# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1801 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1802 --- ## [Prosecution reform](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prosecution-reform/913968)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Terrific](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Terrific)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prosecution-reform/913968 "2020-07-07T15:01:30Z")
I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and I am starting to believe that many of the policing problems in the US aren’t only police problems but they are enabled by district attorney problems. If a cop does somethin… --- ## [Texter or caller, who is the asshole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texter-or-caller-who-is-the-asshole/914476)
**Author:** [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texter-or-caller-who-is-the-asshole/914476 "2020-07-07T14:12:44Z")
Neither of these people are me, but they are both friends. One always calls, never leaves a text message; the other always texts, never calls. This has caused some friction as the texter will text asking for some informa… --- ## [PC load letter. WTF does that mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-load-letter-wtf-does-that-mean/914434)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-load-letter-wtf-does-that-mean/914434 "2020-07-07T13:50:03Z")
The movie never gets old. --- ## [Energy, entropy and the fate of the universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-entropy-and-the-fate-of-the-universe/914485)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-entropy-and-the-fate-of-the-universe/914485 "2020-07-07T13:18:22Z")
I’m aware that my assumptions are probably incorrect but I’ll state them as if they’re true. If the universe is generally moving to its lowest energy state, and mass and energy are equivalent, then why wouldn’t the un… --- ## [DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth/486452)
**Author:** [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth/486452 "2020-07-07T12:26:07Z")
Some people are just immune to reason and facts. DrDeth, you really need a lesson in common sense. You insist there is political persecution in Hong Kong but you are unable to cite a single example of such political per… --- ## [Help me find a WWII-era German educational comic—the "career path" of a German boy, from Hitler Youth to Conscript to Reservist/Retiree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-wwii-era-german-educational-comic-the-career-path-of-a-german-boy-from-hitler-youth-to-conscript-to-reservist-retiree/914557)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-wwii-era-german-educational-comic-the-career-path-of-a-german-boy-from-hitler-youth-to-conscript-to-reservist-retiree/914557 "2020-07-07T10:47:21Z")
Like it says in the title. It’s something I found and downloaded, once, for writing reference, but is hidden beyond easy discovery in my rat’s nest of files. Basically, a simple black & white comic (I seem to recall the… --- ## [How do crime bosses run their organizations from prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-crime-bosses-run-their-organizations-from-prison/914429)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-crime-bosses-run-their-organizations-from-prison/914429 "2020-07-07T09:18:02Z")
I’ve read that some mafia/crime-family bosses continued to run the organization from behind bars, and wonder how that is practical. In prison, one’s phone privileges could be cut off, and mail takes a while to arrive. W… --- ## [How come I have to sign in every time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-i-have-to-sign-in-every-time/914556)
**Author:** [@Backwater\_UnderDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_UnderDuck)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-i-have-to-sign-in-every-time/914556 "2020-07-07T07:16:44Z")
It calls up a box with my old user name, which I have to change, and I can’t tell what password it’s trying to get me to use, but if I use it it doesn’t work, so I have to type it in, every single time, but there is no f… --- ## [Incident on a Chicago Bus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incident-on-a-chicago-bus/914498)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incident-on-a-chicago-bus/914498 "2020-07-07T06:30:30Z")
I debated with myself whether this was a Mundane type of thread but knowing the Board’s sensitivities, I opted to put this in Politics. I was riding the 151 bus through Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood, a stretch known … --- ## [Would you create second or a throw-away account to ask questions that you couldn't ask with your main account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-create-second-or-a-throw-away-account-to-ask-questions-that-you-couldnt-ask-with-your-main-account/914553)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-create-second-or-a-throw-away-account-to-ask-questions-that-you-couldnt-ask-with-your-main-account/914553 "2020-07-07T06:25:23Z")
