# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1324 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1325 --- ## [On getting Crotchety](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-getting-crotchety/951612)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-getting-crotchety/951612 "2021-10-03T14:49:03Z")
Is it just me, or does it seem like, as you get older, or at least in this modern age…that stuff has gotten played out? I’m having a hard time putting it into words, but video games used to be a big deal (grew up with t… --- ## [Who was the first Shaniqua?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-shaniqua/402660)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-shaniqua/402660 "2021-10-03T14:10:01Z")
The origin of most Anglo forenames is lost to antiquity. Many are based on Biblical characters, but even then the origins are unknown. The first name Shaniqua didn’t become widespread until the late 1980s. Before that… --- ## [Does your Liberal Arts Degree directly apply to your current profession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-liberal-arts-degree-directly-apply-to-your-current-profession/950860)
**Author:** [@Somethingwitty1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Somethingwitty1)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2021, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-liberal-arts-degree-directly-apply-to-your-current-profession/950860 "2021-10-03T12:56:04Z")
I have a BA in Political Science. My answer would be no. --- ## [The CT Scanner turned 50 today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ct-scanner-turned-50-today/951746)
**Author:** [@PozhanPop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PozhanPop)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ct-scanner-turned-50-today/951746 "2021-10-03T12:52:08Z")
I raise my glass to Sir Godfrey and Atkinson Harley Hospital for this invention that simply revolutionized diagnostic imaging. --- ## [Is it possible to measure lumens using a camera's light meter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-measure-lumens-using-a-cameras-light-meter/951727)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2021, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-measure-lumens-using-a-cameras-light-meter/951727 "2021-10-03T12:02:38Z")
Suppose I have a light and I want to determine how many lumens it produces. Is there some way to use an SLR camera’s (Canon 7D) built-in light meter and use the resulting ISO, f-stop, and shutter speed to do some kind of… --- ## [How many of something is required to use the term “all”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-something-is-required-to-use-the-term-all/950926)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2021, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-something-is-required-to-use-the-term-all/950926 "2021-10-03T07:14:01Z")
poll Sunday morning meanderings… So we are a 2 cat family. This morning I see my wife and son sitting on the couch, watching TV, each with a cat in their laps. I say, “awww, you guys have all the cats!” My know-it-all s… --- ## [NCC-1701 (ST:TOS) main viewer size?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncc-1701-st-tos-main-viewer-size/951707)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncc-1701-st-tos-main-viewer-size/951707 "2021-10-03T02:33:28Z")
How big was the main viewer on the original USS Enterprise NCC-1701? An image here looks like about 65" diagonal. --- ## [How is natural gas exported overseas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-natural-gas-exported-overseas/951756)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2021, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-natural-gas-exported-overseas/951756 "2021-10-03T02:27:09Z")
I have only a cursory knowledge of the natural gas market. I vaguely remember from my class on Economics of the Energy Industry that natural gas was different from crude oil, it’s obviously easy enough to export oil on a… --- ## [First fictional example of “savant on the spectrum”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-example-of-savant-on-the-spectrum/951741)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2021, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-example-of-savant-on-the-spectrum/951741 "2021-10-03T01:25:26Z")
This is a trope that Hollywood loves- the genius who seems to be on the autism spectrum, or at least is extremely lacking in social and interpersonal communication skills such as reading non-verbal cues and understanding… --- ## [Why'd blood bank pick me for different donation types?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-blood-bank-pick-me-for-different-donation-types/951753)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2021, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-blood-bank-pick-me-for-different-donation-types/951753 "2021-10-03T01:14:31Z")
I gave ordinary donations for years, then they started asking for double red cell donations (there’s a process to harvest them from my blood and return the depleted part of my blood back to me). I did one of these just y… --- ## [Why are middle class conservatives dying without life insurance and savings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-middle-class-conservatives-dying-without-life-insurance-and-savings/949788)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-middle-class-conservatives-dying-without-life-insurance-and-savings/949788 "2021-10-02T23:04:15Z")
(Not really a fan of the more formal structure of GD, this may be political in nature… but it’s also economics… and Lord knows I don’t want to throw this in the Pit. So here we are, in IMHO. Oh, and this is probably long… --- ## [Defending against a US coup d’état](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defending-against-a-us-coup-d-etat/951512)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defending-against-a-us-coup-d-etat/951512 "2021-10-02T22:37:16Z")
Is there a plan to deal with an unconstitutional act, such as nullifying electoral votes? If Pence had nullified some electoral votes and declared that the decision must go to the house of representatives, would the serg… --- ## [Questions about retiring abroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-retiring-abroad/951711)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-retiring-abroad/951711 "2021-10-02T22:14:36Z")
Specifically, Panama. I’ve looked over the Panamanian(sp?) Consulate’s webpage regarding retiring there(they seem to be quite solicitous of U.S. retirees) and the requirements for a retirement visa. Any expat retirees … --- ## [Diesel Fuel "laundering" in Ireland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diesel-fuel-laundering-in-ireland/951585)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diesel-fuel-laundering-in-ireland/951585 "2021-10-02T20:58:05Z")
I’m reading a novel set in Ireland in the early 2000s. It’s mainly about professional bank robbers and them having to pay the IRA “taxes” on their crimes. A subplot is about the IRA will have to get out of the diesel “la… --- ## [Concert sound/stage - what are these gas cylinders for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concert-sound-stage-what-are-these-gas-cylinders-for/951522)
