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+# Compiled source #
+###################
+*.com
+*.class
+*.dll
+*.exe
+*.o
+*.so
+
+# Packages #
+############
+# it's better to unpack these files and commit the raw source
+# git has its own built in compression methods
+*.7z
+*.dmg
+*.gz
+*.iso
+*.jar
+*.rar
+*.tar
+*.zip
+
+# Logs and databases #
+######################
+*.log
+*.sql
+*.sqlite
+
+# OS generated files #
+######################
+.DS_Store
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Typical Node.js artifacts #
+#############################
+
+# NPM lock file - while this is often included in real projects, for practice projects it's best to ignore it to not artificially bloat the git log statistics of lines of code added, removed, etc.
+package-lock.json
+
+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+
+# Runtime data
+pids
+*.pid
+*.seed
+*.pid.lock
+
+# Directory for instrumented libs generated by jscoverage/JSCover
+lib-cov
+
+# Coverage directory used by tools like istanbul
+coverage
+
+# nyc test coverage
+.nyc_output
+
+# Grunt intermediate storage (http://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files)
+.grunt
+
+# Bower dependency directory (https://bower.io/)
+bower_components
+
+# node-waf configuration
+.lock-wscript
+
+# Compiled binary addons (https://nodejs.org/api/addons.html)
+build/Release
+
+# Dependency directories
+node_modules/
+**/node_modules/
+jspm_packages/
+**/jspm_packages
+
+# Results of React build script
+build/
+**/build/
+
+# React dependencies
+.pnp
+.pnp.js
+
+# dotconfig artifacts
+.env.local
+.env.development.local
+.env.test.local
+.env.production.local
+
+# TypeScript v1 declaration files
+typings/
+
+# Optional npm cache directory
+.npm
+
+# Optional eslint cache
+.eslintcache
+
+# Optional REPL history
+.node_repl_history
+
+# Output of 'npm pack'
+*.tgz
+
+# Yarn Integrity file
+.yarn-integrity
+
+# dotenv environment variables file
+.env
+
+# next.js build output
+.next
+
+
+## Emacs artefacts ##
+*~
+
+## Jekyll artifacts
+**/.jekyll-cache
+**/_site/
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+
 # Git Practice
-A simple project to practice a few git/github workflows.  Replace the contents of this file with the contents indicated in the [instructions](./instructions.md).
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+
+___
+
+### Interesting Article
+
+___
+
+**https://dev.to/mukeshkuiry/12-free-and-fun-api-for-your-next-project-5eem**
+I think this is a cool article because it includes APIs that I wouldn't otherwise be likely to find. I think the cats are silly and cute, I'm unsure how I could use them in a project, maybe on a personal website. I also like the advice slip API, I think that could work very nicely with a loading screen. The Trivia API could also be good for a loading screen, or even as the base for a game on it's own. As I was going through the options of this article, I found it interesting how I never would have individually searched for any of these APIs. But being presented with them inspired little ideas on how to incorporate them into larger projects, it's a nice creative push.
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