# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1184 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1185 --- ## [What happened to “Get Fuzzy”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-get-fuzzy/959914)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-get-fuzzy/959914 "2022-03-01T18:31:49Z")
I used to really enjoy it but around 2013 Darby Conley stopped drawing new strips. Wikipedia article says it’s not known what happened. Any of the Teeming Millions have any idea? --- ## [What members of law enforcement are trained/allowed to lie, to whom, and to what extent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-law-enforcement-are-trained-allowed-to-lie-to-whom-and-to-what-extent/957670)
**Author:** [@mmmiiikkkeee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mmmiiikkkeee)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-law-enforcement-are-trained-allowed-to-lie-to-whom-and-to-what-extent/957670 "2022-03-01T18:26:24Z")
Based on the often repeated “be careful talking to police, they are allowed to lie to you” advice, I have a few questions. I hope these questions are straight-forward enough to be suitable for this forum, and I know the… --- ## [What does a "good" negotiated settlement to the Ukraine invasion look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-good-negotiated-settlement-to-the-ukraine-invasion-look-like/960083)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-good-negotiated-settlement-to-the-ukraine-invasion-look-like/960083 "2022-03-01T17:42:33Z")
I’ve seen plenty of discussion of what Putin would want to get out of any negotiation: pro-Russian government, permanently abandon Nato membership, accept independence of Donblas, and Russian ownership of Crimea. That wo… --- ## [Star Trek DS9 Documentary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-ds9-documentary/831033)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-ds9-documentary/831033 "2022-03-01T17:28:11Z")
I am so excited for this. DS9 is my favorite Trek. --- ## [Different types of artillery? (somewhat Ukraine related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-types-of-artillery-somewhat-ukraine-related/960158)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-types-of-artillery-somewhat-ukraine-related/960158 "2022-03-01T16:16:20Z")
Hi there, the pictures/vid’s of stranded (out of gas?) or broken down russian tanks in the Ukraine had me thinking if in a worst case scenario the turret of a broken down tank could be converted into a (stationary) arti… --- ## [Unlinking 2 iPhones from each other](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlinking-2-iphones-from-each-other/960283)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlinking-2-iphones-from-each-other/960283 "2022-03-01T15:26:02Z")
My wife’s old phone became obsolete, and I have an iPhone which is not in service, so she put her SIM card into that phone and it’s working for her. The problem is that that iPhone is, like my current phone, a company-pr… --- ## [Things to smear/spread/sprinkle on or otherwise apply to toast or similar surfaces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-smear-spread-sprinkle-on-or-otherwise-apply-to-toast-or-similar-surfaces/958316)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-smear-spread-sprinkle-on-or-otherwise-apply-to-toast-or-similar-surfaces/958316 "2022-03-01T14:46:40Z")
My every-morning ritual is to have one cup of coffee and one slice of Whole Foods sourdough bread, toasted very very dark. My mother used to call almost-burned toast “healthy toast.” I was thinking of starting a Marmite… --- ## [Please help me unhack my father's computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-unhack-my-fathers-computer/959827)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-unhack-my-fathers-computer/959827 "2022-03-01T13:26:12Z")
I’ve only just learned, about two months after the fact, that my father’s computer has been hacked. Details are few, but apparently he went to some “ask a pro” website to get the answer to some question, which they answe… --- ## ["Respect" (No Spoilers}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respect-no-spoilers/960279)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respect-no-spoilers/960279 "2022-03-01T12:25:40Z")
The full figured Jennifer Hudson and her fabulous voice are perfect casting for the part of Aretha Franklin. She did a fabulous job with the role and, though the movie was a tad long at 2:35, it kept me involved the who… --- ## [Is Putin crazy enough to move into the Baltic countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-putin-crazy-enough-to-move-into-the-baltic-countries/960022)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-putin-crazy-enough-to-move-into-the-baltic-countries/960022 "2022-03-01T10:48:41Z")
