# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1003&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1004 --- ## [Nepotism in acting: Would you change your name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nepotism-in-acting-would-you-change-your-name/972577)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nepotism-in-acting-would-you-change-your-name/972577 "2022-10-04T15:49:03Z")
I started thinking about this when reading a review for a new horror movie called Smile. It stars Sosie Bacon, one degree from Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick. It made me wonder why some actors change their names and some … --- ## [Saving up for an XBox Series S: Is it worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-up-for-an-xbox-series-s-is-it-worth-it/971168)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-up-for-an-xbox-series-s-is-it-worth-it/971168 "2022-10-04T14:40:03Z")
Okay, I admit the first reason I want to get an XBox Series S is to play the new NBA 2K23 game, which has a franchise mode in which you can play as classic teams with correct drafts. But that’s not all I want to play. … --- ## [Warming Up in the Bullpen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warming-up-in-the-bullpen/972591)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warming-up-in-the-bullpen/972591 "2022-10-04T14:38:49Z")
Have you noticed how pitchers throw the ball in the bullpen? They throw the ball, but their stance does not look official. Why is this? Shouldn’t they be warming up simulating a real pitch? --- ## [LearnedLeague](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learnedleague/970893)
**Author:** [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learnedleague/970893 "2022-10-04T13:56:05Z")
Anyone else here in LearnedLeague (more explanation here)? We’re now a week into the current season, and as always my goal is not to be dead last in my division and rundle (i.e. level). I started off well, but have been … --- ## [Is unauthorized product placement and portrayal of real people in fiction legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-unauthorized-product-placement-and-portrayal-of-real-people-in-fiction-legal/972105)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-unauthorized-product-placement-and-portrayal-of-real-people-in-fiction-legal/972105 "2022-10-04T12:45:26Z")
Already as a child, I noticed that branded things rarely appeared in fiction (at least in that which was aimed at kids). I remember when I saw “E.T the Extra Terrestrial” (probably during its 1985 re-release, at 5 years … --- ## [Usual Suspects (possible spoiler)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usual-suspects-possible-spoiler/78935)
**Author:** [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usual-suspects-possible-spoiler/78935 "2022-10-04T11:46:45Z")
Just watch the Usual Suspects again last night. Every time I watch it, I think I’ll figure it all out, but every time, something new puzzles me. This time I got to wondering, was it just coincidence that the 5 were put i… --- ## [Name this song from Weeds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-song-from-weeds/972670)
**Author:** [@Dadtheinhaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dadtheinhaler)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-song-from-weeds/972670 "2022-10-04T06:53:55Z")
From season 1 episode 3 about halfway through. Peppy upbeat funk groove, female singer. I’ve Shazammed, Googled lyrics, looked up playlists, and can’t find this song. Partial lyrics: “hey now sweet thing i know how it fe… --- ## [What happens to a lawyers case files after they retire and/or die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-a-lawyers-case-files-after-they-retire-and-or-die/972428)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-a-lawyers-case-files-after-they-retire-and-or-die/972428 "2022-10-04T04:50:03Z")
I don’t feel like spending $450 asking my lawyer this question as it does not pertain to me. An aquaintence has a realative who died. They know he had a will made out but can’t find it. They looked up the attorney they … --- ## [Song lyrics with poetic quality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-with-poetic-quality/972521)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-with-poetic-quality/972521 "2022-10-04T04:47:25Z")
pretty self explanatory… Hello Darkness my old friend, I come to talk to you again Words are falling out like endless rain into a paper cup --- ## [A murder of crows just landed in our trees!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-just-landed-in-our-trees/972526)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-just-landed-in-our-trees/972526 "2022-10-04T04:31:01Z")
Sitting on the front steps, enjoying the last evening of September, and suddenly in the elms in our front yard, lots of rustling and leaf noises, couples with “caw caw caw”. A murder of crows was landing in the upper br… --- ## [Apache web server treats two identical files differently - specifically all the images break on one of them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apache-web-server-treats-two-identical-files-differently-specifically-all-the-images-break-on-one-of-them/972619)
