# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=222 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 223 --- ## [No, there \*isn't\* one unread topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-there-isnt-one-unread-topic/1023902)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-there-isnt-one-unread-topic/1023902 "2025-10-13T13:44:03Z")
When I have read all of the unread topics shown at the bottom of a thread, there’s a line below them that says, There is 1 unread and 11 new topics remaining, or browse other topics in Cafe Society But when I click o… --- ## [Giant spiders are invading the Southeast {Joro Spiders}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-spiders-are-invading-the-southeast-joro-spiders/960491)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-spiders-are-invading-the-southeast-joro-spiders/960491 "2025-10-13T13:31:39Z")
Giant Joro spiders have invaded Alabama and are moving on to other states. The article says they’re venomous, but their fangs are small, they can’t penetrate human skin. --- ## [Death REALLY needs to take a holiday, damn it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-really-needs-to-take-a-holiday-damn-it/1023905)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-really-needs-to-take-a-holiday-damn-it/1023905 "2025-10-13T12:24:02Z")
This coming weekend I am going to Orycon 45, the very last Orycon, where we are gathering the names of all those involved in this convention that have died over the years, the vast majority I have known quite well. In th… --- ## [People complaining about PV electric](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-complaining-about-pv-electric/1023890)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-complaining-about-pv-electric/1023890 "2025-10-13T11:00:00Z")
I’ve found DJT’s long lost twin. There is a proposal to install PV solar on 28 acres near a highway. Between the highway and the closest subdivision. One person is complaining about the noise it will cause and electroma… --- ## [(Old) Harvest Festival in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-harvest-festival-in-the-mmp/1023713)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 294\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-harvest-festival-in-the-mmp/1023713 "2025-10-13T07:09:04Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 11c/53f with a predicted high of 18c/64f and mostly cloudy. Weather app says “Look on the bright side. It’s only fucking cloudy. At least you’re not on fire. That’s fucking good, rig… --- ## [My cat has been put to sleep, and it might be my fault](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-has-been-put-to-sleep-and-it-might-be-my-fault/1023891)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-has-been-put-to-sleep-and-it-might-be-my-fault/1023891 "2025-10-13T01:20:40Z")
He was walking in circles and behaving oddly, so my mom took him to the pet hospital. No issues, seemed fine so she went on a trip. Then I noticed he seemed dopey, and it got worse as time went on. He wasn’t eating, seem… --- ## [With Cake the cat and Fiona the human, the fun hasn't started... Adventure Time!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-cake-the-cat-and-fiona-the-human-the-fun-hasnt-started-adventure-time/989438)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-cake-the-cat-and-fiona-the-human-the-fun-hasnt-started-adventure-time/989438 "2025-10-12T21:56:24Z")
I’m sure that the series will pick up as it goes on, but the first two episodes haven’t been much like Adventure Time. Depressed people who hate their lives, mostly slow, and mostly dull. It appears to be aimed at an old… --- ## [People who rollover negative equity on cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-rollover-negative-equity-on-cars/1023601)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-rollover-negative-equity-on-cars/1023601 "2025-10-12T21:46:18Z")
I am getting interested in the psychology of people who roll over large amounts of negative equity from car to car. He is what I have observed and I’m hoping in addition to others’ observations that we have some posters… --- ## [What are my options for a comfortable car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-my-options-for-a-comfortable-car/1023898)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-my-options-for-a-comfortable-car/1023898 "2025-10-12T21:45:40Z")
I need a new car. I want something that is comfortable to drive. I once drove a car with gas suspension and I liked it. It felt like I was gliding on the road. I don’t know if gas suspension is required for that level of… --- ## [Hegseth calls all of the top military brass together for an in person meeting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hegseth-calls-all-of-the-top-military-brass-together-for-an-in-person-meeting/1023409)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 340\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hegseth-calls-all-of-the-top-military-brass-together-for-an-in-person-meeting/1023409 "2025-10-12T20:09:56Z")
