# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1277 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1278 --- ## [ST TOS episode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-tos-episode/954777)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-tos-episode/954777 "2021-11-26T06:23:37Z")
I’m trying to recall which episode it was where the Enterprise crew beams down to a planet filled with innocents living in a garden of Eden state of unsophisticated bliss. Everything the inhabitants of this world want or… --- ## [Can you Google/Amazon absolutely anything you want without the police ever showing up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-google-amazon-absolutely-anything-you-want-without-the-police-ever-showing-up/954460)
**Author:** [@edwin\_klockars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwin_klockars)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-google-amazon-absolutely-anything-you-want-without-the-police-ever-showing-up/954460 "2021-11-26T05:36:02Z")
So there is a guy on TikTok who dedicates his channel to “trying to get the FBI at \[his\] door”. His entire schtick is asking suspicious questions on google and ordering large amounts of suspicious items. He googles the… --- ## [Thanksgiving 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-2021/954721)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-2021/954721 "2021-11-26T04:38:58Z")
Well, it’s time to gather with family and sacrifice a domestic fowl. Let’s hear what you’re planning. I found a 12-pound pre-brined turkey at Trader Joe’s. As usual, that will be the guest of honour. I’ll make stuffi… --- ## [Patio heater might work TOO well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patio-heater-might-work-too-well/954958)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patio-heater-might-work-too-well/954958 "2021-11-26T02:55:24Z")
My wife bought a patio heater from Lowe’s a couple of months ago. We use it for 10-15 minutes at a time. After five weeks, it was noticeably sagging. Here it is after two months: … --- ## [Ok...1. I didn't know Comicbook Blade is English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-1-i-didnt-know-comicbook-blade-is-english/954910)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-1-i-didnt-know-comicbook-blade-is-english/954910 "2021-11-26T02:27:42Z")
Is Blade the only black, British Super-hero in DC or Marvel?? That seems like kinda a big deal. My friend pointed out Blade when I asked him if there were any Black, British supers in DC or Marvel. And is Idris Elba (… --- ## [Every decade or so, new computer, need it or not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-decade-or-so-new-computer-need-it-or-not/954846)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-decade-or-so-new-computer-need-it-or-not/954846 "2021-11-26T02:25:54Z")
My set of Early 2011 17-inch MacBook Pros are no longer my latest and primary computers. I actually didn’t acquire them until early 2012, and snagged them when the next model was already having its own successor mention… --- ## [What is the oddest thing you have done recently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-thing-you-have-done-recently/954719)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-thing-you-have-done-recently/954719 "2021-11-26T02:16:56Z")
Confession time. So we have one of those fresh water dishes for the cat and retired the dog bowl that we were using. It’s very sturdy and in good shape, so after I washed it thoroughly we using it to eat out of. It works… --- ## [Thought about The Morning Show's handling of #MeToo? (Limited spoilers, please)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-about-the-morning-shows-handling-of-metoo-limited-spoilers-please/954956)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-about-the-morning-shows-handling-of-metoo-limited-spoilers-please/954956 "2021-11-25T20:34:43Z")
My wife and I have just finished S1 of AppleTV’s TMS. We are both impressed with its handling of various aspects and perspectives regarding of workplace relations/harassment. Wondering if any of you have watched it and… --- ## [What’s the most accurate portrayal of your profession in TV/movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-most-accurate-portrayal-of-your-profession-in-tv-movies/932333)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-most-accurate-portrayal-of-your-profession-in-tv-movies/932333 "2021-11-26T01:52:48Z")
Or maybe a profession that you’re very familiar with. As an IT guy, I think that the characters of “Office Space” show the what day to day life in programming is like pretty well. Their plot to steal from the company is… --- ## [MRI Day After Thanksgiving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mri-day-after-thanksgiving/954942)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mri-day-after-thanksgiving/954942 "2021-11-26T01:48:54Z")
It was the only way to schedule it on a day I already had off. Eat light today, which may be a blessing in disguise. No getting frisky for 48 hours. Enema tonight. It’s a prostate MRI, since my PSA is a little high. … --- ## [A gauche, sinister thread for us southpaws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gauche-sinister-thread-for-us-southpaws/947639)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gauche-sinister-thread-for-us-southpaws/947639 "2021-11-26T00:36:26Z")
