# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=144&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 145 --- ## [Anyone ever figure out a way to track if a user has posted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-figure-out-a-way-to-track-if-a-user-has-posted/1027625)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-figure-out-a-way-to-track-if-a-user-has-posted/1027625 "2026-02-13T12:45:50Z")
We can track Threads, Forums and Tags, but not users from our Preferences. We can Ignore or Mute them of course. Not what I’m looking for, especially as a Mod. --- ## [Chess: King and rook vs king and knight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-king-and-rook-vs-king-and-knight/1027608)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-king-and-rook-vs-king-and-knight/1027608 "2026-02-13T03:29:38Z")
I just watched a TikTok video of 2 players rated in the 1700-1800 range. It was a king and rook against a king and knight. The player with the rook was unable to win the knight or the game. With perfect play on both side… --- ## [Songs where performer and character are different genders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-performer-and-character-are-different-genders/1025749)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-performer-and-character-are-different-genders/1025749 "2026-02-13T03:08:47Z")
Looking for songs that are narrated by a particular character. The narrator is explicitly a particular gender, but the performer is the opposite gender. Excluding performances in drag, please. So, for example, Dame Ed… --- ## [RIP Minute Maid frozen cans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-minute-maid-frozen-cans/1027367)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-minute-maid-frozen-cans/1027367 "2026-02-13T03:02:21Z")
I tried to make OJ from concentrate once…all I got was a headache! Minute Maid to phase out the frozen OJ concentrate cans of OJ & lemonade after 80 years --- ## [RIP Claudette Colvin (from January 2026): The "Rosa Parks" nine months before Rosa Parks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-claudette-colvin-from-january-2026-the-rosa-parks-nine-months-before-rosa-parks/1027626)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-claudette-colvin-from-january-2026-the-rosa-parks-nine-months-before-rosa-parks/1027626 "2026-02-13T00:44:46Z")
Wiki.. Historically just a footnote in the Montgomery Bus Boycott for various reasons. NPR story from 2009. --- ## [Fallout Season 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-season-2/1022293)
**Author:** [@Randolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randolph)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-season-2/1022293 "2026-02-12T20:47:52Z")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDUizmD5cvQ Teaser / trailer for the second season, which premiers December 17th. It’s incredible what passionate people can do when given a lot of money - I’m really looking forward to … --- ## [Buy Now, Sell Later, Move Once](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buy-now-sell-later-move-once/1027597)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buy-now-sell-later-move-once/1027597 "2026-02-12T19:52:47Z")
My wife and I are planning to sell our condo this year. When we bought it nine years ago, we were first-time buyers. Now we will be first-time sellers. I came across this idea of “buy before you sell,” and looked into i… --- ## [Is AI overhyped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ai-overhyped/1005471)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ai-overhyped/1005471 "2026-02-12T17:31:26Z")
The people (Kurzweil, Kaku etc) Saying that AGI is gonna happen this year or in 2029, where are they getting their optimism from? My yardstick is we have AGI when the average entry level worker (Me) Doesn’t need to do th… --- ## [Do you believe Bill Gates when he discusses Epstein?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-bill-gates-when-he-discusses-epstein/1027390)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-bill-gates-when-he-discusses-epstein/1027390 "2026-02-12T17:30:59Z")
Is Bill Gates an child-abuser, sex abuser, and all the things that come under his association with Epstein. Melinda Gates isn’t saying either way, but she has re-stated that her divorce was in part because Bill did not … --- ## [The disappearance of the polyglot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-disappearance-of-the-polyglot/1027546)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-disappearance-of-the-polyglot/1027546 "2026-02-12T16:52:37Z")
I’ve been reading a copy of Alfred Bester’s Starburst that I picked up at Arisia. I’ve read most of the stories – possibly all of them – before, but it’s been a while. Right now I’m on the 1954 short story The Starcoame… --- ## [Anyone use Amazon Prime Music? I have questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-amazon-prime-music-i-have-questions/1027579)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-amazon-prime-music-i-have-questions/1027579 "2026-02-12T16:01:54Z")
