# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1991 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1992 --- ## [The Supreme Court will once again rule on the Affordable Care Act.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-supreme-court-will-once-again-rule-on-the-affordable-care-act/848793)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-supreme-court-will-once-again-rule-on-the-affordable-care-act/848793 "2020-03-04T18:28:02Z")
My device is not letting me post a link, but the story is up now on Politico. And lol a decision potentially eliminating the law will conveniently not come until after the election, inhibiting any political liabilities … --- ## [CMOS Sensors in DSLR Cameras](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cmos-sensors-in-dslr-cameras/848846)
**Author:** [@jjakucyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjakucyk)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cmos-sensors-in-dslr-cameras/848846 "2020-03-04T17:57:10Z")
There’s a lot of articles and videos out there about CMOS sensors in digital cameras and the rolling shutter effects that they produce. That’s pretty easy to understand, as the sensors are activated and read line-by-lin… --- ## [Why are the news nets playing up American Samoa's primary votes but not other territories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-news-nets-playing-up-american-samoas-primary-votes-but-not-other-territories/848922)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-news-nets-playing-up-american-samoas-primary-votes-but-not-other-territories/848922 "2020-03-04T15:57:37Z")
Don’t Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Marianas, and US Virgins have presidential primaries? Is this part of a push to make Samoa a state? Note that I am of an imperialistic bend and think that would be wicked cool. Ca… --- ## [New Orleans Tabasco and hot sauce, what do these condiments go on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-tabasco-and-hot-sauce-what-do-these-condiments-go-on/848691)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-tabasco-and-hot-sauce-what-do-these-condiments-go-on/848691 "2020-03-04T15:57:13Z")
I should have posted this while I was in New Orleans, but this will be a good reference as I definitely plan to go back. It seemed like Tabasco or some other hot sauce was present next to the ketchup bottle and salt and… --- ## [Photographers - are there any decent alternatives to Lightroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographers-are-there-any-decent-alternatives-to-lightroom/848873)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographers-are-there-any-decent-alternatives-to-lightroom/848873 "2020-03-04T15:55:11Z")
I have the Adobe CC “Photography” plan, which is a subscription to Photoshop and Lightroom. I never use Photoshop, so really I’m just paying for Lightroom. My usage is pretty basic. I use Lightroom to: \[ul\] \[li\]Import… --- ## [Democratic primaries in deep red and deep blue states](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-primaries-in-deep-red-and-deep-blue-states/848909)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-primaries-in-deep-red-and-deep-blue-states/848909 "2020-03-04T15:12:35Z")
From a realpolitik standpoint, does it really even matter anymore how Democrats in deep red - and deep blue - states vote in the primaries? Isn’t the all-important thing which candidate does best among the Democrats in … --- ## [Very funny courtroom transcripts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-funny-courtroom-transcripts/663245)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-funny-courtroom-transcripts/663245 "2020-03-04T15:02:48Z")
\*\*I did a search … no one appears to have posted this yet. One of my friends posted this on Facebook this morning: \*\* TOO FUNNY NOT TO PASS ON!! How Do Court Reporters Keep Straight Faces? These are from a book call… --- ## [The end of an era](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era/848874)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era/848874 "2020-03-04T14:46:40Z")
My wireless router has been saying good-bye for a while. First DesertRoomie’s tablet has been losing connection for about a week, then my smart phone on Sunday. Yesterday both of those, her smart phone, and the desktop… --- ## [Do you know someone who has died of the flu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-someone-who-has-died-of-the-flu/848855)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-someone-who-has-died-of-the-flu/848855 "2020-03-04T13:56:21Z")
With all of the Coronavirus talk and the natural comparison of its fatality compared with the annual flu, it occurred to me that I don’t actually know anyone who has died from the flu. It’s possible that someone I knew … --- ## [Early spring air out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-spring-air-out/848831)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-spring-air-out/848831 "2020-03-04T13:16:34Z")
