# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=295&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 296 --- ## [Mac Mini M1, 2020 question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-mini-m1-2020-question/1019815)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-mini-m1-2020-question/1019815 "2025-06-19T16:06:27Z")
This Mini was a gift, one I’m terribly grateful for. But the RAM is native in the Motherboard with no change of expansion. Anyone know of a work-around? Are there external cases one can place a Mini INTO that essentiall… --- ## [Beach Stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beach-stories/1019679)
**Author:** [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beach-stories/1019679 "2025-06-19T15:41:06Z")
Going through my pictures from recent years and eras long gone. I have a few beach stories to share for those who want to read. My cousin and I took a trip to Florida in August of 2014. We stayed in Fort Myers at a sma… --- ## [Leaving elder cat alone for the first time. (Sad)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-elder-cat-alone-for-the-first-time-sad/1019779)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-elder-cat-alone-for-the-first-time-sad/1019779 "2025-06-19T13:59:25Z")
I lost one of my cats about a month ago. My remaining cat hasn’t been taking it well. He still cries very loudly at times throughout the day. Wondering around the house looking for his brother. I tried to give him as m… --- ## [Evelyn Romadka, Vampire Queen Of Chicago. Book References?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evelyn-romadka-vampire-queen-of-chicago-book-references/1019832)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evelyn-romadka-vampire-queen-of-chicago-book-references/1019832 "2025-06-19T13:13:37Z")
Our subject is Evelyn Romadka, a former citizen of Milwaukee, and later, a leader of a gang of female thieves in Chicago in the pre-WW1 era. Does anybody have a good book title on her? Or even a chapter in a more gener… --- ## [So... how are men supposed to look for "business casual" shirts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-are-men-supposed-to-look-for-business-casual-shirts/1019430)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-are-men-supposed-to-look-for-business-casual-shirts/1019430 "2025-06-19T13:04:33Z")
It’s a bit embarrassing to ask this… but, uh, how do I shop for everyday shirts that aren’t just t-shirts? (I don’t know all the different clothing vocabulary, sorry, maybe “business casual”?) As a working-class millenni… --- ## [Phantosmia / Phantom Smells / Olfactory Hallucinations / Parosmia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phantosmia-phantom-smells-olfactory-hallucinations-parosmia/1019810)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phantosmia-phantom-smells-olfactory-hallucinations-parosmia/1019810 "2025-06-19T12:35:32Z")
I’ve been suffering from phantom smells for several years, but in the past few weeks it’s become pretty distressing. The basic phantom smell is smoky; the closest comparison I can draw is cigarette smoke. Sometimes it’s… --- ## [Cannabis tolerance and eating vs smoking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannabis-tolerance-and-eating-vs-smoking/1019010)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannabis-tolerance-and-eating-vs-smoking/1019010 "2025-06-19T11:36:43Z")
I’ve been eating edibles for a few weeks and I find myself needing more and more to get the same effect. If I switched back to smoking or vaping, would I still have a high tolerance and this need more? Should I plan on t… --- ## [Why does R. Kennedy jr have that voice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-r-kennedy-jr-have-that-voice/1019734)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-r-kennedy-jr-have-that-voice/1019734 "2025-06-19T11:21:03Z")
Did he have some illness? --- ## [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! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=294&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=296&state=tracking)