# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1869 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1870 --- ## [Help me with "home" schooling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-home-schooling/854071)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-home-schooling/854071 "2020-05-19T20:52:07Z")
Since my grandkids weren’t getting much from their school during the pandemic, I have volunteered to work with them by video on Kids Messenger or something like it. The first-grader says he wants to work on multiplicati… --- ## [We're moving to India!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-moving-to-india/853987)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-moving-to-india/853987 "2020-05-19T20:36:36Z")
:eek: My wife took on a new role at her firm that will be based in Bangalore, so we’re moving there! Of course, I have no idea when, given the current global weirdness, but that’s the plan. I’m actually really excited. … --- ## [Music you bought because you heard it (or heard of it) in an unlikely place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-bought-because-you-heard-it-or-heard-of-it-in-an-unlikely-place/853940)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-bought-because-you-heard-it-or-heard-of-it-in-an-unlikely-place/853940 "2020-05-19T20:32:27Z")
MeTV has a commercial for their line-up of classic Westerns that features a woman singing something like, “Everybody’s got their weapons drawn/Darling, darling/You’re in the Wild West.” I like the song, but research sho… --- ## [Strava developments - no free access to segments from today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strava-developments-no-free-access-to-segments-from-today/854074)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strava-developments-no-free-access-to-segments-from-today/854074 "2020-05-19T19:31:56Z")
If you are one of the 50 million who use Strava you may have seen a pretty big development announced today - the segment leaderboards will no longer be open to free accounts, and you will need to subscribe to see them. G… --- ## [They want to take away our guns, for what use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-want-to-take-away-our-guns-for-what-use/853958)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-want-to-take-away-our-guns-for-what-use/853958 "2020-05-19T19:14:18Z")
What is the american charm with guns and mass murders? Why does americans want guns, what er they protecting them against. If it is the government that seems unlikely. So whats going on? --- ## [Anyone here using ZORO Internet privacy software? Is it utter B.S. or is it useful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-using-zoro-internet-privacy-software-is-it-utter-b-s-or-is-it-useful/854101)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-using-zoro-internet-privacy-software-is-it-utter-b-s-or-is-it-useful/854101 "2020-05-19T18:52:16Z")
Title says it all. I’m looking into using services like Zoro. And I’m looking for first-hand experiences. Please do NOT post any private info into this thread. Thanks !! --- ## [Your Favorite Songs in English From Bands Who Dont Speak English As a First Language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-songs-in-english-from-bands-who-dont-speak-english-as-a-first-language/853964)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-songs-in-english-from-bands-who-dont-speak-english-as-a-first-language/853964 "2020-05-19T18:46:13Z")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d5oWanua7s&list=RD8d5oWanua7s&start\_radio=1 I love this song because I was really into Fallout 4 before the 'Rona hit us and this song would pop up on one of my downloaded radio stations… --- ## [Is there anything thing that actually works to ward off mosquitoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-thing-that-actually-works-to-ward-off-mosquitoes/792416)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-thing-that-actually-works-to-ward-off-mosquitoes/792416 "2020-05-19T18:38:55Z")
This summer our yard has been infested with mosquitoes that attack you even in the daytime. I have tried buying a bug zapper and a citronella candle and it has had no effect at all. I would rather not spray myself with D… --- ## [iPhone X Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-x-case/822052)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-x-case/822052 "2020-05-19T18:21:03Z")
I need some recommendations for an iPhone X case. I have a cracked screen from dropping the phone on the patio. I had a case on it but not a very heavy duty one (obviously!). Luckily I had insurance on it, so for $149… --- ## [I lost my favorite soltaire game (whine)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-favorite-soltaire-game-whine/116271)
**Author:** [@thimblegirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thimblegirl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-favorite-soltaire-game-whine/116271 "2020-05-19T18:12:51Z")
I really want an older version of 123 FreeSolitaire which I have overwritten by upgrades on my computer and is no longer available from the download site. I tried to upload the .exe file of the older version from a frien… --- ## [Laws on Transporting a Corpse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laws-on-transporting-a-corpse/853965)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laws-on-transporting-a-corpse/853965 "2020-05-19T18:05:18Z")
