# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1939 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1940 --- ## [Google Doodle Wants You to Stay at Home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-doodle-wants-you-to-stay-at-home/851167)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-doodle-wants-you-to-stay-at-home/851167 "2020-04-06T03:36:46Z")
Since 4 April 2020, Google has had this doodle on their main search page. I don’t know how long they plan on leaving it up. It’s simple, to the point, and kind of cute. --- ## [How are these artists solving the latency problem with Virtual performances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-these-artists-solving-the-latency-problem-with-virtual-performances/851158)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-these-artists-solving-the-latency-problem-with-virtual-performances/851158 "2020-04-06T03:20:37Z")
I have first hand experience with latency. Took weekly vocal lessons using Skype for 11 months… It worked great until we tried performing together. For example, Sing this scale… She played it and I sang afterwards. It … --- ## [The virus and CO2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-virus-and-co2/851165)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-virus-and-co2/851165 "2020-04-06T02:56:44Z")
A lot of people are wondering how the shutdowns and other things are affecting the Climate Crisis. Here’s an attempt to estimate how much less CO\[sub\]2\[/sub\] China emitted during their shutdown. Analysis: Coronavirus te… --- ## [Bill Withers "Ain't No Sunshine" cover...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-withers-aint-no-sunshine-cover/851160)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-withers-aint-no-sunshine-cover/851160 "2020-04-06T02:42:16Z")
Elise LeGrow --- ## [Extreme glass cleaning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-glass-cleaning/850992)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extreme-glass-cleaning/850992 "2020-04-06T02:38:02Z")
When we remodeled the 2nd bathroom about 7 years ago, it included a shower enclosure that has 2 glass walls (including the one with the glass door in it). Since then, there have been long periods when the glass was not p… --- ## [Help me remember a movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-a-movie/851157)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-a-movie/851157 "2020-04-06T01:30:13Z")
All I remember is that there was a rookie cop with an experienced one, and when the newbie started reading the Miranda rights, the experienced one screwed him up by including “stowed securely in an overhead bin.” Anyone… --- ## [Reflections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reflections/851127)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reflections/851127 "2020-04-06T01:20:27Z")
I sit here because of “stay-at-home” advice. Which is good, awesome except tor the boredom and looking at these four walls. I need more interaction with my fellow human beings. (No worries. Recent hospital stay tested me… --- ## [Resident Evil 3 Remake. Anybody playing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-evil-3-remake-anybody-playing/851007)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-evil-3-remake-anybody-playing/851007 "2020-04-06T00:05:18Z")
I spent about 3 hours with it last night and got up to the first Nemesis boss fight. Playing on the hardest immediately available difficulty because I’ve read the title is much too easy otherwise. I loved the RE2 remake… --- ## [Comparing Italy to previous years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-italy-to-previous-years/851105)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-italy-to-previous-years/851105 "2020-04-05T23:00:53Z")
Has anyone compared the current impact of coronavirus on Italy to the average impact of seasonal flu or swine flu (2010) on that country? It seems to me that would eliminate reporting differences between countries. --- ## [What Are The Definitions Of Serious And Recovered For This Website?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-definitions-of-serious-and-recovered-for-this-website/851090)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-definitions-of-serious-and-recovered-for-this-website/851090 "2020-04-05T22:24:23Z")
I can’t seem to find it on the website. NCOV2019 was developed by a high school student, and I like it but it has two categories I can’t figure out. If you look at Illinois for example it says 2 people have recovered. … --- ## [Masks? Scarves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masks-scarves/851069)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masks-scarves/851069 "2020-04-05T22:20:31Z")
Last night dt said it was suggested for americans, but he wasn’t going to do it. So what is everyone doing? I can’t sew. It’s not happening. What kind of scarves are good? What material are we looking for? What are the… --- ## [Is "chick" allowed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-chick-allowed/850703)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-chick-allowed/850703 "2020-04-05T22:04:51Z")
I’m a chick. Can I say “chick”? I don’t say it to offend, so can I say it? --- ## [People who've saved a life (or several) directly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-whove-saved-a-life-or-several-directly/850790)
**Author:** [@Adbul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adbul)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-whove-saved-a-life-or-several-directly/850790 "2020-04-05T21:39:17Z")
I’m looking for famous examples of people (both fictional and real) who’ve saved lives. I’m not too interested in people who’ve saved lives indirectly through inventing a vaccine or preventing a war (these are easy enoug… --- ## [Can I cash a money order that I made made to someone else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-cash-a-money-order-that-i-made-made-to-someone-else/851029)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-cash-a-money-order-that-i-made-made-to-someone-else/851029 "2020-04-05T21:39:04Z")
Am I able to cash a money order from MoneyGram I bought but already wrote the person’s name in? I have the receipt. Always wondered this --- ## [Dose effect and variolation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dose-effect-and-variolation/851150)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dose-effect-and-variolation/851150 "2020-04-05T21:32:53Z")
It seems likely that when you get infected by the coronavirus, the quantity of virus that infects you makes a big difference in how seriously ill you get. The logical (unverified to be sure, like most of what I will say… --- ## [Corona Virus vaccine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corona-virus-vaccine/849374)
