters without due process; chilling free speech at universities and cultural institutions; cowing news outlets with divide-and-rule."

~ David Smith

#Musk #Trump #DOGE #FederalGovernment #destruction #chaos #fascism #authoritarianism #education #immigrants #LawandOrder #courts
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The Trump administration is descending into authoritarianism

From media to culture and the arts to the refusal to abide by court orders, we’re nearing ‘Defcon 1 for our democracy’, experts say
David Smith (The Guardian)
#courts #trump #Doge #musk #fascism #immigrants #education #authoritarianism #destruction #lawandorder #chaos #federalgovernment
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"Musk, who serves as a senior adviser to Donald Trump, posted about judges who ruled in opposition to the administration more than 20 times within 48 hours this week on X, the social network he owns, repeatedly framing them as radical leftist activists and seeking to undermine their authority."

~ Nick Robins-Early

#Musk #Trump #DOGE #Republicans #FederalGovernment #destruction #chaos #fascism #courts #judges #LawandOrder
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Elon Musk lashes out at US judges as they rule against Doge

Musk lambastes judges as leftwing activists in more than 20 posts as Trump administration’s judiciary clash intensifies
Nick Robins-Early (The Guardian)
#courts #trump #Doge #musk #fascism #republicans #destruction #lawandorder #chaos #federalgovernment #judges

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"The Russian president is the impediment to US proposals for a ceasefire. But Europe knows that this administration is unlikely to act accordingly. ...Mr Trump has little grasp of detail, his “deal-making” prowess is self-declared, and he has long been drawn to Mr Putin."

~ The Guardian

#Putin #Trump #Russia #Ukraine #PutinsPoodle

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The Guardian view on Trump and Ukraine: Putin has shown he does not want peace

Editorial: The Russian president is the impediment to US proposals for a ceasefire. But Europe knows that this administration is unlikely to act accordingly
Editorial (The Guardian)
#russia #ukraine #trump #Putin #putinspoodle

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Another Erdoğan-coup.
Just a few days before the by far most likely opposition candidate, popular enough to threaten the dictator's rulership even with all the cheating, repression, etc, would have been nominated, that person has been arrested.
theguardian.com/world/2025/mar…
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anfenglish.com/news/three-chp-…
reuters.com/world/middle-east/…

For reference, also a 5 years old article on the Erdoğan-regime's use of the courts system for targeted political persecution: reuters.com/article/us-turkey-…
The judiciary is only nominally independent while actually those who did not take orders have been pushed out.


Istanbul mayor arrested days before likely presidential nomination

Ekrem İmamoğlu of CHP opposition party detained alongside 100 others accused of corruption and links to terror groups
Ruth Michaelson (The Guardian)
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Now Reuters confirmed the default charges against anyone the Erdoğan-regime dislikes are being used against the journalist Joakim Medin from Sweden too.
It's this todon.eu/@b9AcE/10967736605278… protest in Stockholm that they've decided is "membership in a terrorist organization" and "insulting the president" (...a president who is an insult to humanity).

reuters.com/world/middle-east/…
Also, I've never seen anyone call that person by the name "Kaj" before...


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Attached: 1 video Oh noes. Erdoğan sad again. Rojava Committees of Sweden hung an effigy this morning and published with plain correct facts, so the "Presidential Spokesperson" of Erdoğan, Fahrettin Altun, wrote "That PKK terrorist can challenge the…
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@Rojavakommittéerna @Dagens ETC

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I already have a watch that suits meow needs.
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"How far gone do you have to be to say that the disease that killed your daughter is 'not as bad as they’re making it out to be?'”

~ kos

#measles #vaccines #vaccination #Texas #religion #science #medicine #ProLife

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‘Everybody has to die’: Anti-vax parents unmoved by kid’s measles death

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s dangerous anti-vaxx nonprofit, Children Health Defense, has two new star spokespeople: the parents of the 6-year-old Texas girl who died ...
Daily Kos
#Texas #science #measles #medicine #vaccines #vaccination #religion #ProLife

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The parents are in the cult, and anything that happens is never their fault.

They no longer have any thinking capacity.

