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| author | yuzu-eva <stevenhu@web.de> | 2024-10-25 23:56:46 +0200 |
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| committer | yuzu-eva <stevenhu@web.de> | 2024-10-25 23:56:46 +0200 |
| commit | b8148678fd1f5e74248d9ba79ef04a23e552ad54 (patch) | |
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added new thought: javascript
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diff --git a/content/thoughts.md b/content/thoughts.md index ded8a19..192569c 100644 --- a/content/thoughts.md +++ b/content/thoughts.md @@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ Here are all of the thoughts I've posted so far: - [first entry, 2024-10-24](./thoughts/first-entry.html) - [updated css and navigation, 2024-10-25](./thoughts/updated-css-and-navigation.html) +- [javascript, 2024-10-25](./thoughts/javascript.html)
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