# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1914 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1915 --- ## [How does a playlist create a DMCA problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-playlist-create-a-dmca-problem/852163)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-playlist-create-a-dmca-problem/852163 "2020-04-21T11:44:39Z")
I listen each week to a folk music program, The Midnight Special, on Chicago’s WFMT. The evening’s playlist used to go up on the show’s website the next day. Beginning a few months ago, playlists don’t go up until a we… --- ## [Counter-Strike: Global Offensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counter-strike-global-offensive/632913)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counter-strike-global-offensive/632913 "2012-08-28T10:49:43Z")
Anyone play CS here? I used to play, then stopped for maybe 7 years, now I’m playing CS:GO. So far it’s pretty good. I like: \[ul\] \[li\]Between auto matching servers and bots, I’ve always been able to find a low ping ser… --- ## [What's the point of these Youtube posts/posters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-these-youtube-posts-posters/852147)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-these-youtube-posts-posters/852147 "2020-04-21T09:03:57Z")
I look at a lot of fountain pen review videos (among others) that don’t get very many comments, and frequently I see what seem like robotic comments, like “Great video, keep up the good work!” or “Awesome content, you de… --- ## [Medication question: Clindamycin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medication-question-clindamycin/852152)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medication-question-clindamycin/852152 "2020-04-21T08:18:07Z")
About 11 days ago I came down with a case of conjunctivitis bad enough that the swelling from my lower lid on up to my eyebrow caused people to do double-takes and prevented my eye from staying open. 10 days later the a… --- ## [ipad doesn't remember site settings. Fixable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-doesnt-remember-site-settings-fixable/852089)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-doesnt-remember-site-settings-fixable/852089 "2020-04-21T04:36:00Z")
I can put my location into the National Weather Service site, or select my favorite channels on the TVGuide site, and my desk computer retains them indefinitely. My ipad keeps them for a couple days then goes back to not… --- ## [Thick filmy goo in my balsamic vinegar - is this normal, can I use, need answer quick-like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thick-filmy-goo-in-my-balsamic-vinegar-is-this-normal-can-i-use-need-answer-quick-like/852232)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thick-filmy-goo-in-my-balsamic-vinegar-is-this-normal-can-i-use-need-answer-quick-like/852232 "2020-04-21T04:30:39Z")
Like slime. Wanted to use tonite? --- ## [How much would it cost to set up a line on which forum members can talk via voice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-it-cost-to-set-up-a-line-on-which-forum-members-can-talk-via-voice/852096)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-it-cost-to-set-up-a-line-on-which-forum-members-can-talk-via-voice/852096 "2020-04-21T04:17:23Z")
Please explain. I do not know if it is possible. I am a total newbie in all things related to video conferencing. --- ## [Actual](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual/852242)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual/852242 "2020-04-21T04:16:18Z")
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/mjs538/signs-from-covid-19-reopen-protests-across --- ## [CarnalK is suspended for 30 days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnalk-is-suspended-for-30-days/852305)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnalk-is-suspended-for-30-days/852305 "2020-04-21T04:00:00Z")
For receiving several recent warnings CarnalK is suspended for 30 days. His most recent warnings are here. https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22260975&postcount=13 https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/… --- ## [Duplicate Thread in MPSIMS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duplicate-thread-in-mpsims/852249)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duplicate-thread-in-mpsims/852249 "2020-04-21T03:59:44Z")
Can someone please delete my thread on Kim Jong Un? Thank you. --- ## [Kim Jong Un is Ill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-un-is-ill/852247)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-un-is-ill/852247 "2020-04-21T03:59:04Z")
Well, he has been out of the public eye for more than a week. He missed two important ceremonial events. Now CNN says he is having a difficult recovery after some sort of surgery. It might be true I suppose. He may be… --- ## [Price of crude oil is now a negative number](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-of-crude-oil-is-now-a-negative-number/852209)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-of-crude-oil-is-now-a-negative-number/852209 "2020-04-21T03:39:08Z")
COVID-19 has now torpedoed the world economy so badly that they will now pay you to take oil off their hands. It’s this kind of thing that frightens me about the virus. It’s not people getting sick; that’s bad enough, … --- ## [Considering an Electric Mower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-an-electric-mower/852051)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-an-electric-mower/852051 "2020-04-21T01:24:12Z")
I live on 5 acres of which I mow 2 1/2 with a Zero Turn mower. Works well, no problems. But I currently use a Honda self propelled mower to make a path around the house and a small fenced area that the dog uses in bad we… --- ## [Dismissing Congress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dismissing-congress/851935)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dismissing-congress/851935 "2020-04-21T00:35:25Z")
I learned today that a president can legally dismiss both houses of congress, but under what circumstances can the US President dismiss both houses of Congress? --- ## [Why is weather RADAR slow to load?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-weather-radar-slow-to-load/852075)
**Author:** [@Tilt-A-Whirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tilt-A-Whirl)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-weather-radar-slow-to-load/852075 "2020-04-21T00:26:57Z")
I have a fast internet connection, I can click on a YouTube video and instantly be watching a 30fps video in high definition with stereo sound. But if I go to weather.com and try to watch the local radar map, it slowly … --- ## [favorite place ypu liked getting comics or model kits as a kid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-place-ypu-liked-getting-comics-or-model-kits-as-a-kid/851952)
