# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1213 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1214 --- ## [Grouping your bookmarks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grouping-your-bookmarks/958584)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grouping-your-bookmarks/958584 "2022-01-29T14:44:03Z")
I have tons of bookmarks so I group them in directories just like we all do. What directories do you have that others might not? For instance, here are some of mine: History - maps and newspapers Automotive Tools Gun… --- ## [White Rabbit streaming site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-rabbit-streaming-site/958249)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-rabbit-streaming-site/958249 "2022-01-29T14:24:56Z")
I came over this site trough some commercial. has anyone tried this? I was wondering if it is a safe place to get movies. It looks legit, but thats no safety guaratee. Tom --- ## [Home thermostats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-thermostats/958276)
**Author:** [@Jerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jerry)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-thermostats/958276 "2022-01-29T12:45:11Z")
My Honeywell thermostat has on/off and circulate. I also have electrostatic filters that the manual says they are only operable after 10-15 minutes of the fan running. Is the circulate mode compatible with the circulate… --- ## [Trespassing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trespassing/629055)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trespassing/629055 "2022-01-29T12:28:30Z")
My house is on the corner of a block. Cars LOVE to mow over my grass and my driveway to make right turns, thereby bypassing stalled cars waiting for the green light. Can I legally put tire spikes on my grass to discoura… --- ## [Any Other Asymps Out There?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-asymps-out-there/958233)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-asymps-out-there/958233 "2022-01-29T12:13:42Z")
My brother and I both inherited a gene mutation for Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) from our mother. My brother has all the classic symptoms, including Adrenal Insufficiency (AI) and the slowly progressive Adrenomyeloneuropat… --- ## [Why do some poster icons "follow" the post as you scroll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-poster-icons-follow-the-post-as-you-scroll/958496)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-poster-icons-follow-the-post-as-you-scroll/958496 "2022-01-29T06:52:21Z")
And most don’t? Sometimes, the square icon “elevators” along side the post as I scroll. Most of them don’t. I hope my description makes sense, Is this a feature, or a bug? --- ## [Fusing A/C compressor control leads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fusing-a-c-compressor-control-leads/958536)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fusing-a-c-compressor-control-leads/958536 "2022-01-29T06:16:33Z")
Twice a rat has gotten into the garage and chewed the control wires that go to the outside compressor, destroying a transformer. I’m thinking that if I put in line fuses on the wires, the rat would blow a fuse. I could r… --- ## [Lyrics you wonder about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-you-wonder-about/958184)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-you-wonder-about/958184 "2022-01-29T05:42:42Z")
Some of the most memorable song lyrics are the ones that suggest a deeper meaning yet remain… enigmatic. What are the songs you love whose lyrics you find intriguingly cryptic? --- ## [Looking for a particular web comic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-particular-web-comic/958532)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-particular-web-comic/958532 "2022-01-29T05:33:23Z")
I haven’t seen it in years, but it was about a society of Amazons in ancient times, and one of the characters was young boy raised as a female. I think the title was something like Amazonia!, but I could be wrong. Hel… --- ## [Ok i have civ 6 and the new frontier pass is there anything in the anthology i dont have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-have-civ-6-and-the-new-frontier-pass-is-there-anything-in-the-anthology-i-dont-have/958614)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-have-civ-6-and-the-new-frontier-pass-is-there-anything-in-the-anthology-i-dont-have/958614 "2022-01-29T04:07:06Z")
I picked it up when civ6 and the pass was 13.99 total in the summer sale I think and it was supposed to have everything released as it was supposed to be finished …is the anthology all of it in a singular download or are… --- ## [How are fireworks' colors and distinctive shapes attained?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-fireworks-colors-and-distinctive-shapes-attained/958535)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-fireworks-colors-and-distinctive-shapes-attained/958535 "2022-01-29T05:28:19Z")
I’m referring to the large fireworks that are launched into the sky at fireworks displays. How do the manufacturers make each firework a particular color, and in some instances, cause it to explode in a particular patte… --- ## [business and math](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-and-math/1864)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-and-math/1864 "2022-01-29T05:14:51Z")
Why the heck do students need to take so much stinken math to get a business degree? When do business people ever use Calculus these days? --- ## [Jump into the Fire or Moby Dick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jump-into-the-fire-or-moby-dick/958513)
**Author:** [@Temporary\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temporary_Name)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jump-into-the-fire-or-moby-dick/958513 "2022-01-29T04:12:21Z")
As workout music? Or I suppose as musical works of art- why not? (Are links even required?) For personal workouts, I find both of them highly motivational, and especially at the end of a session when you are ready to … --- ## [Do Officer Visitors on a Sub really Bunk with Enlisted? (JAG Episode)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-officer-visitors-on-a-sub-really-bunk-with-enlisted-jag-episode/957569)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-officer-visitors-on-a-sub-really-bunk-with-enlisted-jag-episode/957569 "2022-01-29T02:55:11Z")
Watching an episode of JAG where the two Navy Officers investigate strange occurrences on a Los Angeles Class Submarine as it’s underway. The weird thing being both Naval Officers (Female Marine Corps Major and Male Nav… --- ## [Traveling to country that requires proof of negative Covid test within past 48 hours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-to-country-that-requires-proof-of-negative-covid-test-within-past-48-hours/958605)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-to-country-that-requires-proof-of-negative-covid-test-within-past-48-hours/958605 "2022-01-29T02:48:12Z")
Some countries say PCR negative Covid test required, but won’t specify what exactly. Does this mean you could go to a place like Walgreens or CVS for it? --- ## [UK Opening Up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-opening-up/958137)
