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Date: April 22nd, 2009 5:00 PM Author: Saffron partner http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2009/04/transcript-lies.html (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512042) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 5:08 PM Author: lime trip institution cuckold this cheater is in business school now, lolz (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512091) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 5:09 PM Author: bull headed diverse indirect expression probably where he belongs (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512098) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 5:09 PM Author: Lemon vivacious fat ankles I came here to post this. Jesus Christ. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512101) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 5:08 PM Author: Excitant half-breed cuckoldry Fails out of med school, gets crappy grades at law school, fails bar...
Yet he managed to do excellent work in biglaw. This should put to rest the notion that biglaw word requires any significant level of intelligence. |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 5:09 PM Author: chestnut theater stage grades are the best measure of intelligence (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512102) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 5:12 PM Author: Excitant half-breed cuckoldry Is that what you tell yourself to feel better about having attended a TTT LS? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512127) |
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Date: April 23rd, 2009 11:27 AM Author: Irradiated self-absorbed orchestra pit round eye My god you're stupid (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11520709) |
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Date: April 24th, 2009 11:04 PM Author: swashbuckling area are you really this stupid? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11538061) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 5:09 PM Author: Fiercely-loyal Sanctuary Electric Furnace "The resume ended up in the hands of Michael Sweeney, a partner at Sidley, and Sweeney asked Levi how someone with Friedman's grades got in the door at Sidley."
awesome...thats a lot of C's, I though everyone at Chicago was a legal genius.
http://www.iardc.org/08CH0032CM.html
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 5:20 PM Author: Saffron partner RIGOR (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512196) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 5:25 PM Author: Razzle Doctorate Location what is Elements of Law? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512238) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 6:18 PM Author: Glassy talented field jew That's an impressive number of C's. Maybe he was pulling a Tucker Max. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512617) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 7:46 PM Author: at-the-ready primrose faggot firefighter mother "I though everyone at Chicago was a legal genius"
Terrible flame, just terrible |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 8:39 PM Author: wine mood Impressive. Especially that C- (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11513760) |
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Date: April 23rd, 2009 10:10 AM Author: Very Tactful Chartreuse Business Firm I would kill myself if that was my transcript. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11520262) |
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Date: April 24th, 2009 11:04 PM Author: Duck-like mind-boggling dilemma Credited. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11538063) |
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Date: April 24th, 2009 11:06 PM Author: overrated angry trailer park Subject: Indeed. He sucked. Although I was confused by the "B" and "C" shit. How did that happen? The grading scale was numeric, you know? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11538076) |
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Date: April 24th, 2009 11:10 PM Author: swashbuckling area well this guy > you, then. he turned a killself-worthy transcript into one that got him an offer. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11538110) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 5:12 PM Author: Emerald church the lesson is that if you're going to doctor transcripts, only do so if it's to a firm/judge where you have a chance of getting in anyways.
Had this douchebag sent his doctored resume to Kaye Scholer or some other BS firm and gotten hired, then tried to lateral later with his real grades, no one would have ever known. |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 6:27 PM Author: boyish gay corn cake i wonder if someone with straight C's would have a shot at a crappy firm in the good times. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512667) |
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Date: April 23rd, 2009 2:28 PM Author: insane heaven I don't follow. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11522360) |
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Date: April 25th, 2009 12:21 AM Author: Smoky spectacular hell messiness Uh, he did get in. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11538715) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 6:29 PM Author: passionate abode XOXO says that Cs in law school are internet myth. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512682) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 6:30 PM Author: boyish gay corn cake MFE (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512687) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 6:32 PM Author: passionate abode Do you go to UChicago? Break down the curve by %ages please. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512707) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 6:37 PM Author: boyish gay corn cake i don't go to chicago, but from what i understand--by looking at the post directly below which does exactly what you ask--it goes something like this:
180: A
174-179: B
<174: being a virgin faggot bio major with a 2.9 GPA who has attended not one but two shitty schools only to end up, to the surprise of no one, living in his parents' basement while using dad's homeowner's insurance policy to defend against a lawsuit that was filed because the only contribution he ever made to the world was random defamatory posts on an internet message board.
a Chicago student would probably be able to tell you better, that's just my take from talking to UC students.
