Renny Gleeson: 404, the story of a page not found

223,373 views ใƒป 2012-05-11

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Ido Dekkers ืžื‘ืงืจ: Orr Schlesinger
00:15
So what I want to try to do is tell a quick story
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ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžื ืกื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื•ื ืœืกืคืจ ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืงืฆืจ
00:18
about a 404 page and a lesson that was learned as a result of it.
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ืขืœ ืขืžื•ื“ 404 ื•ื”ืœืงื— ืฉื ืœืžื“ ืžืžื ื•
00:22
But to start it probably helps to have an understanding
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ื›ื ืจืื” ื›ื“ืื™ ืฉืชื”ื™ื™ื” ื”ื‘ื ื”
00:25
of what a 404 page actually is.
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ืฉืœ ืžื”ื•, ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืขืžื•ื“ 404.
00:28
The 404 page is that.
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ืขืžื•ื“ 404 ื”ื•ื ื–ื”.
00:31
It's that broken experience on the Web.
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ื–ื”ื• ื”ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืžืงื•ืœืงืœ ื‘ืจืฉืช.
00:34
It's effectively the default page
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ื”ื•ื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืืคืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ ืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ืจื™ืจืช ื”ืžื—ื“ืœ
00:36
when you ask a website for something and it can't find it.
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ื›ืฉืืชื” ืžื‘ืงืฉ ืžื”ืืชืจ ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ื•ื ืื™ื ื• ืžื•ืฆื.
00:40
And it serves you the 404 page.
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ื”ื•ื ืžืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ืš ืืช ืขืžื•ื“ 404.
00:42
It's inherently a feeling of being broken when you go through it.
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ื”ื•ื ื™ื•ืฆืจ ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืงื•ืœืงืœ ื›ืฉืืชื” ืงื•ืจื ื‘ื•.
00:47
And I just want you to think a little bit about, remember for yourself,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืจืง ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉืชื—ืฉื‘ื• ืžืขื˜ ืขืœ, ืชื–ื›ืจื• ื‘ืขืฆืžื›ื,
00:49
it's annoying when you hit this thing.
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ื–ื” ืžืขืฆื‘ืŸ ื›ืฉืืชื ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื›ื–ื”.
00:53
Because it's the feeling of a broken relationship.
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื–ื” ื”ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉืœ ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืฉื‘ื•ืจื™ื.
00:55
And that's where it's actually also interesting to think about,
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ื•ืคื” ื–ื” ื‘ืขืฆื ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ,
00:58
where does 404 come from?
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ืžืื™ืคื” ื”404 ืžื’ื™ืข?
00:59
It's from a family of errors actually --
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ื–ื” ืžืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœ ืฉื’ื™ืื•ืช ืœืžืขืฉื” --
01:01
a whole set of relationship errors,
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ืกื˜ ืฉืœื ืฉืœ ืฉื’ื™ืื•ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื•ืช,
01:04
which, when I started digging into them,
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ืฉื›ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื‘ืจืจ ืขืœื™ื”ืŸ,
01:06
it looks almost like a checklist for a sex therapist or a couples counselor.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื›ืžืขื˜ ื›ืžื• ืจืฉื™ืžืช ื‘ื“ื™ืงื” ืœืžื˜ืคืœ ืกืงืก ืื• ืžื˜ืคืœ ื‘ื–ื•ื’ื•ืช.
01:11
You sort of get down there to the bottom and things get really dicey.
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ืืชื ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ื™ื•ืจื“ื™ื ืœืžื˜ื” ื•ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื ืขืฉื™ื ืžืื•ื“ ืžืกื•ื›ื ื™ื.
01:14
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:17
Yes.
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ื›ืŸ.
01:19
But these things are everywhere.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื ืžืฆืื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื.
01:21
They're on sites big, they're on sites small.
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ื”ื ื‘ืืชืจื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื, ื”ื ื‘ืืชืจื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื.
01:24
This is a global experience.
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ื–ื• ื—ื•ื™ื™ื” ื’ืœื•ื‘ืœื™ืช.
01:26
What a 404 page tells you
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ืžื” ืฉื“ืฃ 404 ืื•ืžืจ ืœื›ื
01:29
is that you fell through the cracks.
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ื–ื” ืฉื ืคืœืชื ื“ืจืš ื”ื—ืจื™ืฆื™ื.
01:33
And that's not a good experience
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ื•ื–ื• ืœื ื—ื•ื•ื™ื™ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื”
01:35
when you're used to experiences like this.
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ื›ืฉืืชื ืžื•ืจื’ืœื™ื ืœื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ื›ืืœื”.
