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Hendrik Rood

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Internet, Telecom & Datacenters since 1990 Economics of Infrastructures Hacktivism, Cybersecurity & Cyberwarfare @HendrikRood@mastodon.social

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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Hmm. A writer at @economist.com needs a crash course on the global electricity consumption by Netflix (168 GWh, 2025). A century ago water was used to cool LW-radio transmitters, but today in fixed and mobile telecom networks' buildings and outside plant huts & cabinets? @mattsteinglass.bsky.social
Excerpt of Netflix Sustainability report, showing their fairly modest global electricity use.An excerpt of The Economist repeating the zombie-story of high energy consumption due to (video) streaming, already debunked in 2020 by the International Energy Agency.
Electricity consumption due to video-streaming occurs on the TV-display inside homes when viewing. 
Attributing telecom networks electricity consumption to video-traffic load is an allocation choice, which neglects the network is allways-on for relaying voice and (instant) messaging, which causes nearly all electricity consumption in (WiFi-) modems/home-routers. Backbone traffic by Netflix-video is actually marginal due to 'caching' the most requested movies and shows near the viewer.

Professional pre-produced videos should not be confused with long-tail user generated content with small viewer-audiences traversing long paths. Even Youtube, Meta, Apple, Amazon Prime and HBO use caching installed in Access ISP networks, to save on bandwidth and energy use,  while storing viral videos near the viewers requesting it.

This has been debunked so often, but the zombie continues to be repeated. 
Storing user videos, pictures and mail in data centers is much smaller than most think. 
Apple has a global data center electricity use of 2.585 TWh. A large part for iCloud and their IT-operations in the USA, and merely 71 GWh in Denmark, 121 GWh in international colocation data centers and 218 GWh in China (see their 2026 report).