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Our timetable is finally here!
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Timetable

Revision 2025 Timetable
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Perfect, just in time for Avatar 3.
"I wanted the Avatar aliens to be yellow. But yellow CGI is too hard. Don't expect yellow aliens until 2060 at the earliest." -James Cameron

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Queen Yolande by Katerina Ladon

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#DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #ttrpg #character #characterart #art #digitalart #dndart

#ttrpg #DigitalArt #art #dnd #dungeonsAndDragons #character #characterart #dndart
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🇳🇱 The Netherlands to allocate €65M to restore Ukraine's energy system. Deputy Energy Minister Roman Andarak said the funds will aid repairs and preparation for the next heating season.

Since the full-scale invasion, Ukraine has received 211 shipments of energy equipment from the Netherlands, totaling nearly 3,000 tons.

mev.gov.ua/novyna/niderlandy-v…

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👍Bayer hit with $2bn Roundup verdict⚖️
"Bayer has paid ~$10bil to settle disputed claims tt Roundup, based on #glyphosate, causes #cancer.. #Bayer acquired Roundup as part of its $63bil takeover of #Monsanto.. Glyphosate is still avail in #Thailand. Authorities in 2019 initially planned to ban glyphosate but reversed their decision.. #Reuters #investigation subsequently revealed tt the reversal of the glyphosate ban was influenced by pressure fr the #USgovernment & Bayer"👎
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Bayer hit with $2bn Roundup verdict

A jury in the US state of Georgia has ordered the multinational chemical company Bayer to pay $2.1 billion to a plaintiff who claimed its Roundup weed killer caused his cancer, the plaintiff’s law firms said.
Reuters (Bangkok Post)
#usgovernment #cancer #thailand #reuters #bayer #monsanto #glyphosate #investigation

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Thanks to Steve Jobs and Gorilla Glass, factories in America are now ramping up to make affordable windows, made from panes thinner than a credit card, that can:

* save Americans $25 billion / year

* withstand a 2x4 shot out of a cannon

(gift link)

wsj.com/business/corning-windo…

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How different interpretations of #freespeech across nations are complicating efforts to regulate social media platforms worldwide: buff.ly/ub77cky

Digital imperialism: How US social media firms are using American law to challenge global tech regulation

Trump Media and Rumble joining X in legal fight against the Brazilian Supreme Court marks a new era of deregulation pushes.
The Conversation
#FreeSpeech

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Perfect description.
Post on X by Charlotte Clymer (@cmclymer , 16h ago): "Mike Lawler seems shocked at his constituents' struggles, unaware of what he supports in D.C.—like a 'Severance' character." Below, Congressman Mike Lawler (@RepMikeLawler , 18h ago) posts: "Closing the Hudson Valley's only Social Security Hearing Office is a slap in the face to thousands of constituents. Mold doesn’t justify abandoning them." An image quotes Lawler: "Closing the Hudson Valley's only Social Security Hearing Office is a slap in the face to thousands of constituents,' said Congressman Lawler (NY-17). 'It handles over 2,000 backlogged cases and hundreds of in-person hearings yearly. Forcing them to travel hours to Lower Manhattan, New Haven, the Bronx, or Goshen is unacceptable.'" The image has a logo: "Congressman Mike Lawler, Proudly Serving New York's Hudson Valley."
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Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!
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Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!
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Well, clearly his constituents aren't all buying it, because his "town hall" consisted of pre-selected friendly questions by telephone. He won't meet in person. 😂 But there's going to be an "Empty Chair" town hall in person, and that's where we'll see what people in his district really think. It's at 1pm today, "with or without Mike Lawler."

THAT should be interesting.

lohud.com/story/news/politics/…


Mike Lawler answered questions in 'tele-town hall': What he said on Medicaid, more

Rep. Mike Lawler answered mostly friendly questions in an hour-long 'tele-town hall' with few of the barbs other Republicans lawmakers have faced.
Chris McKenna (Rockland/Westchester Journal News)
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The Jack of Sandwich
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used to live in this guy's district. Still blame New York Democratic party leadership for pushing the incumbent out of the district so a more senior Democrat (Maloney) could run in what he thought was a more favorable district. And lose.

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22 March 1931 | Dutch Jewish boy, Louis Cohen, was born in Rotterdam.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from Westerbork in January 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.

Portrait photograph of a young boy. He is wearing a light-coloured shirt with a collar. He has short, uncombed dark hair.
#auschwitz

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Canadian woman jailed by ICE on the US border spent 12 days in a freezing jail cell for no reason, with 1 styrofoam cup, and 1 plastic spoon for the entire stay.

