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**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-months-later-i-ll-finally-admit-it-i-like-the-new-sdmb-forum-sw/940247 "2021-04-26T13:17:07Z")
When did we make the change? I think it was at the end of December 2019. Is that right? At first I loathed the new software. Avoided it like covid. But it’s been slowly growing on me. And now finally I have to admit, I l… --- ## [chaise lounge for sleeping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chaise-lounge-for-sleeping/674236)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chaise-lounge-for-sleeping/674236 "2013-11-20T05:00:59Z")
Afflicted with both snoring and lower back pain, I’m interested in exploring the idea of sleeping on something like a chaise lounge, or an astronaut couch, or a modern dentist’s chair, instead of a traditional flat mattr… --- ## [Some GOP Legislatures Seem To Be Legalizing Assault With A Deadly Weapon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-gop-legislatures-seem-to-be-legalizing-assault-with-a-deadly-weapon/940474)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-gop-legislatures-seem-to-be-legalizing-assault-with-a-deadly-weapon/940474 "2021-04-26T09:38:28Z")
So, apparently, protesting is bad, mmkay, unless you’re invading the Capitol. So, the GOP is clamping down on protesters, making people convicted of unlawful assembly ineligible for student loans, government jobs, etc. … --- ## [What is/was this thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-was-this-thing/940740)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-was-this-thing/940740 "2021-04-26T09:36:35Z")
A buddy opened a trendy new restaurant where a repurposed thing is hung as art. Anyone know? \[Album\] What was this? … --- ## [Can libertarian free agency be distinct from deterministic, random, and semi-random causation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-libertarian-free-agency-be-distinct-from-deterministic-random-and-semi-random-causation/940472)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-libertarian-free-agency-be-distinct-from-deterministic-random-and-semi-random-causation/940472 "2021-04-26T06:25:01Z")
Today’s debate prompt is summarized in the title and fully stated at the end of this post. Background Assumptions I ask you to presuppose that the physical world is indeterministic, that there is a mental substance (min… --- ## [Pacific War: McArthur vs Nimitz: Who Was Right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-war-mcarthur-vs-nimitz-who-was-right/296959)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-war-mcarthur-vs-nimitz-who-was-right/296959 "2021-04-26T05:23:34Z")
AS rge war against Japan was winding down, there was a big disafgreement between Gen. McArthur and Admirals King and Nimitz. Basically, after the defeat of the Japanese in New Guinea and the S. Pacific, McArthur wanted t… --- ## [Can someone recommend a good, free online typing course](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-recommend-a-good-free-online-typing-course/925930)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-recommend-a-good-free-online-typing-course/925930 "2021-04-26T05:12:04Z")
I got a new job that requires a lot of data input. Hunting and pecking is not cutting it. I have zero experience. Can someone recommend a good, free online typing course? --- ## [Has anyone here eaten smelt (the fish)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-eaten-smelt-the-fish/940728)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-eaten-smelt-the-fish/940728 "2021-04-26T04:49:03Z")
What’s it like? A place nearby offers a smelt dinner. Based on the rest of the menu, I assume these will be fried. Are they typically beheaded? Tail removed? Is it safe to assume they’ll be otherwise whole? Where’s th… --- ## [How Are The Cheerleader-Musicians At Major League Soccer Chosen/Appointed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-cheerleader-musicians-at-major-league-soccer-chosen-appointed/940725)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-cheerleader-musicians-at-major-league-soccer-chosen-appointed/940725 "2021-04-26T03:57:58Z")
You know, the guys who play the trombones and the drums and such while the crowd cheers. Are these people employees of the team? Sub-contracted professional musicians? Fans who auditioned (and if so, do they get paid)? A… --- ## [Existential Threats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existential-threats/932232)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/existential-threats/932232 "2021-04-26T03:28:31Z")
Which of the existential threats humans are currently facing is the most likely to cause our extinction: Pandemics, climate change, drinking water contamination, AI takeover, earth-astroid/comet impact, super volcano. --- ## [Dog/Pit Bull question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-pit-bull-question/940742)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-pit-bull-question/940742 "2021-04-26T02:56:33Z")
