# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1785 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1786 --- ## [Decoupling from China...some questions and a debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decoupling-from-china-some-questions-and-a-debate/915325)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decoupling-from-china-some-questions-and-a-debate/915325 "2020-07-20T01:34:14Z")
I’ve heard talk about the US and other countries ‘decoupling’ from China (or China from them, or just decoupling in general) so thought I’d start a thread here to ask a few questions then pose a hypothetical debate. Fir… --- ## [Am I the only one who remembers \[Trump saying people were going to die\]?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-remembers-trump-saying-people-were-going-to-die/915754)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-remembers-trump-saying-people-were-going-to-die/915754 "2020-07-19T22:44:03Z")
Weeks ago, David Muir interviewed President Trump about ending the original stay-at-home order. They were seated well over six feet apart. David Muir asked if Trump were ending the order too soon. Trump explained it wa… --- ## [Is Covid going to slow construction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-covid-going-to-slow-construction/915669)
**Author:** [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-covid-going-to-slow-construction/915669 "2020-07-19T22:32:51Z")
Some signs of “normality” that I have enjoyed throughout the Covid crisis is the continuing road and building construction. I am a bit surprised at all the building construction, putting in new hotels and office buildin… --- ## [Faux bricked-up windows in newly built houses – this is a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faux-bricked-up-windows-in-newly-built-houses-this-is-a-thing/850589)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faux-bricked-up-windows-in-newly-built-houses-this-is-a-thing/850589 "2020-07-19T22:25:45Z")
Architecture (kinda)? Café Society (I guess). Just what the OP says, really. We went for a stroll yesterday, which took us through a new housing development; Look, said Mrs T, Someone’s had a window bricked up. And then… --- ## [Found a miniature St. Joseph statue in my flower bed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-a-miniature-st-joseph-statue-in-my-flower-bed/915507)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-a-miniature-st-joseph-statue-in-my-flower-bed/915507 "2020-07-19T22:02:39Z")
Burying an upside down St. Joseph statue on your property is supposed to help you sell your house. I’m not Catholic, but apparently St. Joseph has become the patron saint of ReMax or other real estate firms. You can ev… --- ## [Shows/movies that have never had a home/digital release](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-movies-that-have-never-had-a-home-digital-release/913933)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-movies-that-have-never-had-a-home-digital-release/913933 "2020-07-19T21:51:16Z")
Some shows or movies have either only had a few home or digital releases, or have never had any releases, and you can only watch episodes on YouTube or shady video sharing sites. There can be a wide variety of reasons fo… --- ## [Should Confederate Flags be banned from NASCAR events?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-confederate-flags-be-banned-from-nascar-events/855321)
**Author:** [@Scoobysnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scoobysnax)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-confederate-flags-be-banned-from-nascar-events/855321 "2020-07-19T21:19:00Z")
Bubba Wallace, the only black driver currently in NASCAR, is calling for the Confederate Flag to be banned from all races. There are unconfirmed reports that NASCAR is actually discussing it. As NASCAR is not the govern… --- ## [Billy Jack movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-jack-movie/915736)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-jack-movie/915736 "2020-07-19T21:12:34Z")
Billy fucking Jack! I saw this movie when I was about 12 with my Dad and my brothers. Could not belive it as there were some moments of female nudity, don’t know if Dad knew about that or was just surprised. But he did n… --- ## [Considering moving to Hawai'i -- any insider tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-moving-to-hawaii-any-insider-tips/915106)
**Author:** [@fighting\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fighting_ignorant)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-moving-to-hawaii-any-insider-tips/915106 "2020-07-19T20:38:09Z")
Hello! Longtime New Yorker here (25+ years). Looking to move to Hawai’i. Considering a few places where the schools are open face-to-face, there are a number of them on Oahu and just a few on Maui. So, I was hoping to… --- ## [Magnetic fields: Earth vs. Sun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnetic-fields-earth-vs-sun/915722)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnetic-fields-earth-vs-sun/915722 "2020-07-19T20:22:45Z")
