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Most Hmm-worthy posts from October 7 - October 20, 2006
- What would your ultimate dream work area be like? (2) [oct 7]
- Review: Sirius Stiletto 100 (0) [oct 10] #1 Google search for the site the last week
- Hmm Interview #2: Jeremy Wright from B5 Media (6) [oct 13]

“Hey great interview, it would even make up for the earlier post I’m happy to be canon fodder if you’d want to interview me…certainly I’d see that any interview you do is constructive and I’d always be happy to make it even more colorful for you.”
– Comment by Duncan — October 16, 2006 @ 2:58 am

- WP plugin Bad Behavior and Techmeme bot conflict resolution (5) [oct 15]

“Yep, I released the workaround. I should point out there will always be blogs that link to stuff on Techmeme but don’t appear. I get daily emails from people who feel spurned. Only about 2% of the time are these Bad Behavior users. It’s just a big web, and Techmeme offers a very small sampler…”
– Comment by Gabe — October 15, 2006 @ 2:56 am

- The iPod exercise purchase (1) [oct 15]
- Not Linked In, thankfully? (6) [oct 16]
- Plasma to be replaced by laser TV? (5) [oct 18]
- Here we blow again: the embarassing IE7 launch (2) [oct 19]

“IE7’s crashed once on me since RC1, with Firefox 1.5 and beyond, it’s pretty much something that happens weekly. With the way I browse, it’s a huge annoyance to lose dozens of tabs that I had open and try to remember what I had and hadn’t seen. It’s good that there’s an extension for 1.5.x to save tabs, and that 2.0 will have it built in, but I much prefered the 1.0.x days when I could just open and open and open them, leave them open for days on end before getting through them, and not have to wonder with each new tab, “Is this going to be the one that crashes them all?””
– Comment by n00b — October 19, 2006 @ 10:52 pm

Historical news events and releases
- Google buys YouTube for $1.65 billion in stock and merges Writely with Spreadsheets for Docs & Spreadsheets
- Russian music service AllofMP3 complains over credit card companies blocking their transactions
- Microsoft to accept outside security for Vista
- Second Life plans to start selling last names for $100 setup fee and $50 a year
- Blog Sugar network receives “around 5 million” investment from Sequoia
- Yahoo! Q3 2006 Earnings shows drop in net income by 37.5 percent, sending Yahoo’s stock downward
- Google Q3 2006 Earnings shows the exact opposite, prompting an increase in the stock price
- IE7 released, Dig Dug (400 Microsoft Points) and Lumines Live (1200+ MP) for the Xbox Live Arcade

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Duration: 11:29

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Most Hmm-worthy posts from September 23 - October 6, 2006
- Joined the satellite radio movement, finally (3) [sep 24]
- Again Techmeme Gabe shows he is smarter than the ad-verage bear (1) [sep 25]

“The reason I haven’t been acquired is because, judging from today’s news, that would result in a cluster so large on Techmeme that my robot would explode, ruining my acquirer’s investment. It’s really obvious if you just think about it!”
– Comment by Gabe — September 26, 2006 @ 1:38 am

- Different map strokes from different folks, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft (6) [sep 26]

“I used to live in Kamloops, British Columbia, and my wife lived near Moscow, ID. The first time I traveled the 8 hour drive, I used mapblast.com or one of those (I don’t remember which one). What a mistake that was!”
– Comment by Junah — September 28, 2006 @ 11:19 pm

- 1000+ free audiobooks (4) [sep 28]
- Travel east of hell to heaven (3) [oct 4]
- Social media sites overdose, del.icio.us should innovate, not imitate (5) [oct 5]
- Google offers specialized source code search (3) [oct 5]
- Hmm quickies #42: Beer, B5, Screech gets dirty and more (2) [oct 6]

“Hmmmm.. I think my point about authority was a reference to the writers of b5. What I tried to do, as best as I could was avoid corporate PR speak. The writers today and in the future represent the core, of couse, and there would be nothing without great writers, for sure.”
– Comment by rick segal — October 6, 2006 @ 9:25 am