I just read an interesting article about the science of left-handedness, which I’ll post below. Apparently there is a genetic component to left-handedness which may also mean good things, like better recovery from stroke… --- ## [What to do with beef drippings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-beef-drippings/954774)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-beef-drippings/954774 "2021-11-26T00:08:36Z")
Whenever I cook ground beef, I drain off the drippings and then wonder what I could do with them. What do all of you guys do? --- ## [Donald Trump Jr is an Asshole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-jr-is-an-asshole/953184)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-jr-is-an-asshole/953184 "2021-11-25T23:28:33Z")
For many, many reasons; however, this is the latest. I mean seriously fuck this guy with a 10’ 2 x 4 sideways. --- ## [Speaking of Jeopardy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-jeopardy/954632)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-jeopardy/954632 "2021-11-25T23:13:58Z")
One time, after a particularly lame-ass Interesting Anecdotes segment, I tried to think up the worst IA possible, and came up with, “I like to examine my mail to see if any of the stamps are upside down”, and damned if o… --- ## [Today's Google Doodle (T'giving '21)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-google-doodle-tgiving-21/954945)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-google-doodle-tgiving-21/954945 "2021-11-25T20:08:57Z")
The second object in line, the first O. I think it’s a yam. Mr. Rilch thinks it’s a beet. What say you? --- ## [Alternatives to Sonix.ai audio (MP3, other) to SRT subtitle convertion transcription tool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-sonix-ai-audio-mp3-other-to-srt-subtitle-convertion-transcription-tool/948966)
**Author:** [@Loninappleton25](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loninappleton25)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-sonix-ai-audio-mp3-other-to-srt-subtitle-convertion-transcription-tool/948966 "2021-08-18T17:23:27Z")
I Want to know if there are any free tools as alternative to Sonix.ai audio to srt conversion tools. Many places have long lists, most show a quote box. Are there any free tools to do a 70 minute audio (MP3 or other) t… --- ## [Rapid Atlantification at the beginning of the 20th century](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapid-atlantification-at-the-beginning-of-the-20th-century/954952)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapid-atlantification-at-the-beginning-of-the-20th-century/954952 "2021-11-25T18:25:43Z")
I thought this was interesting. I found the link on CNN. Quote from the study: “Comparison with regional records suggests a poleward expansion of subtropical waters since the end of the Little Ice Age in response to a … --- ## [St. Louis Sues NFL, Gets $790 Million](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-sues-nfl-gets-790-million/954948)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-sues-nfl-gets-790-million/954948 "2021-11-25T17:37:45Z")
A four-year lawsuit by several St. Louis government entities against the NFL ended yesterday with a big damn paycheck. St. Louis filed suit in 2017 claiming that 1) the NFL had ignored its own relocation guidelines by a… --- ## [Plotting the speed/thrust function for small model boat propellers -70mm dia max](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plotting-the-speed-thrust-function-for-small-model-boat-propellers-70mm-dia-max/954713)
**Author:** [@stuartr177](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuartr177)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plotting-the-speed-thrust-function-for-small-model-boat-propellers-70mm-dia-max/954713 "2021-11-25T16:34:02Z")
I work for a company that makes model boat steam plants. Advising potential customers on the appropiate size & # of blades propeller, is matched to the steam and model boat of their choice. I can find lots of material fo… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Prank night at the Wrek insane asylum...(and crazy hat night)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-prank-night-at-the-wrek-insane-asylum-and-crazy-hat-night/954471)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-prank-night-at-the-wrek-insane-asylum-and-crazy-hat-night/954471 "2021-11-25T16:08:41Z")
We combine our fun-ness to make it more fun!! Wheee…here we go- Mid-dau made her greatest ever baked Ziti. Everytime she makes it Mr. Wrekker sez: “Why can’t we have American food sometimes?” This tends to piss MD of… --- ## [Ask the guy who works at a Container Port](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-works-at-a-container-port/954573)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-works-at-a-container-port/954573 "2021-11-25T15:36:18Z")
