# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1322 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1323 --- ## [T-Mobile Data Breach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-mobile-data-breach/951894)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-mobile-data-breach/951894 "2021-10-06T02:12:11Z")
I got a letter in today’s mail from a “Claims Administrator” regarding a recent data breach. This letter claims, in the name of T-Mobile: On August 17, 2021, T-Mobile learned that a bad actor illegally accessed data fr… --- ## [Excel hanging up when I copy a cell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-hanging-up-when-i-copy-a-cell/951944)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-hanging-up-when-i-copy-a-cell/951944 "2021-10-06T01:39:22Z")
I have an Excel file that’s… ‘interesting’. First, it crashes the program when I try to do text-to-columns. Then I remember it has non-display characters. Since they’re not all ALT+010, I have to copy it into Word and… --- ## [How serious is male penile yeast infection, and what to do about it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-serious-is-male-penile-yeast-infection-and-what-to-do-about-it/951671)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-serious-is-male-penile-yeast-infection-and-what-to-do-about-it/951671 "2021-10-06T00:32:09Z")
Looking for medical advice or personal experience. Some background facts: no sex with another person for over 2 years; circumcised; generally good hygiene; nothing visible on the outside, apparently all on the inside; a… --- ## [Where (and how) do you draw the line between being kind and being a doormat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-and-how-do-you-draw-the-line-between-being-kind-and-being-a-doormat/951844)
**Author:** [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-and-how-do-you-draw-the-line-between-being-kind-and-being-a-doormat/951844 "2021-10-06T00:17:03Z")
Inspired by a conversation with my husband yesterday at a busy outdoor bar. We were lucky enough to nab two seats, but the bartender asked us to form a line at the service station near the other bartender, to give her a … --- ## [What type of family car did you grow up with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-family-car-did-you-grow-up-with/951412)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-family-car-did-you-grow-up-with/951412 "2021-10-05T23:34:57Z")
This is basically just “how old are you” but with cars. Could be interesting nonetheless. The “family car.” Designed to transport spouses, children, some friends, and a whole mess of their stuff, all at once. They weren… --- ## [Damn, am I going to end up paying Spectrum $215 for less than a day's worth of service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-am-i-going-to-end-up-paying-spectrum-215-for-less-than-a-days-worth-of-service/951946)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-am-i-going-to-end-up-paying-spectrum-215-for-less-than-a-days-worth-of-service/951946 "2021-10-05T22:10:51Z")
Finally decided to cut the cord and part ways with Spectrum cable and internet. I had Century Link install the new fiber optic internet service on October 1st and later that day called Spectrum to shut everything off on … --- ## [Distributed Sentience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distributed-sentience/951795)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distributed-sentience/951795 "2021-10-05T22:10:29Z")
For quite some time now, we have had distributed computing, with SETI@home being the most famous example I can think of, working on a myriad of large or complex problems requiring lots of computing time. I suppose that… --- ## [In MLB standings, what is the WC column?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-mlb-standings-what-is-the-wc-column/940265)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-mlb-standings-what-is-the-wc-column/940265 "2021-10-05T21:59:34Z")
I’m used to seeing the GB column (games behind) in the published baseball standings, but I now see a WC column as well. I know how to compute GB, but I don’t know what WC is or how it’s computed. Can anyone help? --- ## [Would a ball made from negative mass fall up, instead of down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-ball-made-from-negative-mass-fall-up-instead-of-down/951908)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-ball-made-from-negative-mass-fall-up-instead-of-down/951908 "2021-10-05T21:44:11Z")
Negative mass is the stuff invoked by physicists to keep wormholes open and make warp drives work. If it exists, what kind of properties would it exhibit on Earth’s surface? What energy conditions does it violate? --- ## [Scouting-like organizations for adults](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scouting-like-organizations-for-adults/709367)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scouting-like-organizations-for-adults/709367 "2021-10-05T20:31:30Z")
One of the critical aspects of participating in groups such as Boy Scouts and other, similar organizations is that participation is generally limited to young people, typically meaning under-18 but a few might go up to 2… --- ## [Was George W Bush Worse than Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-george-w-bush-worse-than-trump/951126)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-george-w-bush-worse-than-trump/951126 "2021-10-05T19:23:10Z")
I’m reading Michael Moore’s Dude, Where’s My Country and while I think Michael Moore has an agenda to push, I think the book is probably an accurate, if satirical piece. I’m sort of changing my mind about rating the pre… --- ## [Subnautica Below Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subnautica-below-zero/951837)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subnautica-below-zero/951837 "2021-10-05T19:03:24Z")
I just 99% percent finished SBZ after having got it at a Steam half off sale not too long ago, I only issue I had was that it seemed pretty short, but a lot of fun. I didn’t see any other threads on It, just several on … --- ## [MLB: September 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2021/950347)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2021/950347 "2021-10-05T18:30:07Z")
Already a week into September and I forgot to start a new thread. Some interesting playoff battles along with a bunch of teams playing out the season after trading away everyone. Keeping my eye on the NL West and the Y… --- ## [This website will rip me off, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-website-will-rip-me-off-right/951789)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-website-will-rip-me-off-right/951789 "2021-10-05T16:40:18Z")
https://www.jahantako- dot- com I use Adblock plus, Defender and NoScript and none of them freaked out, but I don’t think it’s that kind of bad site. I think it’s more a steal your credit card info or send you crap you … --- ## [What would you do to protect your kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-to-protect-your-kid/951874)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-to-protect-your-kid/951874 "2021-10-05T15:27:27Z")
Inspired by the thread about Gabby Pettito / Brian Laundrie. and some older threads that I didn’t want to reanimate. I don’t see either of my kids committing murder or anything else truly unforgivable, but if they di… --- ## [Botticelli - Sept. 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2021/950097)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2021/950097 "2021-10-05T14:32:23Z")
