# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=102 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 103 --- ## [Build a better mouse jiggler and the world will beat a path to your door](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-a-better-mouse-jiggler-and-the-world-will-beat-a-path-to-your-door/998519)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-a-better-mouse-jiggler-and-the-world-will-beat-a-path-to-your-door/998519 "2024-06-15T18:31:57Z")
Been getting lots of ads for Amazon electronics on Facebook lately. Tonight one of the items was an “Undetectable Mechanical Mouse Jiggler”. Never having heard of one I clicked through and had to read quite a bit of the … --- ## ["Choose your own adventure if Trump wins"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-your-own-adventure-if-trump-wins/1002868)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-your-own-adventure-if-trump-wins/1002868 "2024-06-14T22:04:57Z")
This choose your own adventure tool might be of interest and possible use as the election grows closer. It works for other political scenarios, too, as a way to think more about options and actions.Home - What if Trump (… --- ## [Possibly the first RV. {LINK}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-first-rv-link/1002889)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-first-rv-link/1002889 "2024-06-14T21:44:10Z")
If we define a RV/ Recreational Vehicle as a motorized vehicle that is designed to provide lodging or camping quarters, they first appeared in the US, in 1904. LINK WITH PHOTO. --- ## [Useless trivia about IATA airport codes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-trivia-about-iata-airport-codes/1002489)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-trivia-about-iata-airport-codes/1002489 "2024-06-14T20:06:42Z")
Continuing the discussion from Trolls R Us Resurrections: I was going to post this in the above-mentioned Pit thread where there was some discussion of three-letter IATA airport codes, but it seemed like an excessive hi… --- ## [Any Dopers in the Baltimore area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-baltimore-area/1002884)
**Author:** [@TJEckleburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJEckleburg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-baltimore-area/1002884 "2024-06-14T18:13:36Z")
I live in Baltimore, Maryland, and I’m looking for people to hang with. Anyone in Baltimore right now? Also: for those familiar with Baltimore, are there any really cool and smart things to do/ places to go that I won’t… --- ## [How to get therapy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-therapy/1002847)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-therapy/1002847 "2024-06-14T18:06:41Z")
I’m doing this by voice typing. It hurts my hand to try and type with my right hand. However, my left hand is useless to type because it’s shaky. I went to therapy for a while, but all the guy did was tell me all the st… --- ## [Jerry West, Rest in Peace. 1938-2024. The Logo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-west-rest-in-peace-1938-2024-the-logo/1002791)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-west-rest-in-peace-1938-2024-the-logo/1002791 "2024-06-14T08:54:59Z")
--- ## [I worry about becoming a meaner person as my chronic pain gets worse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-worry-about-becoming-a-meaner-person-as-my-chronic-pain-gets-worse/1002803)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-worry-about-becoming-a-meaner-person-as-my-chronic-pain-gets-worse/1002803 "2024-06-14T01:54:09Z")
I’m middle-aged now (how time flies…stupid time, someone ought to break its wings, show it what’s what) and because of some unfortunate back issues, I have been warned by a few physicians over the years that I am likely … --- ## [Reverse image search is kind of amazing (and a bit scary)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-image-search-is-kind-of-amazing-and-a-bit-scary/1002837)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-image-search-is-kind-of-amazing-and-a-bit-scary/1002837 "2024-06-13T19:49:55Z")
My cousin just bought a house. She sent me photos of the house (screen captures from the real estate website), but didn’t send me the address. I was curious, so I did a Google reverse image search, and it immediately ret… --- ## [Trying to find a Nudie Magazine cartoonist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-nudie-magazine-cartoonist/1002763)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-nudie-magazine-cartoonist/1002763 "2024-06-13T17:45:21Z")
I’ve been trying to locate information about a cartoonist whose work appeared in nudie magazines circa late 1950s-early 1960s. 1.) The artist’s name is Lartiguw (that’s how he signed the cartoon – a one-page gag panel).… --- ## [Robotic Vacuum Cleaners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robotic-vacuum-cleaners/1002702)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robotic-vacuum-cleaners/1002702 "2024-06-13T12:36:09Z")
