Friday, March 28, 2014

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Ordering something from Flipkart with a special offer?

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 02:55 AM PDT



Take a photo of their product page with the newspaper of that day for records.

I ordered a HP Chromebook 14 in the month of February. There were a couple of offers mentioned. I was interested in two… A free HP backpack and one year accidental warranty. There were some others related to wireless internet dongles, I had no interest in them.

I ordered the laptop with a next day delivery option and got it with the backpack on schedule.

I also followed the steps mentioned on Flipkart website to redeem the one year hardware warranty offer. It took HP more than a month to come up with a decision that my product is not valid for the offer.

I checked with Flipkart and was told that the laptop did not have that offer when I ordered it.

So either their website showed me an expired offer or I am lying. I think I trust myself enough to know that I am not trying to falsely score a stupid one year hardware warranty from HP.

Lessons learnt. Would try to be more careful the next time I order from Flipkart.

Tariff Increase for Airtel Fixed Line Broadband Customers

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 02:54 AM PDT

I got a message that from 26-Mar-2014 there would be a Tariff Revision in Pune.

My current plan INR 650 for 5-GB Download/ Month is being revised to 749.

 

It also asked to look further at site http://www.airtel.in/dsl-faq for further information.

 

I got this message in the Bill for February-2014.

 

Message:

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Dear Customer,

Due to a rise in input cost , there will be an increase in your broadband rent from the next bill cycle.

 

Please refer to the note below this box for details.

 

For queries, please visit http://www.airtel.in/dsl-faq for further information.

 

Effective 26-3-2014, your broadband rent will be revised from Rs. 650 to Rs. 749

 

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This is a second increase in last 3 years for me.

 

Did anyone else got similar message ? Is this true ?

Is it for Pune city only or did anyone from different city got this message also?

 

HATHWAY BANGALORE 365 CHANNELS ADDING ON 01/04/2014

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 02:46 AM PDT

HATHWAY BANGALORE

    365 CHANNELS ADDING ON 01/04/2014 & 34 HD CHANNELS :smiley-bounce0:

Idea (3g & 2g) Best In My Area (Finding Unlimited Plan)

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 02:35 AM PDT

Hey guys, I just tried Rs 26,100 MB 3g plan of Idea.Wow it was just awesome.I got 4.5 mbps..I want to know there is there any Idea prepaid plan or post paid tht is unlimited and gives good speed.My budget is under Rs1000 . I am currently using SH*TSNL, my father said that I can move to another ISP if its possible the budget is under 1000.I am currently using BSNL 800ULD plan combo that gives 1Mbps till 6 GB and then  512 Kbps.

 

Thanks !

Goodbye BSNL

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 02:30 AM PDT

Goodbye BSNL! I finally have an viable option and can consign my BSNL broadband connection to the garbage. To be honest the service was not too bad - I had the 8 GB @ 2Mbps plan and by and large connectivity was okay. But the speed was never up to the mark. And on the few times I had problems, their customer service was so bad I felt like ripping the phone lines out of th wall. Firstly, they only work from around 10 AM to 5 PM. So what happens if there is a problem outside thosehours and urgent work is held up? And if you do call during working hours, it takes ages for anyone to answer - the average is the phone rings for about 10 minutes. And once you get an asnwer the oeprator is least interested in hearing about the problem - she is in a rush to give you a complaint number and go off.

 

But what made me decide to finally give BSNL the kick was a couple of weeks ago when the connection kept going on and off every few minutes. After the usual headaches I was able to maek a complaint in the morning. When nothing was done till late afternoon I spent another half an hour tryign to call them again. When I got through and said that nothing had been done about my complaint, the operator said that there is nothing she can do and gave me the number of the local telephoen exchange and said I should phone them. That number was, of course, always busy.

 

Another ongoing issue with BSL is that at fixed times everyday - aroud 5 PM and 10 AM in my case, the bandwidth dropped considerably. Other sers tell me that this is because BSNL allows public sector clients to use excess bandwidth - its a government to government thing and the hell with private users.

 

There are other service providers who offer up to 40 GB downlaod (upload not taken into account for calculating usage) at speeds of up to 15 Mbps. There is no reason why anyone should use BSNL. I am happy I got rid of this third rate organization.

