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Posted: 4/21/2016 2:56:42 PM EDT
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It's like unlocking achievements, man!
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Posted: 4/21/2016 2:57:53 PM EDT
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Does it aid in getting you on a list when people are searching?
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Posted: 4/21/2016 2:59:55 PM EDT
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They probably just wanted to up their post count
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Posted: 4/21/2016 3:00:34 PM EDT
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If it sounds stupid, but gets you noticed by a search engine or bot, where otherwise you wouldn't be seen, it isn't stupid.
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Posted: 4/21/2016 3:00:37 PM EDT
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I see it as a self-regulating issue. If I'm looking for a colleague with expertise in a certain area, and I see a bunch of softball "skills", I'll move along.
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Posted: 4/21/2016 3:01:05 PM EDT
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I see tards listing 'Adobe PDF' or shit like that as a skill because they opened a pdf attachment once. Why try to 'inflate' your skill set there? Why not? |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 3:01:50 PM EDT
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I see tards listing 'Adobe PDF' or shit like that as a skill because they opened a pdf attachment once. Why try to 'inflate' your skill set there? This is what schools are teaching kids these days. My ex-wife did it. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 3:04:47 PM EDT
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FPNI
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Posted: 4/21/2016 3:08:01 PM EDT
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Got a resume once that had the person knew how to use google search.
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Posted: 4/21/2016 3:09:12 PM EDT
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What is funny is recommending your friends for silly skills especially if they then mistakenly add them, I have one friend who is an engineer and has the skill of "long term sickness" on his profile as he was recommended for it and then added it by mistake and cannot work out how to remove it but then again he is an apps engineer
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Posted: 4/21/2016 3:10:04 PM EDT
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I've always thought it was kinda a stupid site.
When my old boss gives me a skill endorsement for "firearms", ok. When some dude I kinda knew in college who is a theater tech endorsed me for "military leadership"... Really? |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 3:12:56 PM EDT
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Im proficient in the F5 key.
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Posted: 4/21/2016 3:15:09 PM EDT
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It's like unlocking achievements, man! Pokemon.. gotta catch 'em all! |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 3:18:49 PM EDT
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You know, like numchuku skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills... Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills!
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Posted: 4/21/2016 3:20:27 PM EDT
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You know, like numchuku skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills... Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills! Tina come eat your dinner you fat cow |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 3:20:58 PM EDT
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I see tards listing 'Adobe PDF' or shit like that as a skill because they opened a pdf attachment once. Why try to 'inflate' your skill set there? people keep endorsing me for stuff - most of it is legit, but I have to laugh because I'm sure a couple people don't even know what they are endorsing me for...lol |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 3:23:20 PM EDT
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Got a resume once that had the person knew how to use google search. Say what you will but as a programmer having strong Google Fu skills is almost a requirement anymore. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 3:25:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Say what you will but as a programmer having strong Google Fu skills is almost a requirement anymore. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Got a resume once that had the person knew how to use google search. Say what you will but as a programmer having strong Google Fu skills is almost a requirement anymore. Job was for a structural engineer. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 3:30:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Got a resume once that had the person knew how to use google search. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 3:35:22 PM EDT
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I created a profile on recommendation to avoid someone else making a fake one about me.
Then all these people from my past started recommending me for all kinds of skills - all legit, but unsolicited. What do they have to gain from that? A couple were even people I fired, or parted with a burning bridge left behind. I also get these "want to communicate with you" notifications from potential or past clients who never communicate when I accept their invite. I really don't understand, and I wish there was a place I could write something that says "profile created by the real guy, to avoid ID theft, but never visits this place - just like my dormant Facebook account" |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 3:39:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I created a profile on recommendation to avoid someone else making a fake one about me. Then all these people from my past started recommending me for all kinds of skills - all legit, but unsolicited. What do they have to gain from that? A couple were even people I fired, or parted with a burning bridge left behind. I also get these "want to communicate with you" notifications from potential or past clients who never communicate when I accept their invite. I really don't understand, and I wish there was a place I could write something that says "profile created by the real guy, to avoid ID theft, but never visits this place - just like my dormant Facebook account" |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 4:02:16 PM EDT
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I created a profile on recommendation to avoid someone else making a fake one about me. Then all these people from my past started recommending me for all kinds of skills - all legit, but unsolicited. What do they have to gain from that? A couple were even people I fired, or parted with a burning bridge left behind. I also get these "want to communicate with you" notifications from potential or past clients who never communicate when I accept their invite. I really don't understand, and I wish there was a place I could write something that says "profile created by the real guy, to avoid ID theft, but never visits this place - just like my dormant Facebook account" They want you to recommend them for skills too. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 4:03:22 PM EDT
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Got a resume once that had the person knew how to use google search. I have seen "Proficient in Using Google Search" more than once on a resume |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 4:06:07 PM EDT
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I have people endorsing me for shit I dont have a clue about.
