Best Embedded Computing Design Podcasts (2025)

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#508: Program Your Own Computer with Python 1:11:56

11h ago1:11:56

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If you've heard the phrase "Automate the boring things" for Python, this episode starts with that idea and takes it to another level. We have Glyph back on the podcast to talk about "Programming YOUR computer with Python." We dive into a bunch of tools and frameworks and especially spend some time on integrating with existing platform APIs (e.g. ma…

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Modern Distributed Applications with Stephan Ewen 41:02

21m ago41:02

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A major challenge with creating distributed applications is achieving resilience, reliability, and fault tolerance. It can take considerable engineering time to address non-functional concerns like retries, state synchronization, and distributed coordination. Event-driven models aim to simplify these issues, but often introduce new difficulties in …

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Embedded Executive: 20 Years and Still Going Strong | Eclipse Foundation 18:46

4h ago18:46

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Here’s a walk down memory lane. The Eclipse Foundation dates back more than 20 years. Mike Milinkovich, the Foundation’s Executive Director, has held this role since its inception. The role of the foundation and the embedded industry in general has evolved more than anyone could have conceived. Stay tuned to hear about some of the issues the Founda…

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Crew AI with João Moura 44:51

7h ago44:51

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Agentic AI is seen as a key frontier in artificial intelligence, enabling systems to autonomously act, adapt in real-time, and solve complex, multi-step problems based on objectives and context. Unlike traditional rule-based or generative AI, which are limited to predefined or reactive tasks, agentic AI processes vast information, models uncertaint…

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#507: Agentic AI Workflows with LangGraph 1:03:59

1d ago1:03:59

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If you want to leverage the power of LLMs in your Python apps, you would be wise to consider an agentic framework. Agentic empowers the LLMs to use tools and take further action based on what it has learned at that point. And frameworks provide all the necessary building blocks to weave these into your apps with features like long-term memory and d…

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COMPUTEX 2025 & AMD in Space 43:04

6d ago43:04

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Send us a text In this episode of Embedded Insiders, Ken O’Neil, Space Systems Architect at AMD, joins us to explore the company’s advancements in AI for space. He delves into how AMD is enabling on-board processing for satellites and spacecraft, including the adoption of FPGAs in spaceflight applications. But first, Embedded Computing Design's Edi…

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Chip Design in the AI Era with Thomas Andersen 50:15

5d ago50:15

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Synopsys is a leading electronic design automation company specializing in silicon design and verification, as well as software integrity and security. Their tools are foundational to the creation of modern chips and embedded software, powering everything from smartphones to cars. Chip design is a deeply complex process, often taking months or year…

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Embedded Executive: AI Is an Energy Hog That We Have To Deal With | Empower Semiconductor 12:39

6d ago12:39

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We talk about AI a lot here at Embedded Computing Design, and that’s a huge understatement. What we don’t talk about often is the power required to keep the data centers going, specifically the data centers that form the backbone of all this AI activity. When you talk to experts in this space, they’ll tell you that the amount of power needed, speci…

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OpenTofu with Cory O’Daniel and Malcolm Matalka 47:58

7d ago47:58

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OpenTofu is an open-source alternative to Terraform, designed for managing infrastructure as code. It enables users to define, provision, and manage their cloud and on-premises resources using a declarative configuration language. OpenTofu was created to ensure an open and community-driven approach to infrastructure tooling, and it emphasizes compa…

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Mojo and Building a CUDA Replacement with Chris Lattner 55:56

12d ago55:56

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Python is the dominant language for AI and data science applications, but it lacks the performance and low-level control needed to fully leverage GPU hardware. As a result, developers often rely on NVIDIA’s CUDA framework, which adds complexity and fragments the development stack. Mojo is a new programming language designed to combine the simplicit…

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Embedded Executive: Hear From an Embedded Leader | Nordic Semiconductor 16:29

13d ago16:29

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Nordic Semiconductor is certainly one of the leaders in the embedded space regarding microcontroller technology. Frankly, I feel like the company is one of the best-kept secrets. When I had the opportunity to speak with their (sort of) new CEO, I jumped at it. Hear my discussion with Vegard Wollan, Nordic’s President and CEO, where he explains some…

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Building PostgreSQL for the Future with Heikki Linnakangas 42:12

