# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1421 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1422 --- ## [Unable to log-in using Opera?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unable-to-log-in-using-opera/943472)
**Author:** [@Zack\_Poppet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zack_Poppet)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unable-to-log-in-using-opera/943472 "2021-06-22T20:10:53Z")
Hello, I’ve recently changed my Android browser from Chrome to Opera (I found Google’s forced “grouping” function to be unusable). Consequently I’ve had to re-log-in to the SDMB - only that it appears that I’m getting er… --- ## [Let's design a liberal American flag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-design-a-liberal-american-flag/944687)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-design-a-liberal-american-flag/944687 "2021-06-22T19:31:45Z")
Conservatives have somewhat appropriated the American flag; flying one risks being painted as a knuckle-dragger. If they want to make it more obvious they have multiple options, like the black flag, Betsy Ross, or the t… --- ## [Mac Users: Tell Me About Time Machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-users-tell-me-about-time-machine/944851)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-users-tell-me-about-time-machine/944851 "2021-06-22T19:04:32Z")
I’ve looked on Apple’s page and Apple’s forum. Apple’s forum is not structured as nicely as the SDMB! Anyway, please tell me: Does Time Machine (ie, TM) require a dedicated external hard drive? Or, can I use just one… --- ## [The Daily Show (Trevor says bye for now)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-show-trevor-says-bye-for-now/944801)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-show-trevor-says-bye-for-now/944801 "2021-06-22T18:29:35Z")
Just caught up on The Daily show last night. Trevor gave a “Bye for now” speech. He claims he’s coming back (I’m not completely confident he will. I hope he does though) but he doesn’t want to come back to the same ol’ s… --- ## [Does anyone else have a problem enjoying modern books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-have-a-problem-enjoying-modern-books/943812)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-have-a-problem-enjoying-modern-books/943812 "2021-06-22T17:21:06Z")
All the books I like tend to be written more than a few decades ago. Am I not reading enough current books or is this an issue that other people also have? --- ## [FARGO: significance (if any) of Mike Yanagita](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-significance-if-any-of-mike-yanagita/131493)
**Author:** [@Kyomara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyomara)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-significance-if-any-of-mike-yanagita/131493 "2021-06-22T17:02:11Z")
In the movie Fargo, when Chief Marge goes down to Mineapolis to work on her homicide case, she meets up with an old acquaintance from high school, Mike Yanagita. I watched this movie again recently and wondered if there… --- ## [Encouraging asparagus plants to multiply](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/encouraging-asparagus-plants-to-multiply/718596)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/encouraging-asparagus-plants-to-multiply/718596 "2021-06-22T16:54:15Z")
I have an asparagus patch in my back yard, and I want to encourage the plants to multiply in the coming years. Now that the spears are coming up, should I harvest them, leaving a few to grow into ferns, or would it be b… --- ## [Password Managers and Applications Outside Browsers on a Mac](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-managers-and-applications-outside-browsers-on-a-mac/944691)
**Author:** [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/password-managers-and-applications-outside-browsers-on-a-mac/944691 "2021-06-22T16:20:38Z")
Is there a password manager out there that deals with applications on the Mac? I notice that the iCloud Keychain sometimes works with applications. Apparently it is up to the developer to enable it. This isn’t a problem … --- ## [What are subtle/unintentional forms of prejudice to avoid when writing fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-subtle-unintentional-forms-of-prejudice-to-avoid-when-writing-fiction/944268)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-subtle-unintentional-forms-of-prejudice-to-avoid-when-writing-fiction/944268 "2021-06-22T16:09:44Z")
Been writing a novel for a while, and I’m well aware that authors can unintentionally convey sexism, racism, or various forms of bias/stereotype without meaning to. I’m pretty sure my novel contains nothing overt (I’ve g… --- ## [Songs that mention specific models of airplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769)
