# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1898 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1899 --- ## [what brands of semi auto .223 rifles in the $400-700 range are good or bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-brands-of-semi-auto-223-rifles-in-the-400-700-range-are-good-or-bad/852634)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-brands-of-semi-auto-223-rifles-in-the-400-700-range-are-good-or-bad/852634 "2020-04-30T21:17:42Z")
Looking at AR-15 type 223 rifles, there are a lot of different models in the $400-700 range. Some are by very well known companies (colt, ruger, smith & wesson, bushmaster) as well as a lot of less well known names (DPMS… --- ## [Governor Andrew Cuomo has now ousted himself as a piece of shit: 'Domestic Violence' is 'Not Death'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-andrew-cuomo-has-now-ousted-himself-as-a-piece-of-shit-domestic-violence-is-not-death/852539)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-andrew-cuomo-has-now-ousted-himself-as-a-piece-of-shit-domestic-violence-is-not-death/852539 "2020-04-30T21:16:04Z")
I understand lot of us have differing opinions on how long or extensive the shutdowns should be. And naturally there’s debate about when or if the “cure is worse than the disease”. Being pro-lockdown is totally fine … --- ## [The universe and everything in it - younger than we thought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-universe-and-everything-in-it-younger-than-we-thought/852790)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-universe-and-everything-in-it-younger-than-we-thought/852790 "2020-04-30T20:41:49Z")
I remember a scientist saying: “We’re estimating age, not determining it.” Well, based on the Hubble Constant, the age of the universe used to be estimated at a value of 13.7 billion years. There has been a lot of restl… --- ## [Movies or TV shows in which a real OS or website is shown on the screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-or-tv-shows-in-which-a-real-os-or-website-is-shown-on-the-screen/852777)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-or-tv-shows-in-which-a-real-os-or-website-is-shown-on-the-screen/852777 "2020-04-30T20:20:40Z")
I’m just watching “Swimming Pool” (I think it’s a remake of “La Piscine” from 1969 with Alain Delon and Romy Schneider, but I’m not totally sure), and at one time Charlotte Rampling boots up her laptop, and a Windows scr… --- ## [You know their name, but don't realize it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-their-name-but-dont-realize-it/847202)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-their-name-but-dont-realize-it/847202 "2020-04-30T20:02:51Z")
Saw a movie recently where someone was called “kiddo” and it reminded me of Kill Bill. In part one, we know Uma Thurman’s character only as “The Bride.” Except in flashbacks, Bill calls her “kiddo”, which turns out to no… --- ## [Not all heroes wear capes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-all-heroes-wear-capes/852922)
**Author:** [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-all-heroes-wear-capes/852922 "2020-04-30T19:56:01Z")
Apparently some wear pasties and G-strings. --- ## [The butterfly effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-butterfly-effect/794543)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-butterfly-effect/794543 "2020-04-30T19:02:26Z")
Is it likely that my mundane actions, such as buying cigarettes or going to the mall is drastically changing the course of history? --- ## [WWII commandos with mercury paste destroying planes? (and other questions about Al)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-commandos-with-mercury-paste-destroying-planes-and-other-questions-about-al/461371)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-commandos-with-mercury-paste-destroying-planes-and-other-questions-about-al/461371 "2020-04-30T18:23:44Z")
This site is just full of cheerful ‘facts’ about aluminum: OK, I know about aluminum forming an oxide layer and thus protecting itself from serious corrosion. But is it really sapphire? And does anodized aluminum work … --- ## [German question: auf einer Schule lernen/auf einer Schule arbeiten seem wrong to me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-question-auf-einer-schule-lernen-auf-einer-schule-arbeiten-seem-wrong-to-me/852875)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-question-auf-einer-schule-lernen-auf-einer-schule-arbeiten-seem-wrong-to-me/852875 "2020-04-30T17:35:19Z")
Hi Both ‘auf einer Schule lernen’/‘auf einer Schule arbeiten’ seem wrong to me. I haven’t been able to find any rule stating that the use of the preposition ‘auf’ is wrong in the above contexts. I look forward to your f… --- ## [After Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-life/832733)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-life/832733 "2020-04-30T17:22:14Z")
