# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=29 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 30 --- ## [What are the rules for those 100-meter-racing robots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-rules-for-those-100-meter-racing-robots/1033701)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-rules-for-those-100-meter-racing-robots/1033701 "2026-10-13T02:36:24Z")
You’ve seen the videos of those humanoid robots running 100 meters in less than 10 seconds from a standing start. To qualify as “humanoid”, the robot has to have just two legs, with knees and hips in about the right spot… --- ## [Plague in Russia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plague-in-russia/1033622)
**Author:** [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plague-in-russia/1033622 "2026-10-13T02:25:42Z")
I just learned yesterday that there’s an “Anti-Plague Research Facility” in Siberia. A young worker dropped a vial containing Pneumonic Plague and died from it a few days later. I’m not a doctor, but my understanding is … --- ## [What happens after Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-after-trump/1030975)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-after-trump/1030975 "2026-10-13T01:29:47Z")
Assuming that the U.S. avoids becoming an authoritarian dictatorship, what happens when Liberals regain power? ISTM that the current regime has stretched their agenda to the breaking point. When the giant rubber band s… --- ## [Denton Crocker Junior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denton-crocker-junior/1033746)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denton-crocker-junior/1033746 "2026-10-13T00:24:40Z")
I watched Ken Burns Vietnam war series recently over the summer, and I learned about Denton Crocker Junior, a man who briefly ran away from home at 17, wouldn’t come back unless his parents agreed to let him enlist, whic… --- ## [Most comfortable tennis shoes(sneaker) for standing and teaching all day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-comfortable-tennis-shoes-sneaker-for-standing-and-teaching-all-day/1007124)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-comfortable-tennis-shoes-sneaker-for-standing-and-teaching-all-day/1007124 "2026-10-13T00:05:03Z")
I am willing to spend just over $100 if I have to. I have always worn shoes under $50, but I am at the top of my pay scale at work and my wife is, too. I’m going to go ahead and put good money into a pair of shoes each s… --- ## [Is a military draft ever justified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-military-draft-ever-justified/1033707)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-military-draft-ever-justified/1033707 "2026-10-12T23:44:27Z")
Continuing the discussion from Multiple Shootings At Fort Hood: In the linked thread, @Darren\_Garrison characterizes the draft (specifically in WWII) as “the pure evil of drafted military slavery.” Is he right? Was t… --- ## [Pronunciation question: "Gemini"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-question-gemini/1033667)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-question-gemini/1033667 "2026-10-12T21:15:00Z")
On the flight back from London last weekend, I watched the movie “First Man” with Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong. The movie was about the Gemini and Apollo missions up to and including the moon landing. One thing I could… --- ## [Gold coins.. hypothetical question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gold-coins-hypothetical-question/1033669)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gold-coins-hypothetical-question/1033669 "2026-10-12T20:12:32Z")
{hypothetically} My old Uncle Pete died. (Peaceful like) He left me 10 gold coins. I had them checked they’re real(Uncle Pete was a rascal, you just never know). Oops. All my bills are due. Now, looky. I got all this… --- ## [Should Buckley v Valeo be overturned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-buckley-v-valeo-be-overturned/1033785)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-buckley-v-valeo-be-overturned/1033785 "2026-10-12T19:19:04Z")
Continuing the discussion from Hawaii Seeks to Overturn Citizens United: My previous post: The 1976 Supreme Court decision in Buckley v. Valeo determined that a cap was within the known limits of free speech. The Sup… --- ## [Hawaii Seeks to Overturn Citizens United](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hawaii-seeks-to-overturn-citizens-united/1033603)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hawaii-seeks-to-overturn-citizens-united/1033603 "2026-10-12T18:53:56Z")
Apologies if this has been or is being discussed elsewhere. If so, please point me to that thread and I’ll ask the mods to close this one. IMO, Citizens United is one of the worst, if not the worst, decisions by the Su… --- ## [Medical follies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-follies/1033725)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-follies/1033725 "2026-10-12T18:53:24Z")
Grr. There are many medical things going on in my life, but this is the one I’m moved to place in the Pit just now. There may be another rant/question going into a different forum later on. Background: My body makes no … --- ## [Now I'm homesick for Toronto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-im-homesick-for-toronto/1033728)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-im-homesick-for-toronto/1033728 "2026-10-12T17:30:46Z")
--- ## [Has anyone's job been threatened or lost due to AI, either directly or indirectly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyones-job-been-threatened-or-lost-due-to-ai-either-directly-or-indirectly/1024043)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyones-job-been-threatened-or-lost-due-to-ai-either-directly-or-indirectly/1024043 "2026-10-12T16:59:04Z")
Today my employer had their quarterly state of the company conference call. For a while now, the CEO has been pushing the use of AI, and on the call they made the statement “Anyone who isn’t using ChatGPT should start no… --- ## [I pit male rapist apologists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-male-rapist-apologists/1033569)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-male-rapist-apologists/1033569 "2026-10-12T16:51:58Z")
So, in the last several days, my Facebook feed has become full of Cornell 7 posts, maybe 95-ish percent by women. Any other posts, by men, and comments by men, basically say that \[and I am obviously paraphrasing\] “pussy … --- ## [How to avoid overpathologizing labs results? Specific example iron deficiency in menstruating adolescents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-avoid-overpathologizing-labs-results-specific-example-iron-deficiency-in-menstruating-adolescents/1033753)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-avoid-overpathologizing-labs-results-specific-example-iron-deficiency-in-menstruating-adolescents/1033753 "2026-10-12T15:17:53Z")
Fairly recent guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics is to routinely screen female adolescents and menstruating individuals one after menarche and by age 14 both for anemia and a test of iron stores called ferr… --- ## [Do you waste extra time off like I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-waste-extra-time-off-like-i-do/1033668)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-waste-extra-time-off-like-i-do/1033668 "2026-10-12T14:29:09Z")
