# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1412 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1413 --- ## [Negative pickup truck news of the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negative-pickup-truck-news-of-the-day/944665)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negative-pickup-truck-news-of-the-day/944665 "2021-07-01T15:51:38Z")
Two items: Neither one surprises me in the least. Especially the second one, since drivers of full-sized pickups as a group are the most bike-unfriendly drivers out there. It’s all part of the tribalism that’s infes… --- ## [Nice/tactful way to end a long email chain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-tactful-way-to-end-a-long-email-chain/945295)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-tactful-way-to-end-a-long-email-chain/945295 "2021-07-01T15:32:14Z")
Every now and then I find myself in a long email chain with a friend or someone, where I’ll send a long, thoughtful email every few days, and they’ll reply with a long, thoughtful email, and although I enjoy conversation… --- ## [Taylor Series for Multivariable Calculus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taylor-series-for-multivariable-calculus/945358)
**Author:** [@Someonewastaken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Someonewastaken)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taylor-series-for-multivariable-calculus/945358 "2021-07-01T15:08:38Z")
I recently learned about tangent planes and the general formulas. This got me wondering if, similar to normal calculus, you could express a multidimensional equation with a taylor series. You would take the sum from 0 t… --- ## [People or persons that ruined a style or look](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-or-persons-that-ruined-a-style-or-look/945085)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-or-persons-that-ruined-a-style-or-look/945085 "2021-07-01T14:41:43Z")
I’m trying to think of particular styles or looks that have fallen out of favor due to a particular person or group of people. The obvious one is the Hitler mustache. I don’t know how popular it was before his rise but n… --- ## [Ever had a loaded gun pointed at you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-loaded-gun-pointed-at-you/725689)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-loaded-gun-pointed-at-you/725689 "2021-07-01T14:35:53Z")
Have you ever looked upon the business-end of a loaded gun? I did. It almost ended up as one of those childhood tragedies. When I was about 10 or 12, I was spending the night at my friend’s house. He wanted to show me h… --- ## [What would be the fair way to handle a mistake that we didn't cause but we are benefiting from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-fair-way-to-handle-a-mistake-that-we-didnt-cause-but-we-are-benefiting-from/942892)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-fair-way-to-handle-a-mistake-that-we-didnt-cause-but-we-are-benefiting-from/942892 "2021-07-01T14:21:44Z")
This is weird. Yesterday my husband and I came home from a visit to some of the family, and found we had a new garage door! Yes, while we were away (we were gone from maybe 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) a contractor had swoope… --- ## [Hey June, don't make it bad (but you will) \[Mini-Rant\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-june-dont-make-it-bad-but-you-will-mini-rant/943383)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 465\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-june-dont-make-it-bad-but-you-will-mini-rant/943383 "2021-07-01T13:05:23Z")
Continuing the discussion from MAY we have a new Mini-Rant thread?: This was requested so I deliver, a new mini-rant thread for June 2021. I don’t really have much to gripe about except it’s my birthday this month and … --- ## [Killing tree roots after the tree has been removed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-tree-roots-after-the-tree-has-been-removed/945291)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-tree-roots-after-the-tree-has-been-removed/945291 "2021-07-01T12:36:23Z")
I can’t seem to find a good answer to this problem, but I think there should be a factual answer. A year and a half ago I bought a house in Northwest Montana adjacent to Flathead Lake. We love the house, but it came wit… --- ## [Underpowered cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpowered-cars/944481)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpowered-cars/944481 "2021-07-01T11:26:02Z")
In the '80s I had a dentist who said he had owned a Delorean. I asked him how he’d liked it, and he made a sucking sound. The styling was awesome, but from what I’ve read they were underpowered. I read an article that… --- ## [Your morning radio routine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-morning-radio-routine/945330)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-morning-radio-routine/945330 "2021-07-01T11:25:06Z")
What radio station(s) do you listen to in the morning? I’m in my truck for a good chunk of the morning, sometimes with my kids, sometimes without. For me it’s a mix of: Breakfast with the Beatles on Sirius/XM’s Beatle… --- ## [Are there any (Win) Torrent clients that aren't virus filled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-win-torrent-clients-that-arent-virus-filled/945363)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-win-torrent-clients-that-arent-virus-filled/945363 "2021-07-01T11:23:40Z")
