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 My CMS, @289e4d41, put up this fresh pitch to agencies to switch from WordPress:

https://craftcms.com/vs-wordpress 
 Everyone’s favorite internet-culture writer, @a1aa26bb, goes independent:

https://www.usermag.co/p/introducing-user-magazine 
 I bought the Jesse Welles album. He doesn’t have a Bandcamp. I had to buy it from Amazon. 
 Southwest’s tech debt hurt it a few months ago but it seems to be doing it some favors today.

Windows 3.1 taketh away, but sometimes Windows 3.1 giveth.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/southwest-cloudstrike-windows-3-1/ 
 If I was a lawyer I would do everything on a Steam Deck. 
 I was just thinking about how hilarious it was that in the original superman comics he was a repo... 
 @59034767 I heard Clark Kent started in production, but hot metal type was his Kryptonite 
 Launched a new YouTube channel for algorithmic experimentation purposes. I’m seeding it with YouTube videos of VHS deterioration/damage to see what it dredges up 
 Some breaking news for me over on @18babe22: Google has extended its support time for recent Chromebooks from 8 years to 10.

Big deal for schools and #RightToRepair: https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkaqmk/google-extends-chromebook-life-by-2-years-after-right-to-repair-campaign 
 This is 1000% true. Being a #freelancer is a lot harder without Twitter and its replacements haven't completely filled the loop. https://www.damemagazine.com/2023/09/12/when-twitter-died-so-did-independent-journalism/ 
 The world needs more instrumental music. 
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