# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=332 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 333 --- ## [DOGE; the department of Government Efficiency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doge-the-department-of-government-efficiency/1010227)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 429\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doge-the-department-of-government-efficiency/1010227 "2025-04-18T18:36:47Z")
If I wanted my government efficient, I would live in a dictatorship. But in any case, What government programs do you want to cut? Ten percent of the post offices. Both Littoral combat ship classes Milk price supports,… --- ## [Meet AROK, a robot housekeeper built in the '70s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-arok-a-robot-housekeeper-built-in-the-70s/1017149)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-arok-a-robot-housekeeper-built-in-the-70s/1017149 "2025-04-18T18:16:01Z")
AROK is a 6-foot-8, 275-pound humanoid robot built by inventor Ben Skora. He can walk the dog, pour drinks, do the laundry, and even pick up the mail… sometimes. I love the mask he used for the face. Ve… --- ## [What's the rest of this Biblical Baseball joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rest-of-this-biblical-baseball-joke/131651)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rest-of-this-biblical-baseball-joke/131651 "2025-04-18T17:38:29Z")
When I first heard Did you know baseball is mentioned in the Bible?, the answer was in Genesis; In the big inning. Later, someone told me of The woman who went to the well with her pitcher. While it may be assumed that … --- ## [I'm looking for information on a very obscure baseball player](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-information-on-a-very-obscure-baseball-player/1017155)
**Author:** [@LoneRhino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LoneRhino)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-information-on-a-very-obscure-baseball-player/1017155 "2025-04-18T17:19:21Z")
I’m playing the Seattle Mariners in Out Of The Park Baseball. I have a decent prospect in my minor leagues, a pitcher named Randy Hodges. When I looked up his real life stats i found that in 1977 he pitched one third of… --- ## [Well that didn't help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-didnt-help/1017150)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-didnt-help/1017150 "2025-04-18T16:17:25Z")
Last month a rattle is suddenly heard from my car. Under the front passenger area. I was pretty sure what it was - the heat shield for the cat con has broken off. Not unexpected after 220,000 miles. I don’t feel like jac… --- ## [The bottom of pages on the SDMB are always in the opposite (dark/light) theme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bottom-of-pages-on-the-sdmb-are-always-in-the-opposite-dark-light-theme/1017164)
**Author:** [@yarblek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yarblek)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bottom-of-pages-on-the-sdmb-are-always-in-the-opposite-dark-light-theme/1017164 "2025-04-18T16:06:32Z")
I have an issue that the bottom of every page on the SDMB is in the opposite theme in terms of Light and Dark. I’m talking specifically about the area that comes after the “Powered by Discourse” text that has the “Welcom… --- ## [At What Point Does Silicon Usurp Biology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-does-silicon-usurp-biology/1013722)
**Author:** [@DaveUnknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveUnknown)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-does-silicon-usurp-biology/1013722 "2025-04-18T16:01:06Z")
This morning I’m getting overwhelmed (frustrated) with, “is AI ready to take over ATC?”; Paul McCartney talking about AI taking over music; the creative process, “SDCs”, etc. At what point is biology going to be replace… --- ## [Trump's (and Biden's) tariffs on Chinese goods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-and-bidens-tariffs-on-chinese-goods/1007073)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-and-bidens-tariffs-on-chinese-goods/1007073 "2025-04-18T15:49:35Z")
Why didn’t President Biden get rid of the tariffs Trump put on Chinese made stuff that many people say have been bad for the U.S. economy? Increasing those tariffs has been a big talking point for Trump lately. How does … --- ## [Just finished watching all 7 seasons of "The West Wing"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-finished-watching-all-7-seasons-of-the-west-wing/682218)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-finished-watching-all-7-seasons-of-the-west-wing/682218 "2025-04-18T14:22:22Z")
Over the last few years, I’ve spent time catching up on some great TV shows from the 90s and 00s that I missed when they originally aired. Some were good shows that I watched for a while but for some reason (usually my … --- ## [Little delights, recently discovered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-delights-recently-discovered/1016867)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-delights-recently-discovered/1016867 "2025-04-18T14:07:38Z")