**Author:** [@guero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guero)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apache-web-server-treats-two-identical-files-differently-specifically-all-the-images-break-on-one-of-them/972619 "2022-10-04T03:21:44Z")
Quick description: I have a home network with a Linux box running an Apache server, and a Windows 10 box without a web server. both machines have similar directory structures for .html files and images, etc. When I dis… --- ## [Why did my science experiment involving electricity explode? (decades ago)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-science-experiment-involving-electricity-explode-decades-ago/972322)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-science-experiment-involving-electricity-explode-decades-ago/972322 "2022-10-04T01:58:50Z")
Hi all Back in college I did an experiment where I needed a temperature gradient in a moving stream of air. My first attempt was to use Ni-chrome wire (the type used in some space heaters) and non-galvanized steal thre… --- ## [Is anyone else doing virtual challenges?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-doing-virtual-challenges/929202)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-doing-virtual-challenges/929202 "2022-10-03T23:02:39Z")
I find exercise machines terribly boring, so I usually act as if I’m walking or biking to a destination. This might mean following a trail in a guidebook or moving up I-95 to the next state, for example. In addition to … --- ## [Which computer has made the most calculations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-computer-has-made-the-most-calculations/972571)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-computer-has-made-the-most-calculations/972571 "2022-10-03T22:14:03Z")
I guess I mean individual supercomputers but I don’t really know that much about the topic. Basically computers are getting faster all the time however some slower computers have been running continuously for decades. S… --- ## [There's a Common Foe Among Us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-common-foe-among-us/972464)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-common-foe-among-us/972464 "2022-10-03T22:07:05Z")
The world is falling apart. Countries are at each other’s throats. The US is split between two rival ideologies. If only there were a common enemy we could rally against, if not for us, for our great-grandchildren. A foe… --- ## [Ten most-fun-to-watch athletes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-most-fun-to-watch-athletes/968806)
**Author:** [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-most-fun-to-watch-athletes/968806 "2022-10-03T21:46:51Z")
The 10 greatest basketball players thread got me to thinking, who were the most fun-to-watch athletes (any sport)? A preliminary, very arbitrary list: Dr. J. Muhammad Ali Mark Fidrych Bill ‘Spaceman’ Lee Earl the Pe… --- ## [How does the Earth's magnetic field protect us from Gamma rays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-earths-magnetic-field-protect-us-from-gamma-rays/972651)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-earths-magnetic-field-protect-us-from-gamma-rays/972651 "2022-10-03T21:46:45Z")
…since as far as I remember Gamma rays being neutrally charged are unaffected by magnetic fields. --- ## [Is there any good way to read articles of online magazines w/o subscription?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-good-way-to-read-articles-of-online-magazines-w-o-subscription/972573)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-good-way-to-read-articles-of-online-magazines-w-o-subscription/972573 "2022-10-03T20:35:33Z")
So once again, an interesting article crops up somewhere on my feed, and I click… Only to find myself faced with a notice that I’ve exhausted my free articles for the month/year/whatever, but not to worry because luckily… --- ## [Screw everything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-everything/972579)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-everything/972579 "2022-10-03T19:59:38Z")
I have been sheltered a little when it comes to DIY because DIY is not really popular in Japan, but last saturday I finally had a job (rotted-out wooden outdoor dining table that needed new top slats) that required me/ju… --- ## [Help with mushroom ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-mushroom-id/972582)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-mushroom-id/972582 "2022-10-03T18:43:40Z")
In the past I’ve enjoyed a very I a very introductory interest in mushrooms. Saw and identified a few but ran across one today I’ve never seen. I’m not interested in edible mushrooms, just curious what this might be. My … --- ## [Most SCOTUS opinions from one case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-scotus-opinions-from-one-case/972558)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-scotus-opinions-from-one-case/972558 "2022-10-03T17:00:21Z")