14d ago42:12

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PostgreSQL is an open-source database known for its robustness, extensibility, and compliance with SQL standards. Its ability to handle complex queries and maintain high data integrity has made it a top choice for both start-ups and large enterprises. Heikki Linnakangas is a leading developer for the PostgreSQL project, and he’s a co-founder at Neo…

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#506: ty: Astral's New Type Checker (Formerly Red-Knot) 1:04:19

15d ago1:04:19

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The folks over at Astral have made some big-time impacts in the Python space with uv and ruff. They are back with another amazing project named ty. You may have known it as Red-Knot. But it's coming up on release time for the first version and with the release it comes with a new official name: ty. We have Charlie Marsh and Carl Meyer on the show t…

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How Tariffs and Security Are Reshaping Embedded 36:32

19d ago36:32

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Send us a text In this episode of Embedded Insiders, we’re joined by Principal Analyst at global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, Reece Hayden, to discuss the recent global tariffs, and the effects of this on supply chains, manufacturing costs, and expansion. Next, Ken sits down with Jun Kawaguchi, global marketing executive for the Secur…

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Security at Coinbase with Philip Martin 48:31

19d ago48:31

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Cryptocurrency exchanges face unique security challenges that require specialized threat assessments and planning. Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange based in the United States. It was founded in 2012 and has evolved alongside cryptocurrency as a technology. Philip Martin is the Chief Security Officer at Coinbase. Prior to Coinbase, Philip built…

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Embedded Executive: Security Through Open Source | Tropic Square 8:57

21d ago8:57

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Some “experts” in the embedded space will swear that systems based on open-source software or hardware can never be secure. At the same time, others will say that such a notion is pure nonsense. To get a better feel for the argument and understand what is accurate and what is not, I spoke to Jan Pleskac, the Co-Founder and CTO of Tropic Square, on …

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Anthropic and the Model Context Protocol with David Soria Parra 51:02

21d ago51:02

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The Model Context Protocol, or MCP, is a new open standard that connects AI assistants to arbitrary data sources and tools, such as codebases, APIs, and content repositories. Instead of building bespoke integrations for each system, developers can use MCP to establish secure, scalable connections between AI models and the data they need. By standar…

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#505: t-strings in Python (PEP 750) 1:11:59

21d ago1:11:59

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Python has many string formatting styles which have been added to the language over the years. Early Python used the % operator to injected formatted values into strings. And we have string.format() which offers several powerful styles. Both were verbose and indirect, so f-strings were added in Python 3.6. But these f-strings lacked security featur…

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Next-Gen Engineering: Efficient Computing & the Rise of Rust 59:39

27d ago59:39

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Send us a text In this episode of Embedded Insiders, we’re joined by Carnegie Mellon professor and founder of Efficient Computer, Brandon Lucia. Brandon dives into his company's general-purpose processor, designed to deliver 100x more energy efficiency than any chip on the market today. He also shares insights from his academic work and the challen…

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Grand Theft Auto III on the Dreamcast with Falco Girgis and Stef Kornilios Mitsis Poiitidis 47:40

26d ago47:40

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Grand Theft Auto III is a 2001 an open-world action-adventure game developed by Rockstar Games and it had a profound impact on both gaming and popular culture. Its success cemented video games as a dominant form of entertainment and storytelling, and paved the way for future blockbuster franchises. The game was also a technological milestone that r…

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Embedded Executive: Move Your Processing to Your Memory Subsystem | PIMIC 9:12

27d ago9:12

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In a typical SoC, you handle all your processing functionality within the processor core. Makes sense, right? What if you can handle your processing within the SoC’s memory subsystem? If I understand the concept correctly, the time and power to handle those processing functions would be reduced considerably, which is needed in an AI application. So…

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Polypane with Kilian Valkhof 48:08

28d ago48:08

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Polypane is a specialized web development browser that simplifies creating and testing modern websites. A key feature is that it provides multiple screen sizes at once, with synchronized scrolling and interactions, so developers can test different layouts and breakpoints simultaneously. Polypane also focuses on accessibility tools, real-time previe…

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#504: Developer Trends in 2025 1:09:53