Not one you just killed, don’t worry. :slight\_smile: A few years ago I had a couple of yo yos come into the office for some things (and I declined their representation so this is not a real deal thing), but they mention… --- ## [Sports fans, how have replays and new technological aids changed conventional wisdom in sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-fans-how-have-replays-and-new-technological-aids-changed-conventional-wisdom-in-sports/854127)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-fans-how-have-replays-and-new-technological-aids-changed-conventional-wisdom-in-sports/854127 "2020-05-19T18:00:24Z")
…and the game generally. (ran out of space) For me in cricket, it was a surprise when ball-tracking technology came into being that batsmen who were hit “right in front” of the wickets were usually given out wrongly, th… --- ## [Are You Sheltering in Place With a....Ghost??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sheltering-in-place-with-a-ghost/853788)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sheltering-in-place-with-a-ghost/853788 "2020-05-19T17:45:16Z")
Some people believe they are. And 45% of Americans believe in ghosts even though there is no evidence that they exist. Likely, the stress and distress of this pandemic is taking its toll. If you are sheltering in p… --- ## [How exactly is mortality calculated? It seems like it should be a simple matter but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-is-mortality-calculated-it-seems-like-it-should-be-a-simple-matter-but/854076)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-is-mortality-calculated-it-seems-like-it-should-be-a-simple-matter-but/854076 "2020-05-19T17:36:19Z")
Looking at this morning’s statistics for the United States, I found that we had approximately 90K deaths and about 1.5M total cases, the latter figure including all cases ever–continuing cases as well as cases that had a… --- ## [Membership renewal question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/membership-renewal-question/854113)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/membership-renewal-question/854113 "2020-05-19T16:54:33Z")
I’ll apologize in advance for posting this here, but no one is answering my emails… I keep getting notices that my “access to the paid subscription “Straight Dope Board Membership” is about to expire. \[snip\] If you do… --- ## [Random year 1977: What takes me back is...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-year-1977-what-takes-me-back-is/854009)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-year-1977-what-takes-me-back-is/854009 "2020-05-19T16:46:33Z")
There’s the list. Pick a tune, what difference did it make to your worldview, if any? I like #48: Alice Cooper’s tender side. “Popcorn” is genius. --- ## [I need a healthier salad dressing, both store-bought and homemade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-healthier-salad-dressing-both-store-bought-and-homemade/853985)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-healthier-salad-dressing-both-store-bought-and-homemade/853985 "2020-05-19T16:37:10Z")
Looking forward to summer I hope to eat salads most days, as I did last summer with fresh greens from the farmer’s market. :slight\_smile: but the dressing I’ve been using, Wishbone 1000 Island, which I find VERY tasty, … --- ## [Saving the USS Olympia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-the-uss-olympia/566151)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-the-uss-olympia/566151 "2020-05-19T16:26:29Z")
About the ship: USS Olympia (C-6) - Wikipedia About her current situation: http://www.phillyseaport.org/ships\_olympia.shtml I’m sending similar letters to the President, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Navy, Cha… --- ## [Can someone please explain the rules for Great Debates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-please-explain-the-rules-for-great-debates/853903)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-please-explain-the-rules-for-great-debates/853903 "2020-05-19T16:20:45Z")
I rarely venture into Great Debates because I am easily intimidated by people who think they can prove me wrong just by out-talking me. I am not a great debater and, at least to me, making a slip of the tongue does not i… --- ## [Is there any video recording/presentation software that allows me to do the "weather man" thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-video-recording-presentation-software-that-allows-me-to-do-the-weather-man-thing/853851)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-video-recording-presentation-software-that-allows-me-to-do-the-weather-man-thing/853851 "2020-05-19T16:18:26Z")
I put together a software help guide PDF for a company to use to help train new employees on some of their inhouse custom made apps. Now they are asking if I can do a sort of video lesson, whereby I would run a pre-made… --- ## [Last Actors to appear in the 1890s and 1900s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-actors-to-appear-in-the-1890s-and-1900s/769015)
