# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1137 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1138 --- ## [Can basic desert and retributivism be justified under Compatibilism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-basic-desert-and-retributivism-be-justified-under-compatibilism/962933)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-basic-desert-and-retributivism-be-justified-under-compatibilism/962933 "2022-04-16T22:32:21Z")
From my research into the topic of free will I can support Compatibilism and the idea that the kind of free will worth wanting is where you’re free to act on your desires. Despite this I’m having difficulty understanding… --- ## [What is your country’s “Vimy Ridge”? (Greatest or worst battle)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-country-s-vimy-ridge-greatest-or-worst-battle/949409)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-country-s-vimy-ridge-greatest-or-worst-battle/949409 "2022-04-16T22:26:43Z")
Every Canadian schoolkid learns about the bravery of Canadian soldiers at Vimy Ridge or Juno Beach or the great sacrifices at the Somme, Passchendaele and Ypres. Naturally, every country has their own stereotypical toug… --- ## [Family rift from sexual abuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-rift-from-sexual-abuse/962766)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-rift-from-sexual-abuse/962766 "2022-04-16T22:11:47Z")
Here’s a complicated personal situation I would appreciate some perspective on please. My wife grew up in a close extended family where her mother’s sister (Aunt) and her family lived directly across the hall from their… --- ## [Need advice on a router for a rental home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-a-router-for-a-rental-home/962899)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-a-router-for-a-rental-home/962899 "2022-04-16T21:32:50Z")
Hi! I have a house that I rent out most of the time. It’s about 400 miles from where I live, so I only get to go up there a few times/year. I’m using the cable-company supplied wi-fi router right now, because it’s eas… --- ## [Will Republicans impeach Biden if they retake Congress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-republicans-impeach-biden-if-they-retake-congress/962630)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-republicans-impeach-biden-if-they-retake-congress/962630 "2022-04-16T20:59:29Z")
There’s been a lot of talk about the possibility, even before Biden took office. In fact, Marjorie “That Idiot” Taylor Greene promised that she would introduce articles of impeachment against Biden on day one of the 202… --- ## [Among the many reasons I hate GMail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/among-the-many-reasons-i-hate-gmail/962626)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/among-the-many-reasons-i-hate-gmail/962626 "2022-04-16T20:31:53Z")
, perhaps primary among them, is the non-intuitiveness of its design. Right now, I’m having an issue with the menu on the left side of the screen, the one listing the various categories of other screens I could summon (… --- ## [What’s a GREAT wedding gift the second time around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-great-wedding-gift-the-second-time-around/962676)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-great-wedding-gift-the-second-time-around/962676 "2022-04-16T20:16:17Z")
Bro and soon to be wife have both been married before. Not youngsters. Well enough off that they have what they want. We want to get them something different. They leave for Italy the next day. Ideas? --- ## [Sweetened Milk Caramel; for what Purpose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetened-milk-caramel-for-what-purpose/962888)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetened-milk-caramel-for-what-purpose/962888 "2022-04-16T18:56:03Z")
I have become interested in making caramel by boiling sweetened condensed milk still in the can. I have no reason to want to do this save as a little experiment. For Easter I will make a cheesecake. Usually I serve it w… --- ## [Netflix - The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On (IMHO the low point of "reality" TV...and that is saying something)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-the-ultimatum-marry-or-move-on-imho-the-low-point-of-reality-tv-and-that-is-saying-something/962922)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-the-ultimatum-marry-or-move-on-imho-the-low-point-of-reality-tv-and-that-is-saying-something/962922 "2022-04-16T17:52:13Z")
I generally hate reality TV (except for “The Amazing Race”). But, I was watching a YouTuber and he mentioned watching the Netflix show, “The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On” and it blew his mind (which I came to realize was… --- ## [Little things you do that improve your mental health](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-do-that-improve-your-mental-health/962834)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-do-that-improve-your-mental-health/962834 "2022-04-16T14:50:32Z")
