# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=274 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 275 --- ## [Sex toys with bluetooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-toys-with-bluetooth/937340)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-toys-with-bluetooth/937340 "2021-03-17T22:46:05Z")
Sex toy companies offer vibrators not only with wired remote control, but wireless and finally Bluetooth connectivity. If your partner has the toy inserted and the proper smart phone app installed you can dial up and st… --- ## [1000 mile bike goal reached](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-mile-bike-goal-reached/919605)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-mile-bike-goal-reached/919605 "2020-09-03T18:51:43Z")
Certainly mundane and pointless and I don’t really need to share but I will, anyway. When the lockdown began, my gym closed right away as did my work. The Missus and I began riding our bikes on a near-daily basis for ex… --- ## [Shooting a .50 BMG rifle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-a-50-bmg-rifle/938053)
**Author:** [@MrMrmrmr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrMrmrmr)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-a-50-bmg-rifle/938053 "2021-03-17T19:03:30Z")
BMG stands for Browning machine gun. Some years ago I bought an upper for an AR-15 that was chambered in .50 BMG. It was made by a company BOHICA. I will let our military members comment on the acronym. The .566 Ar-15 … --- ## [I got hired by the Census!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-hired-by-the-census/912093)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-hired-by-the-census/912093 "2021-03-17T17:50:05Z")
I applied much earlier this year, before things went sideways, and decided all along that if it was supposed to happen it would, and Saturday afternoon, I was finally contacted by them and had a phone interview. Are you… --- ## [Oumuamua: Aliens!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oumuamua-aliens/824062)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oumuamua-aliens/824062 "2021-03-17T15:55:46Z")
Oumuamua was that piece of rock that sailed through the solar system from interstellar space. Odd shape, and apparently it behaved strangely, taking on speed that it should not have. \*Now a pair of Harvard researchers a… --- ## [Just Got a Notice From the IRS to Expect a Stimulus Payment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-a-notice-from-the-irs-to-expect-a-stimulus-payment/937655)
**Author:** [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-a-notice-from-the-irs-to-expect-a-stimulus-payment/937655 "2021-03-17T13:35:24Z")
Like it says on the tin. A couple of points, though: This notice was for the second round of payments. The notice was dated February 18th. I actually got my payment direct deposited back in early January. And the notice… --- ## [What Makes You Laugh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-you-laugh/937885)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-you-laugh/937885 "2021-03-17T12:58:15Z")
It used to be stand-up comedy… I haven’t seen anything great in a long time, and you can only laugh at your favorite stuff for so long until it’s memorized - no element of surprise. In the last few years, it’s been read… --- ## [The DOL thinks I'm unemployed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dol-thinks-im-unemployed/938031)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dol-thinks-im-unemployed/938031 "2021-03-17T01:41:54Z")
I got a notice today about my claim for unemployment insurance. Of course, I’m still employed and never made a claim. There was a second letter saying they had spotted that someone had made a fraudulent claim and they w… --- ## [My leg pain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-leg-pain/938054)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-leg-pain/938054 "2021-03-17T01:06:00Z")
Last year I shattered the lower part of my left femur. Doc reassembled it as best she could, but it required a second op. I was taking PT and gradually getting better. I’ve never been able to put full weight on that leg,… --- ## [The Big Space F\*\*k 2021 edition. Science imitates Art](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-space-f-k-2021-edition-science-imitates-art/937950)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-space-f-k-2021-edition-science-imitates-art/937950 "2021-03-16T16:02:34Z")
Apparently inspired by Kurt Vonnegut, Aeospace scientists want to imitate art: Scientists plan to shoot massive load of sperm onto the moon I saw the headline, and I immediately thought of the Vonnegut story from 1972 … --- ## [Normal is the new abnormal -- forbidden adjectives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-is-the-new-abnormal-forbidden-adjectives/937554)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-is-the-new-abnormal-forbidden-adjectives/937554 "2021-03-16T15:14:40Z")
