# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1377 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1378 --- ## [TV series based on Mercedes Lackey "Valdemar" books in the works](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-based-on-mercedes-lackey-valdemar-books-in-the-works/948005)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2021, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-based-on-mercedes-lackey-valdemar-books-in-the-works/948005 "2021-08-04T03:01:20Z")
‘Valdemar Universe’ Fantasy Book Series In The Works For TV – Deadline Looks like they are starting with “The Last Herald-Mage” trilogy (I would have gone with “By The Sword” myself). --- ## [I-40 Bridge (into Memphis) closed for emergency inspection \[update - bridge has been re-opened\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-40-bridge-into-memphis-closed-for-emergency-inspection-update-bridge-has-been-re-opened/941897)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-40-bridge-into-memphis-closed-for-emergency-inspection-update-bridge-has-been-re-opened/941897 "2021-08-04T01:55:31Z")
I-40 is a major cross country corridor. This bridge crosses the Mississippi River into Memphis. Connects Arkansas and Tennessee. They’re rerouting traffic over I-55. This isn’t just a local problem. This could impact th… --- ## [RIP Ursula K. Le Guin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ursula-k-le-guin/807330)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2021, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ursula-k-le-guin/807330 "2021-08-04T01:46:38Z")
One of the greats has passed. She lived life as well as can be lived, but I am still more choked up at her death than I expected. --- ## [Why can't I put cookware in the dishwasher anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-put-cookware-in-the-dishwasher-anymore/947483)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2021, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-put-cookware-in-the-dishwasher-anymore/947483 "2021-08-04T01:42:15Z")
We’ve been using the same basic stainless steel cookware and bakeware for more than 40 years now. But lately I’ve been looking to replace some of the more beat up pieces. Everything I look at - stainless steel, aluminum,… --- ## [NCAA Women's vs Men's at March Madness - weight room disparity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-womens-vs-mens-at-march-madness-weight-room-disparity/938245)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2021, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-womens-vs-mens-at-march-madness-weight-room-disparity/938245 "2021-08-04T00:42:37Z")
Come on NCAA, that’s pathetic. --- ## [How do I stop critter from chewing wires in my truck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-critter-from-chewing-wires-in-my-truck/947653)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-critter-from-chewing-wires-in-my-truck/947653 "2021-08-04T00:47:15Z")
For the 3rd time, we’ve got a vehicle in the shop awaiting a new cable assembly because some critter (maybe mice?) had a little nosh under the hood. These 3 times have been over the course of 17 years, so it’s not like a… --- ## [In a real life Terminator 1 and 2 situation, would the terminators be widely accepted or be regarded as a conspiracy theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-real-life-terminator-1-and-2-situation-would-the-terminators-be-widely-accepted-or-be-regarded-as-a-conspiracy-theory/947810)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-real-life-terminator-1-and-2-situation-would-the-terminators-be-widely-accepted-or-be-regarded-as-a-conspiracy-theory/947810 "2021-08-03T23:55:53Z")
So assume the events of T1 and T2 happened exactly as they did in the films. Would society at large consider the existence of terminators to be a conspiracy theory or a widely accepted fact? I know in T2, the existence … --- ## [How to adjust this nut at the top of my drill press spindle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-adjust-this-nut-at-the-top-of-my-drill-press-spindle/947902)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-adjust-this-nut-at-the-top-of-my-drill-press-spindle/947902 "2021-08-03T23:49:28Z")
I drilled a 5/8" hole through 1/4" wall steel tubing today, and the drill caught while penetrating the second wall. The chuck stopped, but the motor kept going. Later with the belt guard open I found that the splined sha… --- ## [I've come to the sad realization \[about our elected representatives\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-come-to-the-sad-realization-about-our-elected-representatives/947606)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-come-to-the-sad-realization-about-our-elected-representatives/947606 "2021-08-03T23:06:27Z")
That many of our elected representatives are either stupid or very horrible people. Or both. I’m beginning to wonder if we are doomed. --- ## [A sequence that repeats after n terms, as n goes to infinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequence-that-repeats-after-n-terms-as-n-goes-to-infinity/947969)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequence-that-repeats-after-n-terms-as-n-goes-to-infinity/947969 "2021-08-03T22:11:20Z")
