# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1183&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1184 --- ## [Glitch report: still getting phantom What\_Exit posts when creating threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glitch-report-still-getting-phantom-what-exit-posts-when-creating-threads/960953)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glitch-report-still-getting-phantom-what-exit-posts-when-creating-threads/960953 "2022-03-12T20:21:38Z")
After starting a new thread, I’ll get a “phantom” response from What\_Exit. I say “phantom” because all it contains is a duplicate of my OP. I assume this is old news (I reported the same problem some time ago); just tho… --- ## [Hypothesis vs. null hypothesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothesis-vs-null-hypothesis/960950)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothesis-vs-null-hypothesis/960950 "2022-03-12T20:19:03Z")
In the thread How to distinguish between minority opinions and misinformation, many posters said a scientist must formulate a hypothesis when conducting research. And indeed, this has been hammered in to me all my life, … --- ## [High velocity water missile defense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-velocity-water-missile-defense/960944)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-velocity-water-missile-defense/960944 "2022-03-12T19:49:50Z")
How high could a jet of water be streamed without it breaking up or vaporizing, given an arbitrary amount of power to accelerate it and any arbitrary diameter on the stream? --- ## [Do covid precautions work? (NYT article re Omicron)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-covid-precautions-work-nyt-article-re-omicron/960752)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-covid-precautions-work-nyt-article-re-omicron/960752 "2022-03-12T19:41:17Z")
The following link is to an article in today’s NYT, but I’ve linked to another source which does not appear to be paywalled. Do Covid Precautions Work? – The New York Times - Teazilla The basic gist is that it appears … --- ## ["Saran"wrap on russian POWs - is this a new thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saran-wrap-on-russian-pows-is-this-a-new-thing/960164)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saran-wrap-on-russian-pows-is-this-a-new-thing/960164 "2022-03-03T18:26:46Z")
Hi there, yes, I do spend way too much time informing myself what is going on in Ucraine … A “new” thing (to me) … I have seen a few pics of russian POWs, with some sort of saran-wrap over eyes and ears. Unfortunately … --- ## [I think I'm being scammed for $5 (surprisingly long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-being-scammed-for-5-surprisingly-long/960789)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-being-scammed-for-5-surprisingly-long/960789 "2022-03-12T18:45:55Z")
Yes, it would only be for $5. In my hobby, we have a practice we call Pay It Forward, where more experienced people basically give away small items of fairly low value as a benefit for beginners (ok, it’s fountain pens).… --- ## [Anyone else getting massively spammed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-massively-spammed/960461)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-massively-spammed/960461 "2022-03-12T17:49:19Z")
For the last 7-10 days the spam filter on my Yahoo email has been overwhelmed. I’ve gone from getting 1-2 junk emails per day getting through the filter to \>40 every day. Not even good spam, either: boner pills, $500 to … --- ## [Heinz Easy Squeeze Kethcup Bottles are Flawed and I hate them!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinz-easy-squeeze-kethcup-bottles-are-flawed-and-i-hate-them/274746)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinz-easy-squeeze-kethcup-bottles-are-flawed-and-i-hate-them/274746 "2022-03-12T17:26:29Z")
You know the bottles Im talking bout right? The ones that stand on their lids and have little sphincters that keep the ketchup from supposedly oozing out or something. These are great until you start to have more air i… --- ## [Keto friendly bread. Is it the shit or is it full of shit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keto-friendly-bread-is-it-the-shit-or-is-it-full-of-shit/960888)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keto-friendly-bread-is-it-the-shit-or-is-it-full-of-shit/960888 "2022-03-12T15:01:02Z")
Tried Natural Ovens Keto Friendly Bread this week. No bad at all. Expensive for what you get but one of the best Keto breads I’ve had yet. But reviews are all over the place regarding whether this is really a keto prod… --- ## [Fuck Vladimir Putin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-vladimir-putin/960284)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-vladimir-putin/960284 "2022-03-12T14:02:47Z")
