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Topic | Cop who accidentally KILLED a LIBRARIAN during TRAINING gets NO PRISON!!! |
streamofthesky 10/20/19 5:23:44 PM #2 | Even if it hadn't gone tragically wrong...wtf is the point of shooting a real gun loaded w/ blanks at somebody as part of a citizens' "training exercise"? The whole concept seems stupid and unnecessary. And no, that's not justice. He deserved some prison time for such severe negligence leading to her death. |
Topic | Donald Trump is a shitty president that deserves to be impeached Megathread |
streamofthesky 10/20/19 5:20:16 PM #110 | Mulvaney has been a dirtbag shit lord for many many years, dating back at least since he was in Congress if not earlier. It's nice that after flying under the radar for so long that he's finally being exposed for what he is. |
Topic | xenoblade chronicles 2 ain't fun |
streamofthesky 10/20/19 3:22:43 PM #13 | Also, if you do have the DLC, the custom difficulty settings are a godsend You can use them to speed things up by making enemy hp set to the minimal level while otherwise maintaining your preferred level of difficulty, for example. I actually ended up using it to set enemy hp higher in a lot of cases, so I could keep them alive long enough to farm w/ Smash attacks or get a ton of orbs on them for a huge overkill bonus. But it's handy for either purpose. |
Topic | xenoblade chronicles 2 ain't fun |
streamofthesky 10/20/19 3:19:37 PM #11 | Destiny posted... like, i am not Yeah, switch to Japanese. The English voice acting is atrocious. Most of it is fine, but some of the main characters are utterly dreadful, which is where you really don't want back VA. Especially Rex and Tora. Ugh.... you can speed up the battle system somewhat with skill choices for the drivers. Prioritize ones that let you start a battle with the Art assigned to X/Y/B buttons immediately available (and slot arts w/ the longest charge up to said spots until you get all 3), and also the skill that lets you immediately use another Art after canceling an Art (or whatever the description is...). Learning the blade combo elemental routes somewhat also helps, since the final hit of a full combo does a lot of damage. Here: https://imgur.com/a/HO3oT |
Topic | Just Dropped my $1,499 iPhone |
streamofthesky 10/20/19 2:54:34 PM #26 | I'd say $100 is fine for a phone, $200 if you really want to splurge. Anything beyond that is stupid. But my current phone was $50, and it works just fine. Good call and data reception (though I almost never use the latter), sends/receives texts, camera takes quality pictures that I can read the text off of labels from, 8 GB internal storage that can be expanded w/ SD card... Like...not sure wtf else someone would want from a phone to pay $1450 more than I did. That shiny Apple logo? |
Topic | xenoblade chronicles 2 ain't fun |
streamofthesky 10/20/19 2:49:00 PM #9 | I liked it, but it was a huge step down from XC1. Game play (battle system) was the best part, so if you didn't even like that, then damn... story was atrocious and the exploration by far the worst in the XC series. Nall posted... The only thing I disliked about the game was how heavily they relied on skill checks from your blades near the end of the game. I felt like I spend a quarter to half my time in the menus trying to find the right combination of blades to pass a skill check. Not fun at all. Torna the Golden Country is so much better than the main game, it's what XC2 should've been. No damn field checks to progress places (just gather extra resources or discover some optional areas), no gacha mini game for blades (cause they're all story-gained and only 6 of them total, but...I'll take that over praying to RNG hundreds of times and coming up empty), you can actually play as the Blades as characters just like the humans, and even the exploration is better. Danagh desert region was by far my favorite place in XC2, and it interconnects to the other regions of Torna nicely. Hated how disjointed all the titans were in XC2 w/ no way to travel between other than by air ship / fast travel. Plot is still bad, though. |
Topic | I'm going back to my warm bed - The ongoing topic that disgusts normal people! |
streamofthesky 10/20/19 12:14:24 PM #227 | What's the first get fit link contain? Can't view it w/o a login. |
Topic | This is the 20 y/o who KILLED his PREGNANT GF that started HONG KONG PROTESTS!!! |
