# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1048 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1049 --- ## [iPhoto on a Mac running OSX 10.10.5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphoto-on-a-mac-running-osx-10-10-5/729953)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphoto-on-a-mac-running-osx-10-10-5/729953 "2015-09-05T04:36:52Z")
So, I’ve got this used Mac Mini that has a fresh install of Yosemite. 10.10.5 . I wish to use iPhoto. When I click the icon in my Dock, I get this message: In order to open iPhoto you need to update to the latest versi… --- ## [Twitter abuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-abuse/729982)
**Author:** [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-abuse/729982 "2015-09-05T04:35:48Z")
Is making stupid, offensive and downright inappropriate comments on Twitter strictly the province of American celebrities or do the literati and glitterati of other cultures suffer from the same predilection? Currently … --- ## [Whi is Lin (surname) not spelled Ling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whi-is-lin-surname-not-spelled-ling/729569)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whi-is-lin-surname-not-spelled-ling/729569 "2015-09-05T03:37:32Z")
The surname Lin is typically pronounced Ling (such as Jeremy Lin’s surname,) yet it’s often spelled Lin instead. Is there a reason that Ling, the more accurate pronunciation, isn’t the written surname instead? --- ## [Recording off cassettes (in a boom box) onto a computer file](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recording-off-cassettes-in-a-boom-box-onto-a-computer-file/729685)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recording-off-cassettes-in-a-boom-box-onto-a-computer-file/729685 "2015-09-05T02:11:02Z")
I have hundreds of single music titles recorded on 90-minute cassettes, which I play on a “boom box” which has a headphone jack (presumably stereo). I want to record the titles onto files on the computer, a Dell Inspiron… --- ## [Does the clitoris have a subalbugineal layer/full erection capacity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-clitoris-have-a-subalbugineal-layer-full-erection-capacity/729440)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-clitoris-have-a-subalbugineal-layer-full-erection-capacity/729440 "2015-09-05T01:59:18Z")
This French study by Di Marino and Lepidi claims it does, however I had trouble finding anyone who sourced their work, so I’m not sure if it’s peer reviewed. The current thought is that the clitoris does not get fully… --- ## [How, Specifically, Does The Surgeon Remove A Heel Spur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-specifically-does-the-surgeon-remove-a-heel-spur/729961)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-specifically-does-the-surgeon-remove-a-heel-spur/729961 "2015-09-05T01:03:29Z")
What sort of tool(s) does a surgeon use to remove a heel spur, and how does she do it? --- ## [What is the psychology behind people obsessing over celebrities?W](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-psychology-behind-people-obsessing-over-celebrities-w/729564)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-psychology-behind-people-obsessing-over-celebrities-w/729564 "2015-09-05T00:02:56Z")
Why do people care? Why do we pay people to photograph them, stalk them, write about them, report about them? Has it always been this way? --- ## [Question about hinges on eyeglasses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hinges-on-eyeglasses/729707)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hinges-on-eyeglasses/729707 "2015-09-04T23:32:03Z")
I’m struggling with a new pair of glasses where the hinges keep coming apart. I’m sick and tired of it. We’ve even used LockTite and it’s still happening. Every week or two they need to be tightened. Next time I need… --- ## [Vaccines, autism and big pharma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccines-autism-and-big-pharma/727046)
**Author:** [@Chikni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chikni)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccines-autism-and-big-pharma/727046 "2015-09-04T20:09:41Z")
Discussing vaccines with a reasonably evidence oriented person the other day, I was surprised to hear them say “Yes, studies show no link between vaccines and autism, but you know who funded those? It was pharmaceutical … --- ## [Dark Energy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-energy/729914)
**Author:** [@ophiuchi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ophiuchi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-energy/729914 "2015-09-04T20:05:49Z")
Dark energy is continuously expanding space. I was listening to one of my space podcast the other day. They said that dark energy has been speeding up since the big bang. Also we are at the peak of how many stars the uni… --- ## [The proper spelling of "gawmy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-spelling-of-gawmy/729905)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-spelling-of-gawmy/729905 "2015-09-04T20:02:41Z")
I grew up in Maine, and “gawmy” was, and still is, a common adjective used to describe a clumsy person. Someone who is clumsy and awkward might be called “gawmy,” or more rarely a “gawm.” I can’t find the word in the dic… --- ## [Researching TOR browsers & the NSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/researching-tor-browsers-the-nsa/729559)
**Author:** [@ZurBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZurBob)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/researching-tor-browsers-the-nsa/729559 "2015-09-04T17:53:35Z")
While looking for TOR browser information, I came across several articles that stated, in effect: Simply Googling “TOR” or visiting websites related to such, automatically red flags one’s activity to the NSA. I’ve seen n… --- ## [Irish-(American) police officers and citizenship requirements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irish-american-police-officers-and-citizenship-requirements/729891)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irish-american-police-officers-and-citizenship-requirements/729891 "2015-09-04T17:52:27Z")
Traditionally and especially during the 19th century, immigrants from Ireland to the United States found employment as police officers, as firemen and in other sectors of the public service \[1\]. The image of the “Irish c… --- ## [What makes Clinton's emails public domain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-clintons-emails-public-domain/729827)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-clintons-emails-public-domain/729827 "2015-09-04T17:35:14Z")
So I’ve been following the Clinton email scandal, concerning whether or not she should have been using a personal account, and hearing how the FBI is releasing umpteen thousand pages of security redacted correspondence, … --- ## [why emperor for Japan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-emperor-for-japan/32211)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-emperor-for-japan/32211 "2015-09-04T17:10:40Z")
When the Europeans came to Japan, they decided to call the Japanese leader “emperor”. Why? Why not king? Why not the “Emperor of Siam”? --- ## [Poorly Documented but Widely Accepted History?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-documented-but-widely-accepted-history/350983)
