# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1386 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1387 --- ## [Unofficial Speed Limit Signs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unofficial-speed-limit-signs/947063)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unofficial-speed-limit-signs/947063 "2021-07-26T14:34:43Z")
I live in a small community and “official” speed limit signs are posted on all public roads as expected. I noticed, though, that on private roads, like the one that cuts through our local golf course, have unofficial spe… --- ## [Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-damage-payments-act-1979/947327)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-damage-payments-act-1979/947327 "2021-07-26T13:01:56Z")
So there’s a petition floating around to update this for COVID. Is it a real thing? If so, I hope it’s pretty stringent otherwise the usual suspects are going to use it as fuel for the fire. --- ## [Could viruses have evolved as a means of horizontal gene transfer among bacteria](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-viruses-have-evolved-as-a-means-of-horizontal-gene-transfer-among-bacteria/947256)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-viruses-have-evolved-as-a-means-of-horizontal-gene-transfer-among-bacteria/947256 "2021-07-26T11:47:33Z")
A list of hypothesis about viral evolution are listed here. There are five hypothesis about how viruses evolved. However I vaguely recall hearing on a scientifically oriented ratio show that viruses could have evolved… --- ## [Radio dramas on YouTube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-dramas-on-youtube/947241)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-dramas-on-youtube/947241 "2021-07-26T10:37:52Z")
I have become mildly addicted to radio dramas (not audiobooks, not soundtracks from TV shows) on YouTube. Since they are audio only, there is nothing to look at, so that part is a bit tedious, but there are some wonderfu… --- ## [Recommend some good quirky/funny/detective/cop shows on BritBox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-good-quirky-funny-detective-cop-shows-on-britbox/946013)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-good-quirky-funny-detective-cop-shows-on-britbox/946013 "2021-07-26T08:36:50Z")
My wife and I have very different tastes in movies and tv shows. About the only thing we watch together are UK, Australian, New Zealand lightweight mystery shows. We had Acorn for the last couple of years, which had load… --- ## [The new Kung-Fu series. (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-kung-fu-series-spoilers/939634)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-kung-fu-series-spoilers/939634 "2021-07-26T07:05:37Z")
Anyone else give this a try? I watched the first episode and it was a bland cheesy soap opera, like most things on the CW. Also, there are magic swords, all of which must be caught. First impression is that it is crap. --- ## [Olympics beds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-beds/946762)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-beds/946762 "2021-07-26T06:36:12Z")
A news story running all over the Internet claims that the Olympics are providing the athletes with carboard beds designed to collapse if more than one person is on them, to prevent sex due to covid restrictions. But th… --- ## [Thinking about building my own gaming computer. So many questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-building-my-own-gaming-computer-so-many-questions/930952)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-building-my-own-gaming-computer-so-many-questions/930952 "2021-07-26T05:42:27Z")
I’m aware that this is possibly the worst time ever to build your own PC, what with the worldwide parts shortages and price hikes. I’m looking at this as a project for 2021, where hopefully some key parts become availabl… --- ## [Why is punishment not applied more freely in the professions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-punishment-not-applied-more-freely-in-the-professions/945242)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-punishment-not-applied-more-freely-in-the-professions/945242 "2021-07-26T05:16:50Z")
Not just Giuliani, but I’ve long wondered why all the professions, much more generally, don’t apply sanctions to their members who’ve crossed ethical lines? Without going into the broader question of whether punishment i… --- ## [Bible translation preferences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-translation-preferences/947049)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-translation-preferences/947049 "2021-07-26T04:31:06Z")
I think this a question with factual answers so putting it here. Mods please shift if required. I was reading the Wikipedia page on the great songwriter Jimmy Webb. Towards the bottom there was the line: Webb has st… --- ## [Hari Seldon's moderation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldons-moderation/946768)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldons-moderation/946768 "2021-07-26T03:55:26Z")
