# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=376 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 377 --- ## [Alternative number bases (pi, e, i, etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-number-bases-pi-e-i-etc/839562)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-number-bases-pi-e-i-etc/839562 "2019-09-04T11:08:09Z")
For the math nerds, here’s a fun article about various oddball number bases. Is there any use for things like base pi, base e, base i etc.? https://dwheeler.com/essays/bases.html --- ## [Five Pound Bag of Gummy Bears; an Amazon Review](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-pound-bag-of-gummy-bears-an-amazon-review/839479)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-pound-bag-of-gummy-bears-an-amazon-review/839479 "2019-09-04T01:39:48Z")
I hope I am allowed to cut and paste this here, if no I hope the mods will keep us legal ===link=== \*Oh man…words cannot express what happened to me after eating these. The Gummi Bear “Cleanse”. If you are someone that… --- ## [I'm so bored at work...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-bored-at-work/839640)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-bored-at-work/839640 "2019-09-03T23:02:13Z")
I brought some chili from home for lunch. I just went downstairs to the little bistro in the building and got some apple juice. I also picked up a few napkins and a spoon. The napkins were justified. Who doesn’t spill a … --- ## [A “Need for Chaos” and the Sharing of Hostile Political Rumors in Advanced Democracies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-need-for-chaos-and-the-sharing-of-hostile-political-rumors-in-advanced-democracies/839579)
**Author:** [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-need-for-chaos-and-the-sharing-of-hostile-political-rumors-in-advanced-democracies/839579 "2019-09-03T20:27:09Z")
Not mundane or pointless, but something that should be shared around because the first, and most important, step to solve a problem is to understand the causes: A “Need for Chaos” and the Sharing of Hostile Political Ru… --- ## [I ..., but I don't consider myself a ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-but-i-dont-consider-myself-a/839593)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-but-i-dont-consider-myself-a/839593 "2019-09-03T20:18:03Z")
I play a lot of bluegrass/folk music, with a lot of different people, in a lot of different places. I’m not really great, but I don’t completely suck. I probably play with people other than myself at least 8-10 hrs a w… --- ## [Vagina Boiling & You \*internal screaming\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vagina-boiling-you-internal-screaming/839327)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vagina-boiling-you-internal-screaming/839327 "2019-09-03T15:13:55Z")
So I was in a small New Age-y shop today, buying a stone figurine that I’d seen in the window. The whole place stank of \[del\]burning junk\[/del\] cheap incense, there were posters on the walls about psychic pain relief and… --- ## [Breaking News - Several injured and 1 dead in Midland Texas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-several-injured-and-1-dead-in-midland-texas/839533)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-several-injured-and-1-dead-in-midland-texas/839533 "2019-09-03T15:05:15Z")
Per current news reporting, there appear to be 2 shooters driving around Midland and Odessa firing at people from their vehicles. At least one police officer has been shot. The situation sounds chaotic. I will also not… --- ## [Beckdawreks bad,bad,bad houseguests(omg! is this who I'm related to?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawreks-bad-bad-bad-houseguests-omg-is-this-who-im-related-to/839528)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawreks-bad-bad-bad-houseguests-omg-is-this-who-im-related-to/839528 "2019-09-03T14:24:43Z")
Middledaughter, 2 rambunctious boys, 2 yappy-ass Chihuahuas,(OM freaking G. It’s breaking my sound ordinance.) came for the long weekend. They rolled in about 1am. Of course the house got up. We were eating by 2am. The … --- ## [Weird payment confirmation email from Augusta utilities.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-payment-confirmation-email-from-augusta-utilities/839526)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-payment-confirmation-email-from-augusta-utilities/839526 "2019-09-03T10:55:43Z")
Maybe this belongs in general questions but I’m not sure that there’s one factual answer. I received an email appearing to be from Augusta Utilities in Georgia confirming a payment of $75.55. I do not live in Georgia, I… --- ## [Unusual tech (to me) in RAV4 hybrid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-tech-to-me-in-rav4-hybrid/839615)
