# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1648 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1649 --- ## [Why did the Germans build Scharnhorst class?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-germans-build-scharnhorst-class/924392)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-germans-build-scharnhorst-class/924392 "2020-11-14T05:11:07Z")
And the Deutschland class as well (don’t want to make the title unwieldy). Both ships were in a weird place, too big to be considered heavy or battlecruisers but not strong enough to be part of a battle line They freak… --- ## [Saddest, weirdest obit of the week: Soap actor Nick Santino](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddest-weirdest-obit-of-the-week-soap-actor-nick-santino/611190)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddest-weirdest-obit-of-the-week-soap-actor-nick-santino/611190 "2020-11-14T04:50:29Z")
Part of my job is writing celebrity obits and sending them out to the media with photos–I wrote this one up yesterday, but we had no photos of the fellow in our database, sadly: Now, I loved my kitties and I miss them,… --- ## [Holy Shirt! I won an award!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shirt-i-won-an-award/925375)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shirt-i-won-an-award/925375 "2020-11-14T04:39:26Z")
I won the best paper award at the conference I’ve been attending this week. This was VERY unexpected. I mean it was a good paper but to win best paper. My mind is blown! SO EXCITED!!! WOOT!!! WOOT!!! (I’m not acting i… --- ## [Best uses for pumpkin seeds/how to deal with the shells](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-uses-for-pumpkin-seeds-how-to-deal-with-the-shells/925236)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-uses-for-pumpkin-seeds-how-to-deal-with-the-shells/925236 "2020-11-14T03:42:23Z")
It’s that time of year again. I just cut up the first of my pumpkins and so I have pumpkin seeds aplenty. But how best to use them? Once cleaned, if I leave them to dry out for a couple of weeks the raw seeds develop a … --- ## [Major injuries you had as a kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-injuries-you-had-as-a-kid/925066)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-injuries-you-had-as-a-kid/925066 "2020-11-14T02:00:21Z")
What was the worst injury you ever had as a kid? When I was a kid, I touched the hot part of a gas heater and got 3rd degree burns. --- ## [The Banana Republican party is anti-American](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-banana-republican-party-is-anti-american/925541)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-banana-republican-party-is-anti-american/925541 "2020-11-14T01:37:45Z")
By the Banana Republicans I mean the ones who are still supporting Trump’s claim that the election was a fraud. But they are doing real damage by not allowing Biden to get started on the transition. For example, the wh… --- ## [Facebook, what drugs are you on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-what-drugs-are-you-on/918604)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-what-drugs-are-you-on/918604 "2020-11-14T00:57:11Z")
You really need to lay off the psychoactives, or at least reduce the dosage. Quit mixing whatever you’re mixing while you’re at it. You might be stunned to know that not everyone uses your site on a phone (which, BTW, R… --- ## [Do I Have 128 Bit Encryption?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-128-bit-encryption/925480)
**Author:** [@Ptolomy57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ptolomy57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-128-bit-encryption/925480 "2020-11-13T22:53:51Z")
How do I know if my PC has 128 bit encryption? Googling, it sounds like it is a feature of my browser of choice. I checked on Google for both Chrome and Firefox. The hits were very clear, and it sounds like they both do.… --- ## [Saturday Night Live Season 46 Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-season-46-discussion/922223)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-season-46-discussion/922223 "2020-11-13T21:46:43Z")
I still watch every week. Figured we should have a discussion thread. Oct 2, Chris Rock/Megan Thee Stallion The cold open about the debate was way more lame than I thought it would be. They can do much better. I didn’t… --- ## [Poll: Do you think fall colors are great? Are you colorblind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-think-fall-colors-are-great-are-you-colorblind/925366)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-think-fall-colors-are-great-are-you-colorblind/925366 "2020-11-13T21:36:43Z")
Fall colors/autumn colours - whatever. Anyway, it’s fall/autumn here in the south of England, the leaves have turned, and folks have been commenting on how wonderful the colors are. I have never really got this - yeah, t… --- ## [Can radio waves kill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-radio-waves-kill/925074)
**Author:** [@Qwertol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertol)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-radio-waves-kill/925074 "2020-11-13T21:18:34Z")
I don’t mean electromagnetic radiation in general, I mean: Would it be theoretically possible to kill someone with low frequency (like below 1 GHz) but high power radio waves? --- ## [Confidence Pool Results Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confidence-pool-results-thread/924675)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confidence-pool-results-thread/924675 "2020-11-13T21:01:57Z")
I’ll be posting leaderboard updates to this thread as states are called. We almost certainly won’t get all the results tonight, but things should start to take shape as the evening progresses. Current Leaderboard N… --- ## [Hip me to Gifting Economies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-me-to-gifting-economies/925516)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-me-to-gifting-economies/925516 "2020-11-13T21:00:26Z")
So I got involved in a spirited discussion on another message board about barter based societies before the advent of money. Someone was bemoaning the evils of credit and debt so I asked half jokingly, ‘would you rather … --- ## [October 2020 Swing State Confidence Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-2020-swing-state-confidence-pool/923707)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-2020-swing-state-confidence-pool/923707 "2020-11-13T20:47:04Z")
This is the 6th and final contest, but don’t worry, you can participate in this one even if you missed the others. Consider these 15 swing states/districts: Arizona Florida Georgia Iowa Maine Maine CD-02 Michigan … --- ## [Predict the election's spread, in electoral votes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-elections-spread-in-electoral-votes/924680)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-elections-spread-in-electoral-votes/924680 "2020-11-13T20:44:34Z")
