# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1598 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1599 --- ## [Hockey is coming back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-is-coming-back/854344)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-is-coming-back/854344 "2020-12-31T02:56:14Z")
24 team playoff, with the first round being a best-of-five. Here are the seeds: EASTERN CONFERENCE Bruins Lightning Capitals Flyers PLAY-IN Penguins (5) vs. Canadiens (12) Hurricanes (6) vs. Rangers (11) Islander… --- ## [Your favorite and least-favorite teams offer you contracts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-and-least-favorite-teams-offer-you-contracts/929295)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-and-least-favorite-teams-offer-you-contracts/929295 "2020-12-31T02:13:56Z")
Suppose you’re a pro player, and your most-favorite and most-hated teams come and offer you contracts to play for them as a starter. (They’re your only 2 suitors.) How much better terms would the hated team have to offer… --- ## [Help identify a childrens book series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-a-childrens-book-series/855882)
**Author:** [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-a-childrens-book-series/855882 "2020-06-18T01:47:10Z")
A couple of months ago, I was listening to Mo Rocca’s Mobituaries podcast. He did an episode on the Children’s Aid Society and the Orphan Train phenomenon of the second half of the 19th century. (An explanation for thos… --- ## [Rechargeable flashlight batteries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rechargeable-flashlight-batteries/929041)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rechargeable-flashlight-batteries/929041 "2020-12-31T01:55:50Z")
I’ve had a flashlight for a few years, and have been very satisfied with it until now. It uses a AA-sized 14500 Li-ion rechargeable battery. Two weeks ago, I left the flashlight on its recharger, as I’ve done many times … --- ## [Good way to publish or "host" simple Excel spreadsheet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-way-to-publish-or-host-simple-excel-spreadsheet/929200)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-way-to-publish-or-host-simple-excel-spreadsheet/929200 "2020-12-31T00:56:11Z")
I have a very simple spreadsheet that I would like to put somewhere so that other people can see it if I give them the link. They should not be able to edit it, and I should be able to update it without a lot of hassle. … --- ## [This gal is pretty chill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-gal-is-pretty-chill/929061)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-gal-is-pretty-chill/929061 "2020-12-31T00:43:29Z")
--- ## [Cracker Barrel dropping foods from their menu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-dropping-foods-from-their-menu/929069)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-dropping-foods-from-their-menu/929069 "2020-12-31T00:26:59Z")
We eat at Cracker Barrel at least every month. The one near me has a great cook. They make the best top sirloin steaks. Beautifully charred and pink from edge to edge. Better then any of the local steakhouses except mayb… --- ## [Keto You: 100% snake oil, or not quite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keto-you-100-snake-oil-or-not-quite/928755)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keto-you-100-snake-oil-or-not-quite/928755 "2020-12-31T00:15:22Z")
Of course no pill is going to magically make you lose weight if you scarf down pizza and ice cream all day long and never exercise. But let’s say you are eating less and exercising more, especially on a low-carb ketogeni… --- ## [Spirited Away Figurines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirited-away-figurines/920893)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirited-away-figurines/920893 "2020-12-31T00:08:07Z")
I am so jealous of Japan … I read Sora News pretty much every day, and not only does Japan get a wide amazing variety of different flavors at Baskin Robbins, Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, all the amazing sounding Japanese re… --- ## [Is there a social benefit from complicated/risky financial schemes/products?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-social-benefit-from-complicated-risky-financial-schemes-products/929117)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-social-benefit-from-complicated-risky-financial-schemes-products/929117 "2020-12-30T23:22:59Z")
I’m currently reading Michael Lewis’ Boomerang, discussing how banks and governments got themselves into trouble in the oughts. One passage succinctly said something I have long believed: “The global financial system m… --- ## [One last Homestar Runner thread (Goodbye Flash)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-last-homestar-runner-thread-goodbye-flash/928895)
