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10 Reasons Dickens Would Love “The Muppet Christmas Carol” Adaptation
Since it was published in 1843, there have been dozens of adaptions of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. Many of these try to stay true to the original story, but others take a bit more creative liberty. One of the most popular and entertaining versions of the story came out in 1993 and features a […]

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The 10 Largest Moons of Our Solar System
The night sky holds countless celestial wonders, but few are as captivating as the moons of our solar system. While Earth boasts just one moon, other planets have entire families of moons, each unique in its size, composition, and history. These natural satellites range from small, rocky chunks to massive, planet-like bodies with complex surfaces […]

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Woot! I got wolfssl and the wolfssl command-line tool compiled successfully and installed on µLinux 💪 Now I can do all sorts of crypto stuff …
Woot! I got wolfssl and the wolfssl command-line tool compiled successfully and installed on µLinux 💪 Now I can do all sorts of crypto stuff, generate TLS keys, etc all from a tiny ~20MB Linux distro 🥳 ⌘ Read more

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Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 51 2024: 13 PRs, 11 Issues
This weekly report aims to provide a big picture view of Monero development activity, increase community support for existing devs and, hopefully, encourage new contributions.

1 - PRs (13, 11:2:0)

Opened (11)

monero-project/monero:

  • #96211 Blockchain: get height of RingCT fork programmatically (jeffro256)
  • #96222 Blockchain: get height of RingCT fork programmatically RELEASE
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** Thinking about week notes **
I’m thinking about week notes again. I like the idea, but it is a form I struggle to keep with. To stick to. It feels sorta like a one sided conversation. Broadcast. I’d like to make it more of a conversation.

I’ve made two new little games since the start of December. Both are installments in the adventures of the little black square who first showed up in hill. Mountain is sort of a sequel to hill. Rather than zoot down … ⌘ Read more

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New ‘HomePod’ With 7-Inch Display, A18 Chip, and More Reportedly Launching Next Year
Apple plans to release a new “HomePod” with a 7-inch LCD display, an A18 chip, and Apple Intelligence support in 2025, according to DigiTimes.

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Google’s Nest Hub

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Bernie Sanders Says Defeating Oligarchy Now Most Urgent Issue
Jon Queally,  Managing Editor  -  Common Dreams

_Stephan: Senator Bernie Sanders is one of the few people in Congress who tells the truth about what has happened not only in the UNited States, but around the world. Most of the world’s economy is controlled by a handful of uber-rich, and they don’t give a damn about you or your family. You are the equivalent of cattle, to be herded in the direction th … ⌘ Read more

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Here’s what happens when the world’s richest man buys the presidency
Sabrina Haake,  Contributing Writer  -  Raw Story

_Stephan: Here are the four things I think citizens should be demanding, with tens of millions going into the streets across the nation to demonstrate for them. First, the Supreme Court Citizens United decision has to be rendered meaningless by the Congress passing legislation that can overcome Trump’s veto. Second, Congress should pass le … ⌘ Read more

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For Gen Alpha, learning to read is becoming a privilege
Jane Ridley and Ayelet Sheffey,    -  msn

_Stephan: Literacy is essential to maintain a healthy democracy, and literacy is declining. Consider this: 54% of Americans can’t read and comprehend anything above 6th grade reading, and 43% can’t read and comprehend about 5th grade level. Even more alarming, as this report lays out, Gen Alpha, kids 2 to 12, aren’t even very interested in learning to read anything more com … ⌘ Read more

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‘World’s first’ grid-scale nuclear fusion power plant announced in the US
Laura Paddison,    -  CNN

Stephan: Here is a first report on a new fusion technology that may become a very significant power technology to help us leave the carbon era.

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Commonwealth Fusion Systems’s tokamak, a donut-shaped machine used to create nuclear fusion, in Devens, Massachusetts. Credit: Steven … ⌘ Read more

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Top Stories: iPhone 17 Designs, Foldable iPad or MacBook, and More
2024 is rapidly drawing to a close, but the Apple news and rumor mill remains busy. On the software side, users are still exploring the new features in iOS 18.2 such as expanded Apple Intelligence capabilities, while Apple is moving ahead with beta testing of iOS 18.3 and related updates.

