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otte_homan

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Biodegradable, eventually. Views my personal own. Toot != endorsement.

Follow me for big toots (2.68m) in Bb or for really big toots (3.6m) in F#.

"I'm old enough to remember when the Internet wasn't a group of five websites, each consisting of screenshots of text from the other four." - Tom Eastman

Ran Linux 1.01 on a 486 DX/66.

Sometimes I write ( uʍop ǝpᴉsdn ) for no apparent reason. Don't ask.

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@randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , to random

In his inaugural address Trump said: "America will reclaim its rightful place as the greatest, most powerful, most respected nation on earth, inspiring the awe and admiration of the entire world."

In related news, Germany's Fasching carnival ends today:

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@randahl so, umm, when is some European govt, or the EU govt, (not necessarily the same thing) going to take the 8 years of Mushi Herself investigations into Epstein and his party folk, and throw it in front of the US, because "we wanna do business but we've heard these stories can you please explain?" @fasnix

@randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , (edited ) to random

The Olympics so far:

5.7 million Norwegians have won 12 gold medals.

342 million Americans have won 6 gold medals.

That is 60 times the people have won half the gold medals.

How will Trump explain this?

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@randahl something something Nobel prize ....

@lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social avatar lowqualityfacts , to random

Tonight's Low Quality Ad is for the PowerPort International Traveler Adapter. I do not know which countries use what outlets and chargers and I am refusing to do any research, so I will simply rely on this magic box that has all the holes and shapes.
https://collabs.shop/vslcym

A bright blue and black cube-shaped universal travel adapter by "The Urban Geek." The front features three USB-A ports and one USB-C port, while the top has a multi-region AC outlet.
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@lowqualityfacts wrong. Donuts. High voltage donuts. Donuts are the most powerful (after spheres).

@molly0xfff@hachyderm.io avatar molly0xfff , to random

CoinDesk headline: Odds of Jesus Christ appearing in 2026 double, beating return on bitcoin The Polymarket bet is a reminder that the weirdest corners of crypto are sometimes the only ones going up. By Shaurya Malwa Edited by Sheldon Reback
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@molly0xfff invest in Jezus!

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Zedstrian not according to the Orange Guy. Innerworld

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@noumenon@lemmy.world avatar noumenon we're fucked no matter how you look at this ...

@randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , to random

Bombshell: Leaked audio proves Trump advisor Steve Witkoff was instructing Putin on how to butter up Trump, so a document reflecting all of Putin’s demands would become the document which Trump presented to Zelenskyy as the peace plan he “had to accept”.

Republican senators will be furious. I will not be surprised if Witkoff is out before Christmas.

https://youtu.be/_UvknbtULms?si=QPZNF85xou8BTILt

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@randahl I wonder how many Rubles this Witkoff fella has in his BVI bank accounts. He doesn't do this for free ...

@stux@mstdn.social avatar stux , to random

Having the Twitter/X social media icon on your website these days does more harm then good

It's like a digital: "I am/or/do support fascist" label :twitter:

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@stux true. But there's a few "certified" blue tick mastodon clowns on the Fediverse too, sadly.

@nixCraft@mastodon.social avatar nixCraft , to random

Linux laptop maker TUXEDO kills snapdragon X elite ARM Notebook project, citing poor Linux compatibility issues. This could have been alternative to MacBook Air. https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/Discontinuation-of-ARM-notebooks-with-Snapdragon-X-Elite-SoC.tuxedo

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@nixCraft check out the MNT Research project ... uses the RCORE RK3588

https://mntre.com/index.html

@randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , to random

I have loved following the amazing photography of @CatherineBabault .

So yesterday when I saw this generated image (pic 1) of how her awesome photo of A BEAR could look as a poster, I got worried that she would get in trouble for not adhering to the server rules by disclosing that THE ROOM was generated.

So I messaged her (pic 2).

To my surprise, Cathrine then blocked me — maybe she thought I was accusing THE BEAR of being generated.

