R. L. Dane :Debian:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://beige.party/@RickiTarr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>RickiTarr</span></a></span></p><p>First, to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://alpha.polymaths.social/@amin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>amin</span></a></span> for being a good <a href="https://alpha.polymaths.social/tags/fedifriend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediFriend</span></a> and an awesome instance admin</p><p>To <span class="h-card"><a href="https://alpha.polymaths.social/@ivan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ivan</span></a></span> for being an awesome youngster who's interested in retro tech, and not just the latest shiny thing. THAT is AMAZING to me.</p><p>To <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@kev" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kev</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@mike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mike</span></a></span> for creating and nurturing the instance that turned me into a total <a href="https://alpha.polymaths.social/tags/fediaddict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediAddict</span></a></p><p>To <span class="h-card"><a href="https://thisis.mylegendary.quest/users/twizzay" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>twizzay</span></a></span> for keepin' it real, and real silly.</p><p>To <span class="h-card"><a href="https://floss.social/@alcinnz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>alcinnz</span></a></span>, whose formidable <a href="https://alpha.polymaths.social/tags/fediaddiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediAddiction</span></a> makes me look normal :BlobCatOpenMouthSweating:</p><p>To <span class="h-card"><a href="https://alpha.polymaths.social/@sotolf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sotolf</span></a></span> for his occasionally antagonistic, yet very genuine presence on <a href="https://alpha.polymaths.social/tags/fedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fedi</span></a>. And for being a good friend.</p><p>To <span class="h-card"><a href="https://toot.mirbsd.org/@mirabilos" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mirabilos</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://bsd.network/@dexter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dexter</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@fedops" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fedops</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://exquisite.social/@h3artbl33d" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>h3artbl33d</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://merveilles.town/@pixx" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>pixx</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://merveilles.town/@neauoire" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>neauoire</span></a></span>, and many others for their technical excellence and willingness to help.</p><p>Of course, to the likes of <span class="h-card"><a href="https://linuxrocks.online/@SolusSpider" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SolusSpider</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://topspicy.social/@ddlyh" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ddlyh</span></a></span> , <span class="h-card"><a href="https://the.talesofmy.life/channel/christopher" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>christopher</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/@teamtuck" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>teamtuck</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@DrInterpreter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DrInterpreter</span></a></span>, and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.danielmrose.com/activitypub/dan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dan</span></a></span> for their friendship on various parts of the interwebz.</p><p>To <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.art/@RussSharek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>RussSharek</span></a></span>, the kindest and wisest clown I've ever known.</p><p>To <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@dfloyd888" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dfloyd888</span></a></span> for teaching me UNIX and telling me about Linux a REALLY long time ago.</p><p>To my <a href="https://alpha.polymaths.social/tags/chorus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chorus</span></a> (almost all mentioned above) for encouraging me in my rambl^?^?^?^?^?writing</p><p>And finally to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jwz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jwz</span></a></span> for being complete and utter badasses.</p>