# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=159&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 160 --- ## [Name that medication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-medication/1026715)
**Author:** [@Bishop5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bishop5)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-medication/1026715 "2026-01-20T14:07:19Z")
How do they come up with names for new medications? Most of them look like someone grabbed a random handful of letter tiles. --- ## [Anti retirement support](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-retirement-support/1024978)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-retirement-support/1024978 "2026-01-20T14:06:24Z")
We lean older here, and there is a fair amount of discussion about retirement. I’m 66 myself and I’ve shared widely here and in real life that my plans are to keep working unless some health crisis prevents it or I stop … --- ## [Is the single best language for a career in game programming C++?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-single-best-language-for-a-career-in-game-programming-c/1026782)
**Author:** [@Nublette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nublette)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-single-best-language-for-a-career-in-game-programming-c/1026782 "2026-01-20T13:52:04Z")
The title pretty much sums up the gist of my question. Basically, I am looking to get into video game programming. I asked ChatGPT and it, summed up, pointed me to C++ as the dominant language to learn. So, what is your… --- ## [You did nothing? Fuck you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-nothing-fuck-you/1026674)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-nothing-fuck-you/1026674 "2026-01-20T13:22:10Z")
If you put a MAGA sticker on your car, fuck you. If you donated to Trump’s campaign, fuck you. If you voted for Trump, fuck you. If you did not vote for the one candidate who could beat him, fuck you. If you didn’t v… --- ## [Encryption: If it is based off prime numbers why not just have a great big list of prime numbers to break the codes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/encryption-if-it-is-based-off-prime-numbers-why-not-just-have-a-great-big-list-of-prime-numbers-to-break-the-codes/1026772)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/encryption-if-it-is-based-off-prime-numbers-why-not-just-have-a-great-big-list-of-prime-numbers-to-break-the-codes/1026772 "2026-01-20T12:17:12Z")
I get the title seems simplistic but why not? If encryption is all about primes then why not make a list of primes to break them? That number has to be massively smaller than all numbers even if it is infinite (smaller … --- ## [How to be a millionaire ICE Superhero](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-be-a-millionaire-ice-superhero/1026775)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-be-a-millionaire-ice-superhero/1026775 "2026-01-20T11:20:26Z")
Do you want to be a masked superhero? Do want to be a millionaire? Do you like firing guns? Join ICE! The only qualification needed is a hatred of terrorists, murderers, rapists, immigrants and Democrats. Training d… --- ## ["Ghost" skiers \[TV coverage\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-skiers-tv-coverage/1026829)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-skiers-tv-coverage/1026829 "2026-01-20T01:33:25Z")
I was recently watching some video of downhill skiing, and I realized the coverage was missing something: a “ghost” skier alongside a real one. The scheme was to show the currently active skier along with a recorded & t… --- ## [Thoughts on living in “interesting times”…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-living-in-interesting-times/1026560)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-living-in-interesting-times/1026560 "2026-01-20T01:01:36Z")
I’m sure most of you know about the apocryphal Chinese curse “may you live in interesting times.” I’ve often seen people lamenting that we/they seem to be living some really interesting times right now, and wished that t… --- ## [I Just Googled Fuck ICE and Fuck Anyone who Supports ICE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-googled-fuck-ice-and-fuck-anyone-who-supports-ice/1023980)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-googled-fuck-ice-and-fuck-anyone-who-supports-ice/1023980 "2026-01-20T00:58:49Z")
….and I got tsked tsked by A.I. for spewing “hate speech that has no place in a diverse and inclusive society.” Do I gotta worry about ICE showing up at my door? Honestly, I had just read about ICE agents standing on a… --- ## [Stuff you loved that was discontinued.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157)
