# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=529 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 530 --- ## [Too cute for words -- Japanese camera on ISS needs a better name.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-cute-for-words-japanese-camera-on-iss-needs-a-better-name/791543)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2017, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-cute-for-words-japanese-camera-on-iss-needs-a-better-name/791543 "2017-07-18T21:29:24Z")
The ISS has a new drone camera made by the Japanese that’s just too cute for words. Probably designed by an anime illustrator. The only problem is its name: Int-Ball. Not cute. So how about a better name for it? Surely … --- ## [Godspeed, Super-Diego...! You can do it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godspeed-super-diego-you-can-do-it/791486)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2017, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godspeed-super-diego-you-can-do-it/791486 "2017-07-18T21:04:30Z")
Doing his bit for the good of the species! A male giant tortoise from the Galápagos Islands single-handedly saved his species from extinction, having fathered something like 40% of the current population of its species. … --- ## [Guys, fostering kittens is basically a real-life cheat code](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-fostering-kittens-is-basically-a-real-life-cheat-code/790495)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-fostering-kittens-is-basically-a-real-life-cheat-code/790495 "2017-07-18T20:04:23Z")
So a few months ago, my cat of many, many years got out. This was her habit - to dart out of the house and lounge on the sun-warmed concrete porch. I’d sit with her for a while and then bring her inside. Right up until t… --- ## [Chairing status update meetings with project team members](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chairing-status-update-meetings-with-project-team-members/791558)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2017, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chairing-status-update-meetings-with-project-team-members/791558 "2017-07-18T20:03:16Z")
I work in a job where I steer small to medium sized projects. I’m more of a project coordinator than a true project manager. Anyway, on projects I’m steering, I always have regular status update meetings with all projec… --- ## [Parenting Etiquette-It's not my place to advise, however..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-etiquette-its-not-my-place-to-advise-however/791315)
**Author:** [@KatTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KatTP)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2017, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-etiquette-its-not-my-place-to-advise-however/791315 "2017-07-18T09:41:39Z")
My husband and i are friends with a couple that have a 10 month old baby. We’ve known them for a few years, before the baby. He was married, they had an affair, he left the wife, and the girlfriend got pregnant. A few m… --- ## [What is the worst thing you have done because of peer pressure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-thing-you-have-done-because-of-peer-pressure/791126)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2017, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-thing-you-have-done-because-of-peer-pressure/791126 "2017-07-18T03:34:11Z")
I think the worst I have done because of peer pressure is having a fight with my mate because our other mate told us too , stupid mistake. --- ## [The 700 car Hackenberger auction in Norwalk OH](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-700-car-hackenberger-auction-in-norwalk-oh/791033)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2017, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-700-car-hackenberger-auction-in-norwalk-oh/791033 "2017-07-18T01:25:50Z")
Anyone else going to this huge auction this weekend? The largest single owner car auction ever in the US. I got a real early bidder’s number, I’m in the front rows with Wayne Carini and Jay Leno. Yeah, right… I drove by… --- ## [Forget Tabby's Star -- Ross 128 is where it's at](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-tabbys-star-ross-128-is-where-its-at/791536)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2017, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-tabbys-star-ross-128-is-where-its-at/791536 "2017-07-17T23:17:32Z")
Ross 128 is a very close star. It’s only 11 light years away and there are only a dozen star systems closer than that. Tabby’s Star is over 1000 ly away. There may be aliens there, but they ain’t going to be talking to u… --- ## [Aurora Borealis Tonight In Chicagoland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aurora-borealis-tonight-in-chicagoland/791443)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aurora-borealis-tonight-in-chicagoland/791443 "2017-07-17T23:07:32Z")
Look up! Watch the skies! Take photos, & post them! --- ## [One of my best friends is dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dead/791424)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dead/791424 "2017-07-17T22:46:59Z")
i just found out that my friend died last week. I’m utterly devastated.He was 32 and one of the most brilliant guys you’d ever meet. He loved Doctor Who and I burst into tears when I saw the new female Doctor. He would h… --- ## [The Fluorescent Orange Saugus-saurus Has Risen From the Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fluorescent-orange-saugus-saurus-has-risen-from-the-dead/791487)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2017, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fluorescent-orange-saugus-saurus-has-risen-from-the-dead/791487 "2017-07-17T21:07:47Z")
In recent years all the wonderful 1950s-era kitsch that has defined Route 1 running through Saugus north of Boston has been disappearing. The Howard Johnsons restaurant disappeared before I even arrived. Weylu’s giant … --- ## [Shh! the Whales are sleeping.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shh-the-whales-are-sleeping/791440)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shh-the-whales-are-sleeping/791440 "2017-07-17T16:50:16Z")
I’ve never seen a photo of Whales sleeping before. I would have assumed they just floated on the surface. I had it completely wrong. I wonder what he means by 65ft depth? Which end of the whale? If it’s the head then th… --- ## [Great article about atheism...and it's by a Christian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-article-about-atheism-and-its-by-a-christian/791257)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2017, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-article-about-atheism-and-its-by-a-christian/791257 "2017-07-17T10:18:55Z")
The Virtues of Atheism appeared in Vance Morgan’s Freelance Christianity column on the Patheos website. He suggests that religionists might benefit by practicing atheism for a period of time-Doing the right thing not be… --- ## [Will This Be The MMP???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-be-the-mmp/790907)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2017, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-be-the-mmp/790907 "2017-07-17T01:45:57Z")