I was just reminded of the fact that I pay $10 a month to watch YouTube without ads. I’ve read about how frequent exposure to advertisements can erode a person’s mental health, and $10 seems such a small price to pay fo… --- ## [Is hentai also considered as anime and manga?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hentai-also-considered-as-anime-and-manga/962667)
**Author:** [@hikigaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hikigaya)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hentai-also-considered-as-anime-and-manga/962667 "2022-04-16T14:11:06Z")
i am confused if people considered hentai as anime and manga --- ## [Purpose of Serial Numbers on Gun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purpose-of-serial-numbers-on-gun/962660)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purpose-of-serial-numbers-on-gun/962660 "2022-04-16T13:28:50Z")
(Morning Joe is going off on ghost guns this morning. Some of what they are saying is wrong.) Guns in the US have to have stamped on them: The name of the manufacturer. The size of the bore. The serial number. … --- ## [Is there a mortgage product that uses an existing house as a down payment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-mortgage-product-that-uses-an-existing-house-as-a-down-payment/962855)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-mortgage-product-that-uses-an-existing-house-as-a-down-payment/962855 "2022-04-16T13:06:03Z")
Hypothetical scenario with made up numbers. A person lives in and owns a house worth $100k free and clear. He wants to buy a piece of land and build a house that, when complete, the land and new home will (ETA: COST) $… --- ## [Real life examples of the "The People's Front Of Judea" vs. "Judean People's Front"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-examples-of-the-the-peoples-front-of-judea-vs-judean-peoples-front/962846)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-examples-of-the-the-peoples-front-of-judea-vs-judean-peoples-front/962846 "2022-04-16T11:22:29Z")
I guess almost every doper knows that this was a bit from Monthy Python’s “The Life Of Brian”, parodying political and/or ideological groups that have schisms about very petty things, but hate each other’s guts. Splitter… --- ## [What makes a 'big' story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-big-story/962910)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-big-story/962910 "2022-04-16T10:55:26Z")
There’s an interesting thread in Great Debates - ‘How should the media tackle the “hierarchy of death” problem?’ It got me thinking. What combination of topics would most interest a newspaper? Obviously this could dep… --- ## [Violent Gang Steals Over 3,500 Pounds of Cheese Worth $23,000 From Farm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violent-gang-steals-over-3-500-pounds-of-cheese-worth-23-000-from-farm/962536)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violent-gang-steals-over-3-500-pounds-of-cheese-worth-23-000-from-farm/962536 "2022-04-16T03:48:45Z")
wow… although supposedly the cheese is tagged here’s a more local version to the area story --- ## [How to cook aged beef](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-aged-beef/961756)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-aged-beef/961756 "2022-04-16T03:45:50Z")
I realize I can JFGI, but I wanted to ask here before I dive in. They had some on sale at Fareway (small Midwestern discount grocery chain) for $8.99, so I picked up a large T-bone, which should be good for several meal… --- ## [When a new legislative body takes over, do they spend their first few days writing EVERY MUNDANE LAW?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-new-legislative-body-takes-over-do-they-spend-their-first-few-days-writing-every-mundane-law/962321)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-new-legislative-body-takes-over-do-they-spend-their-first-few-days-writing-every-mundane-law/962321 "2022-04-16T03:21:49Z")
OK, when a new regime takes over, or a new constitution is put into effect, or a breakaway province gains independence, does the new legislative body start their careers by writing every mundane law that a country needs … --- ## [Multiple people shot, unexploded devices found in Brooklyn subway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-people-shot-unexploded-devices-found-in-brooklyn-subway/962719)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-people-shot-unexploded-devices-found-in-brooklyn-subway/962719 "2022-04-16T02:28:32Z")
News story here: https://thehill.com/news/3264917-multiple-people-shot-at-new-york-city-subway-station/ --- ## [Mark Meadows? Voter Fraud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-meadows-voter-fraud/962781)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-meadows-voter-fraud/962781 "2022-04-16T01:44:56Z")
