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**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-thing-sorry-i-cant-be-more-specific/952762 "2021-10-20T20:05:38Z")
What’s up with this? The following appeared as post #901 in the “Coronavirus general discussion and chit-chat” thread. And also as post #1342 in "The Biden Administration - the first 1,500 days \[NOT an Afghanistan disc… --- ## [Is Spain dangerous? (house robberies,etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-spain-dangerous-house-robberies-etc/952571)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-spain-dangerous-house-robberies-etc/952571 "2021-10-20T19:22:31Z")
There is a map of robberies in Europe per 100k people based on Eurostat data and while most countries go from 20 to 40, in Spain it’s an extreme 140! ( https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/q7wees/european\_robbery\_st… --- ## [Famous people you've communicated with via email, Messenger, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-youve-communicated-with-via-email-messenger-etc/944783)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-youve-communicated-with-via-email-messenger-etc/944783 "2021-10-20T18:45:21Z")
Have you ever sent an electronic message to a well-known person and received a personal reply? And you were confident it was actually them? For me… Around 20 years ago I emailed singer Essra Mohawk, and we continued to … --- ## [Warning clarification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-clarification/952827)
**Author:** [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-clarification/952827 "2021-10-20T17:34:51Z")
@What\_Exit, I’m not really questioning the warning I got for this post. I just want to make sure I understand which part of my post triggered the warning so I don’t repeat the mistake. My assumption is that the “Even fo… --- ## [Rand Paul And Fauci](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rand-paul-and-fauci/946905)
**Author:** [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rand-paul-and-fauci/946905 "2021-10-20T17:28:15Z")
In this video, Rand Paul is arguing that the NIH funded gain-of-function research in Wuhan. Fauci denies it, but mostly blusters and attacks a strawman (within the context of this video). Paul says (summar… --- ## [God of War (2018) voted as the best video game of all time (by video game fans)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-of-war-2018-voted-as-the-best-video-game-of-all-time-by-video-game-fans/951650)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-of-war-2018-voted-as-the-best-video-game-of-all-time-by-video-game-fans/951650 "2021-10-20T17:11:28Z")
IGN ran a bracket contest for readers to vote on the best video game of all time. They chose “God of War”. God of War is certainly a very good game but…best game ever? I don’t think so. I am guessing the voters wer… --- ## [Who's in charge at a seaplane airport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-in-charge-at-a-seaplane-airport/949901)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-in-charge-at-a-seaplane-airport/949901 "2021-10-20T17:09:07Z")
I once spent an hour watching the take-offs and landings in Vancouver Harbour. There is a control tower that directs the pilots, but there are all sorts of other boats from a large ferry down to rowboats. I assume the … --- ## [Superman's new motto revealed - 'Truth, Justice and A Better Tomorrow.' RWNJ feelings super-hurt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermans-new-motto-revealed-truth-justice-and-a-better-tomorrow-rwnj-feelings-super-hurt/952686)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermans-new-motto-revealed-truth-justice-and-a-better-tomorrow-rwnj-feelings-super-hurt/952686 "2021-10-20T15:46:43Z")
The title is from a piece in The Daily Kos I recall the first time I saw one of the original Fleischer Superman cartoons from the 1940s, and the introduction announced that Superman stood for “Truth, Justice”, but it d… --- ## [Amazon's Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time Series Coming in November](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazons-robert-jordans-wheel-of-time-series-coming-in-november/949131)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazons-robert-jordans-wheel-of-time-series-coming-in-november/949131 "2021-10-20T15:06:05Z")
Sounds interesting. --- ## [How were the slaves sent across the Atlantic originally captured?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-the-slaves-sent-across-the-atlantic-originally-captured/952261)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-the-slaves-sent-across-the-atlantic-originally-captured/952261 "2021-10-20T14:47:47Z")
