We're just hours away from the archiving of this place, and I find it's hard to believe this day is finally upon us.

On the one hand, it seems like only yesterday I announced the beginning of the transition period, yet here we are on the eve of functionality being removed. How did time fly by so quickly?

As I reflect back on the 1,162 days that omidyar.net has been open, I'm still amazed at the caliber of people who've participated here, be it one day for a few short hours or every day for hours on end.

This experience has been life-changing for me, and from the contents of many PMs I've received in the last month, for many of you, too.

Thanks, again, to each of you for the contributions you've made here, for the inspiration you've taken from here and for the forthcoming good things you'll do in places that are not here.

I wish you all the greatest success in your endeavors, wherever and whatever they may be. The world is changing for the better because of you.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you did not do than those you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Give yourself away to the sea of life.

-- Mark Twain