# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1022&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1023 --- ## [Which U.S. east-west interstate highway is the most interesting to drive, start to finish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-east-west-interstate-highway-is-the-most-interesting-to-drive-start-to-finish/971277)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-east-west-interstate-highway-is-the-most-interesting-to-drive-start-to-finish/971277 "2022-09-09T22:32:00Z")
Reasoning appreciated! poll --- ## [Bay Area Dopers, how are you weathering this horrible heat wave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopers-how-are-you-weathering-this-horrible-heat-wave/971067)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopers-how-are-you-weathering-this-horrible-heat-wave/971067 "2022-09-09T21:34:33Z")
And what’s the temperature in your town? It’s predicted to reach 113 degrees in my town today. We spent Labor Day weekend cowering indoors in the A/C, and keeping all other electrical devices turned off as much as poss… --- ## [Medical advice sought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-advice-sought/971159)
**Author:** [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-advice-sought/971159 "2022-09-09T21:08:52Z")
70-year-old male, in reasonably good health. For many years, I would come down with a mysterious ailment approximately twice a year. Symptoms included fatigue, bad muscle aches, and general malaise, but never a fever. I… --- ## [CNN anchor Bernard Shaw dead at 82](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-anchor-bernard-shaw-dead-at-82/971260)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-anchor-bernard-shaw-dead-at-82/971260 "2022-09-09T20:40:42Z")
CNN anchor Bernard Shaw dead at 82 He died yesterday. He was CNN’s first chief anchor, and I remember him covering the first gulf war. He was a good reporter. And he was a Corporal in the Marine Corps too. Rest In Peac… --- ## [Barbara Ehrenreich RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbara-ehrenreich-rip/971150)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbara-ehrenreich-rip/971150 "2022-09-09T20:21:58Z")
I was so sad to learn this. Barbara Ehrenreich has died. She’s probably best known for her book Nickel and Dimed, but personally, I much preferred her Brightsided. It was a devastating look at toxic positivity, or the… --- ## [Why are identical twins not EXACTLY identical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-identical-twins-not-exactly-identical/969641)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-identical-twins-not-exactly-identical/969641 "2022-09-09T19:01:46Z")
The way I understand it, identical twins have the exact same DNA. So why are some slightly differently sized and why do they have variations in their faces, to the point where you can usually differentiate between them?… --- ## [TJHSST Admissions process illegally discriminates against asians (UPDATE)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tjhsst-admissions-process-illegally-discriminates-against-asians-update/960375)
**Author:** [@damuriajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/damuriajashi)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tjhsst-admissions-process-illegally-discriminates-against-asians-update/960375 "2022-09-09T18:12:13Z")
An update on this thread: Selective Magnet School in Virginia moving towards a lottery system A federal court sided with plaintiffs and found that impermissible “racial balancing” was at the core of the plan to overhau… --- ## [Hypothetical: South Korea absorbs North Korea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-south-korea-absorbs-north-korea/971136)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-south-korea-absorbs-north-korea/971136 "2022-09-09T17:48:22Z")
Continuing the discussion from A modest proposal: South Korea buys North Korea: I think this is a interesting to consider regardless of the fantastical nature of the hypothetical. Premise: North Korea is dissolved and … --- ## [Should buy an electric lawnmower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-buy-an-electric-lawnmower/970854)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-buy-an-electric-lawnmower/970854 "2022-09-09T17:35:29Z")
My trusty Toro has died a noble death after fighting the good fight lo these many years. I need to secure a replacement in the nearish future and it seems it might be time for an electric mower. My yard is quite small an… --- ## [Test thread. Ignore.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-ignore/971246)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-ignore/971246 "2022-09-09T17:03:19Z")
Title testing. ETA: K. So you can’t end a thread’s title with a period. That’s just weird. ETA2: Moving from ATMB to Site Feedback. ETA3: Apparently, from a test on another board, even the mods don’t have period-addin… --- ## [Blog (or other content) solution for existing website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blog-or-other-content-solution-for-existing-website/971146)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blog-or-other-content-solution-for-existing-website/971146 "2022-09-09T16:49:38Z")