Hmm, looking at the Detroit weather forecast, it looks like Sunday is going to be high fifties, sunny, and a nice steady breeze. If so that is the perfect conditions for one of my most looked forward to rituals of Spring… --- ## [It's a secret! Don't tell!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-secret-dont-tell/848858)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-secret-dont-tell/848858 "2020-03-04T11:49:50Z")
Actually, it’s just a secret from my MIL. Normally, she’s a smart, reasonable person, but in this case, we need to shield her. Spousal unit is scheduled for yet another spinal surgery in late April. We decided we wouldn… --- ## [Olive Oil As Shampoo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olive-oil-as-shampoo/731266)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olive-oil-as-shampoo/731266 "2015-09-18T15:51:39Z")
i heard somebody suggest that Olive Oil can be used as a shampoo. True or false? Is it any good? --- ## [Whats an upper range for how many people may have mad cow disease](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-an-upper-range-for-how-many-people-may-have-mad-cow-disease/848695)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-an-upper-range-for-how-many-people-may-have-mad-cow-disease/848695 "2020-03-04T10:34:55Z")
My understanding is that the symptoms don’t show up until you’re elderly, and then you die quickly. So you may have 40 years of no symptoms, then have severe neurological issues and die within a month. I know they tried… --- ## [Re: What can the police lie about while conducting an interrogation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-what-can-the-police-lie-about-while-conducting-an-interrogation/778800)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2017, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-what-can-the-police-lie-about-while-conducting-an-interrogation/778800 "2017-02-10T05:23:15Z")
Re: What can the police lie about while conducting an interrogation?, I have to offer my own study of the matter. And first off, I have to say, I think the staff writer who wrote this article must’ve brought up in a con… --- ## [Why did SARS not spread to the same extent as COVID -19?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-sars-not-spread-to-the-same-extent-as-covid-19/848906)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-sars-not-spread-to-the-same-extent-as-covid-19/848906 "2020-03-04T09:41:05Z")
Hi Why did SARS (2003) not spread to the same extent as COVID-19 has been doing? It seems to me that Chinese tourism wasn’t what it is today and would have limited its worldwide reach. Was it the DNA vaccine for SARS th… --- ## [Allegro Non Troppo - Anyone can translate some Italian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegro-non-troppo-anyone-can-translate-some-italian/838032)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegro-non-troppo-anyone-can-translate-some-italian/838032 "2020-03-04T03:51:18Z")
Okay, I did a quick search and briefly skimmed the results and didn’t see this being obviously discussed already. I watched the Adam-and-Eve segment from the movie Allegro Non Troppo on YouTube. Is there someone who ca… --- ## [Fixing a (stripped screw) hole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-a-stripped-screw-hole/667993)
**Author:** [@Mike20878](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike20878)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-a-stripped-screw-hole/667993 "2020-03-04T03:49:03Z")
I found an older thread on this subject on a Google search so I thought I would pose my own conundrum. It’s not a factual question, but hopefully someone can help as with the previous poster. I have a screw hole in my … --- ## [Why isn't the language currently spoken in Rome called modern Latin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-the-language-currently-spoken-in-rome-called-modern-latin/848591)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-the-language-currently-spoken-in-rome-called-modern-latin/848591 "2020-03-04T02:59:48Z")
Old English evolved into modern English, Ancient Greek evolved into modern Greek, etc. The ancient Romans spoke Latin so why isn’t the language spoken in Rome today (Italian) called modern Latin? --- ## [Just shoot the hippos!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-shoot-the-hippos/848600)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-shoot-the-hippos/848600 "2020-03-04T02:02:33Z")
Apparently drug kingpin Pablo Escobar liked hippos, and imported some to his home in Columbia. Since his arrest, some have gone wild, where they are thriving. The linked article discusses plans to address them “in huma… --- ## [Collard greens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collard-greens/848816)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collard-greens/848816 "2020-03-04T01:49:02Z")
