# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=327 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 328 --- ## [Question about a website's privacy policy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-websites-privacy-policy/922354)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-websites-privacy-policy/922354 "2020-10-06T21:38:52Z")
So I’m trying to decide whether to sign up for a newsletter and, as I always do, I checked out their privacy policy and found this: “Like many other Web sites, thedailymagician.com makes use of log files. The informatio… --- ## [Add Speakers for Cable/DVD/Netflix, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-speakers-for-cable-dvd-netflix-etc/922122)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-speakers-for-cable-dvd-netflix-etc/922122 "2020-10-03T21:58:50Z")
I have a new smart TV and a new amplifier, a Yamaha, back panel seen here (back panel on right): https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF\_enUS739US739&sxsrf=ALeKk01WjgpsdHY\_laopwWs2CawkmT3Gvg%3A1601736000513&ei=QI14X-z… --- ## [New horizons in scam calls. Any ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-horizons-in-scam-calls-any-ideas/922344)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-horizons-in-scam-calls-any-ideas/922344 "2020-10-06T18:04:36Z")
This has happened now three times. The phone rings, a voice says, “This is a recorded message. Your Visa card was used this morning for two purchases of $400 and $1300. We think there is something suspicious about the… --- ## [When was the last time anti-submarine weapons were used in anger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-anti-submarine-weapons-were-used-in-anger/922179)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-anti-submarine-weapons-were-used-in-anger/922179 "2020-10-06T15:14:28Z")
Submarines have been used a few times in the post-war period. Famously by the British during the falklands war, and as Tomahawk missile platform in recent American wars IIRC. In that time has anyone actually tried to si… --- ## [The New Millenium](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-millenium/2809)
**Author:** [@Eddie\_Gosik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eddie_Gosik)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-millenium/2809 "2020-10-06T14:25:17Z")
After reading tons of crap about the New Millenium (i.e. When does it actually start, etc.,etc.,etc.),my general thoughts are…you people need to GET A LIFE! You can get as “technical” as you like…but for most of us, the… --- ## [Does being an authorized user on someones else account affect my aunts credit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-being-an-authorized-user-on-someones-else-account-affect-my-aunts-credit/922216)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-being-an-authorized-user-on-someones-else-account-affect-my-aunts-credit/922216 "2020-10-06T04:18:43Z")
Ok recent circumstances are forcing us to buy a house and all the realtors we contact tell us we need to be "pre-qualified " due to COVID-19 to be able to seriously start looking at them (like physical showings and s… --- ## [To what extent is "healthcare favoritism" legal in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-is-healthcare-favoritism-legal-in-america/922150)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-is-healthcare-favoritism-legal-in-america/922150 "2020-10-06T03:51:59Z")
There shouldn’t be any controversy over President Trump getting the most prioritized of priority treatments for his Covid - he is the President after all, and governmental officials wield tremendous power and influence a… --- ## [Reagan Assassination Attempt Two-fer: Were the Nuke Codes "Lost"? / Who's Gun is on the Ground?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reagan-assassination-attempt-two-fer-were-the-nuke-codes-lost-whos-gun-is-on-the-ground/922093)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reagan-assassination-attempt-two-fer-were-the-nuke-codes-lost-whos-gun-is-on-the-ground/922093 "2020-10-05T19:26:04Z")
(I don’t know whether to put this in MPSIMS, IMHO or General Questions.) Question I: Tonight I happened to be re-reading about the 1981 Reagan assassination attempt. About halfway through the Wikipedia article I read s… --- ## [A Sign, A Post, Paint. A Best Way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sign-a-post-paint-a-best-way/919412)
**Author:** [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sign-a-post-paint-a-best-way/919412 "2020-10-05T17:24:02Z")
I need to put up a sign. The post is a scrap piece of 3/4 inch galvanized plumbing pipe. On top will be the 12 x 6 inch cast steel sign. The sign will be 4 feet off the earth grade. I want to facilitate air movement in t… --- ## [Looking up hundreds of ZIP codes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-up-hundreds-of-zip-codes/835988)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-up-hundreds-of-zip-codes/835988 "2019-06-27T19:01:50Z")