Historical news events and releases
- Apple interested in trademarking ‘podcast’
- Yahoo buys Jumpcut
- San Jose University blocking Skype
- Google wins keyword lawsuit

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Duration: 7:07

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Most Hmm-worthy posts from September 16 - September 22, 2006
- Calling their Blufr, yes, way (3) [sep 16]
- Starting to see Live.com search referrals (1) [sep 18]
- Eating on a floating restaurant (3) [sep 19]
- Time still the biggest enemy of video blogging (0) [sep 20]
- The search for more conversational blogging (2) [sep 20]
- Mary Jo Foley leaves Microsoft Watch for ZDnet blog (5) [sep 20]

“Mary Jo is independent, like most of the ZDNet bloggers. She truly has created her own operation, and we are lucky enough to have reached a deal for her to blog exclusively on ZDNet — but you’ll be seeing more of her in many places, I’m sure. At ZDNet we really embrace the idea of independent journalist/bloggers, and we seek out the best to partner with us. The model is not terribly unlike TV networks working with stars to make hit shows. James Gandolfini isn’t an employee of HBO, but he’s a big reason why I watch that network.”
– Comment by Stephen Howard-Sarin — September 22, 2006 @ 7:17 am

- DRM more appealing than piracy (5) [sep 21]

“I think iTunes is, while not acceptable, the least nasty DRM because even Apple tells you how to circumvent their DRM to create MP3s. MS et all, they want to stop that practice entirely. I have occasionally, heard the lower quality iTunes version, and maybe it is spoiled with all Q7 ogg, but I just can’t take the bad quality. :-D”
– Comment by Kevin — September 21, 2006 @ 12:19 pm

“I contend that the moment they actually make it “legal” for someone to buy a CD and rip it to their own MP3 player they will see the piracy levels drop. The fact that they are making something illegal that virtually everyone thinks they should be able to do means that people just can’t be assed with the difference between that and going the step further to pirate a song completly.”
– Comment by iiq374 — September 21, 2006 @ 4:17 pm

“I asked my dad, aunt and wife last night if they cared one whit about DRM. In near unison, “No.” Michelle knew what it was. Dad didn’t have a clue although he listens to music through iTunes all the time. My Aunt quickly figured out it wasn’t anything she would object to either.”
– Comment by Gerald Buckley — September 22, 2006 @ 9:12 am

- Sony lowers PS3 price in Japan, will lose over a billion dollars on launch, may still be #1 (0) [sep 22]

This week historical news events and releases
- Nintendo Wii to be region locked
- Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger will create Citizendium, a Wikipedia competitor
- Warner Bros. inks deal with YouTube
- Yahoo stock plunges after CEO says ad biz slowing

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Duration: 6:11

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Most Hmm-worthy posts from September 9 - September 15, 2006
- Microsoft launches SE-unfriendly Windows Live Wire (1) [sep 9]
- Watch Path to 9/11 in your browser free from ABC (2) [sep 11]
- Your favorite Linux Live CD? (**7) [sep 11]

“Kororaa is probably the most interesting livecd. I personally have a copy of knoppix always on hand somewhere since it’s probably one of the best Windows saver cds that I can carry. That and a Debian netinstall cd. I’d probably carry a gparted one too for partitioning.”
– Comment by darkmoon — September 11, 2006 @ 3:00 pm

“Try Mandriva’s 2007 RC1 (Gnome). Very, very impressive… though I couldn’t get the USB copy to work.”
– Comment by Chris Pirillo — September 11, 2006 @ 10:22 pm

- Microsoft goes Live with search, gets sexier, drops extraneous Windows (5) [sep 12]
- Stingrage (2) [sep 13]
- AGooglemen, the church of Google speaketh (3) [sep 13]
- Odeo CEO admits not practicing what was preached (4) [sep 15]

