This was on Techmeme days ago.
That's right, some security expert knows more than the government. The same intelligence agencies we've sacrificed our privacy to in order to be safe.
The President stands up and denounces a country based on the protestations of an ignorant film studio, corroborated by the intelligence gang that can't shoot straight. And we're supposed to trust these people to lead and keep us safe?
But it turns out the hackers, both good and bad, the lone rogues, are better than the system. Especially in science, those who go their own way are the ones responsible for breakthroughs, not those reading the WSJ for office tips and networking on LinkedIn.
Social, schmocial. There's a fantasy that if we all just self-promote and raise the noise in the echo chamber that things will work out. But the truth is as a result of the internet we all just pay attention to those we agree with and shout down those we don't. And the best and the brightest go into banking and those with no social skills push the envelope. Come on, was Steve Jobs nice? Mark Zuckerberg?
It's a fascinating time to be alive, when a President gets it so wrong and one can reach the world from your laptop.
Assuming anyone is listening. Assuming you can break through the noise.
No one is guaranteed to be popular. No one is guaranteed to be rich. And it looks like no government has the power to get it right.
My sources tell me it's an inside job.
But take that rumor with a grain of salt.
One thing we know is a group of nobodies has brought not only a movie studio, but a whole country to its knees.
But Congresspeople are voting for more tanks. And rather than study computer science, the unwashed want to be on reality TV, networks pound their chests over the ratings of inane singing shows.
Turns out that the smart and insightful inherit the earth.
Not the dumb and beautiful, no matter how aggressive.
As for baby boomers... They believe bluster triumphs.
Ain't that a laugh.
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Saturday, 20 December 2014
Friday, 19 December 2014
Sony
Yes, the hack was a criminal attack.
But I'd be lying if I didn't say I've been laughing over the revelations, while I'm not crying over the racist comments.
The truth is these Hollywood mavens think they're better than us. And they can't stop crying about piracy, can't stop bitching that someone moved their cheese, all the while believing they're entitled to their millions because they've been anointed with "special juice," that gives them divine insight into America's entertainment wants. Hell, if the entire Sony studio caved in, our culture would be none the worse.
But it's the racist comments that bug me. We've got a Supreme Court which declares racism is over, with voting rights laws no longer needed, and then we have the so-called west coast liberals making fun of the President.
Makes me puke.
I agree we should not be beholden to terrorists. We must not be cowed as a nation, certainly not artistically. But I'd be more upset if the movie wasn't "The Interview" but something meatier, whether it be "They Shoot Horses Don't They," or "Carnal Knowledge" or a true work of art, like "Ulysses." But we don't make those in America anymore. Business is the religion of America, God is second to cash, just ask the evangelists passing the plate, and if it delivers cash, it's all right.
Now no one wants their private e-mails revealed. Then again, what kind of nincompoop puts heinous bigoted thoughts on the company server? Do these nitwits truly believe they're untouchable? Can't they at least get a Gmail account for the stuff they don't want to ever go public? Hell, the regular Fortune 500, the Wall Street Fortune 500, the industrial Fortune 500, know that e-mail is forever, that it will be subpoenaed in some case where the corporation skirted the law or someone wants to make the company pay, rightly or wrongly. How come Amy Pascal doesn't know this? Teenagers know this! They know they're building a public record all the while, they self-edit all the time, afraid they're going to lose a job or be unable to get into the educational institution of their choice. But the Sony execs, they're above the law, above public suspicion. And then they hire David Boies to scare the media into submission. As if Boies won all the time. As if anybody should listen to anything these
people say. I think it's great this info comes out. It's great that everybody knows these execs are as bigoted and stupid as the rank and file. You mean you want to influence our culture, whether it be with smoking or the products you place in your films, but we cannot comment upon you?
Ain't that an entertainment exec. Criticize the actors, those on stage, while I hide in anonymity. While I keep my gig as the talent fades. If it's all about money, are you really entitled to judge Adam Sandler flicks? No one put a gun to your head to make them. As for making a Steve Jobs biopic, wouldn't it be fine if Sony actually innovated itself, moved the culture in significant ways, but the execs are all about keeping their jobs while they party amongst their brethren, believing, once again, that they're better than us.
