# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=295 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 296 --- ## [How many people live in Iran?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-live-in-iran/1019824)
**Author:** [@CuckerTarlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuckerTarlson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-live-in-iran/1019824 "2025-06-19T00:39:34Z")
92 million. How could you not know that? --- ## [NHL Playoffs 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs-2025/1017160)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs-2025/1017160 "2025-06-19T00:13:02Z")
The opening round matchups are set: Eastern Conference Ottawa Senators (WC2) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (1A) Florida Panthers (3A) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (2A) Montreal Canadiens (WC2) vs. Washington Capitals (1M) New … --- ## [Dunkin' Donuts - Hear Me Roar!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dunkin-donuts-hear-me-roar/1019802)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dunkin-donuts-hear-me-roar/1019802 "2025-06-18T23:55:50Z")
Last week I attempted to redeem 500 expensively earned points and get my XL coffee. I was told there was a “system problem”, and my points were lost. Right after I got to work, I composed an email to their support addr… --- ## [NFL+ Premium](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-premium/1009399)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-premium/1009399 "2025-06-18T23:45:18Z")
Does anybody here have NFL+ Premium? I’m trying to figure out the cheapest / best way to watch every game for specific out of market teams. I don’t particularly care about watching games live. I would be perfectly conte… --- ## [Why does Adobe keep bugging me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-adobe-keep-bugging-me/1019737)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-adobe-keep-bugging-me/1019737 "2025-06-18T23:12:29Z")
Two or three times a week, a window pops up asking me to make Adobe my default pdf reader. Why do they even care? I am not paying them even when I do use it. The reason I resist is that the Adobe reader does not get a… --- ## [And suddenly, the lights went out. In all of Spain and Portugal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-suddenly-the-lights-went-out-in-all-of-spain-and-portugal/1017611)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-suddenly-the-lights-went-out-in-all-of-spain-and-portugal/1017611 "2025-06-18T23:02:54Z")
They do not know why, not yet. Or they are not telling. And it will take hours until service is restored. Here is a live feed (no idea how they are feeding it, with no light): Here something more permanent, I guess: … --- ## [How much time is spent waiting for tech "buffering/connecting/signing in"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-time-is-spent-waiting-for-tech-buffering-connecting-signing-in/1019701)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-time-is-spent-waiting-for-tech-buffering-connecting-signing-in/1019701 "2025-06-18T21:45:36Z")
Oftentimes when I open a program on my computer or open a streaming service, my computer/TV/phone takes a few seconds to make the connection and open the desired function. I realize that folk tend to get more impatient … --- ## [This 5K is a bad idea for me, right? If not, tell me how to make it work, please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-5k-is-a-bad-idea-for-me-right-if-not-tell-me-how-to-make-it-work-please/1019727)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-5k-is-a-bad-idea-for-me-right-if-not-tell-me-how-to-make-it-work-please/1019727 "2025-06-18T21:36:35Z")
Ok, so I’ve been a runner off and on for many years. I have a dream of running a half marathon in memory of a boyfriend that passed away. For now, though, I just want to be able to walk or run a 5K. But… Here’s my healt… --- ## [Lockers in school corridors... TV trope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lockers-in-school-corridors-tv-trope/1011547)
**Author:** [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lockers-in-school-corridors-tv-trope/1011547 "2025-06-18T21:02:29Z")
A common trope in US television shows is school students interacting (often bullying) in front of lockers in a corridor. Are these lockers in corridor actually a thing in US schools or a manufactured storytelling prop? --- ## [Google News page removes fact check section](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-news-page-removes-fact-check-section/1019812)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-news-page-removes-fact-check-section/1019812 "2025-06-18T20:53:50Z")