I finally committed to paying $12 a month for Amazon Prime Music. There’s a lot of albums by Travis Tritt, Alan Jackson, George Strait, Clint Black, Brooks and Dunn, and more that I’ve never heard. I only know these a… --- ## [If I put a Fresnel Lens in front of my solar panels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-put-a-fresnel-lens-in-front-of-my-solar-panels/1026984)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-put-a-fresnel-lens-in-front-of-my-solar-panels/1026984 "2026-02-12T15:30:06Z")
Let’s say that I put a big Fresnel Lens the ideal number of meters away from my solar panels in the ideal position and at the ideal angle (no, I don’t have solar panels IRL). The focused sunlight then lands on my panels. … --- ## [The Beguiled - Clint Eastwood style](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beguiled-clint-eastwood-style/1027555)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beguiled-clint-eastwood-style/1027555 "2026-02-12T15:04:58Z")
Wife wanted to see The Beguiled with Colin Farrell, having not seen the original. I have seen the original but back in '71. So we watched it (the re-make) and she was in love with the dreamy gothic-ness of it. Last nigh… --- ## [In residential construction why aren't water pipes insulated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-residential-construction-why-arent-water-pipes-insulated/1026974)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-residential-construction-why-arent-water-pipes-insulated/1026974 "2026-02-12T14:29:17Z")
I don’t know what current construction standards are but my house was built in 1995–not so new, but at a time when everybody started to worry about energy efficiency. Why wasn’t consideration given to insulating the wate… --- ## [What are your Super Ball snacks and/or drinks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-super-ball-snacks-and-or-drinks/1027506)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-super-ball-snacks-and-or-drinks/1027506 "2026-02-12T09:49:27Z")
Lil’ Smokies, veggie spring rolls, a variety of chips, a couple of California rolls, Pirate Water Wicked Teas, and a couple of barrel-aged Imperial Stouts. And you? --- ## [The Olympics and Shop My Exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-olympics-and-shop-my-exchange/1027429)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-olympics-and-shop-my-exchange/1027429 "2026-02-12T08:54:53Z")
NBC Sports has partnered with the military’s ShopMyExchange.com site to provide live streaming of Olympic events. All that’s required is to have ShopMyExchange.com account and a free account on NBCOlympics.com. If you’re… --- ## [Another American Institution folds in sheer cowardice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-american-institution-folds-in-sheer-cowardice/1027609)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-american-institution-folds-in-sheer-cowardice/1027609 "2026-02-12T07:22:53Z")
The Gallup organization will no longer be tracking the popularity of politicians. It’s just one more brick from the wall of Democracy. One less fact-based measure for Trump to have to face. It sickens me to see them … --- ## [Driving linguistic factors and language "loss"(?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-linguistic-factors-and-language-loss/1027415)
**Author:** [@APackof19menthols](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/APackof19menthols)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-linguistic-factors-and-language-loss/1027415 "2026-02-12T06:25:49Z")
A lot of things affect our speech, and obviously we can all say “the internet” right, but I think there has to be something else right? Think about this: plurals. These days “women” has become both a plural and a singu… --- ## [Should I get the MMR vaccine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-the-mmr-vaccine/1012013)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-the-mmr-vaccine/1012013 "2026-02-12T04:25:25Z")
I was born in 1966, and my parents made sure I had all the vaccines available back then. I have always assumed I was “fully vaxxed.” But this article throws some doubt on that, related to Measles. And I don’t have any… --- ## [Nixon's 7-page gap finally revealed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nixons-7-page-gap-finally-revealed/1027513)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nixons-7-page-gap-finally-revealed/1027513 "2026-02-12T03:51:36Z")
After Nixon resigned, he had to testify to a grand jury. A portion of it, seven pages of testimony, was so scandalous that it was marked Classified and never released, not even to insiders, until now Don’t expect a bomb… --- ## [Is sex better when it's "dirty"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sex-better-when-its-dirty/1027528)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sex-better-when-its-dirty/1027528 "2026-02-12T03:38:38Z")
