https://develop.consumerium.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=142.177.74.77&feedformat=atomConsumerium development wiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T09:18:28ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.39.6https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Protocol_requirements&diff=13940Protocol requirements2004-04-10T22:14:07Z<p>142.177.74.77: </p>
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<div>''See also [[performance requirements]], [[software requirements]] and [[hardware requirements]].''<br />
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'''Protocol requirements''' for the [[healthy buying infrastructure]] seem to include at least:<br />
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*[[HTTP]] and [[REST]] to the [[web browser]], as typical access to [[Development Wiki]] and [[Research Wiki]].<br />
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*[[Voice]] (or at least [[touchtone]]) control and [[audio]] communication to a [[headset]] for [[eyesfree]] and [[handsfree]] use at the [[retail shelf]] and [[checkout counter]], where people are typically too busy to look at screens.<br />
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::[[DECT]] seems like the ideal way to provide both of these sets of services<br />
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Beyond that, the following are optional:<br />
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*Each high-capability [[terminal device]] presenting a [[Consumerium buying signal]] might have an [[IP number]] issued from a block someone controls. Every [[retail shelf]] might ultimately have one too, if [[friendly retail]] becomes the norm.<br />
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*Ideally, some integration with [[ICQ]] or another [[chat net]] that can support [[SecureIM]] - see [[interwiki identity standard]] for more on this, which suggests [[jabber.org]] protocol may play a role in [[authentication]]. Possibly [[SMS]] also for communication between [[mobile device]]s.<br />
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::[[Consumerium Service access]] should include access to other users, especially if [[brand management]] types can pay to promote [[green light]] products to users, making it all [[self-funding]].<br />
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:::Ideally since we have drifted from syntactically strict data format into [[wiki code]] that is easier for human cognition we should try to offer the '''avantgarde consumerist''' information and then rely on people getting into discussions over/on the information thus the [[healthy signal infrastructure]] is extended by word-of-mouth.<br />
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[[Hardware requirements]] and [[hardware standard]]s constrain the protocols: [[Bluetooth]] or [[DECT]] for instance is assumed to be required to get both secure communication and [[modular hardware]]. But if [[in-store radio]] and [[audio]] presentation becomes a more effective way to deliver the [[Consumerium buying signal]], and [[privacy risk]] is not a concern, i.e. most of what is delivered is [[green light ad]]s, then:<br />
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*In-the-clear [[FM radio]] may well be the most important protocol, with [[analog cell]] perhaps augmenting it.<br />
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*Entirely different protocols such as [[walkie-talkie]] or [[cordless protocol]] applications that call the customer back with an [[audio]] presentation on the product they just [[barcode scan]]ned, may also be more useful to support than anything based on an [[IP number]], if more phones end up with these capabilities.</div>142.177.74.77https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Protocol_requirements&diff=3536Protocol requirements2004-04-10T22:13:13Z<p>142.177.74.77: </p>
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<div>''See also [[performance requirements]], [[software requirements]] and [[hardware requirements]].''<br />
<br />
'''Protocol requirements''' for the [[healthy buying infrastructure]] seem to include at least:<br />
<br />
*[[HTTP]] and [[REST]] to the [[web browser]], as typical access to [[Development Wiki]] and [[Research Wiki]].<br />
<br />
*[[Voice]] (or at least [[touchtone]]) control and [[audio]] communication to a [[headset]] for [[eyesfree]] and [[handsfree]] use at the [[retail shelf]] and [[checkout counter]], where people are typically too busy to look at screens.<br />
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::[[DECT]] seems like the ideal way to provide both of these sets of services<br />
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Beyond that, the following are optional:<br />
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*Each high-capability [[terminal device]] presenting a [[Consumerium buying signal]] might have an [[IP number]] issued from a block someone controls. Every [[retail shelf]] might ultimately have one too, if [[friendly retail]] becomes the norm.<br />
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*Ideally, some integration with [[ICQ]] or another [[chat net]] that can support [[SecureIM]] - see [[interwiki identity standard]] for more on this, which suggests [[jabber.org]] protocol may play a role in [[authentication]]. Possibly [[SMS]] also for communication between [[mobile device]]s.<br />
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::[[Consumerium Service access]] should include access to other users, especially if [[brand management]] types can pay to promote [[green light]] products to users, making it all [[self-funding]].<br />