They don’t have to be audio and/or visual-it just happens that mine are. I knew that Marty Feldman had a variety show back in the day, so I very recently decided to check out You Tube to see if anything was available, a… --- ## [Possibility of ending the need to work for a living?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibility-of-ending-the-need-to-work-for-a-living/138525)
**Author:** [@Hazel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazel)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibility-of-ending-the-need-to-work-for-a-living/138525 "2025-04-18T12:06:11Z")
The RICH Economy Article by Robert Anton Wilson, from The Illuminati Papers Short quote: “If there is one proposition which currently wins the assent of nearly everybody, it is that we need more jobs. ‘A cure for une… --- ## [What's your go to sports app?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-sports-app/1017158)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-sports-app/1017158 "2025-04-18T10:19:49Z")
Right now I’m testing yahoo sports and theScore. I’m on Android, so no Apple Sports. I couldn’t care less about the betting crap, so don’t need that. --- ## [Have any of you received a reply about spaceX seemingly from Musk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-you-received-a-reply-about-spacex-seemingly-from-musk/1017154)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-you-received-a-reply-about-spacex-seemingly-from-musk/1017154 "2025-04-18T09:05:30Z")
On Facebook there is lots of SpaceX propaganda, I’m sure that’s not the only platform. Previously I commented criticizing something they were doing (I forget what), and I got a comment supposedly from one of the Musk ch… --- ## [Will the U.S. Constitution be amended again in the next 50 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-u-s-constitution-be-amended-again-in-the-next-50-years/1017127)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-u-s-constitution-be-amended-again-in-the-next-50-years/1017127 "2025-04-18T05:56:30Z")
I use 50 years here because that’s roughly how long it’s been the 26th Amendment passed, lowering the voting age to 18 (there’s the 27th amendment involving Congressional pay, which became part of the Constitution in 199… --- ## [What does it mean for an officer to get "fired"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-for-an-officer-to-get-fired/544314)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-for-an-officer-to-get-fired/544314 "2025-04-18T04:24:54Z")
Once in a while we hear about some high-ranking military officer getting fired for running a ship aground or dissing the president. But what really happens? He’s not getting discharged, right? Just reassigned. Why do… --- ## [Did Edgar Allan Poe die of rabies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-edgar-allan-poe-die-of-rabies/41743)
**Author:** [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-edgar-allan-poe-die-of-rabies/41743 "2025-04-18T02:13:10Z")
Paul Harvey says yes. But I never believe anything that idiot says without checking and double-checking. This article describes the findings of Dr. R. Michael Benitez that purports to show that Poe probably died of rabie… --- ## [Is there such thing as 'Bad art'? (as in social media terms and is it ok to make fun of?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-thing-as-bad-art-as-in-social-media-terms-and-is-it-ok-to-make-fun-of/1016914)
**Author:** [@melaniethewitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melaniethewitch)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-thing-as-bad-art-as-in-social-media-terms-and-is-it-ok-to-make-fun-of/1016914 "2025-04-17T23:14:59Z")
so when I think of bad art nothing really pops up but when someone online starts commenting saying its bad art I start to see imperfections and the truth is under any circumstances its not ok to make fun of art just beca… --- ## [Almost Empty Tube of Toothpaste](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-empty-tube-of-toothpaste/1015986)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-empty-tube-of-toothpaste/1015986 "2025-04-17T23:05:18Z")
Anyone ever have this experience? Your tube of toothpaste is almost empty but with some effort you can get just enough out to brush your teeth one more time because you are trying to be frugal. And the next day the sam… --- ## [Does free (truly free) online tax software actually exist? If so, where?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-free-truly-free-online-tax-software-actually-exist-if-so-where/1014876)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-free-truly-free-online-tax-software-actually-exist-if-so-where/1014876 "2025-04-17T23:02:01Z")
Specifically one that allows for 1099 income to be included. TL,DR: I’m looking for a easy-to-use free online tax software that allows for people to fill out a schedule C in addition to the usual W-2 income. It must als… --- ## [Songs you don't want to admit you enjoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-want-to-admit-you-enjoy/1016879 "2025-04-17T21:59:32Z")
