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Among the most closely-guarded troves of knowledge in the world are those pertaining to organized crime. This stuff is so dramatic and interesting because it is

Among the most closely-guarded troves of knowledge in the world are those pertaining to organized crime. This stuff is so dramatic and interesting because it is sort of "forbidden knowledge". I have high hopes for Quora (one of the YC portfolio companies) because they are trying to make accessible this sort of locked-up knowledge.

th0ma5 11y ago
Well, to continue reading, you'll have to log in, however.
- ericjang 11y ago
  I can understand how some are uncomfortable with that, but it's not a big deterrent for me (and I suspect most users). There's really some good stuff there.
- biot 11y ago
  Unless it's been changed recently, just add ?share=1 to the end of a Quora link.
nickpsecurity 11y ago
The Q/A website that aggravates me the most by locking up knowledge is a YC company? Oh jeez... Well, I'll just avoid that topic when it comes up here. :) EDIT: Forgot to say I agree with you on the forbidden knowledge in organized crime being interesting. I've seen some myself and it's wild stuff. Atavist needs to do one on Berlusconi in Italy. ;)
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strictnein 11y ago
I mean, it served Experts Exchange so well. Just look at how popular that site is these days.
- Karunamon 11y ago
  Experts Exchange (or ExpertSexChange - poor URL choice) had their lunch eaten by Stack Overflow. I'd argue the login requirement wasn't as much of a problem as their payment requirement...
  - nickpsecurity 11y ago
    Exactly. Free, high-quality stuff vs paid, high-quality stuff. There's a reason BSD, Linux, Apache, and so on powered more of the Internet than good, commercial alternatives. :)
- nickpsecurity 11y ago
  Experts Exchange: Alexa Rank 5,634 Stackoverflow: Alexa Rank 52 Both have high-quality answers to numerous topics. One is both free and ahead of the other. Results speak for themselves, eh?
cm3 11y ago
Where does Quora come into play?

th0ma5 11y ago

Well, to continue reading, you'll have to log in, however.

ericjang 11y ago
I can understand how some are uncomfortable with that, but it's not a big deterrent for me (and I suspect most users). There's really some good stuff there.
biot 11y ago
Unless it's been changed recently, just add ?share=1 to the end of a Quora link.

nickpsecurity 11y ago

The Q/A website that aggravates me the most by locking up knowledge is a YC company? Oh jeez... Well, I'll just avoid that topic when it comes up here. :) EDIT: Forgot to say I agree with you on the forbidden knowledge in organized crime being interesting. I've seen some myself and it's wild stuff. Atavist needs to do one on Berlusconi in Italy. ;)

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strictnein 11y ago

I mean, it served Experts Exchange so well. Just look at how popular that site is these days.

Karunamon 11y ago
Experts Exchange (or ExpertSexChange - poor URL choice) had their lunch eaten by Stack Overflow. I'd argue the login requirement wasn't as much of a problem as their payment requirement...
- nickpsecurity 11y ago
  Exactly. Free, high-quality stuff vs paid, high-quality stuff. There's a reason BSD, Linux, Apache, and so on powered more of the Internet than good, commercial alternatives. :)
nickpsecurity 11y ago
Experts Exchange: Alexa Rank 5,634 Stackoverflow: Alexa Rank 52 Both have high-quality answers to numerous topics. One is both free and ahead of the other. Results speak for themselves, eh?

cm3 11y ago

Where does Quora come into play?