tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151623392024-03-14T02:44:40.716-06:00The Inventive MindCome with me as we explore Making, IT, and Technological matters.
Fjrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02313630970361767305noreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15162339.post-90279055928494688952015-10-16T00:01:00.000-06:002015-10-16T00:01:40.942-06:00Random Instructables of the day<br />
Instructables of the Day:<br />
<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Camera-Crane-The-Wooster-Sherlock-20-with-M/">Wooster 2.0 Camera Jib</a><br />
A jib is a tool that allows you to get good angles in big sweeping motion shots.<br />
This one looks particularly easy to build..<br />
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<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Overview/">Arduino+2 Servos+Mouse</a><br />
This is a fun project to place at the end of your jib:<br />
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<br />Fjrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02313630970361767305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15162339.post-37012333523200234082015-10-14T23:44:00.000-06:002015-10-15T23:14:50.223-06:00Random Instructables 10/14/15Instructables of the Day:<br />
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Today we have an epic project, I would love to see someone follow in his footsteps but it doesn't seem likely.<br />
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We Make because we must.<br />
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We share because it's the right thing to do.<br />
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Not because droves of followers will gather behind us.<br />
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<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/6-AXIS-ROBOTIC-ARM/">Sexy 6 axis Robot Arm Build</a><br />
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Second we have an easier project that may help you build the larger..<br />
<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/$30-High-Speed-PCB-Drill-Press/">$30 Precision PCB Drill</a><br />
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Drilling holes in PCBs is always a challenge, here's a drill press using a pneumatic die grinder to help. I would take the $30 part with a humongous grain of salt, starting from scratch it looks like at least $50 to me..<br />
<br />Fjrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02313630970361767305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15162339.post-60363125576862514182015-10-14T11:38:00.000-06:002015-10-14T11:38:57.128-06:00Nested Virtual machinesMicrosoft has enabled exposing the virtualized machine to hypervisor features.<br />
With these features turned on you can nest a virtual machine in a virtual machine in a virtual machine..<br />
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<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/virtualization/archive/2015/10/13/windows-insider-preview-nested-virtualization.aspx">Read More here</a><br />
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It's pretty wild, but I can't see any actual usage cases (I don't believe in stopping progress just because you can't see the application though).Fjrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02313630970361767305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15162339.post-60882855519954614192015-10-14T10:57:00.000-06:002015-10-14T10:57:56.685-06:00The New Beaglebone X15 There's a very powerful new Open Source (hardware and software) embedded development board out from the makers of the <a href="http://beagleboard.org/">Beaglebone series of boards</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://beagleboard.org/x15">The Beagleboard X15</a><br />
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This new board's specs read more like a low end <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856102141">Intel NUC</a> board's specs (ok.. maybe not). But the kicker is, the boards are open source, and there are ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN GPIO pins. These are broken out on 4 60 pin connectors along the bottom of the board. That is a ton of GPIO. For Comparison the <a href="http://icircuit.net/arduino-boards-pin-mapping/141">Arduino has 16 GPIOs</a> broken out, and the venerable <a href="http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals">Raspberry Pi has 26</a> GPIO pins.<br />
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Additionally it has eSATA and HDMI outputs.<br />
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And for once (!) they helped out case makers by placing the outputs mostly along two opposite sides of the board (instead of all around it randomly).<br />
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Backing up all these inputs and outputs are a 750-MHz C66x DSP and a Quad-core PRU and a Dual-core Cortex-M4. That's 7 independent cores (aside from the main OS processor) on 3 processors working on real time response to inputs or program logic.<br />
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I haven't even mentioned the 2 Gigabit RJ-45 Network ports, making it a handy stand alone router.<br />
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It runs <a href="https://www.debian.org/">Debian</a> out of the box (from its embedded flash memory), peripherals can be hooked up via USB 3.0.<br />
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Unfortunately it will be over $1 per GPIO, the prices being mentioned are in the $200 range.<br />
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Making it as much as an <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA7AB3AX9500&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC-_-pla-_-Desktop+Computers-_-9SIA7AB3AX9500&gclid=CLSVptKwwsgCFdcXgQodd2QKPg&gclsrc=aw.ds">HP Stream Mini</a>, but that's a very different animal.<br />
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I hope to see these boards used in some projects to do some seriously heavy lifting.<br />
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Like for example running all the operations on just this board for a Pick and Place CNC machine with 4 axis movement and 3 cameras and multiple spool controls. Or a drone with all the automatic features and multiple cameras.Fjrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02313630970361767305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15162339.post-79503642147392642432015-10-14T09:45:00.001-06:002015-10-14T09:45:27.915-06:00Construction Crane InceptionHow does a construction crane get built? It Builds itself! With the help of half a dozen or so highly skilled helper humans (we still have jobs Yay!)(for now).<br />
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<a href="http://inhabitat.com/this-tiny-e-mailable-solar-house-snaps-together-like-a-3d-puzzle-without-a-single-nail/">Smallish CNC House Constructed from interlocking pieces</a><br />
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This is the Indigo Pine house by the Clemson University Solar Decathlon team.<br />