streamofthesky 10/20/19 1:01:53 AM #2 | They could just make an extradition agreement that only applies for crimes committed that are considered crimes in both regions. So murder: yes; criticizing the Chinese government: no. Would've been pretty fucking simple to implement. Of course, China doesn't care about a functional agreement and just wanted control over HK. In any case, I never understood why this jerk is somehow safe in HK anyway. He and his victim are both from HK, so even if the murder occurred elsewhere, why couldn't/wouldn't the HK authorities arrest and try him in HK? Why was an extradition bill needed in this instance to throw him in jail? |
Topic | Turns out my dogs LOVE frozen broccoli |
streamofthesky 10/19/19 7:39:31 PM #6 | My dog loved corn on the cob I would rotate it for her and she'd just rapidly gnaw at it like a machine, lol |
Topic | ITT: list people who you can't wait until they die |
streamofthesky 10/19/19 1:43:43 AM #4 | Topic seems in poor taste, especially mentioning other posters on here vs. just sticking to public figures Who peed in your cornflakes today, TC? |
Topic | Tennessee EXECUTED THE WRONG MAN as evidence suggests he's INNOCENT!!! |
streamofthesky 10/18/19 11:35:45 PM #11 | wwinterj25 posted... streamofthesky posted...And none of those crimes you listed are typically punished by death in first world countries, while as the crime that is (murder) didn't make your list... Not all killings are murder. Self defense is not murder. And no, those other crimes shouldn't be. They're bad, but no where near the level of murder. The only non-murder crime I'd add to the list of capital punishment crimes would be grievous torture (which the victim may have survived). Maybe also attempted murder, in very very rare instances. |
Topic | Tennessee EXECUTED THE WRONG MAN as evidence suggests he's INNOCENT!!! |
streamofthesky 10/18/19 10:58:24 PM #9 | wwinterj25 posted... Full Throttle posted...Do you still support the Death Penalty even if innocent people are executed for a crime they didn't commit? No...if the death penalty didn't exist, those people would still be locked up... And none of those crimes you listed are typically punished by death in first world countries, while as the crime that is (murder) didn't make your list... |
Topic | your favorite jrpg with the best STORY, ok? |
streamofthesky 10/18/19 9:26:28 PM #26 | Metalsonic66 posted... streamofthesky posted...Suikoden series has incredible stories for the main line games at least (2 > 5 > 1 > 3 >> 4)I've always been interested in this series but never really knew where to start I'd start with Suikoden I - It's got a great story in its own right - It's where the series began - Suikoden II, the best game in the entire series, is basically a direct sequel to it and there are major benefits to importing S1 end game save file data when you start S2 - It's actually a fairly short game (I'd say 20-25 hours if you want to get the best ending, which...you'll want a spoiler-free guide if so, cause I don't think it's possible to go in blind and get all 108 stars of destiny on your first try; as little as 15 hours if you don't care about the best ending) Basically, Suikoden 1-3 are all sequels of each other, so it makes sense to just play the entire series in order. If you were to skip any games, Suikoden IV is the weakest in the series and is a distant prequel (like 150 years before S1, I think) so it has little connection to them anyway. Suikoden V is about a decade before Suikoden I and has far more characters recurring from, and story connection to, the first three games. |
Topic | AOC, Marco Rubio, other senators open letter to Activision Blizzard. |
streamofthesky 10/18/19 9:11:28 PM #10 | Mead posted... And people from different parties agreeing on issue doesn't automatically make the issue more valid. Seems to be an all or nothing situation. Either they're joining forces b/c the issue is that valid and important and the consensus is obvious, like in this case. Or in some cases...b/c both sides are gravely wrong and don't have Americans' best interests at heart. Examples: 1) SESTA/FOSTA https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/4/13/17172762/fosta-sesta-backpage-230-internet-freedom Instead of directly targeting websites known to facilitate sex trafficking, the FOSTA-SESTA hybrid essentially sets up a template for broad-based censorship across the web. This means websites will have to decide whether to overpolice their platforms for potential prostitution advertisements or to underpolice them so they can maintain a know-nothing stance, which would likely be a very tricky claim to prove in court. 2) The FY 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, which allows for indefinite detention of American citizens and which sailed through Congress with massive veto-proof bipartisan majorities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization_Act_for_Fiscal_Year_2012#Controversy_over_indefinite_detention |