I have a sequence that repeats after one term: 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1… I have a sequence that repeats after two terms: 1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2… Three terms: 1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2,3… You get the idea. A sequence can repeat after n… --- ## [Do you think someone who is not a fan of the superhero genre would enjoy WandaVision?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-someone-who-is-not-a-fan-of-the-superhero-genre-would-enjoy-wandavision/947736)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-someone-who-is-not-a-fan-of-the-superhero-genre-would-enjoy-wandavision/947736 "2021-08-03T20:55:44Z")
I’d like to introduce my landlady to WandaVision, but she has no knowledge of the lore and probably no interest in watching the Avengers movies. I might be able to get her to watch the two Assembled shorts on Wanda and … --- ## [Vaping and Smokeless Tobacco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaping-and-smokeless-tobacco/947909)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaping-and-smokeless-tobacco/947909 "2021-08-03T20:08:24Z")
I read a lot on many topics which include health and marketing. Smoking tobacco is unhealthy due to dozens of hazardous by-products, which is hardly breaking news. Nicotine is addictive, but much, much less unhealthy t… --- ## [Why is Citrucel (and I assume other fiber pills) so hard to find these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-citrucel-and-i-assume-other-fiber-pills-so-hard-to-find-these-days/944560)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-citrucel-and-i-assume-other-fiber-pills-so-hard-to-find-these-days/944560 "2021-08-03T19:44:42Z")
I feel like Indiana Jones, searching high and low, far and wide, for Citrucel. The powder still seems plentiful, but the caplets are just so much more convenient. I had no problem getting them during the height of the … --- ## [How to load a DVD (ca. 2003) onto Youtube?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-load-a-dvd-ca-2003-onto-youtube/947962)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-load-a-dvd-ca-2003-onto-youtube/947962 "2021-08-03T19:24:46Z")
I made a documentary (32 minutes) in 2003, and had 100 or so copies of a DVD to be made, of which I’ve given away maybe 75 or 80. Rather than hoard my remaining DVDs, which are beginning to deteriorate (pixels, freezing,… --- ## [How are "buy now, pay later" apps different than a credit card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-buy-now-pay-later-apps-different-than-a-credit-card/947890)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-buy-now-pay-later-apps-different-than-a-credit-card/947890 "2021-08-03T18:33:30Z")
It has made news today that Afterpay was just bough for $29 billion. I can’t figure out how this business model works (never even heard of such a thing until now). Sounds like what a credit card does but it’s not a cre… --- ## [Miller-Coors dumping a lot of brands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miller-coors-dumping-a-lot-of-brands/947940)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miller-coors-dumping-a-lot-of-brands/947940 "2021-08-03T18:07:45Z")
I’m surprised. I see people buying many of these in the store. I’ll drink a Milwaukee’s Best Premium from time to time. I can get it here for $3.89 for a six pack of pints. Since they changed the recipe a few years ago … --- ## [Situational "The Best Thing You Ever Ate"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/situational-the-best-thing-you-ever-ate/947266)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/situational-the-best-thing-you-ever-ate/947266 "2021-08-03T03:28:11Z")
A twist on the Food Network The Best Thing You Ever Ate. It’s well known that who you’re eating with and where you’re eating have a huge impact on your eating experience. These are my memories of foods I’ve never been ab… --- ## [Is there a movement to redesign the American flag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-movement-to-redesign-the-american-flag/947141)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-movement-to-redesign-the-american-flag/947141 "2021-08-03T17:38:26Z")
In one of the semi-local newspapers, there’s an opinion piece from somebody waxing indignant about a move to redesign the American flag. He doesn’t say what anyone’s trying to get it designed to or from; he seems to be t… --- ## [The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-who-shot-liberty-valance/947722)
**Author:** [@Somethingwitty1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Somethingwitty1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-who-shot-liberty-valance/947722 "2021-08-03T15:36:44Z")
Does Hallie know Tom killed Liberty Valance not Ranse? --- ## [Dog adoption question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-adoption-question/947932)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-adoption-question/947932 "2021-08-03T15:22:50Z")