Reliance ip problem(no connectivity)

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 02:18 AM PDT

am having a weird issue with reliance broadband.whenever my pluggin my ethernet it shows a computer sign with yellow triangle with no internet connectivity.
after i procced to do microsoft inbulit network diagnose,it shows me the problem
"Local area connection doesnt have a valid ip configuration"

in network connection detail my pc doesnt gets
ipv4 default gateway ip
and dns server ip

i have to do diagonose atleast 20 time to solve the problem.sometime even wont that solve it
after complaining many time to the network engineer he installed a 'managed switch' nearby and had broadband wire replaced till the switch

weird enough my neighbour is getting connectivity from switch(he has router installed), am not even when directly connected to the switch.(getting same problem)>
cant go to my neighbour since not on talking terms.
my desktop and lappy is getting same problem with reliance

cant figure the problem


 

HTC Desire 310

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 02:18 AM PDT

Check HTC Desire 310 Deals on: Flipkart | Amazon | Snapdeal

HTC UNVEILS THE HTC DESIRE 310 FOR MAXIMUM VALUE

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Fusing a sophisticated navy blue design with a powerful quad-core processor, HTC BlinkFeed, and Video Highlights, the latest addition to the HTC Desire family, makes some of the celebrated HTC One series' most popular features available to those who want a more affordable handset without compromising on performance.
Boasting a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, the HTC Desire 310 can comfortably meet any challenge, no matter how you want to use your phone.
Displayed on the Desire 310's 4.5 inch screen, updates from your favourite news and social sites including Twitter, Facebook and China's Sina Weibo are displayed in crisp detail and rich colour, making the information easy to digest whenever you glance at your phone.
Select photos taken with the HTC Desire 310's 5MP camera, place them into your preferred sequence and choose your favourite tracks and effects to create impressive videos to share with friends and family through social networks.i

HDFC Bank NetSafe is finally online again

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 02:14 AM PDT

Seems HDFC Bank is modifying its Netsafe

It might be a New Looks, or some Bag round changes, but its down since last few hours and shows the following Screen.

 

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Lets hope something smarter is launched......

IPL is India Cements Premiere League

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 02:07 AM PDT

http://www.financialexpress.com/news/if-ipl-is-indian-parivar-league-srinivasan-s-india-cements-is-its-first-family/1236403/0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/how-india-cements-has-infiltrated-the-bcci-1454657.html

 

Srinivasan is the MD of India Cements which owns the IPL team Chennai Super Kings. IPL chief financial officer Prasanna Kannan works for India Cements. India and CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is vice-president of India Cements. The company also employs players such as Rahul Dravid, Dinesh Karthik, Lakshmipathy Balaji and R Ashwin. Several Tamil Nadu cricketers have also been employed by India Cements. Former cricketers V B Chandrasekhar and L Sivaramakrishnan, who are commentating in the Deodhar Trophy final, are also India Cements employees. Srinivasan is also believed to have ensured that Sivaramakrishnan would be a part of the International Cricket Council (ICC) as a player representative. M A Satish, another India Cements employee, is the Indian cricket team's logistics manager. P S Raman, a former Tamil Nadu public prosecutor, is a vice-president of TNCA. He is also Srinivasan's lawyer and a legal consultant for TNCA and BCCI. TNCA honorary secretary K S Viswanathan is a close aide of Srinivasan and is also employed with India Cements. TNCA honorary secretary R I Palani is in the Indian board's Zonal Academies Committee and is also an India Cements employee. Former TN players T Karunamurthy, S Sharath, M Gopal and R Prasanna are all employed by the Chennai-based cement company and have been match referees in BCCI tournaments.

 


Hawkins also discovered that it was Kannan who was making appointments for home series, not BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale, in blatant violation of the BCCI's constitution. "In another sidestepping of hierarchy, Prasanna Kannan, IPL chief financial officer who is reported to be an employee of India Cements, informs Jagdale of the appointments for home series against England, Pakistan only on April 4, 2013, long after these had been held in late 2012 and early 2013."

Ping to Singapore Servers

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 01:57 AM PDT

Hi guys,

 

I noticed that some of the servers in singapore give decent ping but some wont. Anyone have any idea how? ( I use 800 Plan)

Here are results from all servers of Singapore...

 

Starhub Mobile Pte Ltd

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Singtel

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Globe telecom

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PT.XL Axiata,Tbk

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Viewquest Pte Ltd

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I mainly play CS:GO.

Flipkart: Men's Clothing - Fresh Arrivals for New Season!

