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office
Office 2010 The Movie Doesn't Star Tom Cruise—Thank Xenu for That
Here's the trailer for Office 2010: The Movie, full of matrixy characters and missionimpossibly situations. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by midiac: Seriously, MS tries and tries and tries. . . to be cool. . . when I just found this F'n... 10 Responses | Other threads
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office
Office Chair or Genital Torture Device?
I can understand the design logic of 360º, an office chair by Konstantin Grcic: It's called 360º because it can rotate 360 degrees and it allows you to sit in any direction. My testicles, however, don't get it. [Mocoloco]
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By Jesus DiazComment by Blue_Six : Can I really be the an hero?: It's called the 360 because when you see it you turn 360 degrees and walk away :D 9 Responses | Other threads
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office pranks
Probably the Smallest Cubicle In the World
The caption says: "Our intern starts today. We figured we'd start her off with a little prank." I don't see how this is funny. It looks like our interns' cubicles. [Flickr—Thanks Alice]
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By Jesus DiazComment by brandeis1: I'd probably fit quite comfortably in there. Though I may end up providing my own stool. One of those camping... 7 Responses | Other threads
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office
Post-It Display Beats LCD, Despite Slow Frame Rate, Low Res
Bang-yao Liu made this pretty stop-motion post-it animation for his senior project at Savannah College of Art and Design, displaying all things computer and gamey. He gets extra points for using Röyksopp's Eple as the soundtrack. [Thanks Omar]
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By Jesus DiazComment by Gormania: Give it a month and we'll be waist deep in stop motion porn. 4 Responses | Other threads
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iphone
At Last, Microsoft Word Editing In the iPhone
Rejoice, Microsoft Office and iPhone users, because now you can edit, create, and view Microsoft Word files. Dataviz Documents To Go doesn't bring Excel editing as promised, but at least is here now for $5. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by chefgon: Lame, I bought this exact same package on Android for $20. What's with the iPhone discount, Dataviz? 14 Responses | Other threads
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office
Dominoes Make the Office Fun Again for Three Minutes
Created for the Imagine RIT festival at the Rochester Institue of Technology, this video is a testimony of the power of dominoes—which apparently can turn on a photocopier—and office boredom. We like. [DRB]
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By Jesus DiazComment by mariathephan: what/who is the little guy who sets them all off? 'cause it looks like a real tiny human :)... 7 Responses | Other threads
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architecture
Selgas Cano Capsule Office Looks Great in the Forest, Would Look Better on the Moon
Ever wonder what kind of office a cutting-edge architect actually works in? If you're employed at the Selgas Cano architectural firm near Madrid, it looks something like this. More » -
iphone apps
iPhone App Hides Your Snoring or Fapfapfapping With Boring Office Sounds
If you don't work at home where you can permanently doze or beat off undetected, iNap@Work provides audio camouflage of papers shuffling and click-clack typing—too bad the iPhone's crappy speaker sounds like a liability. [iTunes] -
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twitter
How to Tweet At Work Without Getting Caught
Chances are you're reading us (and goofing off) at work while trying to pretend you're not slacking. Spreadtweet's an easy way to check twitter while making it seem like you're a not a lousy employee. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by knyghtryda: how bout getting yourself a smartphone and tether up a personal laptop? That way you're completely "off the grid".... 7 Responses | Other threads
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iphone
Quickoffice Word and Excel Office Suite For The iPhone Now Available in App Store
If you are interested in an app for the iPhone/Touch that can edit both Microsoft Word and Excel documents along with file sharing and content management capabilities, Quickoffice is now available via the App Store for $20. [iTunes]
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By Sean FallonComment by Aristeia: Ugh, $20? Pass. This could be useful, but I really don't feel the need to cramp my hands around my... 13 Responses | Other threads
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telecommuting
OfficePod Provides An Outdoor Sanctuary For People That Work From Home
Don't get me wrong, working from home is great—but it can make you feel like you are always on the job. The OfficePod provides a hip-looking solution to that problem. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by Mr.HandsomePrettyFace: but its see-thru and if im gonna work from home, i'm gonna do it at least half nude 15 Responses | Other threads
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office 14
Office 14 Won't Ship in 2009 Says Ballmer
The Ballmeister told analysts that Office 14 won't ship in 2k9, leaving spreadsheet enthusiasts going back to Office 2007 for their chart generating shenanigans. [ZDNet]
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By Jason ChenComment by OMG! Ponies!: It's quite alright. I'm forcing myself to get used to Office 2007. The one year delay should be... 10 Responses | Other threads
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man vs machine
Boy Killed Anally When Office Chair Explodes
Well, stories don't get much worse than this. A 14-year-old boy in China was killed when his chair exploded, sending chunks of metal into his rectum. The bleeding this caused killed him. More » -
software
Rumor: Apple iWork Going to the Cloud?