**Author:** [@Hingle\_McCringleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hingle_McCringleberry)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-actors-to-appear-in-the-1890s-and-1900s/769015 "2020-05-19T16:12:54Z")
As of October 19, 2016 there is only one living actor that I know of who appeared in a movie from the 1910s: Fay McKenzie, who appeared in the 1918 movie “Station Content” as a baby. Now that we’re moving out of the 191… --- ## [How are you handling social distancing violations from strangers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-handling-social-distancing-violations-from-strangers/854036)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-handling-social-distancing-violations-from-strangers/854036 "2020-05-19T16:12:14Z")
This weekend, my wife dog and I arrived at a park Early in the morning. There was only one other group, a woman with her son and dog. Their dog was off leash but she had a leash in hand. No one was wearing a mask, we had… --- ## [What do you now have time to enjoy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-now-have-time-to-enjoy/854017)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-now-have-time-to-enjoy/854017 "2020-05-19T16:11:29Z")
I am retired, all my social obligations are on hold for the foreseeable future and I certainly can’t stay in bed all day(Well, I did…until My Beloved started talking about her sword collection pointedly). Something has… --- ## [Holy fuck I need a haircut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-fuck-i-need-a-haircut/853078)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-fuck-i-need-a-haircut/853078 "2020-05-19T15:38:50Z")
My hair was last cut around the beginning of December. I usually only need a cut every three months, since I get it cut short and then go in for another cut before it becomes too unruly. I’m now approaching twice my usu… --- ## [Is it possible to adjust the volume within an MP3 file?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-adjust-the-volume-within-an-mp3-file/853868)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-adjust-the-volume-within-an-mp3-file/853868 "2020-05-19T15:12:24Z")
Suppose you have an MP3 file with some song which plays at a lower or higher volume than most of your other songs, which is jarring when you have it in a playlist with some other music. You can obviously just adjust the … --- ## [Boris Johnson Coronavirus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boris-johnson-coronavirus/854085)
**Author:** [@n5tp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/n5tp)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boris-johnson-coronavirus/854085 "2020-05-19T14:17:42Z")
Has it ever been reported as to what medications were used in curing the British PM of his coronavirus infection? --- ## [Which Olympian gods and goddesses ( and demi-god offspring) are accepted as imports into Greek myth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-olympian-gods-and-goddesses-and-demi-god-offspring-are-accepted-as-imports-into-greek-myth/852801)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-olympian-gods-and-goddesses-and-demi-god-offspring-are-accepted-as-imports-into-greek-myth/852801 "2020-05-19T14:04:14Z")
Hi Which Olympian gods and goddesses ( and demi-god offspring) are accepted as imports into Greek mythology? Zeus, Athena and Hercules to name a few, are thought to be imports. I look forward to your feedback. --- ## [Whats the reason the us has a politisized supreme court?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-reason-the-us-has-a-politisized-supreme-court/853946)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-reason-the-us-has-a-politisized-supreme-court/853946 "2020-05-19T14:03:07Z")
I am not american, as you can hear from my accent, but ive seen alot of politics in my 50 yo life. How come the court sytem in the US is based on politics? It seems completely un-democratic snf i donty know any other co… --- ## [Why I Don't Trash Talk Joe Biden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-dont-trash-talk-joe-biden/854104)
**Author:** [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-dont-trash-talk-joe-biden/854104 "2020-05-19T13:45:03Z")
More generally, why I don’t trash talk any of the candidates I’m voting for, even when they’re not my preferred candidates. Modern democracy is a process of compromise between diverse interests represented by flawed ind… --- ## [Should there be a probe into the origins of Covid-19?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-a-probe-into-the-origins-of-covid-19/854057)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-a-probe-into-the-origins-of-covid-19/854057 "2020-05-19T13:28:29Z")
Again, simple enough question. There have been several countries that have been calling on a probe into the disease, specifically the origins in China and, mainly, how the CCP handled this in the early stages. The Chin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1868) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1870)