# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1790 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1791 --- ## [The Sin of Presumption](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sin-of-presumption/915371)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sin-of-presumption/915371 "2020-07-16T00:42:16Z")
I put this in Great Debates, because it has to do with religion. And it is a bona fide question too, as you will see. Anyways, true story. I was debating a Christian on another message board. And I was trying to talk hi… --- ## [What's the most expensive computer in history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-computer-in-history/914845)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expensive-computer-in-history/914845 "2020-07-15T23:57:43Z")
What was the most expensive computer? What is the most expensive computer currently? What made them so expensive? I’m aware that the definition of “computer” can get fuzzy so add the necessary caveats. --- ## [Anyone here make their own jerky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-make-their-own-jerky/915169)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-make-their-own-jerky/915169 "2020-07-15T23:21:22Z")
I foresee a small batch of homemade beef jerky this week, so let’s talk about all things Dried Meat, shall we? Per Alton Brown I always use flank steak. You? My preference is for very sweet and a bit hot, but zero blac… --- ## [\[Alcoholism\] Substitute addiction after weight loss? Maybe. I dunno?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholism-substitute-addiction-after-weight-loss-maybe-i-dunno/804974)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholism-substitute-addiction-after-weight-loss-maybe-i-dunno/804974 "2020-07-15T22:38:10Z")
Hey SDMB. Long time, no post. Hi all you gorgeous people, by the way :slight\_smile: I had weight loss surgery a little over 10 months ago. I’ve lost 125 pounds and lately I’ve been drinking more than usual. Not a lot in… --- ## [In the Year 2525](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-year-2525/914916)
**Author:** [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-year-2525/914916 "2020-07-15T21:19:21Z")
Listening to the song the other day, I realized we are currently closer in time to that year than we are to Columbus’ first two voyages to the Caribbean and all of the history that preceded it. --- ## [Polish president narrowly reelected](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-president-narrowly-reelected/915421)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-president-narrowly-reelected/915421 "2020-07-15T19:59:38Z")
So there was a big election going on in Poland: One big issue was LGBT; incumbent Andrzej Duda went after gays and lesbians and called LGBT ideology “more dangerous than Communism.” He was narrowly reelected by a mere m… --- ## [When co-dependency feels like a disease](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-co-dependency-feels-like-a-disease/915384)
**Author:** [@Antihistimeme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antihistimeme)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-co-dependency-feels-like-a-disease/915384 "2020-07-15T19:59:06Z")
I’ve always found myself in relationships. For the past decade, I’ve had maybe one or two year-long stints where I did not have a boyfriend. As a result, I think I have developed a severe issue with co-dependency, to the… --- ## [ACLU says that 50% of Covid-19 deaths are from nursing homes and other group homes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aclu-says-that-50-of-covid-19-deaths-are-from-nursing-homes-and-other-group-homes/914887)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aclu-says-that-50-of-covid-19-deaths-are-from-nursing-homes-and-other-group-homes/914887 "2020-07-15T19:38:23Z")
This plays into a thought that has been bouncing around in my head. The majority of these group homes are nursing homes, and thus elderly. I’m thinking that the perception that this is mostly a problem for the elderl… --- ## [Random fireworks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-fireworks/913802)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-fireworks/913802 "2020-07-15T18:33:57Z")
My neighborhood is hispanic/latino by a huge majority and it’s not uncommon to hear the occasional consumer-grade fireworks, but lately, say the past 2-3 weeks, it’s been every night, and even sometimes during the day. Y… --- ## [New kitten, this is Lucy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitten-this-is-lucy/915153)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitten-this-is-lucy/915153 "2020-07-15T18:24:07Z")
\[Album\] Lucy --- ## [Where does the radiation released by nuclear fusion ultimately come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-radiation-released-by-nuclear-fusion-ultimately-come-from/915323)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-radiation-released-by-nuclear-fusion-ultimately-come-from/915323 "2020-07-15T17:34:02Z")
