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About tool to collect instagram posts
by Xanat Meza 09 Aug '23

09 Aug '23

Hello, Given that Netilytic is not working anymore, does anyone have recommendations of any service that provides Instagram posts data? We have tried to reach out to this one, but they have not replied and their social media looks quite inactive: https://analisa.io/ Regards, Xanat V. Meza Ph.D. Kansei, Behavioral and Brain SciencesUniversity of Tsukuba M.A. Media and Communication Yeungnam University B.D. Graphic Communication Design Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana

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upcoming events from Disrupting Disruptions: The Feminist and Accessible Publishing, Communications, and Tech Speaker and Workshop Series
by Alexandra Ketchum 08 Aug '23

08 Aug '23

Hi everyone, I'm excited to share the 5 upcoming events from Disrupting Disruptions: The Feminist and Accessible Publishing, Communications, and Tech Speaker and Workshop Series! Events are free, open to the public, and professionally live captioned. Click the hyperlinks to sign up for each event. *September 13, 2023: Danielle Boyer on Indigenous Robotics <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/danielle-boyer-on-indigenous-robotics-tickets-…>, co-hosted with the Indigenous Futures Research Centre, 6 PM ET (virtual)* *September 26, 2023: Christine H. Tran on *Homewrecker Platforms: Games, Gender & the Media Housework of Live Streaming <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/christine-h-tran-on-homewrecker-platforms-hybr…>, 6 PM ET (Hybrid: in-person and virtual options) November 2, 2023: Dr. Avery Dame-Griff on The Two Revolutions: A History of the Transgender Internet <https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-two-revolutions-a-history-of-the-transgende…>, co-hosted with the DIGS Lab, 6:30 PM ET (Hybrid: in person and virtual options) November 4, 2023: LGBTQ+ Books Celebration <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lgbtq-books-celebration-event-tickets-68825823…>, 6 PM - 8 PM ET (in-person) November 15, 2023: Dr. Tamara Kneese on Death Glitch: How Technosolutionism Fails Us in This Life and Beyond <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-tamara-kneese-on-death-glitch-hybrid-event-…>, 6 PM ET (Hybrid: in person and virtual options) Learn more at: http://disruptingdisruptions.com Thanks! Alex (Dr. Alex Ketchum, McGill University)

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Public Lecture with Dr Sun-ha Hong - "Predictions without Futures" - Monday 14 August - Melbourne Law School and online
by Christopher O'Neill 07 Aug '23

07 Aug '23

Please join us for a free public lecture from Dr Sun-ha Hong (Simon Fraser University): "Predictions Without Futures" Date: Monday 14 August Reception: 5:30pm Lecture: 6:00pm Venue: Lecture Theatre G08 - Melbourne Law School,185 Pelham St, Carlton Online attendance also available *Register here - *https://events.humanitix.com/predictions-without-futures Abstract: Our dominant technological futures help maintain decrepit horizons of the social. As Brecht once observed: "I stood on a hill and I saw the Old approaching, but it came as the New." Prediction supplies a powerful conceptual model for this dynamic of stasis through disruption by connecting technical and mythological attitudes of probabilistic control. I trace some throughlines between the technical conceit of predictivity (that criminality or emotion can be anticipated through data-driven modeling) and the mythological use of prediction (where history is an extrapolation of known technological advancements). Drawing from theories of ritual and experiment, I examine the demonstrative, belief-building work that prediction does - from 18th century automata to Amazon warehouses, from Marvin Minsky to the Year 10,000. What we call "tech" today serves as a legitimising function for capital, and crucial to this function is the active foreclosure of any political future other than more of the same. Bio: Sun-ha Hong examines forms of uncertainty, doubt and belief around surveillance, smart machines & AI. He is Assistant Professor in Communication at Simon Fraser University, Canada, and was previously Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities at MIT. Sun-ha is the author of *Technologies of Speculation: The Limits of Knowledge in a Data-Driven Society* (2020), and is working on his next book, *Predictions Without Futures*. Sun-ha Hong is hosted by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society. For more information please contact Dr Christopher O'Neill <chris.oneill(a)monash.edu> -- *CHRISTOPHER O'NEILL (he/him**)* PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow (ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making and Society) *Monash University* School of Media, Film and Journalism Building B, Room B3.20, Caulfield campus Monash University Caulfield East, Victoria 3145 Australia T: +61 3 9903 2433 E: chris.oneill(a)monash.edu <name.surname(a)monash.edu> monash.edu/arts/media-film-journalism <http://monash.edu> CRICOS Provider: Monash University 00008C/01857J We acknowledge and pay respects to the Elders and Traditional Owners of the land on which our four Australian campuses stand. Information for Indigenous Australians <https://www.monash.edu/indigenous-australians>