**Author:** [@zephyr9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zephyr9)\ **Replies:** 346\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157 "2026-01-19T23:35:11Z")
I can’t believe the Immaculate Baking Company. I think they’re in South Carolina. They stopped carrying my cookies–Key Lime ones, forget the exact name, and “Leapin Lemon–” at Whole Foods. Ok, whatever, I’ll order the… --- ## [Least secure job in the NFL teams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-secure-job-in-the-nfl-teams/1026827)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-secure-job-in-the-nfl-teams/1026827 "2026-01-19T21:57:19Z")
It’s that time of year for teams to fire the coaches in hopes of improving their record. I must admit I don’t pay that much attention to exactly what coaches. So which coaches have the least tenure? --- ## [How did you share new music with you friends when you were a teenager?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-share-new-music-with-you-friends-when-you-were-a-teenager/1026747)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-share-new-music-with-you-friends-when-you-were-a-teenager/1026747 "2026-01-19T21:00:30Z")
For myself it started with the latest releases on 45 and then later progressed to the latest album release. I can still fondly recall playing Queens News of the World with my cousins and rockin’ out to We Will Rock You.… --- ## [How do you like my idea for simplifying sports coverage on TV: one app for every league, pay for individual games a la carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-my-idea-for-simplifying-sports-coverage-on-tv-one-app-for-every-league-pay-for-individual-games-a-la-carte/1026798)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-my-idea-for-simplifying-sports-coverage-on-tv-one-app-for-every-league-pay-for-individual-games-a-la-carte/1026798 "2026-01-19T20:23:08Z")
I’ve come up with a shockingly simple solution to the problem of some sports games being on this streaming app, some on that streaming app, some on broadcast TV, all within the same league. It also solves the problem of … --- ## [Are there any TOTALLY free blog hosts left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-totally-free-blog-hosts-left/1026717)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-totally-free-blog-hosts-left/1026717 "2026-01-19T20:04:01Z")
I need to write about my life. In long form. I have PTSD (diagnosed, medicated) from childhood violence, and I found out a while back that my mom hated me from before I was born. So I was basically raised like Sybil was … --- ## [600 years ago - the first Diot Coke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-years-ago-the-first-diot-coke/1026824)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-years-ago-the-first-diot-coke/1026824 "2026-01-19T18:43:57Z")
In 1379, a woman named Diot Coke was born in West Riding, Yorkshire, England. This unusual name was uncovered by researcher George Redmonds centuries later while studying 14th-century English names. “Diot” is likely a di… --- ## [What should I do with this car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-this-car/1026768)
**Author:** [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-this-car/1026768 "2026-01-19T17:03:00Z")
I have a car I wish to sell, or at the very least be rid of. The car in question is a 2011 Mini Cooper with 76,000 miles on it—comparatively low milage for a car of that age, but nevertheless it is obviously an older ca… --- ## [Opinions on places in the world for Americans to retire to cheaply](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-places-in-the-world-for-americans-to-retire-to-cheaply/1014410)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-places-in-the-world-for-americans-to-retire-to-cheaply/1014410 "2026-01-19T16:44:27Z")
I’m interested in ideas of where an American might move for a retirement visa and presumably spend the rest of my life. I’m going to be a bit vague on personal details, but I’m only about 40 and so I realize I’m not exac… --- ## [YIKES! Where to put my IRA money? Suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yikes-where-to-put-my-ira-money-suggestions/1026818)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yikes-where-to-put-my-ira-money-suggestions/1026818 "2026-01-19T15:26:14Z")
I know the SDMB members are not brokers. I AM NOT ASKING FOR STOCK NAMES. But Gold can’t be bought in an IRA. Trump is threatening half of South America. And NATO! I have my money in Euro funds that cover defense, ae… --- ## [I can't believe how long ago DOGE seems to have been!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-how-long-ago-doge-seems-to-have-been/1026803)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-how-long-ago-doge-seems-to-have-been/1026803 "2026-01-19T14:05:25Z")
Today’s Doonesbury is spot on about DOGE. Wasted money instead of saving any, broke many aspects of our public services, demoralizing the federal workforce in the process, and caused many deaths. Read Doonesbury by Gar… --- ## [Do you covid test every time you get a cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-covid-test-every-time-you-get-a-cold/1025582)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-covid-test-every-time-you-get-a-cold/1025582 "2026-01-19T13:36:52Z")
