# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1486 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1487 --- ## [How many of you use software to track finances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you-use-software-to-track-finances/940083)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you-use-software-to-track-finances/940083 "2021-04-17T14:48:25Z")
Sparked by some retirement discussions here. My wife was something of an early adopter of home computers in general, and in financial software specifically. We’ve been using Quicken to handle our home finances for 25 ye… --- ## [2020 Japan Olympic Games: do we really need to have them THIS summer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-japan-olympic-games-do-we-really-need-to-have-them-this-summer/940061)
**Author:** [@stuccosuperstar2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuccosuperstar2020)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-japan-olympic-games-do-we-really-need-to-have-them-this-summer/940061 "2021-04-17T13:05:26Z")
Is it possible rather than make them a complete joke by having them this summer with few fans and multiple athletes not being allowed to compete we: Have them in 2022? or Ask Los Angeles to push theirs back to 2032 (1… --- ## [Sexiest people in their 40s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-people-in-their-40s/938551)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-people-in-their-40s/938551 "2021-04-17T12:53:33Z")
I hit 46 a couple months ago, and on most days I waffle between “My freaking joints just don’t seem to line up inside my chubby-ass body anymore” and “I’m still pretty ok-looking, love handles and all.” But I know, squin… --- ## [What is limiting the production of vaccines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-limiting-the-production-of-vaccines/940164)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-limiting-the-production-of-vaccines/940164 "2021-04-17T12:49:32Z")
Clearly it is not money, as there cannot be much limit on how much states are willing to pay. --- ## [Can color be determined from black and white negatives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-color-be-determined-from-black-and-white-negatives/848766)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-color-be-determined-from-black-and-white-negatives/848766 "2021-04-17T11:14:16Z")
I know that color can’t be conclusively determined from a printed/developed black and white photograph. What I’m wondering is, is the same true for black and white negatives? --- ## [Who listens to yacht rock anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-listens-to-yacht-rock-anyway/918414)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-listens-to-yacht-rock-anyway/918414 "2021-04-17T10:46:04Z")
While listening to comedy radio, there are ads for a yacht rock channel. This refers to heavily synthesized music coming out of (Southern) California at the end of the 70s and beginning of the 80s. (They always emphasi… --- ## [Iis this ebay listing for the sims 2 complete (aka ultimate collection) legit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iis-this-ebay-listing-for-the-sims-2-complete-aka-ultimate-collection-legit/939840)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iis-this-ebay-listing-for-the-sims-2-complete-aka-ultimate-collection-legit/939840 "2021-04-17T10:40:29Z")
I ve only played 1,3 and 4 … and found this on e-bay and was wondering if it was legit its some sort of “instant download” thing https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sims-2-Ultimate-Collection-PC-Instant-download-/284238772722 s… --- ## [Liberty U sues Jerry Falwell Jr for millions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberty-u-sues-jerry-falwell-jr-for-millions/940173)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberty-u-sues-jerry-falwell-jr-for-millions/940173 "2021-04-17T08:24:40Z")
I hope the pool boy gets a cut too https://www.wral.com/liberty-sues-jerry-falwell-jr-seeking-millions-in-damages/19630606/ --- ## [Searching the Username Space](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-the-username-space/938577)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-the-username-space/938577 "2021-04-17T07:35:14Z")
Hi @codinghorror Is there a mechanism for searching the space of usernames? I know the Users page has a filter function that will filter on the first letter(s) of a username. And I know about the similar autocomplete … --- ## [How do I type a decimal point on my PC keyboard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-type-a-decimal-point-on-my-pc-keyboard/575032)
**Author:** [@Rrose\_Selavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rrose_Selavy)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-type-a-decimal-point-on-my-pc-keyboard/575032 "2021-04-17T05:51:36Z")
This is weird after all these years of using PCs I can’t find it anywhere using shift, entrol , num pad etc Google isn’t helping either I’ve got a standard full sized PC keyboard How do i type a floating decimal poin… --- ## [Hey, yeah you, read this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-yeah-you-read-this/939888)
**Author:** [@EyePaintFaces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EyePaintFaces)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-yeah-you-read-this/939888 "2021-04-17T05:34:12Z")
Hey, you are the shit and don’t ever give up hope, I know this doesn’t belong here most likely idk there’s no rules in the pit right but I hope before it gets deleted or moved you get a chance to read this You are fucki… --- ## [Do You Let Your Children Watch the Simpsons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-let-your-children-watch-the-simpsons/940010)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-let-your-children-watch-the-simpsons/940010 "2021-04-17T05:00:50Z")
I’ve got to wonder. Because the Simpsons. Is it an adults’ cartoon? Or a children’s? It’s harder to say now these days than it was when I was younger (Generation X). I know that I had a very protective mother. But as I … --- ## [Recommend a movie for family movie night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-movie-for-family-movie-night/937725)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-movie-for-family-movie-night/937725 "2021-04-17T03:43:01Z")
Since lockdown cancelled all our weekend plans, we’ve been doing family movie night on Friday and Saturday evenings. It’s been fun for the most part, but after nearly a year of such weekends, we’re running out of things… --- ## [Is there any data on how fast addiction can occur with something like Oxycodone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-data-on-how-fast-addiction-can-occur-with-something-like-oxycodone/938574)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-data-on-how-fast-addiction-can-occur-with-something-like-oxycodone/938574 "2021-04-17T03:18:53Z")
My GF just finished major surgery. As is to be expected she is in pain as she recovers. She has always hated narcotics (for medical issues over the years…never recreational). They make her nauseous and dizzy and she f… --- ## [Jerry Falwell is a cuck and was blackmailed into supporting Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-is-a-cuck-and-was-blackmailed-into-supporting-trump/918898)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-is-a-cuck-and-was-blackmailed-into-supporting-trump/918898 "2021-04-17T02:12:12Z")