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Join the Waitlist for Community+Coffee: Spotlight on Identity-Affirming Youth Spaces in the Connected Wellbeing Impact Studio
by Cindy Hau 07 Aug '23

07 Aug '23

<https://connectedwellbeing.org> [image: August Event] Community+Coffee: Spotlight on Identity-Affirming Youth Spaces in the Connected Wellbeing Impact Studio <https://connectedlearning.news/AugCC-list> Equity-oriented and asset-based approaches are central to connected wellbeing. Join us for a roundtable discussion with experts experienced at collaborating with diverse youth to build intergenerational coalitions that are connected and responsive to culture and community. August 28, 2023 1:00pm – 2:30pm Eastern / 10:00 – 11:30 am Pacific This is a special community gathering hosted by the Connected Wellbeing Coalition, focused on the innovative teams in our Impact Studio. Chat with the teams, get inspired by their work, and compare notes on how you approach similar work. These events have limited capacity, so sign up for the waitlist here <https://connectedlearning.news/AugCC-ListservWaitlist> *before it closes on August 23rd!* We will contact you if space opens up for you. About the Connected Wellbeing Initiative *The Connected Wellbeing Initiative* brings together researchers, designers, educators, and funders to accelerate youth and community-powered innovations for fostering wellbeing in a digitally connected world. We build shared approaches and purpose through an Impact Studio for innovators, and free Workshops to build capacity and community. View Our Events Calendar <https://connectedwellbeing.org/events/> Missed our June workshop, *Growing Partnerships and Reach in the Connected Wellbeing Ecosystem*? View the recording, available now on Youtube <https://youtu.be/g5k6RJFsJ8Q>. <https://clalliance.org.>

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CFP: "Exploring Collaborative Interpretive Practice”
by James A Hodges 07 Aug '23