My wife and I had colds the past week. Based on our cumulative 130 years of experience - clearly just colds. When we told people (asking if they wanted to get together for pre-planned events), a couple of people asked … --- ## [(Old) Here It Is! The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-here-it-is-the-mmp/1026592)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-here-it-is-the-mmp/1026592 "2026-01-19T10:22:11Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 33 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 52 and mostly. This is more typical Winter weather for these parts. I shall start chili in the slow cooker in a bit. T… --- ## [Occam's Razor Troubleshooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occams-razor-troubleshooting/1026396)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occams-razor-troubleshooting/1026396 "2026-01-19T06:10:48Z")
My “Smart TV”/Monitor 2 started acting up on me the other night. No audio on TV mode, but ok audio as a monitor. Also as a TV it kept repeating the same commercial during ONE commercial break. Which if left unattended wo… --- ## [Phone games that pay you money - how does that work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-games-that-pay-you-money-how-does-that-work/1026804)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-games-that-pay-you-money-how-does-that-work/1026804 "2026-01-19T01:16:36Z")
Or I guess I should ask, how is it supposed to work? Since I’m sure it’s a scam. Every so often I’ll get an ad on my phone for some sort of game that is allegedly free, has no ads, and pays you to play. Seems like a gua… --- ## [Reverse camera image breaks my brain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-camera-image-breaks-my-brain/1026700)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-camera-image-breaks-my-brain/1026700 "2026-01-19T00:59:42Z")
Please explain this girls tattoos. She obviously didn’t get tattered that way. I noticed this on videos of police cars too. Where the letters appear to be going backwards in the wrong way. But the letters orientation to… --- ## [What long gone logo t-shirt do you want?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-long-gone-logo-t-shirt-do-you-want/1026732)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-long-gone-logo-t-shirt-do-you-want/1026732 "2026-01-19T00:47:03Z")
I came across this site a while back, and they sell t-shirts (and other stuff) from defunct stores, amusement parks, radio stations, venues, sports teams, etc from all around the country. There are a bunch from New Eng… --- ## [NBA betting scandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-betting-scandal/1024248)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-betting-scandal/1024248 "2026-01-19T00:40:59Z")
Oops. Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups, a former NBA star and head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, were arrested on Thursday in connection with a federal gambling-related investigation, two senio… --- ## [Sick. Sinus infection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-sinus-infection/1026713)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-sinus-infection/1026713 "2026-01-18T23:37:01Z")
Been this way for 3 weeks. Hit me in the middle of changing doctors. For the first two weeks, endless runny noses, plus Phlegm, coughing & very weary. Now? Phlegm, coughing & very weary. Went to an urgent care & I am… --- ## [Is there any SONG that we ALL would agree is good (if not great)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-that-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026427)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-that-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026427 "2026-01-18T22:08:52Z")
Continuing the discussion from Is there any movie we ALL would agree is good (if not great)?: As we can’t agree on a movie, perhaps we can agree on a song? Not a singer, a group, an album, but a simple single song? I’l… --- ## [Tennis 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2026/1026805)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2026/1026805 "2026-01-18T21:02:18Z")
Australian Open for 2026 is underway and I find myself watching: Federer-Agassi vs Rafter-Hewitt A very fun exhibition. Agassi correctly pointed out that the only non-hall-of-famer is actually Federer at this point. Ha… --- ## [ICE shootings: What's the end game and how does MAGA plan to get there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-shootings-whats-the-end-game-and-how-does-maga-plan-to-get-there/1026719)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-shootings-whats-the-end-game-and-how-does-maga-plan-to-get-there/1026719 "2026-01-18T19:15:15Z")
Many have proposed that ICE aggressiveness, brutality, and the shootings are all part of a plan to instigate a strong reaction, which would then enable them to declare martial law and bring in the US military. There doe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=158&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=160&state=muted)