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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I was almost the main character in this game, but his grip was too strong.

Dorky dude in a goofy pose at Nintendo E3 show booth: pretending to be struggling with Luigi over control of the Poltergust Vacuum. Thankfully, Luigi triumphed.

DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Fixed a spare sub-woofer this weekend and added it to the system in my office... Never going back 👊 #hifi #stereo #rock&roll #altRock #40Hz #crankit #ThisOneGoesToEleven

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Fair Warning if you visit Seattle: T-Mobile has a MASSIVE jammer in operation - pictured below. Felt like I was rocketed back to pre3G days on my AT&T service. 😂 Can I buy a BAR please? 📶 😢 #seattle #PAX #PAXwest #gameDev #indieDev

Picture of T-Mobile Stadium in Seattle. It is 100% being used as some kind of gigantor signal jamming device to make people switch to T-Mobile service.

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

One of my summer jobs was construction - worked on the tallest building on the left. Used to slip ALL THE WAY up the top there for lunch sometimes. Pre phone & cloud days so... no idea where they are, but I know I took pics. This view is good too. 😀 #Seattle #PAXWest2026 #IndieGameDev #GameDev

Picture of downtown Seattle, facing west (towards Elliott Bay) kind of looking down Pike St

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Been a really long time.... As a kid, one of the many generosities from my parents: frequent, unhurried visits to UW Bookstore and Elliot Bay Book Co (back then, located in Pioneer Square). Since I'm back in SEATTLE, made sure to stop by & BUY. Support independent bookstores! #bookSky #PAXwest

Photo taken today 2026-09-05 inside Elliot Bay Book company. It's a gorgeous industrial conversion space - wood floors, high ceilings with giant wood beams, exposed HVAC, multi-level - that is FILLED with lots of books and lots of people buying books. This is probably what heave looks like? #booksky

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Dear Paul Finebaum... we all make this exact same face every time they put you on the damn television. Why couldn't he retire into politics? Whyyyyy? Kept this guy and got rid of RC. WAT? How? SMH. #ESPN #CFB #Football #CollegeFootball

Paul Finebaum of ESPN - the keyframe is paused on his sour face. It is not hard to freeze frame and end up on a sour-faced Paul Finebaum. It is also not hard to knock things over as you dive to grab the remote and smash the mute button when he starts talking.

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Got to work 1:1 with the voice of Optimus on a Transformers joint. He was cool. An absolute pro. Just the right amount of salty. 😆 The instrument is legend. RIP Peter Cullen! #transformers #TheLastKnight #hasbro #paramount #gamedev

Closeup of Optimus Prime - from Transformers 5, The Last Knight

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Apple TV has entered the chat...

Promo poster on Apple TV for 1969 Film "The Italian Job" - which starred Michael Caine, but the promo image / peeps on the platform are from the 2003 version of the film with Charlize Theron, Jason Statham and...others 🥱

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

@criterion.bsky.social Noooooo...! I give you too much money already. Please, have mercy on me 😂💸 😍 #KPop #KpopDemonHunters #DVD #Golden

DVD cover for the Criterion Collection DVD of K-Pop Demon Hunters. The artwork SLAPS. It shoes Derpy the big blue tiger, and all 3 badass ladies flying through the air with cool purple / pink graphics in the background. WANT

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

My new Nintendo Gamecube arrived yesterday! Love the new, modern design! Excited to check out whole experience on Living Room TV. Wish we didn't live in the stupidest timeline. Price just under consoles would've been really interesting potential growth for #Steam audience. 🤔 #Valve #SteamMachine

Picture of the new Valve Steam Machine, which has cute-as-a-button, tight little design of a black cube with a blue led strip running horizontally across the lower portion of the face. Next to it is the new Steam Controller (a console style game controller). It's the Game Cube of 2026. I am excited to test mine out!!

