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Where to Find My New Posts

All new posts are now on Substack: phaetrix.substack.com (@phaetrix).
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New posts are on Substack: phaetrix.substack.com (@phaetrix)

Going forward, all new posts will be here: phaetrix.substack.com
You can also follow me there at @phaetrix.

Thanks for reading — see you on Substack.

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