**Author:** [@OldManLogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldManLogan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-last-homestar-runner-thread-goodbye-flash/928895 "2020-12-30T22:54:13Z")
The death of Adobe Flash Player is upon us taking many old but beloved games and websites with them. Homestar Runner isn’t going to disappear without one last hurrah. They released level 10 of Stinkoman 20x6 Flash game a… --- ## [Fuck the Law. Fuck the Rules. Fuck Decency. This is Texas Football, motherfuckers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-law-fuck-the-rules-fuck-decency-this-is-texas-football-motherfuckers/927507)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-law-fuck-the-rules-fuck-decency-this-is-texas-football-motherfuckers/927507 "2020-12-30T22:29:35Z")
Yes, his parents must be so proud of him. They done raised him up right. Personally I believe his bail was set about $ 800,000 too low. Permanently being barred from participation in sports statewide is the first step… --- ## [Is heavy snow more likely right at freezing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heavy-snow-more-likely-right-at-freezing/929203)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heavy-snow-more-likely-right-at-freezing/929203 "2020-12-30T22:27:07Z")
I remember hearing since I was young that snow was most likely the temperature was right around 0 Celsius, 32 Fahrenheit. Ok, I know that as the temperature gets colder, the air can hold less moisture. And precipitation … --- ## [When do you think what will become available again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-think-what-will-become-available-again/929115)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-think-what-will-become-available-again/929115 "2020-12-30T21:14:02Z")
In another thread, folk are guessing when they might be able to get the vaccine. Kinda related, when would you imagine what activities/venues will be opened up? Either what will be allowed by law that currently isn’t (… --- ## [Why is Trump stacking the Defense Policy Board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-trump-stacking-the-defense-policy-board/929147)
**Author:** [@Latimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latimera)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-trump-stacking-the-defense-policy-board/929147 "2020-12-30T17:53:25Z")
According to CNN, Trump has added more supporters to the Defense Policy Board. Ever since the election he has been removing the existing members and replacing them with loyalists. Why? Is he up to something, or is this s… --- ## [Digital ID Austin Texas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-id-austin-texas/929272)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-id-austin-texas/929272 "2020-12-30T17:22:36Z")
The ID2020 Alliance is an innovative public-private partnership committed to improving lives through digital identity. ID2020 is coordinating funding for identity and channeling those funds toward high-impact projects, … --- ## [Is Rocksmith the best interactive / incentivising guitar system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rocksmith-the-best-interactive-incentivising-guitar-system/929224)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rocksmith-the-best-interactive-incentivising-guitar-system/929224 "2020-12-30T16:49:16Z")
I already flamed out on just strumming chords. I did get better faster than I thought, and went from zero to .5 level. I still suck in actual fact though, and just getting better at chord change speed and not buzzing is … --- ## [Is "queer" an okay word now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-queer-an-okay-word-now/928759)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-queer-an-okay-word-now/928759 "2020-12-30T16:37:17Z")
It seems like it, but I just wanted to make sure. My father straightened me out on this about 50 years ago. It was as bad as the “n-word” or the “w-word” for Italians or the “s-word” for Hispanics. So I’m still not 100%… --- ## [What happened to 'Show video URL' on Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-show-video-url-on-facebook/928994)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-show-video-url-on-facebook/928994 "2020-12-30T15:55:28Z")
I used to be able to right-click on a Facebook video, and an option would be ‘Show video URL’ That doesn’t seem to be available anymore. Now, right-click starts the video. Right-clicking again gives an expanded view. … --- ## [A question about door locks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-door-locks/928975)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-door-locks/928975 "2020-12-30T15:35:53Z")
I’ve been in a number of apartments and homes in my life most of which these days have a separate deadbolt with a key lock on the outside and a keyless throw on the inside, single cylinder with a thumb latch in locksmith… --- ## [Scams? Joker 88 and the like...what is the problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scams-joker-88-and-the-like-what-is-the-problem/110772)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scams-joker-88-and-the-like-what-is-the-problem/110772 "2020-12-30T14:54:20Z")
