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      <title>About</title>
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&lt;p&gt;Welcome to my blog! I write about technology, homelab projects, and share my thoughts on various tech topics.&lt;/p&gt;


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&lt;p&gt;I cover a range of topics including:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Techsplanations: Clear explanations of IT concepts&lt;/li&gt;
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      <title>Self-hosting a Github Runner</title>
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      <description>My attempt at trying to explain what the cloud actually is.</description>
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