Software Defined Talk
Get ready for a weekly dose of all things Enterprise Software and Cloud Computing! Join us as we dive into topics including Kubernetes, DevOps, Serverless, Security and Coding. Plus, we’ll keep you entertained with plenty of off-topic banter and nonsense. Don’t worry if you miss the latest industry conference - we’ve got you covered with recaps of all the latest news from AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).
Nobody Wants to Be a Measurer
This week, we discuss the Cloudflare CEO's op-ed, upcoming tech IPOs and GitHub getting breached. Plus, ranking our favorite manifestos.
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We’re not making money so we can’t put in place the enshitification strategy. Go easy on the AI I hope they’re not using PowerPoint in the Vatican I didn’t’ come here to talk about the Pope I should take more showers I came to measure and chew bubblegum Matt Ray Dalio is not a wave rider. Usability golf No dependencies, no problems P...How many quadrillions in a Googol?
This week, we discuss Google I/O, the OpenAI soap opera, and ChatGPT going full financial advisor. Plus, thoughts on improving the conference hallway track.
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Stupid Macs I like my idea What was I thinking? Opt-in AI Kentucky Derby’s this Weekend It’s a low plateau There’s no vibe in X-Code Matt’s trading with AI Everyone’s watchingRundown
Google I/O A new era for AI Search All the news from the Google I/O 2026 Developer keynote I/O 2026: Welcome to...The world isn’t curl
This week, we discuss how security gets sold to execs, where agentic coding and security collide, and Cloudflare vs. Datadog's diverging paths. Plus, Coté weighs in on sugar cookies.
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Sugar Kingdom Bastard Sugar Choose butter It’s just AI now People don’t like paying for software It’s an exciting time to be writing software Are we going to start funding open source? Speaking of that, but not that, it’s totally unrelated We’re leaving the table Weird network stuff That box of cables on G...The Enterprise Dunbar number
This week, we discuss AI labs driving cloud revenue, hyperscalers laying off instead of building, and kids defeating age verification. Plus, Brandon has too many thoughts on Workday.
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The world is just paper. TODO debris pile Fancy countries you live in Enron Conspiracy Shredder. Cote’s mom’s gonna love this Brandon works out his Workday trauma. Cash money, hamburger, hamburger bang bang ChatGPT PS Edition Forward Deployed Engineer for Workday It’ll probably work, that’s the futureRundown
Earnings Cloud Giants Update A...The Enterprisification of Agents
This week, we discuss Google's enterprise agent stack, what makes an agent an agent, and AI's biggest critic. Plus, Coté wants better vision.
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You can’t win against time The Shining Path of Least Resistance The Burger Diagram You guys were talking about CORBA the other day. Is this just destiny Burger Diagram Aficionado Think like a computer Those are the fun agents. AI for None of Us Matt Ray, but verify Gen-X Stamp CollectingRundown
Google Cloud Next Google Cloud Next '26 Dev...Agent Assimilation
This week, we discuss agents taking over at Google Cloud Next, Apple's new CEO, and Cursor getting acquired (sort of). Plus, Coté's e-waste has no exit strategy.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 569
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I love throwing stuff in the trash. Dillo dirt’s a thing. BurgerOps. Thomas opens for Richard. Department of “No” people Starfish Stomach Model Enterprise — come into me The Organization will Assimilate it Gold plaques all around He can let his freak flag fly Take the first billion dollar offerRundown
Google Next Welcome to Google Cl...Claude Code, OpenAI Drama, and Is Anyone Still Using Backstage?
This week, we discuss Claude's harness, OpenAI's ongoing drama, and whether Backstage is still a thing. Plus, Coté gives up on the green screen.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 568
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It’s clearly an AI chair. I’ve given up on the green screen No animals, only buttholes I don’t know if I can think on my own Make your pecans really pop Did they shut it down? I wasn’t paying attention Always take the first offer for a billion dollars Bad Parking The Apple IIE had this problem I was pay...Building Voice and Streaming Apps for the Enterprise with Alberto
Brandon interviews Alberto González, CTO of WebRTC.ventures, about building voice and streaming applications for the enterprise. They dig into how developers can integrate WebRTC into their apps, the unique challenges it presents, and where AI fits in. Plus, Alberto shares tips on kitesurfing and why you should visit Barcelona.
