# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1042&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1043 --- ## [The concept of infrastructure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-concept-of-infrastructure/969841)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-concept-of-infrastructure/969841 "2022-08-18T21:15:59Z")
In what ways might the concept of infrastructure be modernized to best reflect society as it is today. I am being slightly vague intentionally. --- ## [What are organists constantly adjusting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-organists-constantly-adjusting/968780)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-organists-constantly-adjusting/968780 "2022-08-18T19:10:13Z")
Whenever I see someone playing an organ they’re always constantly playing with knobs and switches and things. What are all of those things they’re adjusting all the time? --- ## [Goodbye Zhelezobeton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-zhelezobeton/969893)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-zhelezobeton/969893 "2022-08-18T18:44:15Z")
I doubt many of you know this Russian underground music distribution service. But for many years Zhelezobeton was the best source for experimental music from Russia, Eastern Europe and some areas of Asia. I did a college… --- ## [Reclassification of Documents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reclassification-of-documents/969785)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reclassification-of-documents/969785 "2022-08-18T18:17:45Z")
Let’s say that President A declassifies documents of national security importance but doesn’t tell anyone that he had declassified them. Later, the general public discovers the existence of these documents and begins us… --- ## [What do artists do on off nights on tour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-artists-do-on-off-nights-on-tour/968628)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-artists-do-on-off-nights-on-tour/968628 "2022-08-18T18:16:48Z")
If they play Monday and Wed do they go right to the Wed night city after the Monday show? Seems logical in case they run into travel issues. On off nights other than rest is there anything they typically do such as sp… --- ## [Cecil Adams Is More Than One Person. Right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-adams-is-more-than-one-person-right/967429)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-adams-is-more-than-one-person-right/967429 "2022-08-18T18:01:40Z")
Okay, his identity will never be revealed. We and I have no problem with that. But some safe assumptions. ‘He’ is obviously more than one person. Right? Probably like, perhaps, a group of scholars right? And I unfortun… --- ## [Supersonic Airliner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supersonic-airliner/943774)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supersonic-airliner/943774 "2022-08-18T17:22:36Z")
From the Concorde thread. With the way the world has changed in the last 18 months, does anyone really believe that there is a market for this? --- ## [Locke & Key on Netflix - anyone else watching? (possible spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locke-key-on-netflix-anyone-else-watching-possible-spoilers/847610)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locke-key-on-netflix-anyone-else-watching-possible-spoilers/847610 "2022-08-18T17:19:02Z")
This show dropped on Netflix today and I am happy to know almost nothing about it. It is from Stephen King’s son and I do know they made a comic book of it and that it also has an audio drama version. I’ve read neither … --- ## [And a new irritating Discourse message](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-new-irritating-discourse-message/969861)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-new-irritating-discourse-message/969861 "2022-08-18T16:42:39Z")
I tried a very short message in reply to a post and got this box from Discourse: ​​​​​​​​Body seems unclear, is it a complete sentence? With an “OK” box. Except Discourse isn’t asking a question. There is no optio… --- ## [Other than using separate browsers can you divorce Gmaill and Youtube?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-using-separate-browsers-can-you-divorce-gmaill-and-youtube/969679)
**Author:** [@grahamsnumber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grahamsnumber)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-using-separate-browsers-can-you-divorce-gmaill-and-youtube/969679 "2022-08-18T15:52:48Z")
I would rather not have to keep signing into and out of Youtube/Gmail or use separate browsers, but I absolutely don’t want to link the accounts. However Google seems to insist that if I’m logged into account A on Gmail … --- ## [Liz Cheney way down in poll, GOP primary is August 16th {With 96% of the votes reported, she lost 66% to 29%}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liz-cheney-way-down-in-poll-gop-primary-is-august-16th-with-96-of-the-votes-reported-she-lost-66-to-29/969449)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liz-cheney-way-down-in-poll-gop-primary-is-august-16th-with-96-of-the-votes-reported-she-lost-66-to-29/969449 "2022-08-18T14:33:17Z")
