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@@ -132,13 +132,10 @@ I like writing open source software. For example:
 \item Yosys
 \item OpenSCAD (now maintained by Marius Kintel)
 \item SPL (a not very popular scripting language)
-\item EmbedVM (a very simple colipler+vm for 8 bit micros)
+\item EmbedVM (a very simple compiler+vm for 8 bit micros)
 \item Lib(X)SVF (a library to play SVF/XSVF files over JTAG, used at LHC)
-\item ROCK Linux (inactive since 2010)
+\item ROCK Linux (discontinued since 2010)
 \end{itemize}
-
-\bigskip
-What do I do for a living? Ask me off the record..
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 \section{Outline}