Their global electricity consumption is comparable to f.i. Aldi USA's super market stores.
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
“A public coalition… has formally urged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to block prediction market platforms from offering bets on destructive wildfires, raising alarms over public safety, potential arson, and the ethics of profiting from natural disasters” www.kptv.com/2026/08/04/o...
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Oregon senators warn prediction markets allowing betting on wildfires could incentivize arson
A public report urges the CFTC to ban prediction market contracts on destructive wildfires, raising concerns over public safety and potential arson.
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
@histoftech.bsky.social A biparitsan call for a state-wide moratorium on new data center construction in Virginia. Microsoft power & water 2025: Boydton: 3.11 TWh, 362 ML Ashburn: 829 GWh, 263 ML Manassas: 40 GWh, 11 ML Avg VA household: 12 MWh, 0.25 ML www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/virg...
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Virginia state senators call for review into data center groundwater strain and potential state-wide moratorium
Bipartisan movement calls on state governor to act immediately
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
AWS datacenters consumed 78.9 TWh in 2025, comparable to Belgium. Revealing 2.5 bln gallon water consumption with a WUE of 0.12 L/kWh enables calculating 2025 electricity consumption as well as re-analyze older reported data. 46% growth! @histoftech.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/pulse/aws-da...
AWS water usage datapoints, as released in sustainability reports over 2023 and 2024 as well as in their newsblog of June 11, 2026.
Combined with reported water replenishment volumes and 'water positive' levels and reported WUE for earlier years it became feasible for the first time to use and calculate also previous years electric power use.
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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
In the mid-2000s people "misheard" foreign language lyrics. But now it's the AI-subtitles interpreter.😊 @garymarcus.bsky.social
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/04/2026
Elon Musk took the stand on Thursday for his third day of testimony in a blockbuster trial that could help determine the future of companies racing to dominate artificial intelligence. He is being cross-examind by lawyers from OpenAI and Microsoft. Follow live updates.
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Elon Musk Faces Contentious Questions at OpenAI Trial: Live Updates
On his third day of testimony, Elon Musk is being cross-examined by lawyers from OpenAI and Microsoft. His answers on the stand grew testy on Wednesday.
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The US state Maine is poised to follow in the footsteps of the City State of Singapore, the Republic of Ireland and the Republic of Amsterdam with a data center development moratorium.⤵️ @histoftech.bsky.social
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Julf Helsingius @daland.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
"At one point, it was unthinkable that we could operate without the American GPS system. Today, every phone and every smartwatch also uses the EU Galileo satellite system, and Galileo is now the best satellite navigation system in the world. It only cost €15 billion!" berthub.eu/articles/pos...
berthub.eu
But how to get to that European cloud? - Bert Hubert
The very short version: It has now become clear that European governments can no longer rely on American clouds, and that we lack good and comprehensive alternatives. Market forces have failed to deli...
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Legal question to @lessig.bsky.social, @marcelias.bsky.social and @gtconway.bsky.social Would it be possible for this victim of a non-consensual harmful AI-generated image to claim reputation damages based on portrait right and invoke the new Take It Down Act? www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Er is iets raars aan de hand bij de voortdurende heisa over de zeldzame aarden. Er wordt praktisch nergens melding gemaakt van de zeer beperkte wereldwijde marktomvang. Die is klein. Tegelijk is mijnbouw op Groenland juist peperduur. @bartgroothuis.bsky.social, @ajboekestijn.bsky.social
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Deze beelden missen nog de finishing touch van de Hoera-pet
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Bijan63 @bijan63.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Update #IranProtests (82): Isfahan is on fire tonight 🔥 Ondanks de massale repressie gaan de protesten nog steeds in #Iran door. Door de internetblokkade komen video's mondjesmaat naar buiten. Beelden uit de stad Isfahan vanavond. #DigitalBlackoutIran
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Conservative UK Secretary Nadine Dorries originated the controversial Online Safety Act. She moved over to Farage's Reform_UK, heavily promoted by Elon Musk. The funny detail: UK's Ofcom today used Dorries' OSA versus X/Grok's newest AI-feature ... @histoftech.bsky.social @garymarcus.bsky.social
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Er wordt door partijen campagne gevoerd over het Wetsvoorstel Terrorismeverheerlijking. Op dit moment loopt daar een internet consultatie, tot 16 augustus 2025. Er zijn al 2498 openbare reacties op gegeven. www.internetconsultatie.nl/terrorismeve...
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Overheid.nl | Consultatie Wetsvoorstel strafbaarstelling verheerlijken van terrorisme en openbare steunbetuiging aan terroristische organisaties
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Trump zet zichzelf voor paal. @mattsteinglass.bsky.social
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Council of Europe @coe.int · 05/05/2025
5 May 1949: Europe said never again. The Council of Europe was born – to defend human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. Watch the video & hear Ernest Bevin’s powerful opening words. Happy Birthday, Council of Europe. Let’s keep moving forward.
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
THE on new proposed Dutxh university screening policies. @pgkroegerbb.bsky.social
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Still 30 days before the coin dropped, the tariffs were for real.
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
While commercialism has traditionally shaped the restructuring of large corporations, it's now more likely that major tech companies will face forced restructuring along national or regional lines, writes Paul Budde. independentaustralia.net/business/bus...
independentaustralia.net
Emerging trend driving the looming breakup of Big Tech
While commercialism has traditionally shaped the restructuring of large corporations, it's now more likely that major tech companies will face forced restructuring along national or regional lines....
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Pukul Tifa van een Amerikaans dweilorkest bij #TeslaTakedown @locuta.bsky.social
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Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
‘Referring to Dutch willingness to follow America’s lead on export bans, Mr Fouquet says Europe must “decide for itself” and “should not be dictated to”. He would like officials to support their world-leading companies [or]…such firms may not want to remain in Europe.’
