I created Soapbox, bridged Nostr to the Fediverse, helped create Truth Social (then quit). Lately I've been working on Shakespeare.diy, a tool that lets anyone build Nostr apps with AI. AMA!
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87 sats \ 7 replies \ @k00b 10 Oct
What's something you believe about nostr that few nostriches agree with you on?
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136 sats \ 6 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
I think on-chain Bitcoin transactions would work really well on Nostr. I don't get why Bitcoiners are so against using Bitcoin the way it was originally intended.
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1 sat \ 1 reply \ @ek 10 Oct
You mean for zaps? Did you consider uneconomical outputs?
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166 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
I think people should zap $5
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @d680ecaa8e 11 Oct
i will consider adding money from bybit credit card in next coming purchases but I am just try to import at edge and brave seems you need to add separatelly funds on edge and brave even same nostr private key on shakespear ai: AI Settings
Configure AI providers by adding your API keys. Settings are automatically saved and stored locally in your browser.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @jasonb 11 Oct
So would a note generate an address, or how would that work?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @88b0c423eb 10 Oct
Especially now with sub 1s/vb txs
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @rafael_xmr 10 Oct
prob cause only bitcoin has a Lightning Network and if on-chain btc gets too much traction people might start getting ideas like using monero from time to time
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1 sat \ 1 reply \ @anon 10 Oct
how can someone that doesn't leave their house find their own wife?
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1 sat \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
Craigslist
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1 sat \ 2 replies \ @chad_chadwick_site 10 Oct
How would you compare techncial aspects of nostr to Sonic: The Hedgehog characters?
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
There is a huge debate around whether I am Sonic and Gargron of Mastodon.social is Shadow, or whether I am Shadow and Gargron of Mastodon.social is Sonic. I think it's a sort of yin and yang.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @chad_chadwick_site 10 Oct
I think it doesn't matter who is wrong or who is right.
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1 sat \ 2 replies \ @anon 10 Oct
why you quit Truth Social? They are decentralized, they have users all over the world
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
Lol! I tried very hard to get them to turn on Mastodon federation. But our visions were not aligned for what we think the internet needs. They just wanted to run ads and make a conservative hugbox. Oh well.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @derekross 10 Oct
😂
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1 sat \ 3 replies \ @k00b 10 Oct
Is it worth getting a computer science degree today? Why or why not?
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111 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
Absolutely not. It's better to have a goal-oriented (or project-oriented) mindset and learn along the way! And contribute to Open Source. Every great opportunity I've had in life was through Open Source.
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @derekross 10 Oct
I told my son no 😬 I said communication skills and creativity skills would be more valuable with basic understanding of development being only moderately beneficial. We'll see where we are at in two years when he hits college age.
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33 sats \ 0 replies \ @aljaz 11 Oct
Credentialism makes no sense, but is it worth understanding the fundamentals and how computers and networks work? Yes.
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1 sat \ 1 reply \ @Rezn8 10 Oct
Can you speak more how you shifted your perspective on viewing nostr as a product to further help on board people
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
I think people owning their own keys is one of the most important features of Nostr and not as big of a barrier as we think.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @d680ecaa8e 11 Oct
Concept is similar to cypherflow ai.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @jbschirtzinger 11 Oct
Why do you think AI is trustworthy to build apps?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @sebastix 10 Oct
Are you coming to FOSDEM 2026? Brussels, Europe We need you there for some talks 🥸
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nout 10 Oct
What is the most promising solution to account recovery on nostr? Some key delegation / rotation scheme?
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @justin_shocknet 10 Oct
Wen CLINK integration?
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 10 Oct
shitGPT cannot comprehend that
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @justin_shocknet 10 Oct
Actually the SDK works pretty well with code gen, may do a demo on how to vibe code a page or store-front with it.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 10 Oct
What are your thoughts about big techs?
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @88b0c423eb 10 Oct
How to bring the folks from the fediverse into nostr? How to stop them hating bitcoin and embrace foss money?
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
In 10 years Mastodon won't exist anymore. Someone will use an app and it will just be integrated with Nostr without them even realizing it.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @88b0c423eb 10 Oct
Then I hope in ten years nostr clients work as well as mastodon clients
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 10 Oct
why a Toyota Corolla 2008 is the best car?
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 10 Oct
no one saw you and fiatjaf together at the same time. are you fiatjaf?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
Yes.
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @DarthCoin 10 Oct
why all nostr web browser clients sucks?
All are terrible in gathering notes and and syncing.
The desktop experience is really terrible on nostr.
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1 sat \ 3 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
It's a bunch of disjointed dev projects, usually by just one person (a developer), and the censorship-resistance aspects are usually emphasized more than good design. I think it's possible to do it all, though.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 10 Oct
Don't you think we really need to be more precise with how nostr works? As in creating a RFC where shit is very specific
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 10 Oct
make sense now why all nostr clients sucks... nobody is using their brains anymore.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
I think it's a problem that many clients consider all relays to be "equal". We need to either prioritize fast relays automatically, or make the user set a single "home" relay and change the way loading works. The usual way it's done is to just wait for all relays to be finished before displaying a feed, meaning it will be as slow as the slowest relay (up to a point, when the client times it out).
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 10 Oct
what do you think happens after you die? total blackness?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
Hopefully cryogenically frozen
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 10 Oct
why don't you open your own podcast?
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1 sat \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
I can wear many hats. I can be a programmer and an advocate. But I can only be one at a time, and it takes days to transform.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 10 Oct
have you had any paranormal experience?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
I see ghosts every night. I have accepted this
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @anon 10 Oct
what is the biggest difference between brazilians and americans?