The Google news feed is at news.google.com. For many years it’s had a Fact Check section that gave links to Snopes and Politifact and several other sites. A few days ago I noticed it was missing. Going to their support … --- ## [I Need a Cite for a Mass Murder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-cite-for-a-mass-murder/1019722)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-cite-for-a-mass-murder/1019722 "2025-06-18T20:06:31Z")
Years ago, I made an entry for this mass killing; 17 June 1963 Prospect PA, 7\* killed (shot) female killer, familicide As a cite, I used this; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_rampage\_killers\_(familicides\_in\_the… --- ## [Should I just start utilizing AI, finally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-just-start-utilizing-ai-finally/1019650)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-just-start-utilizing-ai-finally/1019650 "2025-06-18T20:02:59Z")
So I have a Google Pixel 9 Pro but I’ve resisted downloading Gemini.. Now that I have a system update downloading, it says it’ll ask me about poopy AI again. Should I submit? I’m personally concerned about environmental … --- ## [Do American people make sandwiches at home? Or is it more of a specialty thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-american-people-make-sandwiches-at-home-or-is-it-more-of-a-specialty-thing/1019414)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-american-people-make-sandwiches-at-home-or-is-it-more-of-a-specialty-thing/1019414 "2025-06-18T19:58:02Z")
I tried using my home sandwich making kit today and while the result was delicious it was catastrophically unlike a professionally made sandwich. But I don’t expect to be making sandwiches at a Subway. In the Land of th… --- ## [Conservatives outraged by ICE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-outraged-by-ice/1019656)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-outraged-by-ice/1019656 "2025-06-18T19:26:11Z")
Nearly every conservative I have spoken to is outraged by recent ICE activities and they feel betrayed. We were told they would concentrate on criminals and those with current deportation orders. We all want enforceable … --- ## [Amazon Prime Video says I am streaming the maximum number of movies at once. Not the case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-video-says-i-am-streaming-the-maximum-number-of-movies-at-once-not-the-case/1019367)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-video-says-i-am-streaming-the-maximum-number-of-movies-at-once-not-the-case/1019367 "2025-06-18T19:06:59Z")
Title sets things up. I am watching on a fiber connection, on my Mac computer with a 24" monitor. Other video streams smoothly with this setup, including Netflix. For over a year, viewing material on Amazon Prime hasn’t… --- ## [Why does my cruise control turn off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-cruise-control-turn-off/1019806)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-cruise-control-turn-off/1019806 "2025-06-18T18:57:21Z")
I have a 2012 Hyundai Sonata with just over 220K miles, but this weirdness has been happening for at least the last 60-70,000 miles. Maybe more - I don’t recall when it started. I’ll be driving along in cruise and all of… --- ## [Actors in "old" makeup versus when they really were old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-in-old-makeup-versus-when-they-really-were-old/1019552)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-in-old-makeup-versus-when-they-really-were-old/1019552 "2025-06-18T18:53:53Z")
Such as Star Trek: TOS “The Deadly Years”. Or Tom Baker in “The Leisure Hive”. --- ## [Why Virginia is not a swing state](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-virginia-is-not-a-swing-state/1008674)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-virginia-is-not-a-swing-state/1008674 "2025-06-18T16:53:03Z")
Between 2004 and 2008, Virginia flipped from red to blue without even passing through a purple phase. Have you seen anything like it? In November 2006, I was volunteering with Equality Virginia campaigning against the a… --- ## [MLB: March/April 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2025/1016195 "2025-06-18T16:14:41Z")
Happy opening day! Kind of an odd one as the games all have a mid afternoon to evening first pitch. MLB TV is being a bit of an ass..your free game of the day is the 10 PM Eastern game between the Athletics and the Mari… --- ## [Watch springs how they release energy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-springs-how-they-release-energy/1019782)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-springs-how-they-release-energy/1019782 "2025-06-18T15:08:52Z")
It doesn’t have to be a watch, it could be an old phonograph. I am having a hard time figuring out how they release energy at a controlled speed using a coiled spring that gradually unwinds? I would also be interested in… --- ## [Does ex post facto apply to HOA rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-ex-post-facto-apply-to-hoa-rules/1019553)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-ex-post-facto-apply-to-hoa-rules/1019553 "2025-06-18T14:13:53Z")