HTH |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 6:38 PM Author: Glassy talented field jew 178 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512738) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 6:39 PM Author: lavender toilet seat nce (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512742) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 6:40 PM Author: comical arrogant brunch dayum. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512751) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 6:46 PM Author: Swollen adventurous idea he suggested Speaking of our homeowner's insurance, our premiums have skyrocketed!
I'm taking it out of your allowance :D. |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 6:47 PM Author: Supple insanely creepy senate 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512795) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 7:43 PM Author: lime trip institution cuckold 178 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11513219) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 8:52 PM Author: Saffron partner POTD (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11513867) |
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Date: April 23rd, 2009 2:27 PM Author: Emerald church AT:D (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11522343) |
Date: April 22nd, 2009 5:24 PM Author: Marvelous philosopher-king serious question: what does it take to get a C- at Chicago??? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512226) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 6:08 PM Author: slate base ceo The curve goes something like this: the number of As (180+) must approximately equal the number of Cs (174 and below). When you realize that about ~15 people per class of 90 earn an A, you figure that about ~15 earned a C, and 60 students are somewhere in the very loose 174-179 area.
Sidley's cut-off was 177, which is entirely reasonable, IMO. Even the best students get median-pwnd sometimes.
Considering all that, his fabricated grades were top third material, and his real grades suggest that the guy probably didn't know how to take a law school exam. If you hit the big issues and perform sustained analysis of the facts, 177/178 is usually right around the corner (but by no means assured at a school like Chi).
The more interesting query, IMO, is this one: how did he manage to succeed for so many years at a BigLaw firm where his credentials suggest failure? Are grades unpredictive in general, or merely in his case? |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 6:43 PM Author: Contagious topaz hall potus Translation: I have median grades at Chicago and I'm desperately trying to convince myself I'm not mediocre.
just joking though. thanks for the info. |
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Date: April 24th, 2009 10:43 PM Author: overrated angry trailer park Subject: C's happen on the regular. Appellate clerk. C in property. Just saying. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11537926) |
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Date: April 24th, 2009 10:54 PM Author: clear mad cow disease whorehouse dayum. is this common? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11537992) |
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Date: April 24th, 2009 11:02 PM Author: overrated angry trailer park It happens. Three sets of exams a year. Up to four tests. Most people have 1-3 outlier grades and end up in the 176-178 band. Firms and judges, shockingly, don't care. My roommate is still at Skadden. He had a 174 average (and yes, he's white. Oh, xoxo. I always need to add that). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11538043) |
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Date: April 25th, 2009 12:02 AM Author: slate base ceo (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11538589) |
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Date: April 25th, 2009 12:47 AM Author: overrated angry trailer park Ah, yes. Helmholz was my "C." It sucked. But elements and the other classes made up for it in the long run. Sweet man, in retrospect. Difficult class, though. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11538891) |
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Date: April 25th, 2009 12:58 AM Author: slate base ceo (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11538970) |
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Date: April 23rd, 2009 2:55 PM Author: sable school chad He probably never went to class. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11522619) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 5:24 PM Author: Azure Low-t Dingle Berry The sad part about this is that it shows you how pointless grades are in general in predicting the "success" of an entry level associate doing nonsense doc review of copying and pasting. This guy was probably dead last in his class at Chicago, and did fine at his firms. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512229) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 5:25 PM Author: bronze pit cumskin he did fail the bar twice and was let go from skadden (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512233) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 5:29 PM Author: Azure Low-t Dingle Berry Yes, but not for performance. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512264) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 5:41 PM Author: boyish gay corn cake if they'd thought he was a valuable associate who just caught bad luck on the bar exam, i'd imagine they'd have kept him around. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512363) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 5:42 PM Author: hilarious space genital piercing Not at that salary if you fail the bar twice. That is the standard ejection point. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512370) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 5:42 PM Author: Emerald church it's usually firm policy to let someone go after two failures on the bar regardless. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512374) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 8:42 PM Author: Mustard Crackhouse Ape He was also a restructuring attorney at a time when there was little bankrupcy work so he was in all likelihood doing litigation doc review. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11513780) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 5:41 PM Author: hilarious space genital piercing Race? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512365) |
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Date: April 24th, 2009 10:42 PM Author: overrated angry trailer park Subject: He's white. And jewish. Which I find hilarious as one of my girlfriends from U of C was black and has a 178 average. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11537925) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 5:43 PM Author: passionate abode Sadly, Friedman knew his real grades wouldn't get him into Sidley; he faked the transcripts because "he felt he needed to work at a premier law firm to confirm he was successful."
