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+# Defcon!!!
+
+Defcon is a stopwatch running on Node.js, Express.js, and Socket.io.
+It is intended to be a good starting point if you're just learning to use
+web sockets. It currently uses xhr-polling so it is compatible with Heroku.
+
+# Who's it for?
+
+I originally wrote Defcon over four blog posts introducing Socket.io and
+deploying to Heroku. Please checkout the posts on my site, [robdodson.me](http://robdodson.me)
+
+[Part 1](http://robdodson.me/blog/2012/06/04/deploying-your-first-node-dot-js-and-socket-dot-io-app-to-heroku/)
+[Part 2](http://robdodson.me/blog/2012/06/05/building-a-countdown-timer-with-socket-dot-io/)
+[Part 3](http://robdodson.me/blog/2012/06/06/building-a-countdown-timer-with-socket-dot-io-pt-2/)
+[Part 4](http://robdodson.me/blog/2012/06/07/building-a-countdown-timer-with-socket-dot-io-pt-3/)
+