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woodser releases haveno-ts v0.0.31
woodser1 has released haveno-ts 2 (Haveno3 TypeScript library) version 0.0.314 with various fixes and improvements:

Changes overview


test support buying xmr without deposit or fee using passphrase
fix incorrect addresses when creating crypto accounts
test USDT-ERC20 and USDT-TRC20
test USDC-ERC20
fix seller balance diff test
await deferral of publishing dispute payout tx
test not auto completing trades resolved by arbitration
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Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 23 December 2024 1800 UTC
The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, December 23 2024 at 18:00 UTC, in the #no-wallet-left-behind 1 IRC-Libera/Matrix channels:

Based on the opinions given here2 I decided to go back to the No Wallet Left Behind Matrix room and IRC channel for the next i.e. coming Monday’s meeting, and to not contiune to hold meetings like the last one in the -dev Matrix room and IRC channel.

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It’s not a winter wonderland out here, but with Christmas and winter coming soon, maybe a little snow on my blog isn’t a bad idea. I’ve just programmed a snow animation for another project and thought I could reuse the code in the form of a simple GoBlog plugin. ❄❄❄ ⌘ Read more

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Progress and Future Plans for Upstream Support of Rockchip RK3588
As 2024 concludes, the Rockchip RK3588 platform has seen substantial progress in upstream support. Collabora’s latest announcement highlights advancements in kernel integration, hardware enablement, and foundational software, driven by the open-source community.   Recent Kernel Advancements The release of the 6.7 Linux kernel was a significant milestone, providing network support for boards such as the […] ⌘ Read more

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$6.80 LILYGO T7-C6 Board Leverages RISC-V Single-Core Processor & 4MB Integrated Flash Memory
The LILYGO T7-C6 is a compact development board built around the ESP32-C6-MINI-1 module, offering versatile features designed for IoT and wireless communication applications. The board is available with either an onboard PCB antenna or an external antenna and supports modern wireless protocols, including 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5 (LE), and IEEE 802.15.4. The … ⌘ Read more

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Use ChatGPT by Phone by Calling 1-800-ChatGPT for AI Voice Answers & Communication
OpenAI, the company behind the popular ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool, has introduced a new phone-based ChatGPT client experience. By calling 1-800-ChatGPT (1-800-242-8478), you are able to have a phone conversation with ChatGPT to get AI answers by phone. Essentially the phone line for ChatGPT means that you can access and use ChatGPT entirely by voice, … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/12/20/use-cha … ⌘ Read more

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How researchers are studying the impact of GitHub Copilot on the nature of work for open source maintainers
An interview with economic researchers analyzing the causal effect of GitHub Copilot on how open source maintainers work.

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Cloud native solutions for SMBs: unlocking scalability and resilience
Ambassador post by Angel Ramirez, CEO of Cuemby and CNCF ambassador. As the technology landscape evolves, businesses must embrace innovations that enable them to adapt and thrive. Cloud-native technologies, championed by the CNCF community, have emerged… ⌘ Read more

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OpenTelemetry.io 2024 review
Project post originally published on the OpenTelemetry blog by Severin Neumann (Cisco), Patrice Chalin (CNCF), Tiffany Hrabusa (Grafana Labs) As 2024 draws to a close, we reflect on the year and share some insights and accomplishments from SIG Communications, the team responsible for… ⌘ Read more

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Announcing 1000 Kubestronauts
CNCF is excited to share that since launching the Kubestronauts program less than a year ago, over 1000 Kubestronauts have joined the program. A special welcome to our 1,000th Kubestronaut, Remy Mollandin! Each of these 1000+ Kubestronauts… ⌘ Read more

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Top 5 Apple Products to Look Forward to in 2025
It’s looking like 2025 is going to be an important year for Apple, with the company planning to revamp the iPhone, push further into smart home products, and improve Apple Intelligence. There are tons of new products rumored for 2025, including new iPhones, M4 Macs, a smart home command center, and much more.

