# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=272 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 273 --- ## [AI, Farming, Data Collection, Science &Thw Future Of Food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-farming-data-collection-science-thw-future-of-food/938958)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-farming-data-collection-science-thw-future-of-food/938958 "2021-03-29T19:55:32Z")
This is a long read. If the food you and your family eat and the future of how your food is grown is of interest to you please read this article. I’m still reading it and frankly I need some time to process this inform… --- ## [Beck is .... Oh heck just talk to me ...bad bad bad or otherwise. I'm pitiful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-is-oh-heck-just-talk-to-me-bad-bad-bad-or-otherwise-im-pitiful/938836)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-is-oh-heck-just-talk-to-me-bad-bad-bad-or-otherwise-im-pitiful/938836 "2021-03-29T15:20:09Z")
I need LOVE :heart::heart::heart::heart: --- ## [Michael Durant interview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-durant-interview/938970)
**Author:** [@mako88sb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mako88sb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-durant-interview/938970 "2021-03-29T14:53:27Z")
Rewatched Black Hawk Down recently and decided to find any interviews about Durant. Found one that is exceptional and deserving of more views. Pretty amazing guy. --- ## [Is there a reason the IRA max contribution is so much lower than the 401k contribution limit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-reason-the-ira-max-contribution-is-so-much-lower-than-the-401k-contribution-limit/938940)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2021, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-reason-the-ira-max-contribution-is-so-much-lower-than-the-401k-contribution-limit/938940 "2021-03-29T12:57:08Z")
why is one $19,500 and the other $6,000? --- ## [Free Krispy Kreme with Vaccination card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-krispy-kreme-with-vaccination-card/938517)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2021, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-krispy-kreme-with-vaccination-card/938517 "2021-03-29T05:17:15Z")
Start buying up stock in companies that produce insulin? --- ## [It's SPRING in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-spring-in-the-mmp/938416)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2021, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-spring-in-the-mmp/938416 "2021-03-29T05:09:09Z")
The sun is shining (or it will be), the birds are singing (I suppose - too cold to open the windows right now), and spring is in the air (see previous parentheses.) It happens to be my favorite season, and this week I c… --- ## [Suez blockage may cause run on toilet paper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suez-blockage-may-cause-run-on-toilet-paper/938853)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2021, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suez-blockage-may-cause-run-on-toilet-paper/938853 "2021-03-29T01:34:31Z")
The stuck ship in the Suez may affect shipments of wood pulp from Brazil that are used to make toilet paper. Coffee may also face shortages. Stock up! (Again … sigh) --- ## [The Bank is serving papers on my Brother's house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bank-is-serving-papers-on-my-brothers-house/932642)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bank-is-serving-papers-on-my-brothers-house/932642 "2021-03-28T23:19:57Z")
They filed the foreclosure papers. Even though Tommy got a new job. His car was repo-ed. He’s so upset that he won’t even pick up the phone. He stopped replying to my texts. I’ve tried emailing him, with a link to a… --- ## [College as a "necessary evil"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-as-a-necessary-evil/938874)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-as-a-necessary-evil/938874 "2021-03-28T21:41:20Z")
That’s how I saw it. I didn’t like school at any level, but I didn’t have the aptitude for the trades or the temperament for sales. At least I didn’t find it hard. I considered dropping out, but always concluded that … --- ## [Bad bad bad Beck fights the march of time and onto new horizons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-fights-the-march-of-time-and-onto-new-horizons/938412)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-fights-the-march-of-time-and-onto-new-horizons/938412 "2021-03-28T21:36:53Z")
Today. Monday, March 22, 2021. I have my first dialysis. I’m scared to death. Or scared to live. Not sure which. I know the ramifications of this. I’ve read the 12 pages of instructions and warnings. Googled til my e… --- ## [Any chance of bullshyte story being true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-bullshyte-story-being-true/938194)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-bullshyte-story-being-true/938194 "2021-03-28T13:31:11Z")
I was reading a book by self-improvement speaker Paul McKenna. He tells a story about “a study done during the 1930s” which seems highly unlikely where he claims a bunch of toddlers were permitted to eat their choice of… --- ## [Is this the Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy or No True Scotsman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-texas-sharpshooter-fallacy-or-no-true-scotsman/938791)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2021, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-texas-sharpshooter-fallacy-or-no-true-scotsman/938791 "2021-03-28T08:44:21Z")
I know - another “identify the fallacy” thread, which we have one of every month. So I am putting this in MPSIMS, not even in GQ. A fallacy has been cropping up a lot lately and it bugs me, and I also can’t quite pin do… --- ## [Help me become an influencer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-become-an-influencer/938358)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2021, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-become-an-influencer/938358 "2021-03-28T04:41:43Z")
Are you born an influencer, like Kendall Jenner? Or is it something that can be taught, like racism? Teach me. I am your lump of clay. --- ## [Ammo shortages, message from Federal CEO. Dec. 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ammo-shortages-message-from-federal-ceo-dec-2020/938882)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2021, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ammo-shortages-message-from-federal-ceo-dec-2020/938882 "2021-03-28T03:14:22Z")
Stumbled over this back in December and saved it to my favorites and just stumbled over it again so I thought I’d share. --- ## [Why we 'Say Uncle' and mysterious sayings of the future](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-we-say-uncle-and-mysterious-sayings-of-the-future/938780)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2021, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-we-say-uncle-and-mysterious-sayings-of-the-future/938780 "2021-03-28T02:48:19Z")
