# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1436 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1437 --- ## ["Show counts on browser icon" - What does this mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-counts-on-browser-icon-what-does-this-mean/943745)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-counts-on-browser-icon-what-does-this-mean/943745 "2021-06-07T05:47:56Z")
I came across this option when I was changing some interface settings. What does it do exactly? What are “counts?” --- ## [A question about Charles Darwin's "The Voyage Of The Beagle"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-charles-darwins-the-voyage-of-the-beagle/943725)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-charles-darwins-the-voyage-of-the-beagle/943725 "2021-06-07T05:00:17Z")
I’m close to finishing this book, and at one time Darwin mentions the cultivation and consumption of sweet potatoes by the native Maori of New Zealand. Has the sweet potato been introduced by the British colonists to the… --- ## [Do real estate agents in weathy areas earn way more than in midde-class or poor areas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-real-estate-agents-in-weathy-areas-earn-way-more-than-in-midde-class-or-poor-areas/920379)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-real-estate-agents-in-weathy-areas-earn-way-more-than-in-midde-class-or-poor-areas/920379 "2021-06-07T04:53:50Z")
This may be obvious, but I wonder about this sometimes. Do real estate agents in wealthy areas earn way more than in midde-class or poor areas? How is it determined who takes what area? I would think they would all… --- ## [Custom shirt - waist measurement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-shirt-waist-measurement/943565)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-shirt-waist-measurement/943565 "2021-06-07T04:21:08Z")
I want to wear a tie at an upcoming function. I swore them off 20 years ago. The problem is if I buy a large shirt that fits nice the neck is too tight. If I buy a shirt with a 19" neck that is comfortable buttoned I am … --- ## [LeBron doesn't get his way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lebron-doesnt-get-his-way/943595)
**Author:** [@stuccosuperstar2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuccosuperstar2020)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lebron-doesnt-get-his-way/943595 "2021-06-07T04:14:33Z")
I’m not a LeBron hater at all, agree with his politics, and applaud his off court good deeds. But is anyone else relieved that the Lakers have been eliminated this early? Since 2007, LeBron has been involved in the NBA… --- ## [A good mattress is hard to find](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-mattress-is-hard-to-find/943388)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-mattress-is-hard-to-find/943388 "2021-06-07T02:20:10Z")
For most of my life, I’ve had spring mattresses. Never had any trouble with them or any complaints. Even if I had them for a while and they showed signs of age by dipping a bit in the middle, which a girlfriend called at… --- ## [Does China already have the upper hand against NATO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-china-already-have-the-upper-hand-against-nato/943368)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-china-already-have-the-upper-hand-against-nato/943368 "2021-06-07T02:19:47Z")
I’m talking about the West’s (NATO) dependance on China for manufactured goods. Remember early during Covid there was talk about the Wuhan Flu or China Virus? China responded with a threat to cut off PPE supplies. The U… --- ## [iPhone remote control with Sony TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-remote-control-with-sony-tv/943681)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-remote-control-with-sony-tv/943681 "2021-06-07T02:08:39Z")
We have a Sony X800G we got in December, 2019. I see a TV remote control on my iPhone 6S. I clicked it, and it searched for a TV but didn’t find one. Is there a way to use the iPhone remote control with our TV? If so… --- ## [A Happy Memorial Day Or It's Just Another Moanday MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-memorial-day-or-its-just-another-moanday-mmp/943279)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-memorial-day-or-its-just-another-moanday-mmp/943279 "2021-06-07T01:25:48Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 61 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 89 and maybe mostly N.O.S. for the day. Or not. TWPTB are bein’ willy-nilly again. Today will be a day of sloth with p… --- ## [Who to call to work on an riser above the electric meter on my hiuse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-to-call-to-work-on-an-riser-above-the-electric-meter-on-my-hiuse/943728)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-to-call-to-work-on-an-riser-above-the-electric-meter-on-my-hiuse/943728 "2021-06-07T00:39:57Z")