poll --- ## [Honda claims they will be first to mass produce level 3 self driving cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honda-claims-they-will-be-first-to-mass-produce-level-3-self-driving-cars/925352)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honda-claims-they-will-be-first-to-mass-produce-level-3-self-driving-cars/925352 "2020-11-13T20:29:33Z")
Not sure if they are planning to sell any in the US , maybe just Japan to start --- ## [June 2020 Swing State Confidence Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-2020-swing-state-confidence-pool/911840)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-2020-swing-state-confidence-pool/911840 "2020-11-13T20:22:47Z")
Consider these 15 swing states/districts: Arizona Florida Georgia Iowa Maine Maine CD-02 Michigan Minnesota Nebraska CD-02 New Hampshire North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Texas Wisconsin For each of these … --- ## ["Meteoric Rise"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meteoric-rise/925377)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meteoric-rise/925377 "2020-11-13T20:09:45Z")
Why do people refer to a “meteoric rise”? Meteors fall. (Actually, meteoroids fall.) --- ## [September 2020 Swing State Confidence Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/september-2020-swing-state-confidence-pool/921278)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/september-2020-swing-state-confidence-pool/921278 "2020-11-13T19:55:14Z")
Consider these 15 swing states/districts: Arizona Florida Georgia Iowa Maine Maine CD-02 Michigan Minnesota Nebraska CD-02 New Hampshire North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Texas Wisconsin For each of these … --- ## [August 2020 Swing State Confidence Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2020-swing-state-confidence-pool/918907)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2020-swing-state-confidence-pool/918907 "2020-11-13T19:54:38Z")
Consider these 15 swing states/districts: Arizona Florida Georgia Iowa Maine Maine CD-02 Michigan Minnesota Nebraska CD-02 New Hampshire North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Texas Wisconsin For each of these … --- ## [July 2020 Swing State Confidence Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-2020-swing-state-confidence-pool/915865)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-2020-swing-state-confidence-pool/915865 "2020-11-13T19:53:29Z")
Consider these 15 swing states/districts: Arizona Florida Georgia Iowa Maine Maine CD-02 Michigan Minnesota Nebraska CD-02 New Hampshire North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Texas Wisconsin For each of these … --- ## [May 2020 Swing State Confidence Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-2020-swing-state-confidence-pool/854693)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-2020-swing-state-confidence-pool/854693 "2020-11-13T19:51:58Z")
Consider these 15 swing states/districts: Arizona Florida Georgia Iowa Maine Maine CD-02 Michigan Minnesota Nebraska CD-02 New Hampshire North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Texas Wisconsin For each of these … --- ## [If the US Lost the Revolutionary War - Better Off Now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-us-lost-the-revolutionary-war-better-off-now/924861)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-us-lost-the-revolutionary-war-better-off-now/924861 "2020-11-13T18:57:04Z")
I have no great knowledge of American history, but recently my husband commented that the US would be a better country if we had lost the Revolutionary War. It sounded like a cool idea for a GD thread. What do you think… --- ## [DeadlyAccurate Won](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadlyaccurate-won/142472)
**Author:** [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadlyaccurate-won/142472 "2020-11-13T18:52:25Z")
I don’t know what made it pop back into my mind, but for some reason I was recently thinking of this thread: Hey Everyone Am Here !!!, and I won’t be able to forget it until I finish it. In it, a new poster named DR€@M W… --- ## [Instant pot cooking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-pot-cooking/925258)
**Author:** [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-pot-cooking/925258 "2020-11-13T17:27:15Z")
Years ago, when I was an unseasoned (heh) cook, I used a wok that wasn’t seasoned properly. Resulting in some fried rice that had a distinctively nasty metallic taste. Now I’ve got an instant pot, and everything has that… --- ## [Go: Major mishap in a major tournament](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-major-mishap-in-a-major-tournament/925439)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-major-mishap-in-a-major-tournament/925439 "2020-11-13T17:27:06Z")
Thought I’d start a thread on this, there doesn’t seem to be one yet, and it might be of interest to the go (aka baduk) players on this board, and possibly also the players of other abstract strategy boardgames. Last we… --- ## [Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien (the real thing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-je-ne-regrette-rien-the-real-thing/925401)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-je-ne-regrette-rien-the-real-thing/925401 "2020-11-13T16:13:58Z")
We’ve been hearing this wonderful song in a lot of stupid commercials in the past couple of years, completely missing the meaning. Here is a 1960 (studio?) performance by Edith Piaf (not the one where she was already ill… --- ## [Both of my parents have tested positive for Covid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/both-of-my-parents-have-tested-positive-for-covid/924524)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/both-of-my-parents-have-tested-positive-for-covid/924524 "2020-11-13T15:53:17Z")
I got a call today from the assisted living facility where my parents live that both of them have tested positive for Covid. Dad is 87, diabetic, has heart issues, and was also diagnosed with pneumonia last Friday. Mom i… --- ## [The Stupid Hurts So Bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupid-hurts-so-bad/925110)
**Author:** [@Temporary\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temporary_Name)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupid-hurts-so-bad/925110 "2020-11-13T15:20:33Z")
Dead effin seriously, someone in my circle sent this to me to explain why he or she (purposely vague so sometime later you do not figure which member this came from) had no choice but to vote for Trump. So this is one o… --- ## [Keyboard app that won't predict text with spelling errors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keyboard-app-that-wont-predict-text-with-spelling-errors/925370)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keyboard-app-that-wont-predict-text-with-spelling-errors/925370 "2020-11-13T15:19:28Z")
I use SwiftKey on Android and I prefer a swipe-style keyboard app. The problem is the predictive text feature has taken to giving me incorrectly spelled words. For example I have always struggled to spell license correc… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1647) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1649)