01:38
You can get on your Kinect
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ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ืจ ืœืงื™ื ืงื˜ ืฉืœื›ื
01:39
and you can have unicorns dancing
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ื•ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืœื›ื ื—ื“ื™ ืงืจืŸ ืจื•ืงื“ื™ื
01:41
and rainbows spraying out of your mobile phone.
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ื•ืงืฉืชื•ืช ืžืฉืคืจื™ืฆื•ืช ืœื›ื ืžื”ื˜ืœืคื•ื ื™ื ื”ืกืœื•ืœืจื™ื™ื.
01:44
A 404 page is not what you're looking for.
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ื“ืฃ 404 ื–ื” ืœื ืžื” ืืชื ืžื—ืคืฉื™ื.
01:46
You get that, and it's like a slap in the face.
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ืืชื ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ืืช ื–ื”, ื•ื–ื” ื›ืžื• ืกื˜ื™ืจื” ืœืคืจืฆื•ืฃ.
01:49
Trying to think about how a 404 felt,
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ื‘ื ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ืื™ืš ื“ืฃ 404 ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ,
01:51
and it would be like if you went to Starbucks
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ื•ื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ืœื›ืชื ืœืกื˜ืจื‘ืงืก
01:53
and there's the guy behind the counter
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื”ื“ืœืคืง
01:55
and you're over there and there's no skim milk.
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ื•ืืชื ืฉื ื•ืื™ืŸ ื—ืœื‘ ืจื–ื”,
01:57
And you say, "Hey, could you bring the skim milk?"
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ื•ืืชื ืื•ืžืจื™ื, "ื”ื™ื™, ืืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืืช ื”ื—ืœื‘ ื”ืจื–ื”?"
01:59
And they walk out from behind the counter and they've got no pants on.
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ื•ื”ื ื™ื•ืฆืื™ื ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื”ื“ืœืคืง ื•ื”ื ื‘ืœื™ ืžื›ื ืกื™ื™ื.
02:01
And you're like, "Oh, I didn't want to see that."
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ื•ืืชื ื›ืื™ืœื•, "ืื•ื”, ืื ื™ ืœื ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืืช ื–ื”."
02:04
That's the 404 feeling.
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ื–ื• ื”ื”ืจื’ืฉื” ืฉืœ ื“ืฃ 404.
02:06
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:08
I mean, I've heard about that.
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ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ, ืฉืžืขืชื™ ืขืœ ื–ื”.
02:10
So where this comes into play and why this is important
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ืื– ื”ืžืงื•ื ื‘ื• ื–ื” ืžื•ืคื™ืข ื•ื”ื“ืจืš ื‘ื” ื–ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘
02:14
is I head up a technology incubator,
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ื”ื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืจืืฉ ื—ืžืžื” ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช,
02:15
and we had eight startups sitting around there.
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ื•ื”ื™ื• ืœื ื• ืฉืžื•ื ื” ืกื˜ืจื˜ืืคื™ื ืฉื™ืฉื‘ื• ืฉื.
02:17
And those startups are focused on what they are, not what they're not,
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ื•ื”ืกื˜ืจื˜ืืคื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืžืžื•ืงื“ื™ื ื‘ืžื” ืฉื”ื, ืœื ืžื” ืฉื”ื ืœื,
02:20
until one day Athletepath,
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ืขื“ ืฉื™ื•ื ืื—ื“ ืื˜ืœื˜ืคืืช'
02:22
which is a website that focuses on services for extreme athletes,
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ืฉื”ื•ื ืืชืจ ืฉืžืชืžืงื“ ื‘ืฉืจื•ืชื™ื ืœืื˜ืœื˜ื™ื ืืงืกื˜ืจื™ื,
02:26
found this video.
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ืžืฆื ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื”.
02:27
(Video) Guy: Joey!
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(ื•ื™ื“ืื•)ื‘ื—ื•ืจ: ื’'ื•ืื™!
02:31
Crowd: Whoa!
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ืงื”ืœ: ื•ื•ื”ืื•!
02:36
Renny Gleeson: You just ... no, he's not okay.
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ืจื ื™ ื’ืœื™ืกื•ืŸ: ืืชื ืคืฉื•ื˜... ืœื , ื”ื•ื ืœื ื‘ืกื“ืจ.
02:39
They took that video and they embedded it in their 404 page
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ื”ื ืœืงื—ื• ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื” ื•ื”ื˜ืžื™ืขื• ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืชื•ืš ื“ืฃ ื”404 ืฉืœื”ื
02:43
and it was like a light bulb went off for everybody in the place.
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื›ืžื• ื›ืžื• ื ื•ืจื” ืฉื ื“ืœืงืช ืœื›ื•ืœื ื‘ืžืงื•ื.