economist.com
ASML’s boss has a warning for Europe
Christophe Fouquet threatens to head elsewhere if his firm is not better protected
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Tim Verheyden @timverheyden.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
@jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social: “Shortly after we published a story about a massive Trump-administration security breach, a reporter asked […] Hegseth why he had shared plans about a forthcoming attack on Signal. He answered, “Nobody was texting war plans. And that’s all I have to say about that.” So👇🏼
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Phased array antennas and special ICs for Starlink are manufactured by STMicroelectronics N.V. (statutory seat: NL), HQ in Geneva, manufacturing in France, Italy, Singapore. SpaceX risking an export stop?@anneapplebaum.bsky.social @radek-sikorski.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/spacex-starl...
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SpaceX may shell out billions to outsource Starlink satellite-dish production, an industry insider says — and lose up to $2,000 on each one it sells
The Elon Musk-founded company appears to have contracted a Swiss electronics giant to build user terminals for about $2,400 a pop.
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Bert Hubert 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦 @berthubert.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Lots of European hosters/cloud companies tell us to "just use their cloud!". But the cloud shops here can't be compared to Google/AWS/Azure. Our local places are selling wood. Yet cloud customers want furniture. And until we are honest about that gap, things won't improve berthub.eu/articles/pos...
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Dear hosters, you are selling wood, not furniture - Bert Hubert
Earlier, I wrote that there isn’t just one type of cloud; it ranges from renting out servers to fully managed office software as a service. One relevant type of cloud is what’s informally called “clou...
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Two foreign ministers engaging in a diplomatic exchange on Twitter over Starlink "switch off". @pgkroegerbb.bsky.social
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
While @alexwinter.com is going strong promoting #TeslaTakedown picket lines in the USA, now in the Financial Times a strong recommendation to sell it's stock.
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Julf Helsingius @daland.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
"We have the world’s best people working on the best software, you bought mediocre stuff that is broken. You don’t even have to buy it, you can just download it. And yet it’s not on the desktop of any civil servant today." netzpolitik.org/2025/open-so...
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Open source funding on the brink: „Delivering what’s needed to make Europe sovereign“
The EU is paying a fortune for broken commercial software, criticizes Michiel Leenaars of the Dutch NLnet Foundation in an interview with netzpolitik.org. Together with his team, he supports open-sour...
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M Gessen @mashagessen.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
In which there are many reasons to obey and one not to. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...
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Opinion | To Obey Trump or Not to Obey
The voluntarily surrender of the public’s power is how autocracies are built.
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Ellen L. Weintraub @ellenlweintraub.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Worth a read.
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Interesting. A Republican member of the @FEC left for a position in the White House on january 20, 2025. Now the FEC consists of 3 Democrats, 2 Republicans and a vacancy. Trump tries to fire the Democrat chair, without the required Democrat-replacement instead of filling the Republican vacancy.
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Andy Greenberg @agreenberg.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
A teen DOGE staffer recently given access to government systems worked at a startup known for hiring convicted hackers. Someone using a Telegram handle associated with him also solicited a cyberattack-for-hire service in 2022. All raising questions about his vetting. www.wired.com/story/edward...
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DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers
Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.
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Katherine Long @klong.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I linked DOGE staffer Marko Elez to a deleted X account that advocated repealing the Civil Rights Act, backed a “eugenic immigration policy,” and wrote, “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity." He just resigned. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
wsj.com
DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts
A staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency whose access to U.S. Treasury payment systems was approved by a federal judge on Thursday has links to a deleted social-media account that...
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Global impact: The Netherlands Bach Society live streamed a beautiful performance of the Christmas Oratorio conducted by L.U. Mortensen via Youtube. The live chat reveals an amazing audience reach with viewers from around the entire world. @pgkroegerbb.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-c0...
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Live stream Bach's Christmas Oratorio
YouTube video by Netherlands Bach Society
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Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
China is a big problem . Trump Is totally the wrong man to deal with it www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Here’s How Trump Could Lose the Coming Trade War
Economic conflict is coming. He is utterly unsuited to manage it.
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 11/10/2024
Latest update on the DDOS attack from Brewster Kahle (Oct 11 @ 10:22am PT): "The data is safe. Services are offline as we examine and strengthen them. Sorry, but needed. @internetarchive staff is working hard. Estimated Timeline: days, not weeks. Thank you for the offers of pizza (we are set)."
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 01/10/2024
HT @berthubert.bsky.social Dutch security and intelligence service AIVD: ------------------------------------------------- EU "Chatcontrol" #CSAM proposal is too big a risk for our cyber resilience. Repostin by those who can reach out to other EU governments and politicians is welcome.
https://www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken/brieven_regering/detail?id=2024D35954&did=2024D35954
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Lisa Westerveld 🌱 @lisawesterveld.bsky.social · 24/09/2024
Bewust én onbewust worden mensen met een beperking in hun dagelijks leven belemmerd en buitengesloten. Ook politiek Den Haag vergeet hen vaak. Met grote gevolgen. Hoog tijd voor bewustwording! Tot het Kamerdebat deel ik hieronder echte verhalen over #AlledaagsValidisme🌻 🧶 /1
Zwarte achtergrond met witte tekst: “In 2016 sloot Nederland zich aan bij het VN-verdrag Handicap. We vierden feest. Vanaf nu zou alles beter en toegankelijker worden. 

