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 "_I’m over the moon excited about **FastAPI**. It’s so fun!_"
 
-<div style="text-align: right; margin-right: 10%;">Brian Okken - <strong>[Python Bytes](https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/123/time-to-right-the-py-wrongs?time_in_sec=855) podcast host</strong> <a href="https://x.com/brianokken/status/1112220079972728832"><small>(ref)</small></a></div>
+<div style="text-align: right; margin-right: 10%;">Brian Okken - <strong><a href="https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/123/time-to-right-the-py-wrongs?time_in_sec=855">Python Bytes</a> podcast host</strong> <a href="https://x.com/brianokken/status/1112220079972728832"><small>(ref)</small></a></div>
 
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 "_Honestly, what you've built looks super solid and polished. In many ways, it's what I wanted **Hug** to be - it's really inspiring to see someone build that._"
 
-<div style="text-align: right; margin-right: 10%;">Timothy Crosley - <strong>[Hug](https://github.com/hugapi/hug) creator</strong> <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19455465"><small>(ref)</small></a></div>
+<div style="text-align: right; margin-right: 10%;">Timothy Crosley - <strong><a href="https://github.com/hugapi/hug">Hug</a> creator</strong> <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19455465"><small>(ref)</small></a></div>
 
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 "_We've switched over to **FastAPI** for our **APIs** [...] I think you'll like it [...]_"
 
-<div style="text-align: right; margin-right: 10%;">Ines Montani - Matthew Honnibal - <strong>[Explosion AI](https://explosion.ai) founders - [spaCy](https://spacy.io) creators</strong> <a href="https://x.com/_inesmontani/status/1144173225322143744"><small>(ref)</small></a> - <a href="https://x.com/honnibal/status/1144031421859655680"><small>(ref)</small></a></div>
+<div style="text-align: right; margin-right: 10%;">Ines Montani - Matthew Honnibal - <strong><a href="https://explosion.ai">Explosion AI</a> founders - <a href="https://spacy.io">spaCy</a> creators</strong> <a href="https://x.com/_inesmontani/status/1144173225322143744"><small>(ref)</small></a> - <a href="https://x.com/honnibal/status/1144031421859655680"><small>(ref)</small></a></div>
 
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