We’ve been looking for a beagle or beagle mix for quite a while, and this week, 2 have popped up. My guy is hesitating because we have travel planned - a 5 day weekend in early Sept. and a 10 day trip in early November. … --- ## ['The Limit of the Heat'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-limit-of-the-heat/947671)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-limit-of-the-heat/947671 "2021-08-03T15:07:58Z")
I asked a while ago what was the hottest day of the year. But I only got a lot of smart aleck remarks :slight\_smile: . Okay, I got a globe pencil sharpener a while ago. And it charts the apparent course of the Sun. So n… --- ## [Third officer dies of suicide after January 6 attack on Capitol--what is going on here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-officer-dies-of-suicide-after-january-6-attack-on-capitol-what-is-going-on-here/947900)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-officer-dies-of-suicide-after-january-6-attack-on-capitol-what-is-going-on-here/947900 "2021-08-03T14:56:12Z")
Three officers have died of suicide since the attack on the Capitol on January 6. What is it psychologically that drives people to take their own life, in this case nearly seven months after the event? Is this PTSD? The … --- ## [What else would make a good LotR film or series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-would-make-a-good-lotr-film-or-series/947903)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-would-make-a-good-lotr-film-or-series/947903 "2021-08-03T14:49:27Z")
Amazon is doing the 2nd age. Myself, I think Aragorns adventures before meeting the Hobbits. He was apparently a Rider of Rohan, and much else. I mean, you can have the wizards, Galadriel, the Necromancer, and all so… --- ## [App/Extension to filter items Sold by Amazon (not third parties)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/app-extension-to-filter-items-sold-by-amazon-not-third-parties/947960)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/app-extension-to-filter-items-sold-by-amazon-not-third-parties/947960 "2021-08-03T14:34:27Z")
If you search for any item on the Amazon website or app, it will produce results with items sold by amazon and also by third party vendors. You can then manually select the category for the item and then again manually … --- ## [Bill and Melinda Gates getting a divorce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-and-melinda-gates-getting-a-divorce/941379)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-and-melinda-gates-getting-a-divorce/941379 "2021-08-03T13:14:34Z")
When my wife told me this yesterday I was like, “Nah, that’s probably clickbait”. Didn’t take long to confirm it. I have to admit I’m a bit shocked. 27 years is a long time. I don’t know what “no longer believe we can… --- ## [Non-binary player on the Canadian Women’s National Soccer Team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-binary-player-on-the-canadian-women-s-national-soccer-team/947897)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-binary-player-on-the-canadian-women-s-national-soccer-team/947897 "2021-08-03T13:08:03Z")
I was watching the USA/Canada game today and they mentioned one player, Quinn, who has come out as transgender and non-binary, and uses the pronouns they/them. They were assigned female at birth. This raised an interest… --- ## [But wait! There's more! Or not. Ron Popeil has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-wait-theres-more-or-not-ron-popeil-has-died/947567)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-wait-theres-more-or-not-ron-popeil-has-died/947567 "2021-08-03T12:43:34Z")
Frankly, I thought he was older and died a long time ago. --- ## [Is the "indigo" stripe of the rainbow more blue or violet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-indigo-stripe-of-the-rainbow-more-blue-or-violet/925700)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-indigo-stripe-of-the-rainbow-more-blue-or-violet/925700 "2021-08-03T12:04:23Z")
The traditional description of the colors of the rainbow (since Isaac Newton established it) is that there are seven of them: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. “Indigo” is one that has kind of annoyed … --- ## [The Climate Nightmare is Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-climate-nightmare-is-here/946242)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-climate-nightmare-is-here/946242 "2021-08-03T11:35:16Z")
This isn’t an anomaly; this is proof of climate change. The Western U.S. has a very, very bleak future, which includes temperatures that humans will simply not be able to survive. --- ## [Runners, records, and the wind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/runners-records-and-the-wind/947754)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/runners-records-and-the-wind/947754 "2021-08-03T10:20:56Z")
We know that world records in track events are not allowed if the wind speed is above a certain amount. But suppose a 100m runner was allowed an unlimited amount of wind at his back (under his control). How fast could he… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1376) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1378)