# Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 28, 2022, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380 "2022-09-28T11:33:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 165
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/3282 "2023-04-10T20:29:57Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > When you say “content,” do you mean that google knows your nephew Frank from your nephew Albert I wanted to show a friend the menu of a sush food truck we like. I always take a picture of their menu on arrival at the brewery so we can look it over at the bar. To find the trucks menu picture, I searched for “tuna”. I got back seven pictures of their menu (containing the word “tuna”), a few other menus, and a picture of a large mouth bass. ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/3283 "2023-04-10T20:37:32Z")
I’m haphazard with my naming of things. Most of the time I take my pictures on my phone and they’re automatically uploaded into Google Photos. But sometimes I’ll need to download pictures from there so I can add them to something else. When that happens, I rename to give an idea of what the picture/meme/whatever is so I can easily figure out what I’ve got. When I download them, even onto Google Drive, I do separate them out a bit - I’ve got a folder for Memes, one for pics of the kids, one for RP pics… But usually, it’s all a jumbled mess. ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/3284 "2023-04-10T21:12:37Z")
I don’t have one key ring, but 3 - One is the key for Hubby’s car. One is the key for my van. And the third has keys to my dad’s place, my front door key and my mailbox key. If they were all on one ring, it would be 5, but they aren’t. I answered it as though they all were though. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/3285 "2023-04-10T21:54:52Z")
On the keyring that goes with me 95% of the time I leave the house: - A key for my Mustang - A key for the front door to the house, which also unlocks the door to the detached garage (both of those doors were replaced, with new knobs/locks, last month) - A key for the back door to the house We have key fobs for my wife’s two cars (a Mazda SUV, and a Corvette); those are on their own rings, which I only take with me if I’m going to be driving one of those cars. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/3286 "2023-04-10T22:10:31Z")
I have both a car key (to start the car) and a fob (to lock and unlock it remotely), so I counted these separately, since that’s what I thought I was supposed to do. Aside from that, I have a key to my house and… a few that I should probably purge, since I either don’t remember what they go to, or they’ve been rendered irrelevant (like the key to my parents’ house that has long since been sold). ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/3287 "2023-04-10T22:28:43Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > I have both a car key (to start the car) and a fob (to lock and unlock it remotely), so I counted these separately, since that’s what I thought I was supposed to do. Sure, that’s fine. That’s kind of the modern equivalent of how some older American cars had separate keys for the doors and the ignition. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/3288 "2023-04-11T00:48:51Z")
My car key (not a literal key but an electronic fob) has never had another key or anything else attached to it. When I drive my car, the fob goes from the kitchen drawer to my pocket, and never needs to leave my pocket until I get back home and put it back in the drawer. So I don’t think that even counts as “a key on my key ring.” The actual key ring I do have contains a key to my house and a key to my mailbox. So even if I added my car key to it, I’m still well below the poll’s average. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/3289 "2023-04-11T01:28:48Z")
I’ve got: - Car key (electronic fob) - Front door - Garage - Bike lock - Luggage lock The luggage lock key is one I obviously don’t need to carry on a daily basis, but I stuck it on there before a trip years ago and just never bothered to remove it. The locks came with four keys, so I put one on my key ring, stashed one in my backpack, stuck one on a lanyard around my neck… if I lose one while traveling, I’ve got backups. With 5 keys, it looks like I’m right around average. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/3290 "2023-04-11T11:07:26Z")
My car key is all by itself. It stays in my Jeep 24/7/365. I don’t lock it because it’s a soft top and a box cutter would let someone break in. The key is “hidden” when I park. No house keys. One work key kept in a hide-a-key at work. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/3291 "2023-04-11T12:04:33Z")
Wow. So it reads text in images ? and can recognize fish ? It probably _could_ know your nephew Frank from your nephew Albert ! that’s … creepy ! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/3292 "2023-04-11T12:19:31Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > So it reads text in images ? and can recognize fish ? Yep. Also recognizes “dogs”, my gf by her first name, me by my first name, “car”, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/3293 "2023-04-11T14:35:39Z")
Key fob for my car Front door key Mom’s front door key Work vehicle master key Mailbox key Traffic box skeleton key Handcuff key 1 key that might be important 2 keys I don’t know what they go to ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/3294 "2023-04-11T15:01:41Z")
Car fob Front door key Back door key Master key for school Master key for school for the rooms not opened by Master key #1 Master gate key for school Flashlight I backed on Kickstarter Shackle pin from my first sailboat ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/3295 "2023-04-11T16:11:28Z")
Pear-shaped carabiner holds two items: - House key (one key for my own front door, garage door and mail box, plus it works for the shared main door, shed, garage, bike room and storage room) - Mini LED flashlight (similar to [this](https://www.amazon.com/RaySoar-Ultra-Bright-Keychain-Flashlight/dp/B086PW8TW3/ref=sr_1_11?keywords=squeeze%2Bflashlight&qid=1681228582&sr=8-11&th=1), but there’s no on/off switch) I also have a car key, but most days we use public transportation, so I only carry it if we’ll be in the car. Badge for work has its own carabiner. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/3296 "2023-04-11T16:45:50Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > It probably _could_ know your nephew Frank from your nephew Albert ! Oh yes, it can absolutely do that. In fact when you go to the search screen in the app, there’s a row of shortcuts for people you’ve taken photos of. It groups together photos that it thinks are the same person, and it’s pretty accurate in doing so. You can also search by objects; for example “pumpkin” returns all the photos I’ve taken of my Halloween pumpkins, “camping” returns photos that look like camping scenes, etc. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/3297 "2023-04-11T18:12:14Z")
Keys, two. The fob for my car and the key to my lock in my storage area. Living up to my potential? There isn’t enough time in the world for that. I put 30% because to reach my potential in all the things I’d like to is just immeasurable. In the world of training, you can quickly understand how much more you could learn if A) you apply yourself, and B) you have the luxury of giving yourself time to apply yourself. I’ve rarely had the luxury. But I know how much I’d still like to learn and understand so that’s why I say only 30%. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/3298 "2023-04-11T18:17:32Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > Living up to my potential? There isn’t enough time in the world for that. I said 90%. Although I could certainly work a lot harder (and spend less time here), there is a point of diminishing returns. I have surpassed my most optimistic expectations in terms of financial and emotional satisfaction. Maybe I had the potential for more, but if I have the _potential_ to be a US Senator, for example, but not any desire to be one, have I lived up to my potential? ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/3299 "2023-04-11T18:19:51Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Maybe I had the potential for more, but if I have the _potential_ to be a US Senator, for example, but not any desire to be one, have I lived up to my potential? There’s my problem. I’m greedy for experiences and knowledge. I want it all. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/3300 "2023-04-11T18:34:43Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > Living up to my potential? There isn’t enough time in the world for that. I put 30% because to reach my potential in all the things I’d like to is just immeasurable. I took it as ‘compared to what was practically possible.’ It’s not possible, in practice, to do anywhere near all the things I could possibly chosen from; so I didn’t compare it to the whole universe of possibilities. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/3301 "2023-04-11T21:07:26Z")
For the hypothetical question about a crash causing a backup during my commute, I choose surface streets mainly because my car has a manual transmission, and constantly working the clutch in stop and go traffic gets very tedious. But in reality, my commute already is on surface streets. That’s the really annoying thing about my commute; there isn’t really a good way to get from my house to the office via a freeway. The most direct route is all surface streets. Any route using a freeway requires going way out of the way and doesn’t really save any time, and probably would be stop and go at some points during rush hour. That’s the main reason I opted to keep working from home. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=164) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380.md?page=166)