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Recipe for Efficient Development: Simplify Collaboration and Security with Docker
Docker empowers development teams to streamline collaboration, embed security, and accelerate delivery by simplifying workflows and providing tools like Docker Hub, Testcontainers Cloud, and Docker Scout for building high-quality, secure applications faster. ⌘ Read more

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Insurers Are Dictating Care and We’re Sick, Sick, Sick of It!
Adam Brown,  Emergency Care Physician, Entrepreneur, and Healthcare Executive.  -  MedPage Today

_Stephan: In order to create change in any culture it requires 10% or more of the community, state, culture to change its consciousness about something. It can be good or bad. Trump got elected because there was a critical coherence of consciousness centered on fear, genderism, racism, and resentment. To change … ⌘ Read more

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More in U.S. See Health Coverage as Government Responsibility
Jeffrey M. Jones,  Staff Researcher  -  The Gallup Organization

_Stephan: Here is another aspect of the changing coherence consensus emerging on healthcare. Note particularly the difference by political party. Republican voters simply do not understand that they are going to be severely impacted by the chaos Trump, Musk, and Johnson are trying to get the country into. That said, I think a new coherence … ⌘ Read more

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Nuclear bunker sales increase, despite expert warnings they aren’t going to provide protection
MARTHA MENDOZA,  Reporter  -  Associated Press

_Stephan: Ostensibly this is a story about nuclear war bunkers, but I don’t think that is what is really driving this trend in the rich building bunkers. As the article points out and as any one able to think about nuclear war rationally, should realize a nuclear bunker may keep you alive a fe … ⌘ Read more

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The Crumbling Foundation of America’s Military
Mark Bowden,  Contributing Writer  -  The Atlantic | msn

_Stephan: This is the best assessment I have ever read about how a military-industrial complex so expensive that it costs you and me almost a trillion dollars a year, more than the nine next biggest military national budgets combined, yet cannot meet the needs of even the Ukrainians because of poor planning and corporate greed. Imagine what those billions properly spent could … ⌘ Read more

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Petits graphiques d’avant Noël
Alors que l’inénarrable François Bayrou, le grand léchant mou de la politique française, nous mitonne actuellement un petit gouvernement tout ce qu’il y a de plus cramé, ce petit billet sera l’occasion de faire une sorte de bilan d’une année 2024 bien remplie sous forme de quelques petits graphiques fort illustratifs de la situation courante. […] ⌘ Read more

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設計模式 in Go: Template Metho
行爲模式旨在解決對象間通信和交互相關的問題,專注於定義那些複雜到無法靜態設計的協作策略,這些協作策略使得程序可以在運行時動態地進行職責派遣以實現更好的擴展。今天我們開始第 5 個行爲模式的學習 —— Template Method(模版方法)。問題背景:—–在設計一系列步驟的算法時,有些步驟可能在各個子類中都是通用的,而其他步驟則會有所不同。如果我們每個子類都實現所有步驟,將會產生大量重複代 ⌘ Read more

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tobtoht submits CCS proposal for 3 months of full-time Feather Wallet and Monero core dev work
tobtoht1 has submitted a new CCS proposal2 to continue full-time dev work on Feather Wallet 3 and Monero core codebase4 for the next 3 months:

I want to start off the year by clearing out a good chunk of the small-to-medium size issue/feature backlog for Feather. At the same time, making sure pending build system PRs5 for Mon … ⌘ Read more

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Gate.io drops Monero ETF markets, plans to delist XMRUSDT perpetual contract on December 26 2024
Crypto CEX Gate.io 1 has announced plans2 to delist the XMRUSDT 3 perpetual contract from their platform on December 26 2024 at 8:00 UTC, after silently closing leveraged Monero ETF markets ( XMR3L and XMR3S 4) earlier today:

Gate.io will cease trading of the leveraged tokens XMR3L and XMR3S on December 20, 2024, at 10:00 UTC. [..] **Gate.io … ⌘ Read more

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Community Workgroup Meeting scheduled for 21 December 2024 1600 UTC
The next Monero Community Workgroup Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Saturday, 21st of December 2024 at 16:00 UTC, in the #monero-community 23 channels.