I never created another account on straight dope forums to ask questions that I wouldn’t be able to ask on my current account. Some people know which username have on this forum. My privacy would be invaded to a certain … --- ## [Lancaster CA plans to defy LA county order to cancel due to covid 19 and hold fireworks show, mayor says](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lancaster-ca-plans-to-defy-la-county-order-to-cancel-due-to-covid-19-and-hold-fireworks-show-mayor-says/914154)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lancaster-ca-plans-to-defy-la-county-order-to-cancel-due-to-covid-19-and-hold-fireworks-show-mayor-says/914154 "2020-07-07T03:31:18Z")
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/weddings/lancaster-plans-to-defy-county-order-and-hold-fireworks-show-mayor-says/ar-BB16hnxU?ocid=hplocalnews This doesn’t surprise me as this is one of 2 big summer events the other … --- ## [The Night the Lights Went Out (on Freedom) in Georgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-the-lights-went-out-on-freedom-in-georgia/914570)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-the-lights-went-out-on-freedom-in-georgia/914570 "2020-07-07T03:27:23Z")
This is going to be a thing. Corona = excuse to rip off votes from anyone who might be opposed to Republican misrule. --- ## [The Great Summer 2020 Doper Postcard Exchange!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2020-doper-postcard-exchange/853863)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-summer-2020-doper-postcard-exchange/853863 "2020-07-07T03:06:42Z")
Northern Piper, melodyharmonius and jayrey have run them in the past, and they’re always fun, but it’s been awhile. Here’s how it works (as adapted from NP’s previous thread). Our rules, by the numbers, and written wit… --- ## [Master Racists LARP Deliverance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-racists-larp-deliverance/914492)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-racists-larp-deliverance/914492 "2020-07-07T02:34:03Z")
This story is just starting to spread and the inbred redneck hillbillies deserve acknowledgement. Be sure to watch the videos. --- ## [Constitutional rights when a virus doesn't read the Constitution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constitutional-rights-when-a-virus-doesnt-read-the-constitution/914314)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constitutional-rights-when-a-virus-doesnt-read-the-constitution/914314 "2020-07-07T00:01:37Z")
The main flaw with people protesting that the government is taking away people’s rights to peaceably assemble, or other such measures to fight Covid-19, is that the virus doesn’t read the Constitution. I suspect that thi… --- ## [Testing times 3000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-times-3000/911118)
**Author:** [@ExVoxMachina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExVoxMachina)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-times-3000/911118 "2020-07-06T23:59:50Z")
2020-06-21T07:00:00Z (UTC) The military judge erred in admitting the evidence. Since the Government had no other evidence of the appellant’s guilt of the offense,8 we set aside the findings of \*609 guilty and the sente… --- ## [Ps5 upcoming Games that I and You Both Need to Know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps5-upcoming-games-that-i-and-you-both-need-to-know/914533)
**Author:** [@willbaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willbaker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps5-upcoming-games-that-i-and-you-both-need-to-know/914533 "2020-07-06T23:49:04Z")
As far as i know there are 18 ps5 upcoming games announced! But how much Really? --- ## [How do I put software on a computer that is not on line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-put-software-on-a-computer-that-is-not-on-line/913428)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-put-software-on-a-computer-that-is-not-on-line/913428 "2020-07-06T23:36:25Z")
I have a desktop with internet. I want to have an offline laptop dedicated to my work. How do I get apps and software onto my laptop? Some way to get programs into my PC and load them onto the laptop? Maybe connect the l… --- ## [Using CTRL-F to find](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-ctrl-f-to-find/914520)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-ctrl-f-to-find/914520 "2020-07-06T23:05:50Z")
Sorry if this has been brought up before, but if I do CTRL-F now it’s the same as clicking the magnifier at the top R of the screen. On Chrome I can click the three dots to bring up the menu then click “Find” and it bri… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' Thread - November 2015 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-november-2015-edition/736417)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-november-2015-edition/736417 "2020-07-06T22:45:05Z")