I just finished the Netflix series, After Life starring Ricky Gervais. Is anyone else watching? A great series, I loved it! I want more! I hope there’s another season. I also loved Derek, The Office, and Extras. Oh, … --- ## [Meat processing plants having Covid-19 Outbreaks is a preventable tragedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-processing-plants-having-covid-19-outbreaks-is-a-preventable-tragedy/852873)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-processing-plants-having-covid-19-outbreaks-is-a-preventable-tragedy/852873 "2020-04-30T17:15:57Z")
trump signed an executive order on Tuesday invoking the Defense Production Act to keep meat processing plants open, a senior White House official told CBS News. Plants owned by some of the country’s largest food companie… --- ## [Coronavirus disaster in library](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-disaster-in-library/852559)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-disaster-in-library/852559 "2020-04-30T16:51:33Z")
Coronavirus: Library books rearranged in size order by cleaner The horror. The horror. --- ## [That "too late" feeling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-too-late-feeling/852647)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-too-late-feeling/852647 "2020-04-30T16:16:14Z")
It’s something I’ve been wrestling with being closer each day to 30 and still living at home. I have a lot of regrets about not taking my early schooling seriously or even going for the career I wanted to in the beginnin… --- ## [Does sea water cool down during night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sea-water-cool-down-during-night/852891)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sea-water-cool-down-during-night/852891 "2020-04-30T16:08:12Z")
I hate cold water, but I love going to the sea, so I’m obsessed with sea water temperatures of random countries. One thing I noticed is that unlike air temperature where you have “average max, average low”, here you don’… --- ## [Need to find a new hosting site & move an entire site out of GoDaddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-find-a-new-hosting-site-move-an-entire-site-out-of-godaddy/820151)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-find-a-new-hosting-site-move-an-entire-site-out-of-godaddy/820151 "2020-04-30T16:00:49Z")
What alternatives are there to GoDaddy to host our site? What options are there to finding someone to move the site from there to another one? It’s already built there on Wordpress but we want to find a host with bette… --- ## [Why content creators don't use ad-blockers in their videos.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-content-creators-dont-use-ad-blockers-in-their-videos/852881)
**Author:** [@Dr.Crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Crap)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-content-creators-dont-use-ad-blockers-in-their-videos/852881 "2020-04-30T15:55:14Z")
I like to watch YouTube videos related to technology, gadgets, etc… I’ve noticed that none of the content creators I watch use ad-blockers when they screen share a webpage. I find this unusual because some of them have … --- ## [USA - Which delivery drivers do you tip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-which-delivery-drivers-do-you-tip/852884)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-which-delivery-drivers-do-you-tip/852884 "2020-04-30T15:48:53Z")
Question prompted by this thread over in GQ, I’m curious what the norm is for which deliveries get tipped and which don’t? Even in the UK and Australia it has become almost the norm to tip fast food delivery drivers (Pi… --- ## [Someone tried to fraudulently claim unemployment benefits in my name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-tried-to-fraudulently-claim-unemployment-benefits-in-my-name/852893)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-tried-to-fraudulently-claim-unemployment-benefits-in-my-name/852893 "2020-04-30T15:29:16Z")
So I am still gainfully employed for now, working from home, and yesterday my manager emailed me saying that HR received an unemployment claim for me. She said she would take care of things on the company side and I shou… --- ## [What do you dip your McNuggets in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-dip-your-mcnuggets-in/778503)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-dip-your-mcnuggets-in/778503 "2020-04-30T15:25:10Z")
Bad grammar and vague double entendre aside, what is your preferred dipping sauce for your Chicken Nuggets or Fingers or tenders etc.? BBQ is my most common choice but my favorite is McDonald’s Sweet & Sour. I love the … --- ## [International travel: what are my options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-travel-what-are-my-options/852746)