No way a Trump administration official could have done something like this! Well, maybe, since he was removed from the North Carolina voter rolls this week under allegations that he registered to vote using an address w… --- ## [Anywhere to stream Hitchcock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anywhere-to-stream-hitchcock/693453)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anywhere-to-stream-hitchcock/693453 "2022-04-16T01:37:16Z")
My wife has never seen a Hitchcock film, so I wanted to pull one up last night. Nothing on Netflix, Amazon…any other options? --- ## [Recommend me some flying games!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-flying-games/962181)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-flying-games/962181 "2022-04-16T00:32:04Z")
And by ‘flying games’, I really mean ‘flying and shooting’, not flight simulators as such. And I guess I’d prefer sci-fi, space-combat type games, but I’m open to alternatives, perhaps something in WWI-type planes. As b… --- ## [Presidential Medal of Fitness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-medal-of-fitness/962826)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-medal-of-fitness/962826 "2022-04-16T00:30:08Z")
Does anyone remember this? I used to see the PSAs on tv on saturday morning. It left a feeling in me of Who gets these things? No one in my real life ever mentioned it. I always thought I would qualify and do well. But n… --- ## [Experiences with transgender at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-transgender-at-work/962793)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-transgender-at-work/962793 "2022-04-15T22:57:13Z")
I’m interested in anyone’s experiences working with transexuals. I’m not really looking for a debate about it. Just personal experiences. I have no opposition to transexuals. --- ## [A Monochrome Past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-monochrome-past/962850)
**Author:** [@Jay\_Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jay_Z)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-monochrome-past/962850 "2022-04-15T22:43:23Z")
Monochrome Past - TV Tropes Per the link, “Ever since the advent of colour photography, the past has been depicted as in black and white, sepia tone or muted colors.” I actually don’t think this is true. Thinking of f… --- ## [Team GB has to give up medals from 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/team-gb-has-to-give-up-medals-from-2020/962844)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/team-gb-has-to-give-up-medals-from-2020/962844 "2022-04-15T22:39:51Z")
Question: What if they don’t wanna? Or have already sold the medal to a collector? Is there any international legal mechanism that can send IOC ninjas out to retrieve the medals? --- ## [Mutual respect for a better world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mutual-respect-for-a-better-world/962839)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mutual-respect-for-a-better-world/962839 "2022-04-15T22:24:50Z")
Totally mundane. I picked up my monthly prescriptions yesterday. The pharmacist, who is of Greek origin) greeted me with a cheerful Happy Passover. I replied, “And a Happy Easter to you.” Then I stopped and said, “Oh… --- ## [Looking for the definition of a Kentucky rifle component called "frisson"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-definition-of-a-kentucky-rifle-component-called-frisson/962896)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-definition-of-a-kentucky-rifle-component-called-frisson/962896 "2022-04-15T22:12:17Z")
Hi I’m looking for the definition of an early rifle (Kentucky rifle)component called “frisson”. I’ve been looking for some time for a defiition for this component but haven’t found any. It resembles 'frizzen" but I’m no… --- ## [Question regarding Christian doctrine on salvation as a 'free gift"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-christian-doctrine-on-salvation-as-a-free-gift/962821)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-christian-doctrine-on-salvation-as-a-free-gift/962821 "2022-04-15T21:38:25Z")
Is the idea of salvation as a’ free gift’ a Protestant tenet of was it a Catholic belief prior to Martin Luther’s assertion on the matter. --- ## [How can energy and momentum \*both\* be conserved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-energy-and-momentum-both-be-conserved/962301)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-energy-and-momentum-both-be-conserved/962301 "2022-04-15T20:52:08Z")
Suppose that two bodies collide in a closed system. If I denote their masses and velocities 1 and 2, and their velocities before and after the collision b and a, then the law of conservation of momentum says that the fol… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1136) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1138)