# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1040 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1041 --- ## [Christmas Cards for Doper Kids 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-cards-for-doper-kids-2012/641311)
**Author:** [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-cards-for-doper-kids-2012/641311 "2012-12-17T16:36:17Z")
Christmas is coming! Following on the success of Christmas Cards for Doper Kids 2011 and all the earlier Christmas Cards for Doper Kids, in which Dopers were requested to send Christmas cards to Dopers’ kids who liked ge… --- ## [Facebook hacked??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-hacked/644274)
**Author:** [@keturah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/keturah)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-hacked/644274 "2012-12-17T12:48:00Z")
Is anyone else getting strange private messages from friends? They are cordial but nothing like I would expect from these people. --- ## [Interesting (older) article on history of laser printers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-older-article-on-history-of-laser-printers/644263)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-older-article-on-history-of-laser-printers/644263 "2012-12-17T03:22:23Z")
Here EARLY LASER PRINTER DEVELOPMENT . --- ## [North Korea Carries Out Controversial Rocket Launch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-carries-out-controversial-rocket-launch/643801)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-carries-out-controversial-rocket-launch/643801 "2012-12-17T02:48:50Z")
Story here. Passed over Okinawa. Not a good sign that they defied even their ally China on this. And it goes to show the military will do what they damned well please regardless of probably even what that chubby little k… --- ## ["God sent his son"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-sent-his-son/644036)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-sent-his-son/644036 "2012-12-17T00:40:04Z")
… that was it. That was the entirety of the message, on one of those church message sign thingys where they post inspirational messages. Don’t know if the person putting it up ran out of a particular letter, or had to go… --- ## [Did your life turn out the way you thought it would?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-life-turn-out-the-way-you-thought-it-would/352022)
**Author:** [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-life-turn-out-the-way-you-thought-it-would/352022 "2012-12-16T23:43:20Z")
I don’t mean, did it turn out the way you wanted it to. I mean, are you where you thought you would be at this age? When I was 24, I envisioned a completely different life for myself at 42 than the one I’m living now. … --- ## [Another idea on how to get out of jury duty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-idea-on-how-to-get-out-of-jury-duty/644087)
**Author:** [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-idea-on-how-to-get-out-of-jury-duty/644087 "2012-12-16T20:29:09Z")
You just have to find a way to let them know that YOU know about jury nullification :slight\_smile: (Of course, that website is arguing that you should want to serve on a jury knowing that you have this power, but in the… --- ## [Pet Wake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-wake/643798)
**Author:** [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-wake/643798 "2012-12-16T20:29:04Z")
As some of you might know if you’re keeping tabs on the Decembrants thread, Cat Whisperer and I lost our oldest cat, Max, this week. While we’re both very saddened by the departure of our feisty little girl, I’m trying … --- ## [So what happens if I'm completely tired of the Internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-happens-if-im-completely-tired-of-the-internet/643984)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-happens-if-im-completely-tired-of-the-internet/643984 "2012-12-16T04:21:39Z")
The addiction of reaching for the smartphone every 18-30 seconds to check and see if I’ve got email. If someone sent me a note. If some news flash is worth reading. I’ve been trying to force myself to stop hovering over… --- ## [Snopes Pop Ups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snopes-pop-ups/643645)
**Author:** [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snopes-pop-ups/643645 "2012-12-16T02:10:28Z")
Why is it that IE9 blocks all pop-ups except those at Snopes.com? In fact I’ve never used any version of IE or Firefox that blocks these. What’s different about snopes? --- ## [What do single people do with their time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-single-people-do-with-their-time/643782)
**Author:** [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-single-people-do-with-their-time/643782 "2012-12-16T00:20:18Z")
So, with Hallboy leaving yesterday for BMT, for the first time in my life, I’m single, as in, live-by-myself-run-around-nekkid-if-I-want-to single. I’ve been a parent since I was 16, divorced for twenty-six years, and h… --- ## [SmartBird: a robot bird based on the herring gull](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartbird-a-robot-bird-based-on-the-herring-gull/644084)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartbird-a-robot-bird-based-on-the-herring-gull/644084 "2012-12-15T23:03:25Z")
See it in action: A robot that flies like a bird | Markus Fischer - YouTube More detail: SmartBird - Wikipedia Remarkable! The police and military applications are obvious. Plus it’s just too cool. --- ## [Is Harry Belafonte Nuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-harry-belafonte-nuts/644003)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-harry-belafonte-nuts/644003 "2012-12-15T22:12:42Z")
He’s calling for Obama to behave a like 3rd world dictator:Belafonte's Advice to Obama: Imprison Opposition "Like a Third World Dictator" (Video) | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hoft | 2 An interesting bit of advice… --- ## [Wolves at Salmon Creek Reservoir, Juneau Alaska](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolves-at-salmon-creek-reservoir-juneau-alaska/644136)
**Author:** [@wei\_ji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wei_ji)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolves-at-salmon-creek-reservoir-juneau-alaska/644136 "2012-12-15T21:36:02Z")
If you like wolf stories, here’s one from my old hometown of Juneau, Alaska. http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2012-12-14/wolf-pack-sighted-salmon-creek-reservoir I’m hoping the URL will get you there, if not, go to “Ju… --- ## [Thank God for Command Line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-god-for-command-line/643779)
**Author:** [@BTEzra04](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BTEzra04)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-god-for-command-line/643779 "2012-12-15T18:44:22Z")
Today, I learned why graphical user interfaces can suck for uploading files to the web. And that, although I feel comfortable with FileZilla most of the time, I really gotta develop alternatives to it sometime. I nearly … --- ## [WinAPI vs WinForms vs WPF](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winapi-vs-winforms-vs-wpf/643799)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winapi-vs-winforms-vs-wpf/643799 "2012-12-15T18:08:34Z")
