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 My online pseudonym is Amolith. However, if we end up meeting in person, I would
 be happy to introduce myself as myself. I am a musician, developer, sysadmin,
-co-host of the [Linux Lads,](https://linuxlads.com) small business owner, and
-founder of not-for-profit [NixNet.](https://nixnet.services) At the moment, I’m
-also a university student studying Computer Science. If you're interested in a
-podcast on personal privacy and security through open source software, keep an
-eye on [Redacted.Life](https://redacted.life) for a podcast [Jake
-Bauer](https://paritybit.ca) and I are working on. We're hoping to release the
+co-host of the [Linux Lads,][ll] small business owner, and founder of
+not-for-profit [NixNet.][nn] At the moment, I’m also a university student
+studying Computer Science. If you're interested in a podcast on personal privacy
+and security through open source software, keep an eye on [Redacted.Life][rl]
+for a podcast [Jake Bauer][jb] and I are working on. We're hoping to release the
 first episode in the beginning of 2023.
 
+[ll]: https://linuxlads.com
+[nn]: https://nixnet.services
+[rl]: https://redacted.life
+[jb]: https://paritybit.ca
+
 ```text
 -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
 GCS/TW/PA d(+) s+:++ a-- C++(+++) UL+++>$ P
@@ -24,46 +28,57 @@ e+>++++ h r y+
 ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
 ```
 
-[Decode my geek code above](http://www.joereiss.net/geek/ungeek.html) or [create
-your own.](https://geekcode.xyz/geek.html)
+[Decode my geek code above][decode] or [create your own.][create]
+
+[decode]: http://www.joereiss.net/geek/ungeek.html
+[create]: https://geekcode.xyz/geek.html
 
 ## Blog
 
-I will occasionally blog here and that content can be found on the
-[Posts page.](/posts) Below are a specific few posts that give a good
-overview of what I typically write about.
+I will occasionally blog here and that content can be found on the [Posts
+page.][posts] Below are a specific few posts that give a good overview of what I
+typically write about.
 
+[posts]: /posts
+
+- [Pull vs push: intentional notifications](/pull-vs-push-intentional-notifications/)
 - [(Ab)using mesh networks for easy remote support](/abusing-mesh-networks-for-easy-remote-support)
 - [Replacing YouTube & Invidious](/replacing-youtube-invidious)
 - [Typing International Characters](/typing-international-characters)
-- [Consuming News](/consuming-news)
 - [On smoking a pipe](/on-smoking-a-pipe)
 - [Part of my cellar](/part-of-my-cellar)
 
 ## About the site
 
 Secluded.Site was hand-written entirely by me and is generated with
-[Hugo.](https://gohugo.io/) [The
-theme](https://git.nixnet.services/Amolith/secluded/src/branch/master/themes/secluded)
-is public and available for anyone to use. I'll eventually get it added
-to [the themes directory](https://themes.gohugo.io/) once I clean it up
-a little (patches welcome!), but until then, you can simply clone the
-repo and copy the theme to your site.
+[Hugo.][hugo] [The theme][theme] is public and available for anyone to use. I'll
+eventually get it added to [the themes directory][dir] once I clean it up a
+little (patches welcome!), but until then, you can simply clone the repo and
+copy the theme to your site.
 
-All of the code is released under the [MIT
-license](https://tldrlegal.com/license/mit-license) and the content here
-is [CC-BY 4.0.](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source for
-everything is available on my [Forgejo
-instance.](https://git.nixnet.services/Amolith/secluded)
+[hugo]: https://gohugo.io/
+[theme]: https://git.nixnet.services/Amolith/secluded/src/branch/master/themes/secluded
+[dir]: https://themes.gohugo.io/
+
+All of the code is released under the [MIT license] and the content here is
+[CC-BY 4.0.][ccby] Source for everything is available on my [Forgejo
+instance.][forgejo]
+
+[MIT license]: https://tldrlegal.com/license/mit-license
+[ccby]: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
+[forgejo]: https://git.nixnet.services/Amolith/secluded
 
 ## Contact
 
-I can be contacted through many methods but the most reliable and my
-most preferred will _always_ be email. In order of preference…
+I can be contacted through many methods but the most reliable and my most
+preferred will _always_ be email. In order of preference…
 
 1. **Email:** `amolith@secluded.site`
 2. **XMPP:** `amolith@secluded.site`
-3. **IRC:** `amolith` on [Libera](https://libera.chat/) and [NixNet](https://docs.nixnet.services/IRC)
+3. **IRC:** `amolith` on [Libera] and [NixNet]
+
+[Libera]: https://libera.chat/
+[NixNet]: https://docs.nixnet.services/IRC
 
 If you choose to contact me over XMPP, please use OMEMO encryption and
 manually verify the following fingerprints. Any other keys should be

content/posts/pull-vs-push-intentional-notifications.md

@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ arrived, maybe the sky is falling, etc. Those are all situations where you
 genuinely do want notifications pushed in front of your face. But think about
 while you're at work. Do you really need to know that there's no more coffee in
 the lounge when you're waist-deep in a big code refactor and having to mentally
-juggle variables and signatures and business logic and overarching structu— look
-at this funny meme!
+juggle variables and signatures and business logic and overarching structu— _look
+at this funny meme!_
 
-Ah shit. Where was `x` set again? _Does_ this function duplicate the logic of
-that other function 83 lines above? You've lost your train of thought and it's
+_Ah shit. Where was `x` set again? **Does** this function duplicate the logic of
+that other function 83 lines above?_ You've lost your train of thought and it's
 going to take you about 30 minutes to get it back.[^1]
 
 Maybe you're spending time with your family, but that new hire keeps asking for