**Author:** [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-tech-to-me-in-rav4-hybrid/839615 "2019-09-03T04:24:20Z")
My wife just bought a 2019 Toyota RAV 4 hybrid. The car has a posted speed limit indicator on the center display. It does this with a camera and not GPS. I’ve had sat/nav that does this in cars and it’s useful enough. It… --- ## [My Internet Speed is 17.6 MBPS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-internet-speed-is-17-6-mbps/838785)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-internet-speed-is-17-6-mbps/838785 "2019-09-03T03:20:27Z")
I just found a neat website that seems to tell you your internet speed. Here What is your speed in more civilized nations? --- ## [Kevin Hart seriously injured in auto accident.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-hart-seriously-injured-in-auto-accident/839575)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-hart-seriously-injured-in-auto-accident/839575 "2019-09-03T02:38:43Z")
I sure wish him the best. --- ## [How much would it cost for the government to cover everyone with high deductible health insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-it-cost-for-the-government-to-cover-everyone-with-high-deductible-health-insurance/839191)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-it-cost-for-the-government-to-cover-everyone-with-high-deductible-health-insurance/839191 "2019-09-02T22:18:54Z")
I like how the Overton window on health care has moved so far to the left that John Delaneys plan is considered the centrist plan now. Sounds good on paper, but it would be expensive as hell. Even if it was a plan wi… --- ## [I love fast food ordering kiosks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-fast-food-ordering-kiosks/837690)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-fast-food-ordering-kiosks/837690 "2019-09-02T20:49:33Z")
All the fast food joints near me are installing digital kiosks that let you order and pay for your food without any human interaction. (No doubt as a reaction to the skyrocketing minimum wage.) I love them! I can take al… --- ## [RIP The Sleek and Shiny Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-the-sleek-and-shiny-cat/839234)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-the-sleek-and-shiny-cat/839234 "2019-09-02T19:07:02Z")
At age 16, after several months’ illness. At the vet., because despite treatment it had gotten difficult for him to breathe even when resting, and that stage might have lasted for some time. Survived by his sibling, two… --- ## [Got a Cuban 5 centavo coin in my change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-cuban-5-centavo-coin-in-my-change/839561)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-cuban-5-centavo-coin-in-my-change/839561 "2019-09-02T17:19:40Z")
Not the usual time of year for Cuban tourism. Wonder how it got here? The nice lady at Robins doughnuts rejected it. It’s a bit thicker than a dime. I just handed it to her in a handful of change and didn’t notice it. --- ## [This weekend's aurora borealis (Labor Day 2019)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-weekends-aurora-borealis-labor-day-2019/839510)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-weekends-aurora-borealis-labor-day-2019/839510 "2019-09-02T15:14:00Z")
Here in my Iowa vantage point, they’re saying it should be visible from here. I may head a few hundred miles north, something I was thinking about doing anyway, to get a better view. I have never seen it (that I know o… --- ## [Franklin's Lost Expedition - Found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/franklins-lost-expedition-found/697980)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/franklins-lost-expedition-found/697980 "2019-09-02T06:56:50Z")
After more than 150 years of searching in Canada’s northern wastes, they’ve found one of the ships from Franklin’s Lost Expedition which attempted to plot a course across the Northern Passage only to meet with disaster, … --- ## [Introducing Sam the Fake Feral](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-sam-the-fake-feral/839567)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-sam-the-fake-feral/839567 "2019-09-02T05:49:49Z")
When we moved into our home, we of course set up a stray cat feeding station and started trapping. Some of the cats went to adoptions, others were deemed feral and were fixed, ear tipped and released. I first met Sam wh… --- ## [Off the road again in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-the-road-again-in-the-mmp/839254)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-the-road-again-in-the-mmp/839254 "2019-09-02T02:30:23Z")
Road trips can be fun. Or not. This past weekend was not, but I’m glad it’s over and life can get back to what passes for normal here. For those who don’t know, we drove from southern Merrylande to Ocala, Fl and back o… --- ## [It's Dead Skunk Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-dead-skunk-season/839477)
