# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=524 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 525 --- ## [Tau Ceti planets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tau-ceti-planets/793247)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tau-ceti-planets/793247 "2017-08-11T17:04:14Z")
Tau Ceti now has planets. Or rather, we now know about them. Looks like Tau Ceti-e is at the inner edge of the habitable zone, so is likely to be a super-Venus (i.e. runaway greenhouse). Tau Ceti-f is at the out edge of… --- ## [View of Havana - 70's egg mobile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-of-havana-70s-egg-mobile/793314)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-of-havana-70s-egg-mobile/793314 "2017-08-11T16:07:14Z")
So I’m up late with insomnia, and amusing myself by touring around Cuba by Google Map views. Every photo of Cuba is laced with incredible old automobiles, but this one in particular struck me as beyond cool. Check out … --- ## [The old-fashioned Main Street of my imagination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-old-fashioned-main-street-of-my-imagination/793116)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-old-fashioned-main-street-of-my-imagination/793116 "2017-08-11T15:15:34Z")
So, I have been lamenting the loss of so many of my favorite retail establishments—Radio Shack, Tower Records, Borders, and on and on—so many places where I enjoyed browsing. I began to think about putting together a ma… --- ## [shitty haircut and can't say anything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-haircut-and-cant-say-anything/793010)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shitty-haircut-and-cant-say-anything/793010 "2017-08-11T08:42:15Z")
I had longish hair that was getting in the way. My wife used to cut it several years ago, and did a decent job, but hasn’t for a while. She volunteered to do it again…She just ran the clippers over my head with comb gu… --- ## [Shaved my Head (for the 1st time)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaved-my-head-for-the-1st-time/793045)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaved-my-head-for-the-1st-time/793045 "2017-08-11T03:56:51Z")
Title says it all. I discovered the Norwood Scale (I am in the neighborhood of 5 or 6), and have been reading that most guys go ahead and shave it all off by the time they reach a 3. So, over the weekend I had the rest o… --- ## [Friend request from Mod here at SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-request-from-mod-here-at-sdmb/792355)
**Author:** [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-request-from-mod-here-at-sdmb/792355 "2017-08-11T03:12:33Z")
I’ve read but can’t recall the exact thread in which a member here had a friend request from a Mod and seemed to be dumbfounded and maybe gobsmacked. What may become those who receive such requests? Damned if you do, an… --- ## [Pretzels banned from White House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretzels-banned-from-white-house/793219)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretzels-banned-from-white-house/793219 "2017-08-10T18:24:09Z")
Or so says the answer on a game show (which is why it’s here instead of GQ). They claimed that it is one of the things you are not allowed to bring on a White House tour. If so, why!? --- ## [Your first post after momentous moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-post-after-momentous-moments/793059)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-post-after-momentous-moments/793059 "2017-08-10T17:53:34Z")
My first post after I got married: From the thread “Led Zeppelin - reforming and touring - for real, this time” (Came 10 days after my wedding) Pick a momentous moment, vanity search yourself (with results being displa… --- ## [Trumps fire and fury-perhaps not all bluster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-fire-and-fury-perhaps-not-all-bluster/793250)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-fire-and-fury-perhaps-not-all-bluster/793250 "2017-08-10T13:07:33Z")
Trump posted yet another threat-this one on N. Korea. He threatened them with fire and fury the likes of which the world has never seen. He also boasted that the nations nuclear weapons are the strongest and best they ha… --- ## [Rich SF residents get a shock: Someone bought their street](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-sf-residents-get-a-shock-someone-bought-their-street/793018)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-sf-residents-get-a-shock-someone-bought-their-street/793018 "2017-08-10T03:16:32Z")
That was a fun bit of news I saw TL;DR - a very exclusive HOA in San Francisco doesn’t pay their $14/year tax on common spaces for 30 years through oversight. City sells their common spaces at a tax auction. An immigr… --- ## [It's my birthday and there's no cake.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-and-theres-no-cake/792901)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-and-theres-no-cake/792901 "2017-08-10T01:51:56Z")
So it’s my birthday today, and here I am in a motel room 530km from home and I have no cake. And the town I’m in has been hit with torrential rain in the last 24 hrs and record-breaking snow dumps on the nearby hills. … --- ## [Cracked phone screen - repair or replace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracked-phone-screen-repair-or-replace/792938)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracked-phone-screen-repair-or-replace/792938 "2017-08-10T01:01:07Z")
My new phone already has a crack in it that extends all the way across the phone. I’m not sure what happened; the glass screen protector is still intact. It’s insured, and for $100, I can get a replacement that will like… --- ## [Red sun and red moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-sun-and-red-moon/793012)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-sun-and-red-moon/793012 "2017-08-09T22:10:37Z")
Here in Seattle, we’re getting hit with smoke from a bunch of Canadian forest fires; during the day, a light haze overlies everything. Last night at sunset the sun was dull red, and so dim you could just about look at i… --- ## [Study shows mathematically challenged to be biased against atheists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-shows-mathematically-challenged-to-be-biased-against-atheists/793056)
**Author:** [@Kyrie\_Eleison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyrie_Eleison)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2017, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-shows-mathematically-challenged-to-be-biased-against-atheists/793056 "2017-08-09T15:11:04Z")
The Serial Killer Test: Biases Against Atheists Emerge in Study I don’t dispute that the study reveals some sort of bias against atheists, but I do find it amusing that 30-60% of people think that it’s possible that P(… --- ## [Impractical and pointless engineering challenges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impractical-and-pointless-engineering-challenges/792948)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impractical-and-pointless-engineering-challenges/792948 "2017-08-09T00:44:43Z")
What are some things that could be built, ie, they don’t violate any laws of science, but the engineering challenge would be way higher than any possible benefit? I ask because I just had a brainstorm for a REALLY stupi… --- ## [An old friend passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-old-friend-passed-away/793102)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-old-friend-passed-away/793102 "2017-08-09T00:42:05Z")
