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Re:Anybody else getting fedup with Sheryl Sandberg 24/7/365? on Thursday April 18, 2013 @07:25PM (#5573811)
Oh yes, she is. She is telling women that if you want it all, you just have to demand it. She is pushing for another affirmative action program which will deliver 50% of everything to women. The world doesn't work that way for men. You can't just throw a hissy fit and then expect to be appointed to the board of Chevron.
Re:Anybody else getting fedup with Sheryl Sandberg 24/7/365? on Thursday April 18, 2013 @06:45PM (#5573651)
Really? The woman is a scold.

Linkedin goes Facebook and screws tens of thousands of users

http://www.pbdink.com/blog/2013/03/29/linkedin-post-happening/

1. In an effort to combat spam Linkedin added a new feature. If just one group moderator tags you as a spammer for any reason at all, your posts are vaporized in all of your groups.But it gets worse:2. There is no recourse. You will never know who killed your posting privileges or why. Maybe it was due to your politics? YOU WILL NEVER FIND OUT.3. Contact Linkedin customer support and they tell...

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Re:The Pirate Bay - 9 years and still bloody runnin on Saturday September 15, 2012 @01:28PM (#4526658)
Yes, I cannot believe that those guys are still running. Amazing.
Re:Why Quora Won't Scale on Friday September 14, 2012 @03:38PM (#4523548)
You're joking, right?
Re:Why Quora Won't Scale on Friday September 14, 2012 @03:38PM (#4523545)
Quora entered the soccer mom phase summer of 2011. The quality has plummeted since then.
Re:Why Quora Won't Scale on Friday September 14, 2012 @01:23PM (#4522783)
Why? To waste time?
Re:Why Quora Won't Scale on Friday September 14, 2012 @12:54PM (#4522612)
It was never a popular site outside its clique.

http://startupjunkies.org/blog/2012/09/14/unlucky-little-quo...

Re:Why Quora Won't Scale on Friday September 14, 2012 @10:34AM (#4521783)
Quora has found its niche among intellectuals who don't mind the stringent rules,

Try blowhards who like to hears themselves pontificate.

Re:Gore Vidal has died on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @12:04PM (#4323673)
One of America's finest intellectuals. He will be missed.
He should be barred for life from any police or security work. He's nothing but a thug.
Re:Is Quora Driving Away All Its Best Users? on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @12:08PM (#4132561)
Just observation of the fact that many of their better posters have either willing left or were banned.
Re:Is Quora Driving Away All Its Best Users? on Monday June 18, 2012 @06:54PM (#4129020)
Apparently a lot of it is forced via banning.
Re:Quora Is Totalitairian on Thursday May 24, 2012 @11:54PM (#4021827)
Don't be a jerk.
Re:Quora Is Totalitairian on Thursday May 24, 2012 @11:46PM (#4021803)
They also libel you after you have been banned because you cannot respond.
Re:Quora Is Totalitairian on Thursday May 24, 2012 @11:44PM (#4021797)
There is something crazy going on at Quora. It seems hellbent on driving off all of its best posters and keeping the mediocrities.