This week historical news events and releases
- Microsoft Max adds RSS feed viewing and shows off Zune pictures
- Apple announces movies on the iPod, iTunes at a higher resolution
- Star Wars theatrical version released on DVD
- Insurer to offer digital content insurance
- Lonelygirl15 phony
- Nintendo Wii will launch two days after PS3 on Sunday, November 19
- Segway recall
- Google adds customized tabs to Google Page creator

Weekly post stats (is this information of interest to you?)
Total posts: 21
Total published words: 7,828
Longest post: (1,089 words): Craigslist ad sex stunt brutal reminder to trust sparingly online
Shortest post: (51 words): Xbox Live Arcade Wednesday: Scramble eggs, anyone?

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Duration: 9:12

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Most Hmm-worthy posts from September 2 - September 8, 2006
- Google Labeler pairs random users to match keywords for images (3) [sep 3]
- Montana loop Labor Day to end summer (2) [sep 5]
- Crocodile Hunter slain by stingray barb through the heart (**7) [sep 5]

“I like Steve’s show and I watch it every time I could. One of the many things I like from him was that he was not surrender of the wild life, instead, he loves and feel the commitment to help the wild life. It is sad that he dies,but he dies doing what he wanted the most.”
– Comment by Pedro Flores — September 5, 2006 @ 11:21 pm

“My 7 year old daughter sadly misses Steve ,, she had to watch the show everytime is was on and the whole family loved his shows to but it really upset my 7 year old daughter, she wanted to send his wife and kids a card and flowers.. We have been praying for his family.”
– Comment by melissa — September 6, 2006 @ 1:07 pm

“I just wonder what would have happened if Steve hadnt yanked the barb out. Could he possibly have survived? It was only natural for him to immediately yank it out–thats the reaction most humans would have.”
– Comment by Judy Greer — September 7, 2006 @ 7:11 pm

- With HP scandal, what good companies remain to buy computers from? (**4) [sep 6]

“I have a R series IBM Thinkpad and it’s been the best, most reliable machine I’ve ever owned. So Lenovo get my vote as a company I’d still do business with.”
– Comment by Steve Newson — September 6, 2006 @ 11:18 am

- Sure, I’ll “keep hating” the new Netscape search, Jason (2) [sep 6]
- Does 17 years qualify for giving marital advice? (**6) [sep 7]

“…Yes, we were much happier after having two computers. Of course, our first such item was (years ago) getting two email accounts. Then later two cell phones. Having these separate is common now I’m sure, I imagine computers are getting there too.”
– Comment by Will — September 7, 2006 @ 7:14 pm

- Soapbox can import your blog reviews automatically (7) [sep 7]
- NFL starts tonight, a six year tradition ends (3) [sep 7]
- Yahoo Sports inks NFL streaming deal for outside North America (0) [sep 8]

This week historical news events and releases
- MySpace plans to sell music from three million bands
- Amazon Unboxed video on demand service launches
- Facebook new features stir people concerned about privacy
- Google search through up to 200 year old news
- NY Times offers mobile version

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Duration: 6:49

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This is the longest Hmmcast to date. Would like to say 15 minutes is the max that any episode will ever be, but it’s starting to grow a bit. At the end, I spend a couple bonus minutes talking about some of the challenges of adding a video component. I’m definitely starting to get a little frustrated with the time it takes to put together a decent video presentation. I realize I haven’t shared what I’ve done so far, but that’s for a good reason: I don’t think the quality is very good. I remember reading that rocketboom takes a day to write, produce and shoot and while I’m not trying for anything as detailed and involved as Rocketboom, it’s still taking hours instead of minutes to get this done and unfortunately I don’t have hours for this project, only minutes.

I need to find or create a system that will let me do the video portion in less than an hour. That’s the whole process from start to finish. That might seem like plenty of time but a couple minutes of video take at least 15 minutes to shoot when you talk rehearse, shoot and reshooting, as necessary. None of this includes laying out the transitions, the text and virtual or real backgrounds. Then there’s the compression phase and finally uploading to the server and/or video sharing sites.