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 01:37 AM PDT

Amazon India: Get up to 50% off on select Speakers, Headphones

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 01:10 AM PDT

India Post wants to provide logistics to online stores for smaller cities

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 01:08 AM PDT

India Post open to e-commerce prospects | Business Line
 

As tier-II and III cities in India open up more to electronic retailing, India Post wants to exploit this opportunity by providing e-commerce players last mile connectivity to their customers.
India Post (also known as Department of Posts) wants to restructure/re-build its parcel network, operations and delivery set up to meet the needs of e-commerce players to cater to their need for transportation and delivery of parcels/packets.

HomeShop18: Today's Special Offer

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:57 AM PDT

New in Vadodara, coming from US, need good internet provider

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:56 AM PDT

I just came to Vadodara from the US last week and need a real good internet provider. I live in the Vasna road area for those familiar with the city.

 

Cost is not a concern, need good speeds (10mbps would be great) and reliability as I have to work with American companies attending net meetings and use VPN.

 

The only one I have been recommended is Hathway (which is what I have) but that is limited to 4mbps and have seen 4-5 connection drops for a minute or so in 2 days.

 

Thanks

Sony Xperia: The Take Out

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:37 AM PDT

Check Sony Xperia Devices on: Flipkart | Amazon  

Welcome to the first ever episode of The Take Out - your guide to the best entertainment for your smartphone or tablet. This week Katherine Ryan takes you through two very different movies about the end of the world - This is The End and Elysium, British singer-songwriter Tom Odell's new video for 'Another Love' and the launch of Vine for Android.

Cesar Chavez: An American Hero

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:31 AM PDT

 

 

A biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez.

 

Purani Jeans

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:31 AM PDT

Purani Jeans - Official Trailer:

Parenthood

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:29 AM PDT

ACT Broadband Bangalore Reviews

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:29 AM PDT

Hello Readers,

My name is Vivek Sinha Anurag and i am going to post some "great" work shown by Act Broadband.

I applied for ACT Broadband 5 Mbps plan [its having cap value of 35GB after that speed will reduce to 256 kbps] by calling their customer care on 16th Aug 2011. I was surprised to see their lightening fast response as the representative came to my doorstep the very next day and on 17th Aug 2011 Mr Ashitt O.S. collected the money and documents and told me that withing 5 days i will get my connection and i even got sms confirmation that my request no is 142263.

Now the real story started. Even after 6 days no one ever bothered to check my request so i called customer care [ 080-42840000] to remind them and i was told that i will get it withing next 2 days. I waited for next 2 days and called them again.

I was surprised to learn a new technical term from them that they are "Uploading network" hence its taking time and soon i will get my connection. Since my work was getting affected because of their delay i applied for a BSNL connection too. Now today is 5th September and i am still waiting for the connection and to my surprise i got the BSNL broadband last week.

I tried escalating this matter and asked the customer care for any high level contact and they said that i need to mail helpdesk@acttv.in. I emailed them but i got no response.

Please note some points regarding ACT broadband before applying ACT broadband
1. They dont have nodal officer/appellate authority [against TRAI rules and i have already escalated this matter to TRAI officials with the help of pgportal.gov.in]
2. They have a customer base of 2500 users in bangalore and they are not able to manage even this small number.
3. They DO NOT PROVIDE STATIC IP [even if they claim to do so]
4. Their customer care service is useless. All you will losse is your balance by talking to them
5. They can "Upload network" [You can imagine the understanding capability of their technicians]
6. They are fast in collecting money but lazy in delivering service

Final conclusion: To be on safe side stay away from them else you will suffer like me. Morning shows the day and even before using their service i am suffering. Don't know what will happen when i get the connection and i face any problem that time.

Main Tera Hero

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:28 AM PDT

 

Varun Dhawan knows how to pose in front of the camera, specially when it comes to flaunting his body. The Student Of The Year star is ready to take on his next Bollywood project - Main Tera Hero which will involve Karan Johar.

 

Love the description. 

Idea Short Film - Playboy

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:26 AM PDT

A Haunted House 2

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:24 AM PDT

 

 

Malcolm and Keisha move into their dream home, but soon learn a demon also resides there. When Keisha becomes possessed, Malcolm - determined to keep his sex life on track - turns to a priest, a psychic, and a team of ghost-busters for help.

