https://geoffreychen.com/must-an-unjust-law-still-be-obeyed/ 2026-09-09T05:55:36Z Geoffrey Chen en Must an Unjust Law Still Be Obeyed? 2026-09-09T05:55:36Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-a-compact-disc-shows-rainbow-colours/ 2026-09-09T05:53:22Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does a Compact Disc Show Rainbow Colours? 2026-09-09T05:53:22Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/debouncing-waits-for-input-to-settle-before-acting/ 2026-09-09T05:50:59Z Geoffrey Chen en Debouncing: Why Wait for Input to Settle Before Acting? 2026-09-09T05:50:59Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-memory-can-extend-beyond-a-photos-boundaries/ 2026-09-09T05:47:45Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can Memory Extend Beyond a Photograph's Boundaries? 2026-09-09T05:47:45Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/ai-philosophy-observation-formal-verification-is-not-mathematical-knowledge/ 2026-09-09T05:45:05Z Geoffrey Chen en AI Philosophy Observations | Formal Verification Is Not Yet Mathematical Knowledge 2026-09-09T05:45:05Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/ndis-value-for-money-support/ 2026-09-09T05:00:00Z Geoffrey Chen en How Does the NDIS Measure ‘Value for Money’ in the Support a Person Needs? 2026-09-09T05:00:00Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/must-tolerance-include-those-who-reject-tolerance/ 2026-09-09T04:27:28Z Geoffrey Chen en Must Tolerance Include Those Who Reject Tolerance? 2026-09-09T04:27:28Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-fingers-wrinkle-after-soaking-in-water/ 2026-09-09T04:24:53Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Do Fingers Wrinkle After Soaking in Water? 2026-09-09T04:24:53Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/grace-periods-let-people-adapt-before-enforcement/ 2026-09-09T04:22:21Z Geoffrey Chen en Grace Period: Why Leave Time Before a Rule Takes Full Effect? 2026-09-09T04:22:21Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/righto-see-you-then-means-okay-see-you-then/ 2026-09-09T04:19:50Z Geoffrey Chen en “Righto, See You Then.” Means “Okay, See You Then” 2026-09-09T04:19:50Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/learn-broadly-ask-closely-think-near-at-hand/ 2026-09-09T04:17:53Z Geoffrey Chen en Learn Broadly, Hold Firm, Ask Closely and Think Near at Hand 2026-09-09T04:17:53Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-six-eight-is-not-six-equally-weighted-beats/ 2026-09-09T04:15:25Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Shouldn't 6/8 Be Counted as Six Equally Weighted Beats? 2026-09-09T04:15:25Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/ai-technology-observation-2026-09-09-08/ 2026-09-09T04:13:15Z Geoffrey Chen en AI Technology Observations | 9 September 2026, 08:00 2026-09-09T04:13:15Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/beeac-why-six-windmill-makers-worked-in-one-small-town/ 2026-09-09T04:12:15Z Geoffrey Chen en Beeac: Why Did One Small Town Have Six Windmill Makers? 2026-09-09T04:12:15Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/how-maize-husks-became-a-handmade-doll/ 2026-09-09T04:09:44Z Geoffrey Chen en How Did Maize Husks Become a Handmade Doll? 2026-09-09T04:09:44Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-the-piccolo-sounds-an-octave-above-its-score/ 2026-09-09T04:07:10Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does the Piccolo Sound an Octave Above Its Score? 2026-09-09T04:07:10Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/too-right-means-i-completely-agree/ 2026-09-09T04:04:28Z Geoffrey Chen en “Too right!” Means “I Completely Agree” 2026-09-09T04:04:28Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/seeing-worth-think-of-equalling-it-seeing-fault-reflect-within/ 2026-09-09T04:02:18Z Geoffrey Chen en Seeing Worth, Think of Equalling It; Seeing Fault, Reflect Within 2026-09-09T04:02:18Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-a-tied-note-is-not-played-again/ 2026-09-09T03:59:59Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Is the Second Note Under a Tie Not Played Again? 2026-09-09T03:59:59Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/holbrook-why-a-submarine-stands-in-an-inland-town/ 2026-09-09T03:29:36Z Geoffrey Chen en Holbrook: Why Does a Submarine Stand in an Inland Town? 2026-09-09T03:29:36Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/how-a-square-sheet-of-paper-became-an-inflatable-balloon/ 2026-09-09T03:27:11Z Geoffrey Chen en How Did a Square Sheet of Paper Become an Inflatable Balloon? 