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WebRTC.ventures Choosing a Voice AI framework for Production On-Premise Voice AI: Creating Local Agents with Llama, Ollama, and Pipecat Real Time Voice AI: OpenAI vs. Open Source Solutions Building a Voice AI Agent with Policy Guardrails Using Twilio, Pipecat, and LangGraph Scaling T...The code is actually kinda useless
The code is actually kinda useless
This week, we discuss the Claude Code leak, locking down coding agents, and the Axios supply chain attack. Plus, Coté considers breaking up with his Gmail address of 20+ years.
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pawpatrol891@gmail.com I get that dude’s email Those turtles are dyslexic I’m just a space hyperchicken judge curl|bash is the debate Djikstra’s algorithm for calendaringRundown
Google Now Lets You Change Your Gmail Address. Here’s How Claude had a week He Rewrote Leaked Cl...Field Engineering is the YOLO team
This week, we discuss big bets gone wrong, OpenAI buying the Python toolchain, and Claude's favorite tools. Plus, how fast should AI agents ship bug fixes?
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 565
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Product Management Slot Machine We poisoned our own data As the resident hater of SDT I’m optimistic on this one I’ll check back when you call it Siri AI SEO The Ryan Gosling of PodcastsRundown
Big Bets, Past, Present and Future Meta decides not to shut down Horizon Worlds on VR after all OpenAI Will...New Token Machines
This week, we discuss NVIDIA GTC, token machines, token budgets, and an AWS outage that may or may not involve AI. Plus, Matt reviews The Wizard of Oz at The Sphere.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 564
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Let's T this up. One Trillion Dollars Leader to laggard My terms of service Someone should come up with a term Networking FOMO Slide crimes It’s token machines all the way down. The Claude-ning So why Nemo Cloud? You’re just selling token machines Billionaire version of Gallagher I’ve seen too much Upward...Claude Camp
This week, we discuss Claude Code for non-coders, automating newsletters and status reports, and AI tax prep. Plus, Coté finds unexpected joy in a coding assistant.
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Upgraded to Max The only innovation I was talking about was hiring me. The Patrick Stewart of the Cubicles. Should we become the Claudecast? Matt Ray in Your Pocket. Come into the tent You have agency in your lifeRundown
Coté went to Claude Camp Microsoft and Anthropic team up to bring Claude Cowork to Microsoft 365 Cursor is...Bureaucracy: Still Unsolved
This week. we discuss Claude Code's momentum, Cursor's identity crisis, and the SDLC's uncertain future. Plus, Coté finally explains how Markdown is destroying the economy.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 562
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Demos over Memos Products over Prose Software written by the many for the few USB is flaky Do you get a Code of Conduct for prison? I thought I had typed it somewhere Markdown is taking down the economy Claude, Take the Wheel Sticking with month-to-month Precious Tokens Rip Van Winkle this whole AI thing The ants have won They h...Two Guys and Their Tokens
This week, we discuss AI-assisted COBOL migrations, the OpenClaw Foundation, and AI killing Office. Plus, is TSA PreCheck Touchless the peak of airport efficiency?
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 561
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New’s not good He knows how to be retired Let Matt Cook We don’t have to worry about that Brandon You’re that guy The stock market feels reactionary Siri-Claw Foundation Washing Give me life-changing money and I’ll have a better take Why do I need to pay for power usage?Rundown
IBM is the latest AI casua...You Can Feel It Coming
This week, we discuss personal AI hype cycles, bottoms-up adoption, and "The Modern Stack" simplifying cloud. Plus, thoughts on new cars and the dogs that ride in them.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 560
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They only talk about AI I bet you have 5 shop vacs It’s all going into applesauce Live Claude Code It Good defaults and opinions, nobody wants that Give me 5 minutes, and I’ll give you fifty 6 page memos I know I just pulled off a Pivotal scab. Free Tier as a ServiceRundown
Something Big...A series of OODA loops
This week, we discuss the future of SaaS, OpenAI vs. Anthropic strategies, and cloud capex. Plus, when will you let an AI book your flights?
