# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=116&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 117 --- ## [Any findadeath website fans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-findadeath-website-fans/1028908)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-findadeath-website-fans/1028908 "2026-04-01T00:51:25Z")
The site and its message board seem to have gone 404. A Google search from December says that they might close without funding, so I guess it’s history? If so, too bad, as they had lots of interesting information. --- ## [March Nemesis (Monthly Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-nemesis-monthly-mini-rants/1028100)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-nemesis-monthly-mini-rants/1028100 "2026-04-01T00:39:20Z")
Continuing the discussion from Mini-Month Mini-Rants (Feb 2026): Been dealing with an annoying cold all week and it kicked my butt today. I slept in until noon and I’ve been coughing and sneezing all day. What really … --- ## [Should Plato Be Banned from University Courses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-plato-be-banned-from-university-courses/1026460)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-plato-be-banned-from-university-courses/1026460 "2026-03-31T22:39:22Z")
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That’s a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy at Texas A&M Univer… --- ## [Testing recommended technique](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-recommended-technique/1028916)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-recommended-technique/1028916 "2026-03-31T18:46:24Z")
Continuing the discussion from Why do so many posters have trouble staying on topic?: @puzzlegal suggested I create this thread to find out whether I can reset it to normal, and whether I can mute it. So here it is. I … --- ## [People/cars in parking lots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-cars-in-parking-lots/1028870)
**Author:** [@Lushka1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lushka1953)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-cars-in-parking-lots/1028870 "2026-03-31T18:44:49Z")
It never cease to amaze me! Both of these scenarios have made me much more conscious/considerate when in these same situations. 1. When backing out of a parking space, there is bound to be someone walking behind/just to… --- ## [John Hinckley has music on Youtube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-hinckley-has-music-on-youtube/1028896)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-hinckley-has-music-on-youtube/1028896 "2026-03-31T18:08:14Z")
The guy who tried to assassinate Regan was released in 2022. I’m glad he’s doing well these days. --- ## [Is there a way to tell if sunglass lenses are "UV blocking" using common household materials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-tell-if-sunglass-lenses-are-uv-blocking-using-common-household-materials/1028895)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-tell-if-sunglass-lenses-are-uv-blocking-using-common-household-materials/1028895 "2026-03-31T15:06:04Z")
I bought a pair of sunglasses while on vacation in Mexico. I am quite certain that the sunglasses are not made by the manufacturer indicated by the trademark on the glasses. (For one thing, the trademark was easily scr… --- ## [Amazon Bait-and-Switch like tactics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-bait-and-switch-like-tactics/1028846)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-bait-and-switch-like-tactics/1028846 "2026-03-31T14:24:32Z")
I need to vent for a sec about Amazon Prime pulling what feels like a bait-and-switch. Last Thursday I’m ordering something, and the page says (paraphrasing): “Order within the next 3 hours and 27 minutes and you’ll get… --- ## [Why does the director get all the credit for a movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-director-get-all-the-credit-for-a-movie/146806)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-director-get-all-the-credit-for-a-movie/146806 "2026-03-31T13:44:12Z")
You know what I’m talking about–the ads say “A film by Rob Reiner” or “A film by Ridley Scott” even when the only role the individual in question had was that of director, not producer, screenwriter, actor, or anything e… --- ## [Help to identify a bird by its call](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-to-identify-a-bird-by-its-call/1028888)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-to-identify-a-bird-by-its-call/1028888 "2026-03-31T12:58:15Z")
Hello, and wish me luck! I’m going to post a short video I took yesterday, in an attempt to record the sound of this bird. (Also pardon the bathtub, I was standing at the bathroom window). I hear this call all the tim… --- ## [2026 Winter Olympics - follow along and discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-winter-olympics-follow-along-and-discussion-thread/1026575)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 362\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-winter-olympics-follow-along-and-discussion-thread/1026575 "2026-03-31T08:09:25Z")
We are about 3 weeks out and I thought it would be good to discuss. NBC has been uploading figure skating clips/segments and my wife and have been watching. We can’t find any pairs or dancing clips, which means NBC(in A… --- ## [Routers Banned? Or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/routers-banned-or-not/1028874)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/routers-banned-or-not/1028874 "2026-03-31T02:25:22Z")
I have seen a number of videos on YouTube (always suspect) that claim the Trump Admin has banned foreign made computer routers. And others who claim that they have not, but have set restrictions on them. What is true? … --- ## [What do these lyrics mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-lyrics-mean/444354)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-lyrics-mean/444354 "2026-03-31T00:35:39Z")
Snipped from Rod Stewart’s Reason to Believe: "Knowing that you lied straight-faced while I cried Still I look to find a reason to believe Someone like you makes it hard to live without somebody else Someone like yo… --- ## [The cure to soulless crushing modern society is a life of narcissistic sociopathic hedonism (or why humans can't have nice things)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cure-to-soulless-crushing-modern-society-is-a-life-of-narcissistic-sociopathic-hedonism-or-why-humans-cant-have-nice-things/1027967)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cure-to-soulless-crushing-modern-society-is-a-life-of-narcissistic-sociopathic-hedonism-or-why-humans-cant-have-nice-things/1027967 "2026-03-30T23:51:11Z")
I think everyone has heard various versions of this story: "I hate the routine and boredom of stupid, pointless, bureaucratic job with my arrogant, officious boss and annoying coworkers, my nagging wife in my loveless m… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - March 2026 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-march-2026-edition/1028125)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-march-2026-edition/1028125 "2026-03-30T23:37:05Z")