With the logjam at LA/Long Beach, the threat of empty shelves on Black Friday and 60 Minutes doing a piece on the industry, I’m offering myself up to answer any and all questions about the container shipping industry. I… --- ## [Are there any practical uses of position derivatives beyond Jerk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-practical-uses-of-position-derivatives-beyond-jerk/954855)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-practical-uses-of-position-derivatives-beyond-jerk/954855 "2021-11-25T15:13:20Z")
Jerk, or the rate of change of acceleration and knowing it has important applications in manufacturing and in motion control (for instance automobiles). For the life of me, I can’t recall ever reading about the derivati… --- ## [Local honey, allergies, and the digestive system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-honey-allergies-and-the-digestive-system/954841)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-honey-allergies-and-the-digestive-system/954841 "2021-11-25T15:09:32Z")
Most science sources say that local honey will not treat allergies. These sources make several arguments but never mention the affects of digestion. For example: People are not allergic to flower pollen but that is wha… --- ## [Is using the cost average effect a good investment strategy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-using-the-cost-average-effect-a-good-investment-strategy/954800)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-using-the-cost-average-effect-a-good-investment-strategy/954800 "2021-11-25T14:01:38Z")
According to my experience, when you go to a bank and say that you want to invest 100,000 Euro you happen to have, the investment adviser invariably brings up the cost average effect and recommends that you don’t invest … --- ## [Realistically, what would have happened to the Stay Puft Corporation after the events of Ghostbusters 1?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realistically-what-would-have-happened-to-the-stay-puft-corporation-after-the-events-of-ghostbusters-1/954844)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realistically-what-would-have-happened-to-the-stay-puft-corporation-after-the-events-of-ghostbusters-1/954844 "2021-11-25T11:38:16Z")
Let’s consider if it happened in “our” world and not linger on the whole ghost/afterlife complications, and ignore everything that happens in the future movies, what would happen to the Stay Puft corporation after their … --- ## [This bullshit with the post office has got to go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-bullshit-with-the-post-office-has-got-to-go/918765)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-bullshit-with-the-post-office-has-got-to-go/918765 "2021-11-25T07:28:34Z")
As a showman, Trump must know that messing with the post office isn’t going to make him popular. But as a crooked would-be dictator, he doesn’t care. All he has to do is suppress mail-in voting just enough among anti-Tru… --- ## [Why did the UK ask the Swiss to take over its interests while breaking diplomatic relations with Argentina?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-uk-ask-the-swiss-to-take-over-its-interests-while-breaking-diplomatic-relations-with-argentina/954904)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-uk-ask-the-swiss-to-take-over-its-interests-while-breaking-diplomatic-relations-with-argentina/954904 "2021-11-25T05:07:33Z")
Right after the Argentine invasion of the Falklands… The British Ambassador in Buenos Aires reports that his government is breaking diplomatic relations with Argentina and asking the Swiss to take over its interests. I… --- ## [DWTS - Dancing With the Stars - Fall 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwts-dancing-with-the-stars-fall-2021/952426)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwts-dancing-with-the-stars-fall-2021/952426 "2021-11-25T05:01:21Z")
4 weeks in and no thread yet? Is anybody watching anymore? Every season I think I don’t care anymore and every season I get sucked back in. The current crop of celebrities is possibly the most obscure yet, but there a… --- ## [Are there empty/hollow spaces in a human body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-empty-hollow-spaces-in-a-human-body/954626)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-empty-hollow-spaces-in-a-human-body/954626 "2021-11-25T04:01:37Z")
Question is not about someone with gas in part of their digestive system, or air in their lungs. I’m wondering if there are empty spaces in people’s bodies due to the fact that organs don’t fit exactly alongside each ot… --- ## [One of the more aggravating things in life: consumer electronic reviews, and printers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-more-aggravating-things-in-life-consumer-electronic-reviews-and-printers/948965)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-more-aggravating-things-in-life-consumer-electronic-reviews-and-printers/948965 "2021-08-29T17:49:11Z")
Is trying to shop for small appliances and electronics. I’m in the process of trying to replace my printer and it’s just painful to do research on them. It appears that HP printers now have chipped cartridges that will j… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1276) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1278)