I am having new gutters installed, they are 6" wide and replacing 5" wide ones. The electric lines going into the meter first come into a conduit that is at the top of the house. This conduit is shaped to go around my e… --- ## [Hey, Cowboy! How's it hangin'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cowboy-hows-it-hangin/943575)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cowboy-hows-it-hangin/943575 "2021-06-07T00:38:26Z")
Your gunbelt that is. (Y’all have bad bad bad dirty minds) You’re a cowboy, I’m a cowboy(well, cow-woman). Do you have an all too fancy name for your station in life? Do you have a crusty old sidekick? Is your horse… --- ## [Hiding cables in the baseboard - is there such a product?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-cables-in-the-baseboard-is-there-such-a-product/943672)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-cables-in-the-baseboard-is-there-such-a-product/943672 "2021-06-07T00:18:32Z")
Okay, all-knowing dopers, I need help. My web search is getting me nowhere. I’m looking for something like hollow baseboard where I can run cables. Because of the house configuration and the fact that we have absolutel… --- ## [How much first aid do you know at this very moment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-first-aid-do-you-know-at-this-very-moment/943647)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-first-aid-do-you-know-at-this-very-moment/943647 "2021-06-06T23:27:40Z")
I remember being inordinately proud of having learned how to tie a tourniquet when I was 9, and secretly hoping for an opportunity to do it in real life, until it occurred to me that if things had gotten to the point whe… --- ## [What was YOUR school scandal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-school-scandal/941728)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-school-scandal/941728 "2021-06-06T21:23:27Z")
This one happened just a week ago for me. It was prom weekend, and everyone was having a good time. However, some senior decided to draw graffiti on the school. Now, this is a private school, so stuff like this is an abn… --- ## [Do you know what Caitlyn Jenner was originally famous for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-caitlyn-jenner-was-originally-famous-for/943207)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-caitlyn-jenner-was-originally-famous-for/943207 "2021-06-06T21:03:57Z")
I was playing a board game with a group of people yesterday. It involved giving clues so people could guess a word. One of the words was decathlon and somebody used the clue Jenner. I figured out what I thought was the … --- ## [Supporting Cast with Multiple Roles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supporting-cast-with-multiple-roles/943671)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supporting-cast-with-multiple-roles/943671 "2021-06-06T20:18:21Z")
Continuing the discussion from Things that bother me about M asterisk A asterisk S asterisk H (the TV show): I’ve forgotten the term, but there is a term for the kind of actors who are associated with a television prog… --- ## [Need help making Jell-O](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-making-jell-o/943717)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-making-jell-o/943717 "2021-06-06T19:57:33Z")
Now that sounds truly pathetic, doesn’t it? :grin: My problem is that I have some sugar-free Jell-O instant pudding mixes, and on the box it says for instructions on using dairy free milk substitutes please consult jel… --- ## [What is the deal with Facebook Marketplace shipping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-facebook-marketplace-shipping/943691)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-facebook-marketplace-shipping/943691 "2021-06-06T19:30:16Z")
I’ve been looking for some used items, mainly a small lawn mower and a window a/c unit. When I go on Facebook Marketplace, I see many items, some as far away as Alaska for very modest prices (under $100 or even under $5… --- ## [How does the federal system of pay levels work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-federal-system-of-pay-levels-work/943303)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-federal-system-of-pay-levels-work/943303 "2021-06-06T18:05:30Z")
Very specifically, I’m trying to write about which level (GS-xx) a speechwriter (officially a “Special Assistant”) for a Cabinet official in the early 1960s would be at, approximately. I don’t need precision, but if you … --- ## [How to quote people in replies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-quote-people-in-replies/943697)
**Author:** [@craft458](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/craft458)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-quote-people-in-replies/943697 "2021-06-06T16:08:22Z")
I see people quote others in replies but when I click reply to someone’s post it does not quote them. How do I do that? --- ## [HiPixel, their anti hack is causing me to hack. (Minecraft multiplayer)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hipixel-their-anti-hack-is-causing-me-to-hack-minecraft-multiplayer/943669)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hipixel-their-anti-hack-is-causing-me-to-hack-minecraft-multiplayer/943669 "2021-06-06T15:06:35Z")
