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Sudoroom-Fixit Clinic Photos: past and present

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: I stumbled upon these Google Photo albums of early collaboration between Sudoroom and Fixit Clinic and thought to share. 2013-08-24 Fixit Clinic LVIII (#58) - Sudo Room, Oakland https://photos.app.goo.gl/wu3XheiMAS5w27dw6 2012-08-03 Fixit Clinic XXX - Sudo Room @ Oakland Art Murmur https://photos.app.goo.gl/ADxHSg4cFUkJsweu7 We also have a running Google Photos album for Sudoroom that anyone can contribute to: https://photos.app.goo.gl/b2cvTziaPN3sLe279 Feel free to add any photos you have there as you take them. To make it easy to add photos as you take them there’s a poster with the QR code to this album on the bulletin board in Sudoroom: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wE3nve_huhoke2xfHJI6ahcTKfu83gt7fYXm10e… Sincerely, -Peter

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Fwd: Upcoming Spring STEM Events

by Peter Mui

Hi: Sudoers and CCLers might be interested in the STEM events in the included email below. Would someone be interested in organizing Sudoroom and/or CCL in exhibiting at the Tri-Valley Innovation Fair? http://quest-science.org/ Sincerely, -Peter -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Upcoming Spring STEM Events Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 20:34:03 +0000 From: Bay Area Science Festival <info(a)bayareasciencefestival.org> To: Get Inspired at Free Family-Friendly STEM Days in the North Bay and East BaySTEM Events are Blooming this Spring! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* *Organized by * <http://f0dy49tm.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/http:%2F%2Fwww.bayareasciencefes…> FESTIVAL <http://f0dy49tm.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/http:%2F%2Fwww.bayareasciencefes…> | CONTACT <https://f0dy49tm.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.bayareasciencef…> | SPONSOR <https://f0dy49tm.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.bayareasciencef…> *DISCOVER SCIENCE TOGETHER* *STEM Events are Blooming this Spring! Get Inspired at Free Family-Friendly STEM Days in the North Bay & East Bay* ***North Bay Science Discovery Day!* <https://f0dy49tm.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.northbayscience…> *Saturday, March 8, 2025* *10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.* *Sonoma County Fairgrounds* *FREE Admission & FREE Parking* Girls exploring insects at North Bay Science Discovery Day <https://f0dy49tm.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.northbayscience…> The North Bay Science Discovery Day is a one-day public free science festival designed to spark children's wonder and curiosity for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. With over 70 organizations and 100 hands-on interactive exhibits, explore rockets and beehives, robots and sharks, catapults and hearts, animation, animals, and art, and more. Meet and talk to professional scientists and engineers. Volunteer with us! The North Bay Science Day is looking for both student and adult volunteers. To help make our event a success, please fill out this form. <https://f0dy49tm.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fform.jotform.com%2F…> *Tri-Valley Innovation Fair 2025* *Saturday, April 12, 2025, 10am - 5pm* *Alameda County Fairgrounds - Pleasanton, CA* Tri-Valley Innovation Fair <https://f0dy49tm.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fquest-science.org%2…> The Tri-Valley Innovation Fair will be held on April 12 for an exciting one-day event designed to bring people together in celebration of science, engineering, and technology. * Explore the remarkable achievements and diverse learning experiences of our region through 80+ exhibitors. * Connect with the people driving innovation in local companies, schools, and community organizations. * Engage in interactive hands-on activities both indoors and outdoors, and enjoy special performances scheduled throughout the day. * Admission is free! Event Details and Registration <https://f0dy49tm.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fquest-science.org%2…> The Tri-Valley Innovation Fair is seeking exhibitors, volunteers, and sponsors to help make this unique event possible. Find out how to support the Innovation Fair here. <https://f0dy49tm.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fquest-science.org%2…> The Bay Area Science Festival is returning to San Francisco in fall 2025! In the next few months, we will let you know about our exciting plans. Until then, enjoy discovering science together at the North Bay Science Discovery Day and the Tri-Valley Innovation Fair. You received this email because you subscribed to our list or have participated in our past events You can unsubscribe <https://f0dy49tm.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Falatus.eomail3.com%…> at any time. Questions: info(a)bayareasciencefestival.org Our mailing address: 654 Minnesota St. Box 0905 San Francisco, CA 94143

