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 ## IRC
 
 Ask questions, hang out, sing praise or just say hi on
-`#foot-terminal` on Freenode, where I’m `dnkl`.
+`#foot-terminal` on [chat.freenode.net](https://freenode.net), where
+I’m `dnkl`.
 
 
 ## Mastodon