**Author:** [@Kanzan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kanzan)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corona-virus-vaccine/849374 "2020-04-05T21:10:03Z")
As I understand it, the family of coronaviruses includes those that cause the common cold. Since no one has ever managed to create a vaccine for colds, what makes us think it would be possible to create one for the new o… --- ## [Celebrity President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-president/851019)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Turk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dan_Turk)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-president/851019 "2020-04-05T19:44:17Z")
Quick, terrible thinking exercise: Say, by some decree or force, we had to elect only television celebrities to the office of President of the United States. For whom could you tolerate voting? Is there anyone you’d ac… --- ## [Couple questions about getting natural gas installed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-questions-about-getting-natural-gas-installed/851032)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-questions-about-getting-natural-gas-installed/851032 "2020-04-05T19:36:46Z")
My wife and I bought our townhouse about three and a half years ago. We were first-time buyers. The place is all electric. In fact, I’ve never in my life lived somewhere that had gas. One of the thoughts that is in the … --- ## [Graham County, NC places roadblocks to limit coronavirus spread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graham-county-nc-places-roadblocks-to-limit-coronavirus-spread/850715)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graham-county-nc-places-roadblocks-to-limit-coronavirus-spread/850715 "2020-04-05T19:34:03Z")
Graham County in North Carolina has placed roadblocks at all entrances to the county. I have conflicting feelings about this. It’s a good idea for people to stay home. I think it’s a bad idea for people to be trave… --- ## [One Day More-- parody of Les Miserables by a family stuck indoors.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-day-more-parody-of-les-miserables-by-a-family-stuck-indoors/851010)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-day-more-parody-of-les-miserables-by-a-family-stuck-indoors/851010 "2020-04-05T19:12:55Z")
Maybe you have seen this elsewhere, but it is funny, a laugh I needed in these distanced times. My favorite line was “have you seen my brother’s hair?” --- ## [RIP Adam Schlesinger, damn it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-adam-schlesinger-damn-it/850840)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-adam-schlesinger-damn-it/850840 "2020-04-05T18:54:35Z")
One of the cleverest and most versatile songwriters, from Fountains of Wayne --- ## [Trump Fires Inspector General](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-fires-inspector-general/851023)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-fires-inspector-general/851023 "2020-04-05T18:42:26Z")
Good to see the Administration marches on despite a global pandemic. :dubious: Trump notified Congress he’s fired Inspector General Michael Atkinson, who passed along the whistle-blower’s concern about the Ukraine shake… --- ## [Simple pulley problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-pulley-problem/851111)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-pulley-problem/851111 "2020-04-05T18:39:24Z")
I admit, I’ve had at least two margaritas and a couple of glasses of wine, and my mind isn’t functioning on all cylinders at the moment. :o Assume a 100 kg weight suspended from a pulley that is fixed to the overhead. … --- ## [I didn't want to have to do it but the Purell is now under lock and key.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-want-to-have-to-do-it-but-the-purell-is-now-under-lock-and-key/850865)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-want-to-have-to-do-it-but-the-purell-is-now-under-lock-and-key/850865 "2020-04-05T18:10:54Z")
To whoever stole the Purell from the office: I told you staff I would do my best to keep you safe and healthy. I was lucky enough to score 8 large bottles of Purell in addition to a couple of the smaller ones we had lef… --- ## [Does anyone know what happened to Ambivalid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-happened-to-ambivalid/851096)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-happened-to-ambivalid/851096 "2020-04-05T18:04:07Z")
I just realized that I hadn’t seen him here in a while, and a search revealed that he abruptly stopped posting on January 17th. We didn’t always see eye-to-eye, but he was a rather colorful poster and I personally hope … --- ## [Short Skirts in 1970's/80's junior high and high school. What hosiery did they wear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-skirts-in-1970s-80s-junior-high-and-high-school-what-hosiery-did-they-wear/840630)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-skirts-in-1970s-80s-junior-high-and-high-school-what-hosiery-did-they-wear/840630 "2020-04-05T17:41:30Z")
A thread in Cafe got me to thinking about my Junior High and High School years. I lived in a pretty conservative small town. A lot of the girls in my junior high wore \*\*short skirts with opaque hose. It wasn’t revealing… --- ## [Is there any evidence that hand washing and not touching one’s face works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-evidence-that-hand-washing-and-not-touching-one-s-face-works/851084)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-evidence-that-hand-washing-and-not-touching-one-s-face-works/851084 "2020-04-05T17:40:25Z")
I’m still having a hard time understanding how a large number of people can actually catch COVID after touching a contaminated surface and then touching their face. Doesn’t the virus need to still travel to inside the n… --- ## [Most head-spinning two months of news in the past half century?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-head-spinning-two-months-of-news-in-the-past-half-century/850845)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-head-spinning-two-months-of-news-in-the-past-half-century/850845 "2020-04-05T16:57:36Z")
Two months ago today, we had a Selzer poll fiasco in Iowa. We had been following the presidential race for a year, but there was no voting or caucusing yet, no Iowa meltdown, no Bernie frontrunner panic, no unprecedente… --- ## [Any brand new nurses, Drs, PAs, etc here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-brand-new-nurses-drs-pas-etc-here/851134)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-brand-new-nurses-drs-pas-etc-here/851134 "2020-04-05T16:50:36Z")
I guess it’s baptism by fire for new health care workers. Drs. normally start their hospital training in July. Nurses might start in May. What’s it like to be brand new to a health care job now? --- ## [How Did I Remap my Keyboard? Ho do I Fix it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-i-remap-my-keyboard-ho-do-i-fix-it/851126)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-i-remap-my-keyboard-ho-do-i-fix-it/851126 "2020-04-05T16:38:38Z")
I have the strangest computer problems. I am using a laptop with an external Bluetooth keyboard. I have had this setup for years. The one new thing I did do was I downloaded “Go To Meeting.” Then my problems began. As … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1938) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1940)