# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1114 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1115 --- ## [Anyone watching The Big Conn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-the-big-conn/964290)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-the-big-conn/964290 "2022-05-11T22:57:29Z")
This documentary on AppleTV directly addresses the area in which I have worked just about my entire career. Just wondered if any of you are watching and, if so, what you think? --- ## [Boeing moves headquarters to Virginia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boeing-moves-headquarters-to-virginia/964050)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boeing-moves-headquarters-to-virginia/964050 "2022-05-11T22:50:22Z")
“Our global customers and stakeholders” = “the US Congress” Yeah Boeing, that’s really going to solve your problems. How about you move HQ back to where your engineers are? Then maybe every project won’t be an engin… --- ## [Study finds cleaner air leads to more Atlantic hurricanes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-finds-cleaner-air-leads-to-more-atlantic-hurricanes/964299)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-finds-cleaner-air-leads-to-more-atlantic-hurricanes/964299 "2022-05-11T22:45:43Z")
Great. From the article: Cleaner air in United States and Europe is brewing more Atlantic hurricanes, a new U.S. government study found. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration study links changes in re… --- ## [Question about PC I bought in 1991](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-pc-i-bought-in-1991/964259)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-pc-i-bought-in-1991/964259 "2022-05-11T21:47:17Z")
Back in 1991, my wife and I bought our first PC . IIRC it was a 386 that ran on DOS. One of the switches on it was labeled “TURBO,” and when it was pressed, a little green LED would light up. I don’t see TURBO buttons o… --- ## [Streaming Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streaming-advice/964213)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streaming-advice/964213 "2022-05-11T20:13:46Z")
The promised savings from streaming, as opposed to cable is attractive. And I want certain shows. But I have no idea which device will get me what! Here is a list of shows/stations that I want : Star Trek (various … --- ## [US Capitol under siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 1003\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830 "2022-05-11T19:16:46Z")
This probably should have its own thread. --- ## [West Side Story 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-side-story-2021/950813)
**Author:** [@Hermione1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermione1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-side-story-2021/950813 "2022-05-11T18:11:46Z")
After a teaser trailer in April, the first full-length trailer premiered on 9/15, the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month. Good LORD, this looks good! West Side Story is probably my favorite classic musical. I grew up… --- ## [What Scam Phone Calls Do You Get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-scam-phone-calls-do-you-get/964024)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-scam-phone-calls-do-you-get/964024 "2022-05-11T17:46:55Z")
We’re discussing the old “we’ve been trying to reach you about your car’s extended waranty” canard over in FQ. I’ve never once gotten that scam call. 99 percent have been of the “your Amazon purchase of $499” variety, a… --- ## [Is The World Becoming A Better Place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-world-becoming-a-better-place/963612)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-world-becoming-a-better-place/963612 "2022-05-11T17:13:38Z")
Surprisingly, a quick review suggests this topic has only been addressed tangentially. What are you doing to make this world a better place? What about Mark Zuckerberg? Many people hear the constant stream of bad news… --- ## [Another recording a call question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-recording-a-call-question/964251)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-recording-a-call-question/964251 "2022-05-11T17:08:18Z")
This is purely hypothetical. I am expecting a friend to call me and fess up to a serious crime. I am not a cop, and I have not gotten permission to record the phone call. (If I told my friend I was going to record the ca… --- ## [Why do you season only cast iron?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-season-only-cast-iron/964263)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-season-only-cast-iron/964263 "2022-05-11T17:07:38Z")
What’s special about seasoning cast iron? Why not season every type of metal pan? Wouldn’t it confer the same non-stick qualities? Can’t I season my Revereware aluminum pan? --- ## [Passenger landing a plane safely](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passenger-landing-a-plane-safely/648352)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passenger-landing-a-plane-safely/648352 "2022-05-11T16:30:26Z")
Column: Has a passenger ever landed a plane after the pilot was incapacitated? - The Straight Dope I wonder if there are any examples of the opposite–an inexperienced passenger taking the controls in an emergency, lead… --- ## [Class C Gaming Machines in the U.K](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-c-gaming-machines-in-the-u-k/964281)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-c-gaming-machines-in-the-u-k/964281 "2022-05-11T14:17:10Z")
As I understand it, a fruit machine (class C) is not the same as a slot machine, there’s no random number generator in a chip which determines the payback percentage and every spin is an independent event. So, a fruit m… --- ## [Why is it that when I notice the heel of my sock has worn through, it's always on my right foot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-that-when-i-notice-the-heel-of-my-sock-has-worn-through-its-always-on-my-right-foot/964254)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-that-when-i-notice-the-heel-of-my-sock-has-worn-through-its-always-on-my-right-foot/964254 "2022-05-11T13:52:02Z")
\[Note to mods: I was going to put this thread in FQ, but decided there would probably be no definitive answer, and decided to put it here. If that was wrong I apologize.\] I know this sounds nuts, but without exception,… --- ## [Musing about Russia in the near and long term future](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musing-about-russia-in-the-near-and-long-term-future/964150)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musing-about-russia-in-the-near-and-long-term-future/964150 "2022-05-11T12:55:43Z")
Vis a vis Russia, if there weren’t nuclear weapons in their arsenal, this would be comparatively easy - in goes NATO, job done, and NATO calls the shots for the foreseeable future (note, I said “comparatively easy”, no… --- ## [Is it still legally possible to watch the 2020 Summer Olympics in the US? (Preferably on Roku?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-legally-possible-to-watch-the-2020-summer-olympics-in-the-us-preferably-on-roku/964238)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-legally-possible-to-watch-the-2020-summer-olympics-in-the-us-preferably-on-roku/964238 "2022-05-11T12:43:02Z")