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
Probably their taste in music
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 10 Oct
boom chak chak boom boom chak chak chak boom
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 10 Oct
biggest difference between the Alex of today and the Alex of 10 years ago?
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1 sat \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
I am more powerful now
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 10 Oct
why people who want to change the world are considered crazy? shouldn't it be the opposite? the people who do nothing with their lives and just waste time with useless things should be considered crazy
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
Maybe there's some bigger evolutionary reason, but once you accept that humans are just like this it makes it easier: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Cognitive_bias_codex_en.svg
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 10 Oct
once nostr wins, would you keep improving it or would you switch to something different?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
I would not stop improving it, but I always want to put my attention towards where I think the world needs me most.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 10 Oct
what could be done to transform Houston into the most inspiring city in the world?
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1 sat \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
We need some buildings that are truly beautiful. This is the biggest thing separating America from Europe in my mind.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 10 Oct
AI was supposed to do manual and boring labor, not creative works like drawings and video generation. What do you think about that?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
I think it does the boring labor of creative works. It does the "how", but not the "why". So I like it.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 10 Oct
if you were born in 1500 in Italy, without computers and internet, what would you be doing?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
Writing poetry. Architecture
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 10 Oct
What is the person you admire the most? Both dead and alive
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
My father, my wife, Jack Dorsey
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 10 Oct
What are your thoughts on Elon Musk?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
I liked Elon Musk a lot 6 years ago.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 10 Oct
What do you do when you have a big and difficult task to perform?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
I pace, think deeply, stare out the window, stand in the sun, eat a cupcake, and then try.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 10 Oct
What motivates you?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
I want to live free. I want other people to live free. I believe I was sent to this world with that purpose.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 10 Oct
How can someone make money with open source since everything is supposed to be free?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
I think the bigger question is how to live free in general. I won't claim to have the answer even though I'm living free (for now).
But Open Source is a path you can get a job. For example, on multiple occasions I skipped the entire job interview process by just sending patches to a company I wanted to work for on GitHub. Then I sent them an email, and they said: you're hired!
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @rafael_xmr 10 Oct
how did you monetize your work before nostr and zaps and before being hired by truth social, do you have any tips for FOSS devs?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
My wife worked as a software engineer and financially supported me. Thank you, MK!
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 10 Oct
Do you prefer freedom with chaos or order with dictatorship?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
Freedom with chaos is the obvious answer, but I think a little bit of both can coexist. It's kind of like pleasure and pain, you can't feel one without the other.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 10 Oct
For someone who is afraid of starting in open source or basically anything in life, what advice would you give them?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @MAKESONGSLONGER 10 Oct
How is OpenAI not really open? 👀
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
People are unable to reproduce what they're doing. The spirit of Open Source is that you can build and extend upon it. They give almost nothing, under the guise of being "open". I think it's very dishonest and they must be punished for their lies.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 10 Oct
If you couldn't work on emerging social media tech, what do imagine you'd be working on?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
I would be an artist. But I think programming is higher impact.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 10 Oct
When you are gone from Earth, how would you like to be remembered?
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
Like Aaron Swartz
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @benwehrman 10 Oct
If Mastodon, BlueSky and Truth will all be in shambles as you predict (I agree)...what should us Nostriches do to make sure all of these users find their way to Nostr? How do we ensure they get bridged over?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
I think we keep evangelizing and make it as easy as possible. But in a way it's like finding God. They need to come to Nostr on their own.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @MAKESONGSLONGER 10 Oct
What does the US need to do to stay competitive in AI?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
We need really good, serious, Open Source models. Not the small concession gpt-oss is (they don't even host their own open-source models). We should start calling them "ClosedAI"
The LLM is just one component of AGI, and it's plateauing. Tools like Shakespeare.diy give life to LLMs by allowing them to do things. But we need the whole stack to be Open Source if we want to win.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 10 Oct
If a genie granted you one wish to improve nostr, what would you wish for?
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1 sat \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
Users
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @benwehrman 10 Oct
I've heard Fediverse being talked about for ages, but still haven't really dug into what it means for the broader ecosystem.
What's the short TLDR on why it's a big part of the future in your eyes? (Nostr is communication freedom, Bitcoin is monetary freedom, what is Fediverse in that framing?)
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
I don't think the Fediverse is part of the future anymore. It was a stepping stone. Nostr reframes the power dynamic by letting the users control their keys. Regular users on Nostr have as much freedom (or more) as server admins on Mastodon, basically for free.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @benwehrman 10 Oct
I'm in the middle of building a collection of Nostr educational videos to send to newbie friends
Do you have any favorite presentations about Nostr that either you've done, or others you thought were awesome, that are available online? The more the better!
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74 sats \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
I recommend Derek Ross, Nostr for Beginners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVm_jGdwTjQ !
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @MAKESONGSLONGER 10 Oct
Where will Nostr be 1-2 years from now?
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71 sats \ 2 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
Mastodon will be in shambles. Bluesky will be in shambles. Truth Social will be in shambles. Nostr will be victorious.
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71 sats \ 0 replies \ @MAKESONGSLONGER 10 Oct
YES 🙌 LFG!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @derekross 10 Oct
Bullish.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @derekross 10 Oct
Your original entrance into social media resulted in Gleasonator forums having its own theme song. Will Ditto also get its own theme song?
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1 sat \ 0 replies \ @gleasonator OP 10 Oct
My vision for Ditto is that every server has its own theme song. Ditto itself shouldn't have one. It's the place for you to make your own.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nelom 10 Oct
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