Cancer. Thirty six years old. Newborn son, not even a year old. We came from different walks of life but we were forced together by circumstance. We shipped off to basic training together 15 years ago. For the next … --- ## [Google just wished me Happy Birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-just-wished-me-happy-birthday/793140)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2017, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-just-wished-me-happy-birthday/793140 "2017-08-09T00:35:01Z")
I was quite touched even though I know the birthday wishes come from cold electronic circuits Anyone know how long Google has been doing this? Did I miss it in previous years or is this a new thing? --- ## [A man is a testosterone damaged woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-man-is-a-testosterone-damaged-woman/792742)
**Author:** [@StreetFighter2Ryu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StreetFighter2Ryu)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2017, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-man-is-a-testosterone-damaged-woman/792742 "2017-08-08T14:18:21Z")
http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2012/08/02/men-testosterone-damaged-women/amp/ So, Testosterone damages a man and makes him an asshole? It amazes me how people can come up with crap like this and call it “science”. … --- ## [Machete wielding, one-armed clown arrested in Maine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machete-wielding-one-armed-clown-arrested-in-maine/792260)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2017, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machete-wielding-one-armed-clown-arrested-in-maine/792260 "2017-08-08T07:03:02Z")
Cite No, I did not make that one up. Nobody could make that one up. Even Stephen King. --- ## [Favorite Android apps for your phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-android-apps-for-your-phone/792818)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2017, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-android-apps-for-your-phone/792818 "2017-08-08T06:34:48Z")
I don’t think we’ve done this in a while. I just got a new phone and I’m getting everything sorted out. Throwing out little used apps and discovering some new ones. a41CV - I’m an RPN guying back to the HP-25, which I s… --- ## [Every now and then, you just get an unexpected pleasantryin life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-now-and-then-you-just-get-an-unexpected-pleasantryin-life/793048)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2017, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-now-and-then-you-just-get-an-unexpected-pleasantryin-life/793048 "2017-08-08T01:12:11Z")
Came out to the back garden to enjoy the evening. Neighbour’s adult son and a couple of his buddies were playing catch with bo sticks next door. Sat down in my garden swing and started surfing. Then one of the guys nex… --- ## [Made in Cheapness/Durability](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-in-cheapness-durability/792896)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-in-cheapness-durability/792896 "2017-08-07T18:50:45Z")
Thinking back to when I was younger even at my age (late twenties) I remember things being made more durable and lasting longer… What the f\*ck happened? Nothing broke or anything, I was just reading an article about it a… --- ## [Duct Tape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duct-tape/792021)
**Author:** [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duct-tape/792021 "2017-08-07T18:10:54Z")
Mundane item of the day (for me). Many moons ago I worked in a department store that had a huge hardware department. Our biggest seller was, you guessed it, duct tape. Although it comes in colors, the lion’s share of o… --- ## [The least comprehensible infographic, ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-least-comprehensible-infographic-ever/792935)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-least-comprehensible-infographic-ever/792935 "2017-08-07T17:30:29Z")
A few years ago I did a National Geographic DNA test, and got the “hah hah, more Neanderthal/Denisovan than average” result (which is apparently very common, as many folks here and elsewhere have posted similarly). If I’… --- ## [Is there a website with DETAILED, professional reviews of tropical resorts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-website-with-detailed-professional-reviews-of-tropical-resorts/792863)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2017, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-website-with-detailed-professional-reviews-of-tropical-resorts/792863 "2017-08-07T16:57:43Z")
We’re looking to book a family trip to a Caribbean resort an I am immensely frustrated by trying to find out what the resorts competing for our business are like. This will only be my second such vacation. We’re not ri… --- ## [The most commonly incorrect science has to be... \[edited\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-commonly-incorrect-science-has-to-be-edited/792929)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-commonly-incorrect-science-has-to-be-edited/792929 "2017-08-07T16:43:14Z")
…etymology. It seems like 90% of the time you are part of a conversation, or just overhear one where someone says “You know where that comes from? It’s from…”, the “fact” they give is total urban legend bullshit. Yesterd… --- ## [Recharging the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recharging-the-mmp/792483)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recharging-the-mmp/792483 "2017-08-07T16:17:59Z")
Was away at the BIG festival this weekend; lots of friends there. The first two I went to this year were kind of bust-y; not a good picture between them & only about a ¼ of our scheduled flights. Not this one! I’ve un… --- ## [7-second grumbling noise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-second-grumbling-noise/792869)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-second-grumbling-noise/792869 "2017-08-07T16:17:32Z")
I was sitting here, puttering away on the computer, when I hear an intermittent low grumbling noise, lasting about 6 or 7 seconds. I recognize it immediately, and do a little Internet checking. Sure enough, they’re bur… --- ## [The non-political things I really don't like thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-political-things-i-really-dont-like-thread/792639)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-non-political-things-i-really-dont-like-thread/792639 "2017-08-07T14:57:14Z")
Let’s see, I’ll start: Sneezing while driving in traffic. Dropping things while on a ladder. It seems to happen every time. If I’m installing anvils on your 2nd story wall, you do NOT want to be nearby. Gas pumps t… --- ## [Examples of improbable real-life events](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-improbable-real-life-events/792479)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2017, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-improbable-real-life-events/792479 "2017-08-07T13:40:16Z")
Specifically - ones that, if a book- or a script-writer would have put in the book/script, the editor would request a change because it is too pat/made-up. I can think of two offhand: A married presidential candidate… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=523) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=525)