They claim this house is made fully from cnc'd panels, with no fasteners needed.<br />
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As a resident on the southeast my question is, how does it hold up to a hurricane?<br />
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<a href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/10/a-walk-around-sikorsky-raider-contender-for-worlds-fastest-military-copter/">Sikorsky S-97 Raider</a><br />
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The newest military helicopter on the block has some pretty sweet capabilities (if they all pan out).<br />
It can cruise at 250mph (with an even higher top speed) utilizing a rear ducted fan style rotor.<br />
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At the top are two counter rotating low drag solid rotors, that can be tilted independently to vector thrust in any direction giving pilots new maneuverability capabilities and a smoother than expected ride.<br />
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<br />Fjrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02313630970361767305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15162339.post-53638250739737204012015-10-14T00:08:00.002-06:002015-10-14T00:12:38.353-06:00Random Instructables 10/13/15Instructables of the Day:<br />
<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Maker-Station-The-Portable-Reconfigurable-Work-Sta/">Maker Station Portable Folding workbench:</a><br />
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I love this creation, a versatile portable workstation (with a light!)(and Power)(Built In!) that can fit in a trunk when folded.<br />
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<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Tea-light-cup-warmer/">Tea light cup warmer</a><br />
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This is such an elegant and functional project. Keep you drink toasty using the power of combustible wax.<br />
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(of course #1 on my list for elegant and functional are big chunky pieces of aluminum (brass is #2))<br />
<br />Fjrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02313630970361767305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15162339.post-66728547441846276992015-10-13T00:18:00.001-06:002015-10-13T11:33:56.260-06:00Random Instructables 10/12/15Instructables of the Day:<br />
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<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Concrete-lamp-base-with-3D-printed-shade/">Concrete cast and 3D printed lamp</a><br />
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This looks really good, I should make one.<br />
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<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Wood-Fired-Brick-Pizza-Oven-Build/">Wood Fired Outdoor Brick Oven</a><br />
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This would take a ton of commitment, but I bet the results are delicious!<br />
<br />Fjrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02313630970361767305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15162339.post-45755296032818344052015-10-13T00:10:00.004-06:002015-10-13T00:12:48.384-06:00What's Next 10/12/2015<br />
What's Next: A quick look into future technology news<br />
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<a href="http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/10/hp-and-sandisk-join-forces-to-finally-bring-memristor-like-tech-to-market/">Memristors and or 3d Xpoint Memory:</a><br />
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It's hard to believe how closely associated the tech companies are with their biggest competitors. HP and Intel both claim to have new memory tech that is 1000x faster than current gadgets. but neither has produced prototypes yet. I guess we will just have to wait.<br />
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<a href="https://github.com/dhewm/dhewm3">New/Old Video Games</a><br />
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Dhewm3 is a modern revival for fans of the original dhewm3, it utilizes the original game content while updating and fixing the engine, to fix bugs and use up to date drivers and architectures.<br />
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<br />Fjrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02313630970361767305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15162339.post-52151885015405648092015-10-10T16:49:00.002-06:002015-10-10T16:51:58.202-06:00How to find out the partitions and drives on your linux systemI'm no expert, so I can only say this works on Ubuntu linux, I don't know if this tip applies to everything else. Give it a try..<br />
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I often run into commands trying to do things with linux..<br />
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Such as <a href="https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-securely-destroy-wipe-data-on-hard-drives-with-shred">trying to use Shred</a><br />
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The question is, what is the name of my disk, and what form does this command want it in?<br />
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<br />Fjrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02313630970361767305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15162339.post-87892431731784852812015-10-09T23:18:00.000-06:002015-10-09T23:19:30.415-06:00Fun DIYHere's a few projects that look fun or useful from this week:<br />
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<a href="http://hackaday.com/2015/10/09/arming-a-breadboard-everyone-should-program-an-arm/">Hackaday Extols the joys of using ARM processors</a><br />
32bit all the things<br />
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<a href="https://blog.adafruit.com/2015/10/08/multi-meter-stand-for-fluke-112-3dprinting/">3d Printed Multimeter stand improves usefulness on the bench</a><br />
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<a href="http://hackaday.com/2015/10/05/radial-solenoid-engine-is-undeniably-cool/">Radial Solenoid Engine Made with Hand Tools, Including the solenoids</a><br />
This is a no shortcuts kind of build, such a sweet result though!<br />
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Instead of One Lense and One finely tuned and adjusted sensor, the Light L16 proposes to make great photos by use of 16 Lenses (each good at something different) and 16 Sensors each tuned a different way. Also TONS of Math! On the back is a touchscreen to adjust pictures after they are snapped, specifically the really neat trick the <a href="https://www.lytro.com/">Lytro</a> camera pulled off, tweaking depth of field AFTER the picture is snapped. </div>
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little machine for my CNC project and possibly some other things.<br /><br />David also used the scroll saw to cut some pieces for the <span class="proflinkWrapper"><span class="proflinkPrefix">+</span><a class="proflink aaTEdf" href="https://plus.google.com/117790585466191884177" oid="117790585466191884177">izzy swan</a></span> Folding table. The (probably ancient) blade gave out on the last piece.<br /><br />I
