# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1679 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1680 --- ## [Losing teams should not be in the playoffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-teams-should-not-be-in-the-playoffs/923261)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-teams-should-not-be-in-the-playoffs/923261 "2020-10-18T18:32:03Z")
Okay, I don’t like the Astros for more than one reason, which we don’t need to get into here. But more than that, I’m happy they’ve been eliminated because they had a sub-.500 regular season. IMO, any team with a losin… --- ## [PPE Mask for singers -- solo & choirs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ppe-mask-for-singers-solo-choirs/923224)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ppe-mask-for-singers-solo-choirs/923224 "2020-10-18T18:15:06Z")
I’m posting this here because it has to do with music. :notes: :musical\_note: One of the hardest things about lockdown is the suspension of choir singing. A group of Broadway costume designers has created a mask that si… --- ## [Electron orbital configuration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electron-orbital-configuration/923256)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electron-orbital-configuration/923256 "2020-10-18T16:47:45Z")
Yesterday we drank at VooDoo Brewery beer garden. I was admiring the graffiti art on the building, which historically was a movie theater at one point (The Ritz). There’s “hidden meanings” all over the wall. The hops B… --- ## [Can I start my own Nobel Prize?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-start-my-own-nobel-prize/922879)
**Author:** [@MikeS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeS)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-start-my-own-nobel-prize/922879 "2020-10-18T16:41:43Z")
The Nobel Prize in Economics is not technically a Nobel Prize, in the sense that it was not one of the prizes established by Alfred Nobel. Instead, it was started by the Swedish National Bank at some point in the 1960s. … --- ## [Stare decisis \*after\* Roe and Obergefell, ACA etc. are overturned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stare-decisis-after-roe-and-obergefell-aca-etc-are-overturned/923121)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stare-decisis-after-roe-and-obergefell-aca-etc-are-overturned/923121 "2020-10-18T16:39:20Z")
Suppose that the Supreme Court - either 6-3 after Barrett is confirmed, or even 7-2 if Breyer pass on - does what progressives have feared and overturns Roe, Obergefell, the ACA and a wide host of other prior liberal rul… --- ## [? Awesome Maps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-maps/923142)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-maps/923142 "2020-10-18T16:28:11Z")
Similar to “Terrible Maps”, here is another fascinating bunch of infographic excellence (plus a few deadbeats). --- ## [The new Mark Trail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-mark-trail/923144)
**Author:** [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-mark-trail/923144 "2020-10-18T15:39:19Z")
In this ever-changing world there are still some things that one might think would never change. “Mark Trail” for example. This 3-panel comic strip has been running since 1948 and seemingly fell into a black hole in wh… --- ## [Free synchronous browser games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-synchronous-browser-games/923258)
**Author:** [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-synchronous-browser-games/923258 "2020-10-18T14:53:43Z")
Anybody know of any good games you can play straight from the browser, (or through Facebook etc.) where you compete in real time against peers who are not your friends. I’m looking for wordgames, strategy, puzzle type t… --- ## [Damuri Ajashi, you are a moronic troglodyte of a crackpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damuri-ajashi-you-are-a-moronic-troglodyte-of-a-crackpot/613099)
**Author:** [@FixMyIgnorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FixMyIgnorance)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damuri-ajashi-you-are-a-moronic-troglodyte-of-a-crackpot/613099 "2020-10-18T05:21:36Z")
It’s been a while since I’ve so dearly wished I could send someone careening into the nearest dungheap, Biff-style. Your inability to put two and two together is sincerely baffling and I regret having wasted the time … --- ## [The Shows Must Go On: Alfie Boe, Bring Him Home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shows-must-go-on-alfie-boe-bring-him-home/923225)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shows-must-go-on-alfie-boe-bring-him-home/923225 "2020-10-18T04:34:14Z")
Just found out about this. Go to Youtube, search for The Shows Must Go On. The Alfie Boe show is available all weekend. Many of you will remember Alfie Boe as Jean Valjean in the 25th Anniversary Les Mis celebration. --- ## [Hey so this aga whatever dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-so-this-aga-whatever-dude/919750)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-so-this-aga-whatever-dude/919750 "2020-10-18T03:59:23Z")