Advertising and product branding is getting so woke that products can’t even be “normal” any more. What adjectives will be left? Will the English language (or all languages) be stripped of all adjectives? Okay, I’v… --- ## [So, your wife has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-your-wife-has-died/937411)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-your-wife-has-died/937411 "2021-03-15T22:57:52Z")
The wife of my \[service provider\] died, youngish, leaving kids still in school. So I acknowledged it. I did this because, for me, having other people acknowledge that events have happened is an important part of helping… --- ## [Big Mafia trial in Italy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-mafia-trial-in-italy/937954)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-mafia-trial-in-italy/937954 "2021-03-15T21:50:48Z")
Over 300 guys on trial, over 400 murders. 600 lawyers. Courtroom built for the trial. --- ## [Unexpected precision](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-precision/937720)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-precision/937720 "2021-03-15T20:21:57Z")
I placed an Instacart order which included a request for 2 pounds of ground beef. The web site tells me that what I’m actually getting is 2.0299999999999994 pounds. I counted the 13 nines. I fully understand how floating… --- ## [Are Doctors still asking odd (to me) questions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-doctors-still-asking-odd-to-me-questions/933133)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-doctors-still-asking-odd-to-me-questions/933133 "2021-03-15T18:39:46Z")
I haven’t been to a doctor in a long time and my gf has been getting on my case about it. The thing is, the last time I was at a doctor’s office I was offended/weirded out by the out-of-left-field questions they asked. … --- ## [Beckdawrek thinks bad bad bad weird things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-thinks-bad-bad-bad-weird-things/937514)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-thinks-bad-bad-bad-weird-things/937514 "2021-03-15T17:58:26Z")
Why do normal clocks stop at 12? Wouldn’t 24 be better? Why don’t they have layaway in stores anymore? Why are fingertip towels necessary? Why do I have so many pets? Pet envy? Is rock ‘n’ roll really here to stay? Why… --- ## [LastPass (password manager) limiting their free tier starting March 16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lastpass-password-manager-limiting-their-free-tier-starting-march-16/937861)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lastpass-password-manager-limiting-their-free-tier-starting-march-16/937861 "2021-03-15T15:56:20Z")
There’s really not much to say, but if you use LastPass then you can choose to subscribe or only be able to access your passwords either on mobile or desktop. The subscription costs $36/yr. Everyone should be using a p… --- ## [Freeman Dyson, dead at 96 \[died 28 Feb. 2020\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freeman-dyson-dead-at-96-died-28-feb-2020/850465)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freeman-dyson-dead-at-96-died-28-feb-2020/850465 "2021-03-15T14:34:01Z")
(I searched for a thread about this and didn’t find it. It happened a month ago, so possibly my search was inadequately thorough.) This is me being ignorant about physics. I only knew Dyson’s name from his eponymous Dys… --- ## [Air Conditioner For Bedroom (Not a Window Unit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-conditioner-for-bedroom-not-a-window-unit/937524)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-conditioner-for-bedroom-not-a-window-unit/937524 "2021-03-15T13:49:01Z")
I already have a window AC unit… It’s 5-6 years old, and even a brand new one wouldn’t help me in the situation I’m in… I like my room at about 50 degrees F, which was no problem a few weeks ago. I constantly have my ven… --- ## [Happy PI Day 2021!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-pi-day-2021/937871)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-pi-day-2021/937871 "2021-03-15T13:00:49Z")
Yes, it is time (once again) to wish a Happy PI Day to all the folks at the Straight Dope Message Board!!! For those few people that may not have heard of PI Day, you may read all about it here: --- ## [Sea slug can chop off its own head and then regrow its body](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sea-slug-can-chop-off-its-own-head-and-then-regrow-its-body/937476)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sea-slug-can-chop-off-its-own-head-and-then-regrow-its-body/937476 "2021-03-15T12:25:19Z")
