# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1210 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1211 --- ## [Can AWS Lambda really be used to host a website instead of an EC2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-aws-lambda-really-be-used-to-host-a-website-instead-of-an-ec2/957781)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-aws-lambda-really-be-used-to-host-a-website-instead-of-an-ec2/957781 "2022-02-02T00:05:12Z")
I’ve been building and hosting websites for clients for years now. I do this with a CMS and host it in different places including AWS’s EC2. I’ve been reading for years now about using AWS Lambda and have seen some hint … --- ## [Shipping delays and perishable goods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shipping-delays-and-perishable-goods/956870)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shipping-delays-and-perishable-goods/956870 "2022-02-01T22:26:55Z")
I’ve heard news stories about the many delays in shipping, with supposedly a hundred or more container ships waiting to unload at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach (and similar delays at other ports). And then furt… --- ## [Are Olympic athletes protected from local law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-olympic-athletes-protected-from-local-law/958746)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-olympic-athletes-protected-from-local-law/958746 "2022-02-01T19:40:07Z")
Was watching a report that Olympic athletes are being advised by their various countries to not talk about or discuss or protest against things like the ongoing genocide that’s been happening in China (or any of the othe… --- ## [What would you do if you suddenly became homeless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-suddenly-became-homeless/958501)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-suddenly-became-homeless/958501 "2022-02-01T19:21:09Z")
I am talking job gone, house or apartment payment not happening so eviction is a definite thing, and no friend or relative with available couch. I shouldn’t have to say “no secret pile of gold bullion and no savings acc… --- ## [What's the worst theatrical production you ever attended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-theatrical-production-you-ever-attended/958599)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-theatrical-production-you-ever-attended/958599 "2022-02-01T18:47:25Z")
…including amateur and professional plays and musicals? My top two candidates are things my parents dragged me to as a child growing up in NYC. In Circles was a 1967 off-Broadway musical in which the words of Gertrude … --- ## [Iraq--the latest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-the-latest/958710)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-the-latest/958710 "2022-02-01T18:19:17Z")
What’s been happening in Iraq since we left? Nothing good, I’m sure…still…any news is welcome. --- ## [Android removing permissions from rarely used Apps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-removing-permissions-from-rarely-used-apps/958747)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-removing-permissions-from-rarely-used-apps/958747 "2022-02-01T18:09:48Z")
Anyone else being harassed and annoyed by Android snooping? Apps not used in three months have permissions removed. Software and Apps are tools. You buy a extra large screwdriver and put in your toolbox. You certainly … --- ## [New viral video about crypto and NFT'S. Opinions? Reactions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-viral-video-about-crypto-and-nfts-opinions-reactions/958581)
**Author:** [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-viral-video-about-crypto-and-nfts-opinions-reactions/958581 "2022-02-01T17:40:16Z")
Hello fellow Dopers. Yes this is a 2 hour youtube video. No i don’t expect anyone to watch the whole thing. Hear me out please. I really struggled with where to put this as I wasn’t sure where the discussi… --- ## [Interesting examples of "To put it in perspective" things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-examples-of-to-put-it-in-perspective-things/957752)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-examples-of-to-put-it-in-perspective-things/957752 "2022-02-01T17:09:21Z")
Quotes like “Cleopatra was closer in time to the iPhone than she was to the Pyramids of Giza”, etc. Or “The United States, as a nation, is so young that it is only about as old as the lifespan of 3 octogenarians put end… --- ## [Couple of gift tax questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-gift-tax-questions/958678)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-gift-tax-questions/958678 "2022-02-01T16:44:00Z")
Let’s say you have a friend who is dying and will not see the end of the year. He has no children, no spouse/ex-spouse or any other family, and really no assets. He lives in a rented apartment and drives an eleven year o… --- ## [Who controls your biometric data?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-controls-your-biometric-data/958750)
**Author:** [@Turki-lurki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turki-lurki)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-controls-your-biometric-data/958750 "2022-02-01T16:44:46Z")
ID.ME and IRS This is a scary idea. The article says IRS is reconsidering its use of this dicey technology, but it is just a matter of time before the idea resurfaces. The company in this case certainly sounds shady to … --- ## [What are the tastiest commercial cat foods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-tastiest-commercial-cat-foods/958492)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-tastiest-commercial-cat-foods/958492 "2022-02-01T16:33:13Z")
No, I am not planning a dinner party :blush: We have two Siamese cats, one of whom (Junior) is quite thin (8-9 pounds at 3 years) and a light eater. I’m not sure whether it is fair to describe him as picky, as he doesn’… --- ## [And a Crappy New Year! (January Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-crappy-new-year-january-mini-rants/957024)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-crappy-new-year-january-mini-rants/957024 "2022-02-01T16:20:30Z")
It’s still December 2021 for a few hours for me, but I know it’s 2022 for many Dopers so let’s get this started. We thought 2020 sucked, with a pandemic popping in, and looked forward to 2021. But that year started wit… --- ## [The strange case of the phony favicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strange-case-of-the-phony-favicon/958706)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strange-case-of-the-phony-favicon/958706 "2022-02-01T15:58:01Z")
A minor but odd issue I’ve noticed for awhile now…I see it happen in a Safari browser on my iPad all the time (like right now). I don’t know if it happens in any other browser / device combos. Anyway, many times when I h… --- ## [Older Dopers: What new musical artists do you listen to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632 "2022-02-01T15:37:25Z")
This one is for Dopers of a certain age… We’re often accused of being stuck in the '60s, '70s, and/or '80s in terms of our musical tastes… but it doesn’t mean we can’t appreciate the new stuff, right? So what new music… --- ## [I Am Employed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-employed/940548)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-employed/940548 "2022-02-01T15:26:24Z")
