# Who's missing that you really want to see on the Board? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 2, 2020, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010 "2020-07-02T01:49:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 57
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/1123 "2025-09-04T14:23:04Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Actually, there seem to be a lot of people who start their computer, start their browser, open 20 tabs to 20 websites, and just leave it like that for months. Rebooting is a major crisis to these folks since it means they need to reopen all their tabs. I do this, not with 20 open tabs, but about 8 or 9 of my favorite sites always open. And rebooting/closing the browser is no concern because I have Chrome configured to reopen the latest tabs on restart. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/1124 "2025-09-04T14:25:16Z")
Not mandatory as I’m not an MPSIMS mod, but seems like more of a new discussion, not one for this thread. > **How to Reply as a linked Topic** > > Click Reply, in the upper left corner of the reply window is the reply type button, _looks like a curving arrow point to the right_. > > Choose **Reply as linked topic** and it starts a new thread. As an example, you can choose GD, IMHO or The Pit for it. > > That is actually the best method. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/1125 "2025-09-04T14:26:02Z")
I do this too, and it’s not just 20 tabs, and it’s not just my favorites. I have a page of tabs for Minecraft, a page of tabs for an event i organize, a page of tabs for square dance events i might go to… Most of them are “sleeping” at any given time, but my straight dope tab is usually open. I have pages of tabs on my phone, too. And yes, you can configure browsers to reopen those. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/1126 "2025-09-04T14:26:48Z")
Eh, it’s a lull in the actual discussion. This is a discussion that ebbs and flows. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/1127 "2025-09-04T15:21:28Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I was flabbergasted to learn this, but it’s a pretty common approach on a computer / tablet. I don’t know how much phone users do that. Back when I used a desktop PC a lot I pretty much always left it on, just putting it in “hibernate” when I was going AFK. So the computer would be in some powered up state constantly for as many weeks or months as it took for a crash or power interruption to happen. Now that I pretty much exclusively use my phone I also have my common apps running pretty much all the time. The phone is only ever powered down for software updates or very rare crashes. My phone has currently been running for 1,133 hours, or a little over 47 days. But I have gone over 2 months at a time running until something necessitated a reboot. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/1128 "2025-09-04T16:45:32Z")
I too leave all my devices running until they crash or force a reboot for some reason. The point I was speaking to was leaving browser tabs open for days or weeks to websites you use. As opposed to opening a tab for a particular task and promptly closing the tab when the immediate task is completed. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/1129 "2025-09-04T16:53:08Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > I have zero evidence, but I’ve known some people IRL who have basically withdrawn as much as possible from interaction outside their closest circle as a result of Trump 2.0 I addition to what you said, it is almost impossible to have any discussion with anyone without it becoming political. This is from both pro-Trump and anti-Trump sides. Sometime I feel I need to lock myself alone in a room so I can have 10 minutes where someone isn’t talking politics to me. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/1130 "2025-09-04T17:35:52Z")
I understand. After the election, I was reducing my news-input (avoiding doom scrolling), and participation in some of the more heated P&E threads. Though that didn’t _quite_ work out as expected. Still, that’s why I created a thread a while back, now quiescent, to talk about it and/or what people are doing otherwise to cope. So I’ll link it if other people want to talk about it and not take the thread too far off topic. > [@Are you posting less? Is it because of the way the world is? Well, let's fix that!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-posting-less-is-it-because-of-the-way-the-world-is-well-lets-fix-that/1018456): > > A few days ago, I was exchanging DMs with another poster (they know who they are, but I won’t @ them without their permission!) and we were talking about how it seems everyone was posting less these days. I felt (and they concurred) that a lot of us were emotionally wrung out over the outrages going on in the USA and our limited ability to do anything about them. I know that outside my responsibilities, I have spent less time in P&E as a result. No, I need to know, but emotional fatigue is a … ---