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Posted: 4/21/2016 4:12:25 PM EDT
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I have people endorsing me for shit I dont have a clue about. Me too, they are hoping you endorse them back. I don't play those games. Endorsing on linkedin is like everyone gets a trophy for figuring out how to setup an account there. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 4:14:56 PM EDT
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The cycle of ineptitude. The reason for this is that there are job postings from corporate employers and idiot recruiters who search for skills. It's like personal search engine optimization for people who haven't been discovered or are trying to just get picked up for anything.
Some industries, like aviation, are pretty straightforward. I see resumes stuck to the door of our flight department every so often. You take it, read through it, and make a quick determination as to whether the person could be of use, you either give it to someone else who might be able to use them or you throw it away. Others, like generally unskilled office workers may have some value if they know how to use formulas or write macros in Excel. With PDFs, there are things like signing, creation, et cetera that, believe it or not, the general middle-aged cubical worker is not capable of. As a developer, you would not believe the shit that I get asked to help with when working in office environments. i used to think the women were asking because they just wanted my attention, but over time I realized that it was that they really were unable to understand the simplest things with software. I had an epiphany years ago related to this and that is that there is a large number of computer users who cannot distinguish between a web page for data entry and an application running on their own computer. The distinction to me between a rich web app like GMail vs. a desktop application like Outlook was so obvious that I wouldn't even think that others were unable to tell the difference. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 4:16:32 PM EDT
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I know why they do it.
Fortune 500 companies have 'bots' that scan the web for candidates. What does 'Adobe PDF' skill even mean? That you can open up the source code of the file and parse it like I have done before? |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 4:25:20 PM EDT
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I only put real life skills I've acquired on mine most of them from the fire department. EMT blah blah blah people skills and what not.
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Posted: 4/21/2016 4:27:53 PM EDT
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You'd be surprised how many people can't find stuff on google easily because they don't know how it all works, and what it looks for and how. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Got a resume once that had the person knew how to use google search. google my son jason google my son jason's facebook page goddamnit |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 4:31:31 PM EDT
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Got a resume once that had the person knew how to use google search. google my son jason google my son jason's facebook page goddamnit 
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Posted: 4/21/2016 4:33:46 PM EDT
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I see tards listing 'Adobe PDF' or shit like that as a skill because they opened a pdf attachment once. Why try to 'inflate' your skill set there? It's like facebook friends (seeing how many you can get (my grandfather has 5,000  )
And doing the same at job interviews to make more in wages. People are stupid. What is linked in? |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 4:33:54 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/21/2016 4:34:30 PM EDT
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Got a resume once that had the person knew how to use google search. google my son jason google my son jason's facebook page goddamnit http://websurdity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/20120303-113356.jpg The joke is on Stephen. It looks like his Dad got his answer.
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Posted: 4/21/2016 4:34:51 PM EDT
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Got a resume once that had the person knew how to use google search. Well then they were already out front of about half of GD posters. Google and YouTube get the job done.
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Posted: 4/21/2016 4:36:51 PM EDT
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Want to get some phone calls? Put yourself down for Access. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 4:38:06 PM EDT
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Im proficient in the F5 key. Same here, very proficient. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 4:48:36 PM EDT
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Anyone with common sense picks up immediately that they are just padding a weak skill set.
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Posted: 4/21/2016 4:48:45 PM EDT
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It's like facebook friends (seeing how many you can get (my grandfather has 5,000 )
Your fault, bro. Should've gone to his cookout. 
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Posted: 4/21/2016 4:52:37 PM EDT
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I don't have much going on with my profile but made one in case I find myself out of work.
What's weird is people I'm friends with in real life but not in my industry want to "connect" Ok fine, but then they start trying to endorse me for all kinds of construction shit and I'm thinking "you work in HR, what the fuck would you know about my knowledge of concrete" |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 5:09:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don't have much going on with my profile but made one in case I find myself out of work. What's weird is people I'm friends with in real life but not in my industry want to "connect" Ok fine, but then they start trying to endorse me for all kinds of construction shit and I'm thinking "you work in HR, what the fuck would you know about my knowledge of concrete" |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 5:12:49 PM EDT
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I see tards listing 'Adobe PDF' or shit like that as a skill because they opened a pdf attachment once. Why try to 'inflate' your skill set there? I got mad skillz...dont be jelly. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 5:16:21 PM EDT
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I'd like to see the OP's LinkedIn acct, you know, since he makes so much more than everyone else. I'm sure his is an example as to how they should all be for absolute success.