9 to 5's latest Apple rumor is that the iWork suite, Apple's Office competitor, is going to the cloud. More »
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By Brian LamComment by Jason Martin: DO NOT WANT cloud services are just plain dumb, I want to own my software, not rent it 11 Responses | Other threads
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furniture
Top 10 Desks For Gadget Lovers
Don't even think about shopping for a desk at IKEA—you're better than that. Serious professionals need a serious workspace. If you are a gadget fanatic, the following ten desks should fit the bill. -
nerf
Battle at Chinese Nerf Factory Does Not, Sadly, Involve Nerf Weaponry
The global recession has sparked riots at the Nerf factory in Dongguan, South China, but there are as-of-yet no reports of any Vulcan GF-25 cannon discharges. In fact, no foam weaponry of any kind was brandished during the tussle, which came to a head following layoffs and unpaid wages.
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By Jack LoftusComment by Phantom_Photon: I'm sorry to see Gizmodo trivializing this issue. These people get paid a severely substandard wage to bring our gadgets, gizmos,... 10 Responses | Other threads
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microsoft
Microsoft Online Store Lets You Download Windows and Office
Microsoft is just now launching a real online store? Yep. It's still definitely a 1.0 experience—not a bad start, just very basic. You can buy meatspace goods like hardware, software discs and Xbox 360 games, but the kicker is that you can directly download software now, even Windows and Office. It seems wrong that the world's largest software company is just now really jumping into digital distribution, when someone like Valve has been doing it amazingly for the last few years. That said, I still wouldn't go the download route for Windows, for a whole lotta reasons, but mainly this one: More »
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Comment by Rabid Penguin: You know, when you download software you could always burn it do a DVD. That option does exist... or can... 4 Responses | Other threads
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shredder
Paper Shredder Reinvented In Sculpture-Like Paper2Dust Concept
Paper shredders are usually simple and utilitarian-designed boring boxes, which may be why Bluelarix Designworks went to town on this reimagining of the machine. Paper2Dust is bizarrely sculptural, and works by having a "fast turning cord" spinning inside the top that literally rips the paper you slide into it into dust. The glass lid of the machine lets you see how pulped the paper's getting—when you're satisfied you simply release the power button, and the dustified paper slips down into the machine's leg. There's the usual safety features of course, but if it ever made it into a real product I think its selling power would be the therapeutic value of seeing hated paperwork being vaporized. [Yanko Design]
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By Kit EatonComment by slez: Not very green; you can't recycle paper dust. Maybe you could use it for insulation. 2 Responses | Other threads
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bill gates
Bill Gates Blows $2.5 Million Decking Out His Personal "Cubicle"
Nobody knows exactly what Bill Gates is doing with his new company, bgC3, but rumors are floating around that the Big PC Man himself is shelling out big dinero for his new digs. For his private office, he is supposedly spending over $2.5 million on high-end furniture. That’s not even including the $75,000 coffee bar. I thought excessive spending was going out of style, but hey, if you have $2.5 million lying around to spend on your personal office, I know a few struggling bloggers out there, cough, who wouldn’t mind a nicer couch... [TMZ]
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By Erica HoComment by Z4N5H1N: I'm fairly sure he carries that around in his pocket on an average day. He's Bill fucking Gates. 7 Responses | Other threads
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microsoft
Microsoft Bringing Office Suite Online
It was a long time coming, but Microsoft has finally announced that they will be bringing lightweight versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote online. Like existing services from Google and Zoho, users will be able to use a browser to create, edit, and collaborate on Office documents. The online version is also designed to integrate with the next desktop version of Office, so there are no plans to ditch the software component just yet. However, Microsoft is definitely focusing heavily on the Windows Live experience—as we saw recently with their decision to eliminate bundled email and video editing programs from Windows 7. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by nachobel: You know I actually like where Microsoft is going here? Long time apple user, and I like what I'm... 5 Responses | Other threads
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iPhone Office
Microsoft Office Documents Editing Coming to the iPhone
The developers of Documents to Go—and Microsoft Office documents editor for BlackBerry, Palm, Windows Mobile, and Symbian—are finally bringing it out for the iPhone. This is going to be an interesting one to see, specially since the iPhone doesn't have any copy and paste capabilities, which are crucial for editing documents of any kind, being from Word, Excel o PowerPoint. Dataviz says the application is "Coming Soon"... could this mean they are actually waiting for Apple to implement it or they are just developing it so it works within their own Office editor? More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by daftrok: When will they just have Boot Camp or whatever and let you just load Windows 6.1 Mobile on it? 4 Responses | Other threads
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sales
I'm A PC, and Apparently I Need Lots of Antivirus Software