I might have to opt for sort of a mini, quick Hmmcast optimized for video that is like no more than 2-5 minutes rather than try to do the whole thing or maybe consider video only once a month or something. I haven’t figured out the best way yet. If anybody reading happens to be an experienced videoblogger and can share some good links or advice in the comments below, I’m all eyes and ears.

Most Hmm-worthy posts from August 26 - September 1, 2006
- Don’t use Digg or any other trademark in your domain? (1) [aug 26]
- Public restroom gripe department (**9) [aug 26]

“I have a different take on this issue. Some of my friends may think I’m a fanatical germophobe, but I still say it doesn’t do much good to wash your hands, if you then proceed to grab the door handle or knob (if there is one) on your way out, since it’s probably been touched by dozens or even hundreds of people who didn’t wash their hands.”
– Comment by Vince Williams — August 26, 2006 @ 2:58 pm

“What’s up with sinks where the spigots are so far back you have to rub the back of the sink bowl when you wash? Here’s this 18 inch diameter sink and he freaking water is pouring out an inch from the edge. What’s the point? Same with water fountains, which I rarely use. My kid tells me some of the kids at school french kiss the water fountain to get a drink. Ick.”
– Comment by Bill H — August 28, 2006 @ 12:57 pm

- Job boardgasm (**4) [aug 27]

“I hadn’t actually thought of a b5 job board, but that makes perfect sense actually. Something to look into after our current raft of projects are done. Thanks for the idea T!”
– Comment by Jeremy Wright — August 27, 2006 @ 1:17 pm

- Google Apps for Your Domain, watch for the adult trump card (0) [aug 28]
- Sweaty fair GYM bag coverage here (2) [aug 28]
- In over my head networking a Minolta Fiery X3E CN3102e printer (**2) [aug 29]

“I’ve done a bit of network printer setup. It’s part of my job. I have not worked with Minolta printers, but they can’t be that different. First, set the IP address in the printer. This is usually accomplished using the printer’s buttons and a menu on the LCD. (In the old days, we had to RARP the thing. Ugh.”
– Comment by Dean in Des Moines — August 30, 2006 @ 9:21 am

- Average commute now 25.1 minutes says Census Bureau (**10) [aug 31]

“My commute is about 15 seconds: from the kitchen (after breakfast) down the hall and to my office.”
– Comment by Sterling Camden — August 31, 2006 @ 11:46 am

“My commute is about an hour and 45 minutes each way; 20 - 30 minute drive to train, one hour train ride, 20 minute walk to the office. We moved a considerable distance from Boston in order to afford a condo. I try to use the time productively, but it still has a huge impact on my quality of life.”
– Comment by Valerie McKay — August 31, 2006 @ 3:58 pm

- Digg snags 500,000+ members, Netscape 50,000, how does that compare to the internet population? (1) [sep 1]

This week historical news events and releases
- Windoes Live QnA
- Yahoo yanks blog search results off news page?
- Chumby emerges from Foo Camp
- Failed Web-based calendar startup sells on eBay for $258,100
- Flickr adds geotagging feature to photos
- Google and eBay close advertising deal
- Universal Music backs free, ad-supported music download service spiralfrog

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Duration: 15:02

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Most Hmm-worthy posts from August 19 - August 25, 2006
- Skype click to call from web pages in real world use (0) [aug 19]
- RocketDock Mac dock clone for Windows (**1) [aug 20]

“…Rocketdock looks tasty!”
– Comment by Matt — August 21, 2006 @ 12:52 pm

- A list of 92 Google trademarks (2) [aug 21]
- Wonder if Scoble Spaces out on beach blogging? (**4) [aug 21]

“We won’t be switching URLs again. We had to do it for a number of reasons involving scale (multiple data center support via custom DNS, etc.) as well as brand (can’t have Live Spaces under msn.com!) but we’re now done. We’re exploring custom domains, of course. I want it just like the next guy. Torrestalking.com is registered”
– Comment by Mike Torres — August 21, 2006 @ 9:04 pm

