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<h3 class="feed-title"><a href="http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/">This Day In Tech</a></h3>
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<li class="author">By <a href="http://www.wired.com/design/author/jflaherty/">Joseph Flaherty</a></li><li class="entryDate">12.29.12</li><li class="entryTime">6:30 AM</li><li class="entryEdit" style="display:none"><a href="http://www.wired.com/design/wp-admin/post.php?post=141979&action=edit"> Edit</a></li></ul>
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<p>Like most resolutions, it didn't quite work out. What started out as a year-long project has become three years and counting. So far, <a href="http://365supers.blogspot.com/" target="blank">he's created 285 homespun heroes and bespoke bad guys</a>, and vows that 2013 will be the year the project is completed.
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