# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=108 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 109 --- ## [UI designers: it's ok to use the words "yes" and "no"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ui-designers-its-ok-to-use-the-words-yes-and-no/976275)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ui-designers-its-ok-to-use-the-words-yes-and-no/976275 "2022-12-13T00:54:32Z")
One my pet peeves with UI design is when the UI asks the user a yes/no question, and then gives the user a choice of answers which are not “yes” and “no”. Often they are “OK” and “Cancel” or something like that. It’s usu… --- ## [Ugh, I hate gift horses and their damn mouths!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-i-hate-gift-horses-and-their-damn-mouths/1001237)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-i-hate-gift-horses-and-their-damn-mouths/1001237 "2024-05-08T00:50:13Z")
I got a check in the mail today, from the US Treasury, for $4,000. I have no idea why - the check says 12/2023 tax refund, but AFAIK, I owed taxes for 2023. I’m going to deposit it, but I would guess that I’m going to … --- ## [Has anyone ever seen a list of the most common REASONS people choose their particular 4 digit pin number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-seen-a-list-of-the-most-common-reasons-people-choose-their-particular-4-digit-pin-number/993966)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-seen-a-list-of-the-most-common-reasons-people-choose-their-particular-4-digit-pin-number/993966 "2024-05-07T23:21:10Z")
Please note: I’m not asking which pin numbers are most often used, I’ve seen lists of those common numbers (like 1234, 1111, 5555, etc.) but WHY people choose what they do. Some ideas I’ve had: A year date of personal … --- ## [Can you sleep with Randy Smith?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-sleep-with-randy-smith/1001215)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-sleep-with-randy-smith/1001215 "2024-05-07T15:40:02Z")
People are using an old video tutorial for an early version of Word for Mac as a sleep aid. I find it an interesting windows into history, though, from parts I’ve watched, which includes discussion of the cripling limita… --- ## [One of my frogs died and I tried to dissect him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-frogs-died-and-i-tried-to-dissect-him/1001189)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-frogs-died-and-i-tried-to-dissect-him/1001189 "2024-05-07T15:02:55Z")
It didn’t end well. I have a fish tank with a few little creatures in it. One Betta fish, one lone Ember Tetra (the last remaining from a school of 15) four Amano shrimp that have lived far beyond what they normally do … --- ## [OK, this lazy AI image generation is getting ridiculous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-this-lazy-ai-image-generation-is-getting-ridiculous/1001194)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-this-lazy-ai-image-generation-is-getting-ridiculous/1001194 "2024-05-07T14:28:11Z")
Why is there an ear growing from this gutter? --- ## [Mass. Detective searched "gunpowder residue" before wife's death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-detective-searched-gunpowder-residue-before-wifes-death/1001180)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-detective-searched-gunpowder-residue-before-wifes-death/1001180 "2024-05-07T10:17:49Z")
Not a master criminal by any means. For which we should be grateful. --- ## [Alpaca Sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alpaca-sex/1001112)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alpaca-sex/1001112 "2024-05-06T19:24:54Z")
I learned on Late Night with Stephen Colbert last night that the male alpaca has a very long thin penis with a cartiligenous tip, almost like a spear. I’m sure there are plenty of human guys who could fantasize about ha… --- ## [I went to a cannabis store today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-a-cannabis-store-today/980325)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-a-cannabis-store-today/980325 "2024-05-06T17:21:02Z")
Had to make a little road trip. The first visit to a pot shop. It boggles the mind the variety of product. I got three vape cartridges, and an assortment of four 1/8s of flower. I’ve never vaped before, but I’ve read goo… --- ## [Have you relocated due to Climate Change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-relocated-due-to-climate-change/1001106)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-relocated-due-to-climate-change/1001106 "2024-05-06T16:36:15Z")
I recently finished reading On The Move by Abrahm Lustgarten which is about how climate change migration is already happening and how it will unfold in the US specifically. It’s a scary but interesting book. every fall… --- ## [Auto-Correct Embarassments!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-correct-embarassments/1001104)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-correct-embarassments/1001104 "2024-05-06T11:28:40Z")