I’ve gone into NBC’s Olympics channel and found some of the 2022 Winter Olympics, but I’m having trouble finding anything from the 2020 Summer Olympics, which actually took place in '21. In particular, I’m looking for h… --- ## [Help Me Out - Hijacking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-out-hijacking/964260)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-out-hijacking/964260 "2022-05-11T10:54:29Z")
So over in the P&E Roe thread: We were advised that the hijacking was getting a bit much. Which, OK, likely it was. But traditionally, after 675 posts, things were generally on the loose side. I mean, how many times ca… --- ## [Putin could formally declare war on May 9, allowing him to step up his campaign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-could-formally-declare-war-on-may-9-allowing-him-to-step-up-his-campaign/964093)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-could-formally-declare-war-on-may-9-allowing-him-to-step-up-his-campaign/964093 "2022-05-11T06:59:57Z")
A head line from CNN. How would he step up his campaign? Russian soldiers are murdering and raping civilians. The only thing I can think of is using tactical nuclear weapons. --- ## [Roku TV won't stream Prime Video sometimes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roku-tv-wont-stream-prime-video-sometimes/964237)
**Author:** [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roku-tv-wont-stream-prime-video-sometimes/964237 "2022-05-11T05:31:39Z")
I have been having an intermittent problem with Amazon video on my TLC RokuTV. When the problem shows up, it will do everything EXCEPT actually stream the video. Starts up, shows the menus, search works, etc…just won’t… --- ## [TV screen "fuzz"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-screen-fuzz/964157)
**Author:** [@hibernicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hibernicus)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-screen-fuzz/964157 "2022-05-11T04:33:52Z")
Many years ago when I was a child, I remember large TV screens (CRT screens) that had been switched on for a while would accumulate a layer of “fuzzy air” that you could feel if you put your hand very close to the screen… --- ## [ID this movie: "Big W"? (NOT "It's a Mad x4 World")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-movie-big-w-not-its-a-mad-x4-world/964219)
**Author:** [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-movie-big-w-not-its-a-mad-x4-world/964219 "2022-05-11T02:29:00Z")
In The Girl at the Baggage Claim (a work of nonfiction), Gish Jen describes how her father told her about a movie he had once seen: …he did not even know its name. However, he did remember its plot, which involved a gr… --- ## [Just a short funny Interstellar anecdote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-short-funny-interstellar-anecdote/964099)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-short-funny-interstellar-anecdote/964099 "2022-05-11T01:52:36Z")
So I’d decided I was probably never going to watch it and I wanted to know what the movie was about…so I read the wiki plot breakdown. I’d needn’t worried about beating myself up for spoiling a movie I should have sat d… --- ## [MSRP and new vehicle prices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msrp-and-new-vehicle-prices/964220)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msrp-and-new-vehicle-prices/964220 "2022-05-11T01:23:04Z")
My understanding was the MSRP for a vehicle was the highest price a dealer could charge for the vehicle. It was usually inflated somewhat, on purpose, and the salesmen would absolutely let you pay full price if you didn… --- ## [Is this an appropriate Ramadan greeting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-an-appropriate-ramadan-greeting/963683)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-an-appropriate-ramadan-greeting/963683 "2022-05-11T01:04:08Z")
My understanding is that Sunday, May 1, will be the last day of Ramadan this year. I have an acquaintance who I will be seeing on Sunday. I looked online and I found that Eid Mubarak is a customary greeting at the end o… --- ## [Strange things bought by people you know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-things-bought-by-people-you-know/964236)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-things-bought-by-people-you-know/964236 "2022-05-11T00:08:25Z")
Not anything expensive like a house or car . My father in law liked to tinker. A local hardware store was closing. So he bought their entire supply of nuts, bolts, screws, etc. Thousands of them. When he … --- ## [The worst guest bed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-guest-bed/964007)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-guest-bed/964007 "2022-05-10T23:42:15Z")
We’re heading out this weekend to my husband’s aunt. She doesn’t have a guest room, but she generously offered us her hide-a-bed. We declined and booked a hotel room. At least we can reasonably expect a good sleep. In m… --- ## [Share your new funk songs here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-new-funk-songs-here/957265)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-new-funk-songs-here/957265 "2022-05-10T20:41:59Z")
Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak are bringing on the funk! Here are two great songs: Are there other current artists putting out funk like this? Share anything from the last five or ten years! … --- ## [Why so much broken hardware but few dead bodies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-much-broken-hardware-but-few-dead-bodies/963694)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-much-broken-hardware-but-few-dead-bodies/963694 "2022-05-10T19:37:28Z")
Hi there, based on all those hundreds of 10-40 sec. videos of war-hardware been taken out that circulate the twitter/reddit sphere … It just dawned on me that I hardly remember a single one with dead enemies in the vide… --- ## [Things you should have said](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-should-have-said/964066)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-should-have-said/964066 "2022-05-10T18:43:47Z")
It’s a (I assume) universal experience: Something happens, and you’re caught verbally flat-footed. A short time later the perfect rejoinder or clever joke springs to mind. What was it? --- ## [What COVID seems to have taught me about taste and smell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-covid-seems-to-have-taught-me-about-taste-and-smell/964146)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-covid-seems-to-have-taught-me-about-taste-and-smell/964146 "2022-05-10T18:22:25Z")
While I’m fully-vaxxed and once-boosted, I managed to catch COVID about 11 days ago. Who would’ve thought going to 3 different crowded indoor work/social events in largely unmasked NYC could possibly lead to COVID? Any… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1113) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1115)