2026-09-09T03:27:11Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-the-double-bass-sounds-an-octave-below-its-score/ 2026-09-09T03:24:57Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does the Double Bass Sound an Octave Below Its Score? 2026-09-09T03:24:57Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-reading-words-aloud-can-make-them-easier-to-remember/ 2026-09-09T03:22:13Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can Reading Words Aloud Make Them Easier to Remember? 2026-09-09T03:22:13Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/does-making-the-better-off-worse-improve-equality/ 2026-09-09T03:19:38Z Geoffrey Chen en Does Making the Better-Off Worse Improve Equality? 2026-09-09T03:19:38Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-tea-leaves-gather-at-the-centre-of-a-stirred-cup/ 2026-09-09T03:17:09Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Do Tea Leaves Gather at the Centre of a Stirred Cup? 2026-09-09T03:17:09Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/liveness-guarantees-progress-not-just-absence-of-failure/ 2026-09-09T03:14:36Z Geoffrey Chen en Liveness: Why Does the Absence of Failure Not Guarantee Progress? 2026-09-09T03:14:36Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/im-keen-means-id-like-to-do-it/ 2026-09-09T03:12:13Z Geoffrey Chen en “I’m Keen” Means “I’d Like to Do It” 2026-09-09T03:12:13Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/without-trustworthiness-how-can-a-person-go-on/ 2026-09-09T03:10:00Z Geoffrey Chen en Without Trustworthiness, How Can a Person Go On? 2026-09-09T03:10:00Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-blocking-an-arpeggio-into-chords-can-reveal-its-shape/ 2026-09-09T03:07:38Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Is It Worth Blocking an Arpeggio into Chords First? 2026-09-09T03:07:38Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/cygnet-how-a-small-town-becomes-a-network-of-stages/ 2026-09-09T03:05:30Z Geoffrey Chen en Cygnet: How Does a Small Town Become a Network of Stages? 2026-09-09T03:05:30Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/how-soapy-water-and-a-straw-made-rainbow-bubbles/ 2026-09-09T03:02:57Z Geoffrey Chen en How Did a Little Soapy Water Fill a Courtyard with Rainbow Bubbles? 2026-09-09T03:02:57Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-a-snare-drum-has-wires-under-the-bottom-head/ 2026-09-09T02:14:54Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does a Snare Drum Have Wires Under Its Bottom Head? 2026-09-09T02:14:54Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-a-new-place-can-suddenly-feel-familiar/ 2026-09-09T02:12:03Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can a New Place Suddenly Feel as Though We've Been There Before? 2026-09-09T02:12:03Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/does-an-authors-intention-settle-a-works-meaning/ 2026-09-09T02:09:27Z Geoffrey Chen en Does an Author's Intention Settle a Work's Meaning? 2026-09-09T02:09:27Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-one-nostril-often-feels-more-open-than-the-other/ 2026-09-09T02:07:11Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does One Nostril Often Feel More Open Than the Other? 2026-09-09T02:07:11Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/mutual-exclusion-gives-shared-state-one-editor-at-a-time/ 2026-09-09T02:04:53Z Geoffrey Chen en Mutual Exclusion: Why Should Shared State Have Only One Editor at a Time? 2026-09-09T02:04:53Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-harps-use-red-and-blue-strings/ 2026-09-09T02:02:33Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Do Harps Use Red and Blue Strings? 2026-09-09T02:02:33Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-both-partners-can-feel-they-do-more-of-the-housework/ 2026-09-09T01:59:50Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can Both Partners Feel They Do More of the Housework? 2026-09-09T01:59:50Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/does-a-friendship-based-on-usefulness-count-as-real-friendship/ 2026-09-09T01:57:12Z Geoffrey Chen en Does a Friendship Based on Usefulness Count as Real Friendship? 2026-09-09T01:57:12Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/how-soap-helps-water-remove-grease/ 2026-09-09T01:54:59Z Geoffrey Chen en If Oil and Water Don't Mix, How Does Soap Remove Grease? 