The former Soviet republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are now all members of NATO. Putin has made it fairly clear that he’s trying to restore Russia to include its formerly held territories. Is there any chance… --- ## [Factorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factorio/747269)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factorio/747269 "2022-03-01T10:22:00Z")
I just picked this up on Steam for $20; it’s pretty much my first crafting game. I’ve played a few hours now and it’s both slow (gathering) and fast (critters attacking). The graphics are decidedly mid-res, but there’s… --- ## [War destroys world's largest airplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-destroys-worlds-largest-airplane/960247)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-destroys-worlds-largest-airplane/960247 "2022-03-01T09:42:53Z")
--- ## [Will war in Ukraine torpedo Biden's presidency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-in-ukraine-torpedo-bidens-presidency/959822)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-in-ukraine-torpedo-bidens-presidency/959822 "2022-03-01T07:40:54Z")
If Russia invades Ukraine – which seems almost inevitable – Biden has promised to retaliate with extreme sanctions. (NATO allies appear willing to join us.) Biden has acknowledged that these sanctions may hurt our econom… --- ## [European 'dopers...US military engagement with Europe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-dopers-us-military-engagement-with-europe/959563)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-dopers-us-military-engagement-with-europe/959563 "2022-03-01T03:50:17Z")
I was watching some videos earlier on several European countries that are talking about deepening ties with the US with respect to military engagements or new basing. This was not exactly universally supported, as there… --- ## [10-year-old refrigerator whining -- during cooling cycle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-year-old-refrigerator-whining-during-cooling-cycle/960259)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-year-old-refrigerator-whining-during-cooling-cycle/960259 "2022-03-01T02:44:08Z")
Our refrigerator is a little over 10 years old. It is a Samsung French-door refrigerator with ice and water dispenser. I don’t remember how much we spent on it, but a new one with similar features is around $1900. The r… --- ## [What's going on with the display](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-the-display/960261)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-the-display/960261 "2022-03-01T01:48:06Z")
I can’t search because the only time the display stops jumping around is when I manage to hit create topic as it passes by. The thing keeps zooming in, zooming, out, and refresshing about five times a second (or so it se… --- ## [Recommendation for new phone service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendation-for-new-phone-service/959511)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendation-for-new-phone-service/959511 "2022-02-28T23:48:09Z")
Starting a couple days ago, I noticed my phone battery was not discharging at its usual pace. It hardly lost any power. I checked to see if it was talking to the cell network, and it turns out it isn’t. So I visit the lo… --- ## [Would securing an enemy nations border and opening it up to unlimited immigration be a legitimate warfare strategy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-securing-an-enemy-nations-border-and-opening-it-up-to-unlimited-immigration-be-a-legitimate-warfare-strategy/960134)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-securing-an-enemy-nations-border-and-opening-it-up-to-unlimited-immigration-be-a-legitimate-warfare-strategy/960134 "2022-02-28T23:16:56Z")
This was a plot point in some South Korean book I never read but read a detailed summary of about 15 years ago, but this one plot point always stuck out to me. Long story short, the book is about the two Koreas uniting … --- ## [I am commercial debt free](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-commercial-debt-free/960132)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-commercial-debt-free/960132 "2022-02-28T21:47:40Z")
As of a $69.50 payment to my credit card company and a $20.91 payoff payment on my second car today, I now only owe my student loan and my house mortgage. Time to shove an @$$load of monthly income into savings and inve… --- ## [Would you fix or replace your dishwasher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-fix-or-replace-your-dishwasher/960109)
**Author:** [@Honolulu\_Lulu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honolulu_Lulu)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-fix-or-replace-your-dishwasher/960109 "2022-02-28T20:47:08Z")
Our current dish washer is 20-25 years old. It works just fine. The racks that hold the dishes are not-so-fine. About 5%-10% of the dish holders have rusted and fallen off. That does not affect the quality of the was… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Beck-da-wrek is on (as in dependent on) Goof-o-da-balls. Uh-oh!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-da-wrek-is-on-as-in-dependent-on-goof-o-da-balls-uh-oh/958659)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-da-wrek-is-on-as-in-dependent-on-goof-o-da-balls-uh-oh/958659 "2022-02-28T18:48:00Z")
