# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1819 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1820 --- ## [Why do some people treat their weight like it's a secret?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-treat-their-weight-like-its-a-secret/912663)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-treat-their-weight-like-its-a-secret/912663 "2020-06-24T20:09:51Z")
First of all, I totally understand why it is rude to ask someone their weight, and I’m not suggesting that people do so. It is totally rude. What I don’t get, though, is why some people treat their weight as if it is so… --- ## [Tags not user creatable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tags-not-user-creatable/912817)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tags-not-user-creatable/912817 "2020-06-24T19:35:13Z")
I see when we draft an OP there’s the option to add “optional tags” to the post. Couple issues: It seems that users cannot create new tags There seem to be no tags populated in the system by default So, perhaps this i… --- ## [Question about "subscriptions"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-subscriptions/912821)
**Author:** [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-subscriptions/912821 "2020-06-24T19:33:32Z")
On Discourse, is there something I can click to get a list of the threads I’m “following,” the way we used to be able to click User CP and get a list of subscribed threads? My apologies if this has already been answered… --- ## [A big Thank you to the SDMB Dev Team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-big-thank-you-to-the-sdmb-dev-team/912374)
**Author:** [@SoToasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoToasty)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-big-thank-you-to-the-sdmb-dev-team/912374 "2020-06-24T19:19:15Z")
Since I come for an IT background, I know how difficult something like this move can be. I just wanted to say thank you to the TubaDiva and the rest of the Dev team for the long hours and also for dealing with the revol… --- ## [So, are sig lines permanently gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-sig-lines-permanently-gone/912150)
**Author:** [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-sig-lines-permanently-gone/912150 "2020-06-24T18:58:22Z")
I realize that many members will probably say “Good riddance!” and it’s far from a deal breaker for me, but I’m just wondering. (I’m also wondering if maybe there’s some option that I’m not seeing to turn them back on.) … --- ## [Does anyone else NOT have a slider bar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-not-have-a-slider-bar/912661)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-not-have-a-slider-bar/912661 "2020-06-24T18:35:34Z")
I’m not reporting this as a problem but I’m just curious. I’ve seen a lot of posts where folks are explaining how to work with them and I haven’t seen anyone else say they don’t have one. I’ve tried every theme and it’… --- ## [Main page: do people like the "Latest" column on the right? I don't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/main-page-do-people-like-the-latest-column-on-the-right-i-dont/912556)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/main-page-do-people-like-the-latest-column-on-the-right-i-dont/912556 "2020-06-24T18:27:12Z")
(Not sure what to call this page, but it would have been “Main” on the old site, it’s the one that lists the forum names and descriptions in nice large type.) Not even remotely important, but I don’t get any use out of … --- ## [How do I delete PMs I don't want to keep anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-delete-pms-i-dont-want-to-keep-anymore/912737)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-delete-pms-i-dont-want-to-keep-anymore/912737 "2020-06-24T18:06:35Z")
It’s nice to see all of my old personal messages carried over from the old platform (going back several years; some I had long forgotten, but was glad to see again), but I can’t figure out a way to delete those I don’t w… --- ## [Traditional rounding 'bias'. I don't get it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traditional-rounding-bias-i-dont-get-it/855085)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traditional-rounding-bias-i-dont-get-it/855085 "2020-06-24T18:06:26Z")
In elementary school when I was taught how to round numbers to a whole number, I was taught that if the last digit ends in 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, round down to ‘0’. Otherwise round up to the next digit. But later on, I was t… --- ## [I Am Having All Kinds of Trouble, and No One is Helping Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-having-all-kinds-of-trouble-and-no-one-is-helping-me/911401)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-having-all-kinds-of-trouble-and-no-one-is-helping-me/911401 "2020-06-24T18:02:49Z")
I am having all kinds of trouble. Logging in, staying logged in, having the new site accept my new password. And no one is helping me. No one is answering my emails, etc. Anyone who knows me, knows that I rarely complain… --- ## [The Segway is dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-segway-is-dead/912780)
**Author:** [@Lantern2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-segway-is-dead/912780 "2020-06-24T17:49:58Z")
https://www.fastcompany.com/90517971/exclusive-segway-the-most-hyped-invention-since-the-macintosh-to-end-production?partner=rss&utm\_source=twitter.com&utm\_medium=social&utm\_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm\_content=rss Or a… --- ## [Georgia's electoral setup: is there a Hell deep enough?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-electoral-setup-is-there-a-hell-deep-enough/855811)
**Author:** [@Turki-lurki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turki-lurki)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-electoral-setup-is-there-a-hell-deep-enough/855811 "2020-06-24T17:48:49Z")
https://twnews.us/us-news/georgia-set-up-a-polling-place-in-a-nursing-home Everyone knows about the long lines for poor people to vote in Georgia. The closed precincts and dud machines. The voter purges and the lack … --- ## [No "Edited" flag on Posts/Replies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-edited-flag-on-posts-replies/912779)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-edited-flag-on-posts-replies/912779 "2020-06-24T17:46:49Z")
As far as I can tell there’s no display on posts or replies to indicate that the OP edited the content and when. This could be a problem if people are using this to manipulate debates. Also, has the 5 minute limit on ed… --- ## [Am I actually logged in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-actually-logged-in/911062)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-actually-logged-in/911062 "2020-06-24T17:31:45Z")
Am I actually logged in? --- ## [What all white collar, high paying fields are oversaturated with applicants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-all-white-collar-high-paying-fields-are-oversaturated-with-applicants/855806)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-all-white-collar-high-paying-fields-are-oversaturated-with-applicants/855806 "2020-06-24T17:27:28Z")