Discussions should be focused on community highlights, CCS updates and workgroup reports. plowsof4 will moderate the meeting.

Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer5.

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[ANN] Serai’s status as 2024 wraps up

This is an update on where the Serai project is. While I wish I could keep this professional, parts of it will be fundamentally intertwined with my personal life. Apologies to anyone who just wants a short, professional brief. [..] I am happy and relieved to announce an anonymous donor has enabled Serai’s upcoming audits. The donations themselves have been facilitated by MAGIC Grants.

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How to Disable Mail Sender Icons on iPhone in iOS 18.2
Apple recently introduced a completely new redesign for Mail app on iPhone including a Mail Categories feature that many users have strong opinions about, and along with that design change are new large prominent sender profile icons, which sit next to every item in the inbox. These large prominent mail sender icons squeeze the Mail … Read MoreRead more

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Enhance build security and reach SLSA Level 3 with GitHub Artifact Attestations
Learn how GitHub Artifact Attestations can enhance your build security and help your organization achieve SLSA Level 3. This post breaks down the basics of SLSA, explains the importance of artifact attestations, and provides a step-by-step guide to securing your build process.

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Introducing Annotated Logger: A Python package to aid in adding metadata to logs
We’re open sourcing Annotated Logger, a Python package that helps make logs searchable with consistent metadata.

The post [Introducing Annotated Logger: A Python package to aid in adding metadata to logs](https://github.blog/developer-skills/programming-languages-and-frameworks/introducing-annotated-logger-a-python-package-to-aid-in-a … ⌘ Read more

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ProcessOne: ejabberd 24.12

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Here comes ejabberd 24.12, including a few improvements and bug fixes. This release comes a month and half after 24.10, with around 60 commits to the core repository alongside a few updates in dependencies.

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The Node Resource Interface says “hi” to WebAssembly
Community blog post by Sascha Grunert, CRI-O maintainer The Node Resource Interface (NRI) allows users to write plugins for Open Container Initiative (OCI) compatible runtimes like CRI-O and containerd. These plugins are capable of making controlled changes to containers at dedicated points in… ⌘ Read more

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A new addition to my domain collection
My list of domains is constantly changing. Sometimes it grows, and sometimes it shrinks as I let go of a domain I no longer need. The good thing is that letting go of a domain makes room for new ones. Just yesterday I made a spontaneous purchase of another .de domain: jan-lukas.de, to go along with janlukas.de, which I already own and sometimes use for emails. ⌘ Read more

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Luckfox Reveals First Boards Featuring Rockchip RK3506G2 Triple-Core Processors with Linux Support
The Luckfox Lyra series introduces the Rockchip RK3506G2 processor, a triple-core 32-bit design with three Cortex-A7 cores and one Cortex-M0 core. These boards target IoT devices, smart audio, smart displays, and industrial control, supporting Buildroot and Ubuntu 22.04 for flexible software deployment. According to the  RK3506G2 datasheet, this pr … ⌘ Read more

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Ferries, Planes Line up to Purchase ‘Solar Diesel’ a Cutting-Edge Low-Carbon Fuel from Swiss Start-up
Andy Corbley,  Staff Writer  -  Good News Network

Stephan: I spent several hours of my afternoon looking for good news trends, because I wanted to do at least one edition this week that was positive. It wasn’t easy because this is not a happy time in human history. But I was able to find these.

