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Mat_Drinks posted:Yeah, Jalop mostly sucks. Doug Demuro comes off smug and I'm pretty over Chris Harris. Yo dawg PM/FB/
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Jun 11, 2015 07:58
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Tusen Takk posted:Also all the old ladies with naughty pictures on their devices who get mad at you when they leave them open on the desktop when they log back into their MacBook 😬 This is part of why I'm glad I'm in corporate IT now. I worked for Geek Squad for a while, years ago between cooking gigs, and after having to report a couple cases of child pornography on people's desktops I was far, far too jaded. Liquid Communism fucked around with this message at 08:08 on Jun 11, 2015 |
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Jun 11, 2015 08:05
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I'd love to have a look at some chebs for a job
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Jun 11, 2015 08:17
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Black88GTA posted:Oh, can I play? Holy poo poo, someone else knows the "counter monkey" experience. Have you ever gotten yelled at because someone came in asking for a part for the (very) wrong model year car, you get it, and they come back a couple hours later super pissed off and yelling to your manager because "this idiot gave me the wrong part" when their shitbox is 3 years newer than the part they asked for? And then get blamed for it? Because I have. Holy poo poo gently caress working at a parts counter. I always walk into a parts store with a piece of paper with the part number on it. Hand it to the guy and just say "I need this." Not because they're stupid or I think they'll gently caress up, but because I figure this is the easiest way to make their life and mine a little bit more simple.
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Jun 11, 2015 08:27
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95% of the customers were OK, but there was always that 5% that would totally ruin your day.
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14 INCH SLIT posted:Look at this motherfucker who gets air conditioning It ain't a REAL shop job unless you work in a fully open shop, alternating between direct sunlight and pouring rain (mostly sunlight, but when it rains it POURS in FL) with the managers bitching at you from their air conditioned offices for trying to stay hydrated as half your body moisture soaks into your uniform searschat: one of my ex-coworkers transferred to the store that's actually near to where we both live (10 minute drive vs 30-40). It's a massive store, with 20 bays and an entire upstairs tire warehouse. Attached to a pretty busy mall, used to be one of the top stores in the region. Now? Grand total of 4 sales writers and 5 technicians; 2 express techs (what I used to do, oil/tires/batteries), 1 "certified tech", (all the below plus suspension, and alignments as a separate certification) (they used to be ranked 1-4 ascending, those are the only new bullshit names i remember), 1 senior tech (my buddy, this tier adds brakes and minor engine work) and one master, who by all accounts is a dipshit who constantly bugs my buddy (who is ostensibly lower ranked) for help with diag stuff, then whines to the managers when he gets told to gently caress off. Buddy catches poo poo from the managers for not working fast enough even though there just isn't enough business, and for not dropping his work to help the "master" tech, and for refusing to work off the clock, etc, etc. Scuttlebutt is that all the auto centers in the region will be shut down by the end of the year, and that it's an intentional move by management to squeeze the last bit of blood from the stone (the main store at a different mall is already condensed to one floor, the upstairs is just empty and boarded up). Nearly 20 years in the industry and 15 with the company, and he's looking at finding a new career altogether; the sears name is poison on a mechanic's resume (another coworker was selling a car as "mechanic maintained", buyer had cash out of the wallet and ready to buy until she heard he worked at sears, at which point she got back in her car and floored it away).
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Jun 11, 2015 08:29
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Had enough and had the car towed to my mechanic last night. Don't have the time or patience to deal with the issue anymore.
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Jun 11, 2015 11:23
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wallaka posted:They get mad because that's a scummy thing to do. At best. He didn't go looking for the pictures, he simply asked the woman to log in to her macbook so he could diagnose it and when she did the pictures were already pulled up on the desktop because she, the customer, had forgotten to close them before bringing their computer in. Reading comprehension is important. Terrible Robot fucked around with this message at 11:30 on Jun 11, 2015 |
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Jun 11, 2015 11:27
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Gonna call my credit union today to see if I can get a ~5yr car loan for around $15k. What car should I get guys? Needs to be fairly quick, standard, and either FWD or AWD. gently caress... guess I should start looking at WRXs. Did they make AWD coupe G35s? Maybe I'll get a turbo Cobalt.  Edit: Wow A4 2.0Ts are pretty reasonable price wise. Super Aggro Crag fucked around with this message at 12:47 on Jun 11, 2015 |
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Jun 11, 2015 12:42
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Super Aggro Crag posted:Gonna call my credit union today to see if I can get a ~5yr car loan for around $15k. What car should I get guys? Needs to be fairly quick, standard, and either FWD or AWD. gently caress... guess I should start looking at WRXs. Did they make AWD coupe G35s? Reccccommmmmend me a car guiz, preferably one that has big, splashy tires.
