I bookmarked it so I can take a look at the site later. The front page looks interesting though.
On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Robert Citek <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here's a message from our O'Reilly User Group contact person, Marsee Henon. > - Robert > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Marsee Henon <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 10:11 AM > Subject: Announcing O'Reilly Answers - A useful site that's, well, a > different kind of animal > > > > If you would like to view this information in your browser, click > here<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zmjl4c59pc455lq9otlcnav2qiuv482rtmg9qj8o> > . > [image: > O'Reilly]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zfvvt9sva1isbjk3ths3bk6avk5bgj3sg226cuq0> > Forward > this > announcement<http://post.oreilly.com/f2f/9z1zo6bcaj5mokkg6de2vr9eegvl2bop431b13vadig> > > Hi, > > Can you share this announcement with anyone you think will be interested? > > Thanks! > > Announcing O'Reilly Answers A useful site that's, well, a different kind of > animal > > We're launching the beta of O'Reilly > Answers<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z3ap98j28fiuv5jieb6ncm7gok8fu1edohlgun70>, > and I'm inviting you to be part of it. 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