# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1261 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1262 --- ## [Supreme Court (Mostly) Dismisses Suits Against TX SB8 and allows law to stay in effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-mostly-dismisses-suits-against-tx-sb8-and-allows-law-to-stay-in-effect/955857)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2021, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-mostly-dismisses-suits-against-tx-sb8-and-allows-law-to-stay-in-effect/955857 "2021-12-12T13:55:58Z")
I didn’t see an updated thread, so I thought I would start one. TX law stays 5-4 (Roberts). No standing to sue anyone except the medical licensing board officials who might take action against an abortion doctor’s me… --- ## [The recent storms (tornadoes) thread was closed to link to another one, that does not work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recent-storms-tornadoes-thread-was-closed-to-link-to-another-one-that-does-not-work/955935)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2021, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recent-storms-tornadoes-thread-was-closed-to-link-to-another-one-that-does-not-work/955935 "2021-12-12T13:39:27Z")
Just a note, I wanted to comment on the terrible tornadoes that took place in Kentucky and other states, but the soon-to-be erased thread was linked to a thread that is not working. https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-h… --- ## [What are some of your most satisfying big-ticket purchases?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-most-satisfying-big-ticket-purchases/955645)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2021, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-most-satisfying-big-ticket-purchases/955645 "2021-12-12T13:23:59Z")
I’ve heard it said that it can be better to spend money on experiences rather than things, because experiences are more likely to create happy memories. My sister subscribes to this notion. She and her husband make decen… --- ## [Ex- president's tax fraud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-presidents-tax-fraud/955501)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-presidents-tax-fraud/955501 "2021-12-12T12:48:15Z")
Isn’t the gist of the tax fraud case that he claims the value of property high for loan purposes and low for tax purposes? Am I to understand, in his case, that the assessment of the value of his property was left to him… --- ## [A Simple Math Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-simple-math-question/955809)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2021, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-simple-math-question/955809 "2021-12-12T12:21:21Z")
ABC News is playing in the background. They are talking about vaccines and booster shots. Without the booster (or something) protection is 25 times less. Not 25% less. The graphic read 25 X less. What does this mean? … --- ## [Misbehaving ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misbehaving-ad/955589)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2021, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misbehaving-ad/955589 "2021-12-12T09:59:52Z")
On the www.straightdope.com page, there’s currently an ad that’s coming up from New York Life insurance, about agape love. It takes up the full page, so you can’t do anything else on the page while it’s open. And it ca… --- ## [Most famous silent actor to be the most famous talky actor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-silent-actor-to-be-the-most-famous-talky-actor/955886)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2021, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-silent-actor-to-be-the-most-famous-talky-actor/955886 "2021-12-12T07:43:38Z")
I was watching the Artist yesterday and it got me wondering. Who would have been the most famous silent era actor that made the most impact as an actor in the ‘talkies’ era? I know its subjective, as I can’t really defi… --- ## [A conundrum about my son(sexuality)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-conundrum-about-my-son-sexuality/955882)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2021, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-conundrum-about-my-son-sexuality/955882 "2021-12-12T07:33:56Z")
So my son, soon to be 13, asked me today, if he was gay. Without going into too much detail, he’s at “that age” and curious. He said he’s been having thoughts and wondering what it would be like with boys and with girl… --- ## [God Of War for the PC is coming...but can you run it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-of-war-for-the-pc-is-coming-but-can-you-run-it/955820)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2021, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-of-war-for-the-pc-is-coming-but-can-you-run-it/955820 "2021-12-12T06:23:48Z")
As reported here God of War Reveals PC Requirements , God Of War is being released for the PC in February. I would love to play it, but I don’t think I will any time in the near future due to the rather demanding requi… --- ## [Female werewolf movies of the 1950's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-werewolf-movies-of-the-1950s/955392)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-werewolf-movies-of-the-1950s/955392 "2021-12-12T01:54:16Z")
Are there any? --- ## [Minecraft revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minecraft-revisited/799128)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2021, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minecraft-revisited/799128 "2021-12-12T01:45:33Z")