Fields like pharmacy, law or an MBA may have been a good career a while ago but my understanding is that the number of people earning degrees in these fields has skyrocketed while job growth hasn’t kept up. In fields lik… --- ## [Named Genetic Illnesses are More Harmful than Good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/named-genetic-illnesses-are-more-harmful-than-good/855858)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/named-genetic-illnesses-are-more-harmful-than-good/855858 "2020-06-24T17:26:12Z")
Let us assume that the human body falls on a bell curve, from the macro to the micro level. If nearly everyone has an averageish amount of serotonin, then a small fraction will have too much, another small fraction will … --- ## [How do I delete notifications?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-delete-notifications/912675)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-delete-notifications/912675 "2020-06-24T17:11:21Z")
I’m getting quite a collection of notifications there. I see that it keeps track of the ones I’ve responded to and the ones I haven’t – but the list just keeps getting longer and longer. How do I delete notifications o… --- ## [MLB Pandemic Interlude 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-pandemic-interlude-2020/850775)
**Author:** [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-pandemic-interlude-2020/850775 "2020-06-24T17:05:08Z")
Spring Training should be over, so we might as well have a new thread for the Uncertain Period. MLB salaries for the first 60 day stoppage $5000 a day sounds really sweet, but it’s such a tiny percentage of what guys l… --- ## [Not able to get into the board today on Firefox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-able-to-get-into-the-board-today-on-firefox/912618)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-able-to-get-into-the-board-today-on-firefox/912618 "2020-06-24T17:04:54Z")
I’m able to access the board on my phone, but not on Firefox. I don’t even get an error message; it just stays on the page I already have pulled upm --- ## [Anybody heard from Sicks Ate? or know in person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-heard-from-sicks-ate-or-know-in-person/912479)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-heard-from-sicks-ate-or-know-in-person/912479 "2020-06-24T16:12:55Z")
When last heard of, was in unspecified trouble. No need to specify the trouble, of course; but would like to know whether Sicks Ate is OK, and/or has logged in on the new boards. There doesn’t seem to be any way to sear… --- ## [Virtual dopefest...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-dopefest/853448)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-dopefest/853448 "2020-06-24T15:51:48Z")
I don’t plan on hosting one or anything (and I don’t think I’d know how off the top of my head), but if anyone has the ability and inclination, maybe this would be fun, and beat a bit of the loneliness for anyone who’s n… --- ## [Arctic warming faster than ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arctic-warming-faster-than-ever/912552)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arctic-warming-faster-than-ever/912552 "2020-06-24T15:02:39Z")
It just hit 100 in Siberia --- ## [The China issue in the 2020 presidential election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-china-issue-in-the-2020-presidential-election/854197)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-china-issue-in-the-2020-presidential-election/854197 "2020-06-24T14:53:42Z")
Criticism of China during U.S. presidential elections is nothing new; it was a fixture by 2012. (Additional cites for 2012 - CNN: election brings criticism of China and PRI: why are Obama and Romney attacking China? and… --- ## [Any benefit to a "reverse sauna?" (extreme cold, not heat)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-benefit-to-a-reverse-sauna-extreme-cold-not-heat/912471)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-benefit-to-a-reverse-sauna-extreme-cold-not-heat/912471 "2020-06-24T14:16:15Z")
So I was musing about this: In cold nations, like Finland and Russia, saunas are highly popular and often touted for health benefit. That had me wondering about whether the reverse would be true as well - in nations with… --- ## [Forum Jump Doesn't Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-jump-doesnt-work/911077)
**Author:** [@Courk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Courk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-jump-doesnt-work/911077 "2020-06-24T14:05:52Z")
When you’re inside a thread, all the way at the bottom the forums are listed (it’s called “Forum Jump”), but clicking the link to go to a new forum doesn’t work. I haven’t tried all of them, but the several I did try to… --- ## [Looking for years to find title of a 1970's short film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-years-to-find-title-of-a-1970s-short-film/912330)
**Author:** [@hurdygurdymn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hurdygurdymn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-years-to-find-title-of-a-1970s-short-film/912330 "2020-06-24T13:47:06Z")
I saw a short film in grade school, way back, which was made I think 1973 or thereabouts, and for years I’ve tried searching keys words, video searches etc to no avail, except two or three people who saw it too, but didn… --- ## ["Your topic is similar to..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-topic-is-similar-to/912582)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-topic-is-similar-to/912582 "2020-06-24T13:44:01Z")
My thread title was going to be: How many 2021 calendars have you gotten so far? And then I noticed the blue box to the right of my OP. That box said “Your topic is similar to…” Have you ever gotten a “universal remo… --- ## [Do you judge takeout food by weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-judge-takeout-food-by-weight/912673)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-judge-takeout-food-by-weight/912673 "2020-06-24T13:35:02Z")
I just finished eating takeout Chinese food from a new place tonight and when I received the bag (three dishes, fried rice, house special noodle and eggplant and tofu), I was pleasantly surprised by the weight. When I o… --- ## [Is there a way to hide threads completely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-hide-threads-completely/912440)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-hide-threads-completely/912440 "2020-06-24T13:32:21Z")
Muting doesn’t seem to do it. I would like to check Latest or Top threads and have some threads disappeared into the cornfield for me. I know I can hide users, but I was hoping to selectively hide threads. It is a common… --- ## [Happiness ain't a bad, bad, bad thang!❤](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-aint-a-bad-bad-bad-thang/912680)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happiness-aint-a-bad-bad-bad-thang/912680 "2020-06-24T13:19:30Z")
My insomnia is still working for me😊 No errors on the Dope I can kinda work this newness Lots of familiar friends are posting One thread made me belly laugh so hard I was crying People are helping each other navigate th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1818) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1820)