# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1131&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1132 --- ## [A question for Dopers who have lived in/traveled in Japan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-dopers-who-have-lived-in-traveled-in-japan/963751)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-dopers-who-have-lived-in-traveled-in-japan/963751 "2022-05-07T19:23:03Z")
I’ve seen different videos and shows about traveling in Japan, like capsule hotels. and public transportation. But I once knew a guy, an American whose mother was born in Japan. When he visited his relatives he had lot… --- ## [Question on the new high interest rate I Bonds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-the-new-high-interest-rate-i-bonds/963836)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-the-new-high-interest-rate-i-bonds/963836 "2022-05-07T19:13:26Z")
I have a similar question over at the 'Raffe, so forgive me if this seems repetitive. But I need repetition to get some simple financial concepts pounded into my head. If you’ve been reading, you can buy I Bonds throug… --- ## [Trying to solve a machine problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-solve-a-machine-problem/964032)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-solve-a-machine-problem/964032 "2022-05-07T18:58:28Z")
This is from 40 years ago and no longer important, but it still bugs me. I was working as a mechanic on packaging machinery for a large coffee co. These particular machines were what we called pouch pack machines where t… --- ## [Telework And Its Discontents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telework-and-its-discontents/963536)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telework-and-its-discontents/963536 "2022-05-07T18:46:03Z")
We’ve seen a major shift toward telework (for jobs that can be done remotely) during the worst of the pandemic. Now, as there finally seems to be some progress toward getting the virus under control, some business leader… --- ## [AC: Will this keep my house cooler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-will-this-keep-my-house-cooler/964122)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-will-this-keep-my-house-cooler/964122 "2022-05-07T17:52:11Z")
The back side of my house faces east. In the mornings the sun beats down pretty hard on my sliding glass door and bay windows. Inside the house, I have black out curtains on the glass door and blinds on the bay windows. … --- ## [Breaking news: apparent natural gas explosion in Havana tourist hotel {2022-05-06}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-apparent-natural-gas-explosion-in-havana-tourist-hotel-2022-05-06/964078)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-apparent-natural-gas-explosion-in-havana-tourist-hotel-2022-05-06/964078 "2022-05-07T17:46:31Z")
The hotel was unoccupied except for staff preparing to reopen after being closed for the past couple of years. --- ## [Recycling cardboard, ins and outs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-cardboard-ins-and-outs/964117)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-cardboard-ins-and-outs/964117 "2022-05-07T17:03:57Z")
Does cardboard made from trees need to be separated from cardboard made from bamboo to be recycled? Note: Once that is answered I wouldn’t mind at all if this thread addressed anything and everything good, bad and ugly … --- ## [Just adopted a new doggo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-adopted-a-new-doggo/963758)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-adopted-a-new-doggo/963758 "2022-05-07T16:53:10Z")
We’d been talking about it for a few months, and applied for one we didn’t get (probably a good thing, because we were away a lot when both my parents passed in a two week period). Her name is Shea, and she’s snoring a f… --- ## [Meet Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-bob/838275)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 375\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-bob/838275 "2022-05-07T16:09:13Z")
I’ll give you the TL;DR before I go off on a tear. I’ll be picking up my new dog, Bobthe Dog, from the pound on Thursday afternoon after work. He is a Shepherd/Mastiff mix, but he’s not really that big. He’s about a yea… --- ## [Please tell me about graduate and post-grad degrees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-about-graduate-and-post-grad-degrees/921509)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-about-graduate-and-post-grad-degrees/921509 "2020-09-27T19:38:35Z")
(Sorry beforehand if this is a bit long-winded. It’s a stream of consciousness type thing… more just hoping for a loose discussion of what it’s like to pursue an advanced degree, rather than any one specific question.) S… --- ## [Google Street View car on Google Street View](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-street-view-car-on-google-street-view/964048)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-street-view-car-on-google-street-view/964048 "2022-05-07T12:24:59Z")
Sometimes when I’m bored I’ll look at random places in Google Street View. Just now I was looking at I-80 in the Nevada desert, and I spotted… A Google Street View car. So in other words, there are two Street View cars… --- ## [Could the President of the United States get a second job while in office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-president-of-the-united-states-get-a-second-job-while-in-office/963654)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-president-of-the-united-states-get-a-second-job-while-in-office/963654 "2022-05-07T12:17:11Z")
And by job I don’t mean largely passive income like owning a business or being on the board of some company. Not anything he could do while still sitting in the Oval Office. I literally mean, could the President of the … --- ## [Entertainers who "got out of their lane" and failed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entertainers-who-got-out-of-their-lane-and-failed/962621)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entertainers-who-got-out-of-their-lane-and-failed/962621 "2022-05-07T12:14:21Z")
There’s a couple of other threads about serious actors going comedy and comedians going dramatic, both about the successes, but what about the failures? Who’s tried to “change lanes” and failed? --- ## [Prevalence of abortion before Roe v Wade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prevalence-of-abortion-before-roe-v-wade/964039)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prevalence-of-abortion-before-roe-v-wade/964039 "2022-05-07T11:59:36Z")
I saw a tweet recently that claimed that a historian studying abortion concluded that the number of abortions performed after Roe v Wade was lower than the number performed before. The rationale was that, knowing she co… --- ## [Doper death pool 2022? (not really)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-death-pool-2022-not-really/964084)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-death-pool-2022-not-really/964084 "2022-05-07T11:19:33Z")
Before I start, this isn’t me starting a thread bc I’m offended at celebrity death pools. I promise you I’m not. In fact, I’d be currious who got the most wins in a single year on our CDP. This is just a mental exercise. … --- ## [UK local elections discussion thread, 5 May 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-local-elections-discussion-thread-5-may-2022/964035)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-local-elections-discussion-thread-5-may-2022/964035 "2022-05-07T06:39:36Z")