I am loving my new robotic vacuum cleaner! I did some research on Amazon and bought an inexpensive one with great ratings. I went into this very skeptically, but we have 3 dogs and one of them is a German Shepherd who pr… --- ## [“Female” AI more commonly used for mod/disinformation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-ai-more-commonly-used-for-mod-disinformation/1002779)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-ai-more-commonly-used-for-mod-disinformation/1002779 "2024-06-13T01:01:36Z")
It’s certainly from a psychological standpoint, but also a little depressing that so many people have this “soft spot” that can be exploited. --- ## [Do You Make Use of The Placebo Affect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-make-use-of-the-placebo-affect/1002693)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-make-use-of-the-placebo-affect/1002693 "2024-06-12T16:36:30Z")
Not really sure where this belongs so I’ll stick it here and if someone decides it needs moved, thats fine. Question is the title. Do you make use of the placebo affect? Effect? I should know but I’m not sure which i… --- ## [Printout from Social Security](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printout-from-social-security/1002645)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printout-from-social-security/1002645 "2024-06-12T14:22:35Z")
Decades ago SS sent me, unbidden, a printout listing every job I ever had, and my earnings. I only ever got that one printout, Don’t know what reminded me of that. Did anyone ever get just the one, or do you get them reg… --- ## [Ok. Call me quirky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-call-me-quirky/1002712)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2024, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-call-me-quirky/1002712 "2024-06-12T03:56:59Z")
I want Taco Bell art. Saw a news story about people stealing the art off the walls of Taco Bell. Apparently you can buy them from online sellers. I’ve always liked those weird paintings. Apparently they are all print… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Prosthetic eyeball optical illusion!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-prosthetic-eyeball-optical-illusion/1002606)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2024, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-prosthetic-eyeball-optical-illusion/1002606 "2024-06-12T03:07:59Z")
Here goes: In a crazy physics thingy, my eyeball got damaged. The fake one. The real one is ok. Oh, sorry yeah I have a missing eyeball. (Car wreck, long story) I can tell you the whole story of the broken fake eyebal… --- ## [Maybe a hospital fund-raiser should not bring in an anti-vaxer like Rob Schneider for the entertainment section](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-a-hospital-fund-raiser-should-not-bring-in-an-anti-vaxer-like-rob-schneider-for-the-entertainment-section/1002631)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-a-hospital-fund-raiser-should-not-bring-in-an-anti-vaxer-like-rob-schneider-for-the-entertainment-section/1002631 "2024-06-11T23:24:10Z")
Our local hospital foundation has an annual fund-raiser. They just held it and had a good night, raising $350,000. Yay them! Just one little problem: they brought in a well-known anti-vaxer, Rob Schneider, to be the … --- ## [Publicly funded dental care arrives in Canada!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/publicly-funded-dental-care-arrives-in-canada/994477)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/publicly-funded-dental-care-arrives-in-canada/994477 "2024-06-11T21:14:20Z")
The absence of dental coverage has always been a sticking point in Canada’s otherwise excellent universal health care system (more accurately, the health care systems administered by the provinces and partially funded by… --- ## [My Long Fever Tale. (Way too long, sorry)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-long-fever-tale-way-too-long-sorry/1002400)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-long-fever-tale-way-too-long-sorry/1002400 "2024-06-11T16:17:56Z")
Please allow me to share my current experience with a terrible fever, healthcare, and whatever comes to mind. Pardon, I’m going a little stir crazy For background, I’m a T1D with excellent blood sugar control. My A1c is… --- ## ["Nothing has changed about gold except the price"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-has-changed-about-gold-except-the-price/1002623)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-has-changed-about-gold-except-the-price/1002623 "2024-06-11T15:21:11Z")
