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 # About Me
 
-Hi there! I'm a first-year master's student at the University of Minnesota. I
-also currently work as a Software Developer at [AWS] (previously at [SIFT]).
-My computing-related interests lie in programming language design and formal
-verification, systems security, cryptography, and distributed
-systems.
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@@ -63,7 +59,6 @@ I also enjoy playing badminton &#x1F3F8; at the rec.
 [9]: setup
 [10]: pgp.txt
 [12]: ../projects
-[aws]: https://aws.amazon.com
 [cubical]: https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/cubical+type+theory
 [favonia]: https://favonia.org
 [foss]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software
@@ -72,7 +67,6 @@ I also enjoy playing badminton &#x1F3F8; at the rec.
 [leanshot]: https://git.sr.ht/~mzhang/leanshot
 [osu!]: https://osu.ppy.sh
 [pl seminar]: https://umn-plseminar.github.io
-[sift]: https://www.sift.net
 [userpage]: https://osu.ppy.sh/u/2688103
 [wisesplit]: https://wisesplit.org
 [acm]: https://acm.umn.edu
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-Hi there! I'm a masters student at the University of Minnesota advised by
-[Favonia][3]. I also currently work as a Software Developer at [AWS][1]
-(previously at [SIFT][2]). My computing-related interests lie in programming
-language design and formal verification, systems security, cryptography, and
-distributed systems.
+I'm a masters student at the University of Minnesota advised by [Favonia]. I
+previously worked as a Software Developer at [AWS] and [SIFT]. My
+computing-related interests lie in programming language design and formal
+verification, systems security, cryptography, and distributed systems.
 
-[1]: https://aws.amazon.com/
-[2]: https://www.sift.net/
-[3]: https://favonia.org/
+[aws]: https://aws.amazon.com/
+[sift]: https://www.sift.net/
+[favonia]: https://favonia.org/
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+{{ os.ReadFile "/layouts/partials/left-nav.md" | markdownify }}