Knights of the Square Table
I realized that many of our readers were not aware that there are four of us here at Tornado Design and we all post on BrainFuel. If you’re not familiar with us, there’s myself (Chris), and Ben, and Jeff, and Don.
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Words to live by
When in doubt, nod knowingly.
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They won’t let me sell online!
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Hacker News
For the past year I’ve been an avid fan of Hacker News. It’s THE site to get the latest news about web / tech startups and the best part is the huge community. The discussion is relevant and the community is really smart. Check it out if you haven’t seen it: http://news.ycombinator.com/