You can look up individual ZIP codes on the USPS website, but I have over 300 addresses in need of ZIP codes. Is there a resource online where I can upload a file and get the ZIPs? --- ## [Could California Become 5 States If...? (see post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-california-become-5-states-if-see-post/921188)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-california-become-5-states-if-see-post/921188 "2020-10-05T04:19:45Z")
(I’m pretty sure we’ve had questions almost precisely like this before but my ability to search the Neo-SDMB is not great and, this is timely I think because the necessary ‘aligning of the planets’ I mention has a decent… --- ## [What happens if presidential candidate dies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-presidential-candidate-dies/922037)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-presidential-candidate-dies/922037 "2020-10-04T19:12:03Z")
Trump has Covid-19. People have already started voting. What happens if Trump dies before election day? IF Trump wins the election, what happens if he dies after election day but before inaguration day? --- ## [Help? Firefox hates Twitter, refuses it completely](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-firefox-hates-twitter-refuses-it-completely/922163)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-firefox-hates-twitter-refuses-it-completely/922163 "2020-10-04T12:09:09Z")
"The site at https://twitter.com/xxyy has experienced a network protocol violation that cannot be repaired. The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because an error in the data transmission was detected." This … --- ## ["I'd rather be..." Where'd this meme come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-rather-be-whered-this-meme-come-from/343721)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-rather-be-whered-this-meme-come-from/343721 "2020-10-04T07:03:25Z")
License plate frames proclaim the driver’s desire to be any number of other places. I’ve seen “I’d rather be” shopping, hiking, sleeping, shopping at Nordstrom, in Paris, etc. I’m assuming, based on popularity, that “I’… --- ## [Spectrum accounts receivable software -- Exporting file](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectrum-accounts-receivable-software-exporting-file/922166)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectrum-accounts-receivable-software-exporting-file/922166 "2020-10-04T03:10:42Z")
One of our members is using Spectrum accounting software. They send a .pdf file that was obviously generated by a program. They seem to be printing the report, scanning it as a .pdf, and sending the .pdf to me. Does a… --- ## [A quirk with Mac Mail is driving me crazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quirk-with-mac-mail-is-driving-me-crazy/922070)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quirk-with-mac-mail-is-driving-me-crazy/922070 "2020-10-04T01:21:50Z")
Time was, I could leave the preferences for my GMail account set to " Carbon Copy Cartooniverse ", and I’d send an email. And I’d get the cc. Last year or so? No more cc. The Preferences still are set, and when I compos… --- ## [Presidential transport question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-transport-question/921995)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-transport-question/921995 "2020-10-03T20:18:09Z")
20 years ago or so, there was a Dopestock of the AOL SD staffers in Denver. Either on arrival or departure my flights sorta crossed paths with the POTUS. I saw Air Force One parked on the tarmac and nearby was a C-141. T… --- ## [How connected are Google and Netflix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-connected-are-google-and-netflix/921863)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-connected-are-google-and-netflix/921863 "2020-10-03T18:01:18Z")
I just encountered something I found suspicious. I wanted suggestions for new series I might want to watch so I went to Google and entered “best series to watch” as the search term. Here are all the results on the first … --- ## [Maximum possible US tax responsibility](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-possible-us-tax-responsibility/921812)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-possible-us-tax-responsibility/921812 "2020-10-03T16:47:03Z")
I am curious what the maximum combined US federal/state tax burden would be for a very wealthy person who chose not to take any unusual loopholes that aren’t available to a wage-earning family with simple finances. Give… --- ## [Number of radio listeners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-radio-listeners/921908)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-radio-listeners/921908 "2020-10-03T16:25:45Z")
How does a radio station know how many listeners it has? --- ## [Aluminum in post 1980 microwaves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aluminum-in-post-1980-microwaves/921757)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aluminum-in-post-1980-microwaves/921757 "2020-10-03T14:31:20Z")
