# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1399 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1400 --- ## [Suggestions for landscape design software?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-landscape-design-software/946360)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-landscape-design-software/946360 "2021-07-13T19:44:00Z")
I have roughly one-third of an acre that I need to landscape. I’m looking for recommendations for software that would help me work on the plans. Does anyone have any suggestions? --- ## [I Had My Winter-July-Dream Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-my-winter-july-dream-again/946412)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-my-winter-july-dream-again/946412 "2021-07-13T19:19:30Z")
Yeah, I seem to have one always around this time of year. Oftentimes it is a really Christmassy type dream. With holly and ivy and mistletoe. And presents all under the tree. This time it was just snow. Apparently I was… --- ## [How have your creative hobbies made a tangible improvement in your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-have-your-creative-hobbies-made-a-tangible-improvement-in-your-life/944804)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-have-your-creative-hobbies-made-a-tangible-improvement-in-your-life/944804 "2021-07-13T19:19:27Z")
I’m not talking about the sheer joy of enjoying your hobbies. I mean, have they helped you become more confident? Have they helped you get jobs? Did you meet someone with the same interest and fall in love? My main h… --- ## [I pit triple A](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-triple-a/946198)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-triple-a/946198 "2021-07-13T18:04:41Z")
Driving to a friend’s house this evening, quite suddenly, the pressure went out of my brakes. I was not in a place where i could safely pull over, so i carefully drive to their house, with my other hand on the parking br… --- ## [Mandatory bar in Texas violates lawyers' First Amendment rights, 5th Circuit rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandatory-bar-in-texas-violates-lawyers-first-amendment-rights-5th-circuit-rules/946402)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandatory-bar-in-texas-violates-lawyers-first-amendment-rights-5th-circuit-rules/946402 "2021-07-13T17:32:26Z")
Subject is the title of the article below. I’m not sure what to make of this. Big deal? No deal? Something in-between? Apparently the courts have found that lawyers are not required to be members of their state bar a… --- ## [Identify this creature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-creature/946206)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-creature/946206 "2021-07-13T17:21:11Z")
I’m trying to ID a marine organism I saw today. The location is a sand bar that is exposed a few hours at low tide. In a couple of inches of water I saw what looked like a gelatinous blob, clear but tinted orange, and co… --- ## [Talking About Mental Health](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-about-mental-health/946178)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-about-mental-health/946178 "2021-07-13T17:11:39Z")
Not too long ago, a poster found a mention I had made about wanting a counselor and decided to cite my mental health a derogatory slam. At the time, I found it in poor taste but completely in character for that poster. I… --- ## [Are there valid, cogent reasons for not donating to a children's charity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-valid-cogent-reasons-for-not-donating-to-a-childrens-charity/943377)
**Author:** [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-valid-cogent-reasons-for-not-donating-to-a-childrens-charity/943377 "2021-07-13T17:04:45Z")
I donate plenty of money to charities every year but never to the \[XYZ\] Children’s Fund. How can I not be for helping hungry children in oppressed political regimes? I don’t have a sound answer for this and I’m hoping … --- ## [The crap that is on my local news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crap-that-is-on-my-local-news/946032)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crap-that-is-on-my-local-news/946032 "2021-07-13T15:34:39Z")
For a taste for what is like to live in the Bible Belt, a credulous story where a kid finds a piece of junk in another piece of junk, and everyone involved believes it is the Will of God and their mission to track down t… --- ## [What are some of your favorite musical reprises? (Link to videos if you can!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-musical-reprises-link-to-videos-if-you-can/945098)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-musical-reprises-link-to-videos-if-you-can/945098 "2021-07-13T15:12:10Z")
In movies, on stage, and in albums, you’ll occasionally have complete songs that are reprises of earlier-played songs. A reprise is when a song is done again with different lyrics, sometimes by a different character or … --- ## [Frag Attacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frag-attacks/946111)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frag-attacks/946111 "2021-07-13T15:10:41Z")