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 559
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Do we get to eat Moon Pies? Some days it’s just me and the AI We have a LinkedIn page The state of the world has not gotten better, it’s just moved to Kubernetes Trained on the Corpse of Stack Overflow. We just have to get the files right It is all just files It’s all an OODA l...Tara Raj on Amazon Nova Act
Brandon interviews Tara Raj, Senior Engineering Manager at the Amazon AGI Lab. They dive into her journey into the world of AGI, how Nova Act is streamlining complex workflows, and the steps to deploying your very own Normcore Agent. Plus, Tara finally settles the heated debate: Flat vs. Curved monitors.
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Amazon Nova ActContact Tara Raj
LinkedIn: Tara Raj Twitter: @tara_amznSDT News & Hype
Join us in Slack. Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com and we will send you free laptop stickers! Follow...Moltbot Maximists
This week, we discuss Moltbot (née Clawdbot) taking over, Apple’s new AirTags, and finding Enterprise AI ROI. Plus, the tragic demise of the TV dinner.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 557
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The Podcasters’ Choice I was biding my time I just want to sell something I believe in What if you didn’t get chard Chard as a Service Let’s be cool The Human League Spinning tapes talking to each other Artisanal tape dispensers Buying into the Panopticon Why should only Facebook know where I am? Root access to your l...This Conversation is Hardened
This week, we discuss the end of Cloud 1.0, AI agents fixing old apps, and Chainguard vs. Docker images. Plus, the mystery of Dutch broth is finally solved.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 556
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His overall deal Been there and done that been ignoring that shift key for years Cloud is just fine I’ll be back in Bartertown The “F” Word Hardened-washing We’ll never do this, but we should check back in in 3 months Libraries are the best Elves don’t belong in spaceRundown
Are we at the end of...After the Dream
This week, we discuss Gemini powering Siri, AWS’s biggest competitor, and AWS strategy choices. Plus, when should your next meeting actually start?
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 555
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Swedish Death Cleaning Give it a best effort Trying it bad for profits. That pen better be really good You do all the nerd shit, we’ll be cool Looking at a hundred rabbits’ assholes. The Kremlinologist of AWS The aaSes of Cloud They’ll like our apples better Running on hopes and dreams until you’re sure they don’t exist What we have...The Alpha and The Omega
This week, we discuss AI’s impact on Stack Overflow, Docker’s Hardened Images, and Nvidia buying Groq. Plus, thoughts on playing your own game and having fun.
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It’s all brisket after that. Exploring Fun Should I go build a snow man? Pets Innersourcing Two books Michael Lewis should write. Article IV is foundational. Freedom is options.Rundown
Stack Overflow is dead. Hardened Images for Everyone Tanzu’s Bitnami stuff does this too. Op...2025 Year in Review
This week, we review our 2025 predictions, discuss the big stories, and speculate on 2026. Plus, Coté dives deep into the EU broth market.
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I was up at 1am thinking, “are there any good billionaires.” Maybe you forgot your shoes Not just room temperature, but cold I thought Europe was known for its soups Ice, air conditioning, and, broth - we have solved those three problems. Sloppy search Cutlery, tupperware, COVID The Young People. The Automation Apologist. I’m disappointed in everything Models don’t matter anymore Shade-tre...Tech Strategy: Past, Present, Future
This week, Brian Gracely joins to dissect strategic choices made by Broadcom, Docker, Netflix and Intel. Plus: The AI Bifurcation—are models commodities or product pillars?
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Licensing in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Hardened Images for Everyone Introducing Chainguard EmeritOSS Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. Anthropic reportedly preparing for one of the largest IPOsConferences
cfgmgmtcamp 2026, February 2nd to 4th, Ghent, BE. Coté speaking and doing live SDI with John Willis. DevOpsDayLA at SCALE23x, March 6th, Pasadena, CA Use code: DEVOP for 50% off. Devnexus 2026, March 4th to 6th, Atlanta, GA. Whole bunch of VMUGs, mos...An Australian Documentary
This week, we discuss Oracle’s AI vibes, Chainguard’s EmeritOSS, and GitHub’s pricing U-turn. Plus, a robust robot vacuum debate.