March… and we are 1/5 of the way throught this dumpster fire of a year. Can you say exhausted? On the up side I am gettting a fair bit of reading done. And it seems so are some of you! So Whatcha all reading? Print: N… --- ## [What car has an upside-down V badge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-has-an-upside-down-v-badge/1028878 "2026-03-30T23:27:58Z")
My wife and I were in the car earlier today and we hit a stop light behind another car that caught our attention. It had an upside-down V for a badge and absolutely no other identification of any kind. I know Acura uses… --- ## [Managing email across multiple devices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/managing-email-across-multiple-devices/1028771)
**Author:** [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/managing-email-across-multiple-devices/1028771 "2026-03-30T22:56:37Z")
Long story short: The ISP (an evil cable company) that provides my main email account has merged a bunch of legacy email domains into one place (the old domain’s, e.g. something like pituitary.com, are now part of the b… --- ## [I do not get this crossword's answers. Link inside from Futility Closet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-get-this-crosswords-answers-link-inside-from-futility-closet/1028848)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-get-this-crosswords-answers-link-inside-from-futility-closet/1028848 "2026-03-30T22:04:04Z")
It’s called an interesting and curious crossword, but it is just QUIET going across and the letters going down. How does this work with the clues? --- ## [Can you 3D print explosives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-3d-print-explosives/1028890)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-3d-print-explosives/1028890 "2026-03-30T21:56:14Z")
I know that some explosive compounds were melted and poured directly into artillery shells so it seems possible. Maybe make a nice Panama hat for your target. How about crab legs? They already look like they are made of … --- ## [Why is canned Parmesan cheese so different that blocks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-canned-parmesan-cheese-so-different-that-blocks/1028180)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-canned-parmesan-cheese-so-different-that-blocks/1028180 "2026-03-30T20:00:20Z")
I like Parmesan cheese when it comes in a wedge and I grate it myself but the stuff Kraft makes in the big green cans or the stuff they put on tables in Italian restaurants literally tastes like vomit to me. Why is there… --- ## [New washing machines that actually rinse out all the soap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-washing-machines-that-actually-rinse-out-all-the-soap/1024544)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-washing-machines-that-actually-rinse-out-all-the-soap/1024544 "2026-03-30T19:51:35Z")
I have a highly rated new washing machine (an electrolux 700 series front-loading washing machine) and I HATE it. I want to replace it, but I suspect everything on the market is just as bad. When I first started using i… --- ## [Does the iPad browser I want actually exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-ipad-browser-i-want-actually-exist/1028891)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-ipad-browser-i-want-actually-exist/1028891 "2026-03-30T18:15:03Z")
I’m fed up with Firefox on the iPad. They keep monkeying with the interface and making it harder to access Bookmarks and the homepage and I really want to change. But I can’t find another browser with the one feature I r… --- ## [Damn, Xander's dead. (Nicholas Brendon)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-xanders-dead-nicholas-brendon/1028640)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-xanders-dead-nicholas-brendon/1028640 "2026-03-30T17:43:20Z")
--- ## [Recommendations for pink (?) sound machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-pink-sound-machine/1028869)
**Author:** [@Lushka1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lushka1953)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-pink-sound-machine/1028869 "2026-03-30T16:12:00Z")
I’m in search of a sound machine. I have downloaded an app, and I have a machine. I’m not satisfied with either, as I want something other than white noise. I’d like zen music or something meditative. I don’t need fan n… --- ## [I would like too see the return of audio drama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-too-see-the-return-of-audio-drama/957856)
**Author:** [@umbrella\_man32](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umbrella_man32)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-too-see-the-return-of-audio-drama/957856 "2026-03-30T16:03:21Z")
Forget Netflix and streaming i have been listening to vintage radio dram ex. george gracie allen, dragnet i rather see a return of this format then what"s playing nowadays --- ## [So, someone crashed into three cars on our street in a hit-and-run](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-someone-crashed-into-three-cars-on-our-street-in-a-hit-and-run/1028859)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-someone-crashed-into-three-cars-on-our-street-in-a-hit-and-run/1028859 "2026-03-30T15:23:43Z")
Continuing the discussion from So, someone set our car on fire (which happened last July). Now this… we apparently live on some cursed street! This just happened (turn your sound on, but not too high): A ca… --- ## [Collision Avoidance Warning Device for the Visually Impaired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collision-avoidance-warning-device-for-the-visually-impaired/1028613)
**Author:** [@pseudograph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudograph)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collision-avoidance-warning-device-for-the-visually-impaired/1028613 "2026-03-30T15:03:34Z")
I have an acquaintance who is legally blind. Recently she’s been trying to find a device that she could attach to her rolling walker that would alert her when it was about to hit an obstacle, kind of like the collision … --- ## [Coffee Sweetener](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-sweetener/1028868)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-sweetener/1028868 "2026-03-30T13:44:37Z")
I put real maple syrup in my coffee this morning. It was pretty good. Am I Canadian now? --- ## [(Old) Marching along in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-marching-along-in-the-mmp/1028705)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-marching-along-in-the-mmp/1028705 "2026-03-30T13:06:05Z")
Have you ever marched in a parade? Or, for that matter, rode on a float or something? When I was a teen, I wore a muu-muu and rode on some sort of international float that Pepsi sponsored in (I think) a Columbus Day par… --- ## [Ancient artifacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-artifacts/1028446)
**Author:** [@Lushka1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lushka1953)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-artifacts/1028446 "2026-03-30T02:15:59Z")
An ancient artifact was gifted to me 60 years ago. How do I repatriate it to its original country? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=115&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=117&state=muted)