# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1475 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1476 --- ## [Fun but fairly easy movie actor quiz for Oscars night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-but-fairly-easy-movie-actor-quiz-for-oscars-night/940763)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-but-fairly-easy-movie-actor-quiz-for-oscars-night/940763 "2021-04-27T23:50:07Z")
See how you do. I got a 56 or 57 as I got cocky and too fast and click Gene Wilder for Gene Hackman. --- ## [Your cool pareidolia sightings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-cool-pareidolia-sightings/940827)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-cool-pareidolia-sightings/940827 "2021-04-27T23:18:50Z")
For those who don’t know what pareidolia are, they are the phenomenon of perceiving images where none have been placed due to our mind associating shapes or patterns with faces or other things known to it. A simple examp… --- ## [Who is the absolute coolest person on the planet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-absolute-coolest-person-on-the-planet/940371)
**Author:** [@EmbarrassingDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmbarrassingDad)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-absolute-coolest-person-on-the-planet/940371 "2021-04-27T22:42:41Z")
I don’t know. I’ll advance Harry Connick JR as a nominee --- ## [Time Dilation and Neutron Stars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-dilation-and-neutron-stars/940748)
**Author:** [@FelixF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FelixF)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-dilation-and-neutron-stars/940748 "2021-04-27T21:00:46Z")
I recently read on recommendation a SciFi novel about life evolving on a neutron star or its crust. One thing that puzzled me was the assertion the neutron star life was living roughly a million times faster than some hu… --- ## [An iphone critique](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-iphone-critique/940768)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-iphone-critique/940768 "2021-04-27T19:49:37Z")
So i’ve been on an iPhone for a couple of months now, iphone xr specifically, and just bought the vaderling one as well when his old 7+ audio chip went(I could have had it repaired for about $150 but, reasons). Anyone e… --- ## [Computer SW Question: transferring Parallels license to new host box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-sw-question-transferring-parallels-license-to-new-host-box/940876)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-sw-question-transferring-parallels-license-to-new-host-box/940876 "2021-04-27T19:44:10Z")
I had Parallels Desktop 13 installed on a Mac that died. Bought duplicate model box on eBay, transferred hard drive and RAM and hit the start button and it’s like nothing happened, except for Parallels. Which is one of… --- ## [How long will you continue to wear a mask when you’re fully vaccinated and immunized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-you-continue-to-wear-a-mask-when-you-re-fully-vaccinated-and-immunized/937964)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-you-continue-to-wear-a-mask-when-you-re-fully-vaccinated-and-immunized/937964 "2021-04-27T19:11:43Z")
Especially in relation to current (lack of) mask mandate on the part of government or private business where you live. I’m especially wondering who’s going to continue with them after they’re ended, for how long, and whe… --- ## [Blood Clot Information](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-clot-information/940332)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-clot-information/940332 "2021-04-27T17:59:35Z")
With the concern of blood clots due to the AstraZeneca vaccine, the issue has been much in the news. The news rarely reports items in much depth, often interviewing contradicting experts. The goal of this report is to … --- ## [Genes and heritability](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genes-and-heritability/940862)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genes-and-heritability/940862 "2021-04-27T17:31:48Z")
In this video, the narrator talks about the palmaris longus, a forearm muscle that some people have and some people don’t. Fair warning, he points this muscle out on the arm of a cadaver. The whole video … --- ## [New species of spider found in florida](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-species-of-spider-found-in-florida/940832)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-species-of-spider-found-in-florida/940832 "2021-04-27T16:47:58Z")
warning if ya dont like spiders … https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/terrifying-new-species-of-spider-discovered-in-miami/ar-BB1g4yW3?li=BBorjTa&ocid=SK2DDHP --- ## [How has the census been progressing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-census-been-progressing/852095)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-census-been-progressing/852095 "2021-04-27T16:17:50Z")