So Defense War Secretary Pete Hegseth has called hundreds of top military brass to an in person meeting all together in Virginia. No mention of what the meeting is about, or why it has to be in person. But it is highly… --- ## [Why is Nvidia so valuable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-nvidia-so-valuable/1021982)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-nvidia-so-valuable/1021982 "2025-10-12T17:22:36Z")
As I type this, NVDA has a market cap of $4.44 trillion. In terms of competitors, AMD and Intel are each only worth about 8% of that. Broadcom at about $1.4 trillion can at least sit at the same table. But why? The m… --- ## [Hamilton - The Musical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamilton-the-musical/736119)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 360\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamilton-the-musical/736119 "2025-10-12T15:42:25Z")
Has anyone seen this? It’s apparently HUGE on Broadway, performances are pretty much sold out for the forseeable future. I’ve picked up the soundtrack (after having a bunch of friends glow about it), and I’m liking it … --- ## [Hanky Code Sighting! Philadelphia December 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanky-code-sighting-philadelphia-december-2024/1012362)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanky-code-sighting-philadelphia-december-2024/1012362 "2025-10-12T14:23:34Z")
https://www.straightdope.com/21341222/what-s-the-deal-with-s-m-bondage-and-discipline-etc My beloved visited me this weekend. As the weather was nice and we hadn’t been in a while, we went to South Street. Brief history… --- ## [Knights of Guinevere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knights-of-guinevere/1023632)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2025, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knights-of-guinevere/1023632 "2025-10-12T12:02:36Z")
This is an open-ended pilot episode produced with hopes of being able to produce more episodes but no guarantee. High animation quality for something produced with what must have been a shoestring budget and production t… --- ## [WW2- Armored flight deck, YEA or NAY?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-armored-flight-deck-yea-or-nay/1023764)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2025, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-armored-flight-deck-yea-or-nay/1023764 "2025-10-12T10:20:29Z")
The British used armored Flight decks on their aircraft carriers, and in a few instances where light bombs or a kamikaze hit, that armor came in real handy. The Royal Navy (RN) was convinced armor on the flight deck wa… --- ## [Nightmarishly gruesome graphic novel: "Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nightmarishly-gruesome-graphic-novel-beneath-the-trees-where-nobody-sees/1015114)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2025, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nightmarishly-gruesome-graphic-novel-beneath-the-trees-where-nobody-sees/1015114 "2025-10-12T10:19:01Z")
(note: tag says manga which it isn’t although that’s the closest category I could find) I stumbled across this on YouTube where it’s been uploaded with narration. I took a look and Ho Lee Phuk! Cute little humanimals be… --- ## [Artists who have excellent technique but lack "artistry"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-have-excellent-technique-but-lack-artistry/1023718)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2025, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-have-excellent-technique-but-lack-artistry/1023718 "2025-10-12T05:56:16Z")
Inspired by the recent advances in AI including Tilly Norwood, an AI “actress”, and a song by Tocanna, an AI “singer”. Is there a term for artists, whether musicians, painters, writers, actors, etc. that are technically… --- ## [NFL Week 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/1023523)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2025, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/1023523 "2025-10-12T02:55:56Z")
And then there were two. Buffalo remained undefeated with a tougher-than-expected victory over the Saints, while the Eagles built a big lead and then survived a furious comeback by the previously unbeaten Bucs to also im… --- ## [Is dark matter real, or another 'Planet Vulcan'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dark-matter-real-or-another-planet-vulcan/1023625)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2025, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dark-matter-real-or-another-planet-vulcan/1023625 "2025-10-12T02:29:19Z")
On the 19th century astronomers noted that the orbit of the planet Mercury didn’t quite match what was predicted by Newton’s laws. To explain this they concluded that there must be another planet, which they named ‘Vul… --- ## [What Would A Massive Nuclear Exchange Look Like From A Plane At Cruising Altitude?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-massive-nuclear-exchange-look-like-from-a-plane-at-cruising-altitude/1021964)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2025, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-massive-nuclear-exchange-look-like-from-a-plane-at-cruising-altitude/1021964 "2025-10-12T02:11:16Z")
