# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=637 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 638 --- ## [You think my life is easy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-think-my-life-is-easy/753686)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2016, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-think-my-life-is-easy/753686 "2016-05-04T01:04:52Z")
You think my life is easy??? You think I just appear in comic books, make movies, do some convention appearances & occassionally rescue someone or stop a thief? I betcha don’t think that the Green Goblin’s hoverboard i… --- ## [Hairball day, pfttttt. May 7th, national nude gardening day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairball-day-pfttttt-may-7th-national-nude-gardening-day/753452)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairball-day-pfttttt-may-7th-national-nude-gardening-day/753452 "2016-05-03T19:26:22Z")
Yep first Saturday in May is World Naked Gardening day. Clearly a great idea IMHO. Little tiny NSFW immages on the link. Brake out the drones! --- ## [Post-cinema blues.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cinema-blues/141649)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cinema-blues/141649 "2016-05-03T19:24:45Z")
I have got back from watching Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Think I’m too old for it? think what you like, I don’t care) and I feel down. Don’t know why. I felt the same after watching the first one Philoso… --- ## [Cockpit Display Evolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockpit-display-evolution/753654)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockpit-display-evolution/753654 "2016-05-03T19:15:18Z")
After a wonderful day of being in the sky I just had to share this. Spacecraft Dashboards? Gizmodo needs a new copy editor. :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [It WAS a brilliant idea... but then I woke up!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-a-brilliant-idea-but-then-i-woke-up/753714)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-a-brilliant-idea-but-then-i-woke-up/753714 "2016-05-03T17:51:31Z")
This morning, between getting myself up, and my son getting up I fell into a doze on the couch. I woke up with a brilliant marketing plan for the Province of British Columbia. “Pay only for the seasons you want, no more… --- ## [A New Theory Of Reality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-theory-of-reality/753406)
**Author:** [@TeknoRapture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeknoRapture)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-theory-of-reality/753406 "2016-05-03T17:15:15Z")
I’ve been thinking a lot about Hawking’s latest theories, as well as a fringe theory that suggests our entire universe could be the 3 dimensional event horizon of a 4 dimensional black hole. Now the 4th dimension we inte… --- ## [What is simple, but not easy, and vice versa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-simple-but-not-easy-and-vice-versa/752329)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-simple-but-not-easy-and-vice-versa/752329 "2016-05-03T15:58:55Z")
A recent commercial reminded me that while simple tasks and such are often easy, sometimes the two qualities do not coexist. Of course, whether you think something is simple can depend on point of view, such as with losi… --- ## [Venting about all my families medical troubles this year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venting-about-all-my-families-medical-troubles-this-year/753761)
**Author:** [@keeganst94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/keeganst94)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venting-about-all-my-families-medical-troubles-this-year/753761 "2016-05-03T16:27:46Z")
This started more as a rant, then turned into a retelling/reflection/eulogy but the post wound up being pages long and I’m too tired and drained to finish it right now. Really what follows is basically just a TL;DR list … --- ## [Linux: Firefox 46 --- A Warning To The Curious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linux-firefox-46-a-warning-to-the-curious/753679)
**Author:** [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linux-firefox-46-a-warning-to-the-curious/753679 "2016-05-03T05:30:30Z")
I use at present Mint with KDE, which is splendid until I can get back to the better Opensuse ( with KDE ), and does everything well. Mostly I save images a lot, and Firefox despite the relentless dumbification, still h… --- ## [How Did Rich people Live in the 1930's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-rich-people-live-in-the-1930s/253205)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-rich-people-live-in-the-1930s/253205 "2016-05-03T02:26:59Z")
