# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=320 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 321 --- ## [Actual name of a non-computer filing system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-name-of-a-non-computer-filing-system/855345)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-name-of-a-non-computer-filing-system/855345 "2020-06-12T02:01:39Z")
This is driving me crazy because I can’t remember any of the name at all, not even one syllable. All I know is it originated in Japan. The idea is instead of putting your file labeled folders in alphabetic order, by numb… --- ## [Lt Governor Husted of Ohio please stop fidgeting!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lt-governor-husted-of-ohio-please-stop-fidgeting/855472)
**Author:** [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lt-governor-husted-of-ohio-please-stop-fidgeting/855472 "2020-06-12T00:03:35Z")
Ok, so this is too mild for the Pit but as I watch our Coronavirus updates regularly I am getting a little buggy whenever our Lieutenant Governor, John Husted, speaks. His fidgeting drives me nuts as he’s always straigh… --- ## [Free Home Gym Equipment! Now What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-home-gym-equipment-now-what/855317)
**Author:** [@Little\_Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Room)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-home-gym-equipment-now-what/855317 "2020-06-11T21:01:55Z")
So…I received some free home gym equipment, probably because it was more likely to become an impromptu clothes rack than an actual fitness tool for the previous owners. Here are a couple of pictures: Home Gym Equipment … --- ## [Spain going to roll out UBI soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spain-going-to-roll-out-ubi-soon/855466)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spain-going-to-roll-out-ubi-soon/855466 "2020-06-11T20:56:05Z")
Andrew Yang ran 1 year too early Spain To Roll Out Permanent Universal Basic Income ‘Soon’ --- ## [Heading back to AZ today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heading-back-to-az-today/855362)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heading-back-to-az-today/855362 "2020-06-11T18:19:06Z")
The stars lined up right to give us two weeks in AZ! crazy mad happy dancie I get to sleep in my own bed! There’s a lot to do, and two weeks isn’t near enough time to get it done. So we’ll either make a dent in that “… --- ## [A single Q, a single A, re: white privilege.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-single-q-a-single-a-re-white-privilege/855405)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-single-q-a-single-a-re-white-privilege/855405 "2020-06-11T18:08:37Z")
So a white friend, politely and respectfully, asked a black friend, on FB, to help them understand White Privilege. Turns out the black friend was quite an eloquent writer, and made a powerful response. I hope a lot of… --- ## [STEM workers strike today for black lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stem-workers-strike-today-for-black-lives/855355)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stem-workers-strike-today-for-black-lives/855355 "2020-06-11T15:07:25Z")
Anyone doing this? I am STEM but working. --- ## [Awesome T-Shirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-t-shirts/765496)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-t-shirts/765496 "2020-06-11T14:44:03Z")
I bought this t-shirt yesterday. Shoutout to Asimovian for bringing it to my attention. I own this t-shirt. All right, show me your stuff! --- ## [Dear Penthouse Letters...(sfw)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-penthouse-letters-sfw/855414)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-penthouse-letters-sfw/855414 "2020-06-11T07:12:51Z")
Or, My Flum has been moxed! Arrived home from work today to find something occuring in my kitchen that has never happened to me before…ever! The GF’s car was out front when I pulled up. I walked in the house to a visi… --- ## [How I survived flying with 2 cats on 3 airplanes during the coronavirus and a civil rights crisis.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-survived-flying-with-2-cats-on-3-airplanes-during-the-coronavirus-and-a-civil-rights-crisis/855111)
**Author:** [@Anxious\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anxious_Squirrel)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-survived-flying-with-2-cats-on-3-airplanes-during-the-coronavirus-and-a-civil-rights-crisis/855111 "2020-06-11T03:15:31Z")
You probably don’t remember, but back when I was still themysterywriter, I made a thread here about how I was scared my cats were going to die when we had to move across the ocean. Well, that move is finally over, and th… --- ## [Little acts of racism that are too small to publicise but are irksome all the same](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-acts-of-racism-that-are-too-small-to-publicise-but-are-irksome-all-the-same/855407)
**Author:** [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-acts-of-racism-that-are-too-small-to-publicise-but-are-irksome-all-the-same/855407 "2020-06-10T23:22:45Z")
Growing up in my hometown, I was the only person in my area of any discernible different race - half Indian. Oh, I didn’t mention that I was in state care, so I didn’t actually have a family cultural reference, just a h… --- ## [How much danger am I in running my circular saw backwards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-danger-am-i-in-running-my-circular-saw-backwards/855341)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-danger-am-i-in-running-my-circular-saw-backwards/855341 "2020-06-10T23:08:22Z")
Background: I’ve built myself a workbench topped with an 11/16" layer of plywood and 3/4" layer of melamine particle board. I need to trim the edges so that the layers match and are the right distance from the lower bou… --- ## [I went whale-watching. In Montreal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-whale-watching-in-montreal/855012)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-whale-watching-in-montreal/855012 "2020-06-10T19:58:36Z")
The other day I went out walking. I walked to the south edge of the island and saw the humpback whale that has somehow made its way into the St-Lawrence River in Montreal. It’s an amazing animal to see, though it’s sad … --- ## [Spear Phishing...is this how it works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spear-phishing-is-this-how-it-works/855332)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spear-phishing-is-this-how-it-works/855332 "2020-06-10T19:19:02Z")
A good friend of mine has asked for my technical help, and I just want to know if I am advising her correctly. Let’s call her “Agent X.” Her professional acquaintances (we’re both in the real estate brokerage business)… --- ## [Thoughts during the lockdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-during-the-lockdown/851211)