I would like to create a blog or other media repository on a website which I do not have direct control over (the website is owned by my employer but managed by a third party). I can get them to do whatever I want so lon… --- ## [Looking for emergency radio to purchase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-emergency-radio-to-purchase/965846)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-emergency-radio-to-purchase/965846 "2022-09-09T15:48:50Z")
I’m in the U.S. We occasionally vacation at a small lake in Ontario, Canada. Cell phone reception is pretty much non-existent there. This is a concern if we’re out on the boat and run in to trouble. We have plans to vis… --- ## [Is there a SCIF on Air Force One?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-scif-on-air-force-one/971265)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-scif-on-air-force-one/971265 "2022-09-09T15:26:14Z")
If the President wants to look at something very secret on his plane, do we know if there is a special secure room built into the plane? --- ## [Paqui One Chip Challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paqui-one-chip-challenge/970568)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paqui-one-chip-challenge/970568 "2022-09-09T14:35:27Z")
A single tortilla chip, flavored with Carolina Reaper and Scorpion peppers. Sold in a coffin-shaped box for a ridiculous price, with warnings for anyone overly sensitive or allergic to capsaicin. Advice to wash your hand… --- ## [I have 2 graphics on my computer that will NOT go away!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-2-graphics-on-my-computer-that-will-not-go-away/971166)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-2-graphics-on-my-computer-that-will-not-go-away/971166 "2022-09-09T13:26:58Z")
Both graphics are in the lower right hand corner of the monitor. One graphic states “Set Default Language” followed by that message translated into 4 languages which is followed by 5 flag graphics. The graphic to the r… --- ## [Colorized 19th and early century videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorized-19th-and-early-century-videos/971039)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorized-19th-and-early-century-videos/971039 "2022-09-09T13:23:26Z")
There is this channel that I subscribe to which colorizes old videos. It makes the place look more real somehow than black and white versions When I look at the kids, I wonder how many died in the trenches… --- ## [What are your streaming entertainment strategies these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-streaming-entertainment-strategies-these-days/971137)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-streaming-entertainment-strategies-these-days/971137 "2022-09-09T13:14:39Z")
Mrs. lost and I cut our cable years ago, and have never looked back. Cable seemed to be getting more and more expensive for what we were getting, including many channels we seldom or never watched. (This post got longer… --- ## [And … we’re sheltering in place …](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-we-re-sheltering-in-place/970944)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-we-re-sheltering-in-place/970944 "2022-09-09T13:00:05Z")
Several public alerts on our cellphones about two guys from up north who are doing random stabbings. Except they’re now believed to have come south and have been spotted on one of the major arterial roads in our city. C… --- ## [Has the question of Columbus's final resting place now been settled? Is it Seville Cathedra?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-question-of-columbuss-final-resting-place-now-been-settled-is-it-seville-cathedra/970867)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-question-of-columbuss-final-resting-place-now-been-settled-is-it-seville-cathedra/970867 "2022-09-09T12:54:11Z")
Has the question of Columbus’s final resting place finally been settled? Is it Seville Cathedral? --- ## [Citizen Trump (et al.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citizen-trump-et-al/930458)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 697\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citizen-trump-et-al/930458 "2022-09-09T06:05:50Z")
We are a week away from the end of Trump’s term in office and knowing that we’ll need a new place to catalog his (and his family’s/crony’s) missteps, vent fury at transgressions and cackle with glee at consequences and m… --- ## [Was it reasonable to close my "Should Biden unveil the Donald and Melania Trump portraits? I mean, will that even be an option?" thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-reasonable-to-close-my-should-biden-unveil-the-donald-and-melania-trump-portraits-i-mean-will-that-even-be-an-option-thread/971167)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-reasonable-to-close-my-should-biden-unveil-the-donald-and-melania-trump-portraits-i-mean-will-that-even-be-an-option-thread/971167 "2022-09-09T05:38:21Z")