It will probably be a good day for Labour and/or Lib Dems. I’m not sure it will really tells us much about what could happen if the Tories decide to dump Boris Johnson, get a new leader and call a snap general election. … --- ## [Toddlers and Tiaras](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toddlers-and-tiaras/527733)
**Author:** [@tattman40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tattman40)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toddlers-and-tiaras/527733 "2022-05-07T06:05:45Z")
Great…let’s have a tv show for all the pedophiles out there… This show makes me sick. --- ## [Are the links clicked counters accurate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-links-clicked-counters-accurate/964038)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-links-clicked-counters-accurate/964038 "2022-05-07T05:24:14Z")
Under Discourse, every link in a post has a number next to it for the number of times it’s been clicked on (assuming anyone has). I’m wondering if these are accurate, meaning if they are capturing all the clicks. If the… --- ## [New US laws attempting to roll back progress. Let's keep track of regressive non-abortion related legislation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-laws-attempting-to-roll-back-progress-lets-keep-track-of-regressive-non-abortion-related-legislation/964033)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-laws-attempting-to-roll-back-progress-lets-keep-track-of-regressive-non-abortion-related-legislation/964033 "2022-05-07T04:02:17Z")
I’m starting this thread as a place to keep track of proposed laws that to roll back rights that have already been fought for and successfully achieved here in the US. Since we already have the thread for abortion, this… --- ## [NFL Draft 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2022/963613)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2022/963613 "2022-05-07T02:36:10Z")
Holy Cow, this snuck up on me. The NFL draft starts tonight, and aside from a few hours spent in the doldrums of February/March, I’ve done very little research into the prospects. Which will have absolutely no impact wha… --- ## [We buried my oldest friend today. Mike was only 57](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-buried-my-oldest-friend-today-mike-was-only-57/963967)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-buried-my-oldest-friend-today-mike-was-only-57/963967 "2022-05-07T02:15:36Z")
He died of COVID at Christmastime. COVID and evil man slaughtering lying internet assholes and quite frankly stupidity. This is my friend Mike, I’ve been friends with him since 1977. He believed the lying scum anti-vax i… --- ## [Childhood development and understanding perspective](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-development-and-understanding-perspective/963933)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-development-and-understanding-perspective/963933 "2022-05-07T00:29:13Z")
I’m wondering if there’s a name for this so I can read more about it. A small child looking out the windshield of a car while sitting from the back seat will have a view something like this: … --- ## [Question re Democrats who are down on Biden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-democrats-who-are-down-on-biden/963798)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-democrats-who-are-down-on-biden/963798 "2022-05-07T00:22:24Z")
This was in the NYTimes today, but this stuff can be found anywhere: … The party’s problems run deep, as Mr. Biden’s lead pollster has privately warned the White House for months. Independent voters backed Mr. Biden i… --- ## [What exactly is supposed to be a good sounding {racing} car engine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-supposed-to-be-a-good-sounding-racing-car-engine/963756)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-supposed-to-be-a-good-sounding-racing-car-engine/963756 "2022-05-06T23:55:37Z")
Judging by comments and various rankings, Lexus LFA is considered by most people to be the best sounding car engine in the world. To me it literally doesn’t sound like a car at all, but like a formula or a racing motorc… --- ## [Were Your Parents NOT "Cooler" Than Average](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-your-parents-not-cooler-than-average/964079)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-your-parents-not-cooler-than-average/964079 "2022-05-06T23:07:42Z")
Continuing the discussion from Were Your Parents “Cooler” Than Average?: We need a thread of our own. It’s wonderful if you had parents cooler than average, or just average cool, but some of us had to live in a differen… --- ## [My first post-retirement job interview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post-retirement-job-interview/964006)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-post-retirement-job-interview/964006 "2022-05-06T21:45:51Z")
After 27 years, I retired from Tennessee State Government. My finances are better than I could have hoped-for. But Social Security is still a few years away. So, I interview today for a part-time position with the Co… --- ## [US Army Alaska to be reflagged as airborne division amid surge in troop suicides](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-army-alaska-to-be-reflagged-as-airborne-division-amid-surge-in-troop-suicides/964070)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-army-alaska-to-be-reflagged-as-airborne-division-amid-surge-in-troop-suicides/964070 "2022-05-06T21:26:21Z")
Sorry, but this is big news to us old retired soldiers. The 11th Airborne is coming back! Cool! -=Linky=- --- ## [Why do states with plastic bag bans also ban paper bags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-states-with-plastic-bag-bans-also-ban-paper-bags/963950)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-states-with-plastic-bag-bans-also-ban-paper-bags/963950 "2022-05-06T21:11:28Z")
I don’t know if this is due to the states or the retailers but I always assumed if there was a plastic bag ban we’d just revert to paper bags since they’re disposable. However living in California none of the retailers h… --- ## [Judging quality of clothing at a glance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judging-quality-of-clothing-at-a-glance/963676)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judging-quality-of-clothing-at-a-glance/963676 "2022-05-06T20:59:58Z")
You are attending a function where men are in suits, women in dresses or gowns or maybe just nice suits also. Can you tell, without touching fabric or seeing labels or logos, the difference between a high-end, tailored, … --- ## [I love Discourse's ability to mute threads!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-discourses-ability-to-mute-threads/962392)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-discourses-ability-to-mute-threads/962392 "2022-05-06T20:35:46Z")
Every now and then, there’s a thread that just won’t die, that is on a topic I don’t like, or has a title that just bothers me. I love the fact that Discourse lets me mute those threads so I never see them again in my f… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1130&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1132&state=tracking)