29d ago1:09:53

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What trends and technologies should you be paying attention to today? Are there hot new database servers you should check out? Or will that just be a flash in the pan? I love these forward looking episodes and this one is super fun. I've put together an amazing panel: Gina Häußge, Ines Montani, Richard Campbell, and Calvin Hendryx-Parker. We dive i…

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LiveKit and OpenAI with Russ d’Sa 47:29

1M ago47:29

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LiveKit is a platform that provides developers with tools to build real-time audio and video applications at scale. It offers an open-source WebRTC stack for creation of live, interactive experiences like video conferencing, streaming, and virtual events. LiveKit has gained significant attention for its partnership with OpenAI for the Advanced Voic…

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Embedded Executive: Functional Safety Is a Must Have | PX5 RTOS 12:20

1M ago12:20

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Functional safety is no longer a “nice to have” or “should have” in many applications, having moved to “must have” in spaces like automotive, industrial automation, medical devices, and aviation. Passing the functional safety testing process can be rigorous, especially if you’re going through it for the first time. But even the best experts take at…

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SED News: CoreWeave IPO, Anthropic’s MCP, and Microsoft Turns 50 46:15

1M ago46:15

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Welcome to the pilot episode of SED News, a new podcast series from Software Engineering Daily. Join hosts Gregor Van and Sean Falconer as they break down the week’s most important stories in software engineering, machine learning, and developer culture. In this episode, Gregor and Sean discuss the CoreWeave IPO and the company’s recent acquisition…

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#503: The PyArrow Revolution 1:08:36

1M ago1:08:36

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Pandas is at a the core of virtually all data science done in Python, that is virtually all data science. Since it's beginning, Pandas has been based upon numpy. But changes are afoot to update those internals and you can now optionally use PyArrow. PyArrow comes with a ton of benefits including it's columnar format which makes answering analytical…

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DevTalk with Rich and Vin: Rust 32:28

1M ago32:28

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You likely have heard of the Rust programming language, known for its safety features. But, like me, you may not know its details, and frankly, why you should be considering it for your next design. For those reasons, Rich and Vin invited Jonathan Pallant, a Senior Engineer with Ferrous Systems, to join them on this episode of DevTalk with Rich and…

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Vibe Coding at Heroku with Vish Abrams 52:52

1M ago52:52

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AI tools are transforming how developers write code, and although it’s difficult to pinpoint how much code is now AI-generated code, estimates suggest it’s between 20% and 40%, and this figure is poised to grow in the coming years. This evolution has given rise to a new coding paradigm in which developers act as directors, guiding and refining AI-g…

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Embedded Executive: Real Time Is a Misnomer | McObject 12:54

1M ago12:54

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In programming jargon, the term “real time” is not used in its literal sense, which can be confusing. The literal definition means that when something happens in real time, it happens instantaneously. But in practice, something that occurs very quickly is mistitled as being real-time. Why does the misconception continue to occur, and what problems …

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Agentic AI at Glean with Eddie Zhou 43:17

1M ago43:17

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Glean is a workplace search and knowledge discovery company that helps organizations find and access information across various internal tools and data sources. Their platform uses AI to provide personalized search results to assist members of an organization in retrieving relevant documents, emails, and conversations. The rise of LLM-based agentic…

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#502: Django Ledger: Accounting with Python 1:03:38

1M ago1:03:38

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Do you or your company need accounting software? Well, there are plenty of SaaS products out there that you can give your data to. but maybe you also really like Django and would rather have a foundation to build your own accounting system exactly as you need for your company or your product. On this episode, we're diving into Django Ledger, create…

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AI in Healthcare, Reverse-Engineering, and Industry Acquisitions 1:14:19

2M ago1:14:19

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Send us a text In this episode of Embedded Insiders, Editor-in-Chief Ken Briodagh sits down with Marten Smith, Principal Segment Manager for the Medical and Health Segment at Microchip Technology. Together, they explore how Microchip supports innovation in the medical field, navigates stringent security standards, and tackles the challenges of cert…

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Turing Award Special: A Conversation with Martin Hellman 41:03

2M ago41:03

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Martin Hellman is an American cryptographer known for co-inventing public-key cryptography with Whitfield Diffie and Ralph Merkle in the 1970s. Their groundbreaking Diffie-Hellman key exchange method allowed secure communication over insecure channels, laying the foundation for modern encryption protocols. Hellman has also contributed to cybersecur…

