# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1005 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1006 --- ## [Tic Tok Videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tic-tok-videos/970940)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tic-tok-videos/970940 "2022-09-07T13:16:12Z")
I have to wonder how deeply society is affected by Tic Toc and other videos, Not a day goes by that I don’t somehow stumble on to these videos and maybe spend 15 min over a days period watching them. I have to admit that… --- ## [Do liberals share the same view of human nature as conservatives as far as war and violence are concerned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-liberals-share-the-same-view-of-human-nature-as-conservatives-as-far-as-war-and-violence-are-concerned/961129)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-liberals-share-the-same-view-of-human-nature-as-conservatives-as-far-as-war-and-violence-are-concerned/961129 "2022-03-28T18:46:23Z")
By and large, liberals and conservatives nowadays seem to share the same viewpoints as far as human nature is concerned: Negotiation and dialogue can stave off some conflicts, but sometimes an aggressor is simply bent … --- ## [It's, its, but its'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-its-but-its/970562)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-its-but-its/970562 "2022-09-07T12:23:47Z")
Was its’ ever used for the possessive of the singular it? I have someone here claiming to have been taught that as a grade schooler in the early 1970s. “He parked the car in its’ spot.” I can imagine if you go back long… --- ## [Spanish hat thieves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-hat-thieves/950847)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-hat-thieves/950847 "2022-09-07T12:01:00Z")
There is a video game server in Spain named, “Hat Thieves”. Does that phrase have some particular meaning in Spain? --- ## [§eyboard malfunction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyboard-malfunction/970986)
**Author:** [@CBEscapee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBEscapee)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyboard-malfunction/970986 "2022-09-07T11:40:24Z")
All of a sudden I get this § symbol when I hit the §ey between the letters J and L on my IMac §eyboard. It started yesterday but the problem later stopped. When I booted the computer this morning it reappeared. It is the… --- ## [URL shortener services that allow editing links for free?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/url-shortener-services-that-allow-editing-links-for-free/971061)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/url-shortener-services-that-allow-editing-links-for-free/971061 "2022-09-07T11:36:36Z")
I’m trying to create a portfolio that has a link to a video, which I haven’t been able to film and edit yet. I plan to make a placeholder shortened URL to embed in an image within the portfolio and finish that document f… --- ## [Close call between Cessna and Delta 757 over Orlando Airport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-call-between-cessna-and-delta-757-over-orlando-airport/971033)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-call-between-cessna-and-delta-757-over-orlando-airport/971033 "2022-09-07T10:10:59Z")
Thankful no one got hurt. The Cessna pilot reacted quickly to incorrect instructions from the tower. I’m curious to hear reactions from the pilots on the SDMB. Do you routinely think about the instructions from the tow… --- ## [Is hatred towards EV's due to the belief in a apocalyptic future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hatred-towards-evs-due-to-the-belief-in-a-apocalyptic-future/966752)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 331\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hatred-towards-evs-due-to-the-belief-in-a-apocalyptic-future/966752 "2022-09-07T06:45:49Z")
I’ve never seen so many people care about what others chose to drive as I have with EV’s, and have noticed fear that EV’s are gaining traction in into only personal transportation but commercial and knocking at the door … --- ## [How to get rid of ALLPlayer popup ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-allplayer-popup-ads/971107)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-allplayer-popup-ads/971107 "2022-09-07T03:55:35Z")
I’ve been using ALLPlayer for longer than I can remember. I remember paying the activation fee all those years ago (it wasn’t much), and it’s served me well ever since. Just one problem. It uses a pop-up ad to announce … --- ## [New to me dating site scam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-to-me-dating-site-scam/971030)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-to-me-dating-site-scam/971030 "2022-09-07T03:00:26Z")
This is something I just recently started running across and I can’t figure out what they might be looking for. It almost seems like it could be dangerous. Anyway, normally after a few texts we will exchange phone number… --- ## [Light tune up of 1981Ferrari 308 GTBi, a 507 test run then a blown engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-tune-up-of-1981ferrari-308-gtbi-a-507-test-run-then-a-blown-engine/971027)