2026-09-09T01:54:59Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/quorum-sets-the-minimum-participation-for-a-group-decision/ 2026-09-09T01:52:36Z Geoffrey Chen en Quorum: Why Can't a Few Attendees Decide for the Whole Group? 2026-09-09T01:52:36Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-modern-piano-strings-cross-inside-the-case/ 2026-09-09T01:49:51Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Do the Strings Cross Inside a Modern Piano? 2026-09-09T01:49:51Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-we-think-we-can-read-others-better-than-they-read-us/ 2026-09-09T00:19:43Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Do We Think We Can Read Others Better Than They Can Read Us? 2026-09-09T00:19:43Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/does-a-signature-without-understanding-count-as-consent/ 2026-09-09T00:17:32Z Geoffrey Chen en Does a Signature Without Understanding Count as Genuine Consent? 2026-09-09T00:17:32Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-a-round-manhole-cover-cannot-fall-through-its-opening/ 2026-09-09T00:15:11Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can’t a Round Manhole Cover Fall Through Its Own Opening? 2026-09-09T00:15:11Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/delegation-transfers-authority-without-erasing-responsibility/ 2026-09-09T00:12:50Z Geoffrey Chen en Delegation: Why Does Transferring Authority Not Erase Responsibility? 2026-09-09T00:12:50Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/sustenesis-observation-2026-09-08/ 2026-09-09T00:10:29Z Geoffrey Chen en Sustenesis Daily Briefing — 8 September 2026: China, Australia and the United States 2026-09-09T00:10:29Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/im-easy-means-i-have-no-preference/ 2026-09-09T00:09:27Z Geoffrey Chen en “I'm Easy.” Means “I Have No Preference” 2026-09-09T00:09:27Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/no-presumption-no-insistence-no-rigidity-no-ego/ 2026-09-09T00:07:23Z Geoffrey Chen en No Presumption, No Insistence, No Rigidity, No Ego 2026-09-09T00:07:23Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-an-upbeat-belongs-to-what-follows/ 2026-09-09T00:05:08Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does an Upbeat Belong to What Follows? 2026-09-09T00:05:08Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/childers-how-a-1902-fire-reshaped-the-main-street/ 2026-09-09T00:03:02Z Geoffrey Chen en Childers: How Did a 1902 Fire Reshape the Main Street? 2026-09-09T00:03:02Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/how-a-spring-willow-twig-became-a-whistle/ 2026-09-09T00:00:34Z Geoffrey Chen en How Did a Spring Willow Twig Become a Whistle? 2026-09-09T00:00:34Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/what-to-do-when-a-neighbours-tree-damages-your-fence-nsw-act/ 2026-09-09T00:00:00Z Geoffrey Chen en 邻居的树损坏围栏应该联系谁？ / Who Should You Contact When a Neighbour’s Tree Damages a Fence? 2026-09-09T00:00:00Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-the-triangle-has-no-single-pitch-yet-carries-through-an-orchestra/ 2026-09-08T23:58:18Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can a Triangle Carry Through an Orchestra Without a Single Pitch? 2026-09-08T23:58:18Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/its-your-call-means-the-decision-is-yours/ 2026-09-08T23:55:42Z Geoffrey Chen en “It’s Your Call” Means the Decision Is Yours 2026-09-08T23:55:42Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/an-error-uncorrected-is-the-real-error/ 2026-09-08T23:53:41Z Geoffrey Chen en An Error Uncorrected Is the Real Error 2026-09-08T23:53:41Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/child-support-35-percent-care/ 2026-09-08T23:00:00Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can One More Night of Care a Year Cross the 35% Child Support Boundary? 2026-09-08T23:00:00Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-piano-bench-height-is-a-functional-relationship/ 2026-09-08T17:31:37Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Isn’t Piano Bench Height a Fixed Number? 2026-09-08T17:31:37Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/ross-why-a-historic-town-is-redesigning-its-night-light/ 2026-09-08T17:29:32Z Geoffrey Chen en Ross: Why Is a Historic Town Redesigning Its Night Lighting? 2026-09-08T17:29:32Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/how-a-bamboo-tube-popped-out-a-paper-pellet/ 2026-09-08T17:27:19Z Geoffrey Chen en How Did a Bamboo Tube Pop Out a Paper Pellet? 