It had been several years since I last played Minecraft. I loaded 1.12 on my new PC and was pleased to find a number of updates. There are new mobs, seems like a lot more villages nearby and some other interesting change… --- ## [Aircraft flying along the direction of the earth's rotation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aircraft-flying-along-the-direction-of-the-earths-rotation/955808)
**Author:** [@PozhanPop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PozhanPop)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2021, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aircraft-flying-along-the-direction-of-the-earths-rotation/955808 "2021-12-12T00:52:46Z")
Putting it simply, if the earth were still and a flight takes 8 hrs… What are the differences in flight time along the direction of rotation and opposite the direction of rotation ? What about straight up and down long… --- ## [State and Federal Supreme Courts should be able to conduct judicial review with no underlying case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-and-federal-supreme-courts-should-be-able-to-conduct-judicial-review-with-no-underlying-case/955332)
**Author:** [@DeadTreasSecretaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadTreasSecretaries)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2021, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-and-federal-supreme-courts-should-be-able-to-conduct-judicial-review-with-no-underlying-case/955332 "2021-12-12T00:46:17Z")
I think that for situations like Mississippi’s abortion law, State and/or Federal Supreme Courts should be able to conduct judicial review without an underlying case or the necessity to prove standing. My reasons for th… --- ## [How can I locate this graph?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-locate-this-graph/955831)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-locate-this-graph/955831 "2021-12-12T00:10:18Z")
Not long ago, I saw a graph, maybe two side-by-side, illustrating this point: Of all the bills passed by congress the vast majority were opposed by the general public but supported by big money, i.e. donors, corporate in… --- ## ["Ahh, take another little piece of my heart, now Baby". (bad x 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahh-take-another-little-piece-of-my-heart-now-baby-bad-x-3/955890)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahh-take-another-little-piece-of-my-heart-now-baby-bad-x-3/955890 "2021-12-11T22:57:05Z")
Came downstairs to a huge mess. All I wanted was my coffee, smokes and crossword puzzle. (Except I don’t really like coffee, don’t smoke cigarettes and my paper didn’t come) I drink tea for breakfast. Black and hot, Ear… --- ## [Do health insurance plans in the US cover abortion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-health-insurance-plans-in-the-us-cover-abortion/955465)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-health-insurance-plans-in-the-us-cover-abortion/955465 "2021-12-11T22:38:30Z")
Just looking for factual responses please. Is this something that is standard coverage, or do different health plans treat it differently? --- ## [What would happen to metallic hydrogen at normal atmosphere, pressure and temperature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-to-metallic-hydrogen-at-normal-atmosphere-pressure-and-temperature/955853)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2021, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-to-metallic-hydrogen-at-normal-atmosphere-pressure-and-temperature/955853 "2021-12-11T22:08:59Z")
Let’s say you could magically take some metallic hydrogen from Jupiter and transport it directly to the earth’s surface, say at sea level on a balmy 70 degree Fahrenheit day (or any other environment on earth if you’d li… --- ## [A Star Trek Omnibus thread. Do any of the old series hold up. How are the new ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-star-trek-omnibus-thread-do-any-of-the-old-series-hold-up-how-are-the-new-ones/955780)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-star-trek-omnibus-thread-do-any-of-the-old-series-hold-up-how-are-the-new-ones/955780 "2021-12-11T21:20:42Z")
I watched a lot of Star Trek back in the 90s and early 2000s. I’ve watched all of TNG, DS9, and Voyager, some of Enterprise, and all the movies before the Abrams reboot. I never got around to watching TOS. I gave up o… --- ## [CPAP with Oxygen Bleed In Adapter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpap-with-oxygen-bleed-in-adapter/955877)
**Author:** [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpap-with-oxygen-bleed-in-adapter/955877 "2021-12-11T20:53:27Z")
My doctor has me using a CPAP with an oxygen bleed-in adapter like this: https://www.thecpapshop.com/o2-bleed-adapter A hose from my oxygen concentrator connects to the smaller barbed tube on the adapter. One end of t… --- ## [Any fans of Pen15 here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fans-of-pen15-here/829500)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2021, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fans-of-pen15-here/829500 "2021-12-11T20:38:07Z")