**Author:** [@Linwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linwood)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-tune-up-of-1981ferrari-308-gtbi-a-507-test-run-then-a-blown-engine/971027 "2022-09-07T01:45:21Z")
I took my 1981 Ferrari 308 GTBi in for a light tune up and oil & belt change, not sure if they performed the tune up. They drove it 507 miles and blew up the engine. When they returned my car, they didn’t know what happe… --- ## [Explain the GameStop short squeeze?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-gamestop-short-squeeze/931681)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-gamestop-short-squeeze/931681 "2022-09-07T01:34:16Z")
If you haven’t seen this is in the news lately, it’s kind of bizarre. TL,DR: Gamestop is a brick-and-mortar video game seller that many believed would be going out of business soon. The belief was so strong that hedg… --- ## [The brightest candelabra base bulb. Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brightest-candelabra-base-bulb-ever/971077)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brightest-candelabra-base-bulb-ever/971077 "2022-09-07T01:13:12Z")
I have two wall sconces in the living room and they really never have been bright enough for me. They use E12 or candelabra bases so they have been limited to 60 watt bulbs, usually flame-shaped. One failed yesterday so … --- ## [Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List - Why didn't he just make real munitions and use the money to save more Jews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oskar-schindler-in-schindlers-list-why-didnt-he-just-make-real-munitions-and-use-the-money-to-save-more-jews/971020)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oskar-schindler-in-schindlers-list-why-didnt-he-just-make-real-munitions-and-use-the-money-to-save-more-jews/971020 "2022-09-07T00:02:07Z")
Hopefully this isn’t considered spoilers since I assume everyone has seen this movie. But the powerful ending of Schindlers List where he breaks down in tears about how he could have sold his car or his gold pin to save… --- ## [Is there a price point where office chairs stop being squeaky, creaky, fragile crap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-price-point-where-office-chairs-stop-being-squeaky-creaky-fragile-crap/970686)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-price-point-where-office-chairs-stop-being-squeaky-creaky-fragile-crap/970686 "2022-09-06T23:39:21Z")
I’ve been using a somewhat inexpensive office chair for about 6 years. I inherited it when a family member passed away, it was brand new in 2016. After about 1 year, the pneumatic tube became defective (it would drift d… --- ## [Waterslide...from McBaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waterslide-from-mcbaise/971087)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waterslide-from-mcbaise/971087 "2022-09-06T22:05:37Z")
Behold a video from musician/cartoonist McBaise…a.k.a. McBess. ​​(2) Mcbaise - Water Slide (feat. Kamggarn) - YouTube --- ## [When an infant is born, is there air in his stomach and intestines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-an-infant-is-born-is-there-air-in-his-stomach-and-intestines/970903)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-an-infant-is-born-is-there-air-in-his-stomach-and-intestines/970903 "2022-09-06T22:00:27Z")
I’m talking about the open spaces that in children and adults are filled with air. But that doesn’t seem likely for a being that’s conceived in an essentially liquid environment. How does it happen that the lumen is no… --- ## [Pianist Dopers, What's your Core Repertoire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pianist-dopers-whats-your-core-repertoire/970869)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pianist-dopers-whats-your-core-repertoire/970869 "2022-09-06T21:42:42Z")
By “core repertoire”, I mean pieces that you’re pretty sure you could play from memory, without rehearsal or access to the score. Here are mine. Bach - Prelude in C Major, BWV 846 Bach - Prelude in c mino… --- ## [Peter Straub has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-straub-has-died/971081)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-straub-has-died/971081 "2022-09-06T20:59:03Z")
One of my favorites. The author of Ghost Story and Koko and co-author with Stephen King on The Talisman and Black House. He was 79, and had never been in what you’d call excellent health. --- ## [Anarchists Unite!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anarchists-unite/969907)
**Author:** [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anarchists-unite/969907 "2022-09-06T20:50:49Z")
No one watched this HBO series? I found it fascinating. Mostly because these people were so self-important and thinking they were changing the world but I’d never heard of Anarchapulco, or Jeff Berwick, or Nathan Freeman… --- ## [Username in different font?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-in-different-font/969895)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-in-different-font/969895 "2022-09-06T20:07:47Z")