**Author:** [@bionic\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bionic_man)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-place-ypu-liked-getting-comics-or-model-kits-as-a-kid/851952 "2020-04-21T00:24:17Z")
When I was a child I liked shooing at comic vendor in Torrance or galaxy comics in Redondo beach.where was you go to place for comics or model kits. --- ## [In the UK people call cake "pudding"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-uk-people-call-cake-pudding/851365)
**Author:** [@Garak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garak)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-uk-people-call-cake-pudding/851365 "2020-04-21T00:22:58Z")
but my question to UK dopers is, have you ever had real pudding? It’s one of the finest desserts. --- ## [Are there any ways in which "kids these days" actually are different than kids of past eras?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-ways-in-which-kids-these-days-actually-are-different-than-kids-of-past-eras/852202)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-ways-in-which-kids-these-days-actually-are-different-than-kids-of-past-eras/852202 "2020-04-21T00:01:21Z")
Every time someone complains, “Kids these days, they \_\_\_ this and \_\_\_\_ that,” people unfailingly then dig up the old Socrates quote: "The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show… --- ## [Friend request from beyond the grave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-request-from-beyond-the-grave/852214)
**Author:** [@Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Long_Time_First_Time)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-request-from-beyond-the-grave/852214 "2020-04-20T23:42:07Z")
So I just got a friend request on Facebook from a person I know, and I know she passed away about a year ago. I am guessing her page has been taken over by a bot or someone who will be using it for nefarious purposes. … --- ## [Post pandemic, whats going to happen to all these excess ventilators?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-pandemic-whats-going-to-happen-to-all-these-excess-ventilators/852108)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-pandemic-whats-going-to-happen-to-all-these-excess-ventilators/852108 "2020-04-20T22:57:01Z")
Ventilators are being cranked out at an alarming rate, several countries have started making them domestically. Even though the requirement turned out to be less than feared back in early March, production is continuing… --- ## [Too many RIP threads.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-rip-threads/850841)
**Author:** [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-rip-threads/850841 "2020-04-20T22:18:48Z")
Can we have a rule to stop people posting RIP threads for minor celebrities or their own familiy members? Maybe have only 2 threads RIP(minor celebrity) and RIP(Doper family) and stop people spamming CS and MPSIMS with m… --- ## [Would the discovery of infinite parallel universes cause an existential crisis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-discovery-of-infinite-parallel-universes-cause-an-existential-crisis/851986)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-discovery-of-infinite-parallel-universes-cause-an-existential-crisis/851986 "2020-04-20T22:05:55Z")
Assume there are an infinite supply of parallel universes and it is not only proven by science but we discover a means of communicating with them so we can basically have an internet connection or skype between worlds. W… --- ## [Buffalo Soldier -- help, anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffalo-soldier-help-anyone/438239)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffalo-soldier-help-anyone/438239 "2020-04-20T21:38:40Z")
I’m trying to condense my cassette collection. I have a lot of old mix tapes, and up to now, I’ve been amazingly successful at finding copies of the various songs on them. But there’s one that eludes me. Did you know th… --- ## [I cut my husbands hair today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cut-my-husbands-hair-today/852160)
**Author:** [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cut-my-husbands-hair-today/852160 "2020-04-20T21:25:24Z")
It doesn’t look too bad:eek: I also trimmed his eyebrows and ear hair. Used an electric razor. My hair on the other hand looks like a stringy disaster . Hats are great! --- ## [Agencies explicitly ignoring law violations-how common?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agencies-explicitly-ignoring-law-violations-how-common/851891)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agencies-explicitly-ignoring-law-violations-how-common/851891 "2020-04-20T21:14:26Z")
A couple of times recently, due to the pandemic, I have heard US federal agencies explicitly tell members of the public that while they can’t waive a given regulation, they assure people that they will not investigate vi… --- ## [Christian comedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-comedy/852088)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-comedy/852088 "2020-04-20T20:52:03Z")
Christian comedy is a subgenre of comedy where the material presented is aimed towards a Christian audience. The performances are typically held on church grounds or at off-site, church-sponsored venues. Had no idea thi… --- ## [Odd Man Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-man-out/757277)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-man-out/757277 "2020-04-20T20:49:57Z")
Name 4 or 5 words, of which one of them does not have a characteristic of the others in common. In your turn, name the previous “odd man out”, state how it is diffeent from the others, and submit a new group which has … --- ## [Social Security and RR Retirement recipients with dependents: Act by 4/22/20.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-security-and-rr-retirement-recipients-with-dependents-act-by-4-22-20/852216)
**Author:** [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-security-and-rr-retirement-recipients-with-dependents-act-by-4-22-20/852216 "2020-04-20T20:39:21Z")
Special alert for benefit recipients who don’t file a tax return and have dependents The IRS issued a notice today to taxpayers who received Social Security, Railroad Retirement, SSI, and VA benefits and also have depe… --- ## [I am offically an old man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-offically-an-old-man/852195)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-offically-an-old-man/852195 "2020-04-20T20:07:06Z")
I’m pushing 70, but it hit me today how really old I am when I heard a song on the radio that went, “If the world was ending, you’d come over, right? You’d come over and you’d stay the night.” And all I could think was,… --- ## [Liberal Assholes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-assholes/851861)
**Author:** [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-assholes/851861 "2020-04-20T19:50:44Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22249962&postcount=61 Jesus fucking Christ. Listen, you arrogant little prick, people live in rural America because they were born there, because their families are t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1913) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1915)