In all the news about coronavirus, I haven’t heard anything about how the census was progressing. And a quick google and search of the census site yielded little. Anyone got any dope as to how well it is progressing? … --- ## [I'm a bit annoyed about "cultural appropiation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-bit-annoyed-about-cultural-appropiation/940479)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-bit-annoyed-about-cultural-appropiation/940479 "2021-04-27T16:09:37Z")
First off, the entire concept is a touch problematic, it posits that one culture is superior than the other, which is bullshit, and I truly think some of us well meaning American white people are guilty of “the white man… --- ## [Elon Musk says 2026 for humans on Mars. Can any Government stop this madness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musk-says-2026-for-humans-on-mars-can-any-government-stop-this-madness/939972)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musk-says-2026-for-humans-on-mars-can-any-government-stop-this-madness/939972 "2021-04-27T15:22:43Z")
Whilst I am in awe of Elon and what his endeavours have done for space travel, I find it downright bizarre that he proclaims that his plans are still on course for humans on Mars by 2026. I presume and everything points… --- ## [Why do people seem to feel worse after the second vaccine than the first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-seem-to-feel-worse-after-the-second-vaccine-than-the-first/940482)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-seem-to-feel-worse-after-the-second-vaccine-than-the-first/940482 "2021-04-27T14:10:13Z")
Not speaking from personal experience. Not yet, anyway. My mother’s first vaccine shot didn’t bother her very much, but her second one hit her like a ton of bricks, taking several days to fully recover from. She felt … --- ## [District of Columbia becomes a state--- what should it be called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/district-of-columbia-becomes-a-state-what-should-it-be-called/940553)
**Author:** [@stuccosuperstar2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuccosuperstar2020)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/district-of-columbia-becomes-a-state-what-should-it-be-called/940553 "2021-04-27T13:57:17Z")
According to the Washington Post it would renamed State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. The sentiment is nice, but won’t having two states with the same name cause confusion? You really can’t stick with District o… --- ## [Looking to acquire an instrument \[Jingling Johnny or Turkish Crescent\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-acquire-an-instrument-jingling-johnny-or-turkish-crescent/940817)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-acquire-an-instrument-jingling-johnny-or-turkish-crescent/940817 "2021-04-27T13:48:38Z")
Where might one acquire a jingling johnny? --- ## [Question regarding the 3rd mission to save Jamestown in 1609](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-the-3rd-mission-to-save-jamestown-in-1609/940860)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-the-3rd-mission-to-save-jamestown-in-1609/940860 "2021-04-27T13:32:50Z")
My question (regarding the 3rd mission save Jamestown, Virginia) is whether all remaining ships survived after the Bermuda layover (9 or 10 months) left for Jamestown or was it just the ‘Deliverance’ and ‘Patience’ and a… --- ## [Joshing around in Lincoln, Nebraska](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joshing-around-in-lincoln-nebraska/940804)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joshing-around-in-lincoln-nebraska/940804 "2021-04-27T13:31:15Z")
Prolly gonna be my favorite “weird news” story of the year; this is just wonderfully, beautifully absurd: Kudos to The True Josh Swain for starting the event and a huge CONGRATULATIONS! to Josh Vinson, Jr. for capturin… --- ## [Serious question about my relationship with a non-binary relative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-question-about-my-relationship-with-a-non-binary-relative/940514)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-question-about-my-relationship-with-a-non-binary-relative/940514 "2021-04-27T13:27:50Z")
Some twenty-one years ago, my sister gave birth to fraternal twins, Ian and Megan. In last year’s Christmas newsletter, the family announced that Megan had come out as non-binary, and had adopted the name Min. Min’s pron… --- ## [Anybody watching 'Made for Love' on HBO Max?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-made-for-love-on-hbo-max/939442)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-made-for-love-on-hbo-max/939442 "2021-04-27T13:17:20Z")
