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**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-nerds-your-thoughts-on-quantum-gravity-research-project/931649 "2021-01-29T23:32:04Z")
It’s an independent research group. I’ve watch a few of their videos on YT. I find it to be very interesting. My instincts tell me most staunch science nerds will call it pseudo science at best, if not complete nonsense… --- ## [NFL Coaching Carousel 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-coaching-carousel-2021/929609)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-coaching-carousel-2021/929609 "2021-01-29T23:23:53Z")
Should have started this earlier, but the Jets jump the gun and fire Adam Gase before Black Monday. --- ## [AC/DC opens 2015 Grammys: sellout or tribute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-dc-opens-2015-grammys-sellout-or-tribute/931514)
**Author:** [@stuccosuperstar2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuccosuperstar2020)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-dc-opens-2015-grammys-sellout-or-tribute/931514 "2021-01-29T22:33:53Z")
First I loved it. My 82 year old mother even posted about it on Facebook decades after her and my father forbade me to listen to them, after which I saw this as some sort of of triumph. But was this really… --- ## [We should copy Blizzard's "Blue Tracker"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-copy-blizzards-blue-tracker/931637)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-copy-blizzards-blue-tracker/931637 "2021-01-29T20:25:43Z")
Blizzard is a video game company, and their forums run on Discourse like ours. But they have a custom plugin that lets you skip to the next moderator post. I’m think it’s this plugin. Let’s copy that over here! For an e… --- ## [\-OO- pronounced as -u-](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oo-pronounced-as-u/931727)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oo-pronounced-as-u/931727 "2021-01-29T19:44:05Z")
On another forum somebody asked the following question, set by his teacher. There are three words where -oo- is pronounced as -u-, (IPA ^) one is BLOOD, another is FLOOD, find the third. (Variants of the two given word… --- ## [Translation of German 'Achtung!'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-of-german-achtung/929893)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-of-german-achtung/929893 "2021-01-29T19:12:33Z")
I know it probably means ‘attention!’ or something like that. But I am looking for a literal translation. (Things often lose something in translation. So they’re never translated literally.) And I guess I might as well … --- ## [What are those plastic labels you get from a 30 minute oil change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-plastic-labels-you-get-from-a-30-minute-oil-change/931730)
**Author:** [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-plastic-labels-you-get-from-a-30-minute-oil-change/931730 "2021-01-29T19:09:02Z")
I have some labels from several quick change, 30 minute oil change places. What are those labels called, and can I make my own using my ink-jet printer? --- ## [Proper form for running (even the casual runner)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-form-for-running-even-the-casual-runner/931553)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-form-for-running-even-the-casual-runner/931553 "2021-01-29T19:01:18Z")
I’ll bet @running\_coach knows. I do a lot of cycling on a local bike trail. Especially since COVID I’ve been seeing a lot more people out doing what I suppose they would call running. I see a lot people who seem to be s… --- ## [Tell about a time when you were accused of, and punished for, something you didn't do.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-about-a-time-when-you-were-accused-of-and-punished-for-something-you-didnt-do/844507)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-about-a-time-when-you-were-accused-of-and-punished-for-something-you-didnt-do/844507 "2021-01-29T18:46:33Z")
Get it off your chest. Me? One time I had a job prospect. So did another guy who happened to be a friend of mine. We were not allowed to share any information about the job with each other. But we saw each other sociall… --- ## [Philly Fighting COVID: If this story is true, it's beyond Pit-worthy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-fighting-covid-if-this-story-is-true-its-beyond-pit-worthy/931746)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-fighting-covid-if-this-story-is-true-its-beyond-pit-worthy/931746 "2021-01-29T18:31:58Z")
In short, this “nonprofit” run by a 22-year-old CEO who has no healthcare training set up a vaccine clinic, overbooked people, and turned quite a few away - and said CEO allegedly took leftover doses home with him, or at… --- ## [How do you verify backup copies of files (Android)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-verify-backup-copies-of-files-android/931778)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-verify-backup-copies-of-files-android/931778 "2021-01-29T17:14:44Z")
