# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=249&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 250 --- ## [I'm a visionary philosopher! (Online IQ test)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-visionary-philosopher-online-iq-test/138904)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-visionary-philosopher-online-iq-test/138904 "2025-09-01T09:34:53Z")
I thought this online IQ test was kinda cute. Not only does it supposedly test your IQ (these online tests have given me scores all over the map), but it supposedly tells you your “intellectual type,” whatever that is. … --- ## [In prison, is it considered bad form (by the other prisoners) to snitch ... on a guard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-prison-is-it-considered-bad-form-by-the-other-prisoners-to-snitch-on-a-guard/1022563)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-prison-is-it-considered-bad-form-by-the-other-prisoners-to-snitch-on-a-guard/1022563 "2025-09-01T07:09:22Z")
I just saw a video where a corrections officer was fired for challenging a prisoner to a fight. I don’t know how the guy got caught, but if the prisoner had snitched on the guard, would he be considered a snitch by the o… --- ## [(Old) It’s Time For A New MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-it-s-time-for-a-new-mmp/1022452)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-it-s-time-for-a-new-mmp/1022452 "2025-09-01T04:10:04Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 73 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 89 and sunny. I foresee quality cee-mint pond time on such a nice day. Of course there will be other RDOS inactivities… --- ## [Another 'propellantless drive'... scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-propellantless-drive-scam/1000552)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-propellantless-drive-scam/1000552 "2025-09-01T02:57:32Z")
These seem to keep cropping up. The guy appears to claim NASA credentials, for what it’s worth. ‘NASA Veteran Behind Propellantless Propulsion Drive Announces Major Discovery - Slashdot’ --- ## [Odds of picking at least one winning horse out of x races](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odds-of-picking-at-least-one-winning-horse-out-of-x-races/1022592)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odds-of-picking-at-least-one-winning-horse-out-of-x-races/1022592 "2025-09-01T01:35:47Z")
Imagine I’m going to the track. There are going to be ten races today. I’m going to bet on one horse, at random, to Win, for each race. Because the number of horses in each race will vary, I’m thinking my intuitive appr… --- ## [Blade Runner: question about Roy Batty's soliloquy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-question-about-roy-battys-soliloquy/573437)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-question-about-roy-battys-soliloquy/573437 "2025-09-01T01:29:34Z")
Roy Batty’s “I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe” speech at the end of the movie - those are fabricated memories, right? They establish early in the movie that Rachel’s memories are fabricated, but I don’t reca… --- ## [2009 Subaru Outback: Your opinion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-subaru-outback-your-opinion/1022590)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-subaru-outback-your-opinion/1022590 "2025-08-31T23:12:19Z")
With much regret and wailing, I must give up my 2006 Scion xB, as the undercarriage has rusted enough to make it unlikely to survive through another New England winter. I have available to me to buy a 2009 Subaru Outbac… --- ## [Sending emails as text messages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-emails-as-text-messages/430563)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-emails-as-text-messages/430563 "2025-08-31T21:10:29Z")
Can’t figure this out and perhaps a few Dopers can deliver the goods. I’m on Verizon. If I wish to send a text message by using my email, I can do so. I can sit at my computer and write a message to, say, 917-555-1212 @… --- ## [Kentucky Derby 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2025/1017746)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2025/1017746 "2025-08-31T21:09:03Z")
Entries and morning lines are out on Equibase. See here: Looks like this one will be interesting, as there are only three that are single-digits on the morning line: 8 Journalism, m/l 3:1 18 Sovereignty, m/l 5:1 1… --- ## [A GIRL on the Satellite of Love?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-on-the-satellite-of-love/1022631)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-on-the-satellite-of-love/1022631 "2025-08-31T20:00:41Z")
I’ve been finding YouTube videos of MST3K lately. This morning I found one with Kinga and Max as the Mads, and a young lady as their captive/test subject (also, Crow appeared to be voiced by a female). Obviously, the cr… --- ## [Composers and recordists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/composers-and-recordists/1021718)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/composers-and-recordists/1021718 "2025-08-31T18:30:30Z")