6 months, 3 weeks

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One minute zine - gonna do the next one on AI

by Romy Ilano

https://sudoroom.org/sudoroom-zine-trabajo-en-el-norte/ ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

6 months, 3 weeks

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Film Screening: Teaches of Peaches - Goethe-Institut USA

by Romy Ilano

Hey folks let’s get a SudoRoom crew to the Goethe institute next week for a free screening of an awesome artist peaches https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/sta/sfr/ver.cfm?event_id=26414871 Sent from my iPhone

6 months, 4 weeks

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Thursday After Hours at OMCA with Sketchboard Co. Live Figure Drawing - Oakland Museum of California (OMCA)

by Romy Ilano

Anyone interested in a SudoRoom crew going to the Oakland museum Thursday’s https://museumca.org/event/thursday-after-hours-at-omca-with-sketchboard-co… Sent from my iPhone

7 months

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Shapeoko CNC machine is almost working! need help

by Jake Watters

Nicholas cleaned up the white Shapeoko CNC machine and then E and I worked on it to get it working again. I think it was donated in 2017, and it's in a very nice handmade wood enclosure. https://sudoroom.org/wiki/CNC#SHAPEOKO The spindle (cutting tool motor) wiring was chewed up by rats, but simply connecting it to a variable power supply would be fine to get it running. The actual motion controller is working fine. Does anyone know what software we should use to generate g-code to carve things out of wood or whatever? And to jog and home and run the machine? It uses GRBL firmware, there are details on the wiki linked above -jake

7 months

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did you install a different web server on the laser PC last night?

by Jake

it looks like at 10PM last night someone installed a different web server on the laser cutter computer last night? Lighttpd? Was this an annoying hacker someone in the space actually trying to do something? -jake

7 months

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Three upcoming activities of possible interest

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: Here are three upcoming events of possible interest: 1) Thursday (tomorrow): Sudoer Ivan Silva is holding an inaugural “Repair Advice Workshop” at the Belvedere Tiburon Library in USA-CA-Tiburon 5:30-7:00 PST tomorrow, it’s a soft launch for an activity he hopes to hold regularly at this library: https://www.beltiblibrary.org/event?id=12874846 If you live nearby you’re most welcome to attend in person; Ivan may also try to video stream us into the library at that time using Discord: Global Fixers (see this Google Doc to join: https://bit.ly/joinglobalfixers ) 2) Friday: Fixit Clinic at Circuit Launch: https://www.meetup.com/circuit-launch/events/305625116/ This is the monthly 3rd Friday Open House night for Circuit Launch: come hang out with me and CC (and others) from 6:30 on, bring your own projects to work on. 3) Saturday: the Cal Sailing Club holds its General Membership Meeting at 1PM, this is a great chance to observe the best-run volunteer organization I’ve ever seen in operation: https://www.cal-sailing.org/ Hope to see you at any (or all), -Peter

7 months

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Hardware Hacking Tuesday is tonight, bring cups and spoons

by Jake

Hi everyone, ALICE is bringing vegan leek potato soup tonight! Bring a cup and spoon! Tonight I'll be hosting Sudoroom for those who want to come hack on whatever, or fix things you bring, or help people fix things, as part of Fix-It Clinic in the past few weeks, we've had about 10-20 people over the course of the evening Here it is on the sudoroom page: https://sudoroom.org/events/categories/sudo-room-events/ I am usually there by 8PM but people do show up before me! if you get to the door (at the corner of 48th and shattuck) and you can't get in, call our telephone to get someone to let you in! You can also come to the double doors on 48th street, this will be our "front door" in the future, and this is where members are supposed to be coming in. (442)252-8386 is our phone number, which spells "I HACK AT FUN" We don't always hear the doorbell so please just call! You should get on this sudoroom discuss mailing list! click here: https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ It's easy to become a member! Just fill out this form, sign up for monthly payments, and join the above mailing list. https://sudoroom.org/membership see you soon! -jake

7 months

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Carbon Fiber Dust?