**Author:** [@Operation\_Ripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Operation_Ripper)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-documented-but-widely-accepted-history/350983 "2015-09-04T15:53:00Z")
Inspired by this thread where Northern Piper floored me with the post that Hannibal’s crossing may be documented by only one source. Does anyone know of other examples of widely accepted history that is extraordinarily … --- ## [What does "DFC" mean in the US Airforce? (2 excellent B52 vids)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-dfc-mean-in-the-us-airforce-2-excellent-b52-vids/729882)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-dfc-mean-in-the-us-airforce-2-excellent-b52-vids/729882 "2015-09-04T15:40:41Z")
See site: http://weaponsman.com/?p=25156 Some kind of award I’m guessing. Great vids, I think. Interesting about the arming, and the co-pilot’s responsibility. Who is he talking with? Ground crew? The blogger also men… --- ## [Why is Bob Dole in a wheelchair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-bob-dole-in-a-wheelchair/729752)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-bob-dole-in-a-wheelchair/729752 "2015-09-04T15:23:30Z")
Is it just the infirmary of age, or does he have some illness that makes walking near impossible? I have known people who were 90+ who were still mobile (they generally needed canes though). Is he sick with some particu… --- ## [Airshow and military jets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airshow-and-military-jets/729811)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airshow-and-military-jets/729811 "2015-09-04T14:32:08Z")
We went to the airshow yesterday and I need my ignorance fought. First, the low altitude, high speed pass is one of my favorite parts of the show. You see this completely silent F/A- 18 moving at what seems to be incred… --- ## [Outlook 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-2010/661778)
**Author:** [@monavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monavis)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-2010/661778 "2015-09-04T14:21:14Z")
I just got a new server and for some reason I can’t get Outlook 2010 to send or receive emails. I can get anything else I want. I only want Outlook for my emails. Up until yesterday when my new service started I was abl… --- ## [OUTLOOK 2010 unread folder.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-2010-unread-folder/729896)
**Author:** [@inachu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inachu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-2010-unread-folder/729896 "2015-09-04T12:09:46Z")
I think the unread folder is just a view yes? And if so then by deleting it does not delete the actual messages yes/no? Situation is I accidently created another unread folder and so I deleted it. But by deleting the … --- ## [Success Rate of Start-Ups VS Established Firms? (as applied to drugs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/success-rate-of-start-ups-vs-established-firms-as-applied-to-drugs/729805)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/success-rate-of-start-ups-vs-established-firms-as-applied-to-drugs/729805 "2015-09-04T11:26:10Z")
In my area, there are tons of start up firms in the pharmaceutical/drugs area. Many seem to attract quick financing, and many have gone on to success. But I wonder, how do these firms compare with older, large establishe… --- ## [A few simple Reverse Mortgage questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-simple-reverse-mortgage-questions/729680)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-simple-reverse-mortgage-questions/729680 "2015-09-04T05:33:49Z")
Sometime in the (hopefully still distant) future I may have the opportunity to inherit some property. With it will come certain financial responsibilities in order to maintain it (taxes, utilities etc.) I have no intenti… --- ## [Grammar question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question/728944)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question/728944 "2015-09-04T04:26:18Z")
…leave it in the same condition you found it. Right, it sounds like shit. But what is the grammar error called? --- ## [Question for USN vets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-usn-vets/728606)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-usn-vets/728606 "2015-09-04T03:43:16Z")
The term “Goat Locker.” To what does it refer? --- ## [Old stories (e.g., myths) about things being born from necks...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-stories-e-g-myths-about-things-being-born-from-necks/729703)
**Author:** [@KendriaPerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KendriaPerry)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-stories-e-g-myths-about-things-being-born-from-necks/729703 "2015-09-04T03:26:00Z")
This is a weird question, I know, but I was wondering about it: I haven’t read Greeks myths in years, but I’m pretty sure there was a recurring theme/trope involving creatures and/or people being born from “springing” ou… --- ## [Help ID OLD Shop Machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-old-shop-machine/729438)
**Author:** [@Gbro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gbro)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-old-shop-machine/729438 "2015-09-04T02:34:49Z")
On this link; I have 4 views of an old air operated machine. This is located at The Hill Annex Mine State Park in Calumet MN. This could Date back to 1915 when the Train Repair shop was first built. My guess and its … --- ## [Have any active terrorists crossed the US border illegally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-active-terrorists-crossed-the-us-border-illegally/729622)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-active-terrorists-crossed-the-us-border-illegally/729622 "2015-09-04T01:27:48Z")
It’s being advocated by a few presidential hopefuls that to protect ourselves from terrorists we must defend our borders with large fences. Yet I cannot recall even one terrorist suspect being on US soil illegally. As … --- ## [Which is the safer spot in the backseat of a car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-safer-spot-in-the-backseat-of-a-car/729800)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-safer-spot-in-the-backseat-of-a-car/729800 "2015-09-04T01:02:10Z")
I often have to use taxis with my kid that have no seat belts in the backseat, I always put him to the door instead of in the middle seat in the theory it is safer in a crash because of the risk of going out the windshie… --- ## [Are U.S. citizens free to move to Guam, Northern Marianas, American Samoa etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-u-s-citizens-free-to-move-to-guam-northern-marianas-american-samoa-etc/729820)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-u-s-citizens-free-to-move-to-guam-northern-marianas-american-samoa-etc/729820 "2015-09-04T00:50:43Z")
Can any U.S. citizen, let’s say from Nebraska or Ohio, take up residence in a U.S. territory without any restrictions? What about green card holders? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1047) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1049)