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Today’s EV Batteries May Last Up to 40% Longer Than Expected, Study Finds
Paige Bennett,  Contributing Writer  -  EcoWatch

_Stephan: Here is some good news about EV batteries. If you drive an EV you will find this reassuring that your batteries  will last longer than you were originally told they would which may save you a lot of money. This means that EVs are cheaper than was thought compared to the cost of buying and operating a petroleum-powered vehic … ⌘ Read more

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Republicans cry foul with some judges ‘unretiring’ before second Trump term
Anthony Adragna,  Staff Writer  -  Politico

Stephan: The Republicans have been trying to take over the nation’s judiciary for several decades led by Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society. This “unretiring” of Democratic judges, blocks Trump as this article describes. This isn’t getting much media attention, but it is going to have an interesting positive effect.

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New Low-Carbon Concrete Outperforms Today’s Highway Material While Cutting Costs in Minnesota
Andy Corbley,    -  Good News Network

Stephan: Throughout the country the roads need to be rebuilt, and this new technology may provide resurfacing that is cheaper and less polluting, and that is good news.

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Raspberry Pi-Like SBC Featuring Rockchip RK3576D, Dual Gigabit Ethernet, and PCIe Support
The Toybrick TB-RK3576D SBC is a compact development board designed for high-performance computing tasks. Its key features include dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, a PCIe slot, and multiple display interfaces, all in a compact form factor. Unlike the Toybrick board launched earlier this year, which is based on the RK3588S, this new device is powered by […] ⌘ Read more

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Pimoroni Presto: RP2350-Powered 4” IPS Display with Wireless Connectivity
Pimoroni has introduced the Presto Beta Edition, an RP2350-powered programmable desktop display designed for versatility and compact functionality. The device features a 4-inch square IPS touchscreen with a resolution of 480 x 480 pixels, housed in a black aluminum stand. At its core is the RP2350B microcontroller, equipped with a dual-core Arm Cortex-M33 processor running […] ⌘ Read more

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Go gRPC 和微服務架構的基礎與設計與實戰
微服務架構是一種將單體應用分解成一組獨立的小服務的架構模式,服務之間通過輕量級協議(如 HTTP 或 RPC)進行通信。相比傳統的單體架構,微服務架構具有高靈活性和擴展性,使團隊可以在開發、測試和部署上實現高度的自治。要深度理解微服務架構的基礎和設計。一. 微服務基礎1. 微服務架構的核心基礎—————–服務劃分(Service Partitioning) 微服務的核心是將應 ⌘ Read more

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Apple Released the Original AirPods Eight Years Ago Today
Today marks eight years since Apple launched the original AirPods. Unveiled in September 2016 alongside the iPhone 7, the wireless headphones became available on December 19, 2016, following a slight delay.

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[ANN] PiNodeXMR v6.24.12 update available - (Ban Lists)

Hi all, here at PiNodeXMR we’ve been following along with the MRL ban list discussion and have re-added the function to pull-in a ban list of IPs. In the name of decentralisation/anti-censorship, the ban lists are optional for PiNodeXMR users. You can find the new options in your terminal setup menu under “Extra Network tools”.

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Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 7 January 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, January 7 2025 at 18:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #cuprate channels.

Cuprate is an effort to create an alternative Monero node implementation.

Agenda overview
Greetings
Updates: What is everyone working on?
Project: What is next for Cuprate?
Any other business

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Haveno adds support for buying XMR without security deposit
woodser1 has released Haveno2 version 1.0.153 with support for buying Monero (initial purchases XMR) without security deposits4, which greatly simplifies the onboarding process for new traders:

Changes overview


Support buying XMR without deposit using passphrase
Increase limits: crypto to 528, very low risk to 132, pay by mail to 48
Support USDC
Show available Moner ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/haveno-v1.0.15-released-support-buying-monero-without-security-deposit/)

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[LTH] [Bounty] [10 XMR] Apple Developer ID certificate and notarization for Feather Wallet

To continue supporting macOS, Feather Wallet is looking for an organization or individual to provide us with the ability to code-sign and notarize the application. We are not looking to publish Feather Wallet on the App Store - We will only distribute verifiably reproducible releases

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