I really wish she knew, I was talking about THE ROOM.

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@randahl playing moral police officer does not make you any friends ... (ancient social media proverb). @CatherineBabault

@randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , to random

Congratulations to the Brits with their new prime minister “Keir Scharmer”.

Where does Trump find these people?

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@randahl the US have a huge reservoir of talent. Including very bad talent.

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange avatar briankrebs , to random

Is there a term for the inverse productivity achieved when you have so many tabs open that you can no longer see any favicons? If not, I'm going to spend some CPU cycles coining one. I feel like I hit this pivotal point almost daily, even though I'm working on many screens at once. The problem is I'm usually squirreling on so many things at once I neglect to close tabs. p.s. long ass German words don't count sorry.

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@briankrebs "they're dead, Jim"

@arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar arstechnica , to random

An explosion 92 million miles away just grounded Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn rocket
"NASA is postponing launch until space weather conditions improve."
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/11/an-explosion-92-million-miles-away-just-grounded-jeff-bezos-new-glenn-rocket/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica "Bezos will summarily sack NASA via TXT message for not meeting performance requirements, account has been closed and archived and access to the New Glenn app has been disabled. The "no refunds" policy applies".

@dangillmor@mastodon.social avatar dangillmor , to random

One of the most corrupt organizations on the planet launches a "peace prize" whose first recipient will surely be the most corrupt political leader on the planet. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/world/fifa-to-award-new-peace-prize-at-world-cup-draw-in-washington

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@dangillmor FIFA upper management has always been #1 in cringe.

@georgetakei@universeodon.com avatar georgetakei , to random

Hear, hear!

A tweet from Melanie D’Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) reads: “If at least 26 billionaires can waste at least $27 million trying to defeat Zohran Mamdani, then those same billionaires can afford to pay an extra 2% on their income over $1 million to make New York a better, thriving city for everyone — including themselves.” Below is a screenshot of a Forbes article titled “Billionaire Winners And Losers In Tuesday’s Elections,” listing names like Michael Bloomberg, Bill Ackman, Steve Wynn, and others with dollar amounts next to their contributions.
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@georgetakei Murdoch only giving $0.100M ? So they knew Magdani was going to win?

@stux@mstdn.social avatar stux , to random Dutch

Oh wauw

Wilders probeert een Trump te spelen met allerlei berichten over ‘verkiezingsfraude’ die er niet is

Begint behoorlijk hatelijk te worden, zelfs verkiezingen kan rechts niet meer normaal begaan

Stop met dat liegen Geert Hitler

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@stux t wordt tijd dat we een plek in een verzorgingstehuis voor hem gaan vinden. Met Bingo enzo.

@molly0xfff@hachyderm.io avatar molly0xfff , to random

The full CBS interview with Trump about the pardon of Binance's Changpeng Zhao is shocking. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/read-full-transcript-norah-odonnell-60-minutes-interview-with-president-trump/

"Why did you pardon him?" "I have no idea who he is. I was told that he was a victim ... They sent him to jail and they really set him up. That's my opinion. I was told about it."

NORAH O'DONNELL: Looked at this, the government at the time said that C.Z. had caused "significant harm to U.S. national security", essentially by allowing terrorist groups like Hamas to move millions of dollars around. Why did you pardon him? PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Okay, are you ready? I don't know who he is. I know he got a four-month sentence or something like that. And I heard it was a Biden witch hunt. And what I wanna do is see crypto, 'cause if we don't do it it's gonna go to China, it's gonna go to-- this is no different to me than AI. My sons are involved in crypto much more than I-- me. I-- I know very little about it, other than one thing. It's a huge industry. And if we're not gonna be the head of it, China, Japan, or someplace else is. So I am behind it 100%. This man was, in my opinion, from what I was told, this is, you know, a four-month sentence. But this man was treated really badly by the Biden administration. And he was given a jail term. He's highly respected. He's a very successful guy. They sent him to jail and they really set him up. That's my opinion. I was told about it. I said, "Eh, it may look bad if I do it. I have to do the right thing." I don't know the man at all. I don't think I ever met him. Maybe I did. Or, you know, somebody shook my hand or something. But I don't think I ever met him. I have no idea who he is. I was told that he was a v
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@georgetakei@universeodon.com avatar georgetakei , to random

Elect POS leaders, and you’ll get this crap.

