Some Housekeeping on my Rob's Random Writing

November 20, 2022•91 words

I posted today over at Rob's Random Writing about where I am taking that project going forward and some other housekeeping item. You can see that post here.

I have been playing around with Mastadon again as it seems to be what I originally liked about Twitter. I have tried it before a couple of times as I do like open source and platforms that aren't all about your data. If you wish to connect with me there @rob@social.lol is my name.

I will be back tomorrow with more thoughts.

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