2026-09-08T17:27:19Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-a-violin-bow-needs-rosin/ 2026-09-08T17:24:53Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does a Violin Bow Need Rosin? 2026-09-08T17:24:53Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-you-must-can-make-people-resist/ 2026-09-08T17:22:14Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can ‘You Must’ Make People Less Willing? 2026-09-08T17:22:14Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/can-an-unpublished-rule-fairly-bind-people/ 2026-09-08T17:19:44Z Geoffrey Chen en Can an Unpublished Rule Fairly Bind People? 2026-09-08T17:19:44Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-raindrops-on-glass-slide-after-they-merge/ 2026-09-08T17:17:18Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Do Raindrops on Glass Suddenly Slide After They Merge? 2026-09-08T17:17:18Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/slack-keeps-capacity-available-for-the-unexpected/ 2026-09-08T17:14:59Z Geoffrey Chen en Slack: Why Isn’t Unused Capacity Necessarily Waste? 2026-09-08T17:14:59Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/well-see-how-we-go-means-well-adjust-as-we-proceed/ 2026-09-08T17:12:26Z Geoffrey Chen en “We’ll See How We Go” Means We’ll Adjust as We Proceed 2026-09-08T17:12:26Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/cold-reveals-pines-difficulty-reveals-character/ 2026-09-08T17:10:16Z Geoffrey Chen en Cold Reveals the Pines; Difficulty Reveals Character 2026-09-08T17:10:16Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-practising-everything-softly-cannot-prepare-full-dynamics/ 2026-09-08T17:07:53Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can’t Practising Everything Softly Prepare the Full Dynamic Range? 2026-09-08T17:07:53Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/carnarvon-how-a-dry-river-supports-a-horticultural-town/ 2026-09-08T17:05:52Z Geoffrey Chen en Carnarvon: How Does a Dry River Support a Horticultural Town? 2026-09-08T17:05:52Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/how-matchsticks-became-a-pick-up-sticks-game/ 2026-09-08T12:27:39Z Geoffrey Chen en How Did a Handful of Matchsticks Become a Breath-Holding Game? 2026-09-08T12:27:39Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-orchestras-sometimes-separate-the-two-violin-sections/ 2026-09-08T12:25:24Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Do Orchestras Sometimes Separate the Two Violin Sections? 2026-09-08T12:25:24Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/im-good-thanks-can-mean-no-thank-you/ 2026-09-08T12:22:49Z Geoffrey Chen en “I’m Good, Thanks” Can Mean “No, Thank You” 2026-09-08T12:22:49Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/harmony-without-demanding-sameness/ 2026-09-08T12:20:53Z Geoffrey Chen en Harmony Without Demanding Sameness 2026-09-08T12:20:53Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-rhythmic-variants-must-reverse-long-and-short-notes/ 2026-09-08T12:18:42Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Must Long–Short Rhythm Practice Be Reversed? 2026-09-08T12:18:42Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/bourke-why-a-replica-wharf-still-centres-the-town/ 2026-09-08T12:16:39Z Geoffrey Chen en Bourke: Why Does a Replica Wharf Still Centre the Town? 2026-09-08T12:16:39Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/how-glass-marbles-gathered-a-family-around-chinese-checkers/ 2026-09-08T12:14:21Z Geoffrey Chen en How Did Glass Marbles Gather a Family Around Chinese Checkers? 2026-09-08T12:14:21Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-a-brass-saxophone-is-classed-as-a-woodwind/ 2026-09-08T12:11:49Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Is a Brass Saxophone Classed as a Woodwind? 2026-09-08T12:11:49Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-describing-a-face-can-make-it-harder-to-recognise/ 2026-09-08T12:09:11Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can Describing a Face Make It Harder to Recognise? 2026-09-08T12:09:11Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/when-absence-of-evidence-becomes-evidence-of-absence/ 2026-09-08T12:06:33Z Geoffrey Chen en When Does Missing Evidence Support Absence? 2026-09-08T12:06:33Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-rubbing-closed-eyes-can-produce-flashes-of-light/ 2026-09-08T12:04:16Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can Pressing Closed Eyes Produce Flashes of Light? 