# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=84 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 85 --- ## [We're all just numbers now! (Identity thing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-just-numbers-now-identity-thing/1009426)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-just-numbers-now-identity-thing/1009426 "2024-10-31T15:38:41Z")
So…at the clinic we’re not names anymore. Some stupid big wig decided it might invade our privacy to call our name out. So we “sign our name on a very public sheet”, to show we’re there, then we take a number like at t… --- ## [I was that gal yesterday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-that-gal-yesterday/1009410)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-that-gal-yesterday/1009410 "2024-10-31T15:14:09Z")
…or that guy, you know the one, who goes out with family to a restaurant, orders his meal, and sends it back. I hate that gal, and hate being her (I grew up with an excruciatingly embarrassing one in my extended family) … --- ## [Why don’t you move to Honolulu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-move-to-honolulu/1009311)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-move-to-honolulu/1009311 "2024-10-31T07:53:45Z")
A recent list published by the EIU, a research group with Economist magazine, claimed Honolulu to be the United State’s “most liveable city” on the somewhat arbitrary scores of health care, culture and environment, educa… --- ## [Conflict with Russia hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conflict-with-russia-hypothetical/1009060)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conflict-with-russia-hypothetical/1009060 "2024-10-30T16:28:21Z")
This article happened to catch my eye: Russia’s Alcohol Empire Suffers Devastating Quadruple Blow So, Ukraine has conducted several drone strikes against distilleries that are purportedly involved in producing alcohol … --- ## [What is the equivalent of telling a dog "You are a GOOD BOY" in non-English languages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-equivalent-of-telling-a-dog-you-are-a-good-boy-in-non-english-languages/1009385)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-equivalent-of-telling-a-dog-you-are-a-good-boy-in-non-english-languages/1009385 "2024-10-30T13:32:31Z")
Seems to be ubiquitous in English-speaking cultures. (rubs ears) Who’s a good boy??? YOU’RE A GOOD BOY!!! (furious tail wagging) Is there an equivalent for this in non-English languages? --- ## [Robots to be used in (US) Georgian detention center](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robots-to-be-used-in-us-georgian-detention-center/1009344)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robots-to-be-used-in-us-georgian-detention-center/1009344 "2024-10-30T01:14:44Z")
Is this the first step of a larger pattern or just a weird experiment? Will these become more prevalent in prisons and such? --- ## [Getting a birthday dessert at my wedding anniversary dinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-birthday-dessert-at-my-wedding-anniversary-dinner/1009411)
**Author:** [@AshleyWilliams78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AshleyWilliams78)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-birthday-dessert-at-my-wedding-anniversary-dinner/1009411 "2024-10-30T00:39:35Z")
Yesterday was the first anniversary for my husband and I. We both love Mexican food, so we went out to dinner at a Mexican place that we had both been to before and enjoyed. After we ordered our food, we were making conv… --- ## [It takes a Thief](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-takes-a-thief/1009265)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-takes-a-thief/1009265 "2024-10-29T22:20:12Z")
I stole. Well, kinda. I confess. I was walking down the walk on the side of a building to get to the Subway(the sandwich place, not the public transportation thingy) As I often do I was scanning to ground. I find the… --- ## [Nextdoor makes me tired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917 "2024-10-29T22:07:19Z")
Every time I look on the site, there’s always some angry old fart ranting about youth and figuratively shaking his fist, or there’s someone bitching about the service “not being what it used to be” at some local place th… --- ## [Nancy Pelosi's Husband Violently Attacked at Home \[28 Oct 2022\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nancy-pelosis-husband-violently-attacked-at-home-28-oct-2022/973918)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nancy-pelosis-husband-violently-attacked-at-home-28-oct-2022/973918 "2024-10-29T19:55:46Z")
I didn’t see another thread on this news story. Not much detail, here’s the CNBC article. Is anyone else getting worried over how vulnerable our country’s leadership seems to be? The congressional baseball game (Scali… --- ## [Moving to NYC soon! Any advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-nyc-soon-any-advice/1006278)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-nyc-soon-any-advice/1006278 "2024-10-29T15:34:30Z")