I am trying to ‘understand’ where the radiation released by nuclear fusion ultimately comes from. In particular, if the ultimate source of the energy released by fusion originates from the strong nuclear force, how is a… --- ## [GDP figures are not accurate right now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gdp-figures-are-not-accurate-right-now/915140)
**Author:** [@Dershowitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dershowitz)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gdp-figures-are-not-accurate-right-now/915140 "2020-07-15T16:49:57Z")
Ecommerce has additional fees like delivery, refunds given as store credit, etc. That raises gdp and revenue without actually reflecting increased output. Also any apps or software bought with the product will be recorde… --- ## [Piss Shiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piss-shiver/610943)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piss-shiver/610943 "2020-07-15T15:36:31Z")
What progress has been made in determining the cause of this phenomenon? Only guys want to know. --- ## [Malwarebytes thinks EXCEL.EXE is ransomware, now I have no permissions for the file](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malwarebytes-thinks-excel-exe-is-ransomware-now-i-have-no-permissions-for-the-file/915222)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malwarebytes-thinks-excel-exe-is-ransomware-now-i-have-no-permissions-for-the-file/915222 "2020-07-15T14:55:16Z")
The file is EXCEL.EXE in the install folder for Office 2019. Windows 10 It my own personal machine and I am an administrator. First, Malwarebytes reported EXCEL.EXE as a ransomware file. When this alert occurred I was… --- ## [Production cars with no known surviving examples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/production-cars-with-no-known-surviving-examples/855308)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/production-cars-with-no-known-surviving-examples/855308 "2020-07-15T14:41:00Z")
Perusing the “most interesting car you saw today” thread over in the MPSIMS forum, I got to wondering – what cars are literally impossible for someone to see today, because there are none left? I’m sure there were lots … --- ## [My 10 year old daughter wants to play D&D...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-10-year-old-daughter-wants-to-play-d-d/854567)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-10-year-old-daughter-wants-to-play-d-d/854567 "2020-07-15T14:17:47Z")
I don’t do RPGs really, tabletop or otherwise. I did play in a long running LOTR D&D game here on the SDMB that What Exit? ran, and it was tons of fun, but that’s really where my knowledge of this stuff ends. But last … --- ## [SEO question about domains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seo-question-about-domains/725619)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2015, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seo-question-about-domains/725619 "2015-07-21T10:54:56Z")
Hi, I used to do a little SEO about a decade ago but have lost track. I really don’t want to offend the Google Gods with my new business but also want to do what I can legitimately … here’s the issue: People search for … --- ## [Clinical Study Volunteers wanted in U.S](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinical-study-volunteers-wanted-in-u-s/914824)
**Author:** [@MN\_Maenad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MN_Maenad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinical-study-volunteers-wanted-in-u-s/914824 "2020-07-14T03:23:12Z")
Looks like NIAID and NIH have launched the site for people to volunteer for the Phase 3 vaccine and treatment clinical trials. It appears that they’re all being run from here, so people only have to sign up once. I’m vo… --- ## [Vindman retires from the Army following Trump's vindictive retribution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vindman-retires-from-the-army-following-trumps-vindictive-retribution/914749)
**Author:** [@MulderMuffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MulderMuffin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vindman-retires-from-the-army-following-trumps-vindictive-retribution/914749 "2020-07-15T09:46:37Z")
I can still see him sitting in front of the House saying “Dad, I’m sitting here today, in the U.S. Capitol talking to our elected professionals—is proof that you made the right decision 40 years ago to leave the Soviet U… --- ## [So, who at this point has not heard of the coronavirus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-at-this-point-has-not-heard-of-the-coronavirus/914984)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-at-this-point-has-not-heard-of-the-coronavirus/914984 "2020-07-15T08:13:16Z")
