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This site has actually split into a few different sites. You can access them using the link above.

Here are a few of the big ones :

http://www.quora.com/facts-science-explanations

http://www.quora.com/english-board

http://www.quora.com/life-hacks-board

http://www.quora.com/sex-board

http://www.quora.com/everyday-legal-issues

http://www.quora.com/psychology-board

http://www.quora.com/investing-board

http://www.quora.com/Websites-Board

http://www.quora.com/quora-board

http://www.quora.com/life-experiences

http://www.quora.com/entertainment-board

http://www.quora.com/history-board

http://www.quora.com/style-board

http://www.quora.com/dancing-board

http://www.quora.com/business-board

http://www.quora.com/philly-board

http://www.quora.com/aging-board

http://www.quora.com/travel-board

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Talent hits a target that no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can see.

The Lives Of Geniuses

Great quote :)

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cool word : "Commoratio"

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H&M Under Fire for Using Fake, Computer-Generated Models

Interesting that tech has gotten this good.

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What's Up With "Toward" and "Towards"?

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Narcissists can't afford to be vulnerable at all--especially not to themselves. Remember, they need to believe the lie. So they make up a fictitious false self who is everything the narcissist is not: the entitled, superior, inflated, and grandiose self fed by the narcissist's fantasies and what they can squeeze out of sources of narcissistic supply.

This mask, which the narcissist thinks is real, hides the insecure and damaged part of the NP and chases way feelings of depression, abandonment, and shame. It protects her from painful feelings. Affirmations of the false self keep the mask in good repair. If they're not forthcoming, she demands them in one way or another in the ways that make the relationship a wild ride on a rollercoaster (which no one understands besides other people who have a loved one with NPD). The NP's success in maintaining this illusion makes you continually doubt yourself since you rarely receive validation of what you are going through.

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pendulum waves!

http://sciencedemonstrations.fas.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k16940&pageid=icb.page80863&pageContentId=icb.pagecontent341734&state=maximize&view=view.do&viewParam_name=indepth.html#a_icb_pagecontent341734

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Less than is used for actual units of measure & things that can't be counted, while fewer than is used for things that can be counted.

For more on “fewer” vs. “less,” click HERE.

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Postmodernism postulates that many, if not all, apparent realities are only social constructs and are therefore subject to change. It emphasises the role of language, power relations, and motivations in the formation of ideas and beliefs. In particular it attacks the use of sharp classifications such as male versus female, straight versus gay, white versus black, and imperial versus colonial; it holds realities to be plural and relative, and to be dependent on whom the interested parties are and of what their interests consist. It supports the belief that there is no absolute truth and that the way in which different people perceive the world is subjective.

Postmodernism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Love it - as a word and a concept :)

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What's Up With "Inquiry" and "Enquiry"?

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interesting

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Great review. Worth reading.

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In a study published by the journal Psychology, Crime and Law, Belinda Board and Katarina Fritzon tested 39 senior managers and chief executives from leading British businesses. They compared the results to the same tests on patients at Broadmoor special hospital, where people who have been convicted of serious crimes are incarcerated. On certain indicators of psychopathy, the bosses's scores either matched or exceeded those of the patients. In fact, on these criteria, they beat even the subset of patients who had been diagnosed with psychopathic personality disorders.

The psychopathic traits on which the bosses scored so highly, Board and Fritzon point out, closely resemble the characteristics that companies look for. Those who have these traits often possess great skill in flattering and manipulating powerful people. Egocentricity, a strong sense of entitlement, a readiness to exploit others and a lack of empathy and conscience are also unlikely to damage their prospects in many corporations.

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great article...

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theyuniversity:

What's Up With "Nerve-Racking" and "Nerve-Wracking"?

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workers in Seattle stay with an employer about twice as long as they do in Silicon Valley.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to Mark Zuckerberg

Zuckerberg's Facebook do-over? Would stay in Boston - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal

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In 1943, Glen Finch of the Yale primate laboratory rigged an apparatus to test the arm strength of eight captive chimpanzees. An adult male chimp, he found, pulled about the same weight as an adult man. Once he'd corrected the measurement for their smaller body sizes, chimpanzees did turn out to be stronger than humans—but not by a factor of five or anything close to it.