poll is 1 month old but in small states they don’t do a lot of polls --- ## [37th anniversary gift - in case you were wondering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/37th-anniversary-gift-in-case-you-were-wondering/969838)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/37th-anniversary-gift-in-case-you-were-wondering/969838 "2022-08-18T13:45:22Z")
Sure, 25 is supposed to be silver, and 50 gold. But those off year anniversaries can be challenging. In case you were wondering, apparently 37 is broken bags of mulch! Today is our 37th. Of course we couldn’t think o… --- ## [Wardrobe in a video game - what is the "donut"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wardrobe-in-a-video-game-what-is-the-donut/969863)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wardrobe-in-a-video-game-what-is-the-donut/969863 "2022-08-18T12:51:28Z")
I’ve been playing a game based (probably very!) loosely on middle ages Japan, Ghost of Tsushima, and I notice that some characters will have a wooden ‘donut’ on their belts. Example from concept art for the game: … --- ## ['What Dancing in the Dark is really about'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dancing-in-the-dark-is-really-about/500343)
**Author:** [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dancing-in-the-dark-is-really-about/500343 "2022-08-18T12:44:44Z")
I have a dim memory of having read somewhere a mention of knowing what Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark” is ‘really about’, and that only certain people – maybe only mature people? – knew what it was about. So I… --- ## [Cell size?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-size/969645)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-size/969645 "2022-08-18T12:15:31Z")
Lets suppose we are starting with one celled animals and then go one step up into multi celled animals. Are cell sizes relatively similar in size? Do some microscopic animals consist of larger cells? Is it safe to assume… --- ## [Teachers of the SD: Do private school have the same issues hiring and keeping staff as public schools do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers-of-the-sd-do-private-school-have-the-same-issues-hiring-and-keeping-staff-as-public-schools-do/969788)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers-of-the-sd-do-private-school-have-the-same-issues-hiring-and-keeping-staff-as-public-schools-do/969788 "2022-08-18T11:03:20Z")
I’m curious how this is going in your area. I have definitely heard of public school teachers taking a big pay cut to teach in a private (whether secular or religious) school, because they didn’t have to deal with the a… --- ## [What is the optimal way to donate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-optimal-way-to-donate/969728)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-optimal-way-to-donate/969728 "2022-08-18T05:20:14Z")
A lump sum to Act Blue, small donations to each of the candidates I like, or just a couple of larger donations to candidates I like? --- ## [Anyone taken Paxlovid for a diagnosed Covid infection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-taken-paxlovid-for-a-diagnosed-covid-infection/967591)
**Author:** [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-taken-paxlovid-for-a-diagnosed-covid-infection/967591 "2022-08-18T04:23:40Z")
I came down with it on July 4th just before going to watch fireworks. Been generally isolating since. First test that day was the faintest possible “faint line” on the rapid test I took; second test (last night) the li… --- ## [Gratis WiFi at Motels etc with nonstandard (& Mac incompatible) joining routines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gratis-wifi-at-motels-etc-with-nonstandard-mac-incompatible-joining-routines/969603)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gratis-wifi-at-motels-etc-with-nonstandard-mac-incompatible-joining-routines/969603 "2022-08-18T03:24:38Z")
So I’m at a Quality Inn outside of Baltimore. Came in last night, checked in at the desk, asked about the WiFi password because the blank for it on the key card envelope had not been filled in. “Oh it’s automatic, you … --- ## [Pork rinds “not a significant source of protein”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-rinds-not-a-significant-source-of-protein/969487)
**Author:** [@Little\_Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Room)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-rinds-not-a-significant-source-of-protein/969487 "2022-08-18T02:49:57Z")
Why do labels on pork rinds, cracklins, etc. always have a note that says “Not a significant source of protein” when they clearly have (according to that same label) a decent amount of protein, at least for a snack? --- ## [Season 2 sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/season-2-sucks/969525)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/season-2-sucks/969525 "2022-08-18T01:28:11Z")
