# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1877 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1878 --- ## [Should my son select a heavy or light Hot Wheels for a Hot Wheels race?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-my-son-select-a-heavy-or-light-hot-wheels-for-a-hot-wheels-race/846148)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-my-son-select-a-heavy-or-light-hot-wheels-for-a-hot-wheels-race/846148 "2020-05-14T19:47:49Z")
Next weekend, my son and I are going to a Father-Son camp and they are having a matchbox car race tournament/competition. You can see last year’s competition here to get the idea.They put the cars on a ramp “pinewood de… --- ## [James Michener's novels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-micheners-novels/853530)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-micheners-novels/853530 "2020-05-14T19:27:42Z")
Many years ago I started reading “Alaska” but lost interest fairly quickly. That was a different time and I was a different person then (I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now). Anyway, I’m wondering what y… --- ## [Dr. Fauci's Senate testimony](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-faucis-senate-testimony/853647)
**Author:** [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-faucis-senate-testimony/853647 "2020-05-14T19:21:43Z")
Does anyone know why this is happening? What good will it do? If Dr. Fauci urges caution, Republicans in the Senate will just say “whatever.” Apparently Fauci is going to say that states shouldn’t loosen restrictions … --- ## [Good stock market static-URL graph page?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-stock-market-static-url-graph-page/853741)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-stock-market-static-url-graph-page/853741 "2020-05-14T19:14:03Z")
Tired of fishing around for one every time I want to see how things have changed. I’d like a URL that goes to a graph that shows one of those standard line graphs for the Dow, the S & P, and the Nasqad, ideally with a s… --- ## [Song royalties questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-royalties-questions/853568)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-royalties-questions/853568 "2020-05-14T19:00:35Z")
If I had written and performed a number 1 hit song in the sixties, would I be able to live comfortably for the rest of my life? Let’'s use an example like “I Got you Babe” written by Sonny Bono and performed by Sonny an… --- ## [The Killing of a Sacred Dear - help me understand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-killing-of-a-sacred-dear-help-me-understand/812983)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-killing-of-a-sacred-dear-help-me-understand/812983 "2020-05-14T17:38:15Z")
I rarely have the patience to get through an entire movie anymore. This was an exception. I found it very intriguing. If you are a true movie fan, I think you will enjoy this movie. It’s on Netflix (in Canada anyway)… --- ## [Has there been any speculation when N95 masks will be available to the public again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-been-any-speculation-when-n95-masks-will-be-available-to-the-public-again/853563)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-been-any-speculation-when-n95-masks-will-be-available-to-the-public-again/853563 "2020-05-14T17:01:55Z")
I work at home and use grocery pickup, but there’s some things that aren’t getting done. All we have are those cloth masks that are essentially worthless to keep from getting the virus (don’t they only block like 25% of … --- ## [How the hey did I lose 2 pounds after 6 weeks of not working out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hey-did-i-lose-2-pounds-after-6-weeks-of-not-working-out/853730)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hey-did-i-lose-2-pounds-after-6-weeks-of-not-working-out/853730 "2020-05-14T16:37:48Z")
April 1, the local LA Fitness I belong to shut its doors. That weekend I try jogging for the first, and, as it turns out, only time in my life. My heart rate, which typically on the elliptical needs a TON of effort to … --- ## [Moving is awful. What do I do with all this stuff??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-is-awful-what-do-i-do-with-all-this-stuff/852799)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-is-awful-what-do-i-do-with-all-this-stuff/852799 "2020-05-14T16:27:08Z")
After 30 years of living in Chicago we’re moving to another state. We don’t want to move in the middle of a pandemic, but it can’t be helped. I’m going to miss Chicago so much. One big problem of moving now is that the … --- ## [Where can I buy weights online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-weights-online/853791)
**Author:** [@ollie73082](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ollie73082)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-weights-online/853791 "2020-05-14T16:04:32Z")
Apologies if this is the wrong forum, but I’m wondering if anyone has been able to purchase weights online recently. My gym, like everyone’s, closed temporarily last month and I’ve been trying to find a barbell and some … --- ## [History we aren't doomed to repeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-we-arent-doomed-to-repeat/853677)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-we-arent-doomed-to-repeat/853677 "2020-05-14T15:52:39Z")