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I have <a href="http://makezine.com/projects/fire-tornado/">GOT to try this!</a><br />
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In other news: I continue to be a big fan of <a href="http://makezine.com/author/calebkkraft/">Caleb's Work</a>. Love it!<br />
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The Linux kernel development community is repeatedly reported to be a source of grief for anyone attempting to penetrate their ranks. Vitriol and insults and questions of the validity of your lineage seem to be the norm. This doesn't make everyone incredibly happy..<br />
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<a href="http://phys.org/news/2015-10-crucial-hurdle-quantum.html">The Quantum Computer are finally on the way:</a><br />
A team from University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia have demonstrated a two qubit quantum logic gate, built in silicon! They are working on patents and partnerships now.<br />
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<a href="http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-ZFS-Standard-Plans">Linux File Systems:</a><br />
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This is a little better than a rumor. But Mark Shuttleworth today responded to a request to include ZFS in ubuntu by saying that it was upcoming.<br />
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ZFS is a robust and powerful filesystem with all the features for RAID and distributed drives. It would be great to get it into Ubuntu. Good luck Mark.<br />
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<a href="http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2015/10/06/the-night-larry-wall-unveiled-perl-6/">Sophisticated Programming Languages:</a><br />
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Larry Wall has unveiled Perl 6, after over 10years of anticipation.<br />
It's quite the change, one day I will learn this language, yes one day.<br />
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<br />Fjrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02313630970361767305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15162339.post-1721969461271338682015-10-06T00:04:00.002-06:002015-10-06T00:04:47.252-06:00Simple CNC SpindleAt last, this simple CNC spindle I (speculatively) knew was possible.<br />
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It simply consists of 3 skate bearings, a collet holder (with an 8mm shaft) and one piece of machined metal.<br />
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The collet holder can be had for just $10, and I already have the bearings, just need some aluminum and (or brass) and a pulley.<br />
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Too bad the collets are Pricey $$$.<br />
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Links and Pics.. <a href="http://reboots.g-cipher.net/spindle/"> Here</a><br />
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<br />Fjrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02313630970361767305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15162339.post-46453102749454282452015-10-05T23:30:00.000-06:002015-10-05T23:30:09.999-06:00Random Instructables 10/5/15<br />
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<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Extension-Cord-Reel/">Extension Cord Reel:</a><br />
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Turn any old cord into a 4 outlet reel. Simple but SO useful.<br />
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<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Restoring-Old-Paintbrushes/">Restoring Old Paint Brushes:</a><br />
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Keep that old brush instead of trashing it. Takes some effort but could be worthwhile for a good brush.<br />
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<br />Fjrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02313630970361767305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15162339.post-49688336997198693842015-10-05T23:08:00.000-06:002015-10-05T23:08:22.479-06:00How'd he do that?If you're into CNC the way that I am, you might be wondering how he did that. That's my question after this video..<br />
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<br />Fjrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02313630970361767305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15162339.post-63414107154739160382015-10-05T22:55:00.002-06:002015-10-05T23:11:23.835-06:00What's Next 10/5/2015What's Next: A quick look into future technology news<br />
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<a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4727">Planetary Exploration Missions:</a><br />
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5 missions are being evaluated for possible funding/approval.<br />
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The one to Psyche looks particularly interesting. It's an asteroid rendezvous mission like the ongoing Rosetta/Philae mission. But with a much bigger rock to explore.<br />
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<a href="http://vedder.se/2015/01/vesc-open-source-esc/">Open Source all the things:</a><br />
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The VESC project is an effort towards an open source high powered <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_speed_control">ESC</a> (Electronic Speed Control) for electric motors. Though it is a generic project that will work with many <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brushless_electric_motor">BLDC</a> motors, it's original inception was for an electric skateboard. The great thing is there's an onboard microcontroller that can receive many many types of inputs (R/c, USB, i2c, CAN, uart), or be reprogrammed with new torque curves or whatever else you want.<br />
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Would be very useful for a future BLDC milling motor/collet project that I am planning (one day).<br />
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<br />Fjrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02313630970361767305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15162339.post-74006667736052850742015-09-30T23:34:00.000-06:002015-09-30T23:34:49.245-06:00What's Next 10/1/2015<div>
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<a href="http://hackaday.com/2015/09/30/robot-dances-on-the-icy-ceiling/">Interplanetary Rovers:</a><br />
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As far as we can tell Europa consists on one big global ocean and a thick ice covering on the outside. Due to tidal forces from jupiter there's enough heat for the liquid water ocean, and possibly life.<br />
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So NASA's JPL has come up with this. An underwater rover that would drive along the bottom of the ice covering.<br />
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There's no mission drawn up just yet, but perhaps one day..<br />
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