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Thursday, 1st August 2013

What honorarium is befitting for a guest speaker apart from money?

Here are a few ways you can treat your speakers really well.

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How can Quora be made 10x better? What features should they improve or introduce? What can Quorans contribute to improve Quora for all?

Stop hiding the content I provide behind a “log in to view this” wall. I no longer feel comfortable linking to my posts on Quora from elsewhere, which makes me strongly consider not writing things here any more.

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What are the best Craigslist advertisements of all time?

Hey Crackhead remains my all-time favourite craigslist posting. It’s too good to quote one extract—you just have to read the whole thing.

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