I usually make collard greens for New Year’s Day, but I forgot this year. Ahm missin’ mah greens! I did have some at a restaurant last month, but they had caramelised onions in them and I found them too sweet. (Good, … --- ## [Realistically, what level of taxation are we looking at if Bernie wins and has a blue Congress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realistically-what-level-of-taxation-are-we-looking-at-if-bernie-wins-and-has-a-blue-congress/848624)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realistically-what-level-of-taxation-are-we-looking-at-if-bernie-wins-and-has-a-blue-congress/848624 "2020-03-04T00:39:20Z")
Let’s take the rosiest of scenarios (from Bernie’s standpoint): He wins in a wave election in November - defeating Trump in a landslide, and also getting strong Democratic blue majorities in both houses of Congress. And … --- ## [Movies You Like w/ No Likable Characters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-like-w-no-likable-characters/848377)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-like-w-no-likable-characters/848377 "2020-03-04T00:06:34Z")
It’s hard to think of many, but if I had to pick one, it would be “The Incident” (1967). It’s a great movie, too, a favorite of mine. It’s a straight-forward thriller (Martin Sheen’s first role, and possibly Beau Bridges… --- ## [Presidential primary candidate without delegates on ballot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-primary-candidate-without-delegates-on-ballot/848895)
**Author:** [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-primary-candidate-without-delegates-on-ballot/848895 "2020-03-03T23:41:51Z")
I’m looking at my sample ballot for the March 17 primary election (Illinois) and (after noticing how many no-longer-candidates are still listed, including Booker and Bennet :slight\_smile: ) notice that not all the candid… --- ## [Why hasn't Mongolia done better in Olympic wrestling (their national sport)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-mongolia-done-better-in-olympic-wrestling-their-national-sport/847356)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-mongolia-done-better-in-olympic-wrestling-their-national-sport/847356 "2020-03-03T23:37:19Z")
Mongolia has not won an Olympic metal in wrestling since Mexico 1980. It seems to be such a big deal in their country, but they don’t seem to do well internationally. Is Olympic wrestling a different type than what is pr… --- ## [How did you learn to change a baby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-learn-to-change-a-baby/432542)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-learn-to-change-a-baby/432542 "2020-03-03T23:32:30Z")
I’m going to be a volunteer with my church’s youth. Infants and children. I don’t know how to change a baby. I’m hoping this is easy to learn. --- ## [California 2020 Primary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-2020-primary/848440)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-2020-primary/848440 "2020-03-03T23:27:47Z")
I did my civic duty this weekend and voted in the California primary. Polling places opened on Saturday Feb 22 and will remain open until Tuesday Mar 3. (Find a nearby polling place.) Note that you can vote in any pollin… --- ## [Sex Work in New Zealand - Can It Be Paired With Other Jobs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-work-in-new-zealand-can-it-be-paired-with-other-jobs/848658)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-work-in-new-zealand-can-it-be-paired-with-other-jobs/848658 "2020-03-03T22:38:14Z")
Sex work in New Zealand is essentially legalized and decriminalized (with the exception of underage persons and people with temporary visas). As far as I know, the Kiwis have the most lenient laws regarding Sex Work in t… --- ## [Technological advances in the 90s and early 2000s.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technological-advances-in-the-90s-and-early-2000s/848785)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technological-advances-in-the-90s-and-early-2000s/848785 "2020-03-03T22:24:19Z")
Someone on another site said that in the 90s and early 2000s, technology doubled every 6 months, but technological advances have slowed down in recent years. Why did technology advance so rapidly in the 90s and early 20… --- ## [James Lipton dies at 93.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-lipton-dies-at-93/848809)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-lipton-dies-at-93/848809 "2020-03-03T22:18:16Z")
I watched Inside the Actors Studio for many years. Lipton was always so organized with his questions on index cards. What started as a instructional class taught all of us about the craft of acting. RIP Mr Lipton --- ## [Smells that trigger memories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-that-trigger-memories/577402)
**Author:** [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-that-trigger-memories/577402 "2020-03-03T22:16:43Z")
I woke up this morning to the clean, ozone smell that comes right after a rain. It made me seriously homesick for the Northwest. I’ve lived in Denver off and on for the past 10 years, and that smell takes me right back … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1990) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1992)