Seriously, every torrent client I find (half a dozen? more?) either the browser stops me after/during download (“danger danger!”) and the .exe becomes unusable, or my or Windows built-in virus detection quarantines it al… --- ## [Spacetime and Work issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spacetime-and-work-issue/944967)
**Author:** [@Someonewastaken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Someonewastaken)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spacetime-and-work-issue/944967 "2021-06-25T00:35:53Z")
So I recently learned that space and time are the same thing, spacetime. This got me thinking, does this apply to simpler physics concepts, such as work. If work=forcedistance, we could think of 1 second as ~310^8 meter… --- ## [Examples of mansplaining](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-mansplaining/942036)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-mansplaining/942036 "2021-07-01T07:34:39Z")
This article is pretty funny, tho I really wish they had included closer to the 200 stories they claim to have recieved; maybe it’ll be a weekly series or something, tho. I couldn’t pick a favorite but this makes me ch… --- ## [Advice on SECOND time home buying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-second-time-home-buying/944893)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-second-time-home-buying/944893 "2021-07-01T03:19:29Z")
Hi everyone. Yes I am back. I am here for some advice. I always got good advice here. I am a first time homebuyer, bought a house in 2019. I would like to start looking for a new house this year. It’s probably going to … --- ## [How do players typically throw games without being noticed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-players-typically-throw-games-without-being-noticed/940113)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-players-typically-throw-games-without-being-noticed/940113 "2021-07-01T02:48:21Z")
The main difficulty of throwing a game on purpose (i.e., to be paid by gamblers) is that there is a huge crowd watching your every move, and especially millions if the game is televised. How do players typically pull thi… --- ## [Spike protein shedding from vaccines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spike-protein-shedding-from-vaccines/945333)
**Author:** [@Jawbreaker1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jawbreaker1)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spike-protein-shedding-from-vaccines/945333 "2021-07-01T02:20:51Z")
What’s the straight dope on studies supporting the potential for spike protein “shedding”, transmission of the protein from a vaccinated to an unvaccinated person, resulting in symptoms induced in the latter? https://ij… --- ## [The European central front](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-european-central-front/945310)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-european-central-front/945310 "2021-07-01T02:11:37Z")
Since the founding of NATO, the Soviet threat has become a global threat, no longer conveniently (for the Alliance) confined to the European central front, its flanks, and the transatlantic shipping routes north of the T… --- ## [Follicular Lymphoma- anybody have first hand experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/follicular-lymphoma-anybody-have-first-hand-experience/945262)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/follicular-lymphoma-anybody-have-first-hand-experience/945262 "2021-07-01T01:10:00Z")
A very close friend has just been diagnosed with Follicular Lymphoma. 68 year old man, has never smoked, tasted alcohol, or been overweight. Can anybody share their experience with the disease? PLEASE: I’m asking o… --- ## [Restaurant recommendations (Portland OR)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-recommendations-portland-or/945168)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-recommendations-portland-or/945168 "2021-07-01T00:55:38Z")
(As this is a poll, I considered IMHO, but since it’s a poll about food, I elected for CS. Mod as appropriate.) My family will be visiting the U.S. at the end of July, specifically Portland OR. I’ve been there before, … --- ## [How and when can my cousin get out of Australia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-and-when-can-my-cousin-get-out-of-australia/945200)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-and-when-can-my-cousin-get-out-of-australia/945200 "2021-07-01T00:35:19Z")
My cousin (a different one than mentioned in another recent thread of mine) is married to an Australian. Last year, they had two kids under the age of four together and were living in the US near me. While they were exp… --- ## [How can I view a list of topics I posted in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-view-a-list-of-topics-i-posted-in/944796)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-view-a-list-of-topics-i-posted-in/944796 "2021-06-30T23:46:52Z")