I had a lot of stuff to get done. Gotta start winterizing the house and yard, my wife is quite ill so I have house work to do, have to meet with the manager of a business I own, need to meet with my financial advisor ab… --- ## [2026 Nobel Prizes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nobel-prizes/1033598)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nobel-prizes/1033598 "2026-10-12T12:38:28Z")
Nobel prizes are coming out this week: US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for th… --- ## [Possibly getting Divorced: Need advice (issue in op resolved in 2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-getting-divorced-need-advice-issue-in-op-resolved-in-2026/1003483)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-getting-divorced-need-advice-issue-in-op-resolved-in-2026/1003483 "2026-10-12T12:35:41Z")
So me and my wife have been with each other for nearly two years now. After a long 5 year waiting process from the Visa and Pandemic, it has been exceptionally difficult for me as I’ve had no familial support (Emotionall… --- ## [Is unvied a known word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-unvied-a-known-word/1033705)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-unvied-a-known-word/1033705 "2026-10-12T11:21:55Z")
For random reasons I looked up the origin of Tom, Dick, and Harry. Google AI gave good answers, but I hit a bump at this one. First Recorded Use: The earliest known written use of the exact phrase appears in 1657 by E… --- ## [New Coach, New Era: Steelers March to the Super Bowl 2026 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-coach-new-era-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-2026-edition/1033036)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-coach-new-era-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-2026-edition/1033036 "2026-10-12T09:54:07Z")
It’s been a crazy offseason for Pittsburgh. After 19 consecutive winning seasons, a Super Bowl win, and a Super Bowl appearance, Mike Tomlin is not on the sidelines. I was hoping they would go young and take a chance on … --- ## [Using AI in 2026 - specific funny experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-ai-in-2026-specific-funny-experiences/1031158)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-ai-in-2026-specific-funny-experiences/1031158 "2026-10-12T08:54:58Z")
Figuring AI is part of the future, I have been mucking about with Claude. This has increased my concern for AI as well as appreciate it as a helpful tool. The weaknesses are obvious. Every answer is delivered with con… --- ## [(Old) Summarize your work in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-summarize-your-work-in-the-mmp/1033588)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 294\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-summarize-your-work-in-the-mmp/1033588 "2026-10-12T03:48:57Z")
Hi there! I’ve been on the Camino for 3 weeks and I just don’t think I’ll have time to read your hundreds of posts, excellent though I’m sure they are. So please bring me up to date: whatcha been doing since September 16… --- ## [Championship or playoff games you have been to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/championship-or-playoff-games-you-have-been-to/1033553)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/championship-or-playoff-games-you-have-been-to/1033553 "2026-10-12T03:45:54Z")
Here we are in the middle of the baseball postseason. It got me wondering who has been to these games in person. Although I would love to go see more Yankee postseason games I’ve only been to two. It was supposed to be … --- ## [RIP Mike Ditka](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mike-ditka/1033699)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mike-ditka/1033699 "2026-10-12T03:28:43Z")
RIP As a teen, seeing this bigger than life personality on TV every week was fun. The press conferences, the gum, the middle finger, the heart attack, the perm, and the Super Bowl. He was entertaining, to say the leas… --- ## [Scrabble--GO! question/observation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-go-question-observation/1033698)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-go-question-observation/1033698 "2026-10-12T02:18:11Z")
It’s an app. It’s a game. Just like 2 player on the board game. Can be fast paced. I like fast scrabble. But sometimes I’d rather be lazy. Ehh, it accommodated, so I continue to open it when I am bored. The question. … --- ## [Nobel Peace Prize Announced; It Doesn't Go to Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 304\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobel-peace-prize-announced-it-doesnt-go-to-trump/1023845 "2026-10-11T23:47:02Z")
It’s going to María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader. From CNN: https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/nobel-peace-prize-10-10-25 Going to be a few ketchup-stained walls at the White House this morning. --- ## [Getting old today vs. 150 or 200 years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-old-today-vs-150-or-200-years-ago/1033653)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-old-today-vs-150-or-200-years-ago/1033653 "2026-10-11T22:48:01Z")
One of my random shower thoughts: Glad to become “old” (whatever that means to you) in 2026 and not in 1826 or so … just the thought of the avg. guy/gal not having reading glasses (and much to read to begin with) at the… --- ## ["Person of Interest," a ~10-year old series whose time has come--BACK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/person-of-interest-a-10-year-old-series-whose-time-has-come-back/1021824)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/person-of-interest-a-10-year-old-series-whose-time-has-come-back/1021824 "2026-10-11T21:42:09Z")
Should be subtitled, “The show where they routinely crush cell phones underfoot.” “An off-the-grid and presumed-dead former CIA agent, John Reese, is hired by a mysterious tech billionaire software genius, Harold Finc… --- ## [Character Names you love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138 "2026-10-11T21:05:31Z")
We last did this back in 2009 but many new characters have been created since then. I’ll start - Duke Caboom from Toy Story 4 Also, “Snake” Plissken from Escape from New York. I can’t believe I didn’t mention this in t… --- ## [Do progressives believe that all religions are liberal at their true core?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-progressives-believe-that-all-religions-are-liberal-at-their-true-core/1033297)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-progressives-believe-that-all-religions-are-liberal-at-their-true-core/1033297 "2026-10-11T20:36:10Z")
I’ve often seen progressives argue that hard-line fundamentalist Christians or Muslims don’t reflect “true” Christianity and Islam, and that the true nature of a religion is found in its peaceful moderates. This is ofte… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=28) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=30)