Forgive me for usurping this, but no one has started one yet. For Halloween I finally obtained and read Dracula – The Ultimate, Illustrated Edition of the World’s Most Famous Vampire Play, edited and annotated by David … --- ## [What happened to the Short Fiction topics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-short-fiction-topics/914466)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-short-fiction-topics/914466 "2020-07-06T22:39:09Z")
I was trying to dredge up the Flash Fiction-Short Fiction threads from about 2010 to about 2012 or so, where Dopers posted stories according to a set of parameters within a set period of time. The contests were hosted b… --- ## [Police Funeral](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-funeral/914122)
**Author:** [@ishamael69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ishamael69)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-funeral/914122 "2020-07-06T22:37:16Z")
So in Tulsa a police office died recently in the line of duty. They had this huge motorcade from Tulsa to Oklahoma City (about 100 miles). The video I saw was 7 minutes long of police going by, including a helicopter. … --- ## [The Republican nominating convention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-nominating-convention/914396)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-nominating-convention/914396 "2020-07-06T22:24:22Z")
In this month’s paper Ballot Access News, there is a detail I had not noticed before. The part in Charlotte will be limited to six delegates from each state. Since the party has decided to adopt the 2016 platform with … --- ## [Fox crops Trump out of photo with Epstein and Maxwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-crops-trump-out-of-photo-with-epstein-and-maxwell/914526)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-crops-trump-out-of-photo-with-epstein-and-maxwell/914526 "2020-07-06T22:17:11Z")
Par for the course https://twitter.com/i/events/1280176625380802577 --- ## [Why is everyone's main complaint about Taco Bell the fact it's not "authentic Mexican food"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-everyones-main-complaint-about-taco-bell-the-fact-its-not-authentic-mexican-food/855915)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-everyones-main-complaint-about-taco-bell-the-fact-its-not-authentic-mexican-food/855915 "2020-07-06T22:15:31Z")
The second being that it’s the same 5 ingredients remixed over and over (yes we all watched that one stand-up special) Has Taco Bell claimed it’s been “authentic Mexican food” in decades? I’m fairly certain they now jus… --- ## [Song ID: 1970s Philadelphia soul song heard in grocery store](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-1970s-philadelphia-soul-song-heard-in-grocery-store/913671)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-1970s-philadelphia-soul-song-heard-in-grocery-store/913671 "2020-07-06T21:46:28Z")
Trying to ID a song that I heard at the grocery store earlier today. The song is almost certainly a mid- to late-1970s Philadelphia soul song (or heavily influenced by that sound). Every song this store plays is pretty … --- ## [Norton is long gone from my Mac, but I still get message when I start Firefox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-is-long-gone-from-my-mac-but-i-still-get-message-when-i-start-firefox/914436)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-is-long-gone-from-my-mac-but-i-still-get-message-when-i-start-firefox/914436 "2020-07-06T21:40:49Z")
When I start Firefox (e.g., after a crash, which happens all the time), I get the message: “This version of Firefox is not supported by Norton Confidential,” etc. I looked to see if any Norton stuff is still on my Mac.… --- ## [What type of sans-serif capital letter would you want to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-sans-serif-capital-letter-would-you-want-to-be/914421)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-sans-serif-capital-letter-would-you-want-to-be/914421 "2020-07-06T20:39:38Z")
poll Be sure to provide a deep and profoundly personal psychological reason for your choice. --- ## [Flouncers and Their Steeds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flouncers-and-their-steeds/913521)
**Author:** [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flouncers-and-their-steeds/913521 "2020-07-06T19:37:27Z")
I figured I’d go ahead and compile a list of flouncers as I come across them, just in case anyone wants to add them to their ignore list. Because they totally aren’t coming back, right? To be clear, this isn’t for peopl… --- ## [Is a physical key capable of this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-physical-key-capable-of-this/914252)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-physical-key-capable-of-this/914252 "2020-07-06T18:30:10Z")
So i’m staying in this inn tonight, it’s a small, 20-30 room place, really nice. All of the doors open inside of the building, and you need to use your room key to open the main door to the inn, walk to your room, and o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1800) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1802)