I Have a NETGEAR Nighthawk Cable Modem Wi-Fi Router Combo Ac 1900 purchased this year. How secure is it? I changed the password to 14 random, letters, numbers, and symbols. Anything else I need to do?https://www.google.… --- ## [Surfside bodies \[re Florida condo collapse-- Edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surfside-bodies-re-florida-condo-collapse-edited-title/946000)
**Author:** [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surfside-bodies-re-florida-condo-collapse-edited-title/946000 "2021-07-13T15:01:42Z")
What exactly are they recovering? Is it just pieces that are identified by DNA? Is it entire bodies? What condition are the bodies? --- ## [Why don't (some) U.S. military things have names anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-some-u-s-military-things-have-names-anymore/946353)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-some-u-s-military-things-have-names-anymore/946353 "2021-07-13T13:17:25Z")
Used to be the case that (almost) every U.S. missile had a name, for instance - Harpoon, Javelin, Stinger, Pershing, Sidewinder, Minuteman, Sparrow, Maverick, Tomahawk, etc. But nowadays, they’re acronyms - JSOW, LRASM,… --- ## [Jake the Dog (Adventure Time) Color](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jake-the-dog-adventure-time-color/946225)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jake-the-dog-adventure-time-color/946225 "2021-07-13T10:58:58Z")
Hello Dopers. I have no idea how to do this, so I’m hoping someone here can help. I promised my niece we’d do a project. Specifically, we’re going to paint a brick like Jake the Dog (if you know the show, you’ll get it)… --- ## [Poll Questions We'd Like To See](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-questions-wed-like-to-see/946385)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-questions-wed-like-to-see/946385 "2021-07-13T09:42:22Z")
Here’s one: Imagine you’re on a normal commercial airline flight when the jet encounters very strong turbulence; even the flight attendants are buckled down texting their love to their mothers. At that moment: Do you … --- ## [Would a Pine Marten make a good pet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-pine-marten-make-a-good-pet/359800)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-pine-marten-make-a-good-pet/359800 "2021-07-13T05:24:23Z")
Before I start let me say up front that I am not saying I want to go get one as a pet, or that I condone the whole wild-animal-as-a-pet thing. What I’m talking about is… say you found an injured baby one and raised it an… --- ## [How long can a covered pot of soup stock be left out to cool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-a-covered-pot-of-soup-stock-be-left-out-to-cool/946210)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-a-covered-pot-of-soup-stock-be-left-out-to-cool/946210 "2021-07-13T04:23:07Z")
More just wondering than a “need answer fast” situation. I am planning on making some stock today, but I’ll probably use it all for making dinner while it’s still hot. But in the past, when I’ve made a big pot of stock,… --- ## [So what now? \[requesting life advice\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-now-requesting-life-advice/941770)
**Author:** [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-now-requesting-life-advice/941770 "2021-07-13T03:03:35Z")
I had a plan. I had what I thought was a secure job that would carry me to retirement in roughly 5-10 years. Then the RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) decided not to renew our contract and I was laid off in December with … --- ## [What’s the prognosis for a Moderna vaccinated individual, with the Delta Variant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-prognosis-for-a-moderna-vaccinated-individual-with-the-delta-variant/946264)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-prognosis-for-a-moderna-vaccinated-individual-with-the-delta-variant/946264 "2021-07-13T02:59:19Z")
Apart from the slightly increased probability of death, what are the other prevalent ailments ? What if it is a kid ? An elderly person ? A person with blood pressure and / or diabetes ? I know CDC recommends masks off… --- ## [If the events of the movie Swing Vote happened in 2020, how bad would it be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-events-of-the-movie-swing-vote-happened-in-2020-how-bad-would-it-be/945793)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-events-of-the-movie-swing-vote-happened-in-2020-how-bad-would-it-be/945793 "2021-07-13T02:56:22Z")
If you never seen it, Swing Vote was 2008 movie set in a fictional 2008 where in their version of the American Presidential Election of 2008, it was incredibly close to the point that New Mexico is the state to win to ga… --- ## [How often do you post in the BBQPit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-in-the-bbqpit/946169)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-post-in-the-bbqpit/946169 "2021-07-13T02:32:08Z")
