# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=912 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 913 --- ## [Twitter profile editing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-profile-editing/978752)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-profile-editing/978752 "2023-01-25T22:30:34Z")
No doubt it’s simple but I cannot find it. How do I do the following? Edit birth date. Hide birth date from public view. I set the account up back in 2011, if that matters. Thanks in advance! --- ## [Who has the best permanent scowl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-best-permanent-scowl/978628)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-best-permanent-scowl/978628 "2023-01-25T22:26:12Z")
I accidentally posted this in ATMB (under a slightly different title) when I went there for current instructions on how to add an image. Instead I’ll just include a link. And I assume this is the correct forum for this t… --- ## [Why is ' Why is assisted suicide for mental illness controversial?' controversial? {It Wasn't, it was a Trock Thread}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-why-is-assisted-suicide-for-mental-illness-controversial-controversial-it-wasnt-it-was-a-trock-thread/978498)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-why-is-assisted-suicide-for-mental-illness-controversial-controversial-it-wasnt-it-was-a-trock-thread/978498 "2023-01-25T21:55:02Z")
Thread went bye-bye. The discussion seemed cordial and respectful. Lots of relevant social issues out on the plate for consideration. ¿Que pasa? --- ## [Well the far right gets revenge: M&Ms says it's replacing 'beloved spokescandies' with Maya Rudolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-far-right-gets-revenge-m-ms-says-its-replacing-beloved-spokescandies-with-maya-rudolph/978680)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-far-right-gets-revenge-m-ms-says-its-replacing-beloved-spokescandies-with-maya-rudolph/978680 "2023-01-25T19:55:34Z")
:roll\_eyes: is all I can say --- ## [When are the spite investigations supposed to start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-the-spite-investigations-supposed-to-start/978795)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-the-spite-investigations-supposed-to-start/978795 "2023-01-25T18:13:50Z")
Here’s hoping it’s televised, and that MTG will be one of the inquisitors. The Hunter probe should be a lot of fun. I wonder if Dr Fauci would even bother showing up for his. --- ## [NFL 2022: Divisional Round](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-divisional-round/978463)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-divisional-round/978463 "2023-01-25T17:09:08Z")
We’re down to four! Some of the storylines for the week: The Bengals offensive line has been hammered by injuries. But Buffalo and their offensive line didn’t exactly look dominant last week either. I’ll predict the Bi… --- ## [Bosda needs a hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bosda-needs-a-hand/978682)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bosda-needs-a-hand/978682 "2023-01-25T16:27:25Z")
Guys–I retired in April 22. Putin sank my 401k. I’ve been putting in for jobs, but I have discovered that one of my references is sick, and may die. Another will give me a Personal reference, but not a business one. … --- ## [Shooting in Monterey Park Lunar New Year festival leaves at least 10 dead \[2023-01-21\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-in-monterey-park-lunar-new-year-festival-leaves-at-least-10-dead-2023-01-21/978606)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-in-monterey-park-lunar-new-year-festival-leaves-at-least-10-dead-2023-01-21/978606 "2023-01-25T16:01:04Z")
The attack occurred at the end of the first day of a two-day street festival to celebrate Lunar New Year. The event, which began on the eve of Lunar New Year, is one of the largest free street fairs in Southern Califo… --- ## [Growing veggies indoors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/growing-veggies-indoors/978673)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/growing-veggies-indoors/978673 "2023-01-25T13:51:53Z")
Inspired by the shortages thread in QZ. I have new indoor lights in the basement utilty room that are incredibly bright. I wonder if this is an opportunity. Can I grow lettuce down there? Tomatoes? Any advice? --- ## [Help me save my Shop-Vac](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-save-my-shop-vac/978227)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-save-my-shop-vac/978227 "2023-01-25T13:18:44Z")
Ten years or so ago, I bought this Shop-Vac combo wet-dry vacuum/leaf blower, and I’ve been very happy with it since. A couple of weeks ago, I removed the full bag to put in a new one, and somehow I’ve lost a critical pa… --- ## [Google spreadsheet question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-spreadsheet-question/978767)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-spreadsheet-question/978767 "2023-01-25T12:08:53Z")
