# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=478 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 479 --- ## [I've crossed a threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-crossed-a-threshold/811289)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2018, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-crossed-a-threshold/811289 "2018-03-27T22:08:48Z")
I’ve allowed social media to make me change my personality and my civility too much. I dislike what it has done to society in general but am more appalled that I allowed it to take too much root into me. I’m backing off… --- ## [China's growing influence in the west and its politics (YouTube video)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinas-growing-influence-in-the-west-and-its-politics-youtube-video/811092)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinas-growing-influence-in-the-west-and-its-politics-youtube-video/811092 "2018-03-27T19:15:42Z")
Thought I’d just share this video by China Uncensored Chris Chapell talking at the Sydney Institute about China and it’s influence in Australia and New Zealand as well as the West as a whole. It’s basically a quick lec… --- ## [It's happened again: A school shooting, this time in Maryland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happened-again-a-school-shooting-this-time-in-maryland/810882)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happened-again-a-school-shooting-this-time-in-maryland/810882 "2018-03-27T18:56:47Z")
Story here Words fail me. What is causing all this? --- ## [A cat in a tree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cat-in-a-tree/811169)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cat-in-a-tree/811169 "2018-03-27T17:56:42Z")
I am sure that this subject has been covered. We have a lot of cat people here. My cat went up a tree. A five year old male, and sterile. And couldn’t find an exit. I wasn’t worried. I thought he would eventually find… --- ## [Extreme Cyber Harassment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-cyber-harassment/811222)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-cyber-harassment/811222 "2018-03-27T17:17:01Z")
First off, don’t worry - I’m not being harassed! :slight\_smile: I’m a few months behind in my reading pile so I just now got around to this article from last November’s Wired: How One Woman’s Digital Life Was Weaponized… --- ## [March For Our Lives, March 24 - who's going?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-whos-going/809542)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-our-lives-march-24-whos-going/809542 "2018-03-26T20:19:13Z")
I’ll be at the march in DC. --- ## [Ohio man finds peace in the sty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-man-finds-peace-in-the-sty/811186)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-man-finds-peace-in-the-sty/811186 "2018-03-26T18:17:09Z")
An Ohio pig farmer was upset about a thing that happened on Nov. 8 2016, so he has stopped reading news of a political nature. He looks at the weather report and tends to his pig farm. He has no idea what is going on. He… --- ## [Hammacher Schlemmer and the moonshiners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hammacher-schlemmer-and-the-moonshiners/811044)
**Author:** [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hammacher-schlemmer-and-the-moonshiners/811044 "2018-03-26T15:14:19Z")
The new Hammacher Schlemmer catalog is out. (How my 90-year-old mother got onto their mailing list, I don’t know. But it is an interesting catalog.) On the cover of the catalog, and on the homepage of their website, is… --- ## [What happens to people who score high on bigotry and authoritarianism, but are not the in-group](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-people-who-score-high-on-bigotry-and-authoritarianism-but-are-not-the-in-group/811187)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-people-who-score-high-on-bigotry-and-authoritarianism-but-are-not-the-in-group/811187 "2018-03-26T13:02:13Z")
Assume you’re a Zoroastrian in Iran, or black in America, or an atheist in Saudi Arabia. You score high on tests for bigotry and authoritarianism. If you were part of the in group (Shia muslim in Iran, white in the US, … --- ## [I called 911 on an erratic driver: does anything happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-called-911-on-an-erratic-driver-does-anything-happen/811119)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-called-911-on-an-erratic-driver-does-anything-happen/811119 "2018-03-26T10:18:18Z")
Yesterday I was following a car on the I-95 that was swerving, straddling two lanes, and avoided hitting a cement barrier wall by inches. He had two near misses of sideswiping cars when straying from his lane. I’ve never… --- ## [March for Life: the New England Patriots offered their Plane to fly the Florida Kids to the March](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-life-the-new-england-patriots-offered-their-plane-to-fly-the-florida-kids-to-the-march/811111)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-life-the-new-england-patriots-offered-their-plane-to-fly-the-florida-kids-to-the-march/811111 "2018-03-26T00:07:39Z")
Story here: Patriots loan plane to Parkland students for D.C. trip - ProFootballTalk Man, these kids are doing Good. If you can get an NFL team doing stuff like this, it is a huge cultural pointer. The winds have shif… --- ## [It's Moanday So Here Is The New MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-moanday-so-here-is-the-new-mmp/810817)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-moanday-so-here-is-the-new-mmp/810817 "2018-03-26T00:06:56Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 63Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 78 and rain/tstorms/apocalypse for the day. The low today will be our high on Wednesday. Go Figure. Today’s plans are … --- ## [Am I the only one not spun up about Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-not-spun-up-about-facebook/811065)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-not-spun-up-about-facebook/811065 "2018-03-25T23:42:28Z")
Everyone is all dramatic about the Facebook data thing. I am baffled. Really? Are you the same people that got all spazzed out about the NSA collecting phone data? Hello McFly! That is what they do! News flash: Face… --- ## [Wait - didn't that used to be...? (When businesses change)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-didnt-that-used-to-be-when-businesses-change/810652)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-didnt-that-used-to-be-when-businesses-change/810652 "2018-03-25T21:34:21Z")
In the county just north of where I live, there used to be a driving range. I never saw any golfers practicing there, but I only passed it when commuting to and from work, and almost never on weekends, so I never really… --- ## [I want to make a protein shake using Quinoa.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-make-a-protein-shake-using-quinoa/810658)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-make-a-protein-shake-using-quinoa/810658 "2018-03-25T20:36:17Z")
