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  - [ ] lists
  - [ ] full mastodon api
  - [ ] get rid of internal ids from code
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-## what about the name?
-μpub (or simply `upub`) means "[micro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_System_of_Units#Prefixes)-pub", but could also be read "upub", "you-pub" or "mu-pub"