There’s a lot of reasons why this happens. Perhaps it’s the theme song to a show, an anime, or movie you don’t want to admit you watched/enjoyed. Maybe it’s so musically simple you feel it’s not worthy of respect. Or … --- ## [CPR: how long with no revival before they stop CPR?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-how-long-with-no-revival-before-they-stop-cpr/993943)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-how-long-with-no-revival-before-they-stop-cpr/993943 "2025-04-17T21:56:11Z")
For a person in an emergency room, say, if their heart stops and CPR is performed, if their heart does not restart then how long will CPR be tried before they stop and declare the person dead? There’s probably no fixed … --- ## [I’m getting the weirdest scam; someone wants to include me in a documentary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-getting-the-weirdest-scam-someone-wants-to-include-me-in-a-documentary/1017089)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-getting-the-weirdest-scam-someone-wants-to-include-me-in-a-documentary/1017089 "2025-04-17T21:34:32Z")
I don’t normally take phone calls from numbers I don’t recognize, but I got a call from a New York area code and I decided what the hell. The caller didn’t have a thick accent - normally an indication of a scam call. Any… --- ## [Not standing with Canadian Charter Notwithstanding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-standing-with-canadian-charter-notwithstanding/944324)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-standing-with-canadian-charter-notwithstanding/944324 "2025-04-17T20:39:16Z")
I knew very little about The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Like most constitutions, it is the supreme law of Canada. Having learned more about it recently, I think it encompasses Canadian values and places r… --- ## [Why aren't police cars disabled by Spike Strips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-police-cars-disabled-by-spike-strips/1017122)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-police-cars-disabled-by-spike-strips/1017122 "2025-04-17T20:34:19Z")
I often see body cam video of Spike Strips being deployed (in the road) to shred the tires of a fleeing suspect. The police cars are close behind, driving at high speeds, and chasing the suspect’s car. The police cars … --- ## [Why can't I get on the SDMB on my new iPhone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-get-on-the-sdmb-on-my-new-iphone/1017146)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-get-on-the-sdmb-on-my-new-iphone/1017146 "2025-04-17T20:27:35Z")
I normally go to straightdope.com, and then get a link to the SDMB on the top left. Prior to this new iPhone16, I had the iPhone10, and I would not get the link when the phone was in portrait mode. But turning it to lan… --- ## [I Recovered Part of my Childhood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-recovered-part-of-my-childhood/1017069)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-recovered-part-of-my-childhood/1017069 "2025-04-17T20:20:58Z")
This is inspired by the Childhood Delights thread on Cafe Society. When I was a kid I inherited a field guide with mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and marine invertebrates from my older brother. I loved it … --- ## [Missing baryonic matter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-baryonic-matter/451494)
**Author:** [@bryanmcc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bryanmcc)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-baryonic-matter/451494 "2025-04-17T20:17:17Z")
There have been many reports floating around recently about the discovery of a good chunk of the “missing” matter of the Universe. First, some preliminary accounting of the Universe’s matter: 74% dark energy 22% dark m… --- ## [April Fool’s Day ends at noon in the UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fool-s-day-ends-at-noon-in-the-uk/1017019)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fool-s-day-ends-at-noon-in-the-uk/1017019 "2025-04-17T19:46:55Z")
In a show I’m watching, which takes place in the UK, two characters plan April Fool’s Day shenanigans. One reminds the other, “until mid-day, anything goes.” I’m not aware of any time limit on April Fool’s Day shenaniga… --- ## [Free digital Archie comics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-digital-archie-comics/1017132)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-digital-archie-comics/1017132 "2025-04-17T19:41:35Z")
I’ve been an Archie Comics fan since Mom used them to teach me to read. If any Doper would like a free digital comic book every month, SIGN UP HERE (LINK). They will send you Archie promotional emails, but…eh. So what. … --- ## [Heroes, Antiheroes, and Villains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-antiheroes-and-villains/1015119)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-antiheroes-and-villains/1015119 "2025-04-17T19:34:31Z")
The subject of antiheroes came up on a different thread recently and I wanted to further explore it. In terms of heroes, antiheroes, and villains, how would you classify the following fictional characters, and identify i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=331) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=333)