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So, welcome to the new crstn.org. It is imperfect. It is opinionated. It is mine. There is a strange paradox to building a
The new crstn.org is an experiment in subtraction. No trackers. No cookies consent banners. No social share buttons begging for a retweet that will die in 48 hours.
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