Md5 checksum files have been the gold standard for 25 years. It was so simple on a pc. Run the crc software, create the tiny crc text file. Store it with your data. You can right click with a mouse on a crc file and ver… --- ## [High levels of white blood cells and all of the WBCs look weird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-levels-of-white-blood-cells-and-all-of-the-wbcs-look-weird/931603)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-levels-of-white-blood-cells-and-all-of-the-wbcs-look-weird/931603 "2021-01-29T16:41:37Z")
A guy showed me a picture of a human blood under a microscope with some sort of an ink applied to it, as in a blood film. There were tremendous amount of white blood cells (dark pink or purple) and all of them look diffe… --- ## [Concert speaker with microphone in front of it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concert-speaker-with-microphone-in-front-of-it/931470)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concert-speaker-with-microphone-in-front-of-it/931470 "2021-01-29T16:26:14Z")
At concerts I sometimes see a setup where there is a speaker on stage behind the band, with a microphone mounted directly in front of the speaker pointed at it. I assume the microphone feeds the PA system. This puzzles m… --- ## [I order a single slice of triangle pizza at a bar, how is it made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-order-a-single-slice-of-triangle-pizza-at-a-bar-how-is-it-made/931660)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-order-a-single-slice-of-triangle-pizza-at-a-bar-how-is-it-made/931660 "2021-01-29T15:50:24Z")
A lot of bars near me have single slices of pizza on the menu and if you order them you get a typical triangle slice of pizza seemingly taken straight from an original circular pan pizza. The thing is, the pizzas all ca… --- ## [Venmo... sucks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venmo-sucks/931626)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venmo-sucks/931626 "2021-01-29T14:54:14Z")
With much reluctance I downloaded the Venmo payment app 8 months ago, added my credit card and successfully used it to pay a few people (i.e. for an online musical performance, that sort of thing). A few months ago it st… --- ## [What did the Chinese do with the wet market merchant who started this whole mess by selling diseased pangolins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-chinese-do-with-the-wet-market-merchant-who-started-this-whole-mess-by-selling-diseased-pangolins/931765)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-chinese-do-with-the-wet-market-merchant-who-started-this-whole-mess-by-selling-diseased-pangolins/931765 "2021-01-29T13:34:59Z")
Thread title is the question. --- ## [My Uncle died of heart failure this afternoon, and my friend just died from COVID tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-uncle-died-of-heart-failure-this-afternoon-and-my-friend-just-died-from-covid-tonight/931658)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-uncle-died-of-heart-failure-this-afternoon-and-my-friend-just-died-from-covid-tonight/931658 "2021-01-29T12:50:52Z")
What the hell universe? My Uncle was 84 and was healthy until 10 days ago. I recently saw more of him at the end of 2020 than I have in years. I’m kind of glad this year gave me that opportunity. My friend was only 52.… --- ## [So who has Trump pardoned in the end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-has-trump-pardoned-in-the-end/931249)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-has-trump-pardoned-in-the-end/931249 "2021-01-29T12:42:08Z")
It should be known by now who he has pardoned, a pardon is useless if it is kept secret. So who is enjoying those pardons right now? What kind of people are they? Which one is the most outrageous? Which one is merited? I… --- ## [Crown property in the Colonies after the American Revolutionary War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crown-property-in-the-colonies-after-the-american-revolutionary-war/931632)
**Author:** [@runningdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/runningdude)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crown-property-in-the-colonies-after-the-american-revolutionary-war/931632 "2021-01-29T08:38:07Z")
Did the King, or State of Great Britain directly own any land or buildings in the 13 American colonies? If so, what happened to this land? Was it seized by the individual colonial governments, or by the United States gov… --- ## [Help me figure out this apartment layout from 3 pictures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-apartment-layout-from-3-pictures/931255)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-figure-out-this-apartment-layout-from-3-pictures/931255 "2021-01-29T07:12:12Z")