07 Aug '23

*Call for Participation* *“Exploring Collaborative Interpretive Practice”* A workshop co-located with ASIS&T 2023, Saturday, 28 October (8:00 AM - 12:00 PM BST), 2023, London, UK Collaboration on the interpretation and analysis of texts, images, artifacts, qualitative data, and other recorded information is fundamental to knowledge production in many disciplines. However, collaborators may have different goals, work routines, research paradigms and methodologies, background knowledge, and more. In this workshop, we aim to engage in collective exploration of how collaborative interpretation happens and brainstorm together on ways to develop knowledge infrastructures to support it. Each of us brings our own perspective to interpretation, which shapes our work in various ways. How do we ensure that everyone has a voice and is able to take an active part in the research? In this workshop, we will consider how collaborative interpretation unfolds in different settings and within the research process, and ask questions including: - Who is performing interpretation? - What is being interpreted? - What are the goals of interpretation? - How is the interpretation being performed? - What are the analytical lenses? - Can different actors incorporate the fruits of collaboration into their own research to forward different goals? We may also work with and interpret a range of artifacts. How can we interact with these artifacts, and how does their nature (material, symbolic, institutional) affect our interpretation? What can we learn about an artifact based on other resources? This workshop is an opportunity for researchers and practitioners in digital humanities, cultural heritage, and information science, including librarians, archivists, curators, and teachers, to share experiences and ideas about collaborative interpretation, engage in activities to stimulate our thinking, and emerge with takeaways we can incorporate into our own research. We may also form new collaborative relationships. *WAYS TO PARTICIPATE:* *Register for the workshop here: **https://www.asist.org/am23/* <https://www.asist.org/am23/> *Submit a challenge paper or poster **here* <https://www.conftool.org/asist2023/> (please use the AM23 Proposal Template <https://growthzonesitesprod.azureedge.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/946/Temp…> ): - *Challenge papers (4 pages max. not including references): *Introduce an important challenge in collaborative interpretation. Present examples from your own or others’ work, points to consider, potential solutions, etc. - *Posters (2 pages max. not including references): *Introduce research you are doing or would like to do involving collaborative interpretation. Preliminary results are not required; raise ideas you would like to receive feedback on! *Participate in pre-workshop interpretive activities (Aug. 15 - Sept. 14, 2023):* Collaborate with others to explore the Svoboda diaries and engage in collaborative interpretation. Following these activities, workshop scholarships will be awarded. Access here: *https://github.com/svobodadiaries/collab-interpret/discussions/1 <https://github.com/svobodadiaries/collab-interpret/discussions/1>* *IMPORTANT DATES* *Paper and Poster Deadlines* Submissions due: August 15, 2023 Notifications: September 15, 2023 *Pre-workshop Collaborative Interpretation Activity* Participation period: August 15, 2023 - September 14, 2023 Workshop scholarships announced: October 1, 2023 *AWARDS* *Best paper award:* $200. Sponsored by SIG Information Needs, Seeking, and Use (SIG USE) *Best poster award:* $200. Sponsored by SIG Arts & Humanities (SIG AH) *Participation Scholarships:* Free registration for 4 workshop attendees based on pre-workshop participation! For questions, please contact the workshop co-organizers: Annie T. Chen University of Washington | atchen(a)uw.edu Camille Lyans Cole Illinois State University | clcole5(a)ilstu.edu Alexandra Chassanoff University of North Carolina Chapel Hill | achass(a)unc.edu Rongqian Ma Indiana University Bloomington | rm56(a)iu.edu Isto Huvila Uppsala University | isto.huvila(a)abm.uu.se Zack Lischer-Katz University of Arizona | zlkatz(a)arizona.edu Maja Krtalić Victoria University of Wellington | maja.krtalic(a)vuw.ac.nz -- *JAMES A. HODGES, PH.D. *(he/him/his) Assistant Professor San José State University School of Information http://www.jameshodges.net Senior Book Reviews Editor Information & Culture <https://infoculturejournal.org/> Member, Committee on Publication Ethics <https://publicationethics.org/> (COPE) Junior Fellow, Rare Book School Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography <https://rarebookschool.org/admissions-awards/fellowships/sofcb/>

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Grant program announcement: NEH's Dangers and Opportunities of Technology
by Brennan, Sheila 07 Aug '23

07 Aug '23

Greetings colleagues, The National Endowment for the Humanities Dangers & Opportunities of Technology: Perspectives from the Humanities (DOT)<https://www.neh.gov/program/dangers-and-opportunities-technology-perspectiv…> grant program is now accepting applications for the October 11, 2023, deadline. DOT issues a direct call for new research that explores the relationship between technology and culture as well as technology's dramatic impacts on society. Please note that "technology" may be interpreted broadly and that DOT encourages research into technologies not only of the modern or digital era but from any time period. A short, recorded presentation is available on the program's resource page<https://www.neh.gov/program/dangers-and-opportunities-technology-perspectiv…> detailing the program's goals, requirements, restrictions, and application process that may be watched at any time. I invite you to join me and other program officers from the Office of Digital Humanities for a live Q&A session about DOT Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at 2pm Eastern. Click here to register for the Q&A<https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/9fd1d723-2090-4ebb-982b-f38ad7…>. NEH is also launching a new initiative, Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence (AI), to support research projects that seek to understand and address AI's ethical, legal, and societal implications. If you are interested in the program, but don't think you will be applying this year, we always need peer reviewers. Please contact us to volunteer odh(a)neh.gov<mailto:odh@neh.gov>. We will offer one more deadline for the DOT program next year, September 12, 2024. Cheers, Sheila _____________________________ Sheila A Brennan, PhD (she/her) Senior Program Officer & Dangers and Opportunities of Technology Team Lead Office of Digital Humanities National Endowment for the Humanities http://neh.gov/odh

