# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1983 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1984 --- ## [Refinancing joint mortgage for equity buyout. How close to the end do you think we are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refinancing-joint-mortgage-for-equity-buyout-how-close-to-the-end-do-you-think-we-are/849181)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2020, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refinancing-joint-mortgage-for-equity-buyout-how-close-to-the-end-do-you-think-we-are/849181 "2020-03-11T01:38:48Z")
Due to a divorce my ex wife is refinancing the house we have under a joint mortgage in order to buy out my equity in it. The new loan is hers alone so I am unable to look in on the details. I just sign the occasional thi… --- ## [Credit Question - Authorized User on Credit Card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-question-authorized-user-on-credit-card/849173)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2020, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-question-authorized-user-on-credit-card/849173 "2020-03-11T01:34:30Z")
I’m hoping someone here has some experience with this situation… I recently added my (adult) niece as an authorized user on one of my credit cards, so that she has a card in her name that she can use in emergencies. She… --- ## [Shows disappearing from Amazon Prime/Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-disappearing-from-amazon-prime-netflix/849208)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2020, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-disappearing-from-amazon-prime-netflix/849208 "2020-03-11T01:16:16Z")
A couple of times my wife and I have gotten into streaming shows, only to have them suddenly disappear from Amazon/Netflix. (IIRC, Californication - Netflix and Boston Legal - Amazon) In neither case do I recall seeing… --- ## [Is Bernie's failure to get young people out to vote the fault of Bernie or young people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bernies-failure-to-get-young-people-out-to-vote-the-fault-of-bernie-or-young-people/848924)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2020, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bernies-failure-to-get-young-people-out-to-vote-the-fault-of-bernie-or-young-people/848924 "2020-03-11T00:08:38Z")
One of the big takeaways from Super Tuesday is that, while turnout overall was higher than 2016, youth turnout was lower and this hit Bernie hard. If Bernie had managed to turn out young people in the numbers he promise… --- ## [Indian Wells Cancelled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-wells-cancelled/849207)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2020, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-wells-cancelled/849207 "2020-03-11T00:04:53Z")
Indian Wells, often referred to as professional tennis’ “Fifth Major”, has been indefinitely postponed due to one case of the Corona virus in the local area. They say “postponed”, but can it realistically ever be played… --- ## [Why don't you support Bernie Sanders? (if you don't)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-you-support-bernie-sanders-if-you-dont/835632)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 1163\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-you-support-bernie-sanders-if-you-dont/835632 "2020-03-10T23:56:46Z")
Give me reasons why you would not support Sanders as president. His SS expansion bill seems pretty good to me, his M4A bill seems pretty good to me, and I agree with pretty much every position he has. Such as criminals h… --- ## [Jobless and struggling to find employment in a "booming economy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jobless-and-struggling-to-find-employment-in-a-booming-economy/849045)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jobless-and-struggling-to-find-employment-in-a-booming-economy/849045 "2020-03-10T23:36:49Z")
What do you think? --- ## [Automotive brake system question...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automotive-brake-system-question/849078)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automotive-brake-system-question/849078 "2020-03-10T23:22:16Z")
Last weekend I went to the grocery and the parking lot was almost completely full. I drove past an open spot because it was between two big pickup trucks. After spotting it as I passed, I threw it in reverse and backed i… --- ## [How can one prove that the earth is a sphere (or close to it)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-one-prove-that-the-earth-is-a-sphere-or-close-to-it/822973)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-one-prove-that-the-earth-is-a-sphere-or-close-to-it/822973 "2020-03-10T23:11:02Z")
Yesterday, on CBS Sunday Morning, they had a segment on flat-earthers. Are these people just ignorant or are they putting us on? I was once on a cruise ship at sea on a pristine cloudless evening. As I stood on the de… --- ## [The Outsider on HBO: Yet Another Stephen King Adaption](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outsider-on-hbo-yet-another-stephen-king-adaption/846443)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outsider-on-hbo-yet-another-stephen-king-adaption/846443 "2020-03-10T23:05:12Z")