Not that he’s not a giant piece of shit that fits right in anyway. I hope this destroys him and Liberty U. --- ## [Marijuana: a cellular biology question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-a-cellular-biology-question/304359)
**Author:** [@Honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honesty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-a-cellular-biology-question/304359 "2021-04-17T02:06:18Z")
I’ve only tried marijuana three times in my life and each time the “high” has been significantly less intense than the last. I am not a druggie and only did in roughly eight month intervals. Why does that happen? If … --- ## [Why did my PCR test turn out negative if I was vaccinated 18 days ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-pcr-test-turn-out-negative-if-i-was-vaccinated-18-days-ago/940165)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-pcr-test-turn-out-negative-if-i-was-vaccinated-18-days-ago/940165 "2021-04-17T00:20:47Z")
I was vaccinated 18 days ago with Astrazeneca, so I am a little bit immune by now. I still need a second jab, that will be given in about ten weeks time. But I have to travel abroad tomorrow, so I had to do a PCR test to… --- ## [The adventure of a lifetime - only $96,000 per person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adventure-of-a-lifetime-only-96-000-per-person/939829)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adventure-of-a-lifetime-only-96-000-per-person/939829 "2021-04-17T00:10:49Z")
It’s the closest thing they have to a resort in Antarctica. You fly on a chartered jet out of South Africa. --- ## [Mass shooting at Indianapolis airport FedEx facility](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-indianapolis-airport-fedex-facility/940129)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-indianapolis-airport-fedex-facility/940129 "2021-04-16T23:52:08Z")
The news is reporting that the gunman killed himself and that there are mass casualties. Here is a link to local news reporting on the incident. --- ## [Translate into another language, then back into English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-into-another-language-then-back-into-english/939093)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-into-another-language-then-back-into-english/939093 "2021-04-16T22:29:43Z")
“Translate this paragraph into another language, then back into English, and post it to this thread. Since language structures can be very different, this should quickly become incomprehensible. Also, idiomatic expressio… --- ## [Autocorrect the previous poster's sentence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autocorrect-the-previous-posters-sentence/939056)
**Author:** [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2021, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autocorrect-the-previous-posters-sentence/939056 "2021-04-16T22:18:32Z")
Auto connect the previous poser’s severance? --- ## [So...When Does the Great Antarctic Land Grab Start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-does-the-great-antarctic-land-grab-start/939784)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-does-the-great-antarctic-land-grab-start/939784 "2021-04-16T20:43:29Z")
Mostly going for the catchy title. How bad does global warming have to get before Antarctica melts and we have another continent to screw up colonize? When do you think that would happen? How long for the Land Truly D… --- ## [I think I have aphantasia problem or short term memory problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-have-aphantasia-problem-or-short-term-memory-problem/939534)
**Author:** [@Jillwood77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jillwood77)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-have-aphantasia-problem-or-short-term-memory-problem/939534 "2021-04-16T20:05:34Z")
I’m taking some online studies in social studies and drawings and I think I have aphantasia problem I was talking to a friend and he said he is shocked that when I do math in my head, spell my name, spell my street addr… --- ## [Car won't pair with iPhone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-wont-pair-with-iphone/940161)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-wont-pair-with-iphone/940161 "2021-04-16T19:39:55Z")
It’s been working perfectly until a couple of weeks ago: I start the car, and whatever was playing on the phone resumed in the car, like it’s supposed to. Now no joy. When I go to the car menu and hit “pair”, the car say… --- ## [Baseball - "No Betting" signs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-no-betting-signs/940112)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-no-betting-signs/940112 "2021-04-16T19:39:38Z")
When I look at photos or videos of old Major League baseball games, there is often a sign prominently displayed on a fence or scoreboard stating NO BETTING. Was this aimed at the fans, the players, or both? What penaltie… --- ## [What are your favorite obscure Bob Dylan songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-obscure-bob-dylan-songs/940085)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-obscure-bob-dylan-songs/940085 "2021-04-16T18:37:52Z")
I attended an online Bob Dylan lecture recently and looking for song suggestions that go beyond the obvious ones like Blowing in the Wind. There’s no hard and fast rule as to what obscure means, maybe ‘deep track’ is a … --- ## [Fix Apu Storyline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-apu-storyline/813553)
**Author:** [@Batano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batano)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-apu-storyline/813553 "2021-04-16T17:49:39Z")
So let’s say they want to fix the Apu back story to make him look less ridiculous. Here are some ideas: He’s nor really Indian, he’s been wearing brown face to land a hot wife. He rigged a power line to the nuclear pla… --- ## [Train crash in Taiwan; 48 dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-crash-in-taiwan-48-dead/939301)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-crash-in-taiwan-48-dead/939301 "2021-04-16T16:38:26Z")
Train crash kills 48 in Taiwan’s worst rail tragedy in decades More at the link. --- ## [Basic Stuff \[Name Change & subscribing inquiry\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-stuff-name-change-subscribing-inquiry/940151)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-stuff-name-change-subscribing-inquiry/940151 "2021-04-16T16:01:20Z")
It is well past time I actually join. Is the subscribing functionality functioning? Where is it? At the same time, I will change my username. How do I do that? --- ## [Yuri's Night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuris-night/618583)
**Author:** [@RalfCoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RalfCoder)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuris-night/618583 "2021-04-16T15:58:29Z")
Just a reminder that tonight is Yuri’s Night - the anniversary of the first manned space flight, made by Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961. Celebrations are planned all around the world, and you can use that link to find o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1485) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1487)