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Job - PDRA (0.6 FTE), Online Civic Culture Centre, Communication and Media, Loughborough University
by Andrew Chadwick 07 Aug '23

07 Aug '23

Colleagues, We have a new opening here at Loughborough for a postdoc on the Leverhulme-funded Everyday Misinformation Project. It’s a part-time role (three days a week) for about six months from mid-September. The role would suit a researcher with a recently-awarded PhD. In formal terms this is not a remote working position, but we can be flexible in accommodating the appointee’s desired working arrangements. Here is a link to the job advertisement: https://vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?… If that link expires, the notice can be found by going to this page and doing a simple search here: https://vacancies.lboro.ac.uk<https://vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/> The deadline is **August 11** Please feel free to circulate this notice. Many thanks in advance! Yours, Andy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Professor Andrew Chadwick PhD, FRSA, FAcSS Professor of Political Communication, Director, Online Civic Culture Centre<https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/online-civic-culture-centre/> (O3C<https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/online-civic-culture-centre/>), Department of Communication and Media<https://www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/communication-media/>, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom. Website<https://www.andrewchadwick.com/> PI: Everyday Misinformation Project<https://www.everyday-mis.info/> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Editor: Oxford Studies in Digital Politics<https://global.oup.com/academic/content/series/o/oxford-studies-in-digital-…> I never expect you to read or reply outside of your chosen working hours.

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Digital Data Processing 2023 IEEE CPS
by ijwa dline.info 07 Aug '23

07 Aug '23

Third International Conference on Digital Data Processing University of Bedfordshire Luton. UK November 27-29, 2023 Hybrid mode- Virtual/Physical www.socio.org.uk/ddp IEEE CPS will publish the proceedings (Xplore) Data grows voluminously and exponentially with heterogeneity and complexity. A single organisation or industry processes over a few million transactions hourly and stores several petabytes of data. We live in a world of tremendous pressure to analyse and process data more efficiently, where Data analytics can reflect hidden patterns, incomprehensible relationships, intrinsic information relations, and segmentation. Data applications have introduced cutting-edge possibilities in every activity in our life. Thus, studying data and its underlying structure, dynamics of data relations, and newer data technologies is a never-ending process. The literature and research on data management are enormous; they do not sufficiently solve the data processing requirements. Currently, the use of technology and interrelations among information pieces generate gargantuan amounts of data. Many studies tend to develop models and systems to analyse voluminous datasets. Analysing the impact of data leads to application domains on decisions that have a systematic influence. Knowledge generated from data analysis can enable the production of critical information for several domains. Hence this conference reviews and discusses the recent trends, opportunities, and pitfalls of data management and how it has impacted organizations to create successful business and technology strategies and remain updated in data technology. This conference also highlights the current open research directions of data analytics that require further consideration. The proposed conference will discuss topics not limited to Data applications in various domains and activities Data in cloud Real-world data processing Data inaccuracy and reliability issues Data Ecosystem Business Analytics New data analytics techniques Physical and management challenges Privacy and Security Crowdsourcing and Sensing Data modelling Deep learning techniques Data fusion Descriptive analytics, Diagnostic analytics, Predictive Analytics, and Prescriptive analytics Machine learning Network optimization Data in Biomedical Engineering Data in Materials science and mechanics Data handling and applications in domains Wireless Networking Data Management Data of Electronic & Embedded Systems Multi-media Systems Data Artificial Intelligence Models and Systems Data E-Computing Data Renewable Energies Data Publications The IEEE Xplore will publish the DDP papers. Besides modified versions of the papers will appear in the following journals. 1. Journal on Data Semantics 2. Technologies 3. Data Technologies and Applications 4. Journal of Digital Information Management 5. International Journal of Computational Linguistics 6. Journal of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering Important Dates Full Paper Submission: September 10, 2023 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: October 10, 2023 Registration Due: November 10, 2023 Camera Ready Due: November 10, 2023 Workshops/Tutorials/Demos: November 28, 2023 Main conference: November 27-29, 2023 Post-conference proceedings: December 20, 2023 General Chair Ezendu Ariwa, Chair UK& RI IEEE TEMS, UK Program Chairs Ramiro Smano Robles, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto Rua, Portugal Simon Fong, University of Macau, Macau Program Co-Chairs Ricardo Rodriguez Jorge, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico – Dion Goh, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Publicity Chair Hathairat Ketmaneechairat, King Mongkut’s University of Technology, North Bangkok, Thailand Paper Submission: http://socio.org.uk/ddp/paper-submission/ Contact: stm(a)socio.org.uk

