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"During your presentation I wasn't fully following your logic as I don't deal with Cl…"Kevin Neelands replied Feb 16, 2010 to Instant Runoff Voting - Contest #2 |
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"Am I too late? I think Eric and Dan may already be tied to win this contest. Regardl…"Kevin Neelands replied Feb 11, 2010 to Instant Runoff Voting - Contest #2 |
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"Extend the deadline a week or two and I might take a shot. Today's schedule revolves…"Kevin Neelands replied Dec 27, 2009 to Wari - Contest #1 |
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Feb 17, 2010 Reply by Lamine Ba |
Codetown is a social network. It's got blogs, forums, groups, personal pages and more! You might think of Codetown as a funky camper van with lots of compartments for your stuff and a great multimedia system, too! Best of all, Codetown has room for all of your friends.
Created by Michael Levin Dec 18, 2008 at 6:56pm. Last updated by Michael Levin May 4, 2018.
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