After a five year wait, my green card arrived in the mail today! I’ll be moving to New York City sometime in the next 2 - 3 weeks, depending on how quickly I can pack, how soon the movers are available, and how soon I c… --- ## [What does BSW^D mean on old maps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-bsw-d-mean-on-old-maps/787265)
**Author:** [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-bsw-d-mean-on-old-maps/787265 "2024-10-29T13:21:28Z")
Possibly a UK-centric thing, but who knows. Have a look at this map. If you zoom into the canal basin by the river, just south of it is a patch of land with ‘BSW^D’ on it (well, it looks like an upwards-pointing arrow). … --- ## [Sharing my YouTube channel (amateurish, bicycle handlebar cam footage from my bike commute)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharing-my-youtube-channel-amateurish-bicycle-handlebar-cam-footage-from-my-bike-commute/999147)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharing-my-youtube-channel-amateurish-bicycle-handlebar-cam-footage-from-my-bike-commute/999147 "2024-10-29T09:55:49Z")
Due to the rail link to my place of work being unreliable in the last two years (there are a lot of improvements done on the line which sometimes shuts down the line for months), I have begun to commute by bike when the … --- ## [The America’s Most Liveable Cities: Mostly Canadian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-america-s-most-liveable-cities-mostly-canadian/1009284)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-america-s-most-liveable-cities-mostly-canadian/1009284 "2024-10-29T01:57:18Z")
Another list by the Economist linked “intelligence unit” (EIU) ranks the 2024 “most liveable” cities in North and South America on an arbitrary scale of health care, culture and environment, stability, education and infr… --- ## [Musings on the Maya](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musings-on-the-maya/990515)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musings-on-the-maya/990515 "2024-10-29T00:03:40Z")
Watching some National Geographic TV programs this evening about the lost civilization of the Maya, and how much the use of LIDAR is revealing as it allows archeologists to peel back the jungle and reveal the ruins hidde… --- ## [I don't post here often, but I just got some important news from the neighbors' kids .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-post-here-often-but-i-just-got-some-important-news-from-the-neighbors-kids/1009268)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-post-here-often-but-i-just-got-some-important-news-from-the-neighbors-kids/1009268 "2024-10-28T21:07:09Z")
I’m in the ‘home office’ updating a few things before I kick back for an early evening, but I’ve just overheard some very important news, from the neighbors’ kids, that I think is really worth taking in: "We have to use… --- ## [\*#%\*^@&#\* the IRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irs/1006217)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irs/1006217 "2024-10-28T19:30:44Z")
I have been trying to get my late aunt’s estate settled for almost 2 years. The last issue is her final income tax return. The IRS owes the estate a couple of thousand dollars. The return was filed timely about 16 mon… --- ## [(Old) Really? I'm starting the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-really-im-starting-the-mmp/1009018)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-really-im-starting-the-mmp/1009018 "2024-10-28T06:45:47Z")
Some, such as I, have greatness thrust upon them. When have you, with pleasure or reluctance, heeded the call and stepped forward to do whatever is necessary? --- ## [How can anyone fall for this spam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-fall-for-this-spam/1009020)
**Author:** [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-fall-for-this-spam/1009020 "2024-10-28T02:55:03Z")
Got this in my spam box the other day How do we disect this… First of all, do you live in Missouri or Maryland? Second, does anyone in the US put their apartment specifications in with their address? Plus, a 4 bath … --- ## [Funny Headlines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-headlines/953537)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-headlines/953537 "2024-10-28T00:55:54Z")
Spiders Are So Scary That They Actually Scare Other Spiders, Scientists Find Link Got any to share? --- ## [The changes to Medicare don’t help me at all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-changes-to-medicare-don-t-help-me-at-all/1009209)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-changes-to-medicare-don-t-help-me-at-all/1009209 "2024-10-27T20:32:57Z")