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PostDoc on "Ethics of AI" @ Science of Intelligence Berlin (d/w/m)
by Burema, Dafna Jasmine 07 Aug '23

07 Aug '23

Dear colleagues, at Charité Berlin we have a vacancy for a postdoctoral position in the project Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. The project is conducted within the Cluster of Excellence “Science of Intelligence" (SCIOI, https://www.scioi.de) in cooperation with the Technical University of Berlin. The project will be jointly headed by Prof. Dr. John-Dylan Haynes and Dr. Scott Robbins. The research project explores ethical issues that arise in the context of AI research. SCIOI involves researchers from several relevant disciplines, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, control, robotics, computer vision, behavioral biology, psychology, educational science, neuroscience and philosophy. The cluster has multiple interdisciplinary research projects that combine analytical and synthetic approaches to address central aspects of individual, social, and collective intelligence. Researchers in the cluster investigate questions related to robotics, artificial intelligence, and biological intelligence research. The current project focuses on the ethical implications of intelligence research across multiple stages of the research process, ranging from research design and data acquisition to the potential impact of future research results. The project will implement a span of methods, including conceptual analysis, philosophical discourse analysis, expert interviews, focus groups, and predictive assessments. The postholder will work on designing conducting, analysing, and disseminating our ethics-oriented research in terms of presentations, project reports, and publications. Participation in research colloquia, lecture series, and workshops, as well as active participation in the cluster's research activities is expected. The call is aimed at postdoc researchers with a Doctoral degree / PhD in ethics, philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, computer science or a related discipline. The applicant should ideally have substantial knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas: applied ethics and ethics of technology, philosophy and sociology of science and technology, behavioral research techniques (such as questionnaires and online polls) and/or methods of philosophical conceptual analysis. A candidate with a background in computer science or artificial intelligence would be an additional benefit, but not necessary. Excellent written and spoken English is also required. Additional useful competences include experience with methods and processes of technological impact assessment; experience in conducting expert interviews and focus group discussions; research experience in the area of robotics and artificial intelligence; background in programming, engineering, or natural science; German language skills. The fixed-term project will start on the 1.10.2023 and run until 31.12.2025. Salary grade ist TVÖD/VKA E13. Please submit your application including usual documents (application letter, CV, references) before 1.9.2023 to sekretariat-haynes(a)charite.de<mailto:sekretariat-haynes@charite.de> using "Postdoc AI-Ethics" as subject. We might be able to consider later submissions, but cannot guarantee this. --- Dr. Dafna Burema Postdoctoral Researcher Science of Intelligence, TU Berlin T: +49 (0)3031470641 E: Burema(a)tu-berlin.de<mailto:Burema@tu-berlin.de> W: https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/people/dafna-burema/