(currently on lunch break) Technically, I am in training. I will be working from home doing triage of calls to PA Unemployment. While I deny ever having a job under the table, this one is fully on the books. It is more f… --- ## [A friend from high school suffered a stroke a few years back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-from-high-school-suffered-a-stroke-a-few-years-back/958744)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-from-high-school-suffered-a-stroke-a-few-years-back/958744 "2022-02-01T15:07:56Z")
Now she posts notes to me (on FB, and elsewhere) that I cannot decipher. When I write her “I can’t figure out your meaning here,” she sends me an equally incomprehensible response. How to break the cycle?, I wonder. Idea… --- ## [Melting snow and ice in driveway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melting-snow-and-ice-in-driveway/958583)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melting-snow-and-ice-in-driveway/958583 "2022-02-01T12:36:40Z")
I know some people build underground electrical heating in their driveway. But what about if your driveway is already built. Is there some kind of electric heating mat that you can just roll out on top of the snow/ice an… --- ## [Since the US voting system is so broken... what does everybody else use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-the-us-voting-system-is-so-broken-what-does-everybody-else-use/958610)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-the-us-voting-system-is-so-broken-what-does-everybody-else-use/958610 "2022-02-01T12:15:51Z")
I’ve heard lots of people say that the US voting system is broken and that it’s far too easy to vote twice or for dead people to vote. I have always trusted our voting system and figured it was as fair and honest as any … --- ## [Compuer mouse and rapeseed oil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compuer-mouse-and-rapeseed-oil/958625)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compuer-mouse-and-rapeseed-oil/958625 "2022-02-01T06:15:56Z")
My mouse for my PC has a seriously hardened scroll wheel. Its happened over time, its like pushing and pulling in molasses. I wondered about lubricating it, maybe with my bicycle oil or my food oil. Does it sound doable … --- ## [The Fleur de Lis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fleur-de-lis/958518)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fleur-de-lis/958518 "2022-02-01T05:18:58Z")
The fleur de lis is an ancient symbol. Some say it represents the Holy Trinity. But a more likely explanation is that it represents the three theological virtues of faith hope and charity. (This would also explain why th… --- ## [Diagnose this odd mental quirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-this-odd-mental-quirk/958429)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-this-odd-mental-quirk/958429 "2022-02-01T05:10:15Z")
I’ve lately begun walking with a cane when not at home. So I bought a snazzy purple cane, which I keep by the back door. The strange thing is, when I’m not actually with the cane, I think of it as green. I never actuall… --- ## [I'd rather pay someone to do that in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-rather-pay-someone-to-do-that-in-the-mmp/958304)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-rather-pay-someone-to-do-that-in-the-mmp/958304 "2022-02-01T04:01:27Z")
In an ideal world, we’re all wealthy enough to have a staff to take care of our various and sundry chores. In the real world, HAH! But maybe we can treat ourselves to one or two hired helps. Do you? What would you gladly… --- ## [As Slow As Possible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-slow-as-possible/958660)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-slow-as-possible/958660 "2022-02-01T03:58:49Z")
Inspired by this thread about the writer who spent his whole life completing one sentence. I give you the performance of, “As Slow As Possible”, a musical piece that will run for 639 years. Continuously, not one note … --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - January 2022 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-january-2022-edition/956869)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-january-2022-edition/956869 "2022-02-01T03:44:46Z")
Peers around the doorframe Is it safe to hope for 2022 yet? I mean 2021 wasn’t the worst year I’ve ever had, but it was … yeah. Anyway, at the moment I am reading: A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg. It’s the last o… --- ## [Possible locations for quarantine story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-locations-for-quarantine-story/958670)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-locations-for-quarantine-story/958670 "2022-02-01T03:36:31Z")
As a setting for a fictional outbreak of some highly communicable plague, what location in the continental United States would be the best fit for an “Escape From New York”-style quarantine zone meeting the following par… --- ## [Apartment walls and hanging pictures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apartment-walls-and-hanging-pictures/958600)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apartment-walls-and-hanging-pictures/958600 "2022-02-01T03:16:54Z")
Kind of a dumb question but I’ve never lived in an apartment and my son just moved into one – a regular high-rise type building. He’s trying to hang pictures and failing – apparently the nails are not going in and getti… --- ## [Have you heard of the fictional writer who spent his whole life crafting one sentence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-of-the-fictional-writer-who-spent-his-whole-life-crafting-one-sentence/958658)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-of-the-fictional-writer-who-spent-his-whole-life-crafting-one-sentence/958658 "2022-02-01T02:50:25Z")
I once heard a passing reference to a fictional writer who was such a perfectionist that he spent an entire lifetime writing and rewriting a single sentence. Does anyone know by chance what novel or story this comes fro… --- ## [Porn searches on Google (SFW)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-searches-on-google-sfw/958257)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-searches-on-google-sfw/958257 "2022-02-01T02:41:24Z")
Search for a random porn-y phrase on Google, and the results inevitably come back with links to video sites. Tens of thousands or more links to video sites. If you weren’t looking for something on a video site, tough. If… --- ## [Getting access to a US regional park from neighboring house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-access-to-a-us-regional-park-from-neighboring-house/958598)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-access-to-a-us-regional-park-from-neighboring-house/958598 "2022-02-01T02:20:30Z")
So while hiking in Northern California (and I think here in Maryland) I’ve seen houses directly abutting a regional park, and similar parks, that have a gate in their back fence that opens up into the park, giving their … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1209) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1211)