I know everyone and their grandmother has already posted this. But, if there is going to be a virally spread internet meme, this one is much better than most:
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Some things spread like wildfire across the blogs. But, can an artificial meme, designed specifically to measure the speed of its spreading, spread as fast? If we know its speed, can we know its position at the same time, and vice versa? You'll know the answer (pretty soon) if you link to this…
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