Wasn’t quite sure this was G.Q. Material so I’m parking it here. Mods, if this belongs elsewhere feel free to migrate it. So. For various reasons I want to start drinking protein-heavy drinks daily. There is an endless … --- ## [Fresh Dog Vids. Doxie on the mend!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-dog-vids-doxie-on-the-mend/811060)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-dog-vids-doxie-on-the-mend/811060 "2018-03-25T06:36:26Z")
Crippled dog is in full effect now-a-days, and his return to Boss Dog has rejuvenated the whole pack. So much piss and vinegar, I can hardly contain them. He doesn’t run with them anymore (rides in the Jeep), but he can … --- ## [It's Snowing Like a B\*t@h In Cincinnati](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-snowing-like-a-b-t-h-in-cincinnati/811114)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-snowing-like-a-b-t-h-in-cincinnati/811114 "2018-03-25T00:17:08Z")
March 24th? Is this really January? It’s snowing like mad outside right now and not supposed to stop until tomorrow. Accumulation predictions are anywhere from 2-4" to 5-8". Am I in Minnesota? Canada? Jeez, I thought we… --- ## [Genealogy apps for Android?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genealogy-apps-for-android/810957)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genealogy-apps-for-android/810957 "2018-03-24T16:47:32Z")
I use Family Tree Maker for Windows for my genealogy database (over 1,000 people, dating with pretty good confidence back to the 1700s and less confidence to the 1400s) and occasionally wish to look up some bit of trivia… --- ## [The aliens arrive tomorrow...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aliens-arrive-tomorrow/811070)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aliens-arrive-tomorrow/811070 "2018-03-24T16:37:45Z")
Let’s say that interstellar visitors show up here at Earth. They do not have an materials or technologies that violate known physics–no FTL, no antigravity, no inertialess drives, no scrith or unknown energy sources. The… --- ## [RIP a brave man, Lt Col Arnaud Beltrame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-a-brave-man-lt-col-arnaud-beltrame/811109)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-a-brave-man-lt-col-arnaud-beltrame/811109 "2018-03-24T15:58:50Z")
Faced with a hostage situation this officer volunteered to exchange himself for the hostage. RIP sir. --- ## [Rice cooker not working](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice-cooker-not-working/810822)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice-cooker-not-working/810822 "2018-03-24T06:12:50Z")
My Mother in law bought me a nice little rice cooker which operates at 220v (UK standard is 240v) I have an adaptor which I can use so it works in the UK, but now it doesn’t work. When I originally plugged it in the ligh… --- ## ["Idaho to require abortion providers give personal details on their patients"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idaho-to-require-abortion-providers-give-personal-details-on-their-patients/811091)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idaho-to-require-abortion-providers-give-personal-details-on-their-patients/811091 "2018-03-24T03:17:22Z")
WTF?? Why not just paint an A on their foreheads? Or make them wear red skirts? This is just plain uncivilized. --- ## [What's the worst-named project you've worked on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-named-project-youve-worked-on/810820)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-named-project-youve-worked-on/810820 "2018-03-24T02:53:17Z")
Lots of organisations like to name their projects. This has obvious benefits, but it does sometimes lead to some odd project names. The worst I encountered was “Project Table”. I wasn’t there, but I have a mental image … --- ## [Tiny houses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-houses/810812)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-houses/810812 "2018-03-24T00:59:04Z")
Man, I dunno. When I watch those shows I think, what would it be like to have a house the size of my living room. I used to have a motor home when I was racing. it was great - for 3 days. And when the friends come over… --- ## [I'm back after 7 years... what did I miss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-after-7-years-what-did-i-miss/810969)
**Author:** [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-after-7-years-what-did-i-miss/810969 "2018-03-23T21:44:59Z")
I was killing time before going to a meeting the other day at work, and I was looking for a quick read… and I remembered the Straight Dope. I used to be so consumed by this website. Hours a day, everyday. I read Cecil… --- ## [What are your least favorite places that you've traveled to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-least-favorite-places-that-youve-traveled-to/810740)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-least-favorite-places-that-youve-traveled-to/810740 "2018-03-23T14:52:30Z")
Let’s do the opposite of this thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=851040 Discuss places that you’ve gone to on vacation for a leisure trip that you were disappointed in or even hated. Business … --- ## [So, How Many Dopers Have You Met IRL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252 "2018-03-23T13:29:49Z")
As in posters, not those who say they have visited the board. In over ten years here, I have only met one- and that was in Edinburgh. (I discount my sister.) I have communicated with heaps and exchanged proper mail and … --- ## [Austin, Texas explosions (a 4th one has been reported)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-texas-explosions-a-4th-one-has-been-reported/810806)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-texas-explosions-a-4th-one-has-been-reported/810806 "2018-03-23T05:44:00Z")
I just heard on my local news that two men were injured in a fourth explosion. In recent weeks, there have been two fatalities and one serious injury; all the casualties were black or Hispanic, and the injured victim … --- ## [Disparity in Snow Totals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disparity-in-snow-totals/810929)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disparity-in-snow-totals/810929 "2018-03-23T02:24:22Z")
I’ve been following The Weather Channel and News12 Traffic and Weather snow forecasts for the nor’easter about to hit NYC and central New Jersey. TWC has been predicting 12-18 inches while News12 has been saying 6-10. … --- ## [Snow? In DC? Better late than never!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-in-dc-better-late-than-never/810886)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-in-dc-better-late-than-never/810886 "2018-03-22T21:44:23Z")
All winter long, we’ve had cold (and sometimes, really cold) temps, some incredible wind, and lots and lots of promise of snowstorm after snowstorm. But pretty much every hope of a storm we’ve had has been dashed as it e… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=477) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=479)