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Jun 11, 2015 12:51
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Super Aggro Crag posted:Had enough and had the car towed to my mechanic last night. Don't have the time or patience to deal with the issue anymore. Super Aggro Crag posted:Gonna call my credit union today to see if I can get a ~5yr car loan for around $15k. What car should I get guys? Needs to be fairly quick, standard, and either FWD or AWD. gently caress... guess I should start looking at WRXs. Did they make AWD coupe G35s? Too many drat options for brake pads, still no clue wtf I'm going to go with. Corrosive dust that turns into concrete and ruins wheels isn't worth the better braking for a street car, especially with pain in the rear end to clean basketweaves.
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Jun 11, 2015 12:56
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wallaka posted:They get mad because that's a scummy thing to do. At best. I think you may have misread that. It's not like we went through their pictures and stumbled across them, they left them open and in the foreground when they knew that they were coming in to have their computer looked at, then they got mad when they unlocked their computer and only then remembered about their picture they were editing.
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Jun 11, 2015 13:11
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I stopped by the local mom and pop tire store that I use for small fixes/mounting/alignments and asked about getting a new set of tires. They wanted $50 a tire more than Walmart's site to store service. I really hate giving Walmart money, and I'd sure rather give a local small business my money, but drat, man I can't afford to just give $200 away  I'll at least take them to the mom and pop place for mount/balance. Just irritates me that Walmart won one.
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Jun 11, 2015 13:22
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Spotted this on imgur and people are whining about it being an awful idea. I'm like, it's an automatic, an actual shifter doesn't do poo poo anyway so this just neatens up the interior more. "Oh but you could be driving along and then throw it into reverse!" ...why would you be messing with the shifter whilst in drive? And why would you be throwing it THAT FAR in one direction? 
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Jun 11, 2015 13:58
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88h88 posted:Spotted this on imgur and people are whining about it being an awful idea. I'm like, it's an automatic, an actual shifter doesn't do poo poo anyway so this just neatens up the interior more. Because knobs for shifting right next to other knobs used not for shifting is monumentally retarded. I've already been nearly burned by a 2014 Ram rental. Of loving course nobody wants to mess with the shifter while driving, and if they were they wouldn't want to turn it "that far in one direction." But the knob is of similar size and similar feel to the rest. Even better, the Chrysler vehicles we have here on post use the exact same loving cheapass plastic knob that the radio uses, down to the chrome and rubber texture. Queen_Combat fucked around with this message at 14:16 on Jun 11, 2015 |
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Jun 11, 2015 14:09
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88h88 posted:Spotted this on imgur and people are whining about it being an awful idea. I'm like, it's an automatic, an actual shifter doesn't do poo poo anyway so this just neatens up the interior more. I think the reasoning was "i go to turn my AC on and instead wreck my transmission!!!"
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Jun 11, 2015 14:12
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There have sure been some Real Good Posts in the past day in this thread. I'm having a hard time choosing my favorite.
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Jun 11, 2015 14:21
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Tusen Takk posted:I think the reasoning was "i go to turn my AC on and instead wreck my transmission!!!" This is a very valid concern for most drivers. How can they be expected to look at their console to make sure they have the right knob when they're busy watching Conspiracy theory: Chrysler is making the interior as lovely and unintuitive as possible so people complain less when they try to switch over to cheaper touch screen controls.
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Jun 11, 2015 14:25
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Geirskogul posted:Because knobs for shifting right next to other knobs used not for shifting is monumentally retarded. I've already been nearly burned by a 2014 Ram rental. Of loving course nobody wants to mess with the shifter while driving, and if they were they wouldn't want to turn it "that far in one direction." But the knob is of similar size and similar feel to the rest. Even better, the Chrysler vehicles we have here on post use the exact same loving cheapass plastic knob that the radio uses, down to the chrome and rubber texture. People in general are monumentally retarded. I'll agree that the shifter knob is in a bad location. But surely, SURELY, there's a fail safe in place that says - if more than 1 mph, do not do whatever the shift knob says in case it's accidentally been moved. At the very least, it will not perform whatever (accidental) command its been given unless the brake is applied.