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:::Ideally since we have drifted from syntactically strict data format into [[wiki code]] that is easier for human cognition we should try to offer the '''avantgarde consumerist''' information and then rely on people getting into discussions over/on the information thus the [[healthy signal infrastructure]] is extended by word-of-mouth.<br />
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[[Hardware requirements]] and [[hardware standard]]s constrain the protocols: [[Bluetooth]] for instance is assumed to be required to get both secure communication and [[modular hardware]]. But if [[in-store radio]] and [[audio]] presentation becomes a more effective way to deliver the [[Consumerium buying signal]], and [[privacy risk]] is not a concern, i.e. most of what is delivered is [[green light ad]]s, then:<br />
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*In-the-clear [[FM radio]] may well be the most important protocol, with [[analog cell]] perhaps augmenting it.<br />
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*Entirely different protocols such as [[walkie-talkie]] or [[cordless protocol]] applications that call the customer back with an [[audio]] presentation on the product they just [[barcode scan]]ned, may also be more useful to support than anything based on an [[IP number]], if more phones end up with these capabilities.</div>142.177.74.77https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Audio&diff=15279Audio2004-04-10T22:10:08Z<p>142.177.74.77: </p>
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<div>'''Audio''' signals can move through a very wide variety of media:<br />
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*[[closed circuit]]<br />
*[[AM radio]] and [[FM radio]], including [[low-power microradio]]<br />
*[[shortwave radio]]<br />
*[[walkie-talkie protocol]]s<br />
*other [[cordless phone]]s' frequencies, and advanced [[cordless protocol]]s (such as [[PCS]]/[[GSM]] and [[DECT]]) (also capable of [[touchtone]]s)<br />
*[[telephone]]s (also capable of [[touchtone]] signalling)<br />
*[[cell phone]]s (also capable of [[touchtone]] signalling)<br />
*[[web browser]]s and plug-in [[media viewer]]s, e.g. for [[IP streamed radio]]<br />
*[[VHF]] and [[UHF]] ([[television]] bands)<br />
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== delivery of signal ==<br />
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They are typically delivered to the customer's ears by the following means:<br />
*[[speaker]]s installed anywhere using any of the above to receive a signal<br />
*[[headset]]s hooked up to any of the above.<br />
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== ubiquity of transceivers ==<br />
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There are literally ''tens of billions'' of receivers capable of receiving audio signals, and almost as many (e.g. all [[telephone]]s) capable of also transmitting. This compares quite favourably to the number of [[Bluetooth]] devices. It would take an overwhelming argument for the absolute necessity of text or video signals to make a service that required them for [[Consumerium buying signal]] desirable. Historically, one could note that [[industrial radio]] was quite feasible and in wide use before the 1920s, while [[commercial radio]] was in wide use in the 1930s. However, the addition of [[video]] for [[television]] did not occur in [[developed nation]]s until the 1950s, and the further addition of point-to-point still [[image]] and [[text]] communication wasn't possible until [[fax]] and [[email]] in the 1980s. And even by the 1990s it was not common to have devices capable of a wide variety of signals.<br />
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== central role in culture ==<br />
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Psychological studies have repeatedly proven that the quality of audio has very strong effects on people's receptivity to information. Good audio even causes them to perceive the video as better than it is! Accordingly, all standards for Laserdisc, DVD and other media have put audio as the most important of their [[performance requirements]].<br />
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Perhaps most important, anyone can speak, while not everyone can read or write, and not everyone can type, and certainly not everyone can draw good pictures. All [[civilization]] is based on [[troll poetry|poetry]], [[song]], [[myth]], which are always most effectively delivered in audio form. <br />
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:''For more on this, and a vivid image of how important the [[voice actor]] can be, we recommend [http://www.metaweb.com/wiki/wiki.phtml?title=Neal_Stephenson Neal Stephenson]'s book [http://www.metaweb.com/wiki/wiki.phtml?title=The_Diamond_Age The Diamond Age] which in part outlines the effect of a voice-acted interactive book called the [http://www.metaweb.com/wiki/wiki.phtml?title=Young_Lady's_Illustrated_Primer Young Lady's Illustrated Primer]. The [[Metaweb]] project is actually an overt attempt to move [[wiki]] in this direction! In the book, this voice acting literally pulls a [[youth at risk]] into a culture that is able to welcome, sustain, and support her.''<br />
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We [[hominid]]s are evolved to respond to our [[ape mother]]s' touch and sound. We are not evolved to respond to her text or beauty. Audio signal delivery is thus expected to remain the critical influence on most customer's buying decisions. This includes of course the [[word of mouth]] that is the most important influence on such decisions.</div>142.177.74.77https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=PCS&diff=15468PCS2004-04-10T22:08:42Z<p>142.177.74.77: #REDIRECT GSM; acronyms mean the same thing</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[GSM]]</div>142.177.74.77https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Handset&diff=15467Handset2004-04-10T22:07:40Z<p>142.177.74.77: #REDIRECT worn device; these should be worn in belt or pocket, handsfree and eyesfree</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[worn device]]</div>142.177.74.77https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Cordless_phone&diff=3627Cordless phone2004-04-10T22:06:55Z<p>142.177.74.77: strategic, needs whole article</p>