We've got a security problem. One that corporations don't want to take seriously because they don't want to pay an IT department. Hell, they can't take these problems seriously, they've got more important things to do. But it's funny, because they keep saying technology is the enemy, you'd think they'd be more savvy in their own house.
But the truth is we all have dirty laundry. We all have flaws. As Chris Rock stated, just because you're rich, that does not make you smart.
We're so busy pointing the finger at someone else, we take no responsibility for our own actions. Everyone in entertainment is above the law. Entitled to their seven and eight figure salaries. Deeming the public to be a parasite out to get them, even though it's these same people keeping them alive. Which way do you want it? To criticize downloaders or have them overpay to see dreck?
Meanwhile, you still can't stream all movies for one low monthly price online. At least we figured that out in music. Oh, that's right, the idiot acts want to kill Spotify!
So, Amy Pascal and Michael Lynton... Just know, the more you protest, the more you try to steer this story from your behavior to that of the hackers, know that it's not working in the eyes of the public.
You won't lose your jobs. You're too successful. They only fire those who don't keep their companies in the black.
Furthermore, if you do get fired, you'll just get hired elsewhere, the film business is a cabal run on relationships.
We live in a technological world.
We live in a global world.
And the oldsters want to deny technology and the ignorant want to save manufacturing jobs whilst paying a hundred fifty dollars for a flat screen.
Everybody's out for themselves.
Everybody's ignorant.
The rich are no better than us, they just have more money.
If west coast white people are making racist jokes about Obama, you wonder how he can govern at all.
Meanwhile, it's just a movie. Sony is not curing cancer.
But thoughts and dreams are the currency of our culture. And when these blowhards are in control, when they decide who gets to shoot flicks, it makes you happy that YouTube stars are getting rich, that suddenly there's an alternative to YouTube itself, that's the big story of this week, Vessel.
The more things change the more they stay the same.
Those in power want more of it with no scrutiny.
And technology keeps changing the game.
And I'm stuck here in the middle with you.
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But I'd be lying if I didn't say I've been laughing over the revelations, while I'm not crying over the racist comments.
The truth is these Hollywood mavens think they're better than us. And they can't stop crying about piracy, can't stop bitching that someone moved their cheese, all the while believing they're entitled to their millions because they've been anointed with "special juice," that gives them divine insight into America's entertainment wants. Hell, if the entire Sony studio caved in, our culture would be none the worse.
But it's the racist comments that bug me. We've got a Supreme Court which declares racism is over, with voting rights laws no longer needed, and then we have the so-called west coast liberals making fun of the President.
Makes me puke.
I agree we should not be beholden to terrorists. We must not be cowed as a nation, certainly not artistically. But I'd be more upset if the movie wasn't "The Interview" but something meatier, whether it be "They Shoot Horses Don't They," or "Carnal Knowledge" or a true work of art, like "Ulysses." But we don't make those in America anymore. Business is the religion of America, God is second to cash, just ask the evangelists passing the plate, and if it delivers cash, it's all right.
Now no one wants their private e-mails revealed. Then again, what kind of nincompoop puts heinous bigoted thoughts on the company server? Do these nitwits truly believe they're untouchable? Can't they at least get a Gmail account for the stuff they don't want to ever go public? Hell, the regular Fortune 500, the Wall Street Fortune 500, the industrial Fortune 500, know that e-mail is forever, that it will be subpoenaed in some case where the corporation skirted the law or someone wants to make the company pay, rightly or wrongly. How come Amy Pascal doesn't know this? Teenagers know this! They know they're building a public record all the while, they self-edit all the time, afraid they're going to lose a job or be unable to get into the educational institution of their choice. But the Sony execs, they're above the law, above public suspicion. And then they hire David Boies to scare the media into submission. As if Boies won all the time. As if anybody should listen to anything these
people say. I think it's great this info comes out. It's great that everybody knows these execs are as bigoted and stupid as the rank and file. You mean you want to influence our culture, whether it be with smoking or the products you place in your films, but we cannot comment upon you?
