# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=898 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 899 --- ## [Does anyone here work with CAMS Enterprise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-work-with-cams-enterprise/676769)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-work-with-cams-enterprise/676769 "2013-12-19T23:17:12Z")
I’m referring to the academic enrollment management (etc) suite. (http://www.threerivers-cams.com/Benefits.aspx) What I am wondering is, can CAMS be made to generate a report of students who fall below a particular GPA … --- ## [I never knew how much they changed bicycling.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-knew-how-much-they-changed-bicycling/676337)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-knew-how-much-they-changed-bicycling/676337 "2013-12-19T19:05:09Z")
A Cracked article, but it’s pretty informative. I’ve ridden bikes since the 3rd grade. Back then bike racks were a standard part of any elementary school parking lot. There would be 40 bicycles in a couple racks on nic… --- ## [HIV cure discovered!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiv-cure-discovered/676744)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiv-cure-discovered/676744 "2013-12-19T18:38:05Z")
Sitting in my office conference room this morning, I happened to glance over and read the label on the bottle of cleaning solution sitting there. Yes, that’s right - it says it’s effective against HIV-1! :eek: Why hasn… --- ## [Can you herd cats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-herd-cats/676643)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-herd-cats/676643 "2013-12-19T16:18:47Z")
My daughter uses this expression when tasked with the impossible. Like trying to get her husband to clean house. “It’s like herding cats”. So, I dogpiled “herding cats”. Came up with this… --- ## [Show me the GRINCH!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-me-the-grinch/676671)
**Author:** [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-me-the-grinch/676671 "2013-12-19T16:03:21Z")
TLDR: tell me what you have done lately to Grinch it up! I work in a City Hall with ~50 people. On the top floor there are 3 departments. The planning department was given a big shit-load of gourmet Christmas cookies (a… --- ## [Satellite Internet. Grrrr.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satellite-internet-grrrr/568883)
**Author:** [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satellite-internet-grrrr/568883 "2013-12-19T15:32:41Z")
Ten inches of snow on the satellite. No problem. Actually seems to go faster. Little. Teeny. Tiny, bit of misty rain/snow? Poof. No Internet. I have to go out there with a extender paint roller, with a towel on the end… --- ## [Dog thief or dog rescuer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-thief-or-dog-rescuer/676195)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-thief-or-dog-rescuer/676195 "2013-12-19T15:28:13Z")
Interesting news story from Dallas: http://www.reddit.com/r/FortWorth/comments/1skcel/2000\_reward\_for\_lost\_greater\_swiss\_mountain\_dog/ Long story short: While Dallas had freezing temps earlier this week, a couple wh… --- ## [Restoring Men's Sensitivity Since 1995](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restoring-mens-sensitivity-since-1995/676599)
**Author:** [@Mind\_Your\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mind_Your_Head)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restoring-mens-sensitivity-since-1995/676599 "2013-12-19T08:27:40Z")
I really don’t know what to make of this. Is it a case of creating a problem where none existed and making money out of men’s self-doubts? are advertising a leather pouch that fits over the penis and aids the re-growth… --- ## [Chinese rover soft-lands on the Moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-rover-soft-lands-on-the-moon/676310)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-rover-soft-lands-on-the-moon/676310 "2013-12-19T04:22:32Z")
Story here. I don’t suppose it will discover anything new scientifically, at this date; but I think this is just a stage the Chinese think they need to go through to prepare for a manned landing. --- ## [Good service at Post Office](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-service-at-post-office/676678)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-service-at-post-office/676678 "2013-12-19T03:30:13Z")
I had to pick up a certified letter and they did not make me wait in line behind 1000 people mailing xmas packages to granny in Florida. They let me go to the front since I just needed to pick up, not mail anything. --- ## [What's Your Party Trick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-party-trick/676659)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Why\_Bother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Why_Bother)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-party-trick/676659 "2013-12-19T01:58:04Z")
