Gallery: Inside Digg's Race to Build the New Google Reader

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    Kevin Barnett gets a refill on his specialty coffee - a necessity for a team launching a huge project on a crazy tight deadline. *Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired*
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    Digg CEO Andrew McLaughlin at a standing desk in the Betaworks office space. *Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired*
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    Digg iOS Developer Rob Haining (seated, center) and Digg General Manager Jake Levine (standing, center) talk in one of the several shared work/lounge spaces at the Betaworks office. *Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired*
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    Digg CTO Michael Young walks past a meeting room (and the Dots team) in the Betaworks office. *Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired*
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    The Digg motto. *Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired*
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    Design Director Justin Van Slembrouck at his desk. *Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired*
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    The decor is always classy at Betaworks. *Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired*
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