So, one of the techs in our department has been out since Tuesday. Protocol dictates that, when calling off, you make a call to the Attendance Secretary and also enter it into our iVisions system. When that happens, in… --- ## [Windows 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-11/972216)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-11/972216 "2024-05-06T07:31:47Z")
My laptop wants to install Windows 11. Has anybody installed it? Any problems? --- ## [I sold my rental house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-sold-my-rental-house/999589)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-sold-my-rental-house/999589 "2024-05-05T18:57:59Z")
Today I put my rental house on the market. There were 6 showings immediately and 2 offers. I accepted one for $5K offer my asking price! The cash buyer wants to close in 10 days, providing the inspection is sound. No fin… --- ## [Alt.fan.cecil-adams - the poster who loved Vic Morrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alt-fan-cecil-adams-the-poster-who-loved-vic-morrow/1001110)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alt-fan-cecil-adams-the-poster-who-loved-vic-morrow/1001110 "2024-05-04T16:55:06Z")
Vic Morrow’s name came up the other day and for some reason I thought of the woman poster from the alt.fan.cecil-adams Usenet group who loved him. I really can’t remember any details but she brought his name up in all so… --- ## [Jigsaw puzzle with extra piece](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jigsaw-puzzle-with-extra-piece/1000700)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jigsaw-puzzle-with-extra-piece/1000700 "2024-05-04T10:43:32Z")
This is a plea for assistance! Yesterday, a friend and I were working on a jigsaw puzzle - a 500 piecer which we started weeks ago and occasionally return to. We had found all the edge pieces early on, and put them in p… --- ## [Question for Aviation Historians (what is the aircraft in this picture?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-aviation-historians-what-is-the-aircraft-in-this-picture/1000853)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-aviation-historians-what-is-the-aircraft-in-this-picture/1000853 "2024-05-04T05:15:49Z")
Can you identify this aircraft? I don’t know of it’s off the box of a model or maybe a set of DVDs, but I’ve never seen it before. There’s a slight resemblance to the Vultee Vengeance, but the areas fore and aft of the… --- ## [Woman who ran down Bennigan's waitress gets 30 years in prison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-who-ran-down-bennigans-waitress-gets-30-years-in-prison/190164)
**Author:** [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-who-ran-down-bennigans-waitress-gets-30-years-in-prison/190164 "2024-05-04T02:32:09Z")
In case you don’t know the story, 19-year-old Sarah Foust and three of her buddies got shnookered at a Bennigan’s one night (I assume fake IDs were involved), running up a $130 tab in the process. They didn’t have the mo… --- ## [Dealing with "difficult" dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-difficult-dogs/1000925)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-difficult-dogs/1000925 "2024-05-03T23:09:28Z")
This is a slightly edited and expanded version of a post in the Pit relating to the Noem brouhaha: Speaking of how to treat animals, in particular dogs: I was friends with a family that got a young dog to be a companion… --- ## [Snail little snail sliming into my life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snail-little-snail-sliming-into-my-life/1001080)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snail-little-snail-sliming-into-my-life/1001080 "2024-05-03T19:37:21Z")
Creepy little Garys you need to go away. You crunch under my boot. You worry my cats. Your slime has probably permeated my kale leaves. Makes me gag thinking about it. (Green slime🤭) So…I’m thinking of a final soluti… --- ## [Apparent nuclear fusion power breakthrough -- net energy gain (breaking news 11 Dec 22)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparent-nuclear-fusion-power-breakthrough-net-energy-gain-breaking-news-11-dec-22/976349)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparent-nuclear-fusion-power-breakthrough-net-energy-gain-breaking-news-11-dec-22/976349 "2024-05-03T16:36:15Z")
The Financial Times article is paywalled; above is a tweet that sums it up. If true, and if I understand it correctly, this could be very big news for energy. AFAICT, fusion really could be the end-all be-all for clea… --- ## [Scuba Charter Disaster in California: over 30 feared dead.\[Sept.2019\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scuba-charter-disaster-in-california-over-30-feared-dead-sept-2019/839592)
