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Answer: One of my favorite "Farewell to Google" email blasts from someone leav.​.​.​ Mike's Digest Top Stories For You Since so many smart people are at Google, is there a lot of pretentious / know-it-all attitude and behavior among team members inside Google? Tom Galloway, studied at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Written Feb 1 One of my favorite "Farewell to Google" email blasts from someone leaving the company included the line (from memory) "The thing I'll most miss about Google is that it'll n... Read More » Can you quit the military? Nathan Deunk, Nuclear Machinist Mate and Civil Engineer Corps Written Apr 8 "Can you quit the military?" Absolutely. I enlisted for a six year term from 1995 to 2001. When the correct date in 2001 got closer, I happened to be deployed, so they flew ... Read More » Why are lenses in cameras so expensive? Is there a big difference between low end lenses and high end lenses if you are using a very good camera? David S Helsdon, 3 yr photography diploma;12 yrs University photographer;Photoshop for publisher Updated Apr 7 Simple answer? Compare these 2 pics (sections of full image) The top one is from a Canon L series lens and the second from a much cheaper Canon "consumer" or "kit " lens. A... Read More » Are you happy with the salary you receive as a software engineer? Steve Baker, Blogger at LetsRunWithIt-com (2013-present) Written Mar 18 Yes, I am a software engineer… Many studies (eg Do We Need $75,000 a Year to Be Happy?) have found that the more money you earn, the happier you are - until you reach around... Read More » If California seceded from the U.S., would its National Guard be capable of defending it from an attack by the U.S. military? Michael D. Settles, Retired at U.S. Army Written Apr 3 I didn't look at the other answers, but here is one facet of any "secession" with respect to the National Guard of ANY state: ALL of their combat-related equipment (rifles,... Read More » What if humans evolved from herbivores? What would be different? Would we be more peaceful? Flavio Zanchi, Social & Political Sci, Linguistics, Philosophy, Engineering Written Apr 7 No. Quite the opposite. A race of intelligent herbivores would have a genocidal, merciless herd mentality. This has been explored by Larry Niven for the Puppeteers, a very ... Read More » Why are modern programmers scared to make websites without using WordPress or Drupal? Moray Taylor, Partner Written Apr 6 Why are modern programmers scared to make websites without using WordPress or Drupal? Oh mate…. Nobody is scared, it's just not what the client asked for. Or… ... Read More » Why do Tinder matches not message? Andrew Cullum, Writing a book titled, "Memoirs Of a Fuckboy" Written Feb 15, 2017 This may be long. I'm going to say something that men aren't supposed to say. BECAUSE WE'RE TIRED OF NOT GETTING REPLIES. Why aren't we supposed to say that? Because it sugges... Read More » Is it true that no Black civilisation ever developed a written language? Benjamin Peterson, Keen interest in language in general and North Asian languages in particular Written Apr 11 Contrary to the various well meaning answers collected so far, it is true. The following cultures have invented writing: The Olmec, whose writing system and its successors, ... Read More » Is it stupid for USNews to rank China's Tsinghua University as the second best engineering university in the world, only after MIT? Michael Colao, S.B. Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Written Apr 7 It is interesting to look at the various ranking from around the world, lets consider the top 10 for engineering from the various ratings agencies. The Shanghai based Academ... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive these emails in the future, please unsubscribe.