No excuses. But, I didn’t even know it. I have had my issues. About 17 accidents. Surgeries. Glucose events. Sleep walking. Pnuemonia. Posting and texting weird crap to peeps. I didn’t know it but while I was hospitali… --- ## [Botticelli Feb. 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2022/958810)
**Author:** [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2022/958810 "2022-02-28T18:00:20Z")
Welcome one and all to the February Botticelli thread. Here is last month’s thread, and here is the game’s Wikipedia article if you are unfamiliar with it. I am P. --- ## [Question about gas & electrical utilities in NYC ca. 1990](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-gas-electrical-utilities-in-nyc-ca-1990/960231)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-gas-electrical-utilities-in-nyc-ca-1990/960231 "2022-02-28T16:38:33Z")
Before I submit an IMDb Goof for the movie “tick, tick … BOOM!” I wanted to check on how utilities shut-off for non-payment worked in NYC around 1990. It’s not a significant spoiler to say that at one point in the film,… --- ## [Fermi's Paradox and the 'Prime Directive'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermis-paradox-and-the-prime-directive/930582)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermis-paradox-and-the-prime-directive/930582 "2022-02-28T16:42:42Z")
I have to tell you, I often do wonder about things like Fermi’s Paradox and its possible solutions. I know in the fictional Star Trek universe, they have this thing called the Prime Directive. That they will not interfe… --- ## [Anyone else hate the Apple MagSafe wireless charger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-hate-the-apple-magsafe-wireless-charger/960202)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-hate-the-apple-magsafe-wireless-charger/960202 "2022-02-28T15:38:53Z")
For some background, Apple iPhones supported Qi charging since, I think, the iPhone X released in 2017. So I’ve been using wireless charging since then, initially with Samsung and Anker charging pads. Starting in 2020, A… --- ## [Iceberg lettuce - what the heck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iceberg-lettuce-what-the-heck/959906)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iceberg-lettuce-what-the-heck/959906 "2022-02-28T15:37:01Z")
So kill me, I know it has no nutritional value and is pretty tasteless, but hey I like it. It’s my first choice as a base for a salad, or shredded in a sub etc. But the heck? All I can find now is heads of lettuce that w… --- ## [UK dopers, do you find American TV series to be too long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-do-you-find-american-tv-series-to-be-too-long/959602)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-do-you-find-american-tv-series-to-be-too-long/959602 "2022-02-28T15:03:22Z")
As an American, I’m used to the length of a typical US TV series. 20 something episodes per season, with 5 to 8 seasons for the successful shows, either 30 minutes or 1 hour when commercials are included. My MIL enjoys… --- ## [How does the Jeopardy! buzzer work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-jeopardy-buzzer-work/959779)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-jeopardy-buzzer-work/959779 "2022-02-28T13:32:04Z")
Is it a solenoid like what I saw the Mythbusters do in their Indiana Jones temple escape? How come we never see ties? Ties must happen. How’d it work with Watson? Surely Watson couldn’t press the buzzer. And when someone… --- ## [JPG files posted on social media](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jpg-files-posted-on-social-media/960184)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jpg-files-posted-on-social-media/960184 "2022-02-28T11:39:05Z")
This may be just a Facebook quirk, but it makes no sense to me. Photos posted on FB vary in how large they appear, how much actual screen real estate they take up. No surprise there, I suppose. But, the “visual” size o… --- ## [How would Russia be a military threat against Sweden if it joined NATO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-russia-be-a-military-threat-against-sweden-if-it-joined-nato/960211)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-russia-be-a-military-threat-against-sweden-if-it-joined-nato/960211 "2022-02-28T07:35:32Z")
According to this recent news story Russian spokespersons have said ““It’s obvious that if Finland and Sweden join NATO, which is first of all a military organization, it will entail serious military-political consequenc… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1183) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1185)