I hardly care enough to argue about this and am not going to start engaging in moderation debate after 22+ years on the board. I don’t want my thread moved to the pit because I’m not really pitting anyone. It see… --- ## [Mucinex - "do not crush, chew, or break..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mucinex-do-not-crush-chew-or-break/609186)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mucinex-do-not-crush-chew-or-break/609186 "2022-09-09T05:32:21Z")
Why can’t you crush or break Mucinex prior to ingesting it? Those are some pretty big pills. I can see not chewing it, because it tastes gross, but why the others? --- ## [When my pupils were medically dilated, why could I see better with glasses off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-my-pupils-were-medically-dilated-why-could-i-see-better-with-glasses-off/971221)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-my-pupils-were-medically-dilated-why-could-i-see-better-with-glasses-off/971221 "2022-09-09T05:14:16Z")
I recently underwent an eye exam with pupil dilation. I am nearsighted with a -3 prescription or so. When the dilation sets in, it becomes hard to see up close, so if I want to read something (like my phone), I actually … --- ## [Young adult history books - military history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-adult-history-books-military-history/971164)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-adult-history-books-military-history/971164 "2022-09-09T03:55:01Z")
The Piper Cub is interested in military history and asked me if I knew a book about different battles. I tried looking on Amazon and one of their search engine’s top recommendations was: The Silmarillion. Thanks, Mr B… --- ## [Should anyone build a home in a fire-prone area? If so, with what safeguards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-anyone-build-a-home-in-a-fire-prone-area-if-so-with-what-safeguards/970020)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-anyone-build-a-home-in-a-fire-prone-area-if-so-with-what-safeguards/970020 "2022-09-09T03:09:45Z")
Asking about this after seeing this story about a couple who lost their dream home after 18 months of labor: Dream Home burns down in Montana I know they put a fire-resistant metal roof on it, but weren’t there some ot… --- ## [OK, so what happened to Pepsi Nitro?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-happened-to-pepsi-nitro/842728)
**Author:** [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-happened-to-pepsi-nitro/842728 "2022-09-09T02:59:28Z")
Back in January, Pepsi announced a new product: Pepsi Nitro, which was to be a Pepsi product with nitrogen bubbles instead of carbon dioxide fizz. Nitrogen has been used in some alcoholic beverages, most famously in Gui… --- ## [Spotting Movie/TV actors in commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-movie-tv-actors-in-commercials/844707)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-movie-tv-actors-in-commercials/844707 "2022-09-09T01:35:21Z")
I saw a Dairy Queen commercial this week with Brian Thomas Smith (Zack from The Big Bang Theory) playing the part of a dad. If you look closely you see Charles Robinson (Mac from Night Court) playing the head coach in a … --- ## [Can older women dress young?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-older-women-dress-young/970359)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-older-women-dress-young/970359 "2022-09-09T01:34:29Z")
Inspired by the Can men wear shorts thread, can older women wear long hair, mini skirts, shorts, ponytails? What age do you have to pass for it to be considered sad? Can some women carry it off? People should wear what t… --- ## [What do you think is biggest IT security risk to your small biz or organisation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-biggest-it-security-risk-to-your-small-biz-or-organisation/970923)
**Author:** [@zobbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zobbo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-biggest-it-security-risk-to-your-small-biz-or-organisation/970923 "2022-09-09T00:17:38Z")
Assuming you work in a business or organisation with less than 30 employees…if hackers were to attack it, how do you think they would get in? --- ## [Billionaire Preppers - Whoosh or Weird?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billionaire-preppers-whoosh-or-weird/970952)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billionaire-preppers-whoosh-or-weird/970952 "2022-09-08T23:38:26Z")
Any thoughts on this curious article about what wealthy Siliconas have in common with well regulated militiamen? :wink: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1021&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1023&state=watching)