Then between the two of us, we could do all sorts of nifty changes on one side to the interface without disrupting the other side; but we can’t interoperate with ANYONE else.
Grand pianos became a currency or sorts as pauperized members of the civil service elites traded the symbols of their old status for a sack of potatoes and a side of bacon.
大钢琴成为一种货币，申领救济金的公务员们可以用这一往日地位的象征，换得一袋土豆或一片培根。
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What kinds of methods to avoid any side-effects or what sorts of ways to assure its good results?