Reading up on the Baker v Carr Supreme Court case, I was struck by how many opinions were issued in that case. The decision was 6-2 (one Justice recused himself due to health). Besides the official opinion, there were th… --- ## [Best bidding strategy for a city concession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bidding-strategy-for-a-city-concession/972635)
**Author:** [@MozeJose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MozeJose)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bidding-strategy-for-a-city-concession/972635 "2022-10-03T17:01:56Z")
I’m bidding against (I’m guessing) three or four other people for the lease to a city-owned retail space and am interested in any advice for how to come out the winner. Is there a good strategy other than spend more mone… --- ## [Anyone ever in a baseball field private suite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-in-a-baseball-field-private-suite/971728)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-in-a-baseball-field-private-suite/971728 "2022-10-03T16:54:34Z")
I can’t afford anything major league but minor league ball parks have luxury suites also and are quite reasonable. I thought of renting one for a family outing next year. The two choices near Cleveland I have found so fa… --- ## ["The Book Makers"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-book-makers/972608)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-book-makers/972608 "2022-10-03T16:31:00Z")
I just saw this PBS documentary from 2020 this evening, and I was just blown away completely by the creativity and dedication of these people who are designing and physically making books, sometimes using old technology… --- ## [Would you let your dog catch a squirrel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-your-dog-catch-a-squirrel/972451)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-your-dog-catch-a-squirrel/972451 "2022-10-03T15:12:02Z")
My dogs have always enjoyed chasing squirrels. They rarely catch them, but when they have, I’m not too concerned about it. We don’t have a shortage of squirrels/rabbits/etc, and if one of them is gonna mess around in a… --- ## [Are there states where something is uniquely illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-states-where-something-is-uniquely-illegal/948195)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-states-where-something-is-uniquely-illegal/948195 "2022-10-03T14:30:19Z")
Everywhere you go, it’s illegal to kill somebody with malice. It’s going to be illegal to steal or punch somebody without consent, too. No surprises there. But people are presumed to know all of the laws. So, my ques… --- ## [Moving to England- How To Manage Kid's School?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-england-how-to-manage-kids-school/955601)
**Author:** [@LordHarry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordHarry)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-england-how-to-manage-kids-school/955601 "2022-10-03T14:20:01Z")
I am in serious need of guidance and advice. I am an American. I have been recruited to a London hospital and am tentatively scheduled to move to London in February 2022. This happened quite suddenly. I have a daughter w… --- ## [Which classical goddess was the bustiest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classical-goddess-was-the-bustiest/763027)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classical-goddess-was-the-bustiest/763027 "2022-10-03T13:56:13Z")
Going by descriptions of her in literature, I would have thought Hera/Juno (hence the adjective “Junoesque”); but all the classical statues of her are b-cups at most. In fact none of the Greco-Roman goddesses seem to be … --- ## [What is this fruit/seed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-fruit-seed/972538)
**Author:** [@yearofglad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yearofglad)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-fruit-seed/972538 "2022-10-03T08:48:37Z")
Moved to Nashville, TN, and found a few of these in the backyard; they’re a bit bigger than a tennis ball (foot for scale) - it even has weird “seams” that seem to resemble a tennis ball’s construction. They’re presumabl… --- ## [Geology buffs of the Dope, what's going on in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geology-buffs-of-the-dope-whats-going-on-in-the-mid-atlantic-ridge/972529)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geology-buffs-of-the-dope-whats-going-on-in-the-mid-atlantic-ridge/972529 "2022-10-03T06:51:55Z")
A place south of Greenland/Iceland is seeing a lot of seismic activity in recent days, and as I speak, a quake-cam I sometimes follow is tracing some nice squiggles from a 5.9 in the region. Is an underwater volcano eru… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1002&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1004&state=watching)