I’m a keen amateur magician, so I’ve got about 30, but what are your beat party tricks? --- ## [Windows 8.2 (Threshold) may bring back start menu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-8-2-threshold-may-bring-back-start-menu/676402)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-8-2-threshold-may-bring-back-start-menu/676402 "2013-12-19T00:59:38Z")
At least that’s the early buzz, but you’ll probably have to wait until at least early 2015. --- ## [It's going to be -49C/-56F with the windchill tomorrow.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-going-to-be-49c-56f-with-the-windchill-tomorrow/675726)
**Author:** [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-going-to-be-49c-56f-with-the-windchill-tomorrow/675726 "2013-12-18T23:32:21Z")
This is an improvement from the -57C/-70F windchill reported earlier! Yeah, I’m just going to be in bed with my heating pad and cappuccino, thanks. I went to the mall today but didn’t want to wear my heavy parka inside … --- ## [The New York Times and the Enduring “Threat” of Isolationism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-york-times-and-the-enduring-threat-of-isolationism/676622)
**Author:** [@Chen019](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chen019)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-york-times-and-the-enduring-threat-of-isolationism/676622 "2013-12-18T23:06:16Z")
Great opinion piece which highlights the increasingly absurd use of the charge of “Isolationism” in US foreign policy discussion. --- ## [Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs Being Released](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-train-robber-ronnie-biggs-being-released/505609)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-train-robber-ronnie-biggs-being-released/505609 "2013-12-18T21:59:56Z")
Today (Friday), says BBC TV. On compassionate grounds, as the 79-year-old is near death with pneumonia. Story here. --- ## [Obama Sticks it to Russian Homophobes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-sticks-it-to-russian-homophobes/676657)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-sticks-it-to-russian-homophobes/676657 "2013-12-18T18:47:38Z")
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/12/obama-selects-gay-athletes-for-sochi-olympics-delegation/#.UrEXOd\_SnXV.facebook Ha ha. Really you’d think the home of the ballet and the world’s greatest ice skaters might be just a l… --- ## [I Hvae Received a "CodeKase" LCD Display In My Mailbox-What To Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hvae-received-a-codekase-lcd-display-in-my-mailbox-what-to-do/610613)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hvae-received-a-codekase-lcd-display-in-my-mailbox-what-to-do/610613 "2013-12-18T18:16:09Z")
It is a plastic oval, with a window that displays a 7 digit number. If you Google ColdKase, you find that it is a direct mail communications company. But no clue as to the function of this thing in my mailbox. Does i… --- ## [Why does it bother me that the site keeps me logged in after I leave the board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-bother-me-that-the-site-keeps-me-logged-in-after-i-leave-the-board/676658)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-bother-me-that-the-site-keeps-me-logged-in-after-i-leave-the-board/676658 "2013-12-18T17:49:41Z")
Ok so the other day, I was showing my husband a thread on this board on his computer. He is not a member here and I had left the SDMB hours before. But when we visited the thread in question, it showed that green dot nex… --- ## [I have no room for ugly jewlery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-no-room-for-ugly-jewlery/676345)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-no-room-for-ugly-jewlery/676345 "2013-12-18T17:37:40Z")
Does anyone else think Pandora\* jewlery is butt ugly? A friend of mine wants that ugly charm bracelet. She’s telling all her friends to get her specific charms. (tacky) I told her I’d get her something nice, but not th… --- ## [How can Microsoft have run out of the Surface 2!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-microsoft-have-run-out-of-the-surface-2/676530)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-microsoft-have-run-out-of-the-surface-2/676530 "2013-12-18T16:30:27Z")
So, my wife wants a Surface 2 for Christmas. Don’t ask me why; she wants what she wants. She doesn’t ask for much, so I wanted to make her happy. Besides, I figured it would be easy – how many other people are out the… --- ## ["So, whats for dinner, Mr Coffee?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-mr-coffee/674346)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-mr-coffee/674346 "2013-12-18T15:32:17Z")
