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- Stopwatches count in centiseconds? - Straight Dope
Have I been misguided all my life, or do stopwatches actually count in centiseconds, and not milliseconds, as I’ve been led to believe? The conventional stopwatch that I use is in the format of MM:SS:(CC) Since there are only two digits in the last section, the watch is counting in 1 100th of a second, which is a centisecond by definition
- GI Rights Hotline (yes, its legitimate) - Straight Dope
I saw a link to this on another website, and the poster called the number to see if they were indeed legitimate They said they are extremely busy right now, as one could imagine Former or current military members of the Dope, please let me know if I am mistaken about this organization One of their duties is helping defend soldiers who may be issued illegal orders
- Does free (truly free) online tax software actually exist? If so, where . . .
Specifically one that allows for 1099 income to be included TL,DR: I’m looking for a easy-to-use free online tax software that allows for people to fill out a schedule C in addition to the usual W-2 income It must also include a free state program and provide the option to print out the final forms as a “file on paper” option at no cost Reiterating that it must be free Background: I
- Recommend an online co-op game - The Game Room - Straight Dope
A friend of mine and I like to get together and play games online because we both have chaotic schedules Usually it’s Civ, but what else would you recommend? We’ve found that we’re not the best at co-operating yet in a game like Grounded Maybe something tactical (but not too gory or realistic)? Any suggestions are welcome
- I cant play my games offline?! (Epic) - Straight Dope
So I’ve resigned myself to the fact that these days, every game requires some sort of launcher that in most cases seems to have been coded by an overworked intern on their lunchbreak while listening to Aqua’s Barbie Girl on an endless loop and fending off an attack of a dozen starving crazed weasels with one hand while subject to periodically administered random electroshocks But right
- Is there any place online where I can buy tinned kippered herrings . . .
Used to be an easily obtained staple, but now, can’t find them anywhere, in local stores or online But, my Google fu is shaky at the best of times Now the local stores are only offering some abomination they call “kippered sardines”
- I pit the idolization of Luigi Mangione - Straight Dope
I know it’s relatively old news, but I get tired of people online calling him a hero or sneering at the McDonalds worker who turned him in for a reward He’s not a hero He’s a murderer whose actions ultimately have had no effect and belongs in prison Stop selling his merchandise and licking his taint on social media Maybe I should also spend less time of Reddit That might be a good
- Online graphing calculator wrong? - Straight Dope
The vertical lines are at x= -1 and x=5, the two obvious real roots, so it’s displaying something relevant to the equation
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