2026-09-08T12:04:16Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/isolation-keeps-one-failure-from-becoming-everyones-failure/ 2026-09-08T12:01:42Z Geoffrey Chen en Isolation: Why Must Shared Systems Limit Mutual Interference? 2026-09-08T06:08:14Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/ai-philosophy-observation-inclusion-is-not-representation/ 2026-09-08T06:05:53Z Geoffrey Chen en AI Philosophy Observations | Including More Voices Is Not Yet Representing Them 2026-09-08T06:05:53Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-a-good-outcome-can-make-a-poor-decision-look-wise/ 2026-09-08T06:04:58Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Doesn't a Good Outcome Necessarily Mean a Wise Decision? 2026-09-08T06:04:58Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/when-many-hands-share-one-decision/ 2026-09-08T06:02:38Z Geoffrey Chen en When Everyone Does Only One Part, Who Is Responsible for the Whole? 2026-09-08T06:02:38Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/backoff-spaces-retries-after-failure/ 2026-09-08T05:58:24Z Geoffrey Chen en Backoff: Why Shouldn't We Retry Immediately After Failure? 2026-09-08T05:58:24Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/lets-grab-a-coffee-means-lets-get-one-casually/ 2026-09-08T05:56:12Z Geoffrey Chen en “Let’s Grab a Coffee” Means Getting One Casually 2026-09-08T05:56:12Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/help-complete-the-good-not-the-harm/ 2026-09-08T05:54:14Z Geoffrey Chen en Help Others Complete the Good, Not the Harmful 2026-09-08T05:54:14Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-short-bursts-at-tempo-reveal-what-slow-practice-hides/ 2026-09-08T05:52:02Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Do Short Bursts at Tempo Reveal What Slow Practice Hides? 2026-09-08T05:52:02Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/normanton-why-an-isolated-railway-still-runs/ 2026-09-08T05:49:59Z Geoffrey Chen en Normanton: Why Does an Isolated Railway Still Run? 2026-09-08T05:49:59Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/how-paper-clothes-dressed-a-cardboard-doll/ 2026-09-08T05:47:46Z Geoffrey Chen en How Did Paper Clothes Dress a Cardboard Doll? 2026-09-08T05:47:46Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-the-celesta-has-a-keyboard-but-does-not-sound-like-a-piano/ 2026-09-08T05:45:20Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does a Celesta Have a Piano Keyboard but Not Sound Like a Piano? 2026-09-08T05:45:20Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-observers-sometimes-blame-people-who-suffer/ 2026-09-08T05:42:45Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Do Observers Sometimes Blame People Who Suffer? 2026-09-08T05:42:45Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-emotions-for-fictional-characters-can-be-real/ 2026-09-08T05:40:21Z Geoffrey Chen en Can Emotions for Fictional Characters Be Real? 2026-09-08T05:40:21Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/national-redress-150000-assessment/ 2026-09-08T05:00:00Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Is the National Redress Scheme Payment Capped at A$150,000? 2026-09-08T05:00:00Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-coriander-tastes-soapy-to-some-people/ 2026-09-08T00:28:58Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does Coriander Taste Soapy to Some People? 2026-09-08T00:28:58Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/friction-can-improve-a-decision-without-removing-options/ 2026-09-08T00:26:54Z Geoffrey Chen en Friction: Why Can One Extra Step Improve a Decision? 2026-09-08T00:26:54Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-the-same-proposal-seems-worse-from-an-opponent/ 2026-09-08T00:24:39Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can the Same Proposal Seem Worse When It Comes from an Opponent? 2026-09-08T00:24:39Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-anothers-report-of-pain-deserves-default-credibility/ 2026-09-08T00:22:22Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does Another Person's Report of Pain Deserve Initial Trust? 2026-09-08T00:22:22Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-stars-twinkle-more-than-planets/ 2026-09-08T00:20:13Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Do Stars Twinkle More than Planets? 2026-09-08T00:20:13Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/lease-makes-authority-expire-unless-renewed/ 2026-09-08T00:18:07Z Geoffrey Chen en Leases: Why Must Authority Be Renewed to Remain Valid? 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