My wife and I watched the first 3 episodes over the weekend. The release schedule is kind of odd-- it’s an 8 episode season; 3 eps were released April 1, 3 more to be released April 8, and the final 2 on April 15. It’s … --- ## [Will REAL ID (enhanced driver licenses) finally be a thing in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-real-id-enhanced-driver-licenses-finally-be-a-thing-in-the-usa/845314)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-real-id-enhanced-driver-licenses-finally-be-a-thing-in-the-usa/845314 "2021-04-27T12:58:50Z")
So, after doing a bit of travel lately, I see the signs at the TSA about they really mean it this time and everyone will need the enhanced driver license to fly domestically in the USA. For me, I could care less, I use … --- ## [Bad ideas from science fiction that scientists seem hell bent to pursue anyway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-ideas-from-science-fiction-that-scientists-seem-hell-bent-to-pursue-anyway/940356)
**Author:** [@stuccosuperstar2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuccosuperstar2020)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-ideas-from-science-fiction-that-scientists-seem-hell-bent-to-pursue-anyway/940356 "2021-04-27T11:29:01Z")
I know the news stories seem to debunk the fears, and the real life stories might not 100% reflect the science fiction but having fun anyway: Black Mirror episode “Metal Head”: robot dogs attempt to exterminate the huma… --- ## [Does car insurance exist for people who only rent cars? (not the stuff rental agencies provide)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-car-insurance-exist-for-people-who-only-rent-cars-not-the-stuff-rental-agencies-provide/940771)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-car-insurance-exist-for-people-who-only-rent-cars-not-the-stuff-rental-agencies-provide/940771 "2021-04-27T08:08:56Z")
I do not own a car and I want to keep it that way. It costs far less to rent a car on occasion for this or that than owning was does (in my case). I was mystified to find the credit card I used which promised rental ins… --- ## [DC police department is being blackmailed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-police-department-is-being-blackmailed/940838)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-police-department-is-being-blackmailed/940838 "2021-04-27T05:45:52Z")
This could get very, very ugly: --- ## [Retired Dopers: how did you decide when to retire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retired-dopers-how-did-you-decide-when-to-retire/939207)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retired-dopers-how-did-you-decide-when-to-retire/939207 "2021-04-27T05:24:26Z")
I’m planning to retire in about 5-7 years. I’ll be 60 in a couple of months. My wife is 5 years younger. My plan is that when our savings hits out ‘magic number’, a number calculated by how many remaining years we plan t… --- ## [Hey Jetstar (budget domestic airline in Aus). FUCK YOU](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-jetstar-budget-domestic-airline-in-aus-fuck-you/939012)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-jetstar-budget-domestic-airline-in-aus-fuck-you/939012 "2021-04-22T01:27:08Z")
So my bestie is having her 60th birthday a few thousand km south of me in Sept. I booked myself a ticket through Jetstar, it’s cheap and it’s only a 3 hour flight all good \*\* I’ve flown with them heaps of times both dome… --- ## [Steam and modifications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-modifications/940577)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-modifications/940577 "2021-04-27T04:22:09Z")
Hi again. I’m the guy who’s 5 years behind the curve on pretty much anything Internet-related (you wouldn’t believe how long it took me to find out about Instagram). And recently made this fairly interesting journal, tho… --- ## [A laughable post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-laughable-post/940404)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-laughable-post/940404 "2021-04-27T04:19:47Z")
It’s generally frowned upon to laugh at posters in the other forums, right? So I’ll do it here instead: :rofl: --- ## [Which Article of the US Constitution does Amendment XV actually revise? Article I?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-article-of-the-us-constitution-does-amendment-xv-actually-revise-article-i/940650)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-article-of-the-us-constitution-does-amendment-xv-actually-revise-article-i/940650 "2021-04-27T02:42:33Z")
Which Article of the US Constitution did Amendment XV actually revise? Article I? I haven’t been able to find an article to which it refers. --- ## [40 days in The Hole!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-days-in-the-hole/940712)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-days-in-the-hole/940712 "2021-04-27T02:30:39Z")
Well, cave really. :smiley: I had not heard of this project before this article. I’m not sure how much actual scientific value there is in this kind of thing (more than none, certainly), but I still think it’s very co… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1474) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1476)