So, my husband told our son, who has autism, to go inside and grab a take-out menu fro...

So, my husband told our son, who has autism, to go inside and grab a take-out menu from Sun Restaurant. They even practiced it in the car beforehand. But then, my son went inside, and my husba…

Top stories for Long   Rachel Sperli, Artist at The Arts (1999-present) • Posted Jan 24, 2025 So, my husband told our son, who has autism, to go inside and grab a take-out menu from Sun Restaurant. They even practiced it in the car beforehand. But then, my son went inside, and my husband wai... Read more » 4K 108   How painful is death? Bob Wilson, Happily retired • Answered October 9 I have been with my mother and grandmother when they died in the hospital. Neither was conscious, and hadn't been conscious for at least 24 hours. Both started breathing ha... Read more » 1K 101   Why is vitamin B12 so dangerous? Charlie Cox, Medical Student In The UK • Answered January 24 Vitamin B12 is important for DNA synthesis, nerve health, red blood cell synthesis, and metabolism. Severe B12 deficiency leads to subacute combined degeneration of the spin... Read more » 168 2   Can you put 1 million dollars in the S&P 500 and live off the interest? Jim Caron, 30+ years as a stock/mutual fund/options/currency investor • Updated January 20 Can you put 1 million dollars in the S&P 500 and live off the interest? The simplest answer is No. That's because 1) you can't invest in the S&P 500 — it's not a financial i... Read more » 2.3K 149   My boss accepted my 2 weeks notice effective immediately. I asked her if I was fired and she said no that she did not have to honor my remaining days at work. Did she fire me or did I quit? Barbara White • Answered August 17 I worked for a company that every time someone quit and gave their notice, at quarter to the end of their shift at the end of the day, members of Management would show up a... Read more » 1.3K 184   If Batman existed in the real world how long would his career last? Brian Cohen • Updated Tue 3 weeks TOPS. A) Criminals: Remember this from Daredevil? Possibly, one of the coolest US fight scenes set to film, right? It also shows wh... Read more » 861 184   Why is factoring numbers into primes a difficult problem? Alon Amit, CS degree and many years of coding. • Updated July 28, 2015 I must, sadly, disagree with the posted answers that point to the chaotic distribution of primes as the reason. This has nothing to do with the problem of factorization. Fi... Read more » 742 35   Why is peeing in the shower so controversial? Jeremy St. John, Associate Professor of MIS and Department Chair at Angelo State University (2018... • Updated October 17 I've laid a lot of tile over the years, floors and showers. The uric acid in pee will dissolve the grout in the shower's grout lines assuming you have a nice tile shower. M... Read more » 647 136   What is an interesting experiment with an amazing result? Asked in Ask Daddy • Answered by Fano • October 17 A group of Spanish and Mexican researchers loaded 25,000 hexagonal dice, each with a side of about half a centimeter, into a transparent cylinder. They then applied differen... Read more » 1.8K 86   XL • Posted Jan 29 The bar photo that almost ended Marilyn Monroe's career. Fabulous people have never been limited by social boundaries, but Fox censored Marilyn after seeing this picture of her having a drink in a W... Read more » 1.5K 123   Why is Genghis Khan called Khan? Is he Muslim? If not, why did he have Khan after Genghi? Bradley Betts, History nerd • Updated February 12, 2024 Why is Genghis Khan called Khan? Is he Muslim? If not, why did he have Khan after Genghi? You've got your causation backwards. Genghis Khan was not called khan because he wa... Read more » 8.3K 435   Is it true that no programmers will be needed within 5 years due to AI? Asked in Popular Technology • Answered by Rick Banister • December 18 In 1977, I was a newbie programmer. I knew FORTRAN and that was it, and I was the only programmer in the Oklahoma City Planning Department. So I spent a lot of time across ... Read more » 327 38 Read more in your feed

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Is heroin really as good as people say it is?

Yes. (EDIT: A number of recovering addicts have told me that my answer brought back some unwanted thoughts. Please take a second to consider if a first-person description of heroin use might tr…

Top stories for Long   Is heroin really as good as people say it is? Nikki Grayestone, Recovering Addict, Substance Abuse Counselor, Nurse • Updated November 23, 2019 Yes. (EDIT: A number of recovering addicts have told me that my answer brought back some unwanted thoughts. Please take a second to consider if a first-person description of... Read more » 4.2K 309   How is Rust faster than C++? David Cake, programming since the 1980s • Answered January 23 It is not. And you'll find just about as many questions about why is C++ faster than Rust. Rust and C++ are among the few commonly used languages that are accepted to have t... Read more » 90 7   Janet Robert • Posted Aug 3, 2025 The richest man in China said: "If you put bananas and money in front of monkeys, the monkeys will choose bananas because they don't know that money can buy a lot of bananas. In fact, if you offer ... Read more » 630 55   How do Uber drivers handle long trips to different states where they can't pick up return passengers, and is it worth it? Dave Wade-Stein, 1800+ Lyft and Uber rides • Updated September 17 I recently had a passenger tell me that any time he takes Uber/Lyft (which I'm guessing isn't very often because he exited his house through his garage, and when the garage... Read more » 510 63   What is an interesting experiment with an amazing result? Asked in Ask Daddy • Answered by Fano • October 17 A group of Spanish and Mexican researchers loaded 25,000 hexagonal dice, each with a side of about half a centimeter, into a transparent cylinder. They then applied differen... Read more » 1.8K 86   Why is peeing in the shower so controversial? Jeremy St. John, Associate Professor of MIS and Department Chair at Angelo State University (2018... • Updated October 17 I've laid a lot of tile over the years, floors and showers. The uric acid in pee will dissolve the grout in the shower's grout lines assuming you have a nice tile shower. M... Read more » 643 136   How do casinos handle winners who immediately leave after a big jackpot? Amanda Maher, former Many Places • Answered January 31 As soon as you win a big jackpot, you will have a casino boss shadow you (not in a bad way). They will make sure you are unobstructed with your winnings. The might approach... Read more » 127 15   Why is factoring numbers into primes a difficult problem? Alon Amit, CS degree and many years of coding. • Updated July 28, 2015 I must, sadly, disagree with the posted answers that point to the chaotic distribution of primes as the reason. This has nothing to do with the problem of factorization. Fi... Read more » 742 35   Do restaurants put milk in scrambled eggs? C.J. Heck, Published Poet/Author. I love different kinds of cooking. • Updated January 21 The Great Scrambled Egg Debate Should I Add Water or Cream? I've always heard people insist that you should add a little water when you're cooking scrambled eggs, because it... Read more » 827 114   Why would a guy with a Ph.D. be teaching high school? Haydon Mort, PhD Geology & Oceanography, University of Neuchâtel (2007) • Answered July 28, 2025 I have a PhD, post-doctorate, and I taught at university for 10 years. After doing those things, I moved to teach at high school for two years. Why? First off, in my opinion... Read more » 594 39   Ajax, knows English • Posted Sep 11 Texas banned sharia law. A Imam named Qasim Khan threatened that shops in Texas should stop selling alcohol, pork, etc. Khan has been going around multiple stores and warns that such items needs to b... Read more » 15.7K 2K   I was terminated on a Thursday and they needed my services for the following Monday. I was a salary employee. Would they have to rehire me back for my service? Jeff Stewart, Software Engineer at None of Your Business (1995-present) • Answered November 10 I had this happen. I was laid off, not terminated, along with a big chunk of the engineering department. The management team assembled after the merger decided to use the p... Read more » 2.5K 93 Read more in your feed

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