I said I was going to stop doing this, but sweet gods people, take it the fuck out of the omnibus thread. 132 posts about jack-off and bull penis recipes is a LOT. In so many ways. Commence sniping. --- ## [Legality of MA collecting income tax from out-of-state residents working from home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-ma-collecting-income-tax-from-out-of-state-residents-working-from-home/919490)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-ma-collecting-income-tax-from-out-of-state-residents-working-from-home/919490 "2020-10-18T03:44:31Z")
In July Massachusetts enacted an emergency regulation to collect income tax from employees of MA companies that are currently working from home in other states. I’m not sure if CT or RI has challenged this yet, but NH c… --- ## [Fast food surveys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-surveys/923115)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-surveys/923115 "2020-10-18T02:40:58Z")
More and more fast food places are seeking customer feedback by offering an incentive for taking a survey. There are two basic types of incentive, something like a free side or drink the next time you come in, or a chan… --- ## [Explanation about different strains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explanation-about-different-strains/923230)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explanation-about-different-strains/923230 "2020-10-18T01:08:30Z")
I’ve seen occasional references to different strains of Covid being different in seriousness, and that a European strain was more serious than a Chinese strain? But I thought it all came from China? Can anyone elaborat… --- ## [Is It Difficult To Ignore Politics/Election Despite Wanting To?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-difficult-to-ignore-politics-election-despite-wanting-to/923103)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-difficult-to-ignore-politics-election-despite-wanting-to/923103 "2020-10-18T00:33:23Z")
I’ve been up since 3:30am, and for the last 5 hours, I’ve spent about 95% of the time on politics. Is there gum I can chew? A patch to put over my arm? I keep telling myself to do something else, but I find myself rever… --- ## [Cows would rather Talk to you in Person, Study Finds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cows-would-rather-talk-to-you-in-person-study-finds/923019)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cows-would-rather-talk-to-you-in-person-study-finds/923019 "2020-10-17T22:54:37Z")
I kid you not. I didn’t even realize that cow dissatisfaction with Zoom was even an issue. Silly me https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/15/world/cows-cattle-communication-scn/index.html --- ## [Do insect species lose their ability to fly to adjust to new environment conditions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-insect-species-lose-their-ability-to-fly-to-adjust-to-new-environment-conditions/923173)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-insect-species-lose-their-ability-to-fly-to-adjust-to-new-environment-conditions/923173 "2020-10-17T22:50:50Z")
Insects emerged 480 million years ago and developed flight 400 million years ago. With 90% of life forms on Earth being insects, they must have gone through numerous adjustments and transformations so far. Another class… --- ## [What gravitational force is stronger, the star Alpha Centuri far away or a skyscraper next to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gravitational-force-is-stronger-the-star-alpha-centuri-far-away-or-a-skyscraper-next-to-you/923013)
**Author:** [@jonpluc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonpluc)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gravitational-force-is-stronger-the-star-alpha-centuri-far-away-or-a-skyscraper-next-to-you/923013 "2020-10-17T22:40:29Z")
I was having a conversation about the sillyness of astrology, and the (of course a girl) was trying to tell me that the stars have gravity that effect the tides and can affect your personality in the same way. I argued t… --- ## [Kearsen1 is suspended for one week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kearsen1-is-suspended-for-one-week/923223)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kearsen1-is-suspended-for-one-week/923223 "2020-10-17T22:19:27Z")
Kearsen1 is suspended one week for repeated rule violations, in particular for violating mod instructions… https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-it-has-always-been-this-conservatives-believe-they-have-the-right-to-kill… --- ## [Damuriajashi is suspended for one month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damuriajashi-is-suspended-for-one-month/923222)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damuriajashi-is-suspended-for-one-month/923222 "2020-10-17T21:50:55Z")