I wouldn’t normally start this type of thread, but I was specifically asked because of a comment I made in another topic. In the Christian tradition, and others, there’s a longstanding sense of shame and sin associated … --- ## [No one is bothered about how the feds got the Nancy Guthrie video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-one-is-bothered-about-how-the-feds-got-the-nancy-guthrie-video/1027580)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-one-is-bothered-about-how-the-feds-got-the-nancy-guthrie-video/1027580 "2026-02-12T03:34:03Z")
Just making a notation that even though the video wasn’t supposed to be recorded and kept, Google actually does record and keep these videos. AND, even though its private video, the government can easily enough obtain i… --- ## [Oklahoma proposes anti-food bank bill \[Now in the BBQ Pit\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-proposes-anti-food-bank-bill-now-in-the-bbq-pit/1027450)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-proposes-anti-food-bank-bill-now-in-the-bbq-pit/1027450 "2026-02-12T00:28:53Z")
In short, it would force food banks/pantries to check people to make sure they are U.S. citizens before giving them aid: Proposed bill could force non-profits and churches to turn away people based their immigration sta… --- ## [OpalCat's website broke and is no more. Bummer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opalcats-website-broke-and-is-no-more-bummer/925540)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opalcats-website-broke-and-is-no-more-bummer/925540 "2026-02-11T22:57:23Z")
OpalCat (Katherine, but I’ll call her OpalCat here) was one of my closest friends. I met her here on the SDMB in the early 2000’s. She tragically died on March 11, 2013. Those that knew her knew how talented she was wit… --- ## [ba-DOOP! What is this random noise from my Amazon Dot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ba-doop-what-is-this-random-noise-from-my-amazon-dot/1027559)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ba-doop-what-is-this-random-noise-from-my-amazon-dot/1027559 "2026-02-11T22:27:04Z")
Every once in awhile, while music is playing on my Dot, the device will give out with a loud electronic ba-DOOP! It’s not responding to any voice command, so what could it be? --- ## [ChatGPT Pro via “invites”. Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chatgpt-pro-via-invites-huh/1027588)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chatgpt-pro-via-invites-huh/1027588 "2026-02-11T22:07:00Z")
I’m thinking of getting a subscription to ChatGPT Pro, which offers more advanced LLMs and a higher allocation of token usage compared to the free plan. Of course I could just buy the official subscription, but I’m also … --- ## [2/10/2026: Mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia; 10 confirmed dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-10-2026-mass-shooting-in-tumbler-ridge-british-columbia-10-confirmed-dead/1027564)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-10-2026-mass-shooting-in-tumbler-ridge-british-columbia-10-confirmed-dead/1027564 "2026-02-11T21:01:58Z")
Details are very minimal as of right now, but there are also 25 known injuries, and the suspect is dead. I had never heard of Tumbler Ridge, but it’s a small town about 250 miles northwest of Edmonton, Alberta. (as if … --- ## [Religion gets itself into trouble when it tries to be logical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-gets-itself-into-trouble-when-it-tries-to-be-logical/1027028)
**Author:** [@Ancient\_Nerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ancient_Nerd)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-gets-itself-into-trouble-when-it-tries-to-be-logical/1027028 "2026-02-11T18:50:35Z")
Continuing the discussion from Is “limbo” a real thing for christians/Catholics? Or is it made-up?: Logic and faith actually seem like opposites. Logic tries to prove things but it has to start from definitions. Faith… --- ## [Fuck RFK jnr (again)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-rfk-jnr-again/1026942)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-rfk-jnr-again/1026942 "2026-02-11T16:57:58Z")
So much evil and fuckery going round but this still manages to piss me off. This will be killing Americans long after RFK and Trump’s shitty lives have ended. https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals… --- ## [How has the immigration crackdown benefitted us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-immigration-crackdown-benefitted-us/1025801)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-immigration-crackdown-benefitted-us/1025801 "2026-02-11T13:58:44Z")
I’m unable to see how the Trump administration’s actions on immigration have improved anything for anyone. ICE certainly seems to have engaged in some shady and disturbing practices and I can’t think of a single positive… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=143&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=145&state=watching)