Topic | your favorite jrpg with the best STORY, ok? |
streamofthesky 10/18/19 8:48:32 PM #23 | Suikoden series has incredible stories for the main line games at least (2 > 5 > 1 > 3 >> 4) Xenoblade Chronicles 1 has probably the single greatest story in any game I've ever played. Hell, I even had a 5 year D&D campaign that "borrowed heavily" (....not a complete copy....) from XC1 with Suikoden plot elements (recruiting 108 stars of destiny, forging alliances, engaging in full scale army battles, etc...) I liked the plot so much, and the players thought it was pretty good. Next in line is Radiant Historia, which probably made me tear up with sadness more than any other game and really gets you to care about the characters by the end. After those, I would say next is Baten Kaitos. BK Origins (a prequel that came after the first game) is overall the better story and has a nice barrage of plot twists throughout the game. The original BK (Eternal Wings & The Lost Ocean) has a fairly generic plot, but possibly the most amazing plot twist I've ever seen in any form of media Going back further in time, I always loved the Legend of Dragoon's plot, it was pretty impressive for its time and featured some great character growth by the main character and some incredible plot twists of its own. darcandkharg31 posted... T0ffee posted...Radiant Historia I have both the DS and 3DS remake. Both are great. In terms of story only, I'd actually say the original is slightly better (but the remake has some gameplay improvements and really good voice acting, so overall it's a better game). Can't say why I liked the story in the original better w/o spoilers, but...they tweaked the original ending a bit in a way I didn't care for, and I actually preferred the mystique the original game had vs. the remake laying out in detail the past events that led to the current situation. Not a major issue, though. |
Topic | Tennessee EXECUTED THE WRONG MAN as evidence suggests he's INNOCENT!!! |
streamofthesky 10/18/19 8:35:07 PM #6 | I support it, but I'd rather let a murderer rot for life than accidentally kill an innocent. Death penalty should be use rarely. For heinous and/or mass murders, and ones where there's no doubt that the suspect is guilty. Examples: Dylan Roof, the Parkland HS shooter, the Philadelphia synagogue shooter If states can't use the death penalty responsibly, they shouldn't be able to use it. If cops or prosecutors withhold evidence from the defense, falsify evidence, lie under oath, trick a suspect into confessing with no other evidence to tie him to the crime, etc... they should be personally held accountable with fines and jail sentences, prosecutorial immunity is fucking bull shit. And I fully support the Innocence Project and think if DNA evidence is available, it should be checked for every case. Including those already convicted early and even those already executed. The public deserves to know who was wrongly executed, and trying to hide that information for fear it would turn people against the death penalty is inexcusable. |
Topic | Coach Fined $500 And Suspended For Winning Too Much |
streamofthesky 10/18/19 8:26:21 PM #31 | final_lap posted... That sounds awful for the kid who scored the touchdown. Yeah, imagine being a little kid who's second string and seldom gets to play. You're put in the game, and have a chance to score a touchdown! of course you're gonna fucking go for it! Then to have your own coach yelling and pleading w/ you to stop, and it's "your fault" he gets punished? Way to traumatize kids, league! It's a stupid fucking rule. Period. End the game early if you don't want an excessive blowout, the kids are too young to understand why it is this way and telling the second stringers, "we're putting you in cause you suck, and coach REALLY can't afford our team to score any more" is demoralizing. CTLM posted... Stupid rule. But the guy should have definitely pulled his starters with more than 2 minutes left in the game. He would have been able to avoid breaking the rule and the younger kids would have gotten more playing time Considering the reserve squad was scoring a touchdown so quickly, it may not have even made a difference if they came out earlier. Other team was just that bad. |
Topic | CNN Thinks Trump Will Resign |
streamofthesky 10/18/19 8:04:53 PM #138 | SunWuKung420 posted... I don't understand how people still support Trump. Here: https://imgur.com/RKSlAhQ |
Topic | Trump leaving Kurdish allies to be obliterated by Turkey |