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CFP Digital Intimacies Conference (14-15th, December)
by Andrea Alarcon 07 Aug '23

07 Aug '23

Abstracts due August 25th The Digital Intimacies 9 call for papers is now live! The theme for 2023 is "Life Among the Ruins": * "Without stories of progress, the world has become a terrifying place. The ruin glares at us with the horror of its abandonment. It’s not easy to know how to make a life, much less avert planetary destruction. Luckily there is still company, human and not human. We can still explore the overgrown verges of our blasted landscapes…" (Tsing, 2015, pp. 282).* Digital intimate publics express that the “vibe is off”, a sense that things aren’t quite right as we doom scroll on and on and on. A state of precarity and instability has left ruin and decay in its wake. From failed political systems, burnt-out utopias and bombed out landscapes, to the eerie and empty urban spaces of the mass industrial era, the persistent rubble left from (neo)colonisation and cultures threatened by climate crises, to recently obsolescent technologies, hyperlinks rotting away, and glitchy automated systems. Despite the rubble seeming dead and inert, Anna Tsing (2015) reminds us that ruins are lively places where new multi-species and multi-cultures thrive. From a flattened out, ruined landscape, new possibilities grow. Ruins can be enclaves of hope as much as mourning, loss, and longing: they not only invoke nostalgic reflections, but open up space to dream and imagine the future. Digital intimate publics share the affective experience of life amid the ruin. They are formed in circumstances of something being ‘off’, of being squeezed, constituted from positions of non-dominance. Digital intimacies come to be not in the gleaming corporate towers and cathedrals, but in the messy in-between spaces where resilient, creative practices of ‘making do’ emerge. For Digital Intimacies 9 we ask in what ways are digital intimacies reckoning with the ruined structures they find themselves in? We invite submissions across disciplines to critically engage with, interpret, locate, theorise, or dissect the notion of life amid the ruins in abstract and creative ways. Additionally we encourage applicants to think broadly about the intersections between digital intimate publics and ruins to look with a hopeful eye for what may grow on the edges of our worlds. We welcome papers and presentations in various formats exploring topics including but not restricted to: · Everyday responses to ruin · Tactics and strategies of ‘making do’. · Obsolescent technologies and outdated digital media. · The politics of nostalgia and the future. · Stories, voices and practices from the margins. · Resistance, opposition and subversion in digital spaces. · Community, kinship and care during and after crises. · As well as papers covering broader questions and topics relating to digital intimacies. This year Digital Intimacies 9 is being organised as a joint collaboration between Digital Cultures and Societies at the University of Queensland and the Digital Media Research Centre at QUT. *To submit please email digitalcultures(a)hass.uq.edu.au <digitalcultures(a)hass.uq.edu.au> with a 200-300 word abstract and a 1-2 sentence bio by August 25th.* The symposium will be a hybrid event held from the 14th to the 15th of December at QUT Gardens Point campus, Brisbane, Australia (lift access available) and online. For more information check out our website: Digital Intimacies 9 - Call For Papers <https://research.qut.edu.au/dmrc/digital-intimacies-9/>. If you have any further questions, please feel free to email us at digitalcultures(a)hass.uq.edu.au. As always, please feel free to forward to any interested colleagues. References: Tsing, A. L. (2015). The mushroom at the end of the world: On the possibility of life in capitalist ruins. Princeton University Press. Cheers, The Digital Intimacies 9 organising crew. -- *ANDREA ALARCON* *+ The Usefulness of Open Events: Navigating Professional Spaces of Urban Meetups <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/14614448211072827>. * *+ Postdoctoral Fellow*+ University of Queensland, | DigitalCultures and Societies <https://hass.uq.edu.au/Digital-Cultures-and-Societies>| Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences + www.andreaalarcon.net <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.andreaalarcon.net__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!p…> | @a2sojet <https://twitter.com/a2sojet?lang=en>

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