**Author:** [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-travel-what-are-my-options/852746 "2020-04-30T15:24:56Z")
I’m putting this in GQ to gather factual answers, but if you have recommendations, I’m all ears to that too. I have a flight booked (pre-coronavirus, of course) to Ecuador in July on United. Obviously, I’m not going. … --- ## [How Do I Tip Amazon Fresh Delivery People?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tip-amazon-fresh-delivery-people/852868)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tip-amazon-fresh-delivery-people/852868 "2020-04-30T14:37:14Z")
Like many, I have been getting groceries delivered to me. I use Amazon Fresh doorstep delivery which means the groceries are left at my doorstep and I do not see or talk to the driver. I’ve searched the web-tubes and a… --- ## [Stage Glitter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stage-glitter/852864)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stage-glitter/852864 "2020-04-30T14:28:12Z")
So, this morning, Michaela decided that I needed to watch Jesus Christ Superstar Live, the one that was on NBC in 2018 (partly because we heard Andrew Lloyd Webber discussing it with Seth Rudetsky earlier, on Sirius XM, … --- ## [Should I buy a new electric bass? Any recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-new-electric-bass-any-recommendations/852180)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-new-electric-bass-any-recommendations/852180 "2020-04-30T12:02:07Z")
As I work from home every day now, and crawl more and more inside my own head, I find myself looking to buy something to cheer myself up. I’ve been teaching myself bass, mostly using Rocksmith 2014, plus looking up some… --- ## [Web browser "Brave" - anyone else tried it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-browser-brave-anyone-else-tried-it/852618)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-browser-brave-anyone-else-tried-it/852618 "2020-04-30T11:49:31Z")
It automatically blocks ads and trackers, resulting in improved speed and privacy. From a review (Cnet): I’ve been using it for several days and, so far, it can’t be beat. Browsing was immediately and recognizably fas… --- ## [What is the difference between P2P and standard VPN servers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-p2p-and-standard-vpn-servers/852773)
**Author:** [@Muddibog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muddibog)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-p2p-and-standard-vpn-servers/852773 "2020-04-30T10:23:39Z")
I recently started to use a VPN. At times, I come across a website that is able to detect that I am using a VPN and will deny me access. However, I found that I can override these restrictions by switching to a P2P serve… --- ## [Are there more book titles than paintings in the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-more-book-titles-than-paintings-in-the-world/852800)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-more-book-titles-than-paintings-in-the-world/852800 "2020-04-30T09:28:24Z")
Writing and painting are both human art forms. Both are forms of expressions and convey thoughts, messages and meanings. I guess painting figurines or animals shapes on cave walls began before writing of alphabets, words… --- ## [ID this 80s SF Comedy Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-80s-sf-comedy-scene/852883)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-80s-sf-comedy-scene/852883 "2020-04-30T08:43:28Z")
I just watched the printer at my office dump some copies directly into a recycling bin, apparently not by design. It made me think of one of those movies from the 80s (Back to the Future, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Real Ge… --- ## [Well! Slap me. I'm a new Mother...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-slap-me-im-a-new-mother/852823)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-slap-me-im-a-new-mother/852823 "2020-04-30T07:17:58Z")
Don’t you dare add another word to my title! (I got my eye on you) I have visiting Chihuahuas. My Mid-daughters horrible, un-disciplined, not reliably potty-trained, mean, nasty, loud, and nearly un-lovable 2 little sno… --- ## [The Hearthstone Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hearthstone-thread/687172)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 2698\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hearthstone-thread/687172 "2020-04-30T07:09:45Z")
So, I’ve just gotten into this, and did a search on the forum (there is only one forum on the internet), and what do I find? NOTHING. So I’m remedying that. :wink: I’m sure there are other Hearthstone players out there… --- ## [What to do with a giant pile of garlic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-giant-pile-of-garlic/852700)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-giant-pile-of-garlic/852700 "2020-04-30T06:41:02Z")
The perils of socially distant online grocery orders: sometimes it’s not totally clear what the units of your selections are. Garlic was $0.01 each, so I figured hey, we go through a lot of garlic, and the homegrown stuf… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1897) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1899)