Our sister site Kotaku posted the NPD's PC software sales charts for the month of September, and it's pretty interesting to see how mega-games like Spore measure up to less-exciting products like Microsoft Office. Spore may have nabbed the top spot, but MS Office 2007 grabs two spots, and despite its early troubles, MobileMe sneaks onto the list at number 19. What's most interesting is that antivirus and anti-spyware software take a whopping 9 out of the top 20 spaces. Looks like digital security is the hot buy of the season. [Kotaku]
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By Dan NosowitzComment by ZetaCrossfire: The only reason PC's get more virus then mac's are because mac owners are already punished enough and they just... 9 Responses | Other threads
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By Mark WilsonComment by Curves: No one where I work would notice. They would keep working on the cardboard computer and not think anything weird... 3 Responses | Other threads
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pranks
We Want to See Your Best Office Pranks
Technology was meant to empower us—to clothe us, feed us and enable us to be more than chimps slinging poo from the trees. But it's been misused. Offices are filled to the brim with technology where it plays a role of oppressor. Fluorescent lights, computer monitors, fax machines, copiers, cellphones—these things are all great tech, but they can create world that's nearly intolerable to most people who work there. Yet a majority of our readers manage to sit in these places all day, every day, with no end in sight. These readers are heroes. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by JackTheTripper: Hooked up the VP's monitor to a mac mini via KVM, set up the desktop with the same background image... 6 Responses | Other threads
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deals
Dealzmodo: Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 For Students Only $60
Student editions of Microsoft Office have always been cheap—price it too high and all but the most Boy Scoutish of college kids will pirate it—but now their $60 Ultimate version has PowerPoint and Access tacked on. The pack comes with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Publisher, OneNote, Groove and InfoPath, but most college students we know only really use Word, Excel and PowerPoint with a little Outlook thrown in if they haven't discovered any other alternative. This is Office 2007, so Mac users (which supposedly more and more college kids call themselves) are left out. [Microsoft] -
workaholicmobile
T6 Volkswagen Concept Car is an Office on Wheels
Having easy access to your office 24 hours a day can be both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, you will never miss a beat. On the other, it may seem like you are always stuck at work. With that in mind, check out the T6 concept workaholicmobile designer Alexander Zhukovsky has put together. It comes complete with all of the technology and space you and your co-workers need to get the job done—even when you are stuck in traffic. In other words, it is a boardroom on wheels. More » -
office 14
Office 14 Alpha to Begin Testing this Year
It's not yet ready for your download, but according to a now-pulled post on a company blog, Microsoft is accepting internal applications to be part of their technology adoption program (TAP) for Office 14. The new touted feature is Office's PerformancePoint Server, a boring-for-most-of-us business performance analysis system. Other details are scant and Microsoft has no official announcements to make, but an alpha of Office this year should beckon a new release next year. No word yet on whether or not Microsoft will allow Pam and Jim to finally get married. [ZDNet and The Inquirer]
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By Mark WilsonComment by missedmyexit: We all know what number the next Office REALLY is though. *Evil snicker* more » | Other threads
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clips
The Great NERF Office War
It's Friday, the day when you should reward yourself with at least one internet video at work with the sound turned up. Screw your judgmental co-workers. The only problem is, what video should you choose? Without careful consideration of the media at hand, you could be Rickrolled, or even worse, think you are watching the behind-the-scenes of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue only to waste it on some guy eating potato chips for 10 minutes. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by alin0steglinski: that is epic!!! we need an office themed FPS! more » | Other threads
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kinzo air desk
Stealth Figher Design Cues In The Kinzo Air Office Desk
The Kinzo Air from Kinzo Architecture might make working in a proper office bearable. Although with its Stealth-fighter design cues, a guy wearing a HUD helmet with oxygen might be more at home behind it than an accountant. It looks like its perched on the ground momentarily, ready to speed off— in fact I'm sure it's radar-invisible, although it would be the worst desk to carelessly bump into ever. It does have integrated drawer, cable-concealer, bin and similarly-sleek filing cabinet, and it's modular with single and double versions. [Yanko design]
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By Kit EatonComment by BiZarRroBALlmeR: Where's Mr. T? Hey! Where's my desk it was ju.....ow! *slams shin into desk* more » | Other threads
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furniture
Transparent Clockwork Desk For the Wealthy Steampunk Aficionado
I have seen a lot of cool desks in my day, but the Executive Desk that artist Dale Mathis has created is definitely one of the finest. As you will see in the video after the break, the gears in the desk actually work—making it a fully functioning piece of art. And as such, you won't be finding this thing at IKEA anytime soon. Each desk is handmade to order and will set you back a whopping $21,000. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by bruzie: Boo with the autoplay. I was wondering what the hell was going on with my feed viewer. By the time... more » | Other threads