Ain't that an entertainment exec. Criticize the actors, those on stage, while I hide in anonymity. While I keep my gig as the talent fades. If it's all about money, are you really entitled to judge Adam Sandler flicks? No one put a gun to your head to make them. As for making a Steve Jobs biopic, wouldn't it be fine if Sony actually innovated itself, moved the culture in significant ways, but the execs are all about keeping their jobs while they party amongst their brethren, believing, once again, that they're better than us.
We've got a security problem. One that corporations don't want to take seriously because they don't want to pay an IT department. Hell, they can't take these problems seriously, they've got more important things to do. But it's funny, because they keep saying technology is the enemy, you'd think they'd be more savvy in their own house.
But the truth is we all have dirty laundry. We all have flaws. As Chris Rock stated, just because you're rich, that does not make you smart.
We're so busy pointing the finger at someone else, we take no responsibility for our own actions. Everyone in entertainment is above the law. Entitled to their seven and eight figure salaries. Deeming the public to be a parasite out to get them, even though it's these same people keeping them alive. Which way do you want it? To criticize downloaders or have them overpay to see dreck?
Meanwhile, you still can't stream all movies for one low monthly price online. At least we figured that out in music. Oh, that's right, the idiot acts want to kill Spotify!
So, Amy Pascal and Michael Lynton... Just know, the more you protest, the more you try to steer this story from your behavior to that of the hackers, know that it's not working in the eyes of the public.
You won't lose your jobs. You're too successful. They only fire those who don't keep their companies in the black.
Furthermore, if you do get fired, you'll just get hired elsewhere, the film business is a cabal run on relationships.
We live in a technological world.
We live in a global world.
And the oldsters want to deny technology and the ignorant want to save manufacturing jobs whilst paying a hundred fifty dollars for a flat screen.
Everybody's out for themselves.
Everybody's ignorant.
The rich are no better than us, they just have more money.
If west coast white people are making racist jokes about Obama, you wonder how he can govern at all.
Meanwhile, it's just a movie. Sony is not curing cancer.
But thoughts and dreams are the currency of our culture. And when these blowhards are in control, when they decide who gets to shoot flicks, it makes you happy that YouTube stars are getting rich, that suddenly there's an alternative to YouTube itself, that's the big story of this week, Vessel.
The more things change the more they stay the same.
Those in power want more of it with no scrutiny.
And technology keeps changing the game.
And I'm stuck here in the middle with you.
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Rhinofy-WABC All American Survey for Week of 15 December 1964
1. "Come See About Me"
The Supremes
My favorite Supremes cut!
A Holland-Dozier-Holland composition, it's all about the groove.
I distinctly remember dancing to this at the following year's bar mitzvah parties. That's right, some tracks are so rhythmic they incite us to get up from our chairs and ask Nancy or Betty or Jennifer to dance. And it's not about them so much as us. We hold our heads high in the air as we sing along. At least I did!
2. "I Feel Fine"
The Beatles
The flip side was "She's A Woman," number 7 on this list, and the funny thing is I never dug it back then but it resonates with me now even more than "I Feel Fine"!
It was all about George's guitar, the distortion, the riff, we were banging our heads long before metal came into vogue.
This was off "Beatles '65," which everybody had and played until the grooves turned grey. But even though the album contained these hits, it was the one-two punch of the opening cuts that made us swoon. Come on, remember dropping the needle and hearing John singing "This happened once before..."? And then, when that was done, "I'm A Loser" with that jaunty beat and the lyric that no one would sing today. Today everybody's a winner, no one's three-dimensional, all we get is smiling idiots. No wonder people tune out.
Of course the Beatles are not on Spotify, but you know this song by heart, right?
3. "Mr. Lonely"
Bobby Vinton
That's right, the British Invasion didn't wipe the slate completely clean, not right away, some of the oldies held over, and as a result I know this by heart, we all do, back when we couldn't tune out for fear of missing the next Beatles/British Invasion hit.
4. "She's Not There"
The Zombies
Haunting!
That's the power of music, it sets a mood instantly, takes you away from the humdrum to a mystical, magical world where you're your best self and it's all right to be sensitive.
5. "Love Potion No. 9"
Searchers
Of course it was a cover of the Clovers hit, but that hit back in 1959, before most Beatlemaniacs were listening to the radio, before transistors became ubiquitous.