Last month’s thread: Botticelli - Aug. 2021 Updated: Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - #85 by Elendil\_s\_Heir Our next letter is G --- ## [Oldest map of America proven fake (again)(and again and again and...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-map-of-america-proven-fake-again-and-again-and-again-and/951926)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-map-of-america-proven-fake-again-and-again-and-again-and/951926 "2021-10-05T13:36:21Z")
The British Museum, however, rejected the offer, asserting that the map was forged. Since then, a new study has emerged every few years deeming the map to be a fake: the British Museum in 1967, Yale itself in 1973, the U… --- ## [Who likes chili mac / Skyline-style chili? Recipes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-likes-chili-mac-skyline-style-chili-recipes/941842)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-likes-chili-mac-skyline-style-chili-recipes/941842 "2021-10-05T13:12:24Z")
So I make dinner most nights, and I have a finicky 15 year old who I try to get to eat somewhat healthy. If left to his own devices, he’d make noodles every day without a hint of a vegetable. He can’t stand cruciferous s… --- ## [Steering Wheel on a Streetcar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steering-wheel-on-a-streetcar/951657)
**Author:** [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steering-wheel-on-a-streetcar/951657 "2021-10-05T12:21:49Z")
This music video (I believe it’s Swiss) takes place on a streetcar. It’s clear the streetcar runs on rails, but the driver has what appears to be a steering wheel in the cab. Is this a mistake on the part … --- ## [How Does Dollar Tree Do It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-dollar-tree-do-it/944904)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-dollar-tree-do-it/944904 "2021-10-05T12:06:14Z")
I don’t know how many of you have ever gone to Dollar Tree (in the US, of course). But some of the stuff there really seems to be worth more than a dollar. (With tax in Michigan where I live. But still.) Just the other … --- ## [Questions for electric car drivers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-electric-car-drivers/951861)
**Author:** [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-electric-car-drivers/951861 "2021-10-05T11:54:10Z")
I have a BMW i3 that I quite like but I’m thinking of moving to something with better range so I’ve been on a couple test drives. In the i3 you put your foot on the brake, press start, put it in drive, let off the brake … --- ## [How do nations that have universal health care and health care through employment balance these two options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-nations-that-have-universal-health-care-and-health-care-through-employment-balance-these-two-options/951825)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-nations-that-have-universal-health-care-and-health-care-through-employment-balance-these-two-options/951825 "2021-10-05T06:46:13Z")
Are there nations with UHC where employer provided health insurance is still a major factor in insurance? If so, how do these nations handle it when people switch jobs, get laid off, start a small business, can’t work du… --- ## [Tuscon Train Shooting caught on Camera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuscon-train-shooting-caught-on-camera/951903)
**Author:** [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuscon-train-shooting-caught-on-camera/951903 "2021-10-05T05:05:11Z")
There was a shooting on-board AMTRAK today at the Tuscon station; apparently some DEA agents were doing inspections when one person opened fire on the train, killing a DEA agent and wounding two more. Police responded a… --- ## [Apparently there's one thing that can change some anti-vaxxers' minds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-theres-one-thing-that-can-change-some-anti-vaxxers-minds/950496)
**Author:** [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-theres-one-thing-that-can-change-some-anti-vaxxers-minds/950496 "2021-10-05T04:01:43Z")
This is an interesting story. I would be interested in knowing whether anybody on this board has any success using this video. --- ## [Coarse-Threaded vs. Fine-Threaded Screws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coarse-threaded-vs-fine-threaded-screws/940337)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coarse-threaded-vs-fine-threaded-screws/940337 "2021-10-05T00:00:44Z")
Why are sheet rock screws typically coarse threaded? And, are coarse threaded screws better at self-tapping and cutting through “substrate” materials than fine-threaded? I assume coarse threads acts more like an auger t… --- ## [How would you respond to someone asking this question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-respond-to-someone-asking-this-question/950348)
**Author:** [@dope1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dope1)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-respond-to-someone-asking-this-question/950348 "2021-10-04T22:48:59Z")
How would you respond to someone asking why are you sweating like that? --- ## [SDMB picture gallery - moved or kaput?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-picture-gallery-moved-or-kaput/950365)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-picture-gallery-moved-or-kaput/950365 "2021-10-04T22:18:53Z")
For many years Arnold\_Winkelried had a picture gallery of Dopers. While he quit posting in 2012, he had been updating it up until at least January 2020. Today I found it no longer exists. Is it lost forever, or moved, or… --- ## [Squid Game - #1 TV show in 90 countries?!?!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-1-tv-show-in-90-countries/951834)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-1-tv-show-in-90-countries/951834 "2021-10-04T21:43:10Z")
I just finished watching this series on Netflix. It starts out seeming a bit like the Hunger Games but with more commentary about current society/economics (albeit in Korea), but then goes in a number of interesting dire… --- ## [How do I remove this weird "email" question on this Google Form? Infuriating!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-this-weird-email-question-on-this-google-form-infuriating/951888)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-this-weird-email-question-on-this-google-form-infuriating/951888 "2021-10-04T21:04:57Z")
This is simply a Quiz that I purchased online and in this copy I am sharing here, you can edit it, but please let me know HOW to do what I am trying to do. Here is the little bugger quiz driving me nuts Under the title… --- ## [Okay. So I didn't like "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-i-didnt-like-the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks/588338)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-i-didnt-like-the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks/588338 "2021-10-04T20:57:47Z")
There. I said it. This was one of the books to read last year, and received what appears to be universal acclaim from both critics and fans. The back cover describes it as a “story of the collision between ethics, race … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1321) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1323)