 

BSNL - EVDO - Usage - Review and everything about it

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:20 AM PDT

BSNL - EVDO - Usage - Review and everything about it

I know its a old school connection , about 4 years old but till now there isnt a better wireless plan compared to this till now

Rs 750 Pm True Unlimited . Prepaid

Pros:
1. True Unlimited no FUPs - i download around 100-150 Gbs a month, i can download upto 200-300 Gbs but i run out of files :redface:
2. Priced cheap compared to others , when they charge Rs 1000 with 10 Gb FUP
3. U dont have to talk to the customer care ever

Cons:
1. it has too many
2. Coverage is too thin , forget about slow speed there are places where u wont get any service at all
3. u just cannot walk to a BSNL office and buy this sim , because 70% of them doesnt know there is a service like this
4. CDMA
5. Availability of CDMA- EVDO modems in the market
6. Recharge Problems , those STVs mentioned on the site dont work most of the time ( lost Rs 1000 over online Recharge couple of times)

even after all the above i just love this connection , its prepaid and costs 750 pm , unlimited
have nice coverage in my town , so always get 1-2mbps , but dont ask about the ping or latency values :mad:

with this connection i have never thought about another connection for 3 years now .

have some doubts ? want details ? ask it here

happy to help

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Max speed , remind u that my device supports upto 3.1mbps only

Recharge:

 

recharge for Rs 20 for 6 months validity , make with a retailer if he says this amount is not available insist that it works

topup for any amount you like , every 30 days the rental would get deducted automatically

The Offtopic Thread

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:07 AM PDT

With the recent spurt of people going offtopic, I saw the need of this thread. :P Here you can go offtopic as much as possible. Post whatever you want, with just one condition that at least post something sensible that someone else would reply. Don't just post crap. Thread hijacking is totally allowed here. :rofl: That being said, I'd like to post this. Today, while coming to office, I was listening to Radio Mirchi, and there the RJ was playing songs dedicated by the parents for their child(ren). There's one father who dedicated the song "Kajra Re" for his son. There's another father who dedicated the song "Dhoom Machale Dhoom" for his son. Now, after those two requests, there was one mother who dedicated the song "Jaadu Jaadu" for her daughter. Now we can see the real contrast in the choice of songs between the dads and the mom (or for the son and the daughter). What do you think which was it? Or does it indicate some kind of specific mentality?

Flipkart: F&D i226 Dock Speaker for Rs. 1797

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:06 AM PDT

BSNL *High latency*

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 11:54 PM PDT

BSNL is giving me high latency but giving speed according to my FUP.

Speedtest server nearest to me.

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Recommended  by  Speedtest.net

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I've asked my Exchange and SDO  about this they said there is a server problem.(this is the favorite sentence always spoken by BSNL). 

This is the stats of my modem:

 

 

System Information 
  Model Name : AN1020-20 
  Firmware Version : 10.4.3.12.12 
  DSL Firmware Version : E.37.9.72 
  System Up time : 02:53:56s 
   
  Internet Connection 
  DSL Status :Connected 
  Last Failed : 0x00000039 
  Downstream Data Rate: 7168 kbps 
  Upstream Data Rate :1024 kbps 
  DNS Primary : 218.248.255.195 
  DNS Secondary : 218.248.255.194 
   Max Att Downstream Rate :  7724 kbps 
   Max Att Upstream Rate : 1091 kbps 
  SNR (Downstream) : 9.0 dB 
  SNR (Upstream) : 9.5 dB 
  Line Attentuation(Downstream) : 8.0 dB 
  Line Attentuation(Upstream) : 6.5 dB 
  Connected Standard G.Dmt 
  Gateway IP : 0.0.0.0

Please provide me some information, If my modem sucks or anything else.

 

Thanks!

BSNL Ultimate Disconnection Problem

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 11:46 PM PDT

Hello! Everyone, I am new to this forum. I am facing a very serious problem since september 2013, adsl light disappears in approx. 15-20 mins. I complained BSNL already alot of time till now, they just sent lineman and he checks phone whether there is noise or not. I told him to change wire from my home to pole, even after changing wire problem is still there. Checked the modem too at my friend's home, its working fine. I am using 2 mbps plan (upto 8gb) after that 512 kbps.

 

What i saw is when CRC increases, after a time when it reaches approx. 5000 (sometimes at 2000) line get disconnects.Image:

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I also tried G.DMT Modulation, it fixes the crc problem but speed decreses to just 32/64 kbps.Image:

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My current stats in adsl modulation. right now its showing 6 CRC but after 10-15 mins it increases tremendously.

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Please tell the solution to my problem.

Thanks!
 

HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 3545 AIO Printer

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 11:43 PM PDT

Check HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 3545 Deals on: Flipkart | Amazon | Snapdeal

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My aging HP Photosmart 8158 printer finally gave up yesterday and sister needs printer frequently now a days.  I already had HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 3545 AIO Printer in mind.  Finally bought it today for 6k from a known vendor who supplies computer products to our company.  This printer retails at 6.7k on Flipkart, so this was an excellent deal.  Some features mentioned below.

  • Wireless connectivity.
  • HP Ink Advantage cartridges (HP 678 Black and Color)
  • HP ePrint support.
  • Apple Airprint support.
  • HP Wireless Direct support.
  • Automatic print on both sides support.
  • Scan through web portal.
    Took a couple of prints and all were good enough.  The automatic print on both sides amazed me as I have seen this only on high end laser printers.  Scanned some old photos and it looks great too.  Printouts fired from my mobile/tablet works fine using the native print support in android 4.4 but the print comes comparatively slower which is probably because it prints on 'Normal' or 'Best' mode and in mobile I couldn't find an option to toggle this.
     
    Overall a pretty solid printer for the price.
     
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Petitioning Narendra Modi of BJP, Rahul Gandhi of the Congress and Arvind Kejriwal of the Aam Admi Party

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 11:43 PM PDT

Decent pings in bsnl

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 11:42 PM PDT

i am getting decent pings in bsnl what about yours share it...

 

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after fup my speed as well as ping, i am on 800plan

Starsports HD blocked on hathway mumbai ?

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 11:29 PM PDT

I am in Mumbai, Goregaon west. Since last few days i am not getting either of starsports hd channels (earlier i was getting starsports hd 1 and 2). may calls to cable operator, Mahalxmi cable network, resulted in nothing as every time they give me different answer. are other people getting these two channels on HD? someone plz help me ?

Kamaal Rashid Khan is contesting elections on SP ticket in Mumbai

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 11:23 PM PDT



Holy Schmoly.

EVDO connection is not persistent

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 11:18 PM PDT

Hello,

 

I cannot use Google search and Gmail properly. Most of the times it won't load or load improperly. Even I couldn't browse Facebook properly. It won't continuously load the page. But I can load some other websites properly. Even my download speed is ~170-180 KBps.

 

I tried using Google DNS and Open DNS but still the issue  persists.

 

Note: I don't have this issue while I use a wired broadband which has download speed ~50KBps..  What could be the issue?

Microsoft Office Updates

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 11:16 PM PDT

Software giant Microsoft has finally released the first beta of their upcoming next generation office suite MS Office 12. This beta is only available to a private group of testers who are member of the Microsoft Beta service. Office 12 is one of the most important updates to the office suite application from the company and plans to change the user interface drastically making it easier for users to work on their documents.

More: http://stuff.techwhack.com/archives/2005/1...eta-to-testers/

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 11:02 PM PDT

 

 

Google Updates

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 11:02 PM PDT

Google announces new privacy policy for its users
Search engine giant Google has revealed that they are implementing new privacy measures. The aim is to make it complicated to associate online searches and the web users who made them.
The company said that they would continue to protect the consumer privacy related to the vast amount of [...]

http://news.techwhack.com/5424/google-privacy-policy/

Any reviews on Satellite Broadband Connections in Chennai

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 11:00 PM PDT

Hi,

 

I'm a freelancer, and I moved to a new home, near Medavakam - Vengaivasal, Chennai. Here there is no wired broadband services available and I've tried MTS, Airtel, BSNL and Reliance wireless broadband n all have signal problems. Bcz of this my work is getting affected, Also my wife also has a work from home option in her company, but she's not able to take it bcz of this internet issue. I enquired Hughes Satellile Internet and their cost is very high. Is there any other ISPs that give VSAT connection for a good rate. or is there any other way I can solve my internet issue in my area.

Google Chrome Updates

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 10:59 PM PDT

Microsoft’s latest beta release of Internet Explorer 8 compare Mozilla’s Firefox 3.0.1 in terms of speed?

The tests
 Two head to head tests:
  • SunSpider JavaScript benchmark
  • ACID 3
The results
 The results speak for themselves:

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Source: ZDNet.com

Scandal

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 10:59 PM PDT

Scandal (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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yeah. it's not very good. at least the first episode was like a big wtf.

characters look extremely weak. Guillermo Díaz was awesome in Weeds but here? :D
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