From a previous thread, I thought I’d especially flag these people for help. @Corry\_El @kitap @JcWoman @RivkahChaya @Whack-a-Mole Maybe this a “dog” question or maybe it’s peculiar to pit bulls, hence the thread ti… --- ## [Why am I always logged out ( 2days now)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-always-logged-out-2days-now/939645)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-always-logged-out-2days-now/939645 "2021-04-26T02:25:39Z")
I’m constantly being logged out, since the maintenance. Why? --- ## [Ethical or social problems caused by Star Trek tech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-or-social-problems-caused-by-star-trek-tech/939759)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-or-social-problems-caused-by-star-trek-tech/939759 "2021-04-26T01:28:56Z")
I understand Gene Roddenberry wanted Star Trek to depict a post-scarcity world, free of war, hunger, and poverty, where people would be free to follow their dreams and work together for the betterment of the universe. Co… --- ## [Rock Festival in wisconsin - 70s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-festival-in-wisconsin-70s/219903)
**Author:** [@CBCD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBCD)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-festival-in-wisconsin-70s/219903 "2021-04-26T01:13:37Z")
After I astounded and amazed my twenty year old son with the shows I’d seen at the Fillmore East when I was just lass, I started telling him of other, stranger musical events. Do you remember a ‘rock festival’ held in … --- ## [Manchin open to reforming the filibuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manchin-open-to-reforming-the-filibuster/937395)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manchin-open-to-reforming-the-filibuster/937395 "2021-04-26T00:42:20Z")
This is huge, huge news, IMO: Making the filibuster actually cost something, even if it’s just physical effort and pain, would be just HUGE for the possibility of progress in the Senate. If this happens, DC and PR st… --- ## [Can you please turn off the goddam tapatalk crap?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-turn-off-the-goddam-tapatalk-crap/852547)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-turn-off-the-goddam-tapatalk-crap/852547 "2021-04-25T22:46:17Z")
Jeebus, that annoying “Sent from my iPhone with tapatalk” is the “Regards, Shodan” of this place. I grit my teeth every time I see it. A cursory look says it can be turned off in the app settings. Could you guys try? Pl… --- ## [User Card Background holdouts: are you going to stick to your guns or get one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-card-background-holdouts-are-you-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-get-one/940408)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-card-background-holdouts-are-you-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-get-one/940408 "2021-04-25T22:40:34Z")
When someone clicks on your Avatar, they get your User Card, which shows things about you. Join date, optional location, yada. This card can have a background image. Click my avatar, wait a sec for it to load and there’s… --- ## [If you "Ignore" a poster, do you see any threads they start in the forum list?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-ignore-a-poster-do-you-see-any-threads-they-start-in-the-forum-list/940617)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-ignore-a-poster-do-you-see-any-threads-they-start-in-the-forum-list/940617 "2021-04-25T22:07:09Z")
Pretty much the title has it. What happens if you’ve ignored the OP of a thread? Will it vanish completely from your views, or will you see it listed in those ‘recent posts’ lists, if the recent poster isn’t the person… --- ## [There are two numbers in the upper right of each thread. What is the difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-two-numbers-in-the-upper-right-of-each-thread-what-is-the-difference/940513)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-two-numbers-in-the-upper-right-of-each-thread-what-is-the-difference/940513 "2021-04-25T22:01:02Z")
I give up. When I open a thread I see a gray number and a blue number. I guess that one of these is the number of new posts since I last read it but what is the other? Why is the gray number sometimes larger and the bl… --- ## [How do I post a unicode shrug?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-post-a-unicode-shrug/939655)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-post-a-unicode-shrug/939655 "2021-04-25T21:58:31Z")
If I post a unicode ‘shrug’ in a discourse message, I get this: ¯\_(ツ)\_/¯ It should look like this: So the black slash is getting deleted. Fine. I’ll just double backslash that chara… --- ## [Message board formatting question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-board-formatting-question/940105)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-board-formatting-question/940105 "2021-04-25T21:58:03Z")