Composed by Leiber and Stoller, this track still sounded positively British. Listening you felt like you were experiencing a movie, you were right inside it. Back when music infected you and took you away. When the notes were more powerful than the flicks. Before both caved and faded and we all paid penance to television, the seemingly only honest medium left.
6. "Goin' Out Of My Head"
Little Anthony and the Imperials
Funny how something so dated sounds so modern.
I always liked this. But I prefer "Tears On My Pillow" and "Hurts So Bad," but they're all good.
7. "She's A Woman"
The Beatles
See number 2 above.
8. "Time Is On My Side"
The Rolling Stones
It's that screechy, whiny, thin guitar intro and then the way Mick Jagger seems to sing with his mouth wide open.
"You'll come runnin' back"
This sounded like it was about a neighborhood in London inhabited by no one else on the radio. We were intrigued.
Of course, this is a cover of the Jerry Ragavoy composition. Furthermore, there are two iterations. The famous one, the one you know, begins with guitar, but the one on "12 X 5" begins with an organ. I've included both iterations.
9. "My Love, Forgive Me"
Robert Goulet
I had to hear this to remember it.
Our parents' music was not completely done, the MOR artists were all over television, dominating variety shows and late night. Little did everyone know we were at the advent of a youthquake, about to turn the entire nation upside down.
10. "You Really Got Me"
The Kinks
Funny how time changes things, "You Really Got Me" is now seen as a Van Halen song, even though we thought it was a cheap shot when it appeared on the band's debut album.
Sure, the guitar is great, but it's Ray's sneer that endears you. What kind of people are these? Who don't care about authority, who don't know to respect their elders, who have such attitude.
Soon we all had attitude.
12. "Ringo"
Lorne Green
Our Jewish patriarch from the Great White North who headed up the Cartwright family which beamed into our homes every Sunday night this was the William Shatner hit before Bill became famous as a vocalist but this was no joke. And by this time we all knew Ringo Starr, we could not deny the connection to this song, even though there was none.
Once again, note the mood.
13. "Any Way You Want It"
The Dave Clark Five
Not on Spotify, of course, Dave Clark is waiting until Spotify is superseded before he deigns to license his group's material, but of course it's on YouTube, check it out here: http://bit.ly/1sHi6J0
This exploded out of the dashboard.
15. "Keep Searchin'"
Del Shannon
He's more famous for "Runaway," but this is almost as great.
Once again, it's about the feel, completely different from the work of the British acts.
And when Del sang about following the sun, we couldn't help but make the connection to "I'll Follow The Sun" on "Beatles '65."
And if you don't know this, stay at least through the organ solo!
16. "I'm Into Something Good"
Herman's Hermits
Their first hit, soon to be superseded in the public consciousness by "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter," "I'm Into Something Good" is a stone cold smash that pays dividends over the years, it's one of my favorite records ever. Sure, it's a cover, but there's the energy and the innocence, the way Peter Noone is singing more to be famous than to get laid, that is so infectious.
I was eleven when this came out. I remember singing the title to myself as I had my initial camp romances. Isn't that what we're all looking for, to be into something good?
The funny thing is some prepubescent act could cut this today and it would be a hit all over again, that's how timeless this Goffin-King composition is.
19. "The Jerk"
The Larks
I couldn't have told you who did it, but I know it.
Back in the era of dance crazes, when we watched TV to know what to do at parties, back when no one even knew the word "choreographer."
You can almost hear Prince in this one hit wonder.
23. "As Tears Go By"
Marianne Faithfull
The hit version of the Stones song. More sing-songy, but all over the radio.
I bought and enjoyed the "Broken English" Marianne Faithfull, but this is the one who will be remembered.
26. "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved You)"
Marvin Gaye
Like with "You Really Got Me" above, this is seen more as a James Taylor song now.
Marvin Gaye doesn't get enough respect.
He croons. How different from today where everybody oversells.
28. "The Leader of the Laundromat"
The Detergents
I may not have known who did "The Jerk," but I knew the Detergents did this answer song to the Shangri-Las' "Leader Of The Pack." You had to give the creators credit, they had a sense of humor.
61. "All Day and All of the Night"
The Kinks
There's that sneer once again!