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Apple Weather just making sh*t up over here. You can't manifest the weather, goofballs. Someone give 🍎 the NWS feed.

snapshot of Apple Weather forecast, and temp curve for today. It is not close. The actual temp at time stamp was off (for the correct location). It said it was 71, it was 76. Forecast for mid-day was wildly off too. It says 80, but it is 90.

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Hey! Let’s try to keep the #WorldCup shouting down, dad. 🤫 #England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 vs #Panama 🇵🇦 is not a critical game…. ⚽️ You are allowed to get loud if PAN gets on the board. 🥅 Otherwise, shhhhh! I am the only lion and I am trying to get some shuteye 💤 #dogsky #naptime

My big doggo (a fawn colored Boerboel) is smashed into his fave chair & nap position. He is giving me some serious stink / side-eye as I sneak a pic of his snooze.

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

ABC 7 in LA FTW? Now… cut to Ian Darke on the ENG v PAN broadcast. Here’s the picture: he literally says VAR official’s name Juan Lara …. *JUAN* *LARA* out loud And then says…wait for it… FROM CHINA 🤦 John Oliver could have some fun with Geography ignorance. I’m sure there’s more.

Clip of the VAR official booth for England vs Panama, which shows VAR Crew:
Referee, Juan Lara, of CHILE (not China), Khamis Almarri - from Qatar,
and Abdullah Alshehri - from Saudi Arabia

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

My timeline read your post and clearly agreed by slipping in a relevant follow-on post starring Captain Leathery Ludicrous himself

Screenshot of @Lauren's post and the next story in my feed is also shown: Slithering out of the timeline is a gruesome site of leathery & ludicrous RFK Jr. as Dr. Elizabeth Jacobs posts a link to CNN article "RFK Jr. seeks to peek at Americans’ medical records for clues on autism and vaccines"

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

WATCH 5 June for some gaming goodness! 👀🎮❤️ www.youtube.com/@DayoftheDevs Strongly believe: gotta be a better way than flooding the zone with so many fests in one week. Hate the slop of branding all as SGF 🤢 Great stuff can get lost in the crowd. #gaming #videogames #indiegame #dayofthedevs

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Get out yer vote. Get out the bums. Remind all of them who they work for. #vote #CaliforniaPrimary #governor #california #termLimits #PrimaryElections #election

Comic Book Style Exclamation that says "I VOTED!"
Words are a gradient orange (light to dark) over top of a big white sploosh which is overtop of a circular gradient background which is royal blue / purple in the middle and darkens to a richer purple on the outer edges. Big half-tone style dots are added as a texture

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Just once... can a video game hardware-drop-online-store-experience NOT be GLITCHY...? 🫠🤬😭 If not, can we get more honest error messaging? "Transaction server meltdown!!!" 🔥 #steam #steamController #valve #gaming #gameDev

purchase error in Steam Store trying to buy the new Steam Controller

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

FREE SHIPPING ALL WEEKEND ZERO BILLIONAIRES ALL WEEKEND…and Beyond! Support your local Independent Bookseller. 💙📘💙📘💙📘 You got this.

Illustration of an airstream style trailer that is actually a mobile INDIE bookshop. It says
Join bookshop.org as we celebrate Indie bookstore day. A red sandwich board sign out in front of the trailer says “free shipping all weekend.”

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Weekend 2 Livestream: 7 stages of exceptional performances from an incredibly diverse selection of musicians. Start your weekend off right. 4pm PST #musicSky #Coachella2026 #Couchella #Couchella2026 #YouTube #indie #popMusic #DJ #Kpop #AltRock #alternative #classicRock #BrazilianFunk #RandB #rap

The word "Couchella" - used to describe watching Coachella via livestream on YouTube, instead of in the madding crowd in Indio. Actually - both are excellent choices.

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Weekend 1 of @coachella.bsky.social is complete. As always: incredible, diverse, + interesting lineup. So. Much. Music. Of 3 Main Stage acts, I'd say #Sabrina and #KarolG knocked it out of the park. Again: you gotta bring A-game. Not just about ability as a singer. ➡️ Performance. Presentation.