**Author:** [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-during-the-lockdown/851211 "2020-06-10T18:11:14Z")
Just be careful because people are going crazy from being in lock down! Actually I’ve just been talking about this with the microwave and toaster while drinking coffee and we all agreed that things are getting bad. I did… --- ## [TS Christobal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ts-christobal/855228)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ts-christobal/855228 "2020-06-10T15:36:31Z")
Here is a mundane factoid I just noticed a couple of hours ago. My house windows just fogged up around 7PM. That may not seem like it is even mundane-perhaps pointless. However, that is how I realized that the eye of TS … --- ## [Someone has Birthday today! (hint: he saved my life once!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-has-birthday-today-hint-he-saved-my-life-once/855256)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-has-birthday-today-hint-he-saved-my-life-once/855256 "2020-06-10T12:49:08Z")
—Happy Birthday Mikey!---- My Hero! (Mikey=dropzone) --- ## [It is 88 degrees in my apartment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-88-degrees-in-my-apartment/855179)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-88-degrees-in-my-apartment/855179 "2020-06-10T12:03:28Z")
My A/C is busted, waiting on a new one. It is not so bad with a fan. As long as I don’t move. And douse myself with water while sitting in front of said fan. I do not look forward to trying to sleep in a few hours. --- ## [Young people and conspiracy theories.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-people-and-conspiracy-theories/855277)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-people-and-conspiracy-theories/855277 "2020-06-10T10:58:23Z")
So I understand that I’m just one person and that’s a small sample size, but it seems to me like a lot of kids these days are getting more and more conspiratorial. I’ve often come here talking about a guy I know who’s ki… --- ## [I have seen the good on Netflix, and end up watching garbage.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-seen-the-good-on-netflix-and-end-up-watching-garbage/855310)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-seen-the-good-on-netflix-and-end-up-watching-garbage/855310 "2020-06-09T21:02:27Z")
I have a trial of Amazon Prime. I just wanna stream movies, and 15 dollars a month is my maximum for streaming entertainment. I am confused on how streaming on Amazon Prime works. Seems that they want me to rent movies,… --- ## [Historical causation doesn't work like that.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-causation-doesnt-work-like-that/855245)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-causation-doesnt-work-like-that/855245 "2020-06-09T11:50:08Z")
Too mild for the Pit, but as a historian I found this a little depressing. The city of Newark, New Jersey will consider, on Wednesday, a new ordinance that would create an Office of Violence Prevention. I’m not really h… --- ## [Prosecutors: 3 men plotted to terrorize Vegas protests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prosecutors-3-men-plotted-to-terrorize-vegas-protests/855017)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prosecutors-3-men-plotted-to-terrorize-vegas-protests/855017 "2020-06-08T23:40:23Z")
It’s not the people who don’t want others murdered by police who are committing the violence. --- ## [Ladies: Do you prefer, or tolerate beards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-prefer-or-tolerate-beards/804900)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2020, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-prefer-or-tolerate-beards/804900 "2020-06-08T11:52:27Z")
Facial hair. My wife and I were discussing this last night. She is pretty much my representative sample of women, and she hates them. In my younger days with her, I would occasionally sport a goatee, or Van Dyke, and she… --- ## [I'm going to virtue signal right now: BLM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-virtue-signal-right-now-blm/855193)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2020, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-virtue-signal-right-now-blm/855193 "2020-06-08T11:04:28Z")
100% true story: I went on a walk through my neighborhood today listening to a podcast on my headphones. The host said they were going to go silent for 8 minutes, 46 seconds, the time the cop had his knee on George Floy… --- ## [Well, guess I’m gonna retire now...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-guess-i-m-gonna-retire-now/852660)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2020, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-guess-i-m-gonna-retire-now/852660 "2020-06-08T10:07:35Z")
So even though it’s my day off, I logged on to my work computer at 2:30am, and there it was: my VLO, an invitation to take a Voluntary LayOff from the big airplane company. I’ve been saying I’ll retire for a year or so n… --- ## [A question about socialism... and one about libertarianism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-socialism-and-one-about-libertarianism/855033)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2020, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-socialism-and-one-about-libertarianism/855033 "2020-06-08T09:19:08Z")
Yeah, two pretty different philosophies, but these questions have been bugging me for a while, and I wasn’t sure about starting two separate threads so close to each other. SOCIALISM I’ve seen several times people (wit… --- ## [I can whistle in tune, but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-whistle-in-tune-but/855196)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-whistle-in-tune-but/855196 "2020-06-08T02:40:09Z")
…I can’t hold a note to save 'me life. What’s up with that? --- ## [5/30/20 America Burns check-in thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-30-20-america-burns-check-in-thread/854769)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2020, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-30-20-america-burns-check-in-thread/854769 "2020-06-08T02:18:16Z")
In the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd protests have spread from Minneapolis to other cities. Tonight is the night things have gone over the edge here in Chicago. It sounds like Michigan Avenue has seen major r… --- ## [It's hurricane season in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-hurricane-season-in-the-mmp/854845)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-hurricane-season-in-the-mmp/854845 "2020-06-08T00:55:32Z")
Lay in your supplies and prepare to batten down the hatches, unless you’re not along the east or gulf coast, in which case, Happy June!! And Happy Moanday! --- ## [Welp i solved the Fermi Paradox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welp-i-solved-the-fermi-paradox/855222)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welp-i-solved-the-fermi-paradox/855222 "2020-06-08T00:54:15Z")
Social media. That was easy. Kidding…it took the last few months to illuminate the idea. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=319) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=321)