Hypothetical: You build a shed in your back yard. The next month your HOA (assume you live under an HOA) passes a rule that sheds are not allowed on anyone’s property. Do you have to remove your shed? Can you make th… --- ## [How about them Oilers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-them-oilers/996591)
**Author:** [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-them-oilers/996591 "2025-06-18T07:22:16Z")
The Edmonton Oilers are currently 14 consecutive wins this season—a Canadian record! I believe the overall NHL record is 17. Can they do it? Fingers crossed! --- ## ["No Kings" rallies, Saturday June 14th 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-kings-rallies-saturday-june-14th-2025/1019268)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-kings-rallies-saturday-june-14th-2025/1019268 "2025-06-18T03:59:05Z")
This is the third (I think) in a series of nationwide organized protests against actions taken by our current president. I didn’t go to the first two, but I’m going to do my best to go to this one (I’ve got a new pain pi… --- ## [Documentary on the Go-Go's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documentary-on-the-go-gos/1019736)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documentary-on-the-go-gos/1019736 "2025-06-18T03:22:05Z")
I just watched a 2020 documentary "The Go-Go’s (directed and produced by Alison Ellwood). I remember when they were really popular in the early 1980s. They had started out as aspiring punk rockers, but a producer observe… --- ## [Why didn't this Vegas dealer intervene when I was harassed at his table?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-this-vegas-dealer-intervene-when-i-was-harassed-at-his-table/1019753)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-this-vegas-dealer-intervene-when-i-was-harassed-at-his-table/1019753 "2025-06-18T01:50:34Z")
This is a story that happened to me 15 years ago but I still remember it. Was at the MGM Grand at Vegas, decided to go check out a blackjack table. Table had two people already and I went to their right and got dealt in… --- ## [Please Recommend A New Multimeter And New Screwdrivers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-new-multimeter-and-new-screwdrivers/1019648)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-new-multimeter-and-new-screwdrivers/1019648 "2025-06-18T01:34:18Z")
I need a set of small screwdrivers to help disassemble laptops and other electronics. I had a few sets. I lost them all in the move. I cannot find my multimeter. I prefer a needle readout. If I can afford it, a unit wit… --- ## [Why do airlines do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-airlines-do-this/1019766)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-airlines-do-this/1019766 "2025-06-17T23:40:03Z")
A day before I get on my flight, the airline texts me with my boarding pass. Well, no. They text me with a link to get my boarding pass. But to demonstrate that I’m really me (??? Or something?) I first have to get a c… --- ## [Anyone live in the Lake Forest, CA area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-live-in-the-lake-forest-ca-area/1019744)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-live-in-the-lake-forest-ca-area/1019744 "2025-06-17T21:50:24Z")
We’re re-locating for my new job, looking around the Irvine area, visited a bunch of houses for rent, and have narrowed it down to a house in a gated community in Lake Forest. Does anyone have any advice? I’ll be commuti… --- ## [Democratic lawmakers killed by police impersonators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-lawmakers-killed-by-police-impersonators/1019645)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-lawmakers-killed-by-police-impersonators/1019645 "2025-06-17T20:12:35Z")
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/minnesota-state-lawmakers-shot-search-underway-suspect-local-media-reports-say-2025-06-14/ This is so horrible and so sad. --- ## [Install games on android phone, get a bunch of spam pop-up crap as well. Any way to control this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/install-games-on-android-phone-get-a-bunch-of-spam-pop-up-crap-as-well-any-way-to-control-this/1019774)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/install-games-on-android-phone-get-a-bunch-of-spam-pop-up-crap-as-well-any-way-to-control-this/1019774 "2025-06-17T19:59:12Z")
My wife installs games willy-nilly and after a few weeks the phone becomes unusable due to all the pop-ups. I go into setting and try to restrict Notification Permissions with limited success. Eventually I do a clean re… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=294) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=296)