I am guessing only the Sentinelese and perhaps a few other isolated people in the Arctic or on remote ocean islands have not heard of Covid-19 right now? --- ## [Theoretical change to US executive branch - Pros and Cons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theoretical-change-to-us-executive-branch-pros-and-cons/915353)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theoretical-change-to-us-executive-branch-pros-and-cons/915353 "2020-07-15T07:39:40Z")
From a strictly theoretical perspective, what do you think of this idea and it’s implications on the US political system? (Please forego discussions on the impossibility of making this happen…) The office of vice presi… --- ## [Links in the notifications list?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-in-the-notifications-list/915359)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-in-the-notifications-list/915359 "2020-07-15T03:36:09Z")
I haven’t clicked it cause I don’t know what it is except that it seems to be a link (complete with linky symbol) to something titled “solost screw nutritionists” This is new for me. Anyone else have this? Is it some … --- ## [Don't mind me, just playing with the new antimatter chemistry set](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-mind-me-just-playing-with-the-new-antimatter-chemistry-set/915285)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-mind-me-just-playing-with-the-new-antimatter-chemistry-set/915285 "2020-07-15T03:17:23Z")
SummaryTrying to figure out why I can do a hidden summary Why the hell can we hide a summary? Why would you want to? What is the purpose, point of the calendar…2020-07-13T06:00:00Z (UTC) → 2020-07-31T06:00:00Z (UTC) O… --- ## [The Year 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-year-2020/914128)
**Author:** [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-year-2020/914128 "2020-07-15T02:29:43Z")
I realize this is not remotely original or anything. But fuck this fucking year!!! From people who have been incredibly important to this community dying–just seemingly dropping dead out of the fucking blue–to global pa… --- ## [Danny Lee execution. Why a federal crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danny-lee-execution-why-a-federal-crime/915357)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danny-lee-execution-why-a-federal-crime/915357 "2020-07-15T01:59:22Z")
Danny Lee was executed by federal authorities for the murder of an Arkansas family. How were the murders a federal crime? --- ## [Good stuff about the Change (Hi Tuba)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-stuff-about-the-change-hi-tuba/915344)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-stuff-about-the-change-hi-tuba/915344 "2020-07-15T01:49:17Z")
I like the fact that when I am too stupid to know my phone has minimal charge, the ten minutes I spent typing out a reply were not wasted as the drafts save constantly. Overall, I liked the old format but the changes ar… --- ## [Isn't the concept of herd immunity a bit absurd?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-the-concept-of-herd-immunity-a-bit-absurd/914654)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-the-concept-of-herd-immunity-a-bit-absurd/914654 "2020-07-15T01:02:11Z")
Perhaps I am greatly misunderstanding something, and if so, I’d appreciate it if someone would set me straight. But when I see people touting “herd immunity!” in the context of the Covid pandemic (and they’re not talkin… --- ## [New Kitters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitters/914897)
**Author:** [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitters/914897 "2020-07-15T00:43:03Z")
Our crochety, cantankerous and absolutely calico cat (Ella the Hellcat) had to be put down this Spring due to health issues and we have been missing her presence. SWMBO found a pair of brothers on the local Humane Societ… --- ## [If you are an athlete, do you kneel/protest at a game or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-an-athlete-do-you-kneel-protest-at-a-game-or-no/914804)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-an-athlete-do-you-kneel-protest-at-a-game-or-no/914804 "2020-07-14T23:10:02Z")
Would you do it? Would you kneel or protest, or would you stand for the national anthem or just stay VERY quiet regarding social activism on police brutality and racism towards minorities? --- ## [A moral question inspired by the film The dark crystal( spoiler warning)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-moral-question-inspired-by-the-film-the-dark-crystal-spoiler-warning/913794)
**Author:** [@lordfreeza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lordfreeza)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-moral-question-inspired-by-the-film-the-dark-crystal-spoiler-warning/913794 "2020-07-14T21:46:44Z")
So I finally just finished watch the Dark Crystal film after all these years. I hated the main villains when I was a kid and always stopped watching it. I found a copy at wall mart and gave it another go. I enjoyed the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1789) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1791)