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TelescopeFeed Progress

This is a quick update on TelescopeFeed.

1. I shuttered /r/FoS/ and moved the bulk of that activity to the TelescopeFeed blog Exo.

2. Layed the foundation for the "Observatory" blogs.

3. Turned on the lights and sent up the first flare.
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