Medicare and Advantage Plan providers are touting the “big” change to Medicare in 2025, closing a supposed donut hole as related to the cost of prescription drugs. This and other changes are suppose to save us old folks … --- ## [Any "I was doing it the hard way" stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-i-was-doing-it-the-hard-way-stories/1004335)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-i-was-doing-it-the-hard-way-stories/1004335 "2024-10-27T03:19:30Z")
You might have seen the Laural & Hardy film “The Music Box” where they were movers trying to haul a piano up a long flight of stairs to a house at the top of a hill. The kicker near the end was that there was a driveway … --- ## [Breaking news. Iran launches missile attack against Israel: 2024-10-01](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-iran-launches-missile-attack-against-israel-2024-10-01/1008344)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-iran-launches-missile-attack-against-israel-2024-10-01/1008344 "2024-10-27T00:28:56Z")
Don’t know much right now. Apparently it’s much more massive than the April attacks and is only using ballistic missile as Israel was able to shoot down the drones they tried. Hope Israeli dopers are safe. --- ## [Dorothy's Home for Decrepit Dogs has Just Gotten Crustier (this was not part of the plan)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorothys-home-for-decrepit-dogs-has-just-gotten-crustier-this-was-not-part-of-the-plan/1008507)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorothys-home-for-decrepit-dogs-has-just-gotten-crustier-this-was-not-part-of-the-plan/1008507 "2024-10-26T18:37:51Z")
Since my elderly dog died in December, I’ve taken a series of foster dogs and cats. I wasn’t ready to commit to another “keeper” and wasn’t sure I would ever want one again. My last fosters went home on Tuesday and, as … --- ## [Military Surplus, anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-surplus-anyone/1008949)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-surplus-anyone/1008949 "2024-10-26T15:13:13Z")
… about as mundane as it gets … do you have any MilSurp in your life or are re-purposing something? then let’s talk … extra medails for providing photographic recon :wink: https://i.postimg.cc/gcN89DWJ/image.png http… --- ## [AI showing protein structure? A big deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-showing-protein-structure-a-big-deal/968733)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-showing-protein-structure-a-big-deal/968733 "2024-10-26T11:41:38Z")
Here is an article about DeepMind which, over two years, has deduced the structure of millions of proteins. If accurate, it is a brilliant piece of applied physical mathematics. Is this going to be a big deal? Maybe i… --- ## [Anyone experienced with Archive.org?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-experienced-with-archive-org/1008480)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2024, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-experienced-with-archive-org/1008480 "2024-10-25T21:24:39Z")
Otherwise known as the Wayback Machine? The idea is fabulous, a way to check out anything (in theory) that’s ever appeared online, even if the site itself is defunct, although I’ve found it non-intuitive to use in practi… --- ## [The Mysterious case of the Creepy Pumpkin that spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mysterious-case-of-the-creepy-pumpkin-that-spoke/1009076)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mysterious-case-of-the-creepy-pumpkin-that-spoke/1009076 "2024-10-25T19:40:40Z")
A Tale as old as time. End of October. Yay! Let’s carve pumpkins. Roast seeds. Maybe even make a pie! Spicy aromas, sweaters, a crisp breeze. Leaves, eerie evening light. Happy children. Nope. More like a putrid sme… --- ## [A bad night's sleep has convinced me. . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-nights-sleep-has-convinced-me/766217)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-nights-sleep-has-convinced-me/766217 "2024-10-25T16:55:02Z")
. . .to tune out all that I can of the pre-election coverage. I woke up at 3:00 in a rage about Trump, about the morons who support him, and about Republicans who let him get away with his bullshit. Laid awake for over a… --- ## [McDonalds is having a day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-is-having-a-day/1008575)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-is-having-a-day/1008575 "2024-10-25T16:47:17Z")
Item the first: McDonalds french fry supplier, Lamb Weston, is closing their plant in Washington due to financial losses. People are apparently eating fewer fries, substituting smaller sizes to save money. Item B: McDon… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=83) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=85)