# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1034 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1035 --- ## [How can Amazon still have such suckass search a quarter century and billions into it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-amazon-still-have-such-suckass-search-a-quarter-century-and-billions-into-it/951583)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-amazon-still-have-such-suckass-search-a-quarter-century-and-billions-into-it/951583 "2022-08-06T00:03:33Z")
And I guess the answer is in the question: because it rules the world or nearly so, so why the fuck bother fixing it? But why does it seem I am the only person who actively finds it infuriating? You all DO notice it, do… --- ## [Those Moments when the Stars Align – How Did they Turn out for you in the Long-Term?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-moments-when-the-stars-align-how-did-they-turn-out-for-you-in-the-long-term/968510)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-moments-when-the-stars-align-how-did-they-turn-out-for-you-in-the-long-term/968510 "2022-08-05T23:28:27Z")
Let’s posit that, once or twice in our lives, we all unexpectedly find ourselves in a situation where we can effortlessly achieve our dearest wish. It could be your dream job, or the love of your life, or the perfect hou… --- ## [The Sandman trailer - upd, now on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sandman-trailer-upd-now-on-netflix/965921)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sandman-trailer-upd-now-on-netflix/965921 "2022-08-05T20:59:28Z")
New (second) trailer was released along with the date - 5 August I’m cautiously optimistic… First trailer: --- ## [How did Trump get to bury his ex- on a golf course?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-trump-get-to-bury-his-ex-on-a-golf-course/968834)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-trump-get-to-bury-his-ex-on-a-golf-course/968834 "2022-08-05T20:58:57Z")
Probably looking for someone familiar with New Jersey law here, but I don’t get how Trump was allowed to bury his ex-wife on a golf course. Was it (somehow) designated as a cemetery before Ivana Trump died on July 14? D… --- ## [How to calculate air pressure below sea level?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-calculate-air-pressure-below-sea-level/969089)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-calculate-air-pressure-below-sea-level/969089 "2022-08-05T18:25:43Z")
Suppose I could dig a hole to the center of the earth. How would I calculate the air pressure at an arbitrary depth in the hole? How to compare this to water pressure experienced by divers? --- ## [Question about “frivolous” legal defenses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-frivolous-legal-defenses/968957)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-frivolous-legal-defenses/968957 "2022-08-05T17:53:14Z")
The debates on abortion and the January 6 riots got me thinking about this. People have all kinds of sincerely held yet ridiculous beliefs, and I wondered what happens when some of them are taken to court. If it’s a matt… --- ## [Why don't private pilots get instrument rated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-private-pilots-get-instrument-rated/968835)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-private-pilots-get-instrument-rated/968835 "2022-08-05T17:51:39Z")
I imagine it is due to cost or that it is difficult to pass the test. I hear about pilots flying VFR and they get into a situation that requires IMC and bad things result. Why wouldn’t a pilot do all the training they … --- ## [Looking for info on author Dean F.V. Duvall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-info-on-author-dean-f-v-duvall/965774)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-info-on-author-dean-f-v-duvall/965774 "2022-08-05T17:35:31Z")
Back in the mid-80’s I used to get these free booklets about making money and such. They were interesting and some of the ideas they explored seemed like they would work. But I never bought any of the other things the co… --- ## [Does high humidity have any significant effect on computers and other electronics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-high-humidity-have-any-significant-effect-on-computers-and-other-electronics/969085)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-high-humidity-have-any-significant-effect-on-computers-and-other-electronics/969085 "2022-08-05T17:31:49Z")
I have my home office set up in a loft space. It tends to get very hot in the summer, so I have an A/C unit that effectively cools and dehumidifies the air. But I tend not to turn it on until it hits around 80 degrees; u… --- ## [Do you cringe at old posts you've made? I do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-cringe-at-old-posts-youve-made-i-do/968246)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-cringe-at-old-posts-youve-made-i-do/968246 "2022-08-05T14:50:55Z")
Was just looking through my old posts since I logged back in for the first time in a while, and…GOD why was I like that? NOTE: Things in quotations are things that I have said, not a vendetta against anyone else. Only m… --- ## [Can anyone explain the US's "one China policy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-the-uss-one-china-policy/969056)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-the-uss-one-china-policy/969056 "2022-08-05T11:36:07Z")
I mean, I know what it is SUPPOSED to mean, but that explanation is pretty much nonsense, isn’t it? How do we recognize that there is only 1 China and the PRC as the legitimate gov’t, but also have “informal” foreign re… --- ## [What's the deal with all the "air duct cleaning services" posts on FB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-the-air-duct-cleaning-services-posts-on-fb/969037)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-the-air-duct-cleaning-services-posts-on-fb/969037 "2022-08-05T10:38:26Z")
I routinely see them in groups I’m a member of. I assume it is some kind of scam. Assuming so, how does the scam work? (I tried Googling the answer, but didn’t find much.) On one page it said someone will visit your hou… --- ## [NBA legend Bill Russell has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-legend-bill-russell-has-died/968878)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-legend-bill-russell-has-died/968878 "2022-08-05T05:55:13Z")
One of the greatest ever to play three game has died. He was 88. Rest In Peace, Bill. --- ## [Multiple streams of income](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-streams-of-income/968399)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-streams-of-income/968399 "2022-08-05T04:36:40Z")
I see a lot of YouTube videos pop up these days about the importance of having multiple streams of income. I have even heard it mentioned in a few podcasts I listen to. I suppose it is nice if you have the opportunity, … --- ## [South Korea launches lunar satellite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-korea-launches-lunar-satellite/969125)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-korea-launches-lunar-satellite/969125 "2022-08-05T02:17:05Z")