Thought I would spin off a new thread, rather than hijacking the musicians roster one. How many of us here compose and record original music? Do you have a home studio, and if so, what gear do you use? In my case I’ve… --- ## [Multi-use venues that have a nickname related to a sports team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-use-venues-that-have-a-nickname-related-to-a-sports-team/1022624)
**Author:** [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-use-venues-that-have-a-nickname-related-to-a-sports-team/1022624 "2025-08-31T18:30:11Z")
The SAP Center in San Jose, CA is sometimes called the “Shark Tank” because the San Jose Sharks play there. The Chase Center in Oakland, CA is sometimes called “Ballhalla” because the Golden State Valkyries play there. W… --- ## [Opinions about my neighbor building a fence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-about-my-neighbor-building-a-fence/1022518)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-about-my-neighbor-building-a-fence/1022518 "2025-08-31T18:18:24Z")
I’ve lived in this house almost 30 years. There is no fence between my property and my neighbor’s. A couple of years ago a young family moved in next door. I’ve had just a few minor interactions with them and they seem p… --- ## [Another woman at my dialysis center died: how was this allowed to happen this way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-woman-at-my-dialysis-center-died-how-was-this-allowed-to-happen-this-way/1022594)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-woman-at-my-dialysis-center-died-how-was-this-allowed-to-happen-this-way/1022594 "2025-08-31T18:11:53Z")
Monday morning at dialysis one of the inmates was carted off in an ambulance. The thing about dialysis patients, you see the same people 3+ times a week. You hear them chatter about their lives. You meet some of their p… --- ## [What heat-humidity combination will eventually kill you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-heat-humidity-combination-will-eventually-kill-you/1022617)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-heat-humidity-combination-will-eventually-kill-you/1022617 "2025-08-31T18:03:40Z")
It seems just being out in X temperature, Y percent humidity is enough to kill you, sooner or later. Your body can’t cool itself, even if you’re just sitting around, and eventually your body temperature gets too high. W… --- ## [American Progress (John Gast, 1872) Was the Artist Being Ironic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-progress-john-gast-1872-was-the-artist-being-ironic/1021778)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-progress-john-gast-1872-was-the-artist-being-ironic/1021778 "2025-08-31T17:58:25Z")
My question concerns this painting. Looked at with an eye not pre-loaded with a notion that the default race for human status is “white,” it looks kinda horrendous, especially the section that depicts Native Americans f… --- ## [How do you hold hands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-hold-hands/1022603)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-hold-hands/1022603 "2025-08-31T17:57:46Z")
I’m right handed. If I were to fold my hands together, like praying, the left thumb goes on top. But when I hold hands with my wife using my right hand, my thumb goes on too. We agree that it feels weird if her thumb is … --- ## [Why would the stadium lights be on in the daytime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-the-stadium-lights-be-on-in-the-daytime/1022614)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-the-stadium-lights-be-on-in-the-daytime/1022614 "2025-08-31T17:56:25Z")
I just finished watching today’s Texas Longhorns @ Ohio State Buckeyes football game. I noticed that the stadium lights were on even though the game was being played in full sunlight. That must have some expense associ… --- ## [I messed up my monitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-messed-up-my-monitor/1021915)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-messed-up-my-monitor/1021915 "2025-08-31T17:42:58Z")
I’m using Windows 11 on an HP laptop with an NVidia graphics card. Nothing fancy, the one that came preinstalled. I have a large (3440x) LG external monitor. I tried to run Civ 3 today and let Windows run the compatibili… --- ## [On Mandatory School Busing here in Boston:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-mandatory-school-busing-here-in-boston/518724)
**Author:** [@independentminded](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/independentminded)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-mandatory-school-busing-here-in-boston/518724 "2025-08-31T17:13:20Z")
Unlike many, if not most of the Southern areas, Boston’s busing program was confined to the city limits, which also helped contribute to why Boston became so explosive during the mid to late 1970’s when busing was impl… --- ## [Help me identify a solitaire game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-a-solitaire-game/998971)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-a-solitaire-game/998971 "2025-08-31T15:39:54Z")