A tweet from Rep. Jason Crow reads: “This is a real headline. The world is laughing at us. The government is closed. Inflation is rising. Health care costs are increasing. But Trump is making AI memes dropping feces on Americans.” Below, a Mother Jones tweet is shown with the headline: “Top Republicans stand by president’s poop video.”
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@georgetakei what did Trump say, "every shithole country gets the leadership it deserves" ?

@grumpygamer@mastodon.gamedev.place avatar grumpygamer , to random

Real headline or The Onion: "AWS crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright"

Pro-tip: It's never the Onion.

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@grumpygamer important lesson for any developer of cloud aware software: what does your gadget do if there is no cloud for 1s, 1min, 1hr, 1day, forever? And what does it do when cloud services suddenly return?

@Heliograph@mastodon.au avatar Heliograph , to random

@pluralistic Cory you need to come to Australia it's totally worth visiting us :akko_fistup:

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@Heliograph @pluralistic agree. Plus, we got shitloads of enshittification (the Australian Way) you can enjoy!

@Kels_316@aus.social avatar Kels_316 , to random

a cool thing to do if you're leaving a voicemail from a pabx is to just say your first name as fast as possible and leave no other indication to who the fuck you are, then to have the worlds most unhelpful front desk staff answer the phone. Good luck with your fire door, whoever the fuck you were calling me from the RSL this afternoon.

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@willie1foot yeah, some never learn ... @Kels_316

@TechDesk@flipboard.social avatar TechDesk , to random

Tesla offers cheaper versions of two electric vehicles in bid to win back market share in tough year.

@AssociatedPress reports: https://flip.it/VO_Mjs

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@TechDesk ... aaaaaahahahahah when you do not understand that the price is not the issue at heart here ... @AssociatedPress

@ricmac@mastodon.social avatar ricmac , to random

Let's take a trip back to the year 2000, 25 long internet years ago. A year in which Flash websites proliferate, blogging expands, social news sites like Slashdot gain influence — all of this while the dot-com bubble slowly deflates and Napster dominates headlines. https://cybercultural.com/p/internet-2000/

(special thanks to @GroupNebula563 & @Steve for suggesting Homestar Runner, the perfect Flash website suggestion for that year!)

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@ricmac @GroupNebula563 @Steve you mean when Marc Andreessen was still a nice guy?

@NanoRaptor@bitbang.social avatar NanoRaptor , to random

What's the oldest piece of machinery that you own that still works, for its original purpose, in (mostly!) its original state?

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@NanoRaptor my mum's Husqvarna Practica sewing machine from 1967. Heavy as Swedish bedrock. None of this cheap plastic bullshit.

@randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , to random

In my next life, I will definitely start by getting a job at McDonald's.

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Photo from the UK Royal Family hosting Trump and Melania. The Queen is wearing blue, The First Lady is wearing yellow.
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@randahl you sure you really want to bankrupt two casinos as part of your resume?!?

@evacide@hachyderm.io avatar evacide , (edited ) to random

Samsung has rolled out a software update to its smart fridges that will display ads, despite saying they had "no plans" to do so. We're headed for a future where you will have to pay extra for appliances without ads.

https://www.theverge.com/news/780757/samsung-brings-ads-to-us-fridges

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@evacide time to update the pi.hole block lists ...

