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- Building communities around software.
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- http://www.gravitygears.com
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- GravityGears takes a fresh approach to growing a community around your company, your products, and your services. We increase awareness, encourage 3rd party evangelism, and get other developers talking.
Happy 10th year, JCertif!
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Britt,You made my day! Dave must have told you I've been trying to find the words "Ukončete prosím výstup a nástup, dveře se zavírají" from the automated voice on the Metro. One of my favorite stories is the night we slid down the polished metal escalator and went so fast we lofted up from the bottom, only to get questioned by a Metro inspector about tickets. We all got fined 500 crowns each, but the memory is priceless!