# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1196 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1197 --- ## [I'm a Professional Engineer!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-engineer/606227)
**Author:** [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-engineer/606227 "2011-12-18T16:24:31Z")
Woo hoo! Just got my PE results (electrical), and it’s a first time pass (which I was rather nervous about, since I only studied for 8 hours…)! Glad to have it done quickly. I was in the Army out of college, so I didn… --- ## [\[Headlight\] Flashing. Is it cool USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlight-flashing-is-it-cool-usa/606094)
**Author:** [@Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dennis_Arthur_PERRETT)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2011, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlight-flashing-is-it-cool-usa/606094 "2011-12-18T12:31:18Z")
A bloke here in Australia said the worse thing you can do driving in your car in the US is flash your headlights to other motorist as it will be misconstrued as a message that you want to challenge them to a fight or due… --- ## [Read it and weep, FF lovers. (Chrome topples Firefox as 2nd most-used browser globally)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-it-and-weep-ff-lovers-chrome-topples-firefox-as-2nd-most-used-browser-globally/606246)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2011, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-it-and-weep-ff-lovers-chrome-topples-firefox-as-2nd-most-used-browser-globally/606246 "2011-12-18T11:16:56Z")
Link (This report came out a couple weeks ago, but I just found it and don’t recall seeing anything here about it yet) Just look at that beautiful, beautiful graph. Naturally IE is still the most used browser due to it… --- ## [My Grandma's 107th birthday is next week-Long OP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmas-107th-birthday-is-next-week-long-op/605695)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2011, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandmas-107th-birthday-is-next-week-long-op/605695 "2011-12-18T06:07:59Z")
“No man’s life can be encompassed in one telling. There is no way to give each year its allotted weight, to include each event, each person who helped to shape a lifetime. What can be done is to be faithful in spirit t… --- ## [How to make an exit? (suggestions!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-an-exit-suggestions/606485)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-an-exit-suggestions/606485 "2011-12-18T03:10:11Z")
I’m a fairly regular user of a chat room (sport related) and over time I’ve developed the reputation of signing off with amusing or entertaining sign-off lines (well I’ve been told people like them!) A few examples of t… --- ## [Cool molecular biology animation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-molecular-biology-animation/606603)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-molecular-biology-animation/606603 "2011-12-18T02:28:27Z")
Nature has been doing these animations for a while now, but they just released one about RNAi - at least I think it’s new; it’s the first I’ve seen of it. If you haven’t heard of RNAi, you should. It’s a technology we’… --- ## [Putting your foor in your mouth on Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-your-foor-in-your-mouth-on-facebook/605271)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2011, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-your-foor-in-your-mouth-on-facebook/605271 "2011-12-18T01:51:39Z")
This is probably a pointless comment… but I guess this is the right place for it. You read headlines several times a week about people who said something really stupid, insulting, revealing, even illegal on Facebook. WT… --- ## [Concrete Buffer Gone Wild](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concrete-buffer-gone-wild/606578)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2011, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concrete-buffer-gone-wild/606578 "2011-12-18T01:44:45Z")
This is funny. A machine gets away and workers try to stop it. Concrete Buffer Gone Wild - YouTube 2m28s --- ## [We're in trouble now: cats are apparently evolving FAST!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-in-trouble-now-cats-are-apparently-evolving-fast/606552)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-in-trouble-now-cats-are-apparently-evolving-fast/606552 "2011-12-18T01:39:11Z")
My first reaction to this video was “holy shit!” but then the slow motion part started and my reaction changed to :eek:“HOOOOOLLLLLLYYYYYYYY SSSSSSHHHHHIIIIIIIIITTTTTT!!!”:eek: I figure the only plausible explanations … --- ## [We were promised jet-packs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-were-promised-jet-packs/605547)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-were-promised-jet-packs/605547 "2011-12-18T01:24:05Z")