Today I learned that the Sun’s magnetic field is ‘only’ about twice that of Earth’s - with a pile of caveats like the local magnetic fields in sunspots are about 10,000 times that of Earth’s. Doesn’t the magnetic field … --- ## [Moderator red text](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-red-text/915595)
**Author:** [@Kimera757](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimera757)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-red-text/915595 "2020-07-19T19:17:02Z")
I just saw a warning in a post in politics. I am not opening this post to discuss the moderation. But I noticed two things. First, the text wasn’t in red (or otherwise sticking out from the rest of the thread). At the t… --- ## [Why haven't Vauhxx Booker's assailants been arrested yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-vauhxx-bookers-assailants-been-arrested-yet/914959)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-vauhxx-bookers-assailants-been-arrested-yet/914959 "2020-07-19T18:59:51Z")
It’s been days now. Vehicles are visible in the video; names are used. Why has no one been arrested? I can’t find a complete video but a lot of it is here. Why haven’t these people been arrested? --- ## [Question about wearing a mask](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-wearing-a-mask/915341)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-wearing-a-mask/915341 "2020-07-19T18:44:35Z")
This thought randomly occurred to me: You know how they say that when you wear a surgical mask, you are doing so not to protect yourself but to protect those around you? Suppose I reversed the mask and wore it backward… --- ## [Little dirty tricks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-dirty-tricks/915710)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-dirty-tricks/915710 "2020-07-19T17:31:12Z")
I have been getting increasingly annoyed at seeing MAGA Survey ads on CNN and Yahoo. So, I decided to click on one to see what it was about, and low and behold - it’s an information and money-donation conduit. I put in a… --- ## [Ask the woman with schizoid personality disorder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-schizoid-personality-disorder/558476)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-schizoid-personality-disorder/558476 "2020-07-19T17:21:59Z")
Schizoid Personality Disorder The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fourth edition, a widely used manual for diagnosing mental disorders, defines schizoid personality disorder (in Axis II Cluster A) … --- ## [why are deaths dropping but infection rate stabilizing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-deaths-dropping-but-infection-rate-stabilizing/855779)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-deaths-dropping-but-infection-rate-stabilizing/855779 "2020-07-19T17:06:00Z")
I get my information from Worldometers United States COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer In spite of the weekly spikes we’ve been seeing the infection rate in the US has stabilized at about 20,000 per day. THis… --- ## [Your Participation in Online Communities (poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-participation-in-online-communities-poll/915735)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-participation-in-online-communities-poll/915735 "2020-07-19T16:03:36Z")
Do you mostly seek out communities where people think the way you do, or do you spend some online time engaging with people who don’t? If you engage sometimes with those who don’t, do you do that mostly in environments … --- ## [Would Hillary Clinton have been a one-term president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-hillary-clinton-have-been-a-one-term-president/915494)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-hillary-clinton-have-been-a-one-term-president/915494 "2020-07-19T15:51:59Z")
I’m assuming the economy would have continued to chug along. But it’s a fair bet Republicans would have held the House and done their usual thing with investigations, and Hillary would have been attacked unceasingly on s… --- ## [Windows? macOS? Android? What do you regularly use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-macos-android-what-do-you-regularly-use/915695)
**Author:** [@Dr.Crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Crap)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-macos-android-what-do-you-regularly-use/915695 "2020-07-19T14:56:07Z")
What do you regularly use? poll I use Windows at work, Chrome OS and Linux at home and Android on mobile. --- ## [Are gas pedals and shift sticks "harder" in some cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gas-pedals-and-shift-sticks-harder-in-some-cars/915525)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gas-pedals-and-shift-sticks-harder-in-some-cars/915525 "2020-07-19T14:33:16Z")
As a European up to today I only drove really small city cars, like Fiat Punto, Ford Fiesta and such, today however I sat in a BMW 3 E46 and the thing that struck me the most as different was the gas pedal and the shift … --- ## [Hamilton diff between 2016 and touring/or 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamilton-diff-between-2016-and-touring-or-2019/914176)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamilton-diff-between-2016-and-touring-or-2019/914176 "2020-07-19T13:36:41Z")