This is an adaption of the unofficial 4th book of the Bill Hodges trilogy. Its a murder mystery with a very unusual twist. While the first couple of episodes are atmospheric and well made, the acting is so low key as … --- ## [What are factors in controlling atmospheric air pressure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-factors-in-controlling-atmospheric-air-pressure/849167)
**Author:** [@Yosh99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yosh99)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-factors-in-controlling-atmospheric-air-pressure/849167 "2020-03-10T22:59:17Z")
I understand that factors like air density, height of the air column, direction of air flow, etc have an effect on air pressure. My question is what are the relative effects? Maybe to put it another way, if there was a… --- ## [Suggestions for carrier oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-carrier-oil/848974)
**Author:** [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-carrier-oil/848974 "2020-03-10T22:52:33Z")
My unfortunately broken Marine hubby makes his own topical pain relief rubs for his various maladies (primarily a broken neck with accompanying muscle issues). Over the years he has perfected a quite decent recipe that … --- ## [The Man From Porlock Insurance Services (Long Rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-from-porlock-insurance-services-long-rant/849203)
**Author:** [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-from-porlock-insurance-services-long-rant/849203 "2020-03-10T22:47:59Z")
It so transpired that one evening of a bitterly cold January, with Jack Frost ever threatening to breach the sanctity of my window panes, I was to be discovered ensconced in an easy chair by the roaring fireside of my st… --- ## [Weather Forecasting ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-forecasting/849130)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-forecasting/849130 "2020-03-10T22:44:21Z")
Is there any reason to believe forecasting is more or less accurate in the Southern California area than in the upper Midwest? --- ## [Why is the 'safe' candidate considered more electable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-safe-candidate-considered-more-electable/849042)
**Author:** [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-safe-candidate-considered-more-electable/849042 "2020-03-10T21:56:57Z")
Mondale, Dukkakis, Gore, Kerry, and Hillary Clinton were all considered to be the ‘safe’, ‘moderate’ choice and all lost their elections. The only two Democrats who’ve actually won a presidential race were considered the… --- ## [Quarantine Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-question/849214)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-question/849214 "2020-03-10T21:33:48Z")
This question is about the Princess cruise ship that was sailing in circles off the coast of San Franciso. Why not bring them into an isolated port (as they did), remove the medically necessary (as they did), fly non-Am… --- ## [Royal Caribbean cruise line charging more per person to stay three to a room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-caribbean-cruise-line-charging-more-per-person-to-stay-three-to-a-room/849165)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-caribbean-cruise-line-charging-more-per-person-to-stay-three-to-a-room/849165 "2020-03-10T21:29:55Z")
So, a few years ago I went on a Royal Caribbean cruise and me and two other adults shared a room, and we each had a discounted price for it. A few days ago I was just playing with Royal Caribbean’s website looking at cr… --- ## [my deathbed song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-deathbed-song/849124)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-deathbed-song/849124 "2020-03-10T21:06:36Z")
I am 57 and hope to be around for another 20 years of more. I think back on the life I have lived so far and I have regrets but the one thing that has been the greatest pleasure in my life has been music. A few beers and… --- ## [How should a president Biden approach healthcare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-a-president-biden-approach-healthcare/849145)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-a-president-biden-approach-healthcare/849145 "2020-03-10T21:05:43Z")
Inspired in part by DSeid’s thread on what Republicans will do if Biden wins. Let’s take a similar hypothetical. Biden wins this fall. Democrats end up having a really good night and win the senate as well, with a 52/… --- ## [Great episodes of terrible shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-episodes-of-terrible-shows/849151)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-episodes-of-terrible-shows/849151 "2020-03-10T20:56:33Z")
Since we’ve done the reverse, which terrible show had a great episode. #1 on my list is Just Shoot Me’s Slow Donnie. LOL hysterical. --- ## [Interacting with son's best friend's dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interacting-with-sons-best-friends-dad/848767)