- Midnight Maddeniacs (1) [aug 22]
- … agony of defeat (**5) [aug 22]

“Looks like you have your tennis shoes on. Climbing with tennis shoes is hard. You might try barefoot next time, if they let you.”
– Comment by Andrew Ferguson — August 22, 2006 @ 12:33 pm

- 10 mistakes made by a non-friend blogger (**6) [aug 23]

“I have terrible grammar. I think so anyways and my English teachers have all told me so throughout my education. But I do have a pet peeve with spelling. Yet, if I make a mistake, I correct it and call myself an idiot because that was my own fat-fingering. I think that whether or not people do so is their own perogative. If you want to type with bad spelling, who the heck cares. It’s a blog for crying out loud, not a dissertation.”
– Comment by darkmoon — August 23, 2006 @ 3:47 pm

“Yeah, having terrible grammar has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with the success of a blog. Look at me, I’m french, and I can barely type 10 words without doing a mistake.. (Maybe I’m exagerating a bit).. but I still generate more then 100k page views per month and get some link love from all around the place.. People don’t care about the way you write. If you give them something interesting to look at, they’ll come back over and over again.”
– Comment by Kiltak — August 23, 2006 @ 9:45 pm

- The bill for my wife’s surgery arrived with errors (3) [aug 23]
- A Chip in Jeopardy (6) [aug 24]
- After death MySpacees don’t part with MyDeathSpace (0) [aug 25]

This week historical news events and releases
- Google Base API
- Windows Live Contacts Beta
- Internet Explorer 7 RC 1
- AOL terminations and resignations, including one from the CTO
- and AOL makes deal with Hollywood for online movie distribution
- RIAA putting screws to guitar tab sites
- YouTube getting into video ads
- Microsoft invites Firefox team to headquarters
- Sony to buy P2P video sharing site Guba for $65 million
- Apple recalls 1.8 million batteries made by Sony

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Duration: 13:28

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Most Hmm-worthy posts from July 29 - August 18, 2006
- What’s next Microsoft, charging for beta invites? (1) [july 30]
- How many new domains are registered every day? (**4) [july 31]

“There’s a lot of evidence that most of these domains are registered for less than five days, before the registrant dumps them, requests a refund, then re-registers them.”
- Comment by Kevin Murphy — July 31, 2006 @ 11:30 am

- It’s a to-do list day (3) [july 31]
- How to get a blogger’s attention (3) [aug 3]
- *Somewhere under the rainbow (**6) [aug 8]

“…This stuff is great - I’ve never had to work with such a large database before and am learning a ton about SQL.”
– Comment by Greg Yardley — August 8, 2006 @ 1:45 pm

“…Regarding feed volume, I’m starting to get weary of BoingBoing’s volume, even though a lot of what they post is interesting. I couldn’t help noticing they aren’t in your list above.”
– Comment by Sterling Camden — August 8, 2006 @ 2:49 pm

- Transparent Adsense posts (**7) [aug 8]

“The Adsense code was put there as an experiment to see what kind of ads it would draw - nothing more sinister than that. You are correct though, it does look bad and was probably naive on my part so I have removed it. Thanks for pointing it out so quickly - if you hadn’t it would have remained there and I would have looked bad for longer.”
– Comment by Tom Raftery — August 8, 2006 @ 7:14 pm

- Sony starting to look like Sega (**10) [aug 10]

“After reading your blog, I’m not certain you understand the main reason why Sega failed as a console maker. Sega attempted to segment the video game market with the Sega CD, 32X, 32X CD and the Saturn. Sega’s 32X debacle was the beginning of the end for Sega. They abandoned their so-called next generation 32X system as soon as they introduced the Saturn. Sega had no respect for gamers and tried to get every penny from loyalist as they could…”
– Comment by Zmonde — August 13, 2006 @ 4:10 am