Calling all historians! I’ve been thinking about the popular adage “if we forget history, we are doomed to repeat it”. History wasn’t my best subject, but even I am aware of some of the historical disasters that we shou… --- ## [Looking for a good recent-ish co-op PC game. (Not a shooter)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-recent-ish-co-op-pc-game-not-a-shooter/852836)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-recent-ish-co-op-pc-game-not-a-shooter/852836 "2020-05-14T15:48:20Z")
My wife got a new computer on par with mine so she can now play the newest titles. We’re looking to play something together that we haven’t played before. It can’t be a shooter, and we’re over MMO’s a genre. She fired… --- ## [Suggest Me Some Monitors For PS4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-me-some-monitors-for-ps4/853756)
**Author:** [@tokiyokeller11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tokiyokeller11)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-me-some-monitors-for-ps4/853756 "2020-05-14T15:39:33Z")
I am looking for some monitor suggestions for PS4 gaming. My Budget is around 500 US dollars, Please suggest me some good monitors that have good colors corrections --- ## [Unreal Engine is now free to developers until they have earned $1 million from a given product](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unreal-engine-is-now-free-to-developers-until-they-have-earned-1-million-from-a-given-product/853761)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unreal-engine-is-now-free-to-developers-until-they-have-earned-1-million-from-a-given-product/853761 "2020-05-14T15:38:46Z")
Epic Games has announced that Unreal Engine will have no license fees and no royalties until something made with their product earns $1 million (not sure how it plays out after that). Hate on Epic all you want…this is a… --- ## [Are there any non-home theater Bluetooth receivers out there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-non-home-theater-bluetooth-receivers-out-there/853516)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-non-home-theater-bluetooth-receivers-out-there/853516 "2020-05-14T15:08:35Z")
I’m looking for something that can play four or more speakers that can connect to a receiver. Everything I see is surround sound home theater stuff, which of course divides the signal into different parts, and that’s not… --- ## [Nothing is New challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-new-challenge/853542)
**Author:** [@cornflakes2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes2)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-new-challenge/853542 "2020-05-14T14:45:07Z")
In terms of philosophical questions and thinking, is there anything you heard in recent years that was actually NEW and never asked before and never thought of before? I don’t think so. My assumption is that with hundr… --- ## [New Yorkers: Is trump's pronunciation of "China" common in NY?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-yorkers-is-trumps-pronunciation-of-china-common-in-ny/853687)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-yorkers-is-trumps-pronunciation-of-china-common-in-ny/853687 "2020-05-14T14:28:23Z")
When trump says “China” it sounds like Ch-eye-na as in “eye” and drawn out. Is that a common pronunciation in NY or more unique to trump? It is the may he pronounces it every time I’ve noticed and it always sounds off. … --- ## [AMC: Lodge 49 - Anyone watching this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amc-lodge-49-anyone-watching-this/820068)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amc-lodge-49-anyone-watching-this/820068 "2020-05-14T12:43:44Z")
It comes on right after Better Call Saul. I’m enjoying it. I’ve seen it compared to The Big Lebowski. I’m not sure I agree with that. The protagonist is an amiable slacker who is definitely reminiscent of Lebowski but t… --- ## [Cellular Booster for vehicle use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cellular-booster-for-vehicle-use/789762)
**Author:** [@NadaHappyCamper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NadaHappyCamper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cellular-booster-for-vehicle-use/789762 "2017-06-26T21:11:52Z")
I am looking for a signal booster for cellular and wi fi , for use in a vehicle. It seems we live in a bad reception area, and some of the outlying areas that we are called to work in are also poor reception areas. We us… --- ## [VPN. Do I need one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vpn-do-i-need-one/815152)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vpn-do-i-need-one/815152 "2020-05-14T08:30:43Z")