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viral marketing
Cubicle Farm Rampage Video Was Just a Viral Marketing Stunt
Last week's post about a guy absolutely losing his shit in a becubicled office turned out to be a viral ad for Wanted, that new action film with James MacAvoy and Angelina Jolie. I guess the video could be considered a success in that it was convincing and popular, but the fact that it is associated with a commercial film was and will remain lost on just about everyone. [Cinematical via Gawker]
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By John HerrmanComment by It's Mizz-OOR-eee dammit: It was more fun to believe it were real. sigh... more » | Other threads
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architecture
Cybertecture Egg Makes One Tasty Office
In 2010, a few lucky office workers in Mumbai, India, will see a major upgrade from the common cubicle. Because the Cybertecture Egg is being constructed to be one of the most forward-thinking workplaces in the world. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by NorthBeach: That's gonna look good when they get the slums finished around it. more » | Other threads
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desk tidy
The Butt Station: Crap by Name, Crap by Nature
Basically a desk tidy, the Butt Station, as it has been tastefully named, stores your business cards, sticky tape, pens and pencils, and has a little compartment for paperclips, in the toilet bowl. Lift up the little man and the clips will come out attached to said little man's bottom. It's classy, it's assy, and I think I'll pass(y). [Urban Outfitters via Bem Legaus] More »
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By AddyDugdaleComment by WalkerLeopard: Cuuute. Never mind the functionality - I'd buy it merely for the reactions (and keep a separate tape dispenser for functional... more » | Other threads
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thank giz it's friday
Gadgets That Help You Slack Off at Work When the Boss Isn't Looking
Did you get stuck with weekend duty at work? Are you just plain bored at your job? Sitting in an office all day may not be the most exciting way to spend your time, but that does not mean that you can't make the most of it. And when I say "most of it" I am definitely not referring to increasing your productivity—the following gadgets will destroy any chance of that. However, they will certainly help keep you entertained until quittin' time—especially on a Friday afternoon. More » -
deals
Dealzmodo: 91% Off Microsoft Office Ultimate
Here's how you take money from Microsoft's pockets and put it into your own. First, you need to want to buy Microsoft Office Ultimate. Second, you need a .edu email address. It doesn't matter that you graduated in 1994 and the last time you stepped foot in a classroom was 1993, all you need is an .edu address. That'll cut down the atrocious $680 price tag to a more manageable $60. You have until May 16, a week from now. After that you'll have to go back to BitTorrenting it like you always do. [The Ultimate Steal via NYT via Lifehacker] -
microsoft
Windows Sales Way Down, Microsoft Makes Less Money (Vs. Last Year)
Here are the meaty bits in the cold platter of numbers that is Microsoft's quarterly earnings report. Windows sales are way down (the client division, which makes Windows, saw sales drop by 24 percent vs. last year). Office is doing alright, but they're losing their ass on online services. The entertainment division (Zune and Xbox) is balling, with revenue up 68 percent, making Xbox and Zune profitable for almost a year now. But bottom line, Microsoft's income was down 11 percent from last year. [Microsoft, WSJ via Valleywag]
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microsoft
Microsoft Wants You to Pay Monthly Subscription for Office and Services You Won't Use
Microsoft is testing a new bundle of fun codenamed "Albany" which rolls Office Home and Student, Windows Live OneCare, Office Live Workspace and some other Live services into a package that you'll pay a monthly fee for. It's this kind of thing, turning software into service you have to keep paying for and never actually own, that makes reports of Windows 7's modularity kinda scary. Here's what "Albany" will ask you to pony up for every month in real-world terms. More »
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Comment by uberfu: Microsoft Wants You to Pay Monthly Subscription for Office and Services You Won't Use This is nothing new_ I have... more » | Other threads
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google
Google's Zurich HQ: Office Fun For Everyone... Who Works There, Anyway
Ever looked around your office and thought "surely there's a better way than this soulless cubicle hell?" Well, there probably isn't. Unless you happen to work for Google in their Swiss HQ, that is. Because, frankly, their new office is awe-inspiringly amazing: it's an exercise in lateral-thinking, creativity-run-wild interior design. Slides to the canteen, cable-car meeting rooms, beanbags, fake snow, a multitude of colors. Check it out... you'll be as filled with envy as an envious person with a degree in enviousness. More »
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By Kit EatonComment by SonOfMagicFact: What I just don't understand is how they expect anyone to get any work done under these circumstances. I get... more » | Other threads
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concepts
Digital Office Assistant Keeps You in Order, Won't Bare Cleavage
This Digital Office Assistant, a concept by Michael Kritzer, actually looks rather useful, and is designed with open plan offices in mind. The device sits on four wheels, houses a collapsable workspace, seating area, notebook slot, auxiliary power outlets, in-built external HDD and general storage compartments. More »
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By Haroon MalikComment by N@tedog: Ha! It looks like my old Compaq Portable from the 90s done up in LIVEstrong trim. [www.classiccmp.org] more » | Other threads
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