Detailed summary Here.. A cringe worthy show to say the least. Just finished binging this over the past three days. It c an be creepy at times. But it’s very real and NOT a feel good series. Anyway, I enjoyed the ser… --- ## [Should I be smothering my kids in their sleep? (Deliberately provocative title; the answer is no, and I don’t have kids)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-smothering-my-kids-in-their-sleep-deliberately-provocative-title-the-answer-is-no-and-i-don-t-have-kids/955848)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-smothering-my-kids-in-their-sleep-deliberately-provocative-title-the-answer-is-no-and-i-don-t-have-kids/955848 "2021-12-11T20:23:22Z")
I’ve been in a weird mood when it comes to the Big Issues. I’m not exactly despairing or anything, but I am angry, and I’m not sure who I’m angry at, for what, or why, and the title (which, again, is deliberately provoca… --- ## [Doodlum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doodlum/616049)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doodlum/616049 "2021-12-11T18:33:29Z")
Urban Dictionary doesn’t yet have a definition for the specific “word” doodlum and the closest to the “word” I can find is Doodly-squat which has very nearly the meaning I associate with “doodlum” or “doodlum squat” from… --- ## [How can I see my naughty activity? (Warnings, mod notes, etc)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-see-my-naughty-activity-warnings-mod-notes-etc/955634)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-see-my-naughty-activity-warnings-mod-notes-etc/955634 "2021-12-11T17:38:44Z")
Is there some way that I can see where I have been mod noted and/or warned in my history on this board? --- ## [Bathroom handrails](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-handrails/955730)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-handrails/955730 "2021-12-11T17:22:51Z")
Need to install handrails in a shower and tub. Are the suction cup ones any good? I’m keen to start drilling holes to find a stud to anchor them, but the person who needs them is wondering about the ease and low cost of … --- ## [How do so many crappy novels get published?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-so-many-crappy-novels-get-published/955797)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-so-many-crappy-novels-get-published/955797 "2021-12-11T17:11:49Z")
I know a couple of aspiring authors who bemoan the difficulty of getting published. I’ve read their work. While it doesn’t knock my socks off, I’ve sure encountered a lot that is a lot worse. I just finished a trashy … --- ## [I just saw another vid about how rare the color blue is in nature, but](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-another-vid-about-how-rare-the-color-blue-is-in-nature-but/955748)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-another-vid-about-how-rare-the-color-blue-is-in-nature-but/955748 "2021-12-11T16:54:13Z")
they don’t seem to ever mention blue eggs. Over the years I’ve read several articles about how rare and hard it is for plants and animals to create the color blue (Here’s one for example https://www.livescience.com/why-… --- ## [Revisiting Topic: It's Intellectually Dishonest to 'Like' a Philosophical Stance Just for its Immediate Fallout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revisiting-topic-its-intellectually-dishonest-to-like-a-philosophical-stance-just-for-its-immediate-fallout/955564)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revisiting-topic-its-intellectually-dishonest-to-like-a-philosophical-stance-just-for-its-immediate-fallout/955564 "2021-12-11T15:48:19Z")
Quick illustrative example: Jerry is against the filibuster and think it should be ended. Because Jerry wants to see the Democrats get things done in Congress without being derailed in the Senate via the filibuster, an… --- ## [How readily do you interrupt phone call to speak w/ spouse/partner/roommate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-readily-do-you-interrupt-phone-call-to-speak-w-spouse-partner-roommate/955788)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-readily-do-you-interrupt-phone-call-to-speak-w-spouse-partner-roommate/955788 "2021-12-11T15:03:02Z")
Say you are on the phone for a somewhat extended (\>10 min) phone call. If your spouse/SO/etc wants approaches, indicating that they would like to speak briefly, how readily do you tell the person on the phone to “hang o… --- ## [How would an Iowa-class battleship fare against this kind of beating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-an-iowa-class-battleship-fare-against-this-kind-of-beating/594916)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-an-iowa-class-battleship-fare-against-this-kind-of-beating/594916 "2021-12-11T13:46:49Z")
The largest battleship ever built, the Yamato, met its fate at the hands of hundreds of carrier aircraft that attacked it relentlessly. So one-sided was this beating, I’ve read reports only something like ten american pl… --- ## [Is the death of Sebastian Shaw in X-Men: First Class theoretically possible given certain conditions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-death-of-sebastian-shaw-in-x-men-first-class-theoretically-possible-given-certain-conditions/955609)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2021, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-death-of-sebastian-shaw-in-x-men-first-class-theoretically-possible-given-certain-conditions/955609 "2021-12-11T12:04:38Z")
The climax of X-Men: First Class happens inside the reactor room of a nuclear submarine. With glacial slowness, Magneto pushes a coin into the skull and through the brain of his rival Shaw, and out the other side, killin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1260) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1262)