Anyone curious about how much emphasis their time here is centered on the pit? Check your stats in your profile summary. Scroll down to see your top six categories where you post the most. poll --- ## [Songs not named what you thought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-not-named-what-you-thought/940986)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-not-named-what-you-thought/940986 "2021-07-13T02:06:05Z")
I’m sure we’ve done this a few times because it was in one of these type threads I learned the Night Ranger song isn’t titled Motoring but Sister Christian. Which is weird because usually a song gets the wrong name in my… --- ## [Right wingers - what are your most left views, Left wingers your most right view?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-wingers-what-are-your-most-left-views-left-wingers-your-most-right-view/944414)
**Author:** [@Krispy\_Original](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krispy_Original)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-wingers-what-are-your-most-left-views-left-wingers-your-most-right-view/944414 "2021-07-13T01:57:37Z")
Saw that this had been asked on Reddit and thought this might be interesting for the SDMB. I’ll start. I’m a Lefty and some of my most right views are: We have a right to own guns. (We do need some controls and refo… --- ## [Please recommend a spray to stop kitten from chewing on cords](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-spray-to-stop-kitten-from-chewing-on-cords/946026)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-spray-to-stop-kitten-from-chewing-on-cords/946026 "2021-07-13T01:01:59Z")
I know about using bitter apple or tobasco, but I’m sure there are other choices as well. What’s your favorite and what didn’t work at all? This is last week’s pic, we are going to try to get new ones tonight. --- ## [Immortals Fenyx Rising chatter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immortals-fenyx-rising-chatter/938057)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immortals-fenyx-rising-chatter/938057 "2021-07-12T22:52:04Z")
I saw a lot of posts in other threads from folks around here that played/enjoyed this game so I thought I’d start a thread about it. I’m pretty early in the game so please avoid any major story spoilers if possible. I’… --- ## [Is the temperature of all your bodily fluids, your body's core temperature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-temperature-of-all-your-bodily-fluids-your-bodys-core-temperature/946343)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-temperature-of-all-your-bodily-fluids-your-bodys-core-temperature/946343 "2021-07-12T22:41:40Z")
Let’s say your body temperature is 98.6 degrees, which has been accepted by most as being human body norms. (There’s evidence that it’s gotten progressively colder, but that’s a topic for another thread). Does it necess… --- ## [Why does voltaren gel say not to use it over large areas of your body](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-voltaren-gel-say-not-to-use-it-over-large-areas-of-your-body/946266)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-voltaren-gel-say-not-to-use-it-over-large-areas-of-your-body/946266 "2021-07-12T22:40:42Z")
I understand that it is an NSAID, but its only 1%. Doesn’t that mean a 100g tube only has 1g of diclofenac (I assume its 1% by weight). Oral diclofenac is dosed at about 100-200mg a day. So wouldn’t you have to go throu… --- ## [Can we post about job openings here at our place of work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-post-about-job-openings-here-at-our-place-of-work/946354)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-post-about-job-openings-here-at-our-place-of-work/946354 "2021-07-12T22:33:13Z")
I’ve looked through the rules in this forum, and nothing jumps out at me. And if we can post about them, which forum would be most appropriate? Thanks in advance for any advice. --- ## [How does Follow Your Heart vegan cheese taste to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-follow-your-heart-vegan-cheese-taste-to-you/946176)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-follow-your-heart-vegan-cheese-taste-to-you/946176 "2021-07-12T22:32:57Z")
My mother has been having some pretty bad GI problems the last few weeks, and we’ve yet to figure out why that could be. She does eat a lot of yogurt, so she’s going to try cutting down on that, and if that solves the p… --- ## [American Jazz Grounding: Evacuation of Passengers Underway in Kentucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-jazz-grounding-evacuation-of-passengers-underway-in-kentucky/946125)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-jazz-grounding-evacuation-of-passengers-underway-in-kentucky/946125 "2021-07-12T22:28:12Z")
It seems one of the few cruise ships that operates on the Mississippi has managed to stub its toe (see what I did there?). They are taking the passengers off and I suppose that will go a long way toward freeing the sh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1398) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1400)