Typical striver, I bet he posts here. |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 5:45 PM Author: hilarious space genital piercing I wonder if he lives in his mom's basement. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512394) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 5:50 PM Author: histrionic address no, only strivers post here, someone who lives in their mom's basement has stopped caring about what everyone else thinks. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512432) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 6:31 PM Author: Poppy Splenetic Public Bath Roommate you even fail at mocking :D. god you're such a worthless putz (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512693) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 6:05 PM Author: blue stimulating useless brakes station (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512529) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 6:07 PM Author: hilarious space genital piercing You realize of <> have? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512539) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 6:30 PM Author: Zippy market tank take away -> Sidley has a grade cutoff of median at UChicago (article mentions its 77, which is now 177) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512688) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 6:38 PM Author: lavender toilet seat titcr, the only important information in this article is Sidley's GPA cutoff (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11512736) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 8:08 PM Author: Fiercely-loyal Sanctuary Electric Furnace http://www.avvo.com/attorneys/10178-ny-loren-friedman-1014410.html
checks out fine on avvo.com |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 8:44 PM Author: hilarious space genital piercing LOL. Emory grads are such strivers. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11513796) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2009 8:53 PM Author: crusty opaque feces This guy got off really easy in my opinion, especially ITE when he likely couldn't hold a firm job anyway. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11513870) |
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Date: April 23rd, 2009 10:26 AM Author: Floppy Claret Theatre Stock Car Wow. I actually know this guy from back when he was at Emory. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11520315) |
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Date: April 23rd, 2009 11:22 AM Author: Fiercely-loyal Sanctuary Electric Furnace no shit....do tell sounds like he may be tarded (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11520672) |
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Date: April 23rd, 2009 11:30 AM Author: Floppy Claret Theatre Stock Car I only met him a few times through a friend, whose older brother was good friends with him at Emory. He seemed like a smart and nice guy; no alarm bells went off during my interactions with him. But I do recall my friend saying that Loren was always insecure about his intelligence and felt the need to constantly prove himself, which is why he went to medical school.
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Date: April 23rd, 2009 10:32 AM Author: Autistic site nowag Blatant Penn trolling. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11520350) |
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Date: April 23rd, 2009 2:23 PM Author: Saffron partner (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11522306) |
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Date: April 23rd, 2009 2:42 PM Author: insane heaven "The resume ended up in the hands of Michael Sweeney, a partner at Sidley, and Sweeney asked Levi how someone with Friedman's grades got in the door at Sidley."
Lulz. A partner at my firm will someday ask this about my transcript. Fortunately for me, the answer will be that my first year grades were a lot higher than my 2l/3l grades - not that I doctored it. |
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Date: April 25th, 2009 12:06 AM Author: Sticky Stead *yawn* law firms are full of ppl like this. i know someone presently at curtis-mallet who's committed tax evasion the past 3 years and slept with her married supervisor at her previous job (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11538610) |
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Date: April 25th, 2009 12:24 AM Author: Smoky spectacular hell messiness anybody else find it creepy that the sidley dood hung on to the transcripts for 5+ years and then compared notes with the other dood years later? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11538737) |
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Date: April 25th, 2009 12:25 AM Author: hilarious space genital piercing HR keeps the resumes. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=982050&forum_id=2#11538747) |
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