- Penn and Teller demystify alien abductions but not E.T (5) [aug 10]
- What do you unplug when you leave home? (**8) [aug 11]

“I think it’s a good idea. You are right about things being plugged in continuing to draw power. So unplugging everything you can not only saves money, it is good for the environment. I have not been doing this since I didn’t know that things being plugged in still used power, but I plan to start.”
– Comment by Lori — August 11, 2006 @ 9:02 pm

“The only things I leave on are the burglar alarm, the fridge, (depending on season) the heating, the adsl modem/router and a NAS with a (secured) ftp server to upload backups of photos too and which contains scans of all important docs like passport, travel docs, insurance etc.”
– Comment by David — August 12, 2006 @ 12:01 pm

“According to the article, the xbox 360 consumes around $2.63 per year when it’s turned off.. Maybe not a big deal for 1 person, but imagine how much power these consoles waste when you apply these numbers to 1, 2 or 3 million units. This says a lot about the North American lifestyle.”
– Comment by Kiltak — August 16, 2006 @ 9:12 pm

- Google trademark lawyers protest Google being used as a verb (7) [aug 14]
- What neck surgery is like in 2006 (5) [aug 16]
- Stuck? 49 ways to crack writer’s block (9) [aug 16]
- Yes you can, says Team Hoyt (0) [aug 17]
- Review: no wimpy Snakes on a Plane (3) [aug 18]

Historical news events since last Hmmcast
- E3 game conference to be downsized
- AOL to offer free subscription in September to broadband users
- AOL releases a bunch of search query results data and quickly takes them down and apologizes
- Google now has 60% of US search market says study
- Google removes Froogle link, adds link to Google Video instead
- AMD plans to drop ATI brand
- Godaddy pulls IPO filing
- Dell recalls laptop batteries because of fire concerns
- Apple wants to own the term ‘pod’
- Boeing to axe WiFi in the sky program

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Duration: 13:29

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Most Hmm-worthy posts from July 22 - July 28, 2006
- Microsoft names it Zune (**7) [july 22]
- Families more fragmented these days? (**5) [july 23]
- Washington most “no religion” state according to poll (**6) [july 23]
- Vonage out, Skype back IN/OUT (2) [july 24]
- *Look more forward than back, two million in the distance (**10) [july 25]
- Keeping count of the published and unpublished words on your Wordpress blog (3) [july 25]
- Calacanis plays limp personal attack card against Kevin Rose (10) [july 26]
- Second Life to Real Life business intersections (0) [july 28]

This week historical news events
- Google launches an open source code area, sniffing sourceforge territory
- Kazaa settles with RIAA for $115 million, they will go legit
- Monopoly plans to dump cash for plastic
- Sticker invented that indicates how ripe fruit and vegetables are
- IE7 to be pushed out via automatic update, but Microsoft will offer a way to stop this for networks
- Skype video for Mac released

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Will, Mike from Cyprus, thatedeguy, Mike, Matthew Bennett

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Duration: 7:13

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Most Hmm-worthy posts from July 15 - July 21, 2006
- Auto date and timestamped entries in Notepad with handy .LOG trick (2) [july 15]
- Arbys sandwiches, drinks and I’m Thinking Music Sweepstakes (**1) [july 16]
- RUMOR: iTunes to announce movie rental plan at WWDC, says Think Secret (3) [july 18]
- Article shows 12 recent examples of Vonage indirectly funding spyware (**4) [july 18]
- Calacanis wants to siphon the most active blood from Digg and call them Netscape Navigators (**9) [july 19]
- Please don’t go Feedburner promo link crazy like this (**7) [july 20]
- *Google video permalinks, nice (6) [july 21]

This week historical news events
- Sony UMD going the way of the dinosaur
- FIFA penalizes World Cup headbutter with community service
- Indian government accused of blocking all TypePad, blogs.com and blogspot.com blogs

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Ichinisan, Davis Freeberg, absinthe

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Duration: 9:41