by Skylar

Hi folks, I'm writing on behalf of Common Humanity Collective, a local mutual aid collective that distributes free masks and DIY air purifiers to the community. We've been looking for access to a laser cutter that has NOT come into contact with or been in the vicinity of any carbon fiber dust/residue - we don't want anybody breathing that in because we accidentally transferred some to our air purifiers! I realize this might not be possible to answer b/c so many people have worked in the space, but have people worked with carbon fiber at sudoroom before? Are there any rules allowing/forbidding it from use? Any info would be helpful, thank you! -Skylar

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Carbon Fiber Dust?

by Skylar

Hi folks, I'm writing on behalf of Common Humanity Collective, a local mutual aid collective that distributes free masks and DIY air purifiers to the community. We've been looking for access to a laser cutter that has NOT come into contact with or been in the vicinity of any carbon fiber dust/residue - we don't want anybody breathing that in because we accidentally transferred some to our air purifiers! I realize this might not be possible to answer b/c so many people have worked in the space, but have people worked with carbon fiber at sudoroom before? Are there any rules allowing/forbidding it from use? Any info would be helpful, thank you! -Skylar

7 months

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Super chill Persian tea ceremony right before our hardware hack night 2/18 7:15 pm

by Romy Ilano

https://lu.ma/jfr2sch9 we have a super chill tea ceremony right before our hardware hack night. Not sure if there's a water boiler on site? I'll try to bring tea. Does anyone have extra cups? I can bring some paper ones. "Behind every darkness, there is a brightness" ۲-بدون رنج، گنج میسر نمیشود - Farsi proverb Come join us for a chill AI salon as we whiteboard, chat, and install AI models on our laptops over cups of tea. Themes - Deepseek - installing a smaller quantized model of Deepseek r1 on your laptop with Ollama, exploring the new multimodal Deepseek model, and more - Explore putting a larger generative AI model on a desktop computer server at SudoRoom - Whiteboarding until we understand what the heck is going on with AI - Topics on the liberal arts of course because we are not a soulless hackerspace =D - Tea ceremonies around the world, this month the Persian tea ceremony - Light projections on the wall - Paper crafts This informal tea session will occur right before our Tuesday hardware hack night. Come one come all! ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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are you a member but not on the members list?

by Jake

hey if you feel like a sudoroom member, maybe you are! It's so easy to be a member: 1. be part of the community by showing up and participating 2. join the sudo-discuss mailing list (this one) 3. sending automatic monthly payments through the sudo-humans portal OR with a paypal automatic thing (which unfortunately gives 3% to Elon) to formalize this, go to this link and fill out the form - even if you think you might have already done it! https://sudoroom.org/membership

7 months

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Deepseek sessions for about half an hour before start of Tuesday hardware hack night

by Romy Ilano

Thinking of having informal Deepseek sessions for about half an hour before start of Tuesday hardware hack night - we would be whiteboarding - we can start with quantized models of deepseek that can fit on everyone's laptop I was following the deepseek discussion, but do we have a computer that ca hold larger models? I know noisebrige is running one. ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

7 months

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Feb 14 AV night at Sudo Room

by Paige P

Hi everyone, heres a Sudo Room event planned for Feb 14: Sudo Room AV night Dark Mode projectionists and musicians welcome - bring your equipment - play with ours too - head lamps recommended - glimmering - coworking party 2.14.25 7-9PM Paige

7 months

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Online Feb 20: “Being Women in STEM & Open Source”

by Peter Mui

“Join us for an engaging and insightful discussion on the challenges faced by women in STEM and open-source. This month’s gathering, held on February 20, 2025, from 8-9:30 PM (CT), will feature speakers Megan Cadena, Nagham Kheir, and Oyindamola Adeniran as they explore the unique hurdles women encounter in these fields. “The conversation will break down the barriers and offer actionable solutions and resources for overcoming them. Our speakers will highlight the powerful role open-source communities play in providing support, fostering growth, and empowering women to thrive professionally. They’ll also share how their involvement in open-source projects has helped them develop crucial skills and advance in their careers. “This is a must-attend event for anyone looking to understand how open-source initiatives can drive inclusivity and professional growth in STEM. Don’t miss out on this chance to learn, connect, and be inspired!” https://mailchi.mp/pubinv.org/public-invention-presents-the-moonrat-project…

7 months, 1 week

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A gender changer component during women and nonbinary hack night =D

by Romy Ilano

https://sudoroom.org/a-gender-changer-thingie-sliceoflife/ that's it. that's the post ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