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Embedded Executive: You Can Have Lots of Power or Performance, But Not Both | Micron 11:17

2M ago11:17

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If system developers had unlimited power for their designs, they’d likely find a way to take advantage of it. And the same goes for performance. However, neither of those features is available in infinite quantities. And in just about every case, one becomes a tradeoff for the other. So, how do you manage that tradeoff, and when you do, what other …

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Prometheus and Open-Source Observability with Eric Schabell 46:06

2M ago46:06

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Modern cloud-native systems are highly dynamic and distributed, which makes it difficult to monitor cloud infrastructure using traditional tools designed for static environments. This has motivated the development and widespread adoption of dedicated observability platforms. Prometheus is an open-source observability tool designed for cloud-native …

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#501: Marimo - Reactive Notebooks for Python 1:00:35

2M ago1:00:35

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Have you ever spent an afternoon wrestling with a Jupyter notebook, hoping that you ran the cells in just the right order, only to realize your outputs were completely out of sync? Today's guest has a fresh take on solving that exact problem. Akshay Agrawal is here to introduce Marimo, a reactive Python notebook that ensures your code and outputs a…

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DevTalk with Rich and Vin: Reverse Engineering 22:56

2M ago22:56

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Just about everybody in the engineering space has reverse-engineered a product at some point. It might have been for professional reasons, like seeing how a competitor is attacking a problem or simply seeing how they engineered a product. Or it could have been for personal reasons, because the product stopped working, or simply because they wanted …

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Turing Award Special: A Conversation with David Patterson 55:46

2M ago55:46

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David A. Patterson is a pioneering computer scientist known for his contributions to computer architecture, particularly as a co-developer of Reduced Instruction Set Computing, or RISC, which revolutionized processor design. He has co-authored multiple books, including the highly influential Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach. David is …

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#500: Django Simple Deploy and other DevOps Things 57:34

2M ago57:34

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We're sitting down with Eric Matthes, the educator, author, and developer behind Django Simple Deploy. If you've ever struggled with taking that final step of getting your Django app onto a live server (without spending days wrestling with DevOps complexities), then give Django Simple Deploy a look. Eric shares how Django Simple Deploy automates aw…

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Embedded Executive: Minimize the Power in Your WiFi Network | Infineon 9:03

2M ago9:03

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Low-power is the ultimate priority in some WiFi networks, especially when you’re designing a battery powered device. Cameras used in remote locations are prime targets for this discussion. In some cases, access to that camera is difficult, so the user needed want to charge or replace a battery on a regular basis. To understand what the current stat…

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Uber’s On-Call Copilot with Paarth Chothani and Eduards Sidorovics 44:21

2M ago44:21

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At Uber, there are many platform teams supporting engineers across the company, and maintaining robust on-call operations is crucial to keeping services functioning smoothly. The prospect of enhancing the efficiency of these engineering teams motivated Uber to create Genie, which is an AI-powered on-call copilot. Genie assists with on-call manageme…

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Evolving Chip Design: Challenges & Innovations with Atomera & Siemens EDA 49:37

2M ago49:37

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Send us a text In this episode of Embedded Insiders, Scott Bibaud, President and CEO of Atomera, explores the rising costs of semiconductor manufacturing and the challenges of scaling to advanced nodes like 3nm and 2nm. He breaks down the diminishing performance gains and the complexity of high-volume semiconductor architectures. Next, Rich and Sco…

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Turing Award Special: A Conversation with John Hennessy 38:53

2M ago38:53

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John Hennessy is a computer scientist, entrepreneur, and academic known for his significant contributions to computer architecture. He co-developed the RISC architecture, which revolutionized modern computing by enabling faster and more efficient processors. Hennessy served as the president of Stanford University from 2000 to 2016 and later co-foun…

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Embedded Executive: Chip Design Is Not Getting Easier | Siemens 18:17

2M ago18:17

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Chip design has always been a complex process, and there is no end in sight. What has improved are the tools available to an IC designer. The chips are getting more specialized; hence, the tools must drill down further into the process than ever before. This sounds like a lot of black magic, but it becomes less cloudy when someone who understands t…

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