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Top stories for Susan   I got fired. My ex-boss is now asking for the whereabouts of important files. How should I respond? Steven Santos • Updated Mon A few years ago, I got a call from a company I had not worked at for 20 years. They wanted me to tell them the location of a source code file for a glue program I wrote to ... Read more » 1.1K 183   I caught my son playing his Xbox at 12:00 in the morning on a school night. As a result, I broke his console and now he won't talk to me. How can I tell him that it is his fault? Brian Lister, Fry Cook • Answered April 22, 2019 I'm going to try to answer this question using strict logic. You broke his console because you caught him playing on it when he should have been asleep, so as to ensure tha... Read more » 15.5K 2.2K   What hurts a narcissist forever? Abbie Simmons • Answered September 3 1. They are hurt when you leave and be at peace without them. Narcissists are hurt when you leave and be at peace without them. They want to hold on to you but they don't wa... Read more » 302 28   Why do the elderly stop cleaning? Sandie Guy, Business Owner • Updated May 29 I'm "only" 61 and I just don't care that much anymore. I've always taken pride in having the cleanest house on the block. Over the years I've realized what a waste of life ... Read more » 8.1K 842   Is it okay if my laptop is always plugged in so that my battery is charged 100%? Must I allow it to drain periodically by unplugging to increase battery life? Arunachalam Muthupalaniappan, MS Computer Science, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU (2021) • Updated April 30, 2020 Most laptops are either lithium ion or lithium polymer batteries. And they have finite number of charge discharge cycles. A general misconception is that charging your batt... Read more » 17.4K 639   Are there ghosts at funerals? Amit Das, lives in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India • Answered July 30 Yes I believe so. Before my cousin passed at the hospital, he had told my dad that he wanted to go home, have a hot shower, have a drink and then go off to sleep forever. He... Read more » 4.1K 260   How do different IQ people think (70-80, 100-120, 120-140, 140-160, 160-180, 180-200, 200+)? Otakar Salaj, Bc. Physics & Natural Sciences, Charles University in Prague (2020) • Updated April 14 For the 70 to 85 IQ range, thinking in labels and simply naming everyday objects is typical. 70 - 75 is the range of IQ scores where people have barely just enough intellig... Read more » 3.7K 443   Is it illegal to not answer your front door if a police officer knocks? Eiry, Account Manager at Legal Services (2021-present) • Answered July 28 No, you do not have to open the door for any law enforcement official. However, if a law enforcement offical makes it known that they have a no-knock warrant, and they will... Read more » 310 139   Will Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announce their third pregnancy? Molly Berry • Answered February 14 Lili was Meghan's third pregnancy. They didn't announce the second other than retroactively, but it was still their second. Making Lili their third. And they announced that ... Read more » 551 3   Why don't firemen use salt water instead of drinking water for extinguishing fire? Jon Mixon, I plan for Emergency Preparedness in a number of industries. • Answered May 11 Question: Why don't firemen use salt water instead of drinking water for extinguishing fire? In addition to some of the excellent answers already given there's: Saltwater wou... Read more » 8K 38   What job looks fancy but actually sucks? Nicholas Corwin, lives in Lüneburg (2014-present) • Updated September 26 Airline pilot: Gone are the "glamour days" of the 1970s. Today, it means layovers in crappy hotels, relatively low pay, burnout, tight schedules, and downsizing. College pro... Read more » 939 71   I want to leave India. Which country should I go to? Ravikumar K., Self employed (2019-present) • Updated September 2 Go to Pakistan. You will come back in a week running with frightened eyes. Go to Japan. You cannot afford to go to a hair cutting salon also. Go to Australia. You have to com... Read more » 13.8K 2K Read more in your feed

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