On this site (and many other message boards I visit) if I want to make a word italicized I code \< i \>, Or bold \< b \>, or underlined \< u \>. But if I want to quote rather than \< q \> I have to write out the whole word. Why? … --- ## [Is there any way to force an info box instead of a (YouTube) video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-force-an-info-box-instead-of-a-youtube-video/940303)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-force-an-info-box-instead-of-a-youtube-video/940303 "2021-04-25T21:54:39Z")
Specifically I would like to do this for playlists. I would rather link to the playlist itself, and not to the first video which might not actually show a description of the play list. Plus I may want people to start wit… --- ## [Bluetooth device battery question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluetooth-device-battery-question/940753)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluetooth-device-battery-question/940753 "2021-04-25T21:51:42Z")
I am thinking of getting this retro phone handset which will connect to my my cellphone with Bluetooth. They have other ones that will connect directly to your phone with standard 3.5mm plug but I don’t want that, this … --- ## [What percent of people are predicted to get vaccinated in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-of-people-are-predicted-to-get-vaccinated-in-the-us/940709)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-of-people-are-predicted-to-get-vaccinated-in-the-us/940709 "2021-04-25T21:25:46Z")
there are maybe 260 million Americans over age 16, with maybe another 70 million age 1-15. I’ve heard that about 160 million Americans are expected to get vaccinated. I think as of right now about 130-140 million have h… --- ## [Captain Kangaroo video: "Changing of the Guard"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-kangaroo-video-changing-of-the-guard/540088)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-kangaroo-video-changing-of-the-guard/540088 "2021-04-25T18:20:43Z")
Every now and then Captain Kangaroo had some cool videos on his show. Actually, he could have some weird ones, also, but, I can’t remember them right now. So, I am remembering one them; some of the words were "Here’s A… --- ## [A very strange inning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-strange-inning/940654)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-strange-inning/940654 "2021-04-25T18:10:02Z")
In the game between Tampa Bay and Toronto tonight, the Jays scored 4 runs and struck out four times in the first inning. According to the announcers, this has happened once before in the history of MLB–in 1902. The fir… --- ## [What Professional Do I Need To See For Financial Advice Not Related To Investments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-professional-do-i-need-to-see-for-financial-advice-not-related-to-investments/940723)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-professional-do-i-need-to-see-for-financial-advice-not-related-to-investments/940723 "2021-04-25T17:36:08Z")
I need financial advice. So I need a financial advisor, right? Except don’t they deal almost exclusively with investments and charitable contributions and shit? I have a much more specific and immediate situation involvi… --- ## [Waking up and work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-and-work/940570)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-and-work/940570 "2021-04-25T17:25:56Z")
From close experience the process of waking up can, for some people, be a slow and uncertain process and requires coffee, food and stimulus to get the brain into gear. I am wondering whether there are any professions \[I… --- ## [I got a MyPillow gift certificate for Xmas. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-mypillow-gift-certificate-for-xmas-now-what/930672)
**Author:** [@knobturner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knobturner)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-mypillow-gift-certificate-for-xmas-now-what/930672 "2021-04-25T17:11:05Z")
My Trump loving sister gave it to me, knowing we are political polar opposites. I can imagine the slight smirk on her face as she placed it in my Xmas card. Burning it puts more money in My Pillow Guy’s pocket. Orderin… --- ## [Last 30 minutes of Spider Man 2 (spoilers!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-30-minutes-of-spider-man-2-spoilers/255746)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-30-minutes-of-spider-man-2-spoilers/255746 "2021-04-25T16:26:58Z")
I just took my kid to Spider Man 2, and he was being so difficult and selfish that we left the theater with about 35 minutes left to go in the film. There’s no way I can get to a theater again to watch the whole movie (s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1476) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1478)