# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1560 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1561 --- ## [Online job application rejection email](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-job-application-rejection-email/931705)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-job-application-rejection-email/931705 "2021-02-02T00:00:03Z")
I applied for a job, didn’t have an interiew but got an email - Although your skills and qualifications are impressive, we have identified other candidates whose experience more closely fit the specifications of the posi… --- ## [Easy way to reduce picture file size using Windows 10? Maybe even batch shrink them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-way-to-reduce-picture-file-size-using-windows-10-maybe-even-batch-shrink-them/932005)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-way-to-reduce-picture-file-size-using-windows-10-maybe-even-batch-shrink-them/932005 "2021-02-01T23:55:36Z")
Windows XP had a feature where I could right click on the file(or batch of files maybe?) and choose “resize image”. It would shrink the file to either large, medium, or small. I loved it because it got the job done even … --- ## [Academically/Intellectually Gifted Education is problematic but necessary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academically-intellectually-gifted-education-is-problematic-but-necessary/931706)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academically-intellectually-gifted-education-is-problematic-but-necessary/931706 "2021-02-01T22:57:16Z")
A discussion in an absolute dumpster-fire of a thread, veered off into talking about gifted/advanced classes in public schools, and whether they’re advisable. This is an issue dear to my heart, and I’d love to see a disc… --- ## [Barcode is on INNER BOX](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barcode-is-on-inner-box/932014)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barcode-is-on-inner-box/932014 "2021-02-01T22:39:23Z")
I just bought this air purifier. It arrived in a retail-type box with glossy pictures and ad copy printed on the outside, with that box enclosed in a close fitting brown corrugated cardboard shipping box. The outer box w… --- ## [What can I make in a mini round cocotte?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-in-a-mini-round-cocotte/931728)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-in-a-mini-round-cocotte/931728 "2021-02-01T22:26:18Z")
For Christmas I received a pair of these Le Creuset mini round cocottes. So what are some things that I can make in them? Some suggestions my sister (the giver) provided are: Crème brûlée Baked eggs (which I assume … --- ## [NFL 2020: Conference Championship Week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-conference-championship-week/931093)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-conference-championship-week/931093 "2021-02-01T21:47:45Z")
Well, well, well. It’s conference championship round of the playoffs and, thankfully, the Packers are back in it. Newswise, Phillip Rivers retired (is he HoF worthy? Discuss). The combine will be “altered” thanks to Covi… --- ## [Do you think that after Dr.Strangelove, Kubrick intentionally cast...lesser lights..or](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-that-after-dr-strangelove-kubrick-intentionally-cast-lesser-lights-or/931946)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-that-after-dr-strangelove-kubrick-intentionally-cast-lesser-lights-or/931946 "2021-02-01T21:34:37Z")
Actors that wouldn’t give him a lot of shit? I mean: Ryan O’Neal? Famous at the time, a pretty boy, but no George C. Scott. Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood? I only know those guys BECAUSE of 2001, and in Lockwoods case … --- ## [What is the Net Worth of an Artist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-net-worth-of-an-artist/931939)
**Author:** [@J-P\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J-P_L)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-net-worth-of-an-artist/931939 "2021-02-01T21:31:06Z")
You can google pretty much any artist and get a number indicating their net worth. How accurate is that number and what does it means. Obviously, for a singer for example, it is based on record sales, concerts and othe… --- ## [NPR.org website messed up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-org-website-messed-up/932001)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-org-website-messed-up/932001 "2021-02-01T20:52:31Z")
I use this as my browser home page, and in the past few days the formatting is all messed up or completely missing. You can still read the stories but the photos and captions, and all the clickable things, are scrambled … --- ## [Screech to a halt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screech-to-a-halt/932010)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screech-to-a-halt/932010 "2021-02-01T20:36:59Z")
Dustin Diamond, ‘Saved by the Bell’ star, dead at 44. Good ole Screech. Died from cancer that was made public only recently. --- ## [Why won't Excel save my .xlsx file\>](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-excel-save-my-xlsx-file/932004)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-excel-save-my-xlsx-file/932004 "2021-02-01T18:36:19Z")
For a couple/few months, Excel occasionally won’t save a file as .xlsx. Microsoft Excel cannot access the file ‘\[file name\]\_Current\_Output.xlsx’. There are several possible reasons: The file name or path does not ex… --- ## [Should I keep the gas fireplace or install a wood burning stove?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-keep-the-gas-fireplace-or-install-a-wood-burning-stove/931871)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-keep-the-gas-fireplace-or-install-a-wood-burning-stove/931871 "2021-02-01T17:46:47Z")
I recently purchased a house. The house has a gas fireplace which generates enough heat for the size of the living room. I am thinking about having it converted to a wood burning stove. I like a wood burning stove for … --- ## [Snow day and the effect on the virus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-day-and-the-effect-on-the-virus/932002)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-day-and-the-effect-on-the-virus/932002 "2021-02-01T17:43:24Z")
Here in the Northeast, we’re getting a huge amount of snow. The suburban train systems are getting suspended, offices and stores are closed, doctor’s appointments are getting reschedule, etc. So, everyone will be stayi… --- ## [Basements in Florida (or lack thereof)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basements-in-florida-or-lack-thereof/601550)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basements-in-florida-or-lack-thereof/601550 "2021-02-01T17:38:41Z")
When we moved here from Ohio, I noticed very early on that few in any homes down here had basements. When I pressed my engineer neighbor, he said that the high water table would leak into your basement and you’d have a … --- ## [I just had my first Trump-free news feed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-my-first-trump-free-news-feed/931696)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-my-first-trump-free-news-feed/931696 "2021-02-01T17:28:27Z")