I have a column of numbers and I want to add 10 to each number in the column. In Excel, as I recall, it’s been many years, you could highlight the cells and create a formula. How would I do this in Google? After it is… --- ## [Canadian Woman Got Drunk at Concert Blew up a Home and caught the neighborhood on fire is Now Suing the venue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-woman-got-drunk-at-concert-blew-up-a-home-and-caught-the-neighborhood-on-fire-is-now-suing-the-venue/978659)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-woman-got-drunk-at-concert-blew-up-a-home-and-caught-the-neighborhood-on-fire-is-now-suing-the-venue/978659 "2023-01-25T09:24:39Z")
Ok this dumbass wants to make leaving a concert take 4 fucking hours or longer? because she decided to drive home drunk? Now if this was here in Cali they might have a shot because anyone serving booze is supposed t… --- ## [The SDMB PC Game Hall of Fame: The First Round](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-pc-game-hall-of-fame-the-first-round/977903)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-pc-game-hall-of-fame-the-first-round/977903 "2023-01-25T06:57:19Z")
It’s time to create our PC Game Hall of Fame. There are a lot of rules and explanations, so I’ll try to keep it not too boring. We’re all going to create an SDMB PC Video Game Hall of Fame in a series of voting rounds.… --- ## [Re-engineering a turbo-ramjet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-engineering-a-turbo-ramjet/978755)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-engineering-a-turbo-ramjet/978755 "2023-01-25T05:50:55Z")
Look at this image of a Pratt and Whitney J58 turbo-ramjet: 63ae17a2b5962683ab44f80b9934b6d5.jpg (1180×831) (pinimg.com) Specifically, the large tubes which bypass the compressor and turbine sections during supersonic … --- ## [How Do I Know A 100 Trillion Dollar Bill Is Real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-know-a-100-trillion-dollar-bill-is-real/628856)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-know-a-100-trillion-dollar-bill-is-real/628856 "2023-01-25T02:06:59Z")
OK I see these Zimbabwe 100 trillion dollar bills for sale on eBay and other sites, but my question is, how would you know if it’s real. I mean anyone with a color copier could just take a front and back copy and sell o… --- ## [How do I find a D&D/Pathfinder group to join in my local area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-a-d-d-pathfinder-group-to-join-in-my-local-area/978259)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-a-d-d-pathfinder-group-to-join-in-my-local-area/978259 "2023-01-25T01:16:57Z")
For a couple months I have been thinking of joining a D&D group in my area. With the recent fuss over the OGL from Wizards of the Coast I am happy to try Pathfinder too. My question is how to find a group? Obviously, … --- ## [College Admissions/Financing Questions-](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-admissions-financing-questions/978337)
**Author:** [@CBStine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBStine)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-admissions-financing-questions/978337 "2023-01-25T01:15:54Z")
Hi all. Long-time lurker here. I have a few general questions about college admissions and financing that I hope the collective knowledge of the Dope can help answer. For background: My daughter will graduate this spri… --- ## [Is home solar power as unsustainable as I think with net metering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-home-solar-power-as-unsustainable-as-i-think-with-net-metering/978607)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-home-solar-power-as-unsustainable-as-i-think-with-net-metering/978607 "2023-01-25T00:45:04Z")
I’ve looked into solar and in NY the best I can describe it is if you go solar you are screwing your neighbors who are having your neighbors pay for your power bill. Yes I can’t see it other then that, you are screwing … --- ## [Leaving an EV parked for a week - will it lose charge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-an-ev-parked-for-a-week-will-it-lose-charge/978661)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-an-ev-parked-for-a-week-will-it-lose-charge/978661 "2023-01-24T23:06:17Z")
I’ll be taking delivery of a 2019 VW e-Golf tomorrow. It’s being provided by my employer to cover the period until my official company car (an Audi Q4 e-Tron) is delivered and will be my first EV. I have a wallbox instal… --- ## [Help with a (made up) statistical statement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-made-up-statistical-statement/978744)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-made-up-statistical-statement/978744 "2023-01-24T21:30:36Z")