**Author:** [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scuba-charter-disaster-in-california-over-30-feared-dead-sept-2019/839592 "2024-05-03T15:43:10Z")
This will be ugly. The MV Conception caught fire early this morning while anchored off of Santa Cruz Island, one of California’s Channel Islands. Per Ventura County Fire Department, five crew members awake on the bri… --- ## [9 year old runs for help, after parents seriously hurt in tornado](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-year-old-runs-for-help-after-parents-seriously-hurt-in-tornado/1001101)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-year-old-runs-for-help-after-parents-seriously-hurt-in-tornado/1001101 "2024-05-03T13:12:01Z")
Maybe it’s time to increase Branson’s allowance? :wink: I can’t imagine doing something like this at that age. Running for help at night during a lightning storm? I’m sure the child was wondering if another funnel cloud… --- ## [Do you think off campus college housing is still affordable as of today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-off-campus-college-housing-is-still-affordable-as-of-today/970935)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-off-campus-college-housing-is-still-affordable-as-of-today/970935 "2024-05-03T13:18:19Z")
Due to the increased cost of living because of inflation, I’ve been wondering if renting an apartment or house off campus is still affordable for college students as of today, depending on where the college is located? S… --- ## [Sigh - I don't WANT to be the adult in the room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-i-dont-want-to-be-the-adult-in-the-room/1001050)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-i-dont-want-to-be-the-adult-in-the-room/1001050 "2024-05-03T08:34:05Z")
NM - I just posted a story, only to realize after hitting “create new topic” that it was ridiculously long. I will post it again when I reduce it to a reasonable length. --- ## [“As a society, let’s agree…” (noxious expressions)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-society-let-s-agree-noxious-expressions/1000939)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-society-let-s-agree-noxious-expressions/1000939 "2024-05-03T02:45:42Z")
This is not the first thread to mention phrases, buzzwords or slang which you don’t personally care for. But it seems like it’s been a while. And I want to again lightly rant specifically about “filler” expressions whi… --- ## [Quantas app gives out passenger info to the wrong people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quantas-app-gives-out-passenger-info-to-the-wrong-people/1001014)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quantas-app-gives-out-passenger-info-to-the-wrong-people/1001014 "2024-05-02T15:47:53Z")
That’s a heck of a glitch. Maybe they got hacked? And of course scammers jumped on the issue. --- ## [It's May Day today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-may-day-today/1001042)
**Author:** [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-may-day-today/1001042 "2024-05-02T14:48:36Z")
I haven’t seen any mention on the SDMB of May Day today. Has the day’s commemoration diminished in importance? --- ## [What comes to mind when you hear the phrase 'moral turpitude'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-comes-to-mind-when-you-hear-the-phrase-moral-turpitude/1000979)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-comes-to-mind-when-you-hear-the-phrase-moral-turpitude/1000979 "2024-05-02T13:59:19Z")
The question is in the thread title - when you hear the phrase ‘moral turpitude’, what comes to mind? --- ## [Black Holes: A couple videos that really help us laymen undestand what happens around one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-holes-a-couple-videos-that-really-help-us-laymen-undestand-what-happens-around-one/1001032)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-holes-a-couple-videos-that-really-help-us-laymen-undestand-what-happens-around-one/1001032 "2024-05-01T21:55:58Z")
I know many here do not like watching YouTube videos. But, these two videos (I think) are well worth a watch if you are interested in what happens around/in a black hole. What happens if you fall in one and in the seco… --- ## [WordPlay: The Final Words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordplay-the-final-words/1001031)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordplay-the-final-words/1001031 "2024-05-01T21:02:16Z")
WordPlay: The Final Word I’ve always loved dictionaries. When I was a teenager I’d actively read them to increase my vocabulary. (It worked.) Working as a library assistant for 14 years didn’t hurt my love for them e… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=107) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=109)