I can’t believe this isn’t a thread yet. Fuck Vladimir Putin. That is all. --- ## [Robert Plant interviewed by Rick Rubin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-plant-interviewed-by-rick-rubin/960938)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-plant-interviewed-by-rick-rubin/960938 "2022-03-12T11:50:50Z")
Robert Plant interviewed by Rick Rubin: In my opinion, at nearly an hour, it’s a bit long for casual listening, although he’s so articulate and interesting that it’s worth going over carefully enough not t… --- ## [Please explain why in the French phrase "Les vendredis soir", "soir' is an adverb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-why-in-the-french-phrase-les-vendredis-soir-soir-is-an-adverb/960935)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-why-in-the-french-phrase-les-vendredis-soir-soir-is-an-adverb/960935 "2022-03-12T09:14:12Z")
Please explain why in the French phrase “Les vendredis soir”, "soir’ is an adverb?, which for reasons I don’t understand “les vendredis soirs” is incorrect but “les vendredis soir” is. --- ## [How many streaming services do you subscribe to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-streaming-services-do-you-subscribe-to/960704)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-streaming-services-do-you-subscribe-to/960704 "2022-03-12T08:40:18Z")
I “cut the cord” two years ago. I was paying about $110 a month for satellite channels. Now I have Amazon Prime ($10\*), Netflix ($10), Disney+ ($8) (I also have a “free” Discovery+ trial.) So I am paying less than $30 a … --- ## [How irreplaceable is Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-irreplaceable-is-trump/959677)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-irreplaceable-is-trump/959677 "2022-03-12T08:22:57Z")
He’s got something. Some kind of carnival-barker charisma or home-shopping network pull that gets people following everything he says, lining his pockets and pledging undying loyalty. If/when he leaves this mortal coil (… --- ## [Understood pronouns in Spanish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understood-pronouns-in-spanish/960769)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understood-pronouns-in-spanish/960769 "2022-03-12T05:31:25Z")
When speaking in Spanish, are pronouns frequently dropped or just occasionally and does it matter which person is being used? For example: I often hear “¿Como estas?” or “¿Como esta usted?” but I don’t think that I’ve … --- ## [Achieving Ukrainian victory while not getting into a nuclear war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/achieving-ukrainian-victory-while-not-getting-into-a-nuclear-war/960755)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/achieving-ukrainian-victory-while-not-getting-into-a-nuclear-war/960755 "2022-03-12T04:55:11Z")
I think most of us agree that we would like to see Ukraine win this war and we don’t want a nuclear war with Russia. The trick is threading the needle. As it currently stands, it appears that the ongoing flow of men, … --- ## [Those crappy psychics again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-crappy-psychics-again/960574)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-crappy-psychics-again/960574 "2022-03-12T04:07:08Z")
Looks like the same psychics that didn’t tell us about Covid-19 forgot to mention WWIII also. I may have to cancel my subscription. --- ## [Wood gathering before metal tools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wood-gathering-before-metal-tools/960694)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wood-gathering-before-metal-tools/960694 "2022-03-12T02:58:50Z")
Basic question - how did people gather sufficient firewood in times before they had metal saws/axes? We recently attended a presentation on people in the Chicago area over the past 12,000 years. They had displays of th… --- ## ['Splain to me front door cams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splain-to-me-front-door-cams/960872)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splain-to-me-front-door-cams/960872 "2022-03-12T00:14:34Z")
Hi there. I’m trying to google up a “front door camera” and I’ve been shunted into this strange world of doorbell cameras. It’s insane: $250 doorbells that sense motion and have SD card slots for no discernible reason. I… --- ## [In the absence of radio, can outside information get to Russians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-absence-of-radio-can-outside-information-get-to-russians/960899)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-absence-of-radio-can-outside-information-get-to-russians/960899 "2022-03-11T23:52:25Z")
I don’t know if Russians listen to the radio anymore - or if anyone does. Radio Free Europe and Voice of America used to be able to send their signal into places that the truth had been hidden. Today, the Russians are … --- ## [Problem playing EAC3 and TrueHD audio on a Mac connected to an Arcam amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-playing-eac3-and-truehd-audio-on-a-mac-connected-to-an-arcam-amp/960879)
