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~ajhalili2006's blog is an independent publication launched in September 2024 by Andrei Jiroh Halili, currently hosted on Hack Club Nest, previously on Substack (although he still cross-post there to ensure no one will get missed). If you subscribe today, you'll get full access to the website as well as email newsletters about new content when it's available.

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