Hari, if you’re reading this, don’t take this thread as a personal attack of any sort - it’s not. Nor am I calling for you to be removed as a moderator. In addition, all mods and admins deserve a lot of thanks for their … --- ## [Cockatoo dumpster diving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockatoo-dumpster-diving/947175)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockatoo-dumpster-diving/947175 "2021-07-26T02:53:59Z")
News report that wild cockatoos in Sydney have learned how to flip open trash bin lids and scavenge for food. Not only that, but they’ve been able to teach other cockatoos how to do it. I blame social media. Yet anothe… --- ## [Are there any variants with a higher R0 than delta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-variants-with-a-higher-r0-than-delta/947267)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-variants-with-a-higher-r0-than-delta/947267 "2021-07-26T02:37:26Z")
Are there any known variants which are currently at low levels but are more transmissible than Delta, or is Delta the most transmissible known variant to date? --- ## ["BLM protestors were given up to 15 years in jail over last year's protests"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blm-protestors-were-given-up-to-15-years-in-jail-over-last-years-protests/946849)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blm-protestors-were-given-up-to-15-years-in-jail-over-last-years-protests/946849 "2021-07-26T01:14:10Z")
Related to current events and the recent sentencing of 6-8 months for a Capitol Rioter, the immediate knee-jerk response I saw was people claiming that BLM or ANTIFA related rioters in 2020 were sentenced from 3 to 15 ye… --- ## [Does the US really have a "Left Wing"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-us-really-have-a-left-wing/946923)
**Author:** [@Franklymydear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Franklymydear)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-us-really-have-a-left-wing/946923 "2021-07-26T01:05:20Z")
By that i mean, by global standards, is our “Left Wing” really left wing? The Democrats and Republicans are both pro capitalist parties. They just differ on exactly how much social safety net we need. No serious repub… --- ## [Priti Patel vs Tyrone Mings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/priti-patel-vs-tyrone-mings/946438)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/priti-patel-vs-tyrone-mings/946438 "2021-07-26T01:04:44Z")
I don’t follow UK news closely, but I do try to learn more about Not America. So this, apparently invective language fills every online source. Could someone more familiar give me a bigger picture of what’s going on, o… --- ## [Where did this trope originate: sheriff turns in badge so as not to enforce an order](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-this-trope-originate-sheriff-turns-in-badge-so-as-not-to-enforce-an-order/947080)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-this-trope-originate-sheriff-turns-in-badge-so-as-not-to-enforce-an-order/947080 "2021-07-26T00:16:39Z")
I remember seeing in several works a situation where a lawman in a Wild West setting is tasked with enforcing the law in a situation where he thinks it’s unjust; he refuses to do so and dramatically removes badge. There … --- ## [Thoughts on Flu Resurgence this coming season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-flu-resurgence-this-coming-season/947261)
**Author:** [@superwombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superwombat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-flu-resurgence-this-coming-season/947261 "2021-07-26T00:04:01Z")
Any predictions on how the upcoming flu season will develop? Will the miniscule case numbers from last year remain low, or will it come rip-roaring back as soon as we’re all unmasked and licking surfaces and people of q… --- ## ["Taking it out on you"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-it-out-on-you/947174)
**Author:** [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-it-out-on-you/947174 "2021-07-25T23:54:37Z")
“I’m just angry at so-and-so and I’m taking it out on you” “I’m just frustrated because \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and I’m taking it out on you” I’ve heard this phrase so many times in my life (“you” meaning anyone, not me personall… --- ## [Lunatic theories I received](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lunatic-theories-i-received/947265)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2021, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lunatic-theories-i-received/947265 "2021-07-25T23:15:58Z")
Since these theories were not posted on the SDMB I thought a new thread was appropriate. When I was the Facility Manager of NASA’s Zero Gravity Research Facility in the 1990s I got a some odd mail because my office addre… --- ## [Let's debate the wisdom of allowing Amazon and others to access your home while you are not present](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-debate-the-wisdom-of-allowing-amazon-and-others-to-access-your-home-while-you-are-not-present/947064)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-debate-the-wisdom-of-allowing-amazon-and-others-to-access-your-home-while-you-are-not-present/947064 "2021-07-25T22:57:13Z")