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<div>A '''cordless phone''' consists of a [[headset]], [[handset]], [[base station]] <br />
and [[power supply]]. The headset is typically connected to the handset via a 2.5 mm wired jack. The handset is usually a [[worn device]] capable of [[touchtone]] signals and low-quality [[voice]] that communications with the base station via some local radio frequency, which could eventually be [[Bluetooth]], but is more likely to be [[DECT]] specified. The base station communicates with a typical [[POTS]] "land line" wired network, but could also be boosting a signal from a [[Wireless Local Loop]]. ''Probably only [[DECT]] cordless phones can be fully integrated into [[healthy buying infrastructure]].''</div>142.177.74.77https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Cordless_phone&diff=3533Cordless phone2004-04-10T22:03:50Z<p>142.177.74.77: #REDIRECT DECT; only DECT phones should be supported,except as touchtone/voice interface</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[DECT]]</div>142.177.74.77https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Cordless_protocol&diff=15465Cordless protocol2004-04-10T22:03:08Z<p>142.177.74.77: #REDIRECT DECT; this is the next-generation cordless protocol, it'll be in effect by the time anything works</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[DECT]]</div>142.177.74.77https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=WAP&diff=4488WAP2004-04-10T22:02:19Z<p>142.177.74.77: </p>
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<div>'''WAP''' or Wireless Application Protocol is part of the [[IMT-2000]] [[ITU]] standards that includes [[GPRS]], [[Bluetooth]], [[DECT]] and [[UMTS]]. It has been the subject of much [[pro-technology propaganda]].<br />
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=== references ===<br />
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*[http://www.gsm-technology.com/gsm.php/en,unlock,subpage_id,technologie_WAP.html WAP specs]</div>142.177.74.77https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=WAP&diff=3532WAP2004-04-10T22:01:53Z<p>142.177.74.77: </p>
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<div>'''WAP''' or Wireless Application Protocol is part of the [[IMT-2000]] [ITU]] standards that includes [[GPRS]], [[Bluetooth]], [[DECT]] and [[UMTS]]. It has been the subject of much [[pro-technology propaganda]].<br />
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*[http://www.gsm-technology.com/gsm.php/en,unlock,subpage_id,technologie_WAP.html WAP specs]</div>142.177.74.77https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=UMTS&diff=15463UMTS2004-04-10T22:00:12Z<p>142.177.74.77: </p>
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<div>'''UMTS''' or 'Universal Mobile Telecommunications System' "is one of the major new 'third generation' (3G) mobile communications systems being developed within the framework defined by the [[ITU]] and known as [[IMT-2000]]" [[standard]]s: [[GPRS]], [[WAP]], [[Bluetooth]] and (most important) [[DECT]].<br />
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"UMTS will play a key role in creating the mass market for high-quality wireless multimedia communications that will exceed 2 billion users worldwide by the year [[2010]]. This market will be worth over 1 trillion US dollars to [[mobile operator]]s over the next ten years" according to telecom industry propagandists plastering the entire net with this [[pro-technology propaganda]]:<br />
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*"The first UMTS services launched commercially in 2001"<br />
*"Over 100 3G licenses have already been awarded"<br />
*"UMTS experimental systems are now in field trial with several leading vendors worldwide"<br />
*"UMTS builds on current investments in second generation mobile systems"<br />
*"UMTS has the support of several hundred network operators, manufacturers and equipment vendors worldwide"<br />
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While many claims are questionable, especially regarding [[WAP]] and [[GPRS]], both of which are transitory technologies that don't neatly integrate with the [[audio]] applications traditionally associated with [[telecom]], there is more potential for [[Bluetooth]] (e.g. [[Serendipity]]) and [[DECT]]'s reduction of obsolescence and redundancy in creating true [[healthy signal infrastructure]],<br />
one that could "create a mass market for highly personalised and user-friendly mobile access... pictures, graphics, video communications and other wideband information as well as voice and data, direct to people who can be on the move." It builds on digital cellular and [[cordless]] systems "by providing increased capacity, data capability and a far greater range of services using an innovative radio access scheme and an enhanced, evolving core network."<br />
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"The launch of UMTS services heralds a new, "open" communications universe, with players from many sectors (including providers of information and entertainment services) coming together... to deliver new communications services, characterised by mobility and advanced multimedia capabilities."<br />
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*[http://www.gsm-technology.com/gsm.php/en,unlock,subpage_id,technologie_UMTS.html UMTS blurb]</div>142.177.74.77https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Healthy_signal_infrastructure&diff=3616Healthy signal infrastructure2004-04-10T21:53:48Z<p>142.177.74.77: </p>