I will not be visiting the US until the reign of The Mad King is over.

youtu.be/0niuiBzK5Vw?si=qA8Xha…


Canadian citizen describes her ‘nightmare’ 12 day ICE detention that came without warning

Canadian citizen Jasmine Mooney says she was detained by ICE without explanation while attempting to apply for a new work visa. She recounts her experience i...
YouTube

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Kuba =)K
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do not attribute it solely to mad king rule, those things are being done by people. Mad king was not there to jail her, I doubt mad king issued specific order to keep her in those conditions. He spits hate all around and hope the seeds will grow, obviously he is right =/

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I signed up for the boycott. If you attend the IETF you should to:

boycott-ietf127.org/

#ietf127 #ietf


Boycott IETF 127

The IETF LLC has decided to continue to hold meetings in the US. Voice your disagreement with this decision here.
boycott-ietf127.org
#ietf127 #ietf

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#DOAJ has now introduced labels as a new feature in our metadata.

The first label is Subscribe to Open (S2O).

You can now easily identify the S2O logo in our journal search results and on individual journal pages.

#DOAJ #Metadata #S2O #ScholComm #OpenAccess #AcademicChatter

blog.doaj.org/2025/03/21/launc…

DOAJ Label: S2O logo Equitable Open Access. A round label with a black coloured centre featuring S2O in orange. This circle has a grey circle around it with two open access logos and the wording: Subscribe to open; Equitable Open Access

Launch of the ‘Subscribe to Open’ (S2O) Label – DOAJ Blog

blog.doaj.org
#academicchatter #metadata #openaccess #scholcomm #doaj #s2o

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Some senators will propose to sunset Section 230, hoping that will extort "Big Tech" into concessions that will gut the law

theinformation.com/go/40d1940e…

Last time this idea was floated, I made this meme 🐶🔫

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March against #fascism happening now in #Amsterdam
#fascism #amsterdam

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We have a new game with Molly. We throw a piece of kibble. She chases it, attacks it, gobbles it up, then lets us know she wants to play again. We can keep her entertained for ages with a few pieces of food. She thinks it is the best thing ever. Her courage has shot up astronomically since we started this. Here she is waiting for me to make a throw so she can go chase again. #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon
A calico tabby stares intently at the photographer from the middle of a tube tunnel shaped like a donut.
#caturday #catsofmastodon
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"My home has been under constant attack by The Nuggets, they are fast and devious and the large ones wave their arms in fear when they make their move. The large ones count on me to stop The Nuggets. I am brave. I pounce. I kill. I eat. I am."

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Suppy of top balls for Van de Graffs and Cockcroft Waltons secured for a year.

extkits.co.uk/product/van-de-g…

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Large box of stainless steel balls wrapped in plastic

High voltage Van De Graaff generator -150mm

A small High voltage Van De Graaff generator with a stainless steel dome that will achieve 30,000 to 40,000 volts of "static" electricity.
Extreme Kits
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Life imitates art

#Cats #Caturday

A photograph of a money machine with a sign ING BANK with a lion symbol between the ING and the BANK Above it is another ING BANK sign where a large cat sits in front, obscuring and replacing the lion's body perfectly
#caturday #cats

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To clarify: this is only possible thanks to adaptive optics, which corrects atmospheric turbulence and allows us to read those tiny labels.

xkcd.com/3066/

#astrodon #astronomy

A cartoon with a stick figure pointing at a whiteboard with an image of the night sky. A small patch on that image is amplified several times until one can read the name of a star and its distance. A text at the bottom reads: “Cosmology news: new telescopes are finally powerful enough to read the little labels next to stars showing how far away they are.”

Cosmic Distance Calibration

xkcd
#Astrodon #astronomy
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Angst.

#gusTheCat #caturday #catsOfMastodon #catsOfFedi

Gus having an existential crisis because he cannot catch the fly. He is mid meow and staring upwards soulfully.
#caturday #catsofmastodon #catsoffedi #gusthecat

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Stop being so forgiving. People know exactly what the fuck they are doing.

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New in PN: How #TeslaTakedown is bringing the fight to Musk

"Part of the reason people are coming out is because they feel it’s having a real impact on Elon’s pocketbook. I imagine that’s something he cares deeply about. It’s working." publicnotice.co/p/tesla-takedo…


How #TeslaTakedown is bringing the fight to Musk

"Part of the reason people are coming out is because they feel it’s having a real impact on Elon’s pocketbook."
Thor Benson (Public Notice)
#teslatakedown

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