…or how I abused my kitchen appliance and stood in line at Kmart looking like an idiot. Yes, I know that if it has a heating element, you can cook with it. Technically, you can wrap steak in aluminum foil, wedge it b… --- ## [American Loonie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-loonie/676527)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-loonie/676527 "2013-12-18T15:02:54Z")
My cousin in Florida sent me an example of a US “golden dollar” coin, the equivalent of the Canadian one-dollar “loonie” coin. I received it today. I’d never seen one before. The US coin is quite good looking, in a chun… --- ## [The 10 most and least healthy states in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10-most-and-least-healthy-states-in-the-us/676351)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-10-most-and-least-healthy-states-in-the-us/676351 "2013-12-18T05:39:01Z")
More information at each link Least Healthy 10. Indiana 9. Tennessee 8. South Carolina 7. Oklahoma 6. Kentucky 5. West Virginia 4. Alabama 3. Louisiana 2. Arkansas 1. Mississippi Most Healthy 10. New Jersey … --- ## [Largest new mammal species in decades discovered in Brazil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/largest-new-mammal-species-in-decades-discovered-in-brazil/676618)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/largest-new-mammal-species-in-decades-discovered-in-brazil/676618 "2013-12-18T04:11:48Z")
Scientists have just published a description of a new species of tapir in Brazil, theKobomani tapir. The first specimen was collected over 100 years ago by Theodore Roosevelt, but was assumed to be a variant of the wide… --- ## [I cut my cable today and I feel giddy as a school boy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cut-my-cable-today-and-i-feel-giddy-as-a-school-boy/669442)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cut-my-cable-today-and-i-feel-giddy-as-a-school-boy/669442 "2013-12-18T04:01:41Z")
I didn’t go into this lightly, I did my homework. Some of that involved listening to you guys here on this board. (Thanks!) To replace cable I got: Chromecast Hulu Netflix Amazon Prime Downloaded Itunes player. An… --- ## [Who goosed the FDA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-goosed-the-fda/676546)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-goosed-the-fda/676546 "2013-12-18T03:19:26Z")
I’m not posting this in GD because I’m not really debating anything, but it could easily become a political debate, so the mods can do what they think is appropriate. Transfats, antibiotics in livestock, antibacterial s… --- ## [I have to vent about my old landlord.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-vent-about-my-old-landlord/676479)
**Author:** [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-vent-about-my-old-landlord/676479 "2013-12-18T02:11:15Z")
First off, Happy Holidays. I know this may not be the best place to vent, but I don’t think anyone in my vicinity really wants to hear it. A few months ago, an old landlord took me to court for “damages” done to a mobi… --- ## [I have to talk to a someone about alcohol-related performance issues tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-talk-to-a-someone-about-alcohol-related-performance-issues-tomorrow/676495)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-talk-to-a-someone-about-alcohol-related-performance-issues-tomorrow/676495 "2013-12-17T22:50:39Z")
So the wrong reaction is to deal with my anxiety/nerves by having a stiff drink tonight, right? --- ## [Cthurkey: bizarre holiday dinner of the elder gods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cthurkey-bizarre-holiday-dinner-of-the-elder-gods/676549)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cthurkey-bizarre-holiday-dinner-of-the-elder-gods/676549 "2013-12-17T22:47:15Z")
Cthurkey. What happens when this whole stuff one meat dish inside another inside another goes horribly, horribly wrong. --- ## [Man ordered to surrender his cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-ordered-to-surrender-his-cat/676589)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2013, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-ordered-to-surrender-his-cat/676589 "2013-12-17T22:37:37Z")
Lynx. An Oregon man has been ordered to give up his pet lynx. He’s had the 16-year-old cat since it was ten days old. (A Seattle news program said this morning he’d rescued it from a fur factory.) Yes, let’s put an … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=897) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=899)