Image credit: Alistair Nicholls for YouTube
Claymation scene of a blue couch in a green living room. 6 characters of various shapes, sizes and colors sit on a couch. That couch has big blue arms and hands that stick out in front.One wormy looking character stands, just to the left of the couch. A remote control is in the couch's left hand in front of them. A couple of small pictures hang on the wall, over their left shoulder. A wonky blue end-table, with 2 drawers is to their of the couch. An asymmetrically shaped blue door is on the wall, over their right shoulders.
The word COUCHELLA forms an arch in the space above their heads.

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

The timeline might get loud & crowded with posts... but ICYMI. One of the best things on YouTube IMHO: Livestreams for ALL the stages at #Coachella www.youtube.com/@Coachella Soooo much great music. I first heard Olivia Dean there via a short, magical set in '24 #MusicSky #streamingMusic

Screenshot of 6 thumbnails for some of the livestreams / channels for stages at Coachella 2026 on YouTube

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Can't buy style is right... "How do you do, fellow Fortnite-ish Cool Game-ish Like Things...?" Multiple Billions - with B! 🤯💰🔥

Promo image for Meta Horizon which features several avatars that look like cartoony, generic, brightly colored yassified versions of Fortnite characters - and environment - all are bright eyed, smiling, mid action pose (one is even making heart emoji with hands). So much happening and yet communicating very little. You tried to check way too many boxes with this key art and now it says...nothing?

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

My ⭐ Game Narrative Kaleidoscope ⭐ is here! Exceptional collection of super talent contributed wisdom to the book that @inkle.co + @jon.inkle.co helped bring to print. We have too many podcasts. BUT ecstatic they spun one up with this book! #gameDev #gameWriting #narrativeDesign #indieDev

Picture of the cover of new awesome book, "The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope; 100+ Essays on the Craft of Game Writing" by - SO MANY - awesome writers & narrative designers, collated by Jon Ingold. This picture also has a background of my desk mat, which is a black Vantage cutting mat. Anyone who really scrutinizes the image will also notice that I need to clean my desk, because there are more than a few stray dog hairs sprinkled around there from one of the pooches.

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

@nyamakop.co.za has released ReLooted - free Demo Available! Several layers of awesome to the story of this game / release. If you've got time, go re-Loot. Check out demo, leave a review if you like it! British Museum...we're coming in! #gameDev #indieDev store.steampowered.com/app/3255890/...

Promo graphic for the Game Relooted. The title of the game is centered. Beneath that is a description: RELOOTED IS AN AFRO-FUTURIST GAME WHERE YOU RECRUIT A CREW, PLAN AN ESCAPE, AND RECLAIM REAL AFRICAN ARTEFACTS FROM
WESTERN MUSEUMS.
The image behind the words is a an action shot of 4 characters, dressed in futuristic garb - light, colorful armor style outfits. They are running towards camera, and appear to be running OUT of a museum, with a piece of art (an ivory mask, maybe of african origin) in hand of the hero at center of the shot, a woman in yellow armor. There is also a sidekick robot in the image, making a getaway like the rest of them.

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Fish in a burrito is normal.* French fries in a burrito? Crazy! *Poquito Mas citation included

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Get some IndieCade Fest Goodness. There's A LOT of goodness!