Every time I scroll through this thread (the one with the deported cat sitter), I notice her (the poster and subject of the thread) username is…blurry? Maybe not blurry, but lighter? In any case, I assumed it was my the… --- ## [Another inexperienced couple sinks their boat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-inexperienced-couple-sinks-their-boat/808657)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-inexperienced-couple-sinks-their-boat/808657 "2022-09-06T19:29:27Z")
So. No experience. 24 and 26 years old, barely out of school and they are tired of paying for a house. "How can we live our lives when we’re working most of the day and you have to pay so much just to live?” Well, guy… --- ## [DRM error from Project Gutenberg on (Kindle) Fire 10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drm-error-from-project-gutenberg-on-kindle-fire-10/945428)
**Author:** [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drm-error-from-project-gutenberg-on-kindle-fire-10/945428 "2022-09-06T19:09:51Z")
For several years I had downloaded books from Project Gutenberg to my (Kindle) Fire 8. This was particularly useful when I wanted to read something in an environment where direct internet connection was impossible or a … --- ## [I "get" grinding pepper. But grinding salt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-grinding-pepper-but-grinding-salt/970764)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-grinding-pepper-but-grinding-salt/970764 "2022-09-06T19:02:39Z")
Was at a restaurant for lunch today. There were two small grinders on the table. One contained peppercorn, and other contained salt. I think I understand why freshly ground pepper would be better than pre-ground pepper … --- ## [Youtube Music "add to playlist" option broken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-music-add-to-playlist-option-broken/971064)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-music-add-to-playlist-option-broken/971064 "2022-09-06T15:44:59Z")
About a week ago, I noticed the option to add the contents of one playlist in Youtube Music to another playlist stopped working properly for me. Did this happen to anybody else? In particular, the problem seems to be w… --- ## [Men with shaved head and full beard - are you a fan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-with-shaved-head-and-full-beard-are-you-a-fan/970344)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-with-shaved-head-and-full-beard-are-you-a-fan/970344 "2022-09-06T15:34:17Z")
Over the past year or so, I’ve noticed an increasing number of younger men (20s-30s) sporting this look, with their heads completely shaven, and full beards. Some of the beards are somewhat trimmed, but many are quite l… --- ## [What's fermenting the sugar water in my hummingbird feeders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-fermenting-the-sugar-water-in-my-hummingbird-feeders/968729)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-fermenting-the-sugar-water-in-my-hummingbird-feeders/968729 "2022-09-06T14:44:12Z")
Cornell Ornthology tells me to change the sugar water in my feeder “before it gets cloudy” (how would I know it’s about to get cloudy?) because the sugar water ferments and turns to alcohol. While I understand that yeas… --- ## [When did Europeans start settling what is South Africa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-europeans-start-settling-what-is-south-africa/970721)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-europeans-start-settling-what-is-south-africa/970721 "2022-09-06T14:41:49Z")
I recall some right wing site made the claim a few years ago, around the time Mandela passed, that whites actually pre-dated blacks in the region, what became South Africa, and that black “settlors” came later. A claim … --- ## [Medieval Monks were Riddled with Worms, Study Finds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medieval-monks-were-riddled-with-worms-study-finds/969961)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medieval-monks-were-riddled-with-worms-study-finds/969961 "2022-09-06T13:29:01Z")
This gives new meaning to “Diet of Worms” https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/19/uk/medieval-monks-parasites-study-gbr-scli-intl-scn/index.html --- ## [List of Countries where the constitution is interpreted per Original Intent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-countries-where-the-constitution-is-interpreted-per-original-intent/970862)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-countries-where-the-constitution-is-interpreted-per-original-intent/970862 "2022-09-06T13:26:30Z")
“The term original intent refers to the notion that the judiciary should interpret the Constitution (including its amendments) in accordance with the understanding of its framers.” Original Intent | The First Amendment E… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1004) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1006)