I check Google news every day. Ever since listening to Obama’s stump speech for Biden where he said “Wouldn’t it be nice to have a day where you don’t wonder what the President is doing today?” I’ve been wondering when … --- ## [The great divide - polarization in politics and how it leads to fascism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-divide-polarization-in-politics-and-how-it-leads-to-fascism/931702)
**Author:** [@Rebj0rn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebj0rn)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-divide-polarization-in-politics-and-how-it-leads-to-fascism/931702 "2021-02-01T17:05:12Z")
(opinion) The term political correctness isn’t new and it hasn’t always meant what it means now. It can be argued that it’s current origins come from a plea of “can we please not attack minority groups to gain political… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - January 2021 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-january-2021-edition/929273)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-january-2021-edition/929273 "2021-02-01T16:10:55Z")
Remember when 1999 seemed impossibly far away? Yeah, me too. So here we are about to start a new decade in a new century… So Whatcha all readin? Khadaji was one of the earlier members of SDMB, and he was well-known as … --- ## [Is this where the phrase "The whole nine yards" originated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-where-the-phrase-the-whole-nine-yards-originated/930908)
**Author:** [@SHARKBITEATTACK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SHARKBITEATTACK)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-where-the-phrase-the-whole-nine-yards-originated/930908 "2021-02-01T15:56:42Z")
--- ## [What a long and wonderful life she lead. RIP, Ms Tyson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-long-and-wonderful-life-she-lead-rip-ms-tyson/931731)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-long-and-wonderful-life-she-lead-rip-ms-tyson/931731 "2021-02-01T15:20:05Z")
--- ## [What to do if a Crocodile Bites your Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-if-a-crocodile-bites-your-head/931694)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-if-a-crocodile-bites-your-head/931694 "2021-02-01T14:41:36Z")
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/28/australia/australia-crocodile-attack-queensland-scli-intl/index.html (Discourse is suggesting that this is similar to “Would you vote for a crocodile-headed man?”) --- ## [All 4 Tires should be replaced on AWD car if one goes bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-4-tires-should-be-replaced-on-awd-car-if-one-goes-bad/931482)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-4-tires-should-be-replaced-on-awd-car-if-one-goes-bad/931482 "2021-02-01T14:19:37Z")
Have a 2017 Nissan Rogue AWD. A tire went bad at 30k miles and the tire shop said I need 4 new tires because of AWD. Is that still true now with latest AWD systems? Owners manual says all 4 should be same type… --- ## [Your ellipses showing...!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-ellipses-showing/931232)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-ellipses-showing/931232 "2021-02-01T14:13:29Z")
I just encountered this article on Lifehacker, which argues against using ellipses in text messages, and implies that the main culprits of using them are us old out of touch boomers who don’t know any better. Well…balder… --- ## [Welcome to the Shortest Month in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-shortest-month-in-the-mmp/931980)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-shortest-month-in-the-mmp/931980 "2021-02-01T11:32:59Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s that time again, right? We are finally at the end of January and looking forward to the shortest month of the year. The weather app says “The weather is acting like a clueless fucking numpty” an… --- ## [Fuck corporate training videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-corporate-training-videos/931785)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-corporate-training-videos/931785 "2021-02-01T11:42:21Z")
These thing are universally useless wastes of time for idiots, mandated by the fucking lawyers. They all talk down to you and assume you’re a clueless imbecile. They don’t let you skip ahead and it’s all broken up into 5… --- ## [Get me out of the house in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-me-out-of-the-house-in-the-mmp/931450)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-me-out-of-the-house-in-the-mmp/931450 "2021-02-01T11:29:46Z")
Usually I don’t mind just hanging around the house, but now that we pretty much have to, I find I’m itching to go places and do things. Grocery shopping doesn’t count - in fact, any shopping doesn’t count. What things ar… --- ## [Wombats have cube-shaped poop. Dang](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wombats-have-cube-shaped-poop-dang/931944)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wombats-have-cube-shaped-poop-dang/931944 "2021-02-01T09:28:46Z")
Well I’ll be a sunnava… And I thought I had intestinal issues. --- ## [Good Browser for Computer Illiterate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-browser-for-computer-illiterate/931941)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-browser-for-computer-illiterate/931941 "2021-02-01T06:29:13Z")
OK, I’m no IT professional, but I just spent half a morning cleaning up my dad’s laptop. Somehow he collects every redirect and (mostly harmless?) malware known to man. I don’t know how he does it, but it never ends. Al… --- ## [Finish my sentence, and start a new one!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 1543\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050 "2021-02-01T06:22:04Z")
Most of my encounters with the police \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ --- ## [I water down my Soy Sauce.... and other Domestic Trickery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-water-down-my-soy-sauce-and-other-domestic-trickery/931740)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-water-down-my-soy-sauce-and-other-domestic-trickery/931740 "2021-02-01T05:45:56Z")
My kid is a picky eater, but one thing he hogs into is rice. Rice soaked in Soy Sauce. But hey, that shit has a lot of sodium (see below about what I do with his eggs) and is getting scarce since the covid bullshit (Why… --- ## [Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chilling-adventures-of-sabrina-on-netflix/823645)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chilling-adventures-of-sabrina-on-netflix/823645 "2021-02-01T05:17:48Z")
Who else is watching this? I’ve been eagerly awaiting it’s premiere and I’ve gotten up to episode 2. Needless to say it’s very different from Sabrina: the Teenage Witch, although Hilda & Zelda have similar, but darker… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1559) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1561)