Obviously, a lot of the slaves in antebellum America were native born. But the original generation came from Africa. What were the logistics of that abduction? Were slave catchers literally raiding towns to capture pe… --- ## [French Revolution: Was Robespierre a tragic figure? A misunderstood figure? A tyrant? Something else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-revolution-was-robespierre-a-tragic-figure-a-misunderstood-figure-a-tyrant-something-else/952511)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-revolution-was-robespierre-a-tragic-figure-a-misunderstood-figure-a-tyrant-something-else/952511 "2021-10-20T14:33:53Z")
My limited understanding of Maximilien Robespierre is he started out as not a bad guy at all. Indeed, he was very liberal for his day and wanted to get more rights to the populace. He even argued against the death pena… --- ## [The “tone” of English history in the 17th and early 19th century](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tone-of-english-history-in-the-17th-and-early-19th-century/952785)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tone-of-english-history-in-the-17th-and-early-19th-century/952785 "2021-10-20T14:25:18Z")
It’s actually interesting to think about because in many ways the “tone” of English history in the 17th and early 19th century is that the Charles I, II and James II series, along with the various pretenders and Jacobite… --- ## [Thinking outside of the box - Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-outside-of-the-box-trump/952360)
**Author:** [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-outside-of-the-box-trump/952360 "2021-10-20T14:06:15Z")
So, lately my various online feeds are starting to get filled up with Trump again. It feels like the various media are getting back into the business of “All the Trump That’s Fit to Print” again, in the long long run-up… --- ## [Port Wines Commonly Available](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/port-wines-commonly-available/952818)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/port-wines-commonly-available/952818 "2021-10-20T14:03:03Z")
Can anyone recommend a decent Port that might be commonly available in a well-stocked liquor store? I’ve only tried Port once or twice long ago and I’m pretty sure they were always ruby ports. I don’t think I’ve tried a… --- ## [Will the US congress ever ban cryptos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-us-congress-ever-ban-cryptos/952231)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-us-congress-ever-ban-cryptos/952231 "2021-10-20T12:57:29Z")
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler says that the SEC has no plan to ban cryptocurrencies as China has done. He noted that it would be up to Congress to make such a decision. Source: SEC Chairman Gary Gensler: No Plan to Ban Cr… --- ## [What's in your egg nog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-egg-nog/928849)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-egg-nog/928849 "2021-10-20T11:35:06Z")
'Tis the season and all that. Inquiring minds want to know: With what do you spike your egg nog? I’m a bit of a traditionalist here in that I prefer brandy. The Takeout ranks Brandy+Rum as the Best Tasting. Friends swear… --- ## [Life's little disappointments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifes-little-disappointments/844953)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifes-little-disappointments/844953 "2021-10-20T09:37:54Z")
A little over a year ago I noticed a new restaurant had opened in one of my town’s older shopping centers. I didn’t think much of it at the time; it looked like a fairly average taqueria type place. Fast forward to a f… --- ## [Wynonna Earp Season 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wynonna-earp-season-4/913511)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wynonna-earp-season-4/913511 "2021-10-20T08:45:43Z")
I watched the previous seasons on Netflix, In general I liked them. One of my favorite aspects is that at first it seems that Sheriff Nedley is going to be the typical clueless/incompetent small town sheriff, but if not … --- ## [Batwoman Season 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batwoman-season-3/952351)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batwoman-season-3/952351 "2021-10-20T07:49:10Z")
Batwoman Season 3 premieres on Oct 13. Note the change in schedule; the show now airs on Wednesday. Season 3 promos Casting changes Most of the main cast remains with the show: Javicia Leslie … --- ## [Winning the War Against Climate Change? U.S. Coal Use Will Be Up 22% This Year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winning-the-war-against-climate-change-u-s-coal-use-will-be-up-22-this-year/952782)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winning-the-war-against-climate-change-u-s-coal-use-will-be-up-22-this-year/952782 "2021-10-20T05:07:39Z")
This is of course due to the massive increase in natural gas prices, so coal generated electricity is now cheaper. Interesting optics: Pro-coal Trump and big coal decline; Anti-coal Biden and big coal increase. But i… --- ## [Must be an iPhone thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-be-an-iphone-thing/952775)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-be-an-iphone-thing/952775 "2021-10-20T04:11:30Z")