I want to provide an example of a statistically relevant quantitative milestone where a fictional device performs with a 95% accuracy compared to some gold standard. I want to include a ‘correct’ measure of statistical … --- ## [I hate Jacksonville Nazis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-jacksonville-nazis/978513)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-jacksonville-nazis/978513 "2023-01-24T20:54:21Z")
Seriously - WTF is going on in Jacksonville and elsewhere in Florida? Someone (or several someones) has been projecting Neo-Nazi messages on the sides of buildings. I mean, this is hardly the only incident invol… --- ## [Boats on the Champlain canal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boats-on-the-champlain-canal/978677)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boats-on-the-champlain-canal/978677 "2023-01-24T19:55:10Z")
Googling around, I saw that there are waterways connecting the St. Lawrence River to Lake Champlain and connecting Champlain to the Hudson river, which leads to New York City and the sea. I wonder if these are used for c… --- ## [What valid conclusions can be drawn about a given generation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-valid-conclusions-can-be-drawn-about-a-given-generation/978634)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-valid-conclusions-can-be-drawn-about-a-given-generation/978634 "2023-01-24T18:02:54Z")
In the recent thread “Have Baby Boomers Wrecked the Planet?” a fair amount of commentary relies on the notion that we can speak of (for instance) the “Boomer” generation as being typified by certain characteristics and a… --- ## [Sam Smith on SNL - anyone willing to discuss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-smith-on-snl-anyone-willing-to-discuss/978626)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-smith-on-snl-anyone-willing-to-discuss/978626 "2023-01-24T15:03:13Z")
I’ve been vaguely aware of Sam Smith for some time - but only enough to know that I didn’t particularly care for his music. He was on SNL yesterday, and I wondered if any of you might be able to provide some context for… --- ## [Consent in marriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consent-in-marriage/978425)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consent-in-marriage/978425 "2023-01-24T14:50:27Z")
An offshoot of this thread: Fictosexuals - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board Can a marriage be completed if one side does not clearly communicate consent? --- ## [Tell me you're a woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-a-woman/978625)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-a-woman/978625 "2023-01-24T11:47:56Z")
Tell me you’re a woman without telling me you’re a woman. I just ate an amount of Pillsbury confetti funfetti icing out of the container. --- ## [How Do You Self-Motivate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-self-motivate/978487)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-self-motivate/978487 "2023-01-24T11:40:51Z")
There are always things that are beneficial or need to be done. Cleaning, a hundred chores, going to the gym, work, eating better, resolutions and responsibilities. What things do you most dislike doing? What techniqu… --- ## [Animosity between citizens of countries at war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animosity-between-citizens-of-countries-at-war/978262)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animosity-between-citizens-of-countries-at-war/978262 "2023-01-24T09:54:57Z")
Seeing Miss Ukraine at the Miss Universe contest made me think. How does she feel sharing the stage with Miss Russia? Yes, Miss Universe is supposed to be about: The Miss Universe Organization exists to advocate for a f… --- ## [I love my hearing aids and happily wear them. I'm the only person I know who does](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-hearing-aids-and-happily-wear-them-im-the-only-person-i-know-who-does/961342)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-hearing-aids-and-happily-wear-them-im-the-only-person-i-know-who-does/961342 "2023-01-24T07:37:26Z")
I’ve worn hearing aids since 2010. When the audiologist first put them in my ears, I was astounded! THIS is what most people are hearing all the time?? The birds, the wind in the trees-- beautiful… but also every HVAC so… --- ## [Health insurance/care frustration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-insurance-care-frustration/978376)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-insurance-care-frustration/978376 "2023-01-24T06:01:52Z")
OK, so I had to go part time in 2022 because of my husband’s Parkinson’s. I needed to be home much more. I opted not sign up for the ACA because I was pretty healthy and only had a couple of years to go. So, as I should … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=911) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=913)