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Jun 11, 2015 14:28
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Goddammit, this week sucks. First James Last dies and now Christopher Lee as well  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TjuKIg6Tx0 Rest in peace, Dracula/Scaramanga/Lucifer/Saruman/that creepy dentist from Willy Wonka/etc. etc. etc. Seriously, just look at this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Lee_filmography He also recorded two heavy metal concept albums about Charlemagne. The first when he was 87 and the second when he was 90. He had a fantastic fantastic voice even at that age. KozmoNaut fucked around with this message at 14:40 on Jun 11, 2015 |
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Jun 11, 2015 14:34
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The Jabberwocky posted:I stopped by the local mom and pop tire store that I use for small fixes/mounting/alignments and asked about getting a new set of tires. They wanted $50 a tire more than Walmart's site to store service. I really hate giving Walmart money, and I'd sure rather give a local small business my money, but drat, man I can't afford to just give $200 away Walmart's almost always going to win a direct price war. They have such staggering buying power. But that $200 disappears quick if you have issues - the mom and pop are likely to help you out. Walmart will just ask for your money. Its a lot of cash, but I put my money where my mouth is and always buy local. I just straight-up refuse to buy things at Walmart unless I know its a loss-leader and Wally World is losing cash on it.
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Jun 11, 2015 15:13
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I shop at whatever is closest and most convenient In most cases I go to meijer because it's down the street and they also have a gas station that accepts Apple pay which owns pretty hard
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Jun 11, 2015 15:20
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Black88GTA posted:Oh, can I play? Holy poo poo, someone else knows the "counter monkey" experience. Have you ever gotten yelled at because someone came in asking for a part for the (very) wrong model year car, you get it, and they come back a couple hours later super pissed off and yelling to your manager because "this idiot gave me the wrong part" when their shitbox is 3 years newer than the part they asked for? And then get blamed for it? Because I have. Holy poo poo gently caress working at a parts counter. I've had that happen or they intensely argue that I've found the wrong part for their vehicle because what I have doesn't look like theirs. Then they restate the vehicle and, hey, what do you know, it's a 2003 not a 1993 all of a sudden! There's also the loving morons that don't understand how a warranty works. I've had several in the past couple of weeks that want to bring in a part on a warranty claim and get their money back. Whose warranty works like that? You want to use our part for a year and if it breaks, get your money back? Every warranty there is replaces the product or repairs it for free. No one gives you money back. MustardFacial posted:I always walk into a parts store with a piece of paper with the part number on it. Hand it to the guy and just say "I need this." Not because they're stupid or I think they'll gently caress up, but because I figure this is the easiest way to make their life and mine a little bit more simple. I don't mind this a bit. Hell, I've even used facetime with a customer's husband to make sure it's the right part  KozmoNaut posted:Goddammit, this week sucks. First James Last dies and now Christopher Lee as well What? poo poo.
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Jun 11, 2015 16:00
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We use to have a cat that looked exactly like that, his name was keykey. I'm pretty sure I saw him in Costa Rica hanging out on a bench next to the beach last month. rear end in a top hat cat. edit: wallaka posted:In not creeper news, here's a trouble ticket I saw today: Here's one that came across my desk a few weeks ago, one of my fav's to date: 
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Jun 11, 2015 16:02
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Cage posted:You posted before I edited. I never said it was a bad idea
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Jun 11, 2015 16:15
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Yeah probably not a good idea. Just pissed off because my mustang is off the road too because of a bad midpipe. There is clearly a curse on me.
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Cage posted:My explorer turned into a stock car on the way home from work today. Looks like the muffler or whatever is in front of the newer pipe is toast. Guessing you replaced from that back at some point and now that rot has done in some more. Good thing explorers are all over the yards. You should be able to find what you need pretty cheap.
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Jun 11, 2015 16:19
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Motronic posted:Looks like the muffler or whatever is in front of the newer pipe is toast. Guessing you replaced from that back at some point and now that rot has done in some more. I dont want to know what a 99 explorer looks like at the headers, the nuts must be nasty. What do I look for at a junkyard? Just the whole midpipe? Im gonna take it to a shop that replaced my muffler to see if they can fix it for cheap. Cage fucked around with this message at 16:26 on Jun 11, 2015 |
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Jun 11, 2015 16:24
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Aw drat, Christopher Lee was a rad old dude
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Jun 11, 2015 16:46
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Rhyno posted:<sigh> the best part about this is that the little kid is already well-trained by his mom (and maybe the father too) to be a complete shithead, just like them 
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Jun 11, 2015 17:01
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Super Aggro Crag posted:Gonna call my credit union today to see if I can get a ~5yr car loan for around $15k. What car should I get guys? Needs to be fairly quick, standard, and either FWD or AWD. gently caress... guess I should start looking at WRXs. Did they make AWD coupe G35s? Not manly enough for RWD I see
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Jun 11, 2015 17:12
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Should we call the cops? Nah, lets take a video of this poo poo first.