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It has CarPlay iPad Range Anxiety an Australian documentary Oracle got popped Intentions I don’t feel bad for them Open Source old folks home Spreadsheets love it Robots are going to take care of us The Median User Nobody feels bad for the whales I have a dog I have a Korean microwave We’re the Neal Stephenson of podcastsRundown
Ford...Typeface Philosophy
This week, we discuss how Netflix is disrupting media, IBM’s Confluent acquisition, and Anthropic buying Bun. Plus, an important discussion on fonts and typography.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 550
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Blame the children I never liked that font No emojis, this is business time Mahalo You need a Chief Economist On the cutlery trayRundown
Rubio Deletes Calibri as the State Department’s Official Typeface Cartridge Source Code Pro It’s Official: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. in Deal Valued at $82.7 Billion Confluent stock soars 29% as IBM announces $11 billio...The Fermi Paradox of Agentic Development
This week, we discuss AWS re:Invent announcements, Agentic Development, and OpenAI's Code Red. Plus, a Digital ID field test and more on silverware sorting.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 549
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Did you order the Code Red? In the year 2000 Jane go swiftly Another day in the coal mine Goal Driven Development I want to believe Prove me wrong AI’s going to dig this hole faster Tornado of Innovation Revenue times StoryRundown
SiteAngel - bonus press quote from Brandon AWS Amazon announces $50B investment to expand AI an...Household CMDB
This week, we discuss the Cloudflare outage, their current business strategy, and paying OSS maintainers. Plus, thoughts on loading the dishwasher and managing your home.
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Mystery Knob Vegans are cursed vegetarians Skilled enough Defrag the dishwasher Design Intentions QR codes everywhere I don’t know where we draw the line, but I know where we start SDT IoT CMBD, Home Edition. SDT Open Source Money Maker Lead with Nagware Stocks go up, stocks go down Safari’s my naked browser Coté wanted to add periods to al...Whitney goes to KubeCon
This week, Whitney Lee joins us to discuss KubeCon news, Coding Assistants, and conference tips. Plus, vegan food and note-taking recommendations.
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Slutty Vegan Cloud Native Rejekts Maintainer Summit Conference Parties Ingress NGINX Retirement: What You Need to Know Linkerd Forever Migrating from Ingress ResourcesConferences
DevOpsDayLA at SCALE23x, March 6th, Pasadena, CA Use code: DEVOP for 50% off. CFP open until Dec. 1st.SDT News & Community
Join our Slack community Email the show: questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com Free stickers: Email your address to...The cURLing Test
This week, we discuss Facebook scams, engineering management trends, and the past and present of curl. Plus, when’s the right time to put up the Christmas tree?
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 546
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Matt has a lot of room tone. I shut the kitchen door . You gotta just reboot all of Australia every morning. Did you see my water dragons? Didn’t he die? I’m worried about the future. Quality of revenue. The spatula is higher than the plunger. This discussion has really raised my morale. I know what your A...No one cares about Chickens
This week, we discuss cloud earnings, Siri teaming up with Gemini, and AI bottlenecks. Plus, is cloning your dog weird?
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Stack the deck Pets and Chickens Blame it on Android They’re fungible Are they going to have to introduce a new principle? Managers of rocks The world we live in Marketing wins We’re the healthy skepticsRundown
Ex-NFL star QB Brady claims his dog is a clone Cloud Earnings AI & Cloud Trends for October 2025 Alphabet tops $100 billion quarterly revenue for first time...The Enterprise Turing Test
This week, we discuss Claude’s new Excel skills, whether AI is augmenting or automating humans, and the latest developer surveys. Plus, AI making the command line cool again!
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Cote’ shock jock mode Art with squids Command-Line Life Style AI isn’t for experts. The triumph of the command line The command line lifestyle is now available I don’t even know what sed is The Human LineRundown
Anthropic's Claude is learning Excel so you don't have to Amazon targets as many as 30,00...Arts and Crafts
This week, we discuss OpenAI’s new browser, AI trying to build spreadsheets, and when to use Claude skills. Plus, Coté explores the art of the perfect staycation.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 543
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Firewire is dead USB, what are you going to do? It’s like I tell my son: you know what to do, you chose not to do it. I am just a guest. I don’t need helpful An amazing hole. Slides for nobody You closed the loop It’s pretty amazing, but does it need to exist? Sl...Yuriy Shyyan on owning your own Cloud.