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Posted: 4/21/2016 5:18:32 PM EDT
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I'd like to see the OP's LinkedIn acct, you know, since he makes so much more than everyone else. I'm sure his is an example as to how they should all be for absolute success. Unix/C programmer starting in 1987 Worked on Wall St for Salomon Brothers and Bear Sterns in the 90s. Doing Java / Websphere stuff now as an old man. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 5:28:15 PM EDT
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Unix/C programmer starting in 1987 Worked on Wall St for Salomon Brothers and Bear Sterns in the 90s. Doing Java / Websphere stuff now as an old man. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'd like to see the OP's LinkedIn acct, you know, since he makes so much more than everyone else. I'm sure his is an example as to how they should all be for absolute success. Unix/C programmer starting in 1987 Worked on Wall St for Salomon Brothers and Bear Sterns in the 90s. Doing Java / Websphere stuff now as an old man. If you made as much as you claim, you wouldn't have to work as a old man. You'd be retired and posting more. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 5:30:15 PM EDT
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If you made as much as you claim, you wouldn't have to work as a old man. You'd be retired and posting more. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'd like to see the OP's LinkedIn acct, you know, since he makes so much more than everyone else. I'm sure his is an example as to how they should all be for absolute success. Unix/C programmer starting in 1987 Worked on Wall St for Salomon Brothers and Bear Sterns in the 90s. Doing Java / Websphere stuff now as an old man. If you made as much as you claim, you wouldn't have to work as a old man. You'd be retired and posting more. How could I possibly post more than I do now? 
I know my post count isn't 6 digits, but come on, I do have other forums I post on other than here. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 5:34:17 PM EDT
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This is what schools are teaching kids these days. My ex-wife did it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I see tards listing 'Adobe PDF' or shit like that as a skill because they opened a pdf attachment once. Why try to 'inflate' your skill set there? This is what schools are teaching kids these days. My ex-wife did it. Thats no shit fact too. I remember having a class to build resumes. Half the shit they wanted me to include on my resume didnt even apply to the field I was interested in at that time. I was like WTF, they said it makes me look more desireable. No putting that I have experience in Microsoft Word is absolutely stupid, anyone has experience there if theyve used a computer. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 5:37:58 PM EDT
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How could I possibly post more than I do now?
I know my post count isn't 6 digits, but come on, I do have other forums I post on other than here. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'd like to see the OP's LinkedIn acct, you know, since he makes so much more than everyone else. I'm sure his is an example as to how they should all be for absolute success. Unix/C programmer starting in 1987 Worked on Wall St for Salomon Brothers and Bear Sterns in the 90s. Doing Java / Websphere stuff now as an old man. If you made as much as you claim, you wouldn't have to work as a old man. You'd be retired and posting more. How could I possibly post more than I do now?
I know my post count isn't 6 digits, but come on, I do have other forums I post on other than here. I think members brass and others will vouch for my tech skills, I get bored easy and don't stick with many interests for long, but when I do, I perform magic. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 5:39:34 PM EDT
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Thats no shit fact too. I remember having a class to build resumes. Half the shit they wanted me to include on my resume didnt even apply to the field I was interested in at that time. I was like WTF, they said it makes me look more desireable. No putting that I have experience in Microsoft Word is absolutely stupid, anyone has experience there if theyve used a computer. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I see tards listing 'Adobe PDF' or shit like that as a skill because they opened a pdf attachment once. Why try to 'inflate' your skill set there? This is what schools are teaching kids these days. My ex-wife did it. Thats no shit fact too. I remember having a class to build resumes. Half the shit they wanted me to include on my resume didnt even apply to the field I was interested in at that time. I was like WTF, they said it makes me look more desireable. No putting that I have experience in Microsoft Word is absolutely stupid, anyone has experience there if theyve used a computer. I have ten-key skills bro. TEN KEY. I am adequate with MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE and WORD PROCESSING |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 5:41:23 PM EDT
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That it's solid. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I don't have much going on with my profile but made one in case I find myself out of work. What's weird is people I'm friends with in real life but not in my industry want to "connect" Ok fine, but then they start trying to endorse me for all kinds of construction shit and I'm thinking "you work in HR, what the fuck would you know about my knowledge of concrete" I see what you did there. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 5:41:51 PM EDT
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It made you notice them, so it worked.
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