streamofthesky 10/18/19 8:03:13 PM #58 | https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/17/opinions/letter-to-kurdish-soldiers-from-military-wife-opinion/index.html Poignant letter to the Kurds from a spouse of someone who's fought w/ them. It's fucking disgusting what Trump has done. |
Topic | CNN Thinks Trump Will Resign |
streamofthesky 10/18/19 7:39:06 PM #135 | captpackrat posted... Any Republican that votes against impeachment will likely see that fact used against them in the next general election. Of course, if they vote for impeachment, they'll piss off the Trumpnatics in the next primary election. I would think they'd either want to not vote him out at all, or get it over with as early as possible, so there's time to pick someone else to run for 2020 and have a chance. Of course, Trump can still run if he's thrown out of office and maybe they don't want a split ticket. But the sooner he's out, the sooner he can go on trial for his multitude of crimes at the federal and state level and a conviction would invalidate his ability to run for office. So once again...the sooner the better. And a split ticket wouldn't be any worse for them than having their nominee fucking impeached and removed from office like 2 months before the election, anyway. |
Topic | Are You Saving Enough For Retirement |
streamofthesky 10/18/19 3:46:24 PM #18 | I'm saving more for retirement than the average person. That said...no, not even close. Especially if Social Security is drained like it probably will be. |
Topic | 2019 is likely the LAST YEAR i'll be posting Dailymail News Topics... |
streamofthesky 10/17/19 6:46:50 PM #12 | Is it only the politics board where you're being unfairly moderated? Just stop posting in that trash heap. Your topics are fine, screw anyone who doesn't like them, they can just not view them. I avoid some of them based on the topic title, but I don't fucking care if you post them. And "heifer" is wrong, but all the insults you use for men are ok? Fucking double standards. Nothing wrong, in general, w/ insulting people in the news. People should learn to get triggered less easily. |
Topic | CNN... the fakest of the fake news. |
streamofthesky 10/17/19 6:42:45 PM #17 | I do wish there was someone a bit less liberal than Bernie or Warren (specifically: against decriminalizing border crossings and providing free medical care to illegal immigrants, and pushes for a Medicare for all option w/o promising to "end" private health care) But still way more liberal than Biden (who's nearly a moderate conservative) In the top of the pack. |
Topic | What are some first season finales that have great payoffs? |
streamofthesky 10/16/19 10:27:01 PM #7 | Cowboy Bebop* Trigun* Ronin Warriors / Yoroiden Samurai Troopers Code Geass High School DxD Burn Notice Outsourced* Gundam 00 * These only had one season and thus it was also the series finale, so I'm not sure they should "count"? |
Topic | There's a Democratic Debate right now... |
streamofthesky 10/15/19 9:37:44 PM #14 | "This is really important!" "This is really important!" "This is really important!" "This is really important!" "This is really important!" Fucking shit Was going to say Mayor Pete utterly destroyed Beto there, but then both of them just wouldn't fucking shut up and now I don't care for either. Think I'm done watching. |
Topic | There's a Democratic Debate right now... |
streamofthesky 10/15/19 9:29:42 PM #13 | Yang, "We need to tell Russia, 'we get it. we've tampered in elections, too--'..." NOOOOOO! Why? Why would you fucking say that?! |
Topic | There's a Democratic Debate right now... |
streamofthesky 10/15/19 9:13:27 PM #12 | ISIS resulted from Iraq, not the Syrian civil war. It would've been a thing whether we got into Syria or not. The issue is the Kurds did the bulk of the ground fighting against ISIS and then we fucking abandoned them. Tulsi's my favorite overall, but that was a pretty cringey answer... |
Topic | There's a Democratic Debate right now... |
streamofthesky 10/15/19 9:07:30 PM #11 | HornedLion posted... streamofthesky posted...HornedLion posted...streamofthesky posted...HornedLion posted...Heart attack? Haven't paid a ton of attention to her, but there's no fucking way she's "awfully close"... She wants to: give the rich more tax cuts, destroy the environment, openly pine for the "freedom" enjoyed by authoritarian dictators, take away womens' abortion rights, etc...? |
Topic | There's a Democratic Debate right now... |
streamofthesky 10/15/19 9:03:49 PM #9 | HornedLion posted... streamofthesky posted...HornedLion posted...Heart attack? I'm gonna vote for literally anyone on that stage, whoever wins the nomination. Every single one of them is infinitely better than Trump. I just won't be voting for Bernie in the primary, like I did in 2016. |
