# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=10&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 11 --- ## [What I've Learned from Caustic Reviews of My Book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ive-learned-from-caustic-reviews-of-my-book/1033435)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ive-learned-from-caustic-reviews-of-my-book/1033435 "2026-10-02T16:48:49Z")
(the first book, GenderQueer) Most of the non-warm reactions come from people seeing me as kin to incels. Or at least to men’s rights folks. They aren’t entirely wrong. It’s part of why I thought it so important to s… --- ## [Resolved - The U.S. should swap Veteran's Day and Memorial Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-u-s-should-swap-veterans-day-and-memorial-day/1030621)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-u-s-should-swap-veterans-day-and-memorial-day/1030621 "2026-10-02T16:32:12Z")
In the United States, we have two official government holidays related to the armed services. Memorial Day is supposed to mourn those who have lost their lives in the armed forces, whereas Veterans Day is a more comprehe… --- ## [Bands you've seen, concerts you've been to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-youve-seen-concerts-youve-been-to/1014139)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-youve-seen-concerts-youve-been-to/1014139 "2026-10-02T16:19:52Z")
Continuing the discussion from Songs about planes and flying: I know we’ve done this several times before, but not too recently I think, and the thread I’ve spun this one off from has had several mentions of seeing this… --- ## [I'm baaaack…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-baaaack/1033528)
**Author:** [@Backwater\_UnderDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_UnderDuck)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-baaaack/1033528 "2026-10-02T16:12:46Z")
Hey guys. It’s been a while, and I’m not sure if I’m doing this right, but here goes. I’ve been away for too long, but I want to come back and see if I can fit in again My wife died a while ago and I just haven’t wanted … --- ## [Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-seeking-executive-power-over-elections-is-urged-to-declare-emergency/1028019)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-seeking-executive-power-over-elections-is-urged-to-declare-emergency/1028019 "2026-10-02T14:41:14Z")
I didn’t notice this already posted: Trump is likely to declare emergency and take over elections. Putting this in Politics & Elections, but it may belong in the Pit? Per Washington Post: Trump, seeking executive powe… --- ## [Stupid Gun news of the day (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2063\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428 "2026-10-02T14:11:45Z")
Continuing the discussion from Stupid Gun news of the day (Part 1) - #10007 by Dandan. Previous discussions: Stupid Gun news of the day (Part 1) --- ## [The Great SDMB Movie Poll - Round 2B Best of the Rest {Polls closing at Noon EDT, 2026-01-10}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-2b-best-of-the-rest-polls-closing-at-noon-edt-2026-01-10/1033445)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-2b-best-of-the-rest-polls-closing-at-noon-edt-2026-01-10/1033445 "2026-10-02T14:06:22Z")
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**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-strongest-scientific-consensuses-that-turned-out-to-be-possibly-or-definitely-wrong/1032888 "2026-10-02T13:17:55Z")
An example of an extremely strong scientific consensus today is that faster than speed of light communication is impossible. My guess is that when consensus is so strong – with every tenured university physicist who wor… --- ## [Is Trump’s mortgage plan a bad idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-s-mortgage-plan-a-bad-idea/1024795)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-s-mortgage-plan-a-bad-idea/1024795 "2026-10-02T13:05:54Z")
I guess I’ve been lucky and genuinely don’t know anything about mortgages. He wants to extend them to 50 years. Is it infeasible? Here’s an article that discusses it. https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/business/fifty-year-… --- ## [Deviated September (Monthly Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviated-september-monthly-mini-rants/1032738)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 394\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviated-september-monthly-mini-rants/1032738 "2026-10-02T12:39:39Z")
Continuing the discussion from August Wrong! (Monthly Mini-Rants): I’ll start out by mini-ranting about myself. I’m on a trip to Nevada, first in Vegas with my wife, then finishing the week in a nearby town where her p… --- ## [AI data centres (datacenters) in space!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-data-centres-datacenters-in-space/1031098)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-data-centres-datacenters-in-space/1031098 "2026-10-02T09:32:32Z")
So commercial artificial intelligence operations (OpenAI, Anthropic and so on) require some high-performance processors with high power and cooling requirements. Now there is a trend of talking about putting such data c… --- ## [Getting an all in one computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-an-all-in-one-computer/1033468)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-an-all-in-one-computer/1033468 "2026-10-02T08:07:03Z")
I’m going to get a new computer in a couple of weeks. For a couple of reasons I’d like an all in one. Other than the usual internet stuff I’m mainly going to use it for world building for the novel I’m working on (first … --- ## [MLB off-season & Hot Stove 2026-2027](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-off-season-hot-stove-2026-2027/1033516)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-off-season-hot-stove-2026-2027/1033516 "2026-10-02T06:38:29Z")
I figured we could use a companion thread to the Play-Off thread. I wanted to reply to off-season stuff for the Red Sox. The biggest issue for Boston is Sonny Grey is likely to walk away. They don’t have enough starter… --- ## [United States and Israel are bombing Iran {for current/ongoing events, past/future have specific threads}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 1854\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071 "2026-10-02T05:09:30Z")
This is a live link from NBC News. First post at the bottom reads: Then there’s this from Trump. I can’t quote it now, but I just watched a video of Trump telling the Iranian military to put their weapons down now o… --- ## [Throwback MMORPG: Monsters & Memories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throwback-mmorpg-monsters-memories/1033529)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throwback-mmorpg-monsters-memories/1033529 "2026-10-02T04:23:51Z")