So i saw the show last year. A touring edition and just saw the Disney version. Now its entirely possible they were exactly the same and I’m misremembering but some subtle differences seem to exist. I’ll list them in or… --- ## [Can the Trump empire survive the death of Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-trump-empire-survive-the-death-of-trump/915227)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-trump-empire-survive-the-death-of-trump/915227 "2020-07-19T13:17:14Z")
No, Trump hasn’t died as far as I know. Don’t get excited/depressed (delete as appropriate). Hypothetical: Trump leaves office peacefully and without any prosecution of himself, his family or his business empire. He the… --- ## [Is anyone else \[tired of hearing about Covid\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-tired-of-hearing-about-covid/914961)
**Author:** [@danascully](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danascully)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-tired-of-hearing-about-covid/914961 "2020-07-19T10:24:31Z")
…tired of hearing about this 24/7? It’s not that I’m not concerned–I’m VERY concerned because of a granddaughter whose parents are going to have to decide whether or not to let her go to school this fall or keep her at h… --- ## [Human artifacts that last for millions of years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-artifacts-that-last-for-millions-of-years/915426)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-artifacts-that-last-for-millions-of-years/915426 "2020-07-19T09:39:27Z")
I am looking for small(ish) human made things that could be findable in 5 Million Years and clearly show to the finder an artificial origin. I am not thinking of big things like ports, dams, Mount Rushmore, ABC-bunkers o… --- ## [How to prevent explosive boiling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-prevent-explosive-boiling/915212)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-prevent-explosive-boiling/915212 "2020-07-19T04:53:36Z")
Last year we installed an under-sink water filtration system. Ever since, when boiling water on the stove for pasta, we’ve noticed that the transition from “not boiling” to “boiling” seems to happen rather suddenly. I … --- ## [Upgrade advice for my sons PC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrade-advice-for-my-sons-pc/855854)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrade-advice-for-my-sons-pc/855854 "2020-07-19T04:52:26Z")
My son bought this computer a couple months back. He can run most games on low to medium settings but wants to improve performance. Right now he mainly plays Rust and can’t join some servers because he doesn’t have e… --- ## [Why Isn't Lutein a Vitamin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-lutein-a-vitamin/915623)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-lutein-a-vitamin/915623 "2020-07-19T04:47:39Z")
It does have me at least confused. There is a class of chemicals and minerals that are deemed essential. Vitamin B12, Vitamin A and so forth. And minerals like Calcium, Copper and Zinc, just to name a few. And then the… --- ## [If Biden wins, should he aggressively prosecute the previous administration...including Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-biden-wins-should-he-aggressively-prosecute-the-previous-administration-including-trump/912212)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-biden-wins-should-he-aggressively-prosecute-the-previous-administration-including-trump/912212 "2020-07-19T03:54:11Z")
It has been a hallmark of presidents in the US to never, ever, go after the previous administration legally for whatever infractions may have occurred. It is a gentlemen’s agreement but one that serves them all well. E… --- ## [Directors Who Were Not Popular In Their Country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directors-who-were-not-popular-in-their-country/915604)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directors-who-were-not-popular-in-their-country/915604 "2020-07-19T03:36:13Z")
I use “Were” specifically because things can change for a living director. Maybe they make one great movie and their country loves them forever. Name a dead director who IS popular in other countries, but not their own. … --- ## [Ultra-black deep sea fish discovered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultra-black-deep-sea-fish-discovered/915721)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultra-black-deep-sea-fish-discovered/915721 "2020-07-19T02:40:34Z")
They absorb light like fishy little black holes for camouflage. “One bioluminescent anglerfish documented by the team absorbs an astounding 99.95 percent of light, making the fish virtually invisible.” A bit of rando… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1784) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1786)