Topic | There's a Democratic Debate right now... |
streamofthesky 10/15/19 8:48:52 PM #7 | Ok, this is a damn good answer by this guy. Tom Steyer, I think it was? |
Topic | This debate is BULLSHIT! |
streamofthesky 10/15/19 8:45:36 PM #5 | HornedLion posted... streamofthesky posted...https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/3-poll-of-the-day/78088695 I will cut spending AND raise taxes! Why choose the lesser evil? Muwahahaha! |
Topic | There's a Democratic Debate right now... |
streamofthesky 10/15/19 8:44:44 PM #6 | HornedLion posted... Heart attack? Indeed. But even if he can still push himself like this doesn't mean I want him to. Genuinely worried for his health, not sure he could handle the stress of being president. Shame he couldn't have been born later or ran for president sooner (or just like...not been screwed over by the DNC in 2016) |
Topic | This debate is BULLSHIT! |
streamofthesky 10/15/19 8:42:43 PM #3 | |
Topic | There's a Democratic Debate right now... |
streamofthesky 10/15/19 8:40:49 PM #4 | Are...a bunch of leading democrats actually going with, "automation is a hoax by Donald Trump"? Really? Cripes, they're good at finding ways to lose elections... |
Topic | There's a Democratic Debate right now... |
streamofthesky 10/15/19 8:07:50 PM #3 | Hoping Tulsi Gabbard does well enough to survive to the next debate. Don't expect she'll get more than 5 min to speak tonight, tops. And half that time will be responding to "Gotcha" bs about her meeting w/ Assad cause CNN doesn't like her. EDIT: totally disagree with her regarding impeachment, though... Doesn't matter if and when the Senate picks party over country. It's not the Democrats' fault if Republicans divide the country by deciding Trump's above the law. |
Topic | There's a Democratic Debate right now... |
streamofthesky 10/15/19 8:03:46 PM #1 | 12 people, 3 hours Should be a mess |
Topic | I'm going back to my warm bed - The ongoing topic that disgusts normal people! |
streamofthesky 10/15/19 6:57:27 PM #213 | DeltaBladeX posted... streamofthesky posted...Just asked that you post links w/ them when they do have them. Huh....never seen that, thankfully. Comments are just helpful for identifying who it is, that's all I really cared about. Sometimes google image search finds the answer, sometimes it can't. Don't keep doing it if that happens, don't want you to get in trouble here or anything... |
Topic | This new google search layout is complete ass |
streamofthesky 10/15/19 5:36:31 PM #8 | Ok, WTF?! Now even when I'm in private mode on Firefox, I get the fucking favicond search result layout But I just tested on IE Private mode and it's the good search results. I use Firefox both private and regular versions daily, almost never touch IE. This leads me to believe the evil mother fuckers actually connected my search activity on the private Firefox browser w/ my account and fucked that up to hell, too. :( |
Topic | I'm going back to my warm bed - The ongoing topic that disgusts normal people! |
streamofthesky 10/15/19 5:16:32 PM #211 | DeltaBladeX posted... Not everything has comments anyway, get used to it I know not everything does. Just asked that you post links w/ them when they do have them. Thanks for doing so. :) |
Topic | So will Gfaqs start banning people for speaking out against China? |
streamofthesky 10/14/19 10:40:06 PM #21 | Ferarri619 posted... streamofthesky posted...Epic flying kick: https://imgur.com/gallery/oIUUGRm Because they're too fat, or because the police would just gun them down from 30 ft away, or both? :p |
Topic | So will Gfaqs start banning people for speaking out against China? |
streamofthesky 10/14/19 10:33:38 PM #19 | Epic flying kick: https://imgur.com/gallery/oIUUGRm lulz China *awaits moderation from the supposedly pro-China mods* |
Topic | do we really need new consoles already? |
streamofthesky 10/14/19 12:29:21 PM #21 | MS has been losing this gen badly and will roll out a new console whether others do or not. If they're the only ones with a "next gen" console, they'll be able to dominate the market b/c most people are stupid and will buy something just because its newer and more powerful. If Sony could just coast by another 5 years on their existing PS4 install base, releasing a few games each year alongside the third parties, they totally would. But MS is pushing forward, so they don't want to be "left behind." (I'd actually be really interested what would happen if Sony didn't put out PS5 and tried to leverage "you already own a PS4, why buy Scarlet?" for a few years, then unleashed an actual next gen console that wiped the floor w/ Scarlet. Maybe it'd work out well?) DirtBasedSoap posted... Google Stadia is gonna flop HARD I hope so! It represents pretty much everything I fear is gaming's future. Last time I had such fear was the original Xbox announcement, that it marked the beginning of the end of the things I chose console gaming for b/c MS would try and gradually merge the features and drawbacks of console and PC gaming until there was no appreciable difference. And...I was right. :( |