I am looking at a lot of apartments online. Apartments.com and others. It is very frustrating sometimes. You click on an apartment and there are picures, but half the time they are only pics of the outside of the bu… --- ## [Change in conservative fears about higher education?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-in-conservative-fears-about-higher-education/929578)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-in-conservative-fears-about-higher-education/929578 "2021-01-29T06:06:19Z")
Something I heard the other day that I thought was interesting: Conservatives in the USA have long been worried that higher education is dominated by leftists. But in the last 10 or so years the specific worries have ch… --- ## [Raised vegetable garden - buy a kit or build my own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-vegetable-garden-buy-a-kit-or-build-my-own/920028)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-vegetable-garden-buy-a-kit-or-build-my-own/920028 "2021-01-29T05:13:17Z")
This is for next year, so lots of time to plan. I’m ready to try gardening again (past attempts did not go well) and I’m thinking a raised bed is just the ticket. I’m handy enough to build it from scratch, but I’m wond… --- ## [Is it morally wrong to think of a friends spouse/significant other naked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-morally-wrong-to-think-of-a-friends-spouse-significant-other-naked/930431)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-morally-wrong-to-think-of-a-friends-spouse-significant-other-naked/930431 "2021-01-29T04:20:24Z")
I got asked this question as part of some shitty “party” board game a year ago and I truthfully said “Yes” to the question of “Have you ever thought of someone’s in the room’s spouse naked?” and apparently my friend and … --- ## [Beckdawrek update](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-update/923531)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-update/923531 "2021-01-29T03:37:53Z")
I sent Beck a PM earlier this afternoon, just to let her know that I was thinking about her and her son – for those who did not see it mentioned in another thread, her son was in a rollover accident in his truck a week o… --- ## [Can you install Windows 10 on a USB Thumbdrive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-install-windows-10-on-a-usb-thumbdrive/931295)
**Author:** [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-install-windows-10-on-a-usb-thumbdrive/931295 "2021-01-29T00:40:54Z")
Can you install Windows 10 on a USB Thumbdrive? Then can you use that thumbdrive and switch from computer to computer with it? --- ## [So, the SDMB app is faltering. Which two forums do you save](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-sdmb-app-is-faltering-which-two-forums-do-you-save/931690)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-sdmb-app-is-faltering-which-two-forums-do-you-save/931690 "2021-01-28T23:57:47Z")
If the SDMB had an unrepairable glitch that would only allow you to read two forums from here on out, which two would you choose? This hypothetical assumes they would all still be there being contributed to by Dopers wh… --- ## [What are considered acceptable pizza toppings in Italy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-considered-acceptable-pizza-toppings-in-italy/931019)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-considered-acceptable-pizza-toppings-in-italy/931019 "2021-01-28T23:05:28Z")
Besides those that make up Pizza Margherita, the toppings of which are pretty much limited to tomato sauce, Mozzarella and basil, what would be considered acceptable authentic pizza toppings in Italy, and not an American… --- ## [Collection Agency not reporting a paid debt to the Credit Bureaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collection-agency-not-reporting-a-paid-debt-to-the-credit-bureaus/931415)
**Author:** [@mrdeals1990](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrdeals1990)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collection-agency-not-reporting-a-paid-debt-to-the-credit-bureaus/931415 "2021-01-28T22:33:54Z")
Long story, and the details don’t particularly matter. I had a debt go to collections, which was reported to the credit bureaus. After a lot of back and forth between me, and the collection agency, I finally paid the d… --- ## [Face it, you need a home with a three million dollar doomsday bunker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-it-you-need-a-home-with-a-three-million-dollar-doomsday-bunker/929933)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-it-you-need-a-home-with-a-three-million-dollar-doomsday-bunker/929933 "2021-01-28T21:17:18Z")
Recent events should convince you that you need a place to hole up safely, whether it’s Trumpmaniacal insurrectionists or ravening hordes of Biden-Harrisites that you fear. Fortunately, the home of former Kentucky state… --- ## [Enrollment for Obamacare opening again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enrollment-for-obamacare-opening-again/931547)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enrollment-for-obamacare-opening-again/931547 "2021-01-28T20:49:44Z")
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