**Author:** [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-opening-up/958137 "2022-01-29T01:45:49Z")
Delete --- ## [USPS sent back package undelivered but I need to know who sent it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-sent-back-package-undelivered-but-i-need-to-know-who-sent-it/958552)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-sent-back-package-undelivered-but-i-need-to-know-who-sent-it/958552 "2022-01-29T00:58:34Z")
TLDR version: USPS website/customer service sent back a package to the original sender but cannot tell me where it came from. I need to know. Longer version: So the post office tried to deliver something that required … --- ## [How do you pronounce “burial”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-burial/957850)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-burial/957850 "2022-01-29T00:53:45Z")
All my life I’ve heard it pronounced as berry-ul but lately I’ve been hearing it as burr-ee-ul. Is this new or am I just now being exposed to it? --- ## [Pretty sure "As We See It" is going to be the next big thing on Amazon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretty-sure-as-we-see-it-is-going-to-be-the-next-big-thing-on-amazon/958585)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretty-sure-as-we-see-it-is-going-to-be-the-next-big-thing-on-amazon/958585 "2022-01-28T23:12:39Z")
“As We See It”, a show I stumbled upon on Amazon. I gave it a try with out knowing what it was about or having any expectations. It was surprisingly good and getting rave reviews. (Bonus, it has Kevin Bacon’s daughter in… --- ## [Who will be the Bears' new GM and head coach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-bears-new-gm-and-head-coach/957545)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-bears-new-gm-and-head-coach/957545 "2022-01-28T23:05:40Z")
Good news: The Bears fired Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy. Worrisome news: They’re using the same process to find the new guys that they used to find Pace in 2015. So, Bears fans: Let’s hear who you want the Bears to hire, a… --- ## ["Even the Italian Mafia didn't target women and children" - That's not true at all right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-the-italian-mafia-didnt-target-women-and-children-thats-not-true-at-all-right/958537)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-the-italian-mafia-didnt-target-women-and-children-thats-not-true-at-all-right/958537 "2022-01-28T23:03:41Z")
Listening to a politics podcast about angry people sending threats to election officials and their families, and one of the hosts made the long winded claim that “This really shows how sick these people are, not even the… --- ## [Money laundering question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-laundering-question/957854)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-laundering-question/957854 "2022-01-28T22:19:09Z")
I’ve been watching “Dirty Money” on Netflix. In the episode “Dirty Gold”, the FBI guy says that it works like this: Drugs are made in Colombia, smuggled into the US via Mexico and sold on the streets for cash. The cash… --- ## [State vs. Commonwealth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-vs-commonwealth/958061)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-vs-commonwealth/958061 "2022-01-28T20:42:48Z")
What is the difference and why are there 2 different things? --- ## [Characters that defeat Windows file search window?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-that-defeat-windows-file-search-window/958182)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-that-defeat-windows-file-search-window/958182 "2022-01-28T20:39:00Z")
My work involves locating a file within a folder, from a list in Excel. I copy the filename then paste it into the search field at upper right on a Windows 10 box that I’m remoted into. Works fine most of the time, but… --- ## [Need to move furniture attached (caulked?) to the wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-move-furniture-attached-caulked-to-the-wall/958446)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-move-furniture-attached-caulked-to-the-wall/958446 "2022-01-28T20:27:03Z")
I need help moving furniture … what are you doing Saturday? :slight\_smile: I have a bookcase in a bedroom – it was there when we moved into this house – that needs to move so we can install new carpet. It was apparent… --- ## [Ben Roethlisberger makes it official](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-roethlisberger-makes-it-official/958497)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-roethlisberger-makes-it-official/958497 "2022-01-28T19:58:10Z")
Ben Roethlisberger has officially announced his retirement. 18 seasons, 3 Super Bowl appearances, two titles. In 2006, he became the youngest QB to win a Super Bowl. Probably a shoo-in for the Hall of Fame. --- ## [Just When I Think I Like the Pope, He Pulls this Shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-when-i-think-i-like-the-pope-he-pulls-this-shit/957326)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 362\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-when-i-think-i-like-the-pope-he-pulls-this-shit/957326 "2022-01-28T19:51:14Z")
I admit it. In my atheist heart, I actually like Pope Francis. I like his modest style, and what he had to say about the poor, and not being judgmental about others. Now, he’s went and gone and done this. Fuck you, y… --- ## [Can An Insurance Company Prevent You From Buying a Prescription Out of Pocket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-insurance-company-prevent-you-from-buying-a-prescription-out-of-pocket/947195)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-insurance-company-prevent-you-from-buying-a-prescription-out-of-pocket/947195 "2022-01-28T19:46:28Z")
Buck\_ Godot writes: Then about a year ago, the insurance company decided without any examination that she was taking too much, and so they unilaterally cut her dosage by a third and canceled her anti-anxiety medication… --- ## [Where do you put the key to a locked box?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-put-the-key-to-a-locked-box/958418)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-put-the-key-to-a-locked-box/958418 "2022-01-28T18:47:23Z")
When I had a plumbing problem two weeks ago, I looked in my condo for a water cutoff valve. On a wall inside a coat closet, there was a water meter, associated pipes and a locked box. I was never given a key. The cond… --- ## [Will all possible Bitcoin ever actually be mined?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-all-possible-bitcoin-ever-actually-be-mined/958563)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-all-possible-bitcoin-ever-actually-be-mined/958563 "2022-01-28T18:42:41Z")
Is the rate of Bitcoin creation linear, or is it more of an exponential decay? I am not familiar with the technical details of the algorithm, but it seems to be me that the more Bitcoin that is mined, the longer it takes… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1212) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1214)