Topic | Is apple pie any good? |
streamofthesky 10/13/19 9:09:55 PM #10 | Apple pie is one of the best pies, second only to banana cream pie. The best is Dutch Apple Pie, which has cinnamon and also crumbles on the top, but regular apple pie is fine too (but always should have cinnamon) |
Topic | Trump leaving Kurdish allies to be obliterated by Turkey |
streamofthesky 10/13/19 8:52:17 PM #50 | Good summation of the history of Kurds being screwed over by the US: https://imgur.com/gallery/csEO5G0 Though I note every single time, it was one specific party that was in the White House... |
Topic | why is turkey still in nato |
streamofthesky 10/13/19 4:29:05 PM #6 | When it comes to anything regarding Turkey's cozy relationship w/ the US, the answer to "why?" is the same reason that region has been fought over and important for centuries if not millennia: Location, location, location Present day Turkey is located in an extremely strategically important spot between Asia and Europe. For most of the area's history it was important for land crossings and the shipping lanes it provided. More recently with the advent of missiles and aircraft it is also an ideal base of operations to engage targets across the Middle East and Russia (or if they were Russian allies, swap the latter for Europe). They're an ally of convenience. Just like Saudi Arabia (oil). Nothing more. The regime in Turkey currently is abominable and we absolutely shouldn't be allied with them, but we can't afford to sour relations with them. I'd argue even more so than Saudi Arabia. It sucks, but short of trying regime change or conquest...not much we can do about it. |
Topic | Cop killed another innocent in their own home.. |
streamofthesky 10/13/19 2:19:56 PM #25 | Blighboy posted... slacker03150 posted..."They found a fire arm in the home" At least the cops showed some restraint here, let's give credit where its due. They apparently didn't go the extra mile and plant some weed at the crime scene to further vilify the victim...this time. And I for one think that was awfully kind of them. |
Topic | If you use and adblocker and watch youtube, use this as a custom filter! |
streamofthesky 10/13/19 2:17:31 PM #14 | kind9 posted... Ok, here's an actual benchmark: That's nice. Don't notice a difference on my computer between them, though. Don't care enough to run some detailed benchmark test or figure out why, all that matters is I don't notice a difference so it doesn't matter which I use. And I've never gotten an ad on youtube w/ ABP. kind9 posted... Why do you have both again? Because I prefer ABP, but need UBlock for specific cases where the site has barriers set up to detect ABP and block the entire site off (even after you turn off ABP for their site like the banners ask of you)? As UBlock becomes more universally used, I'm sure sites will annoyingly wall off everything to users w/ it, too. |
Topic | If you use and adblocker and watch youtube, use this as a custom filter! |
streamofthesky 10/13/19 1:23:20 PM #12 | kind9 posted... streamofthesky posted...I still use ABP, it works fine for me on youtube. Hmm, my Firefox does consume a huge amount of memory... *Enables Ublock, disables ABP* (I have both, b/c I do need Ublock for one specific site; keep one enabled and other disabled at all times) Hmm...barely lowered my memory usage at all. Maybe 1% less after a few minutes of waiting for it to lessen... |
Topic | Disney/MCU fanboys are one of the worst and most toxic fanbases. |
streamofthesky 10/13/19 12:42:29 PM #4 | Nade Duck posted... ironic topic coming from someone named after someone with one of the shittiest fanbases ever. https://imgur.com/7EOo6LN |
Topic | I'm going back to my warm bed - The ongoing topic that disgusts normal people! |
streamofthesky 10/13/19 11:49:17 AM #207 | AllstarSniper32 posted... DeltaBladeX posted...Food I wish Delta would post the versions of these w/ comments more often. Was able to track it down for this one via google, at least. The comments section can provide useful info. In this case, that the person in that video is taewwaw_wongsanga on IG. |
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