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Jun 11, 2015 17:14
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Geirskogul posted:Because knobs for shifting right next to other knobs used not for shifting is monumentally retarded. I've already been nearly burned by a 2014 Ram rental. Of loving course nobody wants to mess with the shifter while driving, and if they were they wouldn't want to turn it "that far in one direction." But the knob is of similar size and similar feel to the rest. Even better, the Chrysler vehicles we have here on post use the exact same loving cheapass plastic knob that the radio uses, down to the chrome and rubber texture. Do people really struggle that much with muscle memory? It's the biggest knob and the closest one to your thigh. That and you don't have to use it at all once moving. ...but then people jump on the accelerator instead of the brake so..................
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Jun 11, 2015 17:17
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leica posted:Should we call the cops? Nah, lets take a video of this poo poo first. Are you with the press? "No, we're from Orlando."
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Jun 11, 2015 17:18
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leica posted:Should we call the cops? Nah, lets take a video of this poo poo first. People are more interested in posting it on youtube or facebook than actually doing anything about it.
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Jun 11, 2015 17:23
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I wonder how many people have been badly injured or killed because somebody wanted to take a video with their phone before calling for help.
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Jun 11, 2015 17:27
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My mechanic said my wiring harness is melted to poo poo. 
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Jun 11, 2015 17:28
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Super Aggro Crag posted:My mechanic said my wiring harness is melted to poo poo. If you need a hand or a ride to a junkyard to try to pull some harness or anything let me know. That really blows man.
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Jun 11, 2015 17:40
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Cage posted:The "newer pipe" is actually a recently replaced muffler, you just cant tell from the angle. The part that broke was the pipe that runs from the cats to the muffler. I'm sure the header to cat pipes are all poo poo storms - to the point where you can probably just break them off by hand (the studs and nuts on the manifolds go to poo poo) - but the pipe should be okay. Unfortunately they probably won't sell it to you because you can sell used cats. But, yeah, from your description you just need the mid pipe. Should be easier to get one scrap than to try to piece something together. If memory serves the midpipe to cat connection is a flat flange, so it should be easy to cut the bolts off with an angle grinder or small hack saw if you go to a commie yard that doesn't allow you to use power tools.
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Somewhat Heroic posted:Serious question, you've reached (at least what I'd consider on the surface) 'success' and have done so for a while. I've currently been in the most amazing 3 1/2 years of my life at my current job and have earned a pretty substantial income in that time. I'm hungry enough to continue to produce what I'm at for as long as I can, which at age 30 I should be able to. What would you attribute the length of your success to? I'm not sure I've been successful for as long as you think. I only started earning 6 figures 4 years ago (I just turned 33 in March) and it's only in the past year after starting my own company that my income has gone truly bonkers. I'm making more now than I ever dreamed was possible, so this wasn't exactly part of my careful plan. In theory it could all go away tomorrow, so I'm trying to bolster my income now with other investments like real estate. As far as why, I have no idea. I've always been really, really driven to get wealthy but I've never bought into get rich quick schemes. I got into mobile games on purpose after talking with the Marshbros and realizing we were on the cusp of a monster industry. I got in early and rode the wave. It probably goes back to my childhood. I grew up very wealthy, then my mom got sick and died, my dad went into a depression, and we lost everything. I was working a full time job in high school so my dad and I could afford to keep the electricity going in our giant house in Silicon Valley. It was probably then that I decided I never wanted to be in that position again. Despite what my purchases on here may lead you guys to think, I'm actually very conservative with my money. I'm probably just trying to follow this advice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdfeXqHFmPI
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88h88 posted:Spotted this on imgur and people are whining about it being an awful idea. I'm like, it's an automatic, an actual shifter doesn't do poo poo anyway so this just neatens up the interior more. Umm these have reverse gear lockouts. You can only shift as far as neutral while the car is in motion. Reverse and Park are locked out until you stop. Comrade Flynn posted:I got into mobile games on purpose after talking with the Marshbros and realizing we were on the cusp of a monster industry. I got in early and rode the wave. No offense, but people like you are the reason why I left the games industry. But take that with a grain of salt because I'm also one of those fags that thinks games are art. MustardFacial fucked around with this message at 18:29 on Jun 11, 2015 |
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