Pretty amazing. These guys can sever their own heads. Then the head crawls around for a few weeks as it grows a new body. They may discard the body to get rid of parasites, which seems pretty extreme to me. They may … --- ## [Everyone named Gord is from Canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-named-gord-is-from-canada/937784)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-named-gord-is-from-canada/937784 "2021-03-15T11:05:12Z")
I can’t recall hearing a US person who goes by Gord but I am sure there are some. Saw yet another Gord from Canada today. --- ## [Have you heard of "metamaterial"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-of-metamaterial/934042)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-of-metamaterial/934042 "2021-03-15T10:29:33Z")
The conspiracy thread led me to this article when researching the topic of MK Ultra.I wanted to know which CT’s (conspiracy theories) turned out to be true. My research of MK Ultra which by the way turned out to be true… --- ## [Every time you shuffle a deck of cards, the sequence has never existed before](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-time-you-shuffle-a-deck-of-cards-the-sequence-has-never-existed-before/937719)
**Author:** [@Lantern2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern2)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-time-you-shuffle-a-deck-of-cards-the-sequence-has-never-existed-before/937719 "2021-03-15T09:05:51Z")
I would be skeptical of this, but the video does a good job of explaining why 52! the number of ways a standard deck can be arranged is an unfathomably large number. This video is also good and has an extr… --- ## [Updated Title: Sad news, Doper jz78817 has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/updated-title-sad-news-doper-jz78817-has-died/919834)
**Author:** [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/updated-title-sad-news-doper-jz78817-has-died/919834 "2021-03-15T07:08:24Z")
I am so scared, you guys. @jz78817 is my brother. I’ve been here longer, but he’s posted more than I have (and has contributed way more, IMO). I last talked to him Monday night via text. My mom was concerned because she… --- ## [So I Guess We Need A MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-guess-we-need-a-mmp/937451)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-guess-we-need-a-mmp/937451 "2021-03-15T02:59:35Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. ‘Tis 34 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 70 and N.O.S. for the day. No real big plans for the day though I do have Vestry Meetin’ tonight at six. I get to talk abou… --- ## [I have recieved my stimulus .... in the future oohhh ahhhhhh ohhhh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-recieved-my-stimulus-in-the-future-oohhh-ahhhhhh-ohhhh/937869)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-recieved-my-stimulus-in-the-future-oohhh-ahhhhhh-ohhhh/937869 "2021-03-15T00:46:07Z")
I have never seen this in any bank account in my life , But I have received appropriate amount under transaction ID "2021 IRS TREAS 310 - TAXEIP3 " effective March 17th whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahuaaaa I can see in to the f… --- ## [Oahu travel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oahu-travel/931904)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2021, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oahu-travel/931904 "2021-03-14T04:55:02Z")
I want to go to Oahu someday, but I’m short on cash and knowledge of the place. I have some questions regarding getting there, lodging there, getting around there, what to do there and how to save up to make it happen. W… --- ## [It's decided. No way to change things. Bad, bad, bad Beck plans a beautiful funeral](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-decided-no-way-to-change-things-bad-bad-bad-beck-plans-a-beautiful-funeral/934175)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-decided-no-way-to-change-things-bad-bad-bad-beck-plans-a-beautiful-funeral/934175 "2021-03-13T08:13:56Z")
I’ve had lots of prep. I know what I’m doing. I’ve ordered my share of flowers to sit upon coffins. I know what that room looks like where you pick out the said coffin. I know how to act when I see a dead relative. I… --- ## [I'm starting to get suspicious (Construction projects)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-to-get-suspicious-construction-projects/933963)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-to-get-suspicious-construction-projects/933963 "2021-03-12T23:48:04Z")
Haven’t put much thought into this but my wife and I seem to get motivated to do some renovations on the house when the market turns down. Help the economy blah blah blah but it is just when we seem to think about it mo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=273) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=275)