**Author:** [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-mention-specific-models-of-airplane/944769 "2021-06-22T15:55:09Z")
I happened to catch “Jet Airliner” by the Steven Miller Band on a classic rock station. Nothing deep, but a really nice song. One line is “as I get on the 707”, a reference to the Boeing 707, and wondered if there are o… --- ## [Favorite Directors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-directors/842053)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-directors/842053 "2021-06-22T15:40:49Z")
In order (if you can) Vittorio De Sica, Robert Bresson, Frank Capra, Luchino Visconti, Ken Loach, Mike Leigh, John Cassavetes, Ingmar Bergman, John Huston, Akira Kurosawa, Elia Kazan, Robert Altman, Billy Wilder, Aki Ka… --- ## [What does al dente really mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-al-dente-really-mean/944840)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-al-dente-really-mean/944840 "2021-06-22T15:21:33Z")
I see the term “al dente” all the time in pasta recipes, and yes, I know it translates literally to “to the tooth”, but what does that really mean? How do I tell when it’s done al dente? --- ## [Wholesale Food Price Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wholesale-food-price-questions/944789)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wholesale-food-price-questions/944789 "2021-06-22T15:05:11Z")
I’ve been doing a detailed thought experiment which involves purchasing large quantities of food items. Food is one of those weird things where prices in most places becomes cheaper when purchasing a large quantity - to… --- ## [Arachnophobe Dopers, could you live with a pro-spider spouse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arachnophobe-dopers-could-you-live-with-a-pro-spider-spouse/944672)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arachnophobe-dopers-could-you-live-with-a-pro-spider-spouse/944672 "2021-06-22T14:10:37Z")
I’m a bit of a spider fan, and am perfectly fine with letting 8-legged folks roam about the house (as long as they’re harmless - wolf spiders are okay, brown recluses are not.) Right now, for instance, there is a sizable… --- ## [Trading in a car with two names on the title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-in-a-car-with-two-names-on-the-title/944781)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-in-a-car-with-two-names-on-the-title/944781 "2021-06-22T13:13:50Z")
I’m thinking about buying a used car from a dealer about 150 miles from my home. The round trip, test drive, and paper work would take most of a day, and my wife doesn’t really want to come along. Trading in our current… --- ## [Banksy loses trademark claims on 4 of his works](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banksy-loses-trademark-claims-on-4-of-his-works/944732)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banksy-loses-trademark-claims-on-4-of-his-works/944732 "2021-06-22T12:54:25Z")
Flower Thrower Laugh Now Girl With an Umbrella Radar Rat Banksy is trying to protect his work from commercial use by using trademarks. He’s lost cases on 4 works. He has other works in dispute. I’m conflicted becaus… --- ## [Facebook Messenger Notifications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-messenger-notifications/944779)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-messenger-notifications/944779 "2021-06-22T12:28:16Z")
I don’t check FB that often and sometimes find that I had a message that I wasn’t aware of. I get notifications about emails, is there a way that I can get them for messages? --- ## [Backing up 2 TB to the cloud - suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backing-up-2-tb-to-the-cloud-suggestions/944755)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backing-up-2-tb-to-the-cloud-suggestions/944755 "2021-06-22T11:31:16Z")
I have about 2 TB of data that I would like to back up (more like “archive” - it will never change) to the cloud. I have it backed up on a secondary USB drive, but unless I physically move the secondary drive offsite, I … --- ## [Why do most people find it easier to memorize songs than poems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-people-find-it-easier-to-memorize-songs-than-poems/944367)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-people-find-it-easier-to-memorize-songs-than-poems/944367 "2021-06-17T07:48:45Z")
I can probably count the number of poems I’ve memorized on two hands. Possibly even one. But I probably know hundreds of songs, and they include not only words, but music. And that’s likely true of most people. And I… --- ## [BUG: Tracking sometimes temporarily set on topics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-tracking-sometimes-temporarily-set-on-topics/944286)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-tracking-sometimes-temporarily-set-on-topics/944286 "2021-06-22T08:10:30Z")