7 months, 1 week

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what about a super simple and sweet workshop to host deepseek on people's laptops using ollama

by Romy Ilano

what about a super simple and sweet workshop to host deepseek on people's laptops using ollama? it would be nice clickbait for a our page, and it would be accompanied with a whiteboard to help people brainstorm how to get the larger models up. tons of us have already downloaded deepseek (the tiny baby verison) to our laptops ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

7 months, 1 week

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Got the Friday event on the blog and Luma!!!! dark mode av night this Friday 📽️📼📺 – Sudo Room

by Romy Ilano

https://sudoroom.org/dark-mode-av-night-this-friday-📽%EF%B8%8F📼📺/ Sent from my iPhone

7 months, 1 week

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Hakko Ace 481 desoldering stations

by Jake Watters

We have two of these available for any donation, because we have another desoldering station and only need one. They're on top of the north workbench, take them and make a donation of any amount! https://www.xposz.shop/?path=page/ggitem&ggpid=1657888 -jake

7 months, 1 week

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4799 Shattuck Building Updates_February 2025

by Valerie Jameson

Hello Omni Building Goers, I hope that this message finds you and all of your relations are healthy, warm, and resilient during this tumultuous time. Given all the moving parts with the building, I thought I would send a recap and update email early. There will likely be a part 2 of this email at the end of the month. Please note that relevant dates are highlighted in yellow! *Recaps and Reminders* 1. *Trash protocol*: The bins have been going out full every Monday and Thursday afternoon/evening. I am anticipating a slow down in the next two week or so. However, the trash room has been reorganized to support overflow trash. There is a section above the receptacles as well as below the electronic waste section in the corner where items can be left. If they are in those areas they can promptly be added the next time the bins become available. 1. Please refrain from leaving trash in front of the door 2. Cardboard boxes should be broken down and put inside of the bins. CALLI has had to take on the task of breaking down other peoples recycling on multiple occasions and that takes away from our regular responsibilities. If access to a box cutter is needed please let me know. 3. Our team has been cleaning up the entryhall to make it a usable space for meetings and events. Moving forward I want to discourage items being dumped in the entryhall. Any items that groups wish to have discarded should be placed in the trash room. If placement in the trash room poses an issue because it is a bulk item, folks should reach out to me directly to make alternative arrangements. 2. *Leaks*: We have had a few days of heavy rain and a few small leakes have been reported. All of the locations I have investigated are directly above a vent which doesn't fall under the new roof installations scope. If anyone comes across a leak or water dripping, I highly encourage photos of the location to be taken, and recommend angling the camera to show the ceiling. If it is a sustained drip, short videos would also be helpful to see. Thank you to those who have been reporting thus far. 3. *Tool room*: CALLI is encouraging Omni Commons representatives and individuals that have personal items in the tool room to make arrangements to remove/relocate the items in the next two weeks. After* February 21st*, we will be changing the lock on the tool room door. This will make it easier for us to manage the building, reconfigure and secure the space, and inventory check/purchase the necessary tools and hardware for ongoing repairs and maintenance in the building. 1. Throughout the building clearing process, I have/will continue to relocate items that are clearly labeled to a group in the groups (lessees) dedicated space or the back foyer storage. 2. Although we will be changing the locks on the tool room, that doesn't mean that resources left behind wouldn't be made available to groups upon request. If there is a need to use the key cutter or a large vacuum please just let me know. A more formal checkout system can be implemented, but for now I think it is fine to keep informal. 3. If there are items such as the steel husky storage/workbench that an owner *wants* to claim, but prefers to let us use for building purposes, I would still like to be made aware so that I can document ownership and make arrangements with that person directly. *CALLI would gladly utilize items currently in the tool room that are relevant to building repairs.* We would just like to have some autonomy over the space and are trying to proactively avoid future disputes and claims over personal items. *What's New & Updates:* 1. *Locked storage*: I added a lock for the black cabinet in the back foyer storage. If groups have costly office supplies, tools, or other *shared* equipment, I encourage you to place those items in the locked cabinet vs the open metal storage. I will send out the combination code to building designees we have on file. However, if others would like access they can reach out to me directly. If a security/access breach happens with the cabinet and items go missing or non permitted individuals are given the combination, let me know as soon as possible and I can promptly switch out the locks. 2. *Entryhall floor cleaning*: Some of you may have seen or noticed that our handyperson (Don Luis) cleaned most of the entryhall floor this week. Next week we would like to do another cleaning and floor polishing of the entire area. Effective *February 13th*, the Free Store will be temporarily relocated to the back corner of the entryhall to allow for proper cleaning of the front of the entryhall and floor polishing. Please prepare for the free store to be in the alternative location for at least 1 week but possibly 2 weeks depending on further maintenance and repair issues that arise upon further inspection of the area. 3. *Interior doors project wall inspection: *CALLI will be inspecting the framing inside the walls of locations where interior doors are being contemplated. Don Luis will be cutting into wall paneling and drywall on February 7th. Portions of the wall will be left open for further building inspection and determinations on next steps. Please anticipate that the back hallway will be in an active renovation project for the next few weeks. Steps will be taken to place temporary covering on the opening, but please discourage anyone from tampering with the opening. 4. *Building exterior siding project*: CALLI has escalated the process for identifying a company to come and repair/replace the exterior wooden boards of the building. This is the next large building (capital) improvement we will be working to address. Some folks may have seen wide gaps along the back Sudoroom wall just below the ceiling. This does not have to do with the roof, but instead is a result of the badly damaged wood boards sticking out from the side of the building that have needed serious repair for the last 10 years. Don Luis was able to do some temporary patch work ahead of the heavy rain, but this will be another large project that will hopefully strengthen the longevity of the building. As always if questions, thoughts, ideas or concerns come up please do not hesitate to reach out. Take care, -- *A Throwback Reflection & Remedy In This Moment**: **So that the weight of this country does not crush you <https://activismjoystudio.com/a-poem-so-that-the-weight-of-this-country-doe…>* *Valerie Jameson* (she/ella) Property Manager - 4799 Shattuck Avenue *Collective Action & Land Liberation Institute (CALLI) * CALLI Website <https://www.thecalli.org/> East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/ebprec> | X <https://www.x.com/ebprec> | Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/eb.prec> | YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/ebprec> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/ebprec>