OK, a few years ago I was introduced to Joker 88 (send $50 to the person on top of the list, $50 to the admin and $50 to the person who gave you the ‘entry’ certificate. A classic pyramid scheme if ever I’ve heard one (… --- ## [What did the flight engineer do in the days of 3-man flight crews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-flight-engineer-do-in-the-days-of-3-man-flight-crews/928506)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-flight-engineer-do-in-the-days-of-3-man-flight-crews/928506 "2020-12-30T14:46:40Z")
When airliners had 3-man (yeah, I doubt there were many women in the cockpit in those days) flight crews, what did the flight engineer do? Who or what performs those functions now? When did airlines stop having flight e… --- ## [Is there actually anything positive about presidential pardons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-actually-anything-positive-about-presidential-pardons/928747)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-actually-anything-positive-about-presidential-pardons/928747 "2020-12-30T14:33:47Z")
I presume that Trump’s current pardon-fest is probably just a really more egregious and outrageous example of what most presidents do, regardless of party affiliation (and feel free to correct me if I’m wrong). Is there… --- ## [Wind Gusts, and Wind Chill Factors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wind-gusts-and-wind-chill-factors/929225)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wind-gusts-and-wind-chill-factors/929225 "2020-12-30T13:53:08Z")
I don’t know about where you live. But where I live, wind gusts are never taken into consideration when calculating the wind chill factor. And I have to ask why not? Because it always does it for me. I walk outside. An… --- ## [Packing the Supreme Court. What stopped Trump from doing it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/packing-the-supreme-court-what-stopped-trump-from-doing-it/929208)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/packing-the-supreme-court-what-stopped-trump-from-doing-it/929208 "2020-12-30T13:46:00Z")
Once concerns about Biden “packing” the SCOTUS began to circulate before the election, I wondered why Trump didn’t immediately pick up on that and do it himself. --- ## [How can I get hold of computer game scores saved in an emulation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-hold-of-computer-game-scores-saved-in-an-emulation/929099)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-hold-of-computer-game-scores-saved-in-an-emulation/929099 "2020-12-30T12:19:14Z")
I decided to make use of the Christmas break/lockdown period by finally playing through Byzantine: The Betrayal, a 1990s first-person whodunit adventure PC game I first set my eyes on twenty years ago but never found the… --- ## [When was the last "good" opening discovered in Chess?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-good-opening-discovered-in-chess/929012)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-good-opening-discovered-in-chess/929012 "2020-12-30T10:58:15Z")
If you look at openings used seriously in high level competitive play, have any been discovered in the 21st century? The 20th century? What was the last time someone discovered a genuinely new “good” opening that nobody … --- ## [Really quick 1-2 cooking rules of thumb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-quick-1-2-cooking-rules-of-thumb/928777)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-quick-1-2-cooking-rules-of-thumb/928777 "2020-12-30T10:58:15Z")
Really basic cooking / meal and drink prep yardsticks you by, like with a single spaghetti serving (pour moi) being no bigger than a quarter in diameter. Hoping to see rules of thumb a bit more original than just “takin… --- ## [Ancient Member Decides to Pimp Himself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-member-decides-to-pimp-himself/929221)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-member-decides-to-pimp-himself/929221 "2020-12-30T05:11:13Z")
Because the alternative is to give money to Mark Zuckerberg and fuck that guy. If you’ve listened to the Behind the Bastards podcast, you’ll know that Zuck thinks he’s going to be the next Roman Emperor (Here’s a fun qu… --- ## [A not very merry christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-not-very-merry-christmas/928775)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-not-very-merry-christmas/928775 "2020-12-30T10:40:54Z")
Sitting here in the parking lot of the store. I just stopped to pick up a couple things. The lady in line in front of me at the self check out was having trouble with her card, and was in some emotional distress. She … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1597) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1599)