Let’s talk about TV shows where season 2 stands out. And it stands out as being the worst season. Or, in the case of a show that ran for 5 or more seasons, season 2 is at best the second worst season. What show(s) do yo… --- ## [Taco pizza is surprisingly unsatisfying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-pizza-is-surprisingly-unsatisfying/969791)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-pizza-is-surprisingly-unsatisfying/969791 "2022-08-17T23:41:12Z")
Tacos. So very satisfying. Pizza. I think it goes without saying that it’s probably the most satisfying food in history. But taco pizza? We had a lot of taco fixin’s in the house tonight, left over from a dinner we host… --- ## [Movies ruined by "Happy Endings". So spoilers, I hope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-ruined-by-happy-endings-so-spoilers-i-hope/966749)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-ruined-by-happy-endings-so-spoilers-i-hope/966749 "2022-08-17T23:35:36Z")
Riffing off of this thread, what are the films you think were, if not ruined, then lessened by a tacked-on happy ending (or a sad ending, to make it more ‘artsy’). I’m of the opinion that books-to-movie films are especia… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad playing cards and the strange things they do to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-playing-cards-and-the-strange-things-they-do-to-me/969720)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-playing-cards-and-the-strange-things-they-do-to-me/969720 "2022-08-17T23:26:52Z")
This may be in the wrong forum. Change it, if necessary. I play solitaire alot. Today I dealt the cards out. From looking at the the cards I realized that the Ace of Hearts was missing. (I read a deck very well. Don’t… --- ## [Jordan Elsass not returning to "Superman and Lois", role of Jon Kent to be recast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-elsass-not-returning-to-superman-and-lois-role-of-jon-kent-to-be-recast/969836)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-elsass-not-returning-to-superman-and-lois-role-of-jon-kent-to-be-recast/969836 "2022-08-17T23:25:19Z")
Jordan Elsass, who appeared in the CW show Superman and Lois as their son, Jonathan, has dropped out of the show after not showing up in Vancouver, B.C. for the start of the upcoming third season. His absence is said to … --- ## [Organ Donation from a nurse's experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organ-donation-from-a-nurses-experience/969740)
**Author:** [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organ-donation-from-a-nurses-experience/969740 "2022-08-17T23:06:14Z")
There was discussion about organ donation in the Anne Heche thread and I offered to share my experiences and it was suggested that a new thread might be more appropriate. Anne Heche: Actress, lost soul, burn victim \[Upd… --- ## ["Half of Americans anticipate a U.S. civil war soon, survey finds"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-americans-anticipate-a-u-s-civil-war-soon-survey-finds/968314)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-americans-anticipate-a-u-s-civil-war-soon-survey-finds/968314 "2022-08-17T22:28:03Z")
The subject line is the title of an article (linked below) Any opinions on this? Personally, I think it might happen. Part of me wants to think it could never happen but…I am not so sure these days. The US is becomin… --- ## [Strange Mod Note re: Following posters around and harassment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-mod-note-re-following-posters-around-and-harassment/969713)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-mod-note-re-following-posters-around-and-harassment/969713 "2022-08-17T21:28:14Z")
In this thread about dating websites, the OP states that he is 47 yrs old. He also links to another thread of his from only three weeks ago, where he is 45 yrs old. When I questioned the discrepancy, I got a mod note s… --- ## [Unusual cocktails you like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986 "2022-08-17T21:15:14Z")
I recently started drinking dry vermouth on the rocks–nothing else. It’s caused double takes when I order it at bars, with one bartender saying she’s worked for 15 years and never heard anyone order it before. What alc… --- ## [Anyone else enjoy swatting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-enjoy-swatting/969374)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-enjoy-swatting/969374 "2022-08-17T20:59:17Z")
This summer I’ve gotten into the habit of sitting on the porch with our dogs and Rocco, our African Grey. In fact, if I do not have Rocco with me on the porch, he will begin yelling, “PORCH”. There are very few mosquit… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1041&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1043&state=watching)