**Author:** [@Dadtheinhaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dadtheinhaler)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concert-sound-stage-what-are-these-gas-cylinders-for/951522 "2021-10-02T20:49:50Z")
I got restless last weekend and went to the Governor’s Ball at Citi Field in NYC mainly to see Big Thief but Phoebe Bridgers played the next stage over right after Big Thief so I thought it would make a nice double bill… --- ## [Is data toxic in large doses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-data-toxic-in-large-doses/951549)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-data-toxic-in-large-doses/951549 "2021-10-02T19:14:58Z")
A lot of things in medicine come down to complex judgement calls. Sometimes, as in blood clots to the leg, there are point system tools available. And often they are nearly useless, as the point system where “blood clo… --- ## [Dogs playing pranks on humans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-playing-pranks-on-humans/951747)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-playing-pranks-on-humans/951747 "2021-10-02T18:24:54Z")
My 100-pound dog had knee surgery last week. He’s too big to crate, so we’ve confined him to a small downstairs room, and Mrs A and I have been taking turns sleeping on an air mattress in the room with him. So at 2:15 a… --- ## [Would this be legal strategy in Fourball (Golf)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-legal-strategy-in-fourball-golf/951343)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-legal-strategy-in-fourball-golf/951343 "2021-10-02T18:18:16Z")
A Fourball is one of the competitions used the Ryder Cup and other Match Play events. The four players (two on each team) play their own ball throughout. The better score on a hole from the two players on a team is compa… --- ## [Any conceivable way to watch dvds on ipad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-conceivable-way-to-watch-dvds-on-ipad/951738)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-conceivable-way-to-watch-dvds-on-ipad/951738 "2021-10-02T18:04:23Z")
I’ve still go a ton of dvds and blu-rays around as well as several players. Is there any device that can covert a wired output signal from one of these into a wireless signal that can be picked up by an ipad? --- ## [Florida Man Captures Alligator with a Garbage Bin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-captures-alligator-with-a-garbage-bin/951673)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-captures-alligator-with-a-garbage-bin/951673 "2021-10-02T17:53:15Z")
\[Groucho\] And what that alligator was doing with a garbage bin, I’ll never know. \[/Groucho\] Finally, a heroic deed by the much-maligned Florida Man, who too often is the subject of bad press. A year-long resident of Flo… --- ## [NFL 2021: Week Three Wise Men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-three-wise-men/951194)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-three-wise-men/951194 "2021-10-02T17:19:02Z")
Injuries and Covid the big news again this week. The Texans, Dolphins, and Bears (and maybe Colts) all lost their starting Qbs. Perennial douchebag Antonio Brown gets Covid (Yeah!), as does Zach Ertz. A couple of very go… --- ## [The most embarrassed man in Turkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-embarrassed-man-in-turkey/951759)
**Author:** [@filmstar-en](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmstar-en)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-embarrassed-man-in-turkey/951759 "2021-10-02T16:03:01Z")
--- ## [Help me think of scenarios wherein my friend is okay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-of-scenarios-wherein-my-friend-is-okay/951487)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-of-scenarios-wherein-my-friend-is-okay/951487 "2021-10-02T15:35:05Z")
Okay, so the real reason I’m posting so much tonight. Nervous energy. Mr. Rilch and I have been having a lot of remodeling done on our house, pretty much since quarantine ended. “Mike” is the carpenter, so he’s here mos… --- ## [Can Apple ID any iPhone user who goes near an Airtag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-apple-id-any-iphone-user-who-goes-near-an-airtag/951762)
**Author:** [@edwin\_klockars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwin_klockars)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-apple-id-any-iphone-user-who-goes-near-an-airtag/951762 "2021-10-02T11:31:42Z")
I recently bought my first Apple Airtag which I attached to my keys. Tonight my phone told me that I had left my airtag/keys in my car a few minites ago! I rushed out and grabbed my keys and all is well but it got my m… --- ## [Am I a hard-core lefty, like I tell people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-hard-core-lefty-like-i-tell-people/946516)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-hard-core-lefty-like-i-tell-people/946516 "2021-10-02T07:54:22Z")
To simplify things and be as straight as possible, I often describe myself as a very hard-core committed leftist, but truth to tell, I’m bored by political theorizing, felt completely overwhelmed by all the Adam Smith/Ka… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - September 2021 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-september-2021-edition/949740)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-september-2021-edition/949740 "2021-10-02T06:54:22Z")
Autumn is nearly here… for us Northern Hemispherians. Crisp evenings, falling leaves and God Almighty, pumpkin everything! I’m looking forward to spending quality time with my hoodie collection again. And maybe acquirin… --- ## [How long between bingeing a show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-between-bingeing-a-show/951689)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-between-bingeing-a-show/951689 "2021-10-02T06:11:52Z")
Mrs. Cardigan and I recently finished with The Crown and were deliberating on what to watch next. We both agreed it would be nice to re-watch something we know for sure we’re going to enjoy the heck out of. I suggested ‘… --- ## [Wild And Wonderful Whites Of West Virginia, anyone else notice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-and-wonderful-whites-of-west-virginia-anyone-else-notice/645686)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-and-wonderful-whites-of-west-virginia-anyone-else-notice/645686 "2021-10-02T04:33:57Z")
My friends have been bugging me to watch this thing which they described as the jaw dropping funniest thing they’ve ever seen. It has some funny moments, but man did anyone ever notice that like 99% of the “trouble” the… --- ## [France is throwing a temper tantrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/france-is-throwing-a-temper-tantrum/950850)
**Author:** [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/france-is-throwing-a-temper-tantrum/950850 "2021-10-02T04:26:27Z")
Background: In 2016, Australia had signed a deal to buy 12 diesel submarines from a French company. Fast-forward to now, and Australia, the UK, and the US have just announced a 3-way deal to provide the Aussies with nu… --- ## [In every thread about xxxx, someone always posts yyyy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462 "2021-10-02T03:02:00Z")
In every thread about Ayn Rand or her book, someone always mentions “There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that oft… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1323) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1325)