# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1784 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1785 --- ## [Mundane and Pointy (A Botanical Success, Thus Far)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-and-pointy-a-botanical-success-thus-far/915640)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-and-pointy-a-botanical-success-thus-far/915640 "2020-07-20T17:16:59Z")
So, I have a, weedy, green thumb. Milkweed, thistles, sedge, cheat grass, any weird looking plant that sprouts up in vacant lots once used by construction workers as a parking lot, dandelions, goatheads (which have the … --- ## [Mary Trump's appearance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-trumps-appearance/915629)
**Author:** [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-trumps-appearance/915629 "2020-07-20T16:41:44Z")
I know - it’s superficial. :slight\_smile: But did anyone see her interview on Rachel Maddow yesterday, and with Chris Cuomo today? Maybe it’s just me…but she looked like a completely different person. … --- ## [White House says you can't speak to congress. What if you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-says-you-cant-speak-to-congress-what-if-you-do/915617)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-says-you-cant-speak-to-congress-what-if-you-do/915617 "2020-07-20T16:39:36Z")
Not about politics. Not about COVID. Not seeking legal advice. Just looking for the applicable law and associated sentencing guidelines. For instance, let’s say the director of the CDC is told by The White House, “Th… --- ## [Is there a Carnot engine equivalent for computing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-carnot-engine-equivalent-for-computing/915694)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-carnot-engine-equivalent-for-computing/915694 "2020-07-20T16:29:35Z")
So for engines (gasoline, jet planes, gas turbines, coal power plants, etc etc) there is the simple Carnot engine efficiency which is the limit of efficiency. For solar cells, there is the Shockley–Queisser limit. Sinc… --- ## [Emitt Rhodes (1950-2020)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emitt-rhodes-1950-2020/915845)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emitt-rhodes-1950-2020/915845 "2020-07-20T16:28:09Z")
Story here: Rhodes was the classic example of an artist sabotaged by his record company. He was called “The American Paul McCartney” for his first album, an eminently listenable collection of irresistible pop songs, a… --- ## [Screw nutritionists!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-nutritionists/915232)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-nutritionists/915232 "2020-07-20T15:20:40Z")
“Nice” little article on the best and worst proteins to be grilling this summer. My only response is “Fuck nutritionists!” I’d sooner bugger a hedgehog than follow their advice. #1 on their list - grilled salmon. Just… --- ## [Albert Einstein: Racist and Xenophobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albert-einstein-racist-and-xenophobe/915591)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albert-einstein-racist-and-xenophobe/915591 "2020-07-20T15:13:04Z")
This is rather shocking given Einsteins reputation as a humanist and his recognition by the UNHCR in support of refugees. Its a reminder that the first place to fight racism is inside each of us. --- ## [Favorite Secluded Movies On An Island/Water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-secluded-movies-on-an-island-water/915531)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-secluded-movies-on-an-island-water/915531 "2020-07-20T14:03:17Z")
A ton of Bergman movies. “Persona” is probably the best movie out of the bunch. Last Day of Summer (1958) – considered an “experimental auteur” flick, but don’t let that scare you. It’s about a man who meets a woman, an… --- ## [How Much Longer Does Ginsburg Have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-longer-does-ginsburg-have/827368)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-longer-does-ginsburg-have/827368 "2020-07-20T14:00:24Z")
Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She’s tough. And you do have to admire that, whatever your political persuasion. But she also is recovering from lung cancer. I read on the AT&T news website that that cancer has only an 18 percent … --- ## [Let's talk steak!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-steak/915311)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-steak/915311 "2020-07-20T12:41:13Z")
I thought of making this post after reading a related post critically discussing an article about the best proteins to grill, which didn’t even mention steak.: Here are a few of my favorite steaks (and how l like to co… --- ## [ICE plans to deport immigrants on student visas if their schools convert to online classes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-plans-to-deport-immigrants-on-student-visas-if-their-schools-convert-to-online-classes/914565)