@nixCraft@mastodon.social avatar nixCraft , to random

The O2, an entry level Unix workstation, was introduced in the mid 90s and came with a single MIPS CPU. Here, we see some baby Octanes, haha! It officially ran on IRIX UNix OS but also supported the Linux and BSD families of operating systems

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGI_O2

A picture of cracking open the O2 to install the 1600SW Flat Panel Monitor Adapter
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@nixCraft I <3 the 8x 128MB DIMMs.

@MediaOnMastodon@toot.io avatar MediaOnMastodon , to random German

On there are now
412 verified accounts from organizations in
21 languages and on
122 instances.

192 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@watson_news (GER)
@appgefahren (GER)
@liberoreporter (ITA)
@blaetter (GER)
@ieeespectrum (ENG)

Find the whole list on:
➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html

Built by @mho

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I'd argue Flipboard is just a copy/paste mashup amplifier and not a media house. To list 50% of output as being from Flipboard is, well,a bit silly, when the actual content is made by others.
@MediaOnMastodon @watson_news @appgefahren @liberoreporter @blaetter @ieeespectrum @mho

@NanoRaptor@bitbang.social avatar NanoRaptor , to random

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    @NanoRaptor just add DAT ...

    @randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , to random

    Trump: "We need to stop the killing! We gotta have peace!"

    Also Trump: "Now watch my administration rename The Department of Defence to The Department of War"

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    @randahl waiting for graffiti artists to spray "Civil" in front of it.

    @randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , (edited ) to random

    "We cannot heal without justice."

    Epstein survivors step forward and say they will now create an Epstein client list based on their own recollection of the abuse on Epstein's island and elsewhere — a list which could be given to anyone with an interest in prosecuting the rapists.

    The many months of Trump's attempt to cover this up is now coming back to bite him.

    https://youtu.be/GNNn0U0vi9A?si=kFjyydMMYbwtl1d8

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    @randahl alt link available, please? MSNBC reckons this vid is not to be seen in Australia. Because MSNBC reckons there is no world outside Murica. Time for MSNBC to grow up and learn some geography. Until then, an alt link would be cool.

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    @randahl this is MSNBC. It does not make sense.

    @NanoRaptor@bitbang.social avatar NanoRaptor , to random

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    @NanoRaptor I love it.

    @nixCraft@mastodon.social avatar nixCraft , to random

    There was a post the other day about how they would pay extra not to have AI in their MS Office app or AI in social media platforms.

    Look, it is never going to happen, but you can choose an alternative if you want to get rid of AI. Those companies never listen to anyone, and your extra money means nothing to them. It is a hard reality. You can’t talk to a bat shit crazy AI companies or AI tech bros. So choose wisely for your own benefit and peace of mind.

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    @nixCraft yeah but then you go Debian Linux and install Firefox and find that they've got bloody AI in it, and DuckDuckGo with AI in their browser and Thunderbird doing the same shit and .... I just wanna cry ....

    @NanoRaptor@bitbang.social avatar NanoRaptor , to random

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    @NanoRaptor sending hugs.

    @randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , to random

    Norway, with a population of just 5,594,340, has pledged $ 8.5 billion to Ukraine for 2026.

    At the same time, the Trump regime has demanded that US weapons given to Ukraine are paid for by other countries, so Trump can spend $ 0.

    The US is a country of 340,100,000 people, or 61 times the population of Norway.

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    @randahl yeah but Trump needs all the US weapons in DC now, so there's that....

    @stux@mstdn.social avatar stux , to random

    Gotta say, I am very happy ‘Dr’ Phil had to file for bankruptcy, he deserves it all and more bad luck coming his way♥️👌🏻

    Working with or for ICE is a choice, a very very bad one without any excuse

    Make agens famous! You have my support

    Sorry not sorry

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    @stux not sure if it's that simple - his "media company Merit Street Media" filed for bankruptcy, that's not the same a him privately or personally filing for BR. And he's already busy starting a new shop taking over (classic phoenixing, or at least it looks that way). @Natsura

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    UpperBroccoli you'll need to replace the activated carbon every ~100 hours of use though, for that to work ok long time ... @Sunshine@piefed.ca avatar Sunshine

    @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io avatar molly0xfff , to random

    Newsletter: As he builds US power, Justin Sun fights to control his story

    A crypto billionaire who once feared arrest in the US is now a Trump business adviser and White House guest. His lawsuit against Bloomberg reveals what he doesn't want Americans to know about his crypto fortune.

    https://www.citationneeded.news/justin-sun-bloomberg-lawsuit/

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    @molly0xfff I'm reading all of this and my brains just go "this 'wealth' just simply does not actually exist, right? RIGHT???"