Matt Ray talks to Yuriy Shyyan, the Director of Cloud Systems Architecture for OpenMetal. They discuss the cost of running your enterprise in the public cloud, high school hacking, building a business on OpenStack, and recognizing that cloud credits are an invitation to purchase a timeshare.
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OpenMetal.ioContact Yuriy Shyyan
LinkedIn: Yuriy ShyyanSponsor
OpenMetal — Cloud Native IaaS. Fixed Cost.SDT News & Hype
Join us in Slack. Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com and we will send you free laptop stickers! Fo...Why not do everything
This week, we discuss Apps in ChatGPT, OpenAI’s Agent SDK and Codex. Plus, Matt has a possum problem down under.
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Living in the dark ages of Sequoia He’s the racoon remover of the neighborhood Don’t say we don’t cover everything They’re hoping someone’s going to unlock a lot of value here, because I’m not seeing it The Low Code Trap Use the code “SDT150” and we’ll send you moneyRundown
Open AI DevDay The Next Great Distribution S...How to build a factory
This week, we dig into the latest DORA report and OpenAI’s big product updates. Plus, some hot takes on airline status and the Eurostar.
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Just plug in an iPhone Be helpful, not helplessRundown
Announcing the 2025 DORA Report | Google Cloud Blog OpenAI Agentic Commerce The New Sora App Introducing ChatGPT PulseRelevant to your Interests
Intel and Apple hold investment talks, no deal in sight - 9to5Mac Ed Zitron is mad as hell TikTok will stay: Trump signs executive or...The Final Demand
This week, we cover Oracle’s OpenAI deal, the RubyGems drama, and Atlassian buying DX. Plus, does anyone still use widgets?
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It’s a two knob problem The healthy jaundice of success My homework is to go home Are you enjoying the widgets? I get you on the Ponzi Scheme Hanlon’s Razor strikes again Blogging: Hardest form of social mediaRundown
Oracle Exclusive | Oracle, OpenAI Sign Massive $300 Billion Cloud Computing Deal Oracle and OpenAI are full of crap OpenAI doesn’t have the cash...Michael Irwin on Docker, Developers, and AI
Brandon interviews Michael Irwin, Principal Engineer at Docker. They cover Docker’s evolution, why hardened images matter, and how AI fits in. Plus, Michael shares stories from teaching computer science.
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Docker Docker HubContact Michael
LinkedIn: mikesir87 Github: mikesir87 Twitter: mikesir87 Blog: https://blog.mikesir87.io/Sponsor
Docker: Your foundation for secure, intelligent developmentSDT News & Hype
Join us in Slack. Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com and we will send you free la...YOLO acquisitions
This week, we dig into Atlassian buying The Browser Company, whether Pay Per Crawl makes sense, and Oracle’s cloud jackpot. Plus, a quick lesson in Aussie slang.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 537
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"I have a plan to make things slightly better.” Matt Ray comes off the top rope We are in that demographic Flip-flops, thongs, and slides. No Translation Needed Do we have a fashion channel? Why not us too? Let’s just try it Hooters adjacent tech story Pay-per-crawl. I don’t know how DNS works, nobody does Cool, co...My search engine couldn’t help me
This week, we discuss the effectiveness of reorgs, Meta’s new AI team, and the Google antitrust ruling. Plus, some strong thoughts on cold brew and bathtubs.
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Buy once, cry once Annual Recurring Regrets The Bathtub Problem Bathtime is My Time Your Daily Stoic No one cares about open source cold brew Once you have it pick up the phone and call someone, the dream of the Internet is dead. The Chrome ecoverse.Rundown
The VC who married Paris Hilton uses his cryochamber tw...Don’t put randomness in your workflow
This week, we discuss AI disillusionment, the good and bad of AI use cases, and VMware news. Plus, we compare tech mergers to Taylor Swift’s engagement.
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