Soon to follow "You Really Got Me" up the chart, this song had a riff that we all played on the guitars we got in the wake of seeing the Beatles on "Ed Sullivan."
And bubbling under, we had Petula Clark with "Downtown" and Reparata and the Delrons with "Whenever A Teenager Cries." And you wonder why the sixties are considered a golden era.
That's right, today most people have no idea what's number 1, never mind number 10! But back then the entire younger generation was addicted to the radio, we knew every cut, every lick. We bought the records, sang along to the radio, and every baby boomer will testify that this music is far from forgettable, not just representative of the era, but CLASSIC!
The musicians were figuring it out as they went along. They were following the Beatles and writing their own songs, it was a badge of honor to be able to play. And everyone at home was forming bands, singing these songs, the same way today's youth follows technology.
The entire modern music business is built upon this foundation.
Dig in.
P.S. Thanks to musicradio77.com for the WABC playlist: http://www.musicradio77.com/Surveys/1964/surveydec1564.html
P.P.S. My favorite jock was always Cousin Brucie, I smile when I hear him on Sirius XM today, but this was also the era when Scott Muni was a fast-talking jock on AM, before he slowed down and dominated on WNEW.
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The Supremes
My favorite Supremes cut!
A Holland-Dozier-Holland composition, it's all about the groove.
I distinctly remember dancing to this at the following year's bar mitzvah parties. That's right, some tracks are so rhythmic they incite us to get up from our chairs and ask Nancy or Betty or Jennifer to dance. And it's not about them so much as us. We hold our heads high in the air as we sing along. At least I did!
2. "I Feel Fine"
The Beatles
The flip side was "She's A Woman," number 7 on this list, and the funny thing is I never dug it back then but it resonates with me now even more than "I Feel Fine"!
It was all about George's guitar, the distortion, the riff, we were banging our heads long before metal came into vogue.
This was off "Beatles '65," which everybody had and played until the grooves turned grey. But even though the album contained these hits, it was the one-two punch of the opening cuts that made us swoon. Come on, remember dropping the needle and hearing John singing "This happened once before..."? And then, when that was done, "I'm A Loser" with that jaunty beat and the lyric that no one would sing today. Today everybody's a winner, no one's three-dimensional, all we get is smiling idiots. No wonder people tune out.
Of course the Beatles are not on Spotify, but you know this song by heart, right?
3. "Mr. Lonely"
Bobby Vinton
That's right, the British Invasion didn't wipe the slate completely clean, not right away, some of the oldies held over, and as a result I know this by heart, we all do, back when we couldn't tune out for fear of missing the next Beatles/British Invasion hit.
4. "She's Not There"
The Zombies
Haunting!
That's the power of music, it sets a mood instantly, takes you away from the humdrum to a mystical, magical world where you're your best self and it's all right to be sensitive.
5. "Love Potion No. 9"
Searchers
Of course it was a cover of the Clovers hit, but that hit back in 1959, before most Beatlemaniacs were listening to the radio, before transistors became ubiquitous.
Composed by Leiber and Stoller, this track still sounded positively British. Listening you felt like you were experiencing a movie, you were right inside it. Back when music infected you and took you away. When the notes were more powerful than the flicks. Before both caved and faded and we all paid penance to television, the seemingly only honest medium left.
6. "Goin' Out Of My Head"
Little Anthony and the Imperials
Funny how something so dated sounds so modern.
I always liked this. But I prefer "Tears On My Pillow" and "Hurts So Bad," but they're all good.
7. "She's A Woman"
The Beatles
See number 2 above.
8. "Time Is On My Side"
The Rolling Stones
It's that screechy, whiny, thin guitar intro and then the way Mick Jagger seems to sing with his mouth wide open.
"You'll come runnin' back"
This sounded like it was about a neighborhood in London inhabited by no one else on the radio. We were intrigued.
Of course, this is a cover of the Jerry Ragavoy composition. Furthermore, there are two iterations. The famous one, the one you know, begins with guitar, but the one on "12 X 5" begins with an organ. I've included both iterations.
9. "My Love, Forgive Me"
Robert Goulet
I had to hear this to remember it.
Our parents' music was not completely done, the MOR artists were all over television, dominating variety shows and late night. Little did everyone know we were at the advent of a youthquake, about to turn the entire nation upside down.