This is the top “Latest News” item on Kitco dot com, a precious metals site, on a day when gold lost 100 points, fairly dramatically. I don’t know, it just seems a peculiarly pointless thing to say. But then I’m not au … --- ## [10th anniversary here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-anniversary-here/1002719)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-anniversary-here/1002719 "2024-06-11T12:35:03Z")
10 years ago today I joined the SDMB. I discovered this entirely by coincidence after I signed in today to post, something I haven’t done for a while. So, happy anniversary! I will go back to maintaining radio silence an… --- ## [Fire destroyed three houses on my street](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-destroyed-three-houses-on-my-street/995260)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-destroyed-three-houses-on-my-street/995260 "2024-06-11T05:15:42Z")
Yesterday afternoon (Tuesday the 26th), I went out to a local sports bar. I had been there about an hour, when my next-door neighbours walked in. They spotted me, and asked if I knew about the fire at the end of the st… --- ## [When both the trial drug and placebo are effective](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-both-the-trial-drug-and-placebo-are-effective/1001935)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-both-the-trial-drug-and-placebo-are-effective/1001935 "2024-06-10T19:03:31Z")
I was reading a study in JAMA evaluating the ise of krill oil (which I’d never heard of before) for knee pain, and was unsurprised to read that its effect was no different from a placebo. Looking at the data tables and s… --- ## [Why do dogs like to carry stuff in their mouth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dogs-like-to-carry-stuff-in-their-mouth/999888)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dogs-like-to-carry-stuff-in-their-mouth/999888 "2024-06-10T15:06:54Z")
I thought of putting this in Factual Questions, but since dogs can’t actually tell us, I figured I’d throw it open to speculation here. So – just what do dogs get out of going on walks with a favorite stuffed toy in th… --- ## [(Old) Waiting for an Update in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 376\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2024, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429 "2024-06-10T06:52:50Z")
Morning, mumpers! Its currently 15c/58f with a predicted high of 18c/64f and cloudy. Weather app says “It’s the perfect weather to fucking clean your house. If you have a llama, it’s also a good day to brush your fuck… --- ## [Creepiest examples of internet tracking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-examples-of-internet-tracking/1001969)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-examples-of-internet-tracking/1001969 "2024-06-09T21:02:52Z")
We all have plenty of these types of examples-- we’ve just been talking about some subject, and suddenly we start getting internet ads about that very thing. Are our phones and Alexa devices listening to us? According to… --- ## [I'm so darn tired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-darn-tired/1002535)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-darn-tired/1002535 "2024-06-09T16:08:06Z")
I’ve just had the second oral surgery on me in the last 18 days. Today, an extraction. This time, no sedative, just locals, because there is nobody to drive me there & back. I’m so tired. So damn tired. And no decen… --- ## [Work slacks keep wearing out between legs - how to prevent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-slacks-keep-wearing-out-between-legs-how-to-prevent/977769)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-slacks-keep-wearing-out-between-legs-how-to-prevent/977769 "2024-06-08T15:09:03Z")
I wear black dress slacks as part of my work uniform, and for years now I’ve been buying fairly standard Dickies slacks. In the last year or so, however, I’ve started encountering a problem that I never had before. Withi… --- ## [The People You Meet On Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-people-you-meet-on-vacation/1002602)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-people-you-meet-on-vacation/1002602 "2024-06-08T14:05:13Z")
A moderately amusing encyclopedia classifying the people you meet on vacation. Which are you? What are they missing? --- ## [Ever have something work out unexpectedly and well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-something-work-out-unexpectedly-and-well/1001895)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-something-work-out-unexpectedly-and-well/1001895 "2024-06-08T12:50:29Z")
Ok, that was maybe a bit too brief a title. Have you ever done something that ended up working out really well, maybe even better than you hoped or thought it would, but in a way that you didn’t expect? Maybe you didn’… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=101) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=103)