_         _       _                     _               _   
 _ __   ___   __| | ___   (_)___  | | ___ __   ___   ___| | _____  _   _| |_ 
| '_ \ / _ \ / _` |/ _ \  | / __| | |/ / '_ \ / _ \ / __| |/ / _ \| | | | __|
| | | | (_) | (_| |  __/_ | \__ \ |   <| | | | (_) | (__|   < (_) | |_| | |_ 
|_| |_|\___/ \__,_|\___(_)/ |___/ |_|\_\_| |_|\___/ \___|_|\_\___/ \__,_|\__|
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node.js knockout is a 48-hour programming contest featuring node.js. it owes its roots to rails rumble.