Screenshot of many game "covers" from the IndieCade Festival on Steam Store

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Happy Birthday, David Robert Jones We miss you. Thanks for the gifts you gave us. #bowie #davidBowie #rockstar #musicSky #classicRock

Picture taken "behind the scenes" of photo / video shoot with David Bowie. He is in his early 70's era hair & makeup (red mullet - ha! - and blue eye shadow, lipstick and heavy foundation). The arms of a crew member are in frame as they prepare to clap for slate 1, take 2

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

TIH* "Bitin' List" from the Tyler Childress album Snipe Hunter and it is a whole mood. Whooo boy. Who would you bite? 🤣 #music #TylerChildress #BiteMe #SnipeHunt #TIH #streamingMusic #country * "Today I Heard" This acronym is gonna be huge. Use it freely. You're welcome. I'm a dork

Cover art from Snipe Hunter by Tyler Childress. It is a painting by Erik Thor Sandberg and is probably full of so many easter eggs. Tyler is seated in a big leather arm chair, with his left leg crossed atop the knee of his right leg. Setting is a library / den. A shepherd type pooch is curled on the floor to his right. In addition to the cherry wood style shelves holding plenty of books, there are other decorations - mounted animal skulls, statues and sculptures tucked in here and there. A fiddle & bow are propped up just behind him (in the same shelf cove that features 4 mounted animal skulls). Tyler is dressed in black pants, wearing a black blazer / jacket, banded-collar white button up, woven leather shoes and black socks decorated with white jolly rogers. An ornately carved chair, with a red seat, is positioned to his left. Looks like there is a glass of whisky on the rocks on the table behind him. Tyler is looking semi-distractedly off-right... thinking about who to bite, maybe?

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

"Hmmm... Should it be, 'Well, I sure didn't have this on my Bingo car-' .... Nah, nah. Um..." #unity #UnrealEngine #gameDev #indieDev #gameDevelopment #fortnite

Frame from Ghostbusters Movie where Venkman explains why he should let Ghostbusters out of jail to the Mayor, "...Human sacrifice; dogs and cats, living together; mass hysteria!"

The image and quote have been tweaked: Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games and Matt Bromberg, CEO of Unity have been smashed into the background, behind Bill Murray.

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

@valvesoftware.com gon' make me lose my mind. Look at the cool hardware comin'! I mean, the headset... meh. Over it, BUT love the continued innovation there. Of all the VR Headsets I've worn / used: Valve is best. Not even close. #SteamMachine😍 Oof! Take My💰! #hardware #gamedev #console #VR

Graphic announcing 4 new pieces of gaming hardware coming from Valve / Steam. It says:
Coming in 2026
The Steam Hardware family officially expands in early 2026.

Icons are shown for the for pieces of hardware:
Steam Deck (not new), Steam Controller, Steam Machine, and Steam Frame.

Powered by Steam, optimized for gaming in any form. And just like Steam Deck, all are designed to help players get even more out of their Steam Library.

Steam Controller is a console controller.
Steam Machine is a new, small PC/console hybrid that runs your Steam Library and can perform PC tasks.
Steam Frame is their next generation of VR Headset - wireless, focused on streaming first, allows you to play immersive VR native titles OR non-VR titles as well.

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Original image is really off-model. Before we commission, can we give the artist some notes? Quick edit attached. 😂 Also, we need the “gold” to look less realistic - it should look more like spray painted gold than real gold leaf.

An edit of the previously posted image which depicts a golden statue of The Dumper in Chief. Image has been edited - quickly - to be more representative of his proportions. It is still far too flattering a representation of garbage mouth McDonny. I think the ankles are just about right though.

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

New @gameinformer.com just dropped in my IRL mail box! 🎁 🎉👾🎮♥️ #gamedev #videogames #indiegames #indiegamedev

Cover for number 3 / issue 371 of
Game Informer Magazine - freshly unwrapped and held in my trembling with excitement hand! 🎮🖤

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Only lies detected🤬 Bill translation: "The lawsuits from customers & fines are super expensive! We're also being forced to upgrade & maintain all the infrastructure. Why should we have to pay for all that stuff? Here, customer: you pay! K? Thx. Bye!" #SoCalEdison #ConsumerFraud #socalFires

Screenshot of Notice from Southern California Edison. Text in screenshot is:
"Understanding Updates to Your Bill You may soon notice updates to your electricity bill. We're here to help you understand these updates and the reasons behind them, as well as
solutions to help manage costs.