Most economists are of the opinion that middle-class life in the USA (today) is much better than the rich had 70 years ago. I have been watching a lot of old movies (TBS, AMC, etc.) and many of the films portray rich peo… --- ## [Whose Doper name do you feel you need a little info on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-doper-name-do-you-feel-you-need-a-little-info-on/753238)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-doper-name-do-you-feel-you-need-a-little-info-on/753238 "2016-05-02T23:23:41Z")
We all come across Dopers’ names that we wonder about. This is the place to inquire, to learn, to share. I’ll start us of with one I had not noticed until just now: F.Pu-du-he-pa-as Come on, F.Pu - what’s your story? … --- ## [You (and you alone) are given a bonus 25th hour every day...how do you fill it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-and-you-alone-are-given-a-bonus-25th-hour-every-day-how-do-you-fill-it/753678)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-and-you-alone-are-given-a-bonus-25th-hour-every-day-how-do-you-fill-it/753678 "2016-05-02T22:42:22Z")
You are granted a secret one hour every day, during which you can do whatever you wish. The conditions: \[ul\] \[li\]The rest of the world stops, but you are not allowed access to it. In other words, you can’t steal money… --- ## [How do I stream video from phone to TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stream-video-from-phone-to-tv/753660)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stream-video-from-phone-to-tv/753660 "2016-05-02T17:53:39Z")
No doubt this is easier than I imagine it to be. Sadly, I cannot get the things to work together. So, how do I go about connecting my Samsung Galaxy Megaplus (Model GT-I9152P) running Android 4.3 to a Haier TV (Model LE3… --- ## [Dementia has short-circuited Mom's sense of taste (sad/funny)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dementia-has-short-circuited-moms-sense-of-taste-sad-funny/753602)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dementia-has-short-circuited-moms-sense-of-taste-sad-funny/753602 "2016-05-02T16:06:04Z")
We recently moved Mom into assisted living (and then, within a week into Memory Care). I was visiting her at dinner last week, and she was playing with a little packet of flavored salt (they have various salty seasonings… --- ## [The urge to reanimate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-urge-to-reanimate/753596)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-urge-to-reanimate/753596 "2016-05-02T13:59:10Z")
…threads. Do you have it? I have it. Not randomly, mind, but specifically old threads that I’ve participated in, where I’ve had a new thought since then pertaining to the subject. I don’t mean the discovery of new factu… --- ## [Misleading Business names (that you've encountered in your travels)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misleading-business-names-that-youve-encountered-in-your-travels/751974)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misleading-business-names-that-youve-encountered-in-your-travels/751974 "2016-05-02T13:38:29Z")
Let’s limit this to businesses you’ve actually at least driven by yourself, okay? In NH along route nine towards the capital, one encounters The Town Pump which is neither business that sells pumps of any sort or the ha… --- ## [And once again, it is the first of May (NSFW)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-once-again-it-is-the-first-of-may-nsfw/753642)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-once-again-it-is-the-first-of-may-nsfw/753642 "2016-05-02T12:57:44Z")
NSFW link Was a tad cool today, but we braved it. Our backyard is totally fenced in and we’re on a hill. So the only ones that saw us were the 2 squirrels that ran through. Hope they weren’t thinking about gathering nu… --- ## [I Have A Fever A Cowbell MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-fever-a-cowbell-mmp/753072)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-fever-a-cowbell-mmp/753072 "2016-05-02T03:33:07Z")
Well actually, my assistant manager’s kids have fevers, so I end up working a double today. But that meas I get three days off, with a short day on Thursday. So I got that going for me. Hijack away! --- ## [One week update...I'm ok so far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-week-update-im-ok-so-far/752859)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-week-update-im-ok-so-far/752859 "2016-05-01T12:59:28Z")
I had a good week: if you want the whole story here it is so far: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=19271319#post19271319 In fact in many ways it was very good. My kids had good classes at school. My … --- ## [Tell me about your Seder(s)..then and now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-seder-s-then-and-now/753159)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-seder-s-then-and-now/753159 "2016-05-01T12:52:53Z")
