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Top 10 Myths about Introverts [ME] →
Myth #1 – Introverts don’t like to talk. This is not true. Introverts just don’t talk unless they have something to say. They hate small talk. Get an introvert talking about something they are interested in, and they won’t shut up for days.
Myth #2 – Introverts are shy. Shyness has nothing to do with being an Introvert. Introverts are not necessarily afraid of people. What they need is a...
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Meet the cowboy metalheads of Botswana
iheartchaos:
Being a metalhead is usually the purview of white guys, but in the mostly black country of Botswana, there’s a very dedicated group of metalheads that defy convention.
“Arriving at the small nightclub venue where they were to play, I was greeted by leather-clad Botswanan metalheads,” recalls Frank. Said metalheads had given themselves names like “Dead Demon Rider,”...
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Can an Algorithm Spot the Next Google? →
poptech:
By definition, “disruptive” technologies are those that take the world by surprise. Now a startup called Quid claims that its software can make good guesses about what the next big thing will be. It does this by analyzing a store of data on existing companies, ideas, and research.
Over the past 18 months, Quid has developed a system that charts the relationships between existing...
