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**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 … --- ## [Diamond, of conservative commentators Diamond & Silk, appears to have died at 51](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamond-of-conservative-commentators-diamond-silk-appears-to-have-died-at-51/977949)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamond-of-conservative-commentators-diamond-silk-appears-to-have-died-at-51/977949 "2023-01-24T05:35:08Z")
I won’t post any links because I’m only seeing them from RWNJ sources, but 51 is way too young. --- ## [Where TF is my wallet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153 "2023-01-24T05:33:30Z")
I suppose it could have missed my pocket the last time I used it, but I would have noticed that, right? Guy was behind me and I didn’t say anything. Walked 20 ft to my car. Pockets are not loose. So I get home and im… --- ## [Mushroom jerky recipes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mushroom-jerky-recipes/978675)
**Author:** [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mushroom-jerky-recipes/978675 "2023-01-24T05:06:21Z")
This stuff is the BOMB, if you like jerky. I first encountered it in packages from a local farmer’s market mushroom seller, and decided to try making my own, and it was yum! The basic idea couldn’t be simpler: slice so… --- ## ['Try-hard' songs and albums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-hard-songs-and-albums/978663)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-hard-songs-and-albums/978663 "2023-01-24T02:15:51Z")
I thought of this when the G ‘n’ R song “November Rain” came on the car radio yesterday: how, when they came out with, not a double album, but for some reason two separate simultaneously released albums ‘Use Your Illusio… --- ## [Sortin' thru that pile in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sortin-thru-that-pile-in-the-mmp/978304)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sortin-thru-that-pile-in-the-mmp/978304 "2023-01-24T00:33:12Z")
Just before starting my usual morning surf, I took all the piled papers that have accumulated on and around my desk and dumped them on the dining room table. Once I’ve finished the requisite reading, I’ll tend to that lo… --- ## [Cats - Dental Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-dental-work/978460)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-dental-work/978460 "2023-01-24T00:13:28Z")
My vet keeps pushing dental care for my cat. . . never done that before. The price for feline dental cleaning is a couple thousand dollars. Not something I would usually do. What are some experiences that you guys have… --- ## [Oregon Science Fiction and Fantasy Project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oregon-science-fiction-and-fantasy-project/978620)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oregon-science-fiction-and-fantasy-project/978620 "2023-01-23T23:44:34Z")
I need to make a list of Oregon science fiction and fantasy authors (both past and current), and science fiction movies and television shows made in and/or based in Oregon. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. --- ## [Disney's "Encanto" (OPEN SPOILERS after first post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-encanto-open-spoilers-after-first-post/956601)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-encanto-open-spoilers-after-first-post/956601 "2023-01-23T23:01:43Z")
Disney’s 60th animated motion picture, Encanto, dropped today on Disney+ after being out in theaters for about 30 days. I watched it and it was fantastic. Perhaps my favorite Disney film since Tangled. So let’s talk a… --- ## [Is your best friend an animal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-best-friend-an-animal/978612)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-best-friend-an-animal/978612 "2023-01-23T22:12:36Z")
I’ve had a few human best friends over the years, but now my best friend is a cat. Can we really form as close a platonic relationship with a pet, as with a human? Yes, I believe we can and often do. Human/pet relations… --- ## [RRR - Tollywood movie on Netflix. Anyone else see this thing yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rrr-tollywood-movie-on-netflix-anyone-else-see-this-thing-yet/966390)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rrr-tollywood-movie-on-netflix-anyone-else-see-this-thing-yet/966390 "2023-01-23T21:53:33Z")
Netflix\* Indian movie and yowza, what a movie. The most expensive movie in Indian movie history and every penny is there on the screen. It has almost everything in it. Insane action sequences, huge dance numbers(well, o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=912&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=914&state=watching)