The local grocery store sells pre-made meals in aluminum trays with a plastic cover. Verde enchiladas, mac and cheese, that sort of thing. The label says: “Heating instructions: Aluminum food containers are safe to be us… --- ## [Classifying a gambling addiction. Do psychologists consider professional gamblers that way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classifying-a-gambling-addiction-do-psychologists-consider-professional-gamblers-that-way/834725)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2020, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classifying-a-gambling-addiction-do-psychologists-consider-professional-gamblers-that-way/834725 "2020-10-03T11:43:47Z")
Professional Gambling has been in the news recently. Jeopardy champion \*\*James Holzhauer calls himself a professional sports gambler. How does psychologists view these people? Do they consider them as slightly more skil… --- ## [What's the deal with Artificial Photosynthesis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-artificial-photosynthesis/922035)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-artificial-photosynthesis/922035 "2020-10-02T21:40:28Z")
So I was reading about carbon capture, and about how one of the biggest problems with using it to save the planet from global warming is that at the moment it takes bulky infrastructure that’s power hungry and it doesn’t… --- ## [Why such small HDD's in new laptops?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-such-small-hdds-in-new-laptops/921598)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-such-small-hdds-in-new-laptops/921598 "2020-10-02T21:05:33Z")
I’m about to order a new XPS laptop from Dell. Even a premium build where no corners seem to be cut in any other area comes with a 256 GB SSD. That seems awfully small these days. I have a 512 GB SSD in my now 7 yea… --- ## [I don't get the joke on this T-Shirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-the-joke-on-this-t-shirt/686659)
**Author:** [@WallFloor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallFloor)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-the-joke-on-this-t-shirt/686659 "2020-10-02T20:20:38Z")
Mac was wearing this shirt on an episode of ‘Always Sunny’ and Dennis didn’t get it. Neither do I. It says ‘Come to Philly for the Crack’ with a picture of the Liberty Bell. Here’s a Picture of It: http://skreened.co… --- ## [Why is electroconvulsive therapy treated as a treatment of last resort?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-electroconvulsive-therapy-treated-as-a-treatment-of-last-resort/921871)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-electroconvulsive-therapy-treated-as-a-treatment-of-last-resort/921871 "2020-10-02T13:45:41Z")
A few psychology classes and some reading seems to indicate to me that ECT is an extremely effective treatment for long term major depression. Somewhere around 60-80% of patients with major depression have significant im… --- ## [Trees and their leaves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trees-and-their-leaves/921971)
**Author:** [@tavaritz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tavaritz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trees-and-their-leaves/921971 "2020-10-02T03:35:38Z")
I have a question concerning trees and their leaves: I live in Helsinki, Finland and on my home street there are maples in a row between the street and a sportsground on the opposite side to where I live. I’m not sure w… --- ## [Single hair on my arm -- caused by vaccine injection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-hair-on-my-arm-caused-by-vaccine-injection/359950)
**Author:** [@Walton\_Firm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walton_Firm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-hair-on-my-arm-caused-by-vaccine-injection/359950 "2020-10-02T02:24:26Z")
I’ll be visiting Africa in the near future, so yesterday I got some vaccinations: one for Hepatitis A, and a booster shot for some things I have already been vaccinated against as a kid. I received one shot in each arm; … --- ## [Car Mechanic procedure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-mechanic-procedure/921335)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-mechanic-procedure/921335 "2020-10-01T19:39:56Z")
Sometimes I bring my car to the shop and they call me late in the day around 3 or later and tell me the problem and the cost to fix it. I tell them to do the work and they fix it by 5. I am wondering if they have a… --- ## [ALL CAPS = Shouting - since when?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-caps-shouting-since-when/921618)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-caps-shouting-since-when/921618 "2020-10-01T19:24:11Z")
Typing emails and messages in ALL CAPS is considered ‘shouting’, but I believe this convention predates the internet and probably appears in print media - especially works of fiction, where pieces of dialogue are rendere… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=326) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=328)