[Teaser] Nat Friedman and Alex Graveley “Best Friends”
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2021-11-22 10:50:28 UTC
- Modified: 2021-11-22 10:51:49 UTC
Summary: With "many others confirming his connections to Nat," our source notes, and "pictures of them together on Flickr," it will be hard to deny the strong connection (the above messages by Miguel de Icaza confirm this goes a long way back)
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