10. "You Really Got Me"
The Kinks
Funny how time changes things, "You Really Got Me" is now seen as a Van Halen song, even though we thought it was a cheap shot when it appeared on the band's debut album.
Sure, the guitar is great, but it's Ray's sneer that endears you. What kind of people are these? Who don't care about authority, who don't know to respect their elders, who have such attitude.
Soon we all had attitude.
12. "Ringo"
Lorne Green
Our Jewish patriarch from the Great White North who headed up the Cartwright family which beamed into our homes every Sunday night this was the William Shatner hit before Bill became famous as a vocalist but this was no joke. And by this time we all knew Ringo Starr, we could not deny the connection to this song, even though there was none.
Once again, note the mood.
13. "Any Way You Want It"
The Dave Clark Five
Not on Spotify, of course, Dave Clark is waiting until Spotify is superseded before he deigns to license his group's material, but of course it's on YouTube, check it out here: http://bit.ly/1sHi6J0
This exploded out of the dashboard.
15. "Keep Searchin'"
Del Shannon
He's more famous for "Runaway," but this is almost as great.
Once again, it's about the feel, completely different from the work of the British acts.
And when Del sang about following the sun, we couldn't help but make the connection to "I'll Follow The Sun" on "Beatles '65."
And if you don't know this, stay at least through the organ solo!
16. "I'm Into Something Good"
Herman's Hermits
Their first hit, soon to be superseded in the public consciousness by "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter," "I'm Into Something Good" is a stone cold smash that pays dividends over the years, it's one of my favorite records ever. Sure, it's a cover, but there's the energy and the innocence, the way Peter Noone is singing more to be famous than to get laid, that is so infectious.
I was eleven when this came out. I remember singing the title to myself as I had my initial camp romances. Isn't that what we're all looking for, to be into something good?
The funny thing is some prepubescent act could cut this today and it would be a hit all over again, that's how timeless this Goffin-King composition is.
19. "The Jerk"
The Larks
I couldn't have told you who did it, but I know it.
Back in the era of dance crazes, when we watched TV to know what to do at parties, back when no one even knew the word "choreographer."
You can almost hear Prince in this one hit wonder.
23. "As Tears Go By"
Marianne Faithfull
The hit version of the Stones song. More sing-songy, but all over the radio.
I bought and enjoyed the "Broken English" Marianne Faithfull, but this is the one who will be remembered.
26. "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved You)"
Marvin Gaye
Like with "You Really Got Me" above, this is seen more as a James Taylor song now.
Marvin Gaye doesn't get enough respect.
He croons. How different from today where everybody oversells.
28. "The Leader of the Laundromat"
The Detergents
I may not have known who did "The Jerk," but I knew the Detergents did this answer song to the Shangri-Las' "Leader Of The Pack." You had to give the creators credit, they had a sense of humor.
61. "All Day and All of the Night"
The Kinks
There's that sneer once again!
Soon to follow "You Really Got Me" up the chart, this song had a riff that we all played on the guitars we got in the wake of seeing the Beatles on "Ed Sullivan."
And bubbling under, we had Petula Clark with "Downtown" and Reparata and the Delrons with "Whenever A Teenager Cries." And you wonder why the sixties are considered a golden era.
That's right, today most people have no idea what's number 1, never mind number 10! But back then the entire younger generation was addicted to the radio, we knew every cut, every lick. We bought the records, sang along to the radio, and every baby boomer will testify that this music is far from forgettable, not just representative of the era, but CLASSIC!
The musicians were figuring it out as they went along. They were following the Beatles and writing their own songs, it was a badge of honor to be able to play. And everyone at home was forming bands, singing these songs, the same way today's youth follows technology.
The entire modern music business is built upon this foundation.
Dig in.
P.S. Thanks to musicradio77.com for the WABC playlist: http://www.musicradio77.com/Surveys/1964/surveydec1564.html
P.P.S. My favorite jock was always Cousin Brucie, I smile when I hear him on Sirius XM today, but this was also the era when Scott Muni was a fast-talking jock on AM, before he slowed down and dominated on WNEW.
Spotify playlist: http://spoti.fi/1w1g6pq
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