**Author:** [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2019, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-dead-skunk-season/839477 "2019-08-31T18:43:17Z")
25 minute drive to work this morning. Dead skunks-8 Dead squirrels-2 Dead possums-1 --- ## [CNN proved their special relationship with the Democratic party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-proved-their-special-relationship-with-the-democratic-party/839521)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2019, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-proved-their-special-relationship-with-the-democratic-party/839521 "2019-08-31T16:33:05Z")
CNN demonstrated just how in the pocket of the Democratic party they are–a few minutes ago they featured a donkey rescue organization. That’s a smoking gun in my book. :wink: Before you get political, note the forum. … --- ## [Erica Cantona, you beautiful barmy sporting titan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erica-cantona-you-beautiful-barmy-sporting-titan/839463)
**Author:** [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erica-cantona-you-beautiful-barmy-sporting-titan/839463 "2019-08-31T15:24:37Z")
A note to all you social-media wannabee’s. All you “try-too-hard” inflamers of public opinion and “look-at-me” millennial narcissists. Thisis how you do it properly. This is old-school provocateurism and attention grabbi… --- ## [Hey! I'm bad,bad,bad! (Guess who's been here 2 whole years!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-im-bad-bad-bad-guess-whos-been-here-2-whole-years/839459)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2019, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-im-bad-bad-bad-guess-whos-been-here-2-whole-years/839459 "2019-08-31T14:01:54Z")
It’s my Dope-y anniversary! :slight\_smile: (Shortist thread opener ever, by me) --- ## [Rear end collision and brake lights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rear-end-collision-and-brake-lights/839258)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2019, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rear-end-collision-and-brake-lights/839258 "2019-08-31T05:17:01Z")
A long time ago, when I was 14 years old, my motorcycle rear ended a car. It was a low speed collision. The driver of the car was cited for not having brake lights. The driver maintained that the collision took out the l… --- ## [The "joys" of home ownership (getting tired of things breaking)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-joys-of-home-ownership-getting-tired-of-things-breaking/834595)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2019, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-joys-of-home-ownership-getting-tired-of-things-breaking/834595 "2019-08-31T01:34:30Z")
Within the last month or so, I’ve dealt with: \[ul\] \[li\]A bath tub that would not drain\[/li\]\[li\]A leak under the sink\[/li\]\[li\]A whistling toilet\[/li\]\[/ul\] And they all happened in series: As soon as I fixed one thing, t… --- ## [My Cat and the Fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-and-the-fan/839102)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2019, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-and-the-fan/839102 "2019-08-31T00:21:33Z")
Our cat Hermes is very clever, if not particularly smart (there’s a subtle difference). He’s our Engineer cat – he’s curious about how things work, and plays with them to find out their capabilities. We gave him a ballo… --- ## [Remembering numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-numbers/839427)
**Author:** [@Unreconstructed\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unreconstructed_Man)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-numbers/839427 "2019-08-30T14:22:20Z")
I have a little trick I use whenever I want to remember a long number. Say I’ve got to remember a ten digit number and I don’t have a pen, I break it down into five two digit numbers and then associate each two digit nu… --- ## [Beckdawrek and the bad, bad, bad Wednesday (or 'PUMP' day)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-and-the-bad-bad-bad-wednesday-or-pump-day/839428)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-and-the-bad-bad-bad-wednesday-or-pump-day/839428 "2019-08-30T06:22:32Z")
My insulin pump is installed. I’m officially a Borg. 3 devices attached to my bod. Makes swimsuit season kinda awkward. My pump is on the left side of my abdomen real close to the ceaserian scar and snake skin from years… --- ## [Want to see a flat world in 2D, without depth perception? Try it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-see-a-flat-world-in-2d-without-depth-perception-try-it/839305)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-see-a-flat-world-in-2d-without-depth-perception-try-it/839305 "2019-08-30T00:38:20Z")
I thought of a quick way for people without eye problems to see how people like me with strabismus&amblyopia see the world, in 2D and without depth perception, so I’m interested how different it will be than your normal … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=375) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=377)