# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1656 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1657 --- ## [How to open an HEIC file on chromebook without extra steps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-open-an-heic-file-on-chromebook-without-extra-steps/924772)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-open-an-heic-file-on-chromebook-without-extra-steps/924772 "2020-11-07T23:17:20Z")
One of my friends occasionally emails me HEIC files which I receive on my chromebook. I would like to be able to just click the attachment and open it without having to go through any extra steps (I don’t want to have t… --- ## [El train saved by whale tale sculpture in the Netherlands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643 "2020-11-07T22:54:29Z")
This is astounding: --- ## [So what's been your journey over the last few days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-been-your-journey-over-the-last-few-days/924920)
**Author:** [@Lantern2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern2)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-been-your-journey-over-the-last-few-days/924920 "2020-11-07T22:12:13Z")
Now that it’s basically over, we can look back at what have undoubtedly been some tense days. My expectation going in was a comfortable win for Biden with a decent chance of an early Florida win more or less settling th… --- ## [QAnon election workers in action](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qanon-election-workers-in-action/924973)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qanon-election-workers-in-action/924973 "2020-11-07T22:05:58Z")
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/07/us/pennsylvania-convention-center-arrests/index.html Further down the article it says --- ## [Trump predicted Republicans would take the house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-predicted-republicans-would-take-the-house/924983)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-predicted-republicans-would-take-the-house/924983 "2020-11-07T19:51:35Z")
And people laughed, they actually did pretty good. And he got more votes than he did in 2016 and the Senate isn’t going to flip. Where is he getting his information from that appears to be way much more accurate than t… --- ## [Businesses boarding up in major cities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-boarding-up-in-major-cities/924588)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-boarding-up-in-major-cities/924588 "2020-11-07T18:48:16Z")
I’d heard about this in DC, but it’s scary to actually see the pictures of CVS and Pret a Manger in DC cocooned in plywood. And it’s even scarier to see it in San Francisco, LA, New York City, Chicaco, and even Boston. … --- ## [Who Will Call the Election for Biden/Trump First?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-call-the-election-for-biden-trump-first/924785)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-call-the-election-for-biden-trump-first/924785 "2020-11-07T18:18:59Z")
Currently, FOX has Biden at 264 to Trump’s 214. MSNBC 253/214. CNN 237/213. --- ## [Should Trump be put on suicide watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-trump-be-put-on-suicide-watch/924975)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-trump-be-put-on-suicide-watch/924975 "2020-11-07T16:24:03Z")
Yes losing an election must be tough, but it appears to me that for Trump it is going to be much tougher then just that. All Trumps hopes and dreams are being cut off as power is slipping away, even the networks are pu… --- ## [The mathematics of the 23rd Amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mathematics-of-the-23rd-amendment/924915)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mathematics-of-the-23rd-amendment/924915 "2020-11-07T15:59:55Z")
This quetsion is a spin-off from the DC statehood Great Debate, but I suppose it better fits in the Election board. As is well known, the number of electors each state gets in the Electoral College is equal to the sum o… --- ## [Does this variant on the Superman story exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-variant-on-the-superman-story-exist/924683)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-variant-on-the-superman-story-exist/924683 "2020-11-07T15:56:12Z")
Superman’s story is pretty iconic, and so naturally there have been countless what-if variants on it. I’ve thought of what seems like a pretty obvious one, but I don’t know if it exists already. The basic framework is … --- ## [Difference between nagging and repeatedly asking someone to do something they need to do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-nagging-and-repeatedly-asking-someone-to-do-something-they-need-to-do/924795)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-nagging-and-repeatedly-asking-someone-to-do-something-they-need-to-do/924795 "2020-11-07T13:44:51Z")
Asking for YHOs (your humble opinions): What would you consider to be the difference between nagging, and simply asking someone, again, to do something they need to do but haven’t or won’t do? Is it just a matter of fr… --- ## [Trump didn't lose a single rural voter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-didnt-lose-a-single-rural-voter/924718)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-didnt-lose-a-single-rural-voter/924718 "2020-11-07T13:01:40Z")
So at this point on election night it’s completely, undisputedly true that Trump either held onto his existing rural voter base or grew it slightly in every single state over the last 4 years. Not a single rural county f… --- ## [Did the GOP (not Trump) expect to win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-gop-not-trump-expect-to-win/924962)
**Author:** [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-gop-not-trump-expect-to-win/924962 "2020-11-07T09:58:44Z")
I can’t find the post now but in the election running commentary thread a few people indicated that the GOP expected to win all round despite Democrat optimism which was based on polls. I always expected that true Trump… --- ## [What does the Supreme Court have the authority to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-supreme-court-have-the-authority-to-do/924871)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-supreme-court-have-the-authority-to-do/924871 "2020-11-07T07:03:24Z")
Can they, during a recount, order suoervision and strict enforcement of voter rules? What if massive fraud is found? Can they invalidate a group of votes or even order a revote for certain states? And finally…could sta… --- ## [What questions should I be asking about COVID?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-questions-should-i-be-asking-about-covid/924958)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-questions-should-i-be-asking-about-covid/924958 "2020-11-07T06:50:45Z")
As I mentioned in a MPSIMS thread, both of my elderly parents have COVID. Dad is in ICU and Mom is in their assisted living facility room. Everyday, I call and ask for an update. Other than “How are they doing”, what que… --- ## [Is It Time to Play the Liberal Card Again (Re: Presidency)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-play-the-liberal-card-again-re-presidency/924732)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-play-the-liberal-card-again-re-presidency/924732 "2020-11-07T06:46:44Z")