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    @JessTheUnstill they've come to the realization that
    (a) LLM AI etc is just high risk shit, AND
    (b) they are really bad at it, AND
    (c) it's even worse than this metaverse bollocks

    @NanoRaptor@bitbang.social avatar NanoRaptor , to random

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    @NanoRaptor remember the "Pimp my ride" show from the 00-ies?

    @NanoRaptor@bitbang.social avatar NanoRaptor , to random

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    @NanoRaptor I absolutely ♥️ this one! So simple! So effective! So good!

    @randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , to random

    Trump's administration in a nutshell:

    Picture 1: Trump fires hundreds of weather service employees in February.

    Picture 2: Realizing how much of society depends on the weather service, Trump now hires hundreds of weather service employees.

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    @randahl I sure do hope they are heavily unionised and collectively take this as a wonderful opportunity to get a solid pay rise and a few new clauses in their contracts.

    @nixCraft@mastodon.social avatar nixCraft , to random

    The open-source CapCut alternative to edit videos. No watermarks or subscriptions and works on all devices https://github.com/OpenCut-app/OpenCut

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    @nixCraft how's this compared to Openshot ?

    @lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social avatar lowqualityfacts , to random

    Today's Low Quality Ad is for Boobybuds Natural Beeswax Nipple Shields. There are many things you should shield your nipples from. 5G radiation. Snakes. Windmill radiation. Your weird neighbor Harold's peering eyes.
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F1NFVLSC?ref=t_ac_view_request_product_image&campaignId=amzn1.campaign.1HFD33V82RKHN&linkCode=tr1&tag=connorstone06-20&linkId=amzn1.campaign.1HFD33V82RKHN_1754062862283

    100% natural Beeswax nipple shields.
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    @lowqualityfacts they also double as jam jar covers.

    @nixCraft@mastodon.social avatar nixCraft , to random

    this is such bs. Making devs to pay for interview tools is sketchy in my book. You should never have to pay anything in order to interview. Period.

    A Reddit post titled "Company wants me to use Cursor for interview" from the r/cursor subreddit. The post discusses a live coding interview where the user is asked to use the Cursor tool, which is an AI-powered code editor. The user expresses concern about having to pay for the tool and questions whether this is a common practice.
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    @nixCraft probably just a test to see how pliable you are. As in, do you follow orders, or are you a trouble maker. C'mon, be the trouble maker.

    @nixCraft@mastodon.social avatar nixCraft , (edited ) to random

    Microsoft just became the second company valued at over $4 trillion. How did they do that?

    They fired over 15K developers and IT workers this year, saying cost cutting was needed. They also spent over $18 billion on stock buybacks, and the board approved $60 billion in buyback options. They poured $100 billion into AI.

    Meanwhile, Microsoft's Satya Nadella says job cuts have been 'weighing heavily' on him https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/07/24/microsoft-satya-nadella-memo-layoffs.html

    Seriously? I am speechless. Such a brilliant business model 🤡

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    @nixCraft taking most of the guts out of your own business and calling that a big win. Amazing.

    @NanoRaptor@bitbang.social avatar NanoRaptor , to random

    GenX kids will know the pain of needing just the right kind of pencil to rewind.

    A photo of a 3.5" computer cassette, in this case Install Cassette 5 for Macintosh System 7.5
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    @NanoRaptor this is fantastic. That is what this is.