OK. Here they are. --- ## [Discovery of a 'Dark State' Could Mean a Brighter Future for Solar Energy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discovery-of-a-dark-state-could-mean-a-brighter-future-for-solar-energy/606593)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discovery-of-a-dark-state-could-mean-a-brighter-future-for-solar-energy/606593 "2011-12-18T00:15:35Z")
Zhu said that exploiting that mechanism could increase solar cell efficiency to 44 percent without the need for focusing a solar beam, which would encourage more widespread use of solar technology. 44% can be huge. The… --- ## [Cell phones on airplanes (Airplane Mode)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phones-on-airplanes-airplane-mode/606537)
**Author:** [@automagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/automagic)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phones-on-airplanes-airplane-mode/606537 "2011-12-17T22:47:25Z")
My cell phone has the option of turning off all wireless capabilities in an option they call airplane mode. I want to use my phone to listen to music when I am flying this holiday season but I am afraid that my fellow pa… --- ## [What's hanging from your rear-view mirror ??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-hanging-from-your-rear-view-mirror/606416)
**Author:** [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-hanging-from-your-rear-view-mirror/606416 "2011-12-17T22:15:27Z")
Legality aside, what’s hanging from your rear-view mirror? Here’s what both my wife & I have on ours --- ## [I'm not the moron you're looking for. . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-the-moron-youre-looking-for/606450)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-the-moron-youre-looking-for/606450 "2011-12-17T18:35:11Z")
Another nutjob in the news, albeit a Jedi Master. --- ## ["How is Babby Formed" is gone!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-babby-formed-is-gone/606234)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-babby-formed-is-gone/606234 "2011-12-17T18:35:09Z")
I was just going to show the original Yahoo Answers question to my daughter, to demonstrate how atrocious the general quality of content is on there… and it’s gone! “This question has been deleted” Noooooo! Of cours… --- ## [Ever feel like you wanna give too many gifts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-feel-like-you-wanna-give-too-many-gifts/606502)
**Author:** [@BTEzra04](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BTEzra04)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-feel-like-you-wanna-give-too-many-gifts/606502 "2011-12-17T16:14:06Z")
So, as I’ve been starting to wrap up (…all right, fine, pun intended :smiley: ) my holiday shopping, I’ve noticed that more and more, I want to buy my loved ones stuff that I probably shouldn’t. At least, not if I hope t… --- ## [YouTube on health](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-on-health/606528)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-on-health/606528 "2011-12-17T13:28:05Z")
This is not either mundane nor pointless actually, but I gotta post it: 23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health? - YouTube. It is astonishing. Very professional with a production crew (… --- ## [Funny Signs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-signs/594142)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-signs/594142 "2011-12-17T12:28:02Z")
A friend of mine posted this on Facebook: What funny signs have you seen? --- ## [We're getting a Makerbot!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-getting-a-makerbot/606470)
**Author:** [@AndrewL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndrewL)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-getting-a-makerbot/606470 "2011-12-17T12:10:30Z")
I’ve been wanting to get a Makerbot or similar 3D printer for years, but never been able to justify the cost. Now the company I work for is getting one, and putting me in charge of setting it up and running it. The com… --- ## [Unfortunate graphic design; or, is that car doing what I think it's doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-graphic-design-or-is-that-car-doing-what-i-think-its-doing/606492)
**Author:** [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-graphic-design-or-is-that-car-doing-what-i-think-its-doing/606492 "2011-12-17T12:00:29Z")
So sweetie and I were watching a documentary on Detroit in its heyday, nifty, nostalgic (for him) and a bit sad, and when it was over, the PBS station was running a pledge drive. This time, I had my camera ready, because… --- ## ["Uranus takes a pounding . . ."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uranus-takes-a-pounding/606387)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uranus-takes-a-pounding/606387 "2011-12-17T09:03:35Z")