Earlier threads on this here have traced saying ‘uncle’ as a way of acknowledging you’ve been defeated to two main theories. 1) Back in roman days boys would say something that translated to ‘uncle, my best uncle’ as a … --- ## [Evergreen truck is blocking a highway in Nanjing, China](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evergreen-truck-is-blocking-a-highway-in-nanjing-china/938833)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2021, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evergreen-truck-is-blocking-a-highway-in-nanjing-china/938833 "2021-03-28T02:10:58Z")
This is getting to be a meme now. --- ## [ID this smartphone translator app?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-smartphone-translator-app/938851)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-smartphone-translator-app/938851 "2021-03-27T15:42:34Z")
Last year, I saw someone hold their smartphone over some Korean hangul text and an English translation appeared on the screen. I was impressed, but my crappy iPhone 5s certainly wasn’t supported by any applications that … --- ## [Once again, into the bad bad bad breach. I'm certain that black cloud following me around is a bad bad bad omen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-into-the-bad-bad-bad-breach-im-certain-that-black-cloud-following-me-around-is-a-bad-bad-bad-omen/938060)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-into-the-bad-bad-bad-breach-im-certain-that-black-cloud-following-me-around-is-a-bad-bad-bad-omen/938060 "2021-03-27T15:31:16Z")
I woke up. The lil’wrekker expresses a desire to go to the nail salon. She gets her way by telling me how bad MY nails look. Yep. She’s working me. She is a master at that. I consider saying no. But my back brain say… --- ## [Personally all that I espy is a want of theology and geometry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personally-all-that-i-espy-is-a-want-of-theology-and-geometry/938706)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personally-all-that-i-espy-is-a-want-of-theology-and-geometry/938706 "2021-03-27T14:46:45Z")
My dogwalking friend told me\* that I looked like Ignatius J. Reilly. I don’t see it. \[Album\] imgur.com … --- ## [Resolved: Gorilla Glue IS The Shit!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-gorilla-glue-is-the-shit/923434 "2021-03-27T13:55:59Z")
I was skeptical, and normally don’t fall for advertising. But I had this very comfortable, but cheap-ass shoe. The entire sole fell off. Hummm…. Thought maybe something like caulk or that construction goop, but didn’t h… --- ## [Richard Stallman resigns from MIT/FSF after comments on Epstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-stallman-resigns-from-mit-fsf-after-comments-on-epstein/840392)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-stallman-resigns-from-mit-fsf-after-comments-on-epstein/840392 "2021-03-27T13:53:00Z")
Frankly, he’s always been an ass, but here he sounds like a Neanderthal. He’s done some great work, but I’m happy to see him go. --- ## [In praise of sandals in the snow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-sandals-in-the-snow/938692)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-sandals-in-the-snow/938692 "2021-03-27T08:02:36Z")
BLUF: I shovel snow in sandals, and gym shorts (with appropriately warm topwear). The past day or so, we got about 9" of heavy, damp snow here in the foothills, and I dutifully went out to shovel off the sidewalks in th… --- ## [Ruin a Superpower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruin-a-superpower/938034)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruin-a-superpower/938034 "2021-03-27T04:01:27Z")
Magic person comes to me and says, “I grant you the power of flight! Pretty cool, huh?” Uh, sure. How does it work? Like Superman, just stick my arms out and take off, or do I need to flap my arms or something? “Yeah, … --- ## [A difficult and sensitive topic; suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-difficult-and-sensitive-topic-suicide/937564)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-difficult-and-sensitive-topic-suicide/937564 "2021-03-27T03:52:03Z")
I just finished watching a bit on PBS Newshour about how the pandemic was impacting teen suicide rates and mental health. Since my own experience with that impulse years ago, and the counseling and therapy that followed… --- ## [You're my houseguest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-my-houseguest/937394)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-my-houseguest/937394 "2021-03-27T03:50:30Z")
Our relationship is exactly as it is this very moment - some of you have met me, most have not - but for whatever reason, I have invited you to stay at my house for a short period of time - let’s say a week. Once you arr… --- ## [Hoarding as a coping mechanism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoarding-as-a-coping-mechanism/854120)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoarding-as-a-coping-mechanism/854120 "2021-03-27T00:14:04Z")
I think most of us are feeling pushed up a wall right now. There have been a few threads about–ha ha-- hoarding. I’ve talked about my grandmother Hilma, and how her legendary hoarding is a running joke in our family. No … --- ## [Newspapers.com - Is There Anything You Want Looked Up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newspapers-com-is-there-anything-you-want-looked-up/938789)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newspapers-com-is-there-anything-you-want-looked-up/938789 "2021-03-26T20:33:07Z")
20,700 newspapers from the 1700s–2000s If you have a date, or a person, something significant (or not) that’s interesting, I’ll look it up, download it as a gif, upload it on imgur and post the link. --- ## [Please help me test my computer sound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-test-my-computer-sound/938734)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-test-my-computer-sound/938734 "2021-03-26T04:46:48Z")
There is something wrong with my speakers, or there is something wrong with my sound card. To get equal volume balance out of the left/right channels I have to set the right channel much higher. I’m not sure if it’s the… --- ## [Medical diagnosis inflation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-diagnosis-inflation/938533)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-diagnosis-inflation/938533 "2021-03-26T00:08:41Z")
Is anyone concerned that the constant inflation in medical diagnosis due to the demands of the insurance industry will effect medical care? In my experience in the US, and I believe this is generally recognized, doctors… --- ## [Happy OK Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-ok-day/938704)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-ok-day/938704 "2021-03-25T22:47:11Z")
Saw this on Japanese TV this morning, so maybe it’s actually tomorrow. It commemorates the day when the term “OK” first appeared in print, in a newspaper in Boston, 182 years ago, as an abbreviation for “Oll Korrect.” I… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=271) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=273)