For a while now, at least a couple times a day, at random times, my phone will make an alert type sound. I used to grab the phone and look- no message or alert of any kind. I wrote the times down for a while to see if th… --- ## [In the age of transgender, does man/woman mean anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-age-of-transgender-does-man-woman-mean-anything/952777)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-age-of-transgender-does-man-woman-mean-anything/952777 "2021-10-20T03:23:50Z")
Yes in a medical sense it is sometimes important for a doctor to know one’s birth gender status, along with possibly any modifications made such as sexual organs removed and when, so medically there is a reason for cis/t… --- ## [I.D. a 70s/80s action movie: in finale, guy stops bullet with metal bar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-d-a-70s-80s-action-movie-in-finale-guy-stops-bullet-with-metal-bar/951458)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-d-a-70s-80s-action-movie-in-finale-guy-stops-bullet-with-metal-bar/951458 "2021-10-20T02:58:58Z")
I’ve been trying to remember the title of an action movie that was one of those films on endless repeat on cable (probably HBO or PRISM, if anyone remembers that channel) when I was a kid in the early 1980s. I can remem… --- ## [Disney and race issues of the past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-and-race-issues-of-the-past/952754)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-and-race-issues-of-the-past/952754 "2021-10-20T02:35:13Z")
I have Disney+. I was watching a show from 1966 about Disneyland. It was an episode of the Wonderful World of Color I think. Before the show started, they put up a notice that said “This program includes negative depi… --- ## [Things to do in Savannah and Charleston (and surrounding area)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-savannah-and-charleston-and-surrounding-area/952657)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-savannah-and-charleston-and-surrounding-area/952657 "2021-10-20T02:13:42Z")
In a month I will be visiting Savannah, GA and Charleston, SC. I see there are some old threads on this but they are 15 years old. So, asking again since things have probably changed. I am up for things to see, things… --- ## [Laptop Question and Price Difference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-question-and-price-difference/950077)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-question-and-price-difference/950077 "2021-10-20T01:52:45Z")
I’m looking for a new laptop. The old one gets too drunk sometimes and falls off the couch. So I see this: 32MB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel Core I7-11th Gen, HP and this: Same specs as above. Why the massive price diff… --- ## [Trans creators to recommend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trans-creators-to-recommend/952703)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trans-creators-to-recommend/952703 "2021-10-20T01:08:59Z")
It has seemed to me for a while that a lot of Dopers aren’t very familiar with trans voices. I’ve long wanted to recommend people watch or read things from trans people who talk about trans issues, but couldn’t think of … --- ## [Recommend me some of your favorite Youtube channels.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-of-your-favorite-youtube-channels/752341)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-of-your-favorite-youtube-channels/752341 "2021-10-20T00:23:19Z")
I’ve been looking for more Youtube channels to subscribe to. I tend to like channels that have lists on them (like, “10 of the scariest Halloween costumes ever”) or other factoids or trivia. I also like channels that tea… --- ## [MathJax has been added in to the SDMB. \[Like TeX/LaTeX\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mathjax-has-been-added-in-to-the-sdmb-like-tex-latex/945190)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mathjax-has-been-added-in-to-the-sdmb-like-tex-latex/945190 "2021-10-19T23:54:29Z")
@Hari\_Seldon will provide the details about this. --- ## [What Was This Computer Game/Desktop Screensaver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-computer-game-desktop-screensaver/952769)
**Author:** [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-computer-game-desktop-screensaver/952769 "2021-10-19T23:14:45Z")
I saw this desktop/screensaver computer game back in 91 or 92, running on Windows 3.11 platform. The game was basically Asteroids, but instead of black-and-white wire frame ships and rocks, it was colorized with comical… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1308) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1310)