damuriajashi (formerly Damuri Ajashi) has been suspended for one month for repeated rule violations. Most recent warnings are here: --- ## [Dehumidifier expected lifespan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dehumidifier-expected-lifespan/922789)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dehumidifier-expected-lifespan/922789 "2020-10-17T21:48:59Z")
Two and a half years ago I purchased this dehumidifier: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073VBWKJZ/ref=cm\_sw\_r\_cp\_api\_i\_IBeHFbAGZ825F) I’ve operated it in our basement 24/7/365 since purchase. A few weeks ago I noticed it w… --- ## [Suspended?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspended/923218)
**Author:** [@damuriajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/damuriajashi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspended/923218 "2020-10-17T21:11:18Z")
I see a suspended tag next to my name but it appears I can post. What does this mean? I didn’t get a message in my inbox or anything. --- ## [Potential crash in orbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-crash-in-orbit/923024)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-crash-in-orbit/923024 "2020-10-17T20:44:34Z")
Two things in orbit may crash. One’s a spent Chinese rocket booster, the other is a Russian satellite no longer in service. Probability is \> 10%. They don’t give anything more exact than that, but it almost certainly mea… --- ## [How does Twitter work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-twitter-work/818821)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-twitter-work/818821 "2020-10-17T20:42:50Z")
I have had a Twitter account since 2008, but I haven’t used it much until recently. Lately I have been following a lot of journalists and other newsmakers and have found it a good way to stay up on breaking news that wi… --- ## [Farewell to "The Queen of Technicolor"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-to-the-queen-of-technicolor/923174)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-to-the-queen-of-technicolor/923174 "2020-10-17T19:14:01Z")
Rhonda Fleming, old movie sex idol of the 40s/50s, has died at 97. She was mostly famous for her red hair and green eyes, rather than her acting. --- ## ["Racist ICE sycophant" is not a political jab](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-ice-sycophant-is-not-a-political-jab/922696)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-ice-sycophant-is-not-a-political-jab/922696 "2020-10-17T19:13:02Z")
Per Colibri’s instructions in this other thread, I am moving a moderation dispute to this forum about a flag supporting particular types of federal LEOs. It is not a “political jab” to be discussing the meaning behind a… --- ## [Man arrested for threatening to kill Mayor of Wichita because of city mask law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-for-threatening-to-kill-mayor-of-wichita-because-of-city-mask-law/923185)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-for-threatening-to-kill-mayor-of-wichita-because-of-city-mask-law/923185 "2020-10-17T19:11:34Z")
Are threats of violence over COVID restrictions becoming more common? --- ## [Recommend a simple web hosting service for php + css + html only?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-simple-web-hosting-service-for-php-css-html-only/923195)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-simple-web-hosting-service-for-php-css-html-only/923195 "2020-10-17T17:46:18Z")
tl;dr: I’m looking for a simple web hosting provider that doesn’t cost upwards of $150 per year, to host a simple website consisting of nothing more than php files and images. The long-winded version: I’ve been with my… --- ## [Halloween's coming up! Let's recommend horror movies on the screaming...uh, I mean, streaming channels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloweens-coming-up-lets-recommend-horror-movies-on-the-screaming-uh-i-mean-streaming-channels/923127)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloweens-coming-up-lets-recommend-horror-movies-on-the-screaming-uh-i-mean-streaming-channels/923127 "2020-10-17T17:37:32Z")
Here’s one streaming on Prime I watched not long ago: The Breed. Wes Craven produced. Has a few people you’ll recognize: Michelle Rodriguez, Oliver Hudson (Kate Hudson’s bro-- been on sitcoms) and Taryn Manning (Pennsat… --- ## [Mouse button clicks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-button-clicks/843769)
**Author:** [@the\_bing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_bing)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-button-clicks/843769 "2020-10-17T17:18:07Z")
Greetings all. How many times does the left mouse button get clicked during the lifespan (projected, i guess) of a computer mouse? (I would imagine companies that produce these items must have some idea of this…) Than… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1678) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1680)