This is a simple WinAPI control: This is the same control in C# WinForms: http://www.personal.psu.edu/jas5333/images/trumpet\_stock.jpg This is the same control in C# WPF: http://w… --- ## [I made a guy at the pet store say "F&@# You" to me tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-guy-at-the-pet-store-say-f-you-to-me-tonight/644083)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-guy-at-the-pet-store-say-f-you-to-me-tonight/644083 "2012-12-15T12:54:38Z")
He wasn’t even mad! Walmart was out of the food my finicky cat likes to eat, so I had no choice but go to the local MochaPet (WTF kind of name is that?) . As soon as I entered, a guy almost at the back of the store gree… --- ## [Food tasted very loud today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-tasted-very-loud-today/643578)
**Author:** [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-tasted-very-loud-today/643578 "2012-12-15T12:12:01Z")
I usually have quite good tastebuds, but today, everything I ate and drank was so overpowering, like the flavours were burning in my mouth and into my sinuses. Even bland food like bread… it was crazy. Any ideas on why? --- ## [Businesses are legally within their rights to require minimum $ 10 purchases on credit cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-are-legally-within-their-rights-to-require-minimum-10-purchases-on-credit-cards/643500)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-are-legally-within-their-rights-to-require-minimum-10-purchases-on-credit-cards/643500 "2012-12-15T05:59:21Z")
It used to be you could call out businesses on this practice as banks enforced a no minimum purchase amount policy on merchants taking credit cards. But apparently that’s all changed now. --- ## [You and three other dopers locked in a house for the next month...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-and-three-other-dopers-locked-in-a-house-for-the-next-month/643690)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-and-three-other-dopers-locked-in-a-house-for-the-next-month/643690 "2012-12-15T05:16:59Z")
Alrighty folks, here’s a hypothetical for you. You and three other dopers of your choosing are going to be locked in a house to live together for the next month. There won’t be any cameras, or challenges, tasks, or role… --- ## [Getting deals with Comcast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-deals-with-comcast/643517)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-deals-with-comcast/643517 "2012-12-15T00:18:37Z")
Right now I have the standard Internet service and Digital Starter. Comcast used to call me almost weekly trying to get me to upgrade to the Triple Play. I’ve always refused, since I like having a phone that works during… --- ## [I will be flamed for this.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-be-flamed-for-this/643895)
**Author:** [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-be-flamed-for-this/643895 "2012-12-14T23:34:01Z")
But it still irks the hell out of me, so I’m gonna say it. I’m paid significantly more than most people in America - yet I’m still underpaid in my opinion. This statement does not preclude my belief that most people in… --- ## [Great Timing, AAA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-timing-aaa/644029)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-timing-aaa/644029 "2012-12-14T19:46:37Z")
I almost put this in the Pit. I had planned to renew our AAA membership later today. This morning, I got an email from “AAA Member Deals”. Today’s featured deal reads: \*\*Half Off a 1-Year Family Membership ($178 Valu… --- ## [Meteor shower(s) tonight: two for the price of one!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meteor-shower-s-tonight-two-for-the-price-of-one/643921)
**Author:** [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meteor-shower-s-tonight-two-for-the-price-of-one/643921 "2012-12-14T19:31:05Z")
The annual Geminids meteor shower takes place tonight, and it could be very impressive. Here is an article describing how a second possible meteor shower may significantly boost the number of meteors visible. --- ## [Stephen Colbert Donated What's Left of his SuperPAC money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colbert-donated-whats-left-of-his-superpac-money/644037)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colbert-donated-whats-left-of-his-superpac-money/644037 "2012-12-14T18:48:54Z")
…mostly to Hurricane Sandy Relief (and some to organizations fighting for political money transparency). I got an email today (was on the Super PAC mailing list) with these bits (after explaining his fictitious SuperPAC… --- ## [TGIF silly mundane mistakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tgif-silly-mundane-mistakes/644033)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tgif-silly-mundane-mistakes/644033 "2012-12-14T17:27:16Z")
Here’s mine. Pull up to Shipleys and the lady comes to the order window. She looks at me and I order a ham, egg, and cheese croissant breakfast sandwich. Nothing, no response at all, she’s still looking at me. … --- ## [Why do people act like it is never enough in parenting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-act-like-it-is-never-enough-in-parenting/643806)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-act-like-it-is-never-enough-in-parenting/643806 "2012-12-14T14:29:29Z")
I’m not even talking about the mommy competition on stuff like purity, you know like oh you use disposables? Hmm I only use Egyptian cotton washable diapers washed in organic soap produced by free trade artisan monks in … --- ## [Your pizza experience managed by Christ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-pizza-experience-managed-by-christ/643722)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-pizza-experience-managed-by-christ/643722 "2012-12-14T14:07:51Z")
My husband just pointed this out to me, printed on the side of our Papajohns Pizza box. “Your pizza experience managed by Christ” Here is what it looks like (not my image, just one I found on the googles) … --- ## [Whoa, my GF got charged 1300+ bucks by Facebook!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-my-gf-got-charged-1300-bucks-by-facebook/643928)
**Author:** [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-my-gf-got-charged-1300-bucks-by-facebook/643928 "2012-12-14T03:33:55Z")
A few months ago my girlfriend began selling things on Facebook, and it’s been going so well that she quit her job and now works full time at home. She began an ads campaign and was being billed about 15 dollars a day fo… --- ## [Festivus pole erected on government property adjacent to manger and menorah](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/festivus-pole-erected-on-government-property-adjacent-to-manger-and-menorah/643797)
**Author:** [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/festivus-pole-erected-on-government-property-adjacent-to-manger-and-menorah/643797 "2012-12-14T02:36:12Z")
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