When I was a boychik, my grandfather’s Seders were legendary marathons; his neighbors would stop by when they were finished…we were still at the halftime meal. If anyone complained that there was too much (widely inaccu… --- ## [Hot Coffee/Eye Pain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-coffee-eye-pain/753553)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-coffee-eye-pain/753553 "2016-05-01T07:19:07Z")
What should you do if you get pain in your eyes, after drinking a cup of hot coffee with cream & sugar? --- ## [Road Trip Warriors, Check In Here! (Road Trips, Anyone?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-warriors-check-in-here-road-trips-anyone/752904)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-warriors-check-in-here-road-trips-anyone/752904 "2016-05-01T05:04:25Z")
Are there any road tripping dopers here? I think road tripping is something that gets into your blood at an early age, and if it’s not there by the time you graduate college, it’s not likely to take root. Not commonly an… --- ## [Weasel disables Large Hadron Collider, pays the ultimate price](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weasel-disables-large-hadron-collider-pays-the-ultimate-price/753434)
**Author:** [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weasel-disables-large-hadron-collider-pays-the-ultimate-price/753434 "2016-05-01T01:46:15Z")
Link (NPR) \[QUOTE=NPR\] The Large Hadron Collider, a 17-mile superconducting machine designed to smash protons together at close to the speed of light, went offline overnight. Engineers investigating the mishap found th… --- ## [Autorotation explained](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autorotation-explained/753446)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autorotation-explained/753446 "2016-05-01T01:00:02Z")
Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson tweeted, ‘FYI: An airplane whose engine fails is a glider. A helicopter whose engine fails is a brick.’ A pilot in Vancouver, BC responded by explaining autorotations. The article has the video … --- ## [Wes Waas, Mr. Softee jingle writer and President of the Procrastinator's Club dies....at age 94](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wes-waas-mr-softee-jingle-writer-and-president-of-the-procrastinators-club-dies-at-age-94/753439)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wes-waas-mr-softee-jingle-writer-and-president-of-the-procrastinators-club-dies-at-age-94/753439 "2016-04-30T22:30:18Z")
Story here Sometimes procrastination is a good thing. --- ## [It's a Friday night and...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-friday-night-and/753473)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-friday-night-and/753473 "2016-04-30T21:31:58Z")
Personally - I am sitting here reading the SDMB and deciding between hot dogs on stale wheat bread or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I am blessed either way. So what are your high plans for tonight? Just curious. --- ## [I've got an $8K Social Security check and I can't get to the money!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-an-8k-social-security-check-and-i-cant-get-to-the-money/753287)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-an-8k-social-security-check-and-i-cant-get-to-the-money/753287 "2016-04-30T17:38:44Z")
I was recently approved for Social Security disability. I’ll be receiving about $700 a month, direct-deposited onto my Walmart Money Card. Despite the fact that the Social Security Administration bloody well has my dir… --- ## [How long does a wedding cake keep for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-a-wedding-cake-keep-for/753356)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-a-wedding-cake-keep-for/753356 "2016-04-30T05:04:40Z")
Well now I was just wondering if I was to get a wedding cake how long I could expect it to last as I often hear about people keeping some to send to absent friends or people in other countries who weren’t able to make i… --- ## [Strange things you've done to see a friend's reaction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-things-youve-done-to-see-a-friends-reaction/753371)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-things-youve-done-to-see-a-friends-reaction/753371 "2016-04-30T04:51:49Z")
When I first started using the speech-to-text function on my phone I was curious as to what words it would recognize. Eventually, I got curious about curse words. Would it recognize them at all? If so, would it edit t… --- ## [How do I take care of a Heart surgery patient? Need answer fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-take-care-of-a-heart-surgery-patient-need-answer-fast/752892)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-take-care-of-a-heart-surgery-patient-need-answer-fast/752892 "2016-04-30T03:45:43Z")
Yesterday my husband (referred hereafter as Papa bear) had triple bypass surgery. So far everything is going really well. But for those folks that have been through this, what can I expect now? What will things be lik… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=636) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=638)