It’s always excitatin’ to attempt to start a new MMP. One never knows if someone else is doin’ the same thing as one posts. I am all twitterpatted! Anywho, Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 73 Amurrkin o… --- ## [There is an upstairs, yet there are no stairs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-an-upstairs-yet-there-are-no-stairs/791272)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-an-upstairs-yet-there-are-no-stairs/791272 "2017-07-17T01:28:41Z")
Upstairs is there. I can see it from the outside of the building. But inside, there are no stairs. There is no lift. There is no entrance to the upstairs from within the building or from without, from front or back, from… --- ## [My \ is full of eels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-vehicle-is-full-of-eels/791213)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2017, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-vehicle-is-full-of-eels/791213 "2017-07-16T22:36:39Z")
No hovercraft were involved, other vehicles definitely were --- ## [Getting Positive Results from My Most Recent Experiment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-positive-results-from-my-most-recent-experiment/791409)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-positive-results-from-my-most-recent-experiment/791409 "2017-07-16T22:29:53Z")
This is very exciting for me. I’m building an application of artificial intelligence that has, as far as I can tell, never been done before. I did a literature search and found nothing, so I had some colleagues do a sear… --- ## [New stupid way to die discovered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-way-to-die-discovered/791319)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-way-to-die-discovered/791319 "2017-07-16T22:20:59Z")
“Jet Surfing”: Standing in back of a jet airplane until the engine blast lifts you off your feet and hurls you back. http://www.westernjournalism.com/thrill-seeking-woman-thrown-to-her-death-after-standing-behind-depart… --- ## [Was the word 'cop' once considered derogatory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-word-cop-once-considered-derogatory/790969)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2017, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-word-cop-once-considered-derogatory/790969 "2017-07-16T20:05:05Z")
Maybe I am remembering incorrectly, or maybe I just misunderstood, but in my youth I recall the word ‘cop’ as being a bit of a slur. Like, just one level above ‘pig’. Can someone confirm or debunk my perception? mmm --- ## [Can anyone verify if this article about a 51 qubit quantum computer is legitimate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-verify-if-this-article-about-a-51-qubit-quantum-computer-is-legitimate/791418)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-verify-if-this-article-about-a-51-qubit-quantum-computer-is-legitimate/791418 "2017-07-16T18:19:48Z")
Math and physics are not my strong suit, but I was under the impression that a working quantum computer with 50 qubits was still several years away. However, I can’t find any mainstream news sources that verify this cla… --- ## [We have a new kitty.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-kitty/790323)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2017, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-kitty/790323 "2017-07-16T00:16:49Z")
Two years ago, we adopted a black beauty from a shelter that we named Boo. She’s very sweet. A year ago, my daughter asked us if we could keep her cat (Bennie) for a year while she traveled around the US. We agreed and B… --- ## [NYC Dopefest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-dopefest/791249)
**Author:** [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2017, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-dopefest/791249 "2017-07-16T00:00:13Z")
The thread about alternate side parking made me realize how many New Yorkers are on the Dope. I’m not sure how long it’s been since the last Dopefest but I’ve never been to one; any interest? I’ve lived here 15 years b… --- ## [Hagfish Bonanza!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hagfish-bonanza/791236)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hagfish-bonanza/791236 "2017-07-15T14:15:46Z")
A truck carrying 7,500 pounds of live hagfish spilled its contents on a road in Oregon, covering the road and several cars. The hagfish (which looks like an eel, but isn’t) has one of those disgusting lamprey-like jaw… --- ## [Ladies and Gentlemen... The Trump Beatles!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-and-gentlemen-the-trump-beatles/791301)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2017, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-and-gentlemen-the-trump-beatles/791301 "2017-07-15T06:54:12Z")
--- ## [Home electrical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-electrical/789201)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2017, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-electrical/789201 "2017-07-15T02:24:52Z")
(Images for illustration. Not my house.) I’ve complained more than once about the wiring in my house, which was built in 1934. The knob-and-tube wiring prevents me from insuring the house with my preferred carrier. I… --- ## [Waiter, your finest unagi, please...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiter-your-finest-unagi-please/791235)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2017, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiter-your-finest-unagi-please/791235 "2017-07-15T02:04:04Z")
Happy Best Eel Day, to all of our French friends. Vive la France! :slight\_smile: --- ## [SDMB Pilots - Fail To Deploy Flaps On Takeoff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pilots-fail-to-deploy-flaps-on-takeoff/791053)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2017, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pilots-fail-to-deploy-flaps-on-takeoff/791053 "2017-07-15T01:45:34Z")
A 737 almost tail strikes and stalls on take off. I'm no pilot but it seems to mean the pilot did not deploy flaps. --- ## [Gelli Baff or Slime Baff (kids' novelty products)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gelli-baff-or-slime-baff-kids-novelty-products/790736)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gelli-baff-or-slime-baff-kids-novelty-products/790736 "2017-07-15T01:37:47Z")
Yes, these are real products, and sound like every parents’ worst nightmare, except maybe for recorders. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Has anyone here tried or seen these products, or refused to purchase them? :o :smiley: --- ## [I have a date on Wednesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-date-on-wednesday/790997)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-date-on-wednesday/790997 "2017-07-15T00:33:25Z")
I really haven’t dated seriously in about 2ish years. Met some women, but really never pursued. Mostly cause I was burnt out. So I’m wading back in. Wish me luck, whatever that means.A lady I met on Tinder. We are going… --- ## [What to do? Neighbor cut my tree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-neighbor-cut-my-tree/790981)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-neighbor-cut-my-tree/790981 "2017-07-14T23:01:39Z")
Sometime over the weekend, my neighbor cut the top 1/3 off a tree that is wholly in my yard. The tree was about 25 feet tall and very full-looking, like a tree should. But now has a ghastly shape with the top portion cle… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=528) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=530)