South Korea has launched a lunar satellite, Danuri (Korean for “enjoy the moon”) which is intended to scan the lunar surface at the poles, particularly the south pole, on a year-long mission to search for possible future… --- ## [al-Zawahiri done got sliced up {2022-08-02}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-zawahiri-done-got-sliced-up-2022-08-02/968948)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-zawahiri-done-got-sliced-up-2022-08-02/968948 "2022-08-05T02:11:31Z")
--- ## [Doesn't Matt Gaetz HIMSELF look kinda like a Thumb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-matt-gaetz-himself-look-kinda-like-a-thumb/968519)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-matt-gaetz-himself-look-kinda-like-a-thumb/968519 "2022-08-05T01:04:00Z")
--- ## [What information can a website obtain by you simply going to it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-information-can-a-website-obtain-by-you-simply-going-to-it/969027)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-information-can-a-website-obtain-by-you-simply-going-to-it/969027 "2022-08-04T23:48:27Z")
I’m still trying to understand this newfangled internet thing. :confused: When I go from one website to another, does the new website know from which website I came? For example, if I go from this page to CNN, does CN… --- ## [Is Biden more of a danger than Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-biden-more-of-a-danger-than-trump/969115)
**Author:** [@Foxtrot\_Tango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxtrot_Tango)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-biden-more-of-a-danger-than-trump/969115 "2022-08-04T23:13:10Z")
I never felt during Trump’s reign the utter fear I feel now with Biden. I am convinced we are heading to WW3 with Biden Would our existence be safer under Trump? --- ## [New Beavis and Butt-head episodes on YouTube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-beavis-and-butt-head-episodes-on-youtube/969107)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-beavis-and-butt-head-episodes-on-youtube/969107 "2022-08-04T23:12:50Z")
No copyright infringement intended here. Two new episodes of the return of Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-head are available to watch on Paramount+'s official YouTube channel, probably for a limited time in order to entice… --- ## ["Perfect Rice in 10 Minutes!" Except it's not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-rice-in-10-minutes-except-its-not/969032)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-rice-in-10-minutes-except-its-not/969032 "2022-08-04T23:10:55Z")
Fixing dinner last night, I pull out my box of \[Uncle\] Ben’s boil-in-bag rice. It says right on the front of the box in big letters “Perfect rice in 10 minutes!” Checking the cooking instructions, it says to boil for 12… --- ## [Vin Scully now calling the game up high](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vin-scully-now-calling-the-game-up-high/968999)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vin-scully-now-calling-the-game-up-high/968999 "2022-08-04T22:53:42Z")
Best baseball announcer ever. --- ## [How Many States of Matter are There? 3, 4 or 5?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-of-matter-are-there-3-4-or-5/21658)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-of-matter-are-there-3-4-or-5/21658 "2022-08-04T22:35:59Z")
Ok, we can all agree on the easy ones…Gas, Liquid and Solid. I read somewhere that a Bose-Einstein Condensate can be considered a 4th state of matter. I had also heard somewhere that Plasma (i.e. what matter in a star … --- ## [When was the first interracial kiss on TV in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-first-interracial-kiss-on-tv-in-the-us/969012)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-first-interracial-kiss-on-tv-in-the-us/969012 "2022-08-04T21:24:41Z")
Inspired by the Nicole Nichols memorial thread, I wondered if her kiss with Shatner on Star Trek was really the first? --- ## [If you're a good athlete, is it better to stick with the same team your whole career, or play for multiple teams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-a-good-athlete-is-it-better-to-stick-with-the-same-team-your-whole-career-or-play-for-multiple-teams/968986)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-a-good-athlete-is-it-better-to-stick-with-the-same-team-your-whole-career-or-play-for-multiple-teams/968986 "2022-08-04T21:15:52Z")
Say you’re an athlete who is good enough to be a starter on any team - one of the top 20 players in the league, on par with LeBron, Gretzky or Messi. ISTM you’re better off playing for, say, 3 teams in your career rathe… --- ## [Why is Pelosi planning on visiting Taiwan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-pelosi-planning-on-visiting-taiwan/968935)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-pelosi-planning-on-visiting-taiwan/968935 "2022-08-04T20:50:28Z")
All I see are articles about the planned visit, and about China’s threats of vague retaliatory measures if she does, but I haven’t seen a clear reason why she’s going there. With all the tensions with Russia due to the … --- ## [Strong wind = poor internet service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strong-wind-poor-internet-service/968833)
**Author:** [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strong-wind-poor-internet-service/968833 "2022-08-04T20:40:42Z")
My wife swears this is the case. She says she has noticed a correlation between strong winds (“strong” is undefined) and the number of times we lose internet service or it slows to a crawl. When that happens, the first … --- ## [UFOs off the Cleveland shore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufos-off-the-cleveland-shore/968976)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufos-off-the-cleveland-shore/968976 "2022-08-04T20:35:02Z")
This Channel 5 story about a waterspout in Lake Erie makes no mention of the 4 large flying saucers in the photos. Click on the photos, not the video. Some kind of reflections? --- ## [What are your time markers for remembering when things occurred?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-time-markers-for-remembering-when-things-occurred/969049)
**Author:** [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-time-markers-for-remembering-when-things-occurred/969049 "2022-08-04T20:30:26Z")
The other day I was trying to remember how long ago we got our Roomba. I was able to recall which apartment we were living in at the time, which places it somewhere between the fall of 2015 and the summer of 2018. Since … --- ## [The ERA and abortion rights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-era-and-abortion-rights/969041)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-era-and-abortion-rights/969041 "2022-08-04T19:13:27Z")
This might belong in Politics or Great Debates instead of here, but I’m starting it out here, and I let the mods promote it if it deserves. I have a question about the ERA and abortion rights, but to start out, here is … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1033) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1035)