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-Things that would be at gist.github.com if it was easier to use. I am
-having difficulties with search feature there and repositories are easier
-to browse.
+This repository is a random assortment of files. In the beginning, I had
+some of them at gist.github.com, but as it doesn't provide any way for me
+to sort files, a separate repository is easier to handle.
 
-I won't be moving things which have too much history at gist such as forks.
+I have since moved the repository from GitHub due to concerns related to
+their relationship with the
+[ICE](https://github.com/selfagency/microsoft-drop-ice) and
+[Iran](https://github.com/1995parham/github-do-not-ban-us).