This doesn’t seem like a good idea to me: I suppose if I had a full surveillance setup inside my house so that I could review the footage every time I received a package in order to ensure that nothing was stolen, it m… --- ## [Need help with a recipe: chicken pot pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-recipe-chicken-pot-pie/947237)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2021, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-recipe-chicken-pot-pie/947237 "2021-07-25T22:45:49Z")
So…i have some leftover grilled chicken. And i thought i would stretch it with some potato, add a gravy, maybe some frozen peas or celery, a bit of parsley, and top it with a biscuit and call it supper tomorrow (Sunday).… --- ## [Change a foreign phrase to make a new one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-a-foreign-phrase-to-make-a-new-one/947228)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-a-foreign-phrase-to-make-a-new-one/947228 "2021-07-25T21:08:00Z")
The goal of this thread is to take a non-English phrase, then change it slightly to make a new one. For example: Halter ego: Conceited woman in the club Squid quo pro: Calamari purchase Cogito ergo slum: Designing ch… --- ## [How to get all the PC files into iCloud? Drag or copy MyDocuments\\\* into iCloud\>Documents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-all-the-pc-files-into-icloud-drag-or-copy-mydocuments-into-icloud-documents/947257)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-all-the-pc-files-into-icloud-drag-or-copy-mydocuments-into-icloud-documents/947257 "2021-07-25T20:11:54Z")
OK, there’s a step here I’m not picturing. I bought Ms. Napier her first Mac, a Mini. She’s been PC all along. I want to use iCloud to get all her PC content available on the Mac, and give her all the overlap time she wa… --- ## [Suggestions for programs/app for my first MIDI keyboard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-programs-app-for-my-first-midi-keyboard/946556)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-programs-app-for-my-first-midi-keyboard/946556 "2021-07-25T19:50:58Z")
I just bought a MIDI keyboard. Nothing fancy…just a used M-Audio KeystationMini32. I know it works, as I downloaded Piano 10 to check it out. I bought it because I thought it would be helpful to noodle around on and a… --- ## [Does Marvel have a supervillain named Ares?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-marvel-have-a-supervillain-named-ares/947189)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-marvel-have-a-supervillain-named-ares/947189 "2021-07-25T19:39:29Z")
The question is based on a crossword puzzle clue from a couple of weeks back. I forget the exact wording but the general idea was they were looking for the name of a Marvel comics supervillain, and the answer was “Ares”.… --- ## [Can we finally admit that the Sweden experiment was a failure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-finally-admit-that-the-sweden-experiment-was-a-failure/947030)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-finally-admit-that-the-sweden-experiment-was-a-failure/947030 "2021-07-25T19:39:05Z")
Sweden has had over a million cases and over 14,000 deaths. Denmark has had 300,000 cases with 2500 deaths. The other Scandinavian countries have had about 100,000 cases with less than 1000 deaths. While Denmark may b… --- ## [How far back down the evolutionary tree did ‘playing’ evolve?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-back-down-the-evolutionary-tree-did-playing-evolve/946712)
**Author:** [@kevlaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevlaw)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-back-down-the-evolutionary-tree-did-playing-evolve/946712 "2021-07-25T17:40:07Z")
Inspired by this thread, I’m curious who else in the animal kingdom is having fun. I assume all mammals enjoy play. Do fish? Some parrots of my acquaintance like to play. Did they learn to play independently? Did th… --- ## [In your honest opinion, how close (or far) are we from a manned mission to Mars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-honest-opinion-how-close-or-far-are-we-from-a-manned-mission-to-mars/831196)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-honest-opinion-how-close-or-far-are-we-from-a-manned-mission-to-mars/831196 "2021-07-25T16:36:53Z")
This is another not-poll where I just want 'dopers thoughts on when, or if, humans will go to Mars…or back to the Moon I suppose if you think that’s the direction we’ll go. This isn’t asking if you think we should, but … --- ## [I Pit Martin Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-martin-hyde/944407)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-martin-hyde/944407 "2021-07-25T15:30:53Z")
Martin Hyde- Sheep Slapper I’m just sorry I didn’t come up with it myself. :rofl: It’s nice to know what he really thinks about us, ain’t it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1385) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1387)