Has anyone heard of this game that launched today? https://monstersandmemories.com/ It’s a throwback to EverQuest era MMORPGs apparently, with slow, group-focused gameplay… --- ## [Need air-gapped version of Word/Office](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-air-gapped-version-of-word-office/1033351)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-air-gapped-version-of-word-office/1033351 "2026-10-02T04:17:14Z")
Just got the unwelcome notice that the 2019 version of Microsoft Word will no longer allow creating or editing Word docs. I suppose if one went through the entire original licensing agreement it would somewhere say the e… --- ## [Yarrr, 'tis International Talk Like a Pirate Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yarrr-tis-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/796723)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yarrr-tis-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/796723 "2026-10-02T03:59:47Z")
Ye scurvy, mutinous dogs, hope ye’ll be properly marking the day! --- ## [In what ways is society not ready to accept or deal with mental illness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-is-society-not-ready-to-accept-or-deal-with-mental-illness/1033471)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-is-society-not-ready-to-accept-or-deal-with-mental-illness/1033471 "2026-10-02T03:17:35Z")
There is a lot of stigma for mental illness, far more than for illnesses outside of the brain. But I get the impression that there are various reasons why mental illness isn’t going to be accepted the same way we accept … --- ## [SDMB Monthly Photo Competition - rolling discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 2402\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642 "2026-10-02T03:11:28Z")
Welcome to the SDMB Photography Competition. The goal of the competition is to give Dopers a chance to take and share photos on a particular theme, or share photos from their collection. Taking photos to a brief is a won… --- ## [The trial of Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos)\[sentenced to 11+ yrs, 18Nov2022\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trial-of-elizabeth-holmes-theranos-sentenced-to-11-yrs-18nov2022/946138)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 861\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trial-of-elizabeth-holmes-theranos-sentenced-to-11-yrs-18nov2022/946138 "2026-10-02T02:03:00Z")
We’ve had a few threads on Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO of Theranos (most recently, here and here). With her trial looming, I figured we could have a new thread to discuss the trial and aftermath. This one is MPSIMS … --- ## [My religious tourism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-religious-tourism/921011)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-religious-tourism/921011 "2026-10-02T00:48:15Z")
One of my hobbies is attending other people’s religious services. I wrote a series of posts about doing so (and also some posts about services at my own congregation) on another chat site, but it is dying, so I am copyin… --- ## [Does Bath Towel Color Affect Absorbancy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bath-towel-color-affect-absorbancy/54526)
**Author:** [@TwoBuyFour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoBuyFour)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bath-towel-color-affect-absorbancy/54526 "2026-10-01T22:00:31Z")
Recently a friend of mine made a comment that I found hard to swallow. She stated that white towels are much more absorbant than towels of other colors. Now, just as I was coming to a conclusion in my little brain as to … --- ## [Dallas cop kills innocent man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dallas-cop-kills-innocent-man/821119)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 772\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dallas-cop-kills-innocent-man/821119 "2026-10-01T21:34:38Z")
She claims she accidentally entered the wrong apartment thinking it was here’s. It’s the second time she’s shot someone. I’ll withhold judgement but I’m not liking how they are handling it so far. https://www.google.com… --- ## [Why is Vladimir Putin still alive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vladimir-putin-still-alive/1033390)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vladimir-putin-still-alive/1033390 "2026-10-01T21:16:22Z")
It can’t have escaped the notice of the Ukrainian government that Putin is the architect and booster for the aggression against Ukraine; that unlike almost every war fought in modern times, it really makes a difference w… --- ## [Is it possible to change usernames on the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-usernames-on-the-sdmb/1032571)
**Author:** [@Xarrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xarrot)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-usernames-on-the-sdmb/1032571 "2026-10-01T19:30:27Z")
I want a new username but wish to keep my old account. --- ## [When should I get my next Covid Vaccination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-i-get-my-next-covid-vaccination/990285)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-i-get-my-next-covid-vaccination/990285 "2026-10-01T19:08:05Z")
So I started off with J&J, then Moderna, then Pfizer. I hear of a new vaccine that’s either coming out, or already out. My last shot was 9/19/22. I already got my flue shot for the year. I’m 43 years old this November. I… --- ## [The Great SDMB Movie Poll - Round 2A Winners Bracket {Polls closing at Noon EDT, 2026-01-10}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-2a-winners-bracket-polls-closing-at-noon-edt-2026-01-10/1033422)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-2a-winners-bracket-polls-closing-at-noon-edt-2026-01-10/1033422 "2026-10-01T17:39:46Z")
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**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 1671\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-all-you-warmongering-pieces-of-shit/1019962 "2026-10-01T17:23:09Z")
You know who you are. Short term thinking stupid mother fuckers. Trusting that war lead by two of the most dishonest, selfish, shortsighted, dishonorable pieces of shit ever to lead a country, Netanyahu and Trump, will t… --- ## [Botticelli - Sept 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812)
**Author:** [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812 "2026-10-01T16:17:31Z")
I am H --- ## [Help me plan our 40th Anniversary next year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-our-40th-anniversary-next-year/1033477)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-our-40th-anniversary-next-year/1033477 "2026-10-01T14:45:29Z")
This year for our 39th Anniversary My Beloved and I attended Worldcon in Anaheim in late August, so I asked her what wanted to do next year for the Big Four-Oh. We are going to Albuquerque, NM! In late August! To a li… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=9&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=11&state=muted)