Helaas is dat niet het geval.”

Onder de tekst de afbeelding van een halve zonnebloem, die als een ondergaande zon in het zwart verdwijnt.
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Marcel Canoy @marcelcanoy.bsky.social · 17/07/2024
lol
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 13/07/2024
Snowflake hack blijkt niet alleen te gaan om Ticketmaster / Livenation AT&T stelt dat van 110 miljoen klanten gedurende een half jaar (mei - okt 2022), en van 2 jan 2023 de call detail records en SMS-records zijn ontvreemd. Dat gaat om 100 mld+ records #metadata www.cnbc.com/2024/07/12/a...
cnbc.com
AT&T says hackers stole records of nearly all cellular customers' calls and texts
The data contains records of calls and texts between approximately May 1 and Oct. 31, 2022, and on Jan. 2, 2023.
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Mathijs Bouman @mathijsbouman.nl · 12/07/2024
fd.nl/opinie/15232...
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 18/03/2024
Nvidia houd zijn developers-feestje: GTC 2024 Openingsspeech van de baas. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHCw...
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NU.nl @nu.nl · 10/01/2024
Wetenschappers zien voor het eerst hoe supernova een zwart gat voortbrengt
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Wetenschappers zien voor het eerst hoe supernova een zwart gat voortbrengt
Sterrenkundigen hebben voor het eerst daadwerkelijk gezien hoe zwarte gaten ontstaan als zware sterren exploderen. Wetenschappers vermoeden al langer dat zwarte gaten zo ontstaan, maar hadden het nog niet zien gebeuren.
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 24/12/2023
Christmas-quiz. On which graphical artist's work did Midjourney 6.0 train? Charley Toorop ✔️: prompt: woman, painting, close-up, in the style of Charley Toorop --v 6.0
Midjourney 6.0Boymans - van Beuningen Toorop Exposition
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 19/12/2023
A secure, resilient, and interoperable Internet benefits the public interest and supports human rights to privacy and freedom of opinion and expression. Read the Internet Architecture Board statement on encryption and mandatory client-side scanning of content: datatracker.ietf.org/doc/statemen...
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 13/12/2023
Very good article on the still way to uncritical irreverance for Silicon Valley and now AI "catchup" in South-Korea. Same applies for many EU countries, where AI "successes" are overhyped and urge to uncritically engage in 'catchup' efforts dominates. logicmag.io/policy/seoul...
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 13/12/2023
twitter.com/accessnow/st... AccessNow announces GoDaddy is going to deregister all Domain Names by Russian residents on 31 december 2023. This will delist domainnames of dissidents and activists. GoDaddy's interpretation of new website hosting regulations by Putin's administration is overbroad.
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Hendrik Rood @hrood.bsky.social · 11/12/2023
Interessant: Hybride elektrische turbo-prop Maeve M80 gepresenteerd: Bereik ruim 1400 km, Energieverbruik ca. 40% minder per stoel dan turboprop en een halvering per stoel vergeleken met regionale straalvliegtuigen. Kruissnelheid 400 knopen per uur www.upinthesky.nl/2023/12/11/m...
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