02:46
Because finally there was a page
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื™ื” ื“ืฃ
02:49
that actually felt like what it felt like to hit a 404.
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ืฉื‘ืืžืช ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื›ืžื• ืฉื–ื” ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื“ืฃ 404.
02:52
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:53
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
02:55
So this turned into a contest.
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ืื– ื–ื” ื”ืคืš ืœืชื—ืจื•ืช.
02:58
Dailypath that offers inspiration
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ื“ื™ื™ืœื™ืคืืช' ืฉืžืฆื™ืขื™ื ื”ืฉืจืื”
03:00
put inspiration on their 404 page.
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ืฉืžื• ื”ืฉืจืื” ืขืœ ื“ืฃ 404 ืฉืœื”ื.
03:02
Stayhound, which helps you find pet sitters through your social network,
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ืกื˜ื™ื™ื”ืื•ื ื“, ืฉืขื•ื–ืจื™ื ืœืžืฆื•ื ืฉืžืจื˜ืฃ ืœื—ื™ื” ืฉืœื›ื ื“ืจืš ืจืฉืชื•ืช ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช,
03:06
commiserated with your pet.
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ื”ืฉืชืชืคื• ื‘ืฆืขืจืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื.
03:08
Each one of them found this.
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ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื ืžืฆื ืืช ื–ื”.
03:09
It turned into a 24-hour contest.
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ื–ื” ื”ืคืš ืœืชื—ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ 24 ืฉืขื•ืช.
03:11
At 4:04 the next day, we gave out $404 in cash.
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ื‘ 4:04 ื‘ื™ื•ื ืœืžื—ืจืช, ื ืชื ื• 404$ ื‘ืžื–ื•ืžืŸ.
03:14
And what they learned
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ื•ืžื” ืฉื”ื ืœืžื“ื•
03:15
was that those little things, done right, actually matter,
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ื”ื™ื” ืฉื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืงื˜ื ื™ื ื”ืืœื”, ื›ืฉื”ื ืขืฉื•ื™ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘, ืœืžืขืฉื” ืžืฉื ื™ื,
03:18
and that well-designed moments can build brands.
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ื•ืฉืจื’ืขื™ื ืžืขื•ืฆื‘ื™ื ื”ื™ื™ื˜ื‘ ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืžื•ืชื’ื™ื.
03:20
So you take a look out in the real world,
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ืื– ืืชื ืžื‘ื™ื˜ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ,
03:22
and the fun thing is you can actually hack these yourself.
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ื•ื”ื›ื™ืฃ ื”ื•ื ืื ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืžืขืฉื” ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืืœื” ื‘ืขืฆืžื›ื.
03:25
You can type in an URL and put in a 404 and these will pop.
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ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื”ืงืœื™ื“ ื›ืชื•ื‘ืช ื•ืœืฉื™ื 404 ื•ืืœื” ื™ื’ื™ืขื•.
03:28
This is one that commiserates with you.
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ื–ื” ืื—ื“ ืฉืžืฉืชืชืฃ ื‘ืฆืขืจื›ื.
03:30
This is one that blames you.
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ื–ื” ืื—ื“ ืฉืžืืฉื™ื ืืชื›ื.
03:31
This is one that I loved.
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ื–ื” ืื—ื“ ืฉืื”ื‘ืชื™.
03:33
This is an error page,
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ื–ื” ื“ืฃ ืฉื’ื™ืื”,
03:36
but what if this error page was also an opportunity?
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืื ื“ืฃ ื”ืฉื’ื™ืื” ื”ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื’ื ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช?
03:40
So it was a moment in time
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ืื– ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืจื’ืข ื‘ื–ืžืŸ
03:42
where all of these startups had to sit and think
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ื‘ื• ื›ืœ ื”ืกื˜ืจื˜ืืคื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื™ืฉื‘ื• ื•ื—ืฉื‘ื•
03:44
and got really excited about what they could be.
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ื•ื”ืชืจื’ืฉื• ืžืื•ื“ ืžืžื” ื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช.
03:46
Because back to the whole relationship issue,
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื‘ื—ื–ืจื” ืœื›ืœ ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื,
03:49
what they figured out through this exercise
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ืžื” ืฉื”ื ื”ื‘ื™ื ื• ืžื”ื ืกื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื”
03:51
was that a simple mistake can tell me what you're not,
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ื”ื™ื” ืฉืฉื’ื™ืื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืœื™ ืžื” ืืชื ืœื,
03:54
or it can remind me of why I should love you.
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ืื• ื”ื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื–ื›ื™ืจ ืœื™ ืœืžื” ืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืื”ื•ื‘ ืืชื›ื.
03:57
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
03:59
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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