I learned a solitaire game in the early-'70s. I think one of my grandparents taught it to me, so the game was known in either California or Minnesota. It goes like this (hope I get the terminolgy right): Shuffle toget… --- ## [What type of car is this in the BBC "Unforgotten" series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-car-is-this-in-the-bbc-unforgotten-series/1022607)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-car-is-this-in-the-bbc-unforgotten-series/1022607 "2025-08-31T15:13:19Z")
In season 6 of the BBC “Unforgotten” series, there is a green (sports???) car driven by the character Melinda Ricci. I’ve never seen this type of car before. It’s very roundish similar to a VW beetle or an older Porsch… --- ## [Origins and evolution of Democracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-and-evolution-of-democracy/1022366)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-and-evolution-of-democracy/1022366 "2025-08-31T14:01:50Z")
Ruminating on a similar thread about erosion of democracy. That thread seems to tacitly assume that in the past there was a more ‘pure’ or ideal form of democracy (forgive me if I am misrepresenting or oversimplifying s… --- ## [Which lesser known songs do you think are better than the greatest hits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-lesser-known-songs-do-you-think-are-better-than-the-greatest-hits/1022494)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-lesser-known-songs-do-you-think-are-better-than-the-greatest-hits/1022494 "2025-08-31T09:55:32Z")
Which lesser known songs do you think are better than the well known greatest hits? Let’s consider all genres of pop music (I don’t want to get into classical music in this thread), and any solo artist or group you enjo… --- ## [(Maybe an Apple issue): how to trigger the board popup menu instead of the iOS one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-an-apple-issue-how-to-trigger-the-board-popup-menu-instead-of-the-ios-one/1022562)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-an-apple-issue-how-to-trigger-the-board-popup-menu-instead-of-the-ios-one/1022562 "2025-08-31T06:02:02Z")
I only use iOS devices. As a rule, selecting text on iOS triggers a popup menu with text actions. So does selecting text on this board. Sometimes it comes up instead of my iOS menu. But I have NO IDEA how to control wh… --- ## [Fighting for the American Democratic Experiment and Against Trump: Practical Steps and Best Practices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-for-the-american-democratic-experiment-and-against-trump-practical-steps-and-best-practices/1013687)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-for-the-american-democratic-experiment-and-against-trump-practical-steps-and-best-practices/1013687 "2025-08-31T03:40:42Z")
Trump is flooding the zone with various illegal practices, occasionally walking them back, other times not. What should friends of US democracy do? Set aside some time for constructive behavior, as opposed to doom-scrol… --- ## [Thoughts on golf's championship (FedEx Cup)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-golfs-championship-fedex-cup/1022466)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-golfs-championship-fedex-cup/1022466 "2025-08-31T00:02:58Z")
I know how hard it is to get a discussion about golf going around here, but here goes. The PGA Tour just ended its official season with what is called the FedEx Championship. It used to be that the player who won the m… --- ## [Bike question redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bike-question-redux/1019634)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2025, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bike-question-redux/1019634 "2025-08-30T23:58:34Z")
I’m doing a dry run on biking to work this weekend, and going to make it-- the first on will be done with time for a do-over if I get lost, or have badly planned (hit construction, et al). I really need to start riding t… --- ## [A pen is attached to the wheel. Assume the pen is a sphere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pen-is-attached-to-the-wheel-assume-the-pen-is-a-sphere/1022457)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2025, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pen-is-attached-to-the-wheel-assume-the-pen-is-a-sphere/1022457 "2025-08-30T19:49:18Z")
OK. I don’t know how I’m going to explain this. Observing a bicycle with a reflector on the wheel drive by the other night, I was looking at the reflector go round and round. And I wondered: If that reflector had a pen … --- ## [Q for Linux gurus: recreating EFI boot partition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-linux-gurus-recreating-efi-boot-partition/1022558)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-linux-gurus-recreating-efi-boot-partition/1022558 "2025-08-30T18:33:36Z")
In a stunning display of stupidity, I managed to delete my boot partition. I wanted to reformat an old Kubuntu 22.04 live USB stick. When I ran the partition manager to remove the old partitions, I didn’t pay attention t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=248&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=250&state=tracking)