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<div></div>142.177.74.77https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Dating&diff=15462Dating2004-04-10T21:46:53Z<p>142.177.74.77: #REDIRECT Serendipity; only dating technology on the radar at present; write a full article if more useful tech like this show up</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Serendipity]]</div>142.177.74.77https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Friendly_retail&diff=3537Friendly retail2004-04-10T21:46:00Z<p>142.177.74.77: how to actually do this, and why it makes sense for retailers to do (under DECT)</p>
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<div>A '''friendly retail''' location is one that assists [[Consumerium Service access]] for its customers. There are potentially "very friendly" retailers who also install [[healthy buying infrastructure]] specifically to deliver the [[Consumerium buying signal]] reliably. These are expected to be few in number.<br />
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Eventually, as with the rest of [[healthy signal infrastructure]], probably the [[DECT]] [[standard]]s are required, and friendly retail should be encouraged to move this way: By reducing the number of devices to just one, this cuts [[e-waste]]. DECT can replace the existing phone infrastructure used in the friendly retail location, and provide huge advantages for multiple location organizations: <br />
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:"equally suited for data and voice services in all environments, be it for a single line with one cordless phone, or for a large-scale system with several thousand users on various sites"<br />
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:"In a multi-cell system such as a cordless PBX, [[handover]] from cell to cell is fully transparent to the user." And, it cuts the carrier out of the billing loop, as, for instance, each supermarket can carry traffic from the whole area surrounding it, without ever resorting to a carrier. If a manager of one store makes a call while at another store, everything is carried over the store net - not a public carrier.<br />
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:"seamless mobile communications environment serving just a few up to several thousand users on one or more sites. The DECT digital radio technology permits very high densities of users to be served, in a secure and robust way and to profit by both voice and data services with a single infrastructure"<br />
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:in [[Wireless Local Loop]] (WLL) it's "a rapidly available, low-cost, high-quality radio alternative to wired subscriber local loops, to bring public network voice and data services to subscribers. It enables quick network deployment, coverage to be built up as needed, and can be used as a replacement for the wireline, thereby reducing the initial capital investment for the operator."<br />
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:"DECT and [[GSM]] networks, for example, can combine with the complementary strengths of both standards, to give users full mobility with integrated [[dual-mode handset]]s."<br />
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Probably the [[GSM]] networks (say based on [[Python]] integration of [[worn device]]s with too much brains) are deployed as the [[pilot]] solution, but over time, simpler/dumber devices receive [[audio]] signals from large servers, and the entire solution becomes both [[eyesfree]] and [[handsfree]] for users, quite important at [[retail shelf]] and [[checkout counter]] where eyes and hands are usually busy.</div>142.177.74.77https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Barcode_scanner&diff=13323Barcode scanner2004-04-10T21:38:09Z<p>142.177.74.77: </p>
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<div>A '''barcode scanner''' or '''barcode reader''' is the device that reads a [[barcode]]. ''This will usually be required to trigger the [[Consumerium buying signal]] at the [[retail shelf]] or [[checkout counter]]. Supporting it is the most basic of our [[hardware requirements]] and [[software requirements]].''<br />
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'''Barcode scanner''' devices exist in many forms, some of which are quite cheap, and others of which are quite small and portable. They are easily [[battery]] operated. The smallest are infrared contact devices. Those used in [[checkout counter]]s are high powered [[laser]] scanners, worn on the finger - the [[scanner ring]] that anyone can wear innocuously. ''This might provide an advantage in meeting certain [[performance requirements]].''<br />
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''See [[scan barcode]] for the only thing we need to do with these devices.''<br />
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:The [[mobile device code]] to integrate these with another body-[[worn device]], communications networks and the rest of the [[healthy buying infrastructure]] will typically have to run on [[Symbian]] or another [[mobile OS]]. ''[[DECT]] or possibly [[Python]] support for these devices is the most likely integration path - see [[software requirements]].''</div>142.177.74.77https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Barcode_reader&diff=15461Barcode reader2004-04-10T21:37:18Z<p>142.177.74.77: #REDIRECT barcode scanner</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[barcode scanner]]</div>142.177.74.77https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=DECT&diff=3538DECT2004-04-10T21:36:44Z<p>142.177.74.77: most likely technology base for friendly retail, etc.</p>
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