**Author:** ![DemonTree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demontree/32/8646_2.png) [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/1131 "2025-09-04T21:39:58Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I do this too, and it’s not just 20 tabs, and it’s not just my favorites. I have a page of tabs for Minecraft, a page of tabs for an event i organize, a page of tabs for square dance events i might go to… Most of them are “sleeping” at any given time, but my straight dope tab is usually open. I have pages of tabs on my phone, too. > > And yes, you can configure browsers to reopen those. I’m glad I’m not the only one who does this. I’m now on my laptop instead of my phone, and I currently have 52 tabs open in 2 windows. 🫣 > [@LSLGuy](#): > > Rebooting is a major crisis to these folks since it means they need to reopen all their tabs. I also have my browser configured to reopen all tabs if it’s closed, but in Chrome you can just do ctrl+shift+t a few times and it will reopen everything you had open before. Now I am off to close some tabs. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/1132 "2025-09-04T21:49:01Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > I addition to what you said, it is almost impossible to have any discussion with anyone without it becoming political. This is from both pro-Trump and anti-Trump sides. Sometime I feel I need to lock myself alone in a room so I can have 10 minutes where someone isn’t talking politics to me. Yeah, it’s harder to be online these days. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/1133 "2025-09-04T22:37:00Z")
> [@DemonTree](#): > > I currently have 52 tabs open 😳 I… can’t imagine having that many tabs open. Generally my max is four… email, YouTube or audible, research tab (for work), miscellaneous. The only time I have a lot of tabs (10+) is if I’m playing a wargame on Tabletop Simulator and need to have easy access to profiles of a lot of different units… ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/1134 "2025-09-04T22:43:47Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > Any word on @kayaker ? I saw him in a zombie thread a few days ago. Didn’t someone here who knows him IRL say he decided to scale back his online presence? I know his Facebook page. No activity in the last few months. (But then again, I’m not a FB friend of his, so I’m probably not seeing all his posts.) I also checked his girlfriend’s page. She last posted a couple weeks ago, and mentioned she was with him during an outing. So am guessing he’s fine. And that’s all the info I’ll give; don’t PM me for his personal info. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/1135 "2025-09-04T22:49:24Z")
Thanks! I don’t need his personal info either, although other Dopers might try and pursue it. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/1136 "2025-09-04T23:07:30Z")
The evidence he’s alive is enough. He was/is a good man but made no secret of his plan to kill himself at the earliest sign of infirmity. That he’s still alive strongly suggests he’s still having fun. Go @kayaker ; we’re all rootin’ for ya! ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2025, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/1137 "2025-09-05T03:31:10Z")
> [@DemonTree](#): > > I’m glad I’m not the only one who does this. I’m now on my laptop instead of my phone, and I currently have 52 tabs open in 2 windows. 🫣 Hehe, I have 53 windows open, with multiple tabs open in some of them. I pared it back from 65 earlier this week. My wife thinks this is a sign I have attention deficit disorder. Yes, browser memory leaks are the bane of my existence. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2025, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/1138 "2025-09-05T03:40:58Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I was flabbergasted to learn this, but it’s a pretty common approach on a computer / tablet. And I was equally flabbergasted to find that people _don’t_ do this. Why would I close a tab to something I’ll just open again shortly? Even if it just take a few seconds to reopen, why bother? I also leave tabs open to sites that I don’t have time for now, but will a few hours/days from now. That said, I do sometimes lose track of tabs, which is why I wrote a custom browser plugin to search them. I do occasionally purge ones that I don’t plan on getting back to anytime soon. (As others said, rebooting is no problem. Every modern browser will reopen the last tab set after closing or crashing.) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2025, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/1139 "2025-09-05T03:58:04Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > I also checked his girlfriend’s page. She last posted a couple weeks ago, and mentioned she was with him during an outing. So am guessing he’s fine. Unless she is _Weekend at Bernie’s_ing him… ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2025, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/1140 "2025-09-05T04:40:28Z")
> [@Dr.Strangelove](#): > > Why would I close a tab to something I’ll just open again shortly? Even if it just take a few seconds to reopen, why bother? I almost never leave tabs I’m not currently using open. It’s a focus thing, as in, I want to focus on the thing I’m doing. Closing stuff I’m not using helps that. I’ve had computers that start to labor with many tabs open at the same time, too. Then there’s the anticipation of opening a page I haven’t visited for hours or more, seeing if there’s new activity etc. Can’t see a downside, since opening a closed tab only takes a second or two. The only time I keep a bunch of stuff open simultaneously is when I’m researching something that needs it, for a short while. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2025, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/1141 "2025-09-05T09:50:06Z")
As I write this, I have 489 open. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2025, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/1142 "2025-09-05T10:06:51Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > He was/is a good man but made no secret of his plan to kill himself at the earliest sign of infirmity. That’s kinda harsh, I’m tempted to ask you for a cite. Instead I’ll share my WAG, he quit drinking beer and in his sobriety found the sdmb a bit too dull. IOW he’s just not that into you. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010.md?page=56) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010.md?page=58)