Although I have tracking for threads turned off in my preferences, I have lately been sometimes seeing those gray and blue circles with numbers in them for one topic (thread) in a particular category (forum, e.g. ATMB). … --- ## [Funniest jokes in 10 words or less](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-jokes-in-10-words-or-less/941946)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-jokes-in-10-words-or-less/941946 "2021-06-22T04:18:11Z")
There are lots of old joke threads here but this one has a limitation - the jokes can be no longer than ten words total. Here’s mine… What do you call a girl who can’t draw? Tracy. --- ## [The Chafee Amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-chafee-amendment/944812)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-chafee-amendment/944812 "2021-06-22T03:13:00Z")
Now that sanctions against Argentina are being lifted, we need to begin rebuilding relations with Latin America and demonstrate our desire to normalize relations with Argentina. Lifting the Chafee Amendment determination… --- ## [Desperate for gift ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-for-gift-ideas/944697)
**Author:** [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-for-gift-ideas/944697 "2021-06-22T02:06:51Z")
I fear this is going to be one of those threads in which everything everybody suggests is going to be shot down. It’s not my intention, but I’ve lost hope. My father-in-law’s 83rd birthday is coming up. He has poorly co… --- ## [Would Alex P. Keaton be a Trumpist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-alex-p-keaton-be-a-trumpist/944617)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-alex-p-keaton-be-a-trumpist/944617 "2021-06-22T01:49:22Z")
When we met Alex P. Keaton in 1982, he was a Reagan Republican teen being raised by two former Flower Children. I think Alex even had a poster of Alan Greenspan in his room. Alex was very much a believer in Reagan’s su… --- ## [Is Juneteenth always the 19th for U.S. Federal observation or does it move like some other holidays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-juneteenth-always-the-19th-for-u-s-federal-observation-or-does-it-move-like-some-other-holidays/944566)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-juneteenth-always-the-19th-for-u-s-federal-observation-or-does-it-move-like-some-other-holidays/944566 "2021-06-22T01:17:08Z")
I thought I saw that June 18 is going to be the day next year, but perhaps I read wrong? I know the date is supposed to be June 19, but in terms of observing it federally, it it going to move like MLK day or is it always… --- ## [External Drives and Thumbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/external-drives-and-thumbs/944556)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/external-drives-and-thumbs/944556 "2021-06-22T00:41:14Z")
My daughter says only an external drive formatted as EXFAT can have PC files (ie, all types files created on a PC) recognized on today’s Macs and vice versa. Other formats will prevent file recognition by one or the othe… --- ## [Ad I.D.: Is Lewis Black narrating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-i-d-is-lewis-black-narrating/944798)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-i-d-is-lewis-black-narrating/944798 "2021-06-21T23:10:42Z")
eensy bit before his time? --- ## [What stupid things did you do because you were angry about the Capitol riots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-things-did-you-do-because-you-were-angry-about-the-capitol-riots/944430)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-things-did-you-do-because-you-were-angry-about-the-capitol-riots/944430 "2021-06-21T20:42:58Z")
I did a couple of really stupid things because I was angry about the Capitol riots: One during the riots, and one shortly afterward. During the riots, I walked into my landlord’s living room, where he was watching the … --- ## [Congress Overwhelmingly Approves Juneteenth as New Federal Holiday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congress-overwhelmingly-approves-juneteenth-as-new-federal-holiday/944440)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congress-overwhelmingly-approves-juneteenth-as-new-federal-holiday/944440 "2021-06-21T20:21:40Z")
The strong Republican support really surprises me. --- ## [Holy smokes! It's been a year already?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-smokes-its-been-a-year-already/944701)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-smokes-its-been-a-year-already/944701 "2021-06-21T20:20:07Z")
I see I just got my one year anniversary badge. I imagine a lot of Dopers will be getting theirs today. My how time flies. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1420) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1422)