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Is it possible for Sudo Room to obtain the base DeepSeek R1 model and make availble for copying to SSD?

by Autonomous

Would it be possible to obtain a copy of the Deep Seek R1 base model and then make it available to Sudo Room members to make additional copies? Noisebridge has considerable bandwidth and perhaps they could download the 700GB model. Downloading 700GB from my ISP would probably not work, but copying the model to a 1TB SSD would work. Here's the Deep Seek R1 base model on Huggingface: https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1/tree/main

7 months, 2 weeks

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email mailing list system helpers needed!

by Jake

hey we need volunteers to help keep our mailing lists going! Do you already know how to use shell commands but would be interested in learning more about how email systems work? Email me if you have bandwidth to volunteer to keep this mailing list running! -jake

7 months, 2 weeks

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Sudoroom Clean-up party Friday Jan 3

by Kent Leech

Hey Sudo! We¹re having a post-new-roof clean-up party! Friday, Jan 3 starting ~11AM to 5pm-ish. Now that the roof is fixed and SudoRoom is dry, it¹s time to clean up! The roof replacement generated A LOT of stuff that fell and coated the horizontal surfaces that weren¹t under a tarp. There will be snacks, drinks, fun and breaks! If you can chip in funds, we'll get a take-out. There will be shop vacs with hepa filters, ladders and brushes. We¹ll have some surgical masks. If you have a respirator, it would be a good idea to bring it. The goal is to clean up as much as we can and not to burn-out.There will be other clean-up days. Start at the higher shelves then clean the workbenches. If time, vacuum or broom the floors. Fans will be running to move air and the shop filter will be on. Call/text Kent @ 510-504-0634. Hope to see you there! -Eric, Kent and Raelyn

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Now there was a weird hum in near the mailboxes on the 1st floor

by Romy Ilano

Thanks to Virginia for filing the report on the weird fire alarm hum in the garage. Last night I went from the hum of the garage to check my mail and there was a weird eerie hum on the first floor near the mailboxes. Are folks in the townhouses ok? It's super loud! ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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