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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Anyone who has crammed onto a concert floor to be close to their favorite band knows the power of “the crowd.” Musicians thrive in front of a bobbing sea of fans, and the crowd thrives on thumping music.
For Victor Kovalev – a musician, software engineer, and Georgia Tech alum (MS CS ’07) – his path toward that same thrill has been as circuitous as a motherboard but undeniably powered by the crowd.