**Author:** [@MozeJose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MozeJose)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-playing-eac3-and-truehd-audio-on-a-mac-connected-to-an-arcam-amp/960879 "2022-03-11T22:45:39Z")
I know this is a very specific topic for this message board, but I’ve already asked it on the Apple, Arcam, and Plex forums without any replies. I have an M1 Mac mini running Monterey (12.2.1) and am using Plex Media Pl… --- ## [80 bad, bad, bad things to do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-bad-bad-bad-things-to-do/933248)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-bad-bad-bad-things-to-do/933248 "2022-03-11T22:00:23Z")
Nothing illegal. We’ll go to 80 and start over again: RV cross country. --- ## [Unidentified Flying Object crashes in Croatia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unidentified-flying-object-crashes-in-croatia/960905)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unidentified-flying-object-crashes-in-croatia/960905 "2022-03-11T21:29:39Z")
That’s the headline on HuffPost, but you should know that it’s quite literal. They don’t say that an Alien Spacecraft has crashed in Eastern Europe, but that a Flying Object that hasn’t been identified has. Speculation i… --- ## [Current status of Ukrainians in Russia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-status-of-ukrainians-in-russia/960827)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-status-of-ukrainians-in-russia/960827 "2022-03-11T21:03:55Z")
Apparently there are over 2.5 million Ukrainian citizens living in Russia. Certainly a good number of these may be native Russian speakers with no particularly strong affinity to the Ukrainian state, but I’m sure many o… --- ## [Misinterpreted lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misinterpreted-lyrics/960771)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misinterpreted-lyrics/960771 "2022-03-11T20:35:29Z")
Kinda like misheard lyrics but your got the words right and the meaning wrong. Thought about this after hearing some elementary school kids singing WAP. I’m not sure they knew what a WAP actually is. I remember thinking … --- ## [Well damn, now I can't use Duck Duck Go anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-damn-now-i-cant-use-duck-duck-go-anymore/960016)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-damn-now-i-cant-use-duck-duck-go-anymore/960016 "2022-03-11T20:27:51Z")
The upshot: NYT says that Duck Duck Go is now the favored search engine of right-wing conspiracy theorists. “If I wanted to find specific cases about people who died from vaccine-related injuries, I had to go to Duck… --- ## [Is there any kind of anti-bloatware software?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-kind-of-anti-bloatware-software/960748)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-kind-of-anti-bloatware-software/960748 "2022-03-11T20:14:47Z")
Long story short, my dad is getting a new computer and it will in short order become absolutely stuffed with various programs all running in the background, choking out his startup, eating his memory, etc. I’d love to h… --- ## [Any Acorn TV subscribers? And Cord Cutting inquiries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-acorn-tv-subscribers-and-cord-cutting-inquiries/960840)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-acorn-tv-subscribers-and-cord-cutting-inquiries/960840 "2022-03-11T19:23:32Z")
We just cut the cord. We had DirecTV for years. I’ll miss TCM and the YesNetwork the most. But also SyFy channel, Shorts and a few others. One loss is Murdoch Mysteries. So Acorn has Murdoch Mysteries. Including the lat… --- ## [New category for Ukraine invasion? {Added a new Tag for now}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-category-for-ukraine-invasion-added-a-new-tag-for-now/960123)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-category-for-ukraine-invasion-added-a-new-tag-for-now/960123 "2022-03-11T18:58:11Z")
Sorry if I’m in the wrong spot and this actually belongs in Site Feedback or something. I’m wondering if it would be useful to create a new category for threads relating to the Ukraine invasion, similar to the Quarantin… --- ## [Katy Perry, Dr. Luke, Max Martin (et al.) = plagiarists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katy-perry-dr-luke-max-martin-et-al-plagiarists/837854)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katy-perry-dr-luke-max-martin-et-al-plagiarists/837854 "2022-03-11T17:07:03Z")
Strong copyright laws are good news for songwriters, IMO. :slight\_smile: Here’s the best part, helpfully bolded and colored red: They tried to argue that Joyful Noise was too simple to qualify for copyright AND besi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1182&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1184&state=tracking)