**Author:** [@DeadTreasSecretaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadTreasSecretaries)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-plans-to-deport-immigrants-on-student-visas-if-their-schools-convert-to-online-classes/914565 "2020-07-20T12:21:22Z")
This is a terrible decision in so many ways it’s a little ridiculous. Obviously it’s needlessly anti immigrant and specifically against immigrants who are here learning a variety of skills they can use to help make thi… --- ## [Recommend a Less Evil Domain Registrar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-less-evil-domain-registrar/456073)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-less-evil-domain-registrar/456073 "2020-07-20T12:10:13Z")
After \[thread=406820\]this thread\[/thread\] last year, you might think everything was hunky-dory with me and GoDaddy and the two domains I have registered with them. All they would have to do is send me a billing notice, a… --- ## [How does Coronavirus play out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-coronavirus-play-out/915258)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-coronavirus-play-out/915258 "2020-07-20T11:53:51Z")
It seems there are a few options: Coronavirus could become some endemic scourge that stays with us. Coronavirus becomes seasonal like the flu Coronavirus just sort of disappears and goes away. 4…? Profit I… --- ## [75th Anniversary of the Trinity Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/75th-anniversary-of-the-trinity-test/915485)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/75th-anniversary-of-the-trinity-test/915485 "2020-07-20T10:57:33Z")
Today marks the 75th Anniversary of the Trinity test at White Sands Missile Range, in New Mexico. It might get lost-in-the-wash of all of the other news going on, but I think it’s an important point to remember. Having… --- ## [ID a sci-fi/fantasy short story—toy (real) Golems, one a horse, one just clay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-sci-fi-fantasy-short-story-toy-real-golems-one-a-horse-one-just-clay/915691)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-sci-fi-fantasy-short-story-toy-real-golems-one-a-horse-one-just-clay/915691 "2020-07-20T08:56:49Z")
I was wondering if anyone could recognize and ID a short story I saw the first page of, years ago, I think in an anthology collection in the book rack at a supermarket. First person, memoir style, with the narrator tell… --- ## [How do you report a specific post on this site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-report-a-specific-post-on-this-site/915814)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-report-a-specific-post-on-this-site/915814 "2020-07-20T07:46:14Z")
I think I have no idea how to report a post if I see something wrong with it. :thinking: --- ## [Problems with a screw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-a-screw/855411)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-a-screw/855411 "2020-07-20T07:18:41Z")
For a while I have been having problems with my microwave not acknowledging that the door is closed and starting up. I have used various cludges including keeping a hand pressed on the door and using a bungee cord looped… --- ## [One Theme To Rule Them All](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-theme-to-rule-them-all/912639)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-theme-to-rule-them-all/912639 "2020-07-20T05:52:56Z")
We see that TPTB are working diligently on improving the Straight Dope Light and Dark Themes. But these still lack important features of some of the other themes. It’s been noted that MOUSE-OVER PREVIEW WORKS NOW !!! A… --- ## [Windows 7: Changing from PPPoE to DHCP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-changing-from-pppoe-to-dhcp/915764)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-changing-from-pppoe-to-dhcp/915764 "2020-07-20T05:42:04Z")
Hi, another “Mac user doesn’t know how to do basic Windows stuff” question, sorry about that. My partner was given a used Lenovo tower. We ghosted her former computer’s environment with Macrium and installed it on the … --- ## [Chris Matthews is leaving MSNBC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-matthews-is-leaving-msnbc/848837)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-matthews-is-leaving-msnbc/848837 "2020-07-20T05:38:39Z")
Collateral damage report: Chris Matthews just announced that he and his show Hardball are ending their run on MSNBC. This, after the controversy surrounding his remarks following the New Hampshire primary (or was it the … --- ## [Why do journalist when quoting Twitter posts also include hyperlinked images of Twitter posts in the articles as well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-journalist-when-quoting-twitter-posts-also-include-hyperlinked-images-of-twitter-posts-in-the-articles-as-well/915506)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-journalist-when-quoting-twitter-posts-also-include-hyperlinked-images-of-twitter-posts-in-the-articles-as-well/915506 "2020-07-20T04:35:03Z")