Life has been going great. Then Avast tells me I need a VPN. Only $4/month. Living under my rock, I never heard of VPN. But, thanks to Wiki, now I know. Am I the only one without one? If I need one, is $4/month a good… --- ## [Anonymous owners of companies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-owners-of-companies/853675)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-owners-of-companies/853675 "2020-05-14T06:22:32Z")
If it is not possible to find out who owns a company, how can the owner really control it? People have to accept that you are the owner, otherwise you don’t really own anything. --- ## [Was Frankfurter right (that the court should stay out of politics)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-frankfurter-right-that-the-court-should-stay-out-of-politics/853664)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-frankfurter-right-that-the-court-should-stay-out-of-politics/853664 "2020-05-14T05:56:58Z")
Until the 1960s, SCOTUS avoided political questions. The biggest ones they ducked was over malapportionment in states. The constitution on my home state, PA, required reapportionment of the legislature after each censu… --- ## [How do I compare MacBooks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-compare-macbooks/843138)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-compare-macbooks/843138 "2020-05-14T05:37:02Z")
The decision has been made to buy a MacBook. I’m still kids confused as to all the options and googling hasn’t really helped. Here’s some info. I think 13 inch is better, it will need to travel in my backpack frequently… --- ## [Want to know how I spent 4 hours being laughed at](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-know-how-i-spent-4-hours-being-laughed-at/294436)
**Author:** [@START](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/START)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-know-how-i-spent-4-hours-being-laughed-at/294436 "2020-05-14T05:26:13Z")
There is a man at my church who has his own Tax preparation business, located near a shopping mall. Today he asked me if after Church I would go to the mall with his son, “Stewie” and advertise for him and tell people t… --- ## [We discover an alien species. How likely to play ball games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-discover-an-alien-species-how-likely-to-play-ball-games/853606)
**Author:** [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-discover-an-alien-species-how-likely-to-play-ball-games/853606 "2020-05-14T05:00:08Z")
Let’s say it was announced tomorrow that we’d discovered evidence of an alien species. For this purpose I’ll consider “now” to be whenever the signals were created, not right now, so if they’re 600 light-years away and t… --- ## [Feuding time again (also posted at the other board) \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feuding-time-again-also-posted-at-the-other-board-game-over/852673)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feuding-time-again-also-posted-at-the-other-board-game-over/852673 "2020-05-14T04:24:29Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. You want to match the other people in the game. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be… --- ## [Who's a good boy? Yes, YOU are!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-a-good-boy-yes-you-are/852845)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-a-good-boy-yes-you-are/852845 "2020-05-14T03:47:22Z")
The headline pretty much says it all: Genetics Research Explains Why Dogs Are Very Good Boys All I can say is that a lifetime of experience seems to back it up. In all seriousness, despite my snark about cats – and I … --- ## [Don't be Sad that it's over. Be glad that it happened.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-be-sad-that-its-over-be-glad-that-it-happened/853759)
**Author:** [@cornflakes2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-be-sad-that-its-over-be-glad-that-it-happened/853759 "2020-05-14T03:24:44Z")
What kind of things are you sad about that is over but instead should just be happy that it happened? --- ## [Fucking idiot coronavirus-loving rednecks in Michigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-idiot-coronavirus-loving-rednecks-in-michigan/851895 "2020-05-14T02:51:34Z")
Today, a bunch of mouth-breathing confederate-flag-waving neckbeards gathered in Lansing, MI, to protest the governor who has ordered people to stay home, stay safe and stop spreading the coronavirus in Michigan, which j… --- ## [Would it be possible to have a ‘hide this thread’ feature on this board’s software?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-have-a-hide-this-thread-feature-on-this-board-s-software/853753)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-have-a-hide-this-thread-feature-on-this-board-s-software/853753 "2020-05-14T02:49:37Z")
Obviously, this isn’t anything that could or will happen soon, getting the board stable and keeping the SDMB open are the two priorities for the SDMB. But, in a future perfect world, does the software allow for a hide t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1876) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1878)