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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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"It shows us how weird and complicated simple things really are," said Ian Bogost, Professor in the School of Literature, Communications, and Culture and Director of the Graduate Program in Digital Media and creator of the spoof game, Cow Clicker, which became wildly popular. "It shows not that I'm some sort of brilliant designer who made this thing, but how resilient and creative people are." Source: NPR, November 18, 2011