It would seem that the hyperlinked images of the posts would be sufficient, without the quoted text as well. It is redundant and off putting when reading such articles. What do yo think? --- ## [How do I get mobile view back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-mobile-view-back/915732)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-mobile-view-back/915732 "2020-07-20T04:34:11Z")
I changed some settings and put the Dope on desktop view. I want to change back to mobile. I’m on an Android phone. How do I get mobile back? --- ## [Renaming something if the minority doesn't mind but the majority does](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaming-something-if-the-minority-doesnt-mind-but-the-majority-does/915317)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaming-something-if-the-minority-doesnt-mind-but-the-majority-does/915317 "2020-07-20T03:53:04Z")
The recent Washington Redskins renaming controversy had me thinking about something: I don’t know what the Native American community at large thinks of the Redskins moniker, but clearly many non-Native people were offen… --- ## [MacOS Update: iTunes gone: Where are my Home Movies, TV Shows, Films, Audiobooks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macos-update-itunes-gone-where-are-my-home-movies-tv-shows-films-audiobooks/915704)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macos-update-itunes-gone-where-are-my-home-movies-tv-shows-films-audiobooks/915704 "2020-07-20T03:24:40Z")
So the latest update to MacOS zapped iTunes and replaced it with the new Music app, which essentially seems to be iTunes with everything removed except music. So what happened to all my other media? My home movies, my T… --- ## [A Groundhog's Day/Palm Springs question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-groundhogs-day-palm-springs-question/915667)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-groundhogs-day-palm-springs-question/915667 "2020-07-20T03:23:22Z")
I haven’t watched Palm Springs yet but from what I’ve seen, this question applies to both movies. And I guess to other time loop movies and tv shows like Day Break, Edge of Tomorrow, Happy Death Day, Russian Doll, etc. I… --- ## [I'm fine/I'm fucked: personal, selfish pandemic experiences you are having now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-fine-im-fucked-personal-selfish-pandemic-experiences-you-are-having-now/914023)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-fine-im-fucked-personal-selfish-pandemic-experiences-you-are-having-now/914023 "2020-07-20T03:17:02Z")
I’ll preface this by saying that I’m not so self-absorbed - and I assume you, dear reader, aren’t either - that I think everything is a-okay as long as my life continues without undue disruption. Every person who is sick… --- ## [Are any of the following, fire hazards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-of-the-following-fire-hazards/915446)
**Author:** [@MysteryVan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryVan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-of-the-following-fire-hazards/915446 "2020-07-20T03:07:20Z")
I’ve been thinking a lot about fire hazards lately. I have a college friend who recently lost everything in a house fire. Now, I worry about things starting fires. Power strips? Is it safe to leave a power strip restin… --- ## [Anyone else hearing a lot more fireworks this summer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-hearing-a-lot-more-fireworks-this-summer/912791)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-hearing-a-lot-more-fireworks-this-summer/912791 "2020-07-20T02:40:22Z")
Most summers we hear them going off only around Independence Day, or after a big win by the home team. For several weeks now, though, we’ve heard them just about every night. And you? --- ## [Any Czech speakers? Translation requested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-czech-speakers-translation-requested/915778)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-czech-speakers-translation-requested/915778 "2020-07-20T02:17:26Z")
“Thanks for contributing to our team” or “Thanks for your contributions to our team.” And. . .“Sorry, but I don’t speak Czech. That’s all I know!” --- ## [TubaDiva memorial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-memorial/914742)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-memorial/914742 "2020-07-20T02:14:41Z")
It’s been suggested that a fitting memorial for the late Jenny Paradis, better known on this board as TubaDiva, would be for the Teeming Millions to donate a new tuba in her honor to her old high school, where she first … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1783) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1785)