poll --- ## [Helping someone who can log onto Outlook and laptop with a PIN but forgot their password](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helping-someone-who-can-log-onto-outlook-and-laptop-with-a-pin-but-forgot-their-password/1023886)
**Author:** [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2025, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helping-someone-who-can-log-onto-outlook-and-laptop-with-a-pin-but-forgot-their-password/1023886 "2025-10-11T22:27:20Z")
Family member can log onto their laptop and Hotmail account with a PIN ok, but they want to change password and setup recovery options. Setting up recovery options requires them to verify with a text or email. The text … --- ## [Stupid human liquor tricks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-human-liquor-tricks/1023869)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-human-liquor-tricks/1023869 "2025-10-11T21:49:18Z")
Take a Mason jar half full of “Herman The German Sour Apple Balls” candy. Fill it to the brim with Laird’s Applejack. Let it sit at room temperature for a week. Pour concoction over a couple of ice cubes in a rocks glass… --- ## [Trump's War on Nonprofits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-war-on-nonprofits/1023851)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-war-on-nonprofits/1023851 "2025-10-11T21:11:49Z")
I’ve been wanting to start this thread for a while. I wanted to dedicate a space to articulate and complain about the ongoing saga between Trump’s administration and nonprofit organizations. I’m a federal grants writer … --- ## [What determines which avatars show at the bottom of a thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-determines-which-avatars-show-at-the-bottom-of-a-thread/1023302)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-determines-which-avatars-show-at-the-bottom-of-a-thread/1023302 "2025-10-11T21:09:54Z")
The limit seems to be 5 avatars per thread. The OP is always first (apparently). Then it seems to be the posters with the most posts in the thread, in descending order. But in short threads, where there are several poste… --- ## [Books you had read in high school that you absolutely hated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-you-had-read-in-high-school-that-you-absolutely-hated/1022732)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-you-had-read-in-high-school-that-you-absolutely-hated/1022732 "2025-10-11T20:09:49Z")
There were many books and novellas we had to read that I hated so much I never read any more titles by the author. The Pearl, by John Steinbeck Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Fahrenheit 451 I will think of … --- ## [I don't need antiperspirant to last 72 hours (rant too mild for pit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-antiperspirant-to-last-72-hours-rant-too-mild-for-pit/1023875)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-antiperspirant-to-last-72-hours-rant-too-mild-for-pit/1023875 "2025-10-11T19:08:11Z")
There used to be deodorant/antiperspirant; then there were ‘24 hour’ offerings. Then it was 48 hours and now it’s 72. I don’t need it to last six times longer than the time until my next shower. Also I don’t even want … --- ## [Artists with sloppy technique but great artistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-with-sloppy-technique-but-great-artistry/1023779)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-with-sloppy-technique-but-great-artistry/1023779 "2025-10-11T18:33:33Z")
Continuing the discussion from Artists who have excellent technique but lack “artistry”: Let’s have some more examples of this, the inverse of the other thread. Exhibit A: “La China Leoncia Arreo la Correntinada Trajo… --- ## [Anybody here with Cochlear Implant(s)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-with-cochlear-implant-s/923550)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-with-cochlear-implant-s/923550 "2025-10-11T17:21:28Z")
Anybody here with Cochlear Implants? I’m asking for input only from people with first-hand experience. I’m 70 and my diseased hearing has reached the point where even state of the art hearing aids are no longer very e… --- ## [Jack Links you dirty dogs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-links-you-dirty-dogs/1023860)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-links-you-dirty-dogs/1023860 "2025-10-11T15:53:05Z")
I ate lunch at a local sammich shop. It was a reuban. Very large. I only ate half. On the way over to my treatment my BG wasn’t hopping up like I needed it to. I was over excited because I had picked up a package I was… --- ## [The Amazing Race (fall 2025) Is nobody at all watching this one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-fall-2025-is-nobody-at-all-watching-this-one/1023704)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2025, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-fall-2025-is-nobody-at-all-watching-this-one/1023704 "2025-10-11T12:32:44Z")
I mean, the ideas of all Big Brother alums and only in Europe sound like two kisses of death, but nobody can even be bothered to rag on it??? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=221) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=223)