On the old board, the User Control Panel displayed a list of subscribed threads with new posts. All you had to do was change your settings to subscribe to every thread you posted in, and you had a list of threads you po… --- ## [Are there other Hollywood bigwigs about to fall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-other-hollywood-bigwigs-about-to-fall/798981)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-other-hollywood-bigwigs-about-to-fall/798981 "2021-06-30T22:39:29Z")
Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein. These guys have allegedly been harassing (and worse) women for decades. Some say it was an open secret in Hollywood, while others are shocked, SHOCKED to learn about it. Which leaves me w… --- ## [Chauncey Billups, NBA head coach (for now)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chauncey-billups-nba-head-coach-for-now/945372)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chauncey-billups-nba-head-coach-for-now/945372 "2021-06-30T22:27:53Z")
Chauncey Billups was picked to lead the Trail Blazers, and the press conference to announce him was an absolute shit show. I’m questioning if he makes it to the season opener. Portland still has PTSD from the Jail Blaze… --- ## [Bill Cosby: Rapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-rapo/289339)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-rapo/289339 "2021-06-30T22:16:47Z")
Has anyone seen any of this stuff? Woman accuses Bill Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her. Cosby says encounter was consensual Woman has tapes of phone conversations Fox News is reporting that on the tapes,… --- ## [In buildings with external fire escapes, do the residents get training or have an opportunity to practice using them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-buildings-with-external-fire-escapes-do-the-residents-get-training-or-have-an-opportunity-to-practice-using-them/945277)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-buildings-with-external-fire-escapes-do-the-residents-get-training-or-have-an-opportunity-to-practice-using-them/945277 "2021-06-30T21:28:39Z")
In cities with older buildings converted to residential use, it’s common to see fire escape stairs built on the outside to let the residents flee in case of a fire. Typically there are platforms with stairs they can acc… --- ## [Allowing your kid to opt out of potentially embarrassing situations - yea or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allowing-your-kid-to-opt-out-of-potentially-embarrassing-situations-yea-or-nay/945187)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allowing-your-kid-to-opt-out-of-potentially-embarrassing-situations-yea-or-nay/945187 "2021-06-30T21:15:28Z")
Curious about other doper opinions. Here’s what happened: My son is 15 years old. He completed his entire freshman year of high school virtually but will be in person next year. So, I figured, what better way to get int… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - June 2021 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2021-edition/943184)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2021-edition/943184 "2021-06-30T20:42:55Z")
Summer is upon us… unless you’re upside down in the Southern Hemisphere… and it looks to be a more outgoing, shall we say, summer than last year. I’m actually hoping to see some of the water parks open, I want to go to a… --- ## [I hate standing concerts, but I keep going](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-standing-concerts-but-i-keep-going/945097)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-standing-concerts-but-i-keep-going/945097 "2021-06-30T20:41:22Z")
I hate standing concerts. I went to one two years ago and my legs, especially my ankles, were in horrible pain by the end. I swore never again. But now a singer I really like is coming to town, so I bought tickets. Stan… --- ## [Anyone remember a folktale about a ruler putting a treasure in the middle of a carpet and whoever could retrieve it without setting foot on the carpet could keep it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-a-folktale-about-a-ruler-putting-a-treasure-in-the-middle-of-a-carpet-and-whoever-could-retrieve-it-without-setting-foot-on-the-carpet-could-keep-it/945064)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-a-folktale-about-a-ruler-putting-a-treasure-in-the-middle-of-a-carpet-and-whoever-could-retrieve-it-without-setting-foot-on-the-carpet-could-keep-it/945064 "2021-06-30T19:34:29Z")
Or possibly it wasn’t a treasure, just some object, but if you could get it without walking on the carpet, you’d become the next ruler or something like that? The way to do it is I’m trying to find a copy of this stor… --- ## [Dr. Robert Malone - "The Inventor of mRNA Technology" - now going rogue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-robert-malone-the-inventor-of-mrna-technology-now-going-rogue/945186)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-robert-malone-the-inventor-of-mrna-technology-now-going-rogue/945186 "2021-06-30T19:22:49Z")
I’m opening this thread to get a little help in thinking about what Dr. Robert W. Malone has been putting out there lately. Not much of a profile right now, but your friendly neighborhood anti-vaxxer will have his name o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1411) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1413)