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@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ With this official 80/20 split, if Handmade Seattle 2025 has ten talks, that mea
 
 It's [abner.page](https://abner.page) from now on. It's not currently pointing anywhere; I'll resurrect everything soon enough.
 
-If you're wondering what happened to **abnercoimbre.com**, I forgot to set auto-renew and it seems someone's squatting it. Crazier things happened during the online drama. It's part of the job I guess, though I can't wait for local meetups to keep growing. 
+If you're wondering what happened to **abnercoimbre.com**, I forgot to set auto-renew and it seems someone's squatting it. Crazier things occurred during the online drama. It's part of the job I guess, though I can't wait for local meetups to keep growing. 
 
 The more of us communicate in meatspace, the better.