What to Expect
1 Beginning Oct. 1, 2025, residential electric rates will increase by approximately 13% to support investments in the safety, reliability and security of the electric grid. This update will begin on your October bill and the bills that follow."

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Okay… you lost me when you had a feature with dead-eyed creepy Mr. Beast. Where have you seen that smile before…? Well, if you had kids: you recognize the very same “smile.” It’s the one they make as they look you in the eye while loadin’ up their diaper.

Picture of Mr. Beast, with a creepy and forced smile. Can we call this a smile, really? We see teeth, but oof, there is nothing happy about this. Nothing warm. Nothing joyful. Money clearly cannot buy the expression of happiness.

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Disappointed... never surprised. The Apple Music desktop app 🙈 Over and over again #AppleMusic #streamingMusic #spotify

Screenshot from the very clunky, buggy, neglected, and frustrating-to-use Apple Music desktop app. It's showing a super-helpful (not) error message that says, "Something went wrong. Please try again later." and a "retry" button is underneath.

They should just link direct to the meme / YouTube clip of the IT Guys, "Have you tried turning it off and on again?"

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Oh, that's... Really.... so.... exciting.... By "exciting" I mean "useless" Hope shareholders & Wall St are impressed. Make the number go up, even if value of the actual product does not. Cool how I don't even get to say NOPE. Zero imagination. Just FOMO and Pattern-Matching. #slack #AIslop

Notification Banner from Slack that says, "Coming Soon: AI will be turned on for your organization starting July 17th 2025. Learn more."

AI slop also should refer to the slop of AI as a feature that has no opt-out for the user.

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

The entire song is GUITAR FREE. It's meandering, introspective, navel gazing. (I love me some U2, btw). wTaF is this song doing on the list? Then, reader, buckle your non-sequitur musical seatbelt: Cut to CRAZY TRAIN, which clearly does fit the pillars of the playlist! 🤘 Fire the DJ #payola2.0

Screenshot of ALL GUITARS, Apple Music Rock playlist and the promotional blurb on Apple Music. The description for the channel is:
"Roughly a century after someone first thought of plugging a guitar into the mains, shaping head-nodding riffs around a big, sing-along chorus remains a very potent way to make life-affirming music. Home to some of today's most rousing rock and indie anthems, this playlist is your perfect pre- and post-gig soundtrack-songs you'll love air-guitaring to in your bedroom, chanting along with at festivals, and belting out with your friends as you find your way home from a big night out. They're tunes to make memories to, firing up nostalgia for good times with every play. You won't just find current classics here—there are plenty of tracks by rock and alternative's fastest-rising stars too. So dig in and find your next favorite guitar heroes. Our editors regularly refresh this playlist. If you hear something you like, add it to your library."
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And I submit to you that "the editors" are not really paying attention AT ALL to their own mission statement when they include a song like Bono's "The Showman" which has zero guitars "plugged into the mains." and zero pulse as well

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

John Walker from #Kotaku has entered the chat.

Screenshot of Kotaku news snippet:

Image below headline is a close-up of Mario and he has dollar signs in his eyes.

Nintendo’s Switch 2 Sells 3.5 Million Units In 4 Days, Likely The Biggest Console Launch Of All Time
We already knew the Nintendo Switch 2 was going to sell well. Demand has been feisty, and pre-orders sold out extraordinarily quickly. Nintendo now reports that it was even more popular than had been expected, selling 3.5 million consoles in the first four days. For context, the original Switch took a month to sell 2.75 million units.
Article by John Walker @ Kotaku.com

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DAAS @aasheim.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

😂 AI is great at writing jokes. The simulation would like to know if you are real. Please lick the screen to confirm you are alive. #AI #Cloudflare #Character.AI #Humanity PS: I know AI didn't write a joke here.

screenshot of verification step - DRIPPING with Irony - as you navigate to Character.AI, a site that creates fake humans, a cloudflare page is served requiring you to "Verify you are human by completing the action below."

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