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Daniel Lowe @dl

I know their time has come and gone, but I miss running a more than just about anything else in my life. I wish I could find something that gave me the same kind of community, technical challenge, and creative outlet.

@dl you could run a Mastodon ... instance ... oh wait, right.

You could run a Mastodon instance that doesn't have a two-character username limit and/or invite requirement? :)