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I’m ambivalent about the buttons on the right, preferring to think of them as a way visitors can vote for their favourite social network. You’ll note there’s no Facebook button. Facebook is unable to verify that I exist, at least not at my New Zealand phone number. To reciprocate I’ve decided Facebook doesn’t exist either. Fair’s fair.

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