“Uranus takes a pounding more frequently than thought.” Damn, I don’t have any privacy . . . even in my own bedroom. --- ## [Help me out here. How is an iPad2 different from a Kindle Fire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-out-here-how-is-an-ipad2-different-from-a-kindle-fire/606283)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-out-here-how-is-an-ipad2-different-from-a-kindle-fire/606283 "2011-12-17T04:59:48Z")
I’m getting a Kindle Fire for Christmas. The thing is, I want an Ipad 2 eventually, as well. My friend, however, cannot understand why I need both. He insists that there is no difference between an iPad 2 and a Kindle. … --- ## [News on a much-debated topic: Do wolves kill people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-on-a-much-debated-topic-do-wolves-kill-people/605406)
**Author:** [@wei\_ji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wei_ji)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-on-a-much-debated-topic-do-wolves-kill-people/605406 "2011-12-17T02:57:42Z")
Here is the web address for a story today from the Juneau (Alaska) Empire. I hope the link will work; I don’t know the mechanics of citing properly. http://juneauempire.com/state/2011-12-07/report-confirms-teacher-was-… --- ## [Never posted in MPSIMS before but I can't share this anywhere else :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-posted-in-mpsims-before-but-i-cant-share-this-anywhere-else/606300)
**Author:** [@biddee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biddee)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-posted-in-mpsims-before-but-i-cant-share-this-anywhere-else/606300 "2011-12-17T02:11:16Z")
I can’t share this on Facebook because my co-workers are on there but it’s going to be a great Christmas. I just got my bonus cheque this morning which was half a month’s salary, plus I got a great performance review and… --- ## [We Never Close: A Message To Those Of You, (Us) Who Have Probs With The Holidays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-never-close-a-message-to-those-of-you-us-who-have-probs-with-the-holidays/606472)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-never-close-a-message-to-those-of-you-us-who-have-probs-with-the-holidays/606472 "2011-12-17T02:07:41Z")
Well, hardly ever, I do need at least 4 hours of the 24 to sleep! (Come to think of it, that may be why I spend so much time in REM!!!) Anyway, wanna talk? Add me to a chat channel, or post here, whatever. We’re ente… --- ## [My father died yesterday afternoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-father-died-yesterday-afternoon/606146)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-father-died-yesterday-afternoon/606146 "2011-12-17T01:33:18Z")
He would have been 80 on Saturday. --- ## [Oskar the Blind Kitten and his first toys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oskar-the-blind-kitten-and-his-first-toys/606293)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oskar-the-blind-kitten-and-his-first-toys/606293 "2011-12-17T01:25:57Z")
What a heartwarming video. He’s totally blind, but plays like any other cat. --- ## [Excerpts from Poison Pen Christmas Letters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excerpts-from-poison-pen-christmas-letters/606454)
**Author:** [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excerpts-from-poison-pen-christmas-letters/606454 "2011-12-17T00:21:30Z")
Some years my family does a Christmas letter, sometimes they don’t. When they do, however, we tend to make sure that it’s got a positive tone and that everyone in the family is down with what is being said. This year m… --- ## [Anonymous do-gooders pay off strangers' layaway bills at Kmart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-do-gooders-pay-off-strangers-layaway-bills-at-kmart/605706)
**Author:** [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-do-gooders-pay-off-strangers-layaway-bills-at-kmart/605706 "2011-12-16T20:37:55Z")
I think this is a great story: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/45603068/ns/today-good\_news/#.TuLlsWARYuw So many people are having a hard time in this economy, and Michigan has been particularly hard-hit, so I think thi… --- ## [Talking to yourself for dummies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-to-yourself-for-dummies/606371)
**Author:** [@Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dennis_Arthur_PERRETT)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-to-yourself-for-dummies/606371 "2011-12-16T20:27:34Z")
I love talking to myself but over the years and through immense trial and error I can honestly say it is not as simple as one my deem it to be. To get to a stage where you can talk in such ways as interrupting your own … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1195) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1197)