Like so much in this world (or the Nether) doing the right thing is wrong and doing the wrong thing is way you must do things to make it work. My son got into PVP via HiPixel (Minecraft multi-player server) and wanted m… --- ## [Do you have regularly-scheduled meetings at work? Are they worthwhile or worthless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-regularly-scheduled-meetings-at-work-are-they-worthwhile-or-worthless/942902)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-regularly-scheduled-meetings-at-work-are-they-worthwhile-or-worthless/942902 "2021-06-06T13:24:54Z")
My supervisor has a virtual, one hour meeting every other Wednesday at 10 AM. I always dial in, but I never voluntarily speak. I listen just in case he calls my name, and then I’ll respond with a brief but professional r… --- ## [Male to female trans and erogenous zones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-to-female-trans-and-erogenous-zones/943676)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-to-female-trans-and-erogenous-zones/943676 "2021-06-06T09:07:37Z")
This question started with an idle thought. Could I date a male to female transexual? I decided, well, if she was funny, liked the stuff I did, and I enjoyed hanging out with her, I think I could. That led to, well, w… --- ## [Why is she popularly known as Eva Braun and not Eva Hitler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-she-popularly-known-as-eva-braun-and-not-eva-hitler/943394)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-she-popularly-known-as-eva-braun-and-not-eva-hitler/943394 "2021-06-06T08:57:09Z")
I see there’s a previous topic about this but it’s 16 years old and only got 10 replies which don’t seem to answer anything and the mods tend to kill zombie threads so I felt this is safer. Basically why is it in popula… --- ## [How common is two perpetrators in this sort of crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-two-perpetrators-in-this-sort-of-crime/943664)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-two-perpetrators-in-this-sort-of-crime/943664 "2021-06-06T08:41:08Z")
In 2000 two girls ages 8 and 10 were raped and murdered in Norway and two people were convicted. One of them is now released because he might be innocent. One of the aspects discussed is that this sort of crime is alm… --- ## [Baseball scoring rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-scoring-rules/943544)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-scoring-rules/943544 "2021-06-06T02:23:32Z")
Tie game one out in the bottom of ninth and bases loaded. A fly ball moderately deep to left center is clearly going to end the game. But the center fielder drops the ball and the runner on third trots home. Does th… --- ## [How much salt does it take to corrode electronics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-salt-does-it-take-to-corrode-electronics/943512)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-salt-does-it-take-to-corrode-electronics/943512 "2021-06-06T01:14:06Z")
I was installing new speakers and headphones today with very sweaty hands and it got me to thinking about how much salt from the sweat it would take to start corroding the USB ports in my laptop (which I was inserting th… --- ## [When USPS Tracking goes astray](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-usps-tracking-goes-astray/943631)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-usps-tracking-goes-astray/943631 "2021-06-06T01:05:33Z")
I ordered something a few weeks ago from an Etsy seller. I paid and the item shipped USPS, then I began watching tracking. The package was mailed and was moving along when, in May 20 I saw: May 20, 2021, 10:25 pm D… --- ## [Organizers of Memorial Day event silence remarks about freed slaves honouring Civil War dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organizers-of-memorial-day-event-silence-remarks-about-freed-slaves-honouring-civil-war-dead/943673)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organizers-of-memorial-day-event-silence-remarks-about-freed-slaves-honouring-civil-war-dead/943673 "2021-06-06T00:30:21Z")
AP article from Ohio: American Legion organisers of a Memorial Day event cut the microphone of a retired LtCol when he starts telling how freed slaves honoured 200 Civil War dead by giving them a proper burial. After b… --- ## [What's the difference? cable, flex, lead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-cable-flex-lead/943655)
**Author:** [@Muddibog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muddibog)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-cable-flex-lead/943655 "2021-06-05T22:41:24Z")
I hear these words used interchangeably. I just want to make sure that I’m using them correctly. From my understanding: • When I think of cable, I think of a coaxial cable, although it can refer to any wire or wires en… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1435) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1437)