As I write this, it is unclear who will win the 2020 presidential race. But sadly, one way or another, you have to admit, there’s little enthusiasm for Democratic nominee Joe Biden. That is why I have to ask. Next time … --- ## [Lainz Angels of Death, How Come I Never Heard of This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lainz-angels-of-death-how-come-i-never-heard-of-this/924846)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lainz-angels-of-death-how-come-i-never-heard-of-this/924846 "2020-11-07T06:22:45Z")
And how common do you think this is? I was checking out Listverse, and came across this under “Stupid Mistakes Serial Killers Make”. How is it that in over twenty years of perusing true crime websites, I never heard of… --- ## [Geoffrey Palmer RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geoffrey-palmer-rip/924929)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geoffrey-palmer-rip/924929 "2020-11-07T05:12:55Z")
Died yesterday in UK, aged 93. Many of us probably remember him as the alternately curmudgeonly, sensible, and sentimental Lionel Hardcastle in the Britcom “As Time Goes By.” I also remember him fondly for an earlier pro… --- ## [Antonio Brown v.s. Colin Kaepernick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-v-s-colin-kaepernick/924606)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-v-s-colin-kaepernick/924606 "2020-11-07T05:00:14Z")
Watching MNF on ESPN. They’re falling all over each other to explain why Brown’s SUCH a quality man and asset to a team and how strongly he feels about giving his all to his team and blah blah fucking blah. As the ONE f… --- ## [Would an ex-POTUS receive Secret Service Protection in Prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-ex-potus-receive-secret-service-protection-in-prison/924947)
**Author:** [@CrazyFoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyFoo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-ex-potus-receive-secret-service-protection-in-prison/924947 "2020-11-07T03:30:24Z")
Let’s say Trump was sentenced to prison after his tenure at the Whitehouse is over, would his “lifetime” secret service protection follow him into the big house ? That would be the best realty show ever where Trump is s… --- ## [So What Bad Things Is the USA Up To Today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-bad-things-is-the-usa-up-to-today/921219)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-bad-things-is-the-usa-up-to-today/921219 "2020-11-07T03:29:55Z")
As I already said here, the US has done some pretty nasty things in the past. But was it only in the past? I know people often talk about American fascism in past tense terms. Like it is a nightmare we would all like to… --- ## [What can y'all tell me about the Barkley Marathons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-yall-tell-me-about-the-barkley-marathons/924551)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-yall-tell-me-about-the-barkley-marathons/924551 "2020-11-07T02:15:21Z")
Supposedly there is this ultramarathon that is ultra-exclusive to the point of even finding out about how to apply to enter is next to impossible, it is supposedly the equivalent of scaling and descending Mt. Everest twi… --- ## [A Question for Entomologists on the board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-entomologists-on-the-board/924342)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-entomologists-on-the-board/924342 "2020-11-07T01:51:46Z")
I have been getting bitten by ‘something’ in my house… usually when I sleep. When whatever it is bites me, a small white bubble protrudes above the skin that looks like a whitehead, but it is not a whitehead. When lanc… --- ## [Arthritis Supplements for Dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthritis-supplements-for-dogs/924898)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthritis-supplements-for-dogs/924898 "2020-11-07T01:43:58Z")
Romeo is 7 yo and because he’s a boxer he’s considered an old man. I notice some stiffness in his walking occasionally and think that I should be giving him something to ease the pain he may be in. Looking on Amazon, I … --- ## [Proposed constitutional amendment: Overruling SCOTUS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-constitutional-amendment-overruling-scotus/924059)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-constitutional-amendment-overruling-scotus/924059 "2020-11-07T00:46:32Z")
I propose (without having given it near enough thought–I am counting on the Dope to do that) an amendment that would automatically put it up to the voters at large to overrule the court whenever it declared an act of con… --- ## [I so want the US elections to be over!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-so-want-the-us-elections-to-be-over/924327)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-so-want-the-us-elections-to-be-over/924327 "2020-11-07T00:07:41Z")
May seem odd, since I"m not a Yank and don’t live in the US. But who you choose as your Prez, reps and senators has so much impact on the rest of he world, and Canada. I am just tired and anxious - can’t imagine how yo… --- ## [How will the Right remember Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-right-remember-trump/924902)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-right-remember-trump/924902 "2020-11-06T22:54:56Z")
Some observers think the Right will drop Trump down the memory hole like they did George W. Bush. (Note David Frum’s pinned tweet: “When this is all over, nobody will admit to ever having supported it.”) I actually thin… --- ## [“Clean” gun shot wounds. Don’t need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-gun-shot-wounds-don-t-need-answer-fast/924428)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-gun-shot-wounds-don-t-need-answer-fast/924428 "2020-11-06T22:47:10Z")
There’s a fairly common TV trope where someone gets shot, usually in an extremity and usually a cop, and the cop’s buddy looks at the arm and says “You’re going to be OK. It’s a clean wound. It went all the way through.” … --- ## [Johnny Depp loses 'wife beater' libel case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-depp-loses-wife-beater-libel-case/924534)
**Author:** [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-depp-loses-wife-beater-libel-case/924534 "2020-11-06T22:07:59Z")
The judge said: “I have found that the great majority of alleged assaults of Ms Heard by Mr Depp have been proved to the civil standard.” He said that “a recurring theme in Mr Depp’s evidence was that Ms Heard had co… --- ## [Some people will vote for anything as long as it calls itself Republican](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-will-vote-for-anything-as-long-as-it-calls-itself-republican/924864)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-will-vote-for-anything-as-long-as-it-calls-itself-republican/924864 "2020-11-06T21:44:41Z")
Proof of this comes from North Carolina. Prepare to have your socks knocked off; I predict he won’t last very long in Congress. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1655) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1657)