11:00PM Lifehacker US Edition | Blogger Scott H. Young knows that it’s difficult to understand and predict human behavior, but he also knows that by avoiding a few common mistakes, we can improve our own relationships. Young postulates that we’re inherently self-absorbed, so when people may offend or embarrass us, they’re typically not doing so intentionally. He adds that the meaning behind our actions is not immediately known to others and suggests that we take an emphatic approach towards our peers, especially because humans by nature are emotional beings. His advice is to give everyone we encounter the benefit of the doubt so that we can improve our relationships with any person we meet. To me, his article paints a clear picture of human emotions and instincts. Psychology buffs, what’s your take?
The Critical 7 Rules to Understand People [Scott H. Young]
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9:06AM Sarah Stokely | Multi-platform browser Opera has released v9.50 Alpha which extends its support for BitTorrent by adding a uTorrent compatible Peer Exchange feature. This will hopefully speed up transfers and reduce tracker load
I’ll emphasise again that it’s an ALPHA release – and I’m not an alpha girl at all – in fact I’m even a reluctant Beta user – so I’m not going there. Play wisely, and make sure you’re backed up. :)
The Windows version is downloadable here.
The Linux versions are here. More » 