**Author:** [@confusedguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/confusedguy)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interacting-with-sons-best-friends-dad/848767 "2020-03-10T19:43:19Z")
Ok, so my wife met this one guy(father) and his son at my 7 year old son’s soccer practise session. They live close by our house and my son shares the same school bus with his son and they became close friends. Then I w… --- ## [Slang Etymology: A "card" is an entertaining person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-etymology-a-card-is-an-entertaining-person/849213)
**Author:** [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-etymology-a-card-is-an-entertaining-person/849213 "2020-03-10T19:12:14Z")
What is the etomology of the word “card” when it is used to mean an odd or entertaining person? I’ve been familiar with this meaning for years - my Grandfather used to use it. But I’m not sure how this bit of slang devel… --- ## [When in history would we have been able to figure out the novel coronavirus was a big problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-history-would-we-have-been-able-to-figure-out-the-novel-coronavirus-was-a-big-problem/849070)
**Author:** [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-history-would-we-have-been-able-to-figure-out-the-novel-coronavirus-was-a-big-problem/849070 "2020-03-10T18:37:56Z")
COVID-19 was identified due to multiple cases of pneumonia of unknown origin arising in the same area. In the couple of months it has been spreading, it’s not been particularly deadly such that I doubt many people would… --- ## [Does having a friend or an acquaintance of another race/ethnicity matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-having-a-friend-or-an-acquaintance-of-another-race-ethnicity-matter/849075)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-having-a-friend-or-an-acquaintance-of-another-race-ethnicity-matter/849075 "2020-03-10T18:35:34Z")
Does it really matter? In race-obsessed America, they say that whites and blacks and Latinos and other groups should make friendships with each other, etc. Does it matter if a white man only has white friends, a white … --- ## [Ears pricking up involuntarily - anyone else? Just me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ears-pricking-up-involuntarily-anyone-else-just-me/849189)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ears-pricking-up-involuntarily-anyone-else-just-me/849189 "2020-03-10T16:32:07Z")
I can’t wiggle my ears or anything like that. And I’ve never been in front of a mirror at the right moment, but if I hear a sudden, unexpected sound not something that provokes a startle reflex, but for example the doorb… --- ## [Another Parthenogenesis Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-parthenogenesis-question/665455)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-parthenogenesis-question/665455 "2020-03-10T16:22:32Z")
Okay, I get it. From reading thisI think I understand the disadvantages of fatherless reproduction, but that leads to another question… Why does parthenogenesis work for any invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles an… --- ## [Artificial Intelligence & biasism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artificial-intelligence-biasism/849168)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artificial-intelligence-biasism/849168 "2020-03-10T16:13:43Z")
The smoothest path to AI seems to be neural networks, which one just feeds data and they “learn” how to manage the information. No tedious coding, just let the machine do all the work. Notoriously challenging to debug, … --- ## [What’s the purpose of this door hinge arrangement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-purpose-of-this-door-hinge-arrangement/849136)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-purpose-of-this-door-hinge-arrangement/849136 "2020-03-10T16:08:56Z")
I’m at a hospital emergency room and I noticed that the doors seem to have dual hinges. What’s the purpose/advantage of something like this? --- ## [Audiobook chapter lengths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audiobook-chapter-lengths/789605)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audiobook-chapter-lengths/789605 "2020-03-10T16:03:28Z")
I’ve been listening to audiobooks from my local library via OverDrive and OneClick, tried Scribd, and today found that TuneIn now has audiobooks. More often than not, it seems the chapter lengths are 3 - 6 minutes in le… --- ## [Nitpick about Daylight Savings Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-about-daylight-savings-time/849090)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-about-daylight-savings-time/849090 "2020-03-10T15:48:15Z")
So I wake up this morning, stumble over to the laptop to see what I missed at SDMB. The timestamps are “Today” but after local time. No problem; that just means I’ve not refreshed that page for 22 hours or so. Click! … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1982) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1984)