# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=337&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 338 --- ## [Turning a Python app into a web app for easier distribution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-a-python-app-into-a-web-app-for-easier-distribution/1016772)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-a-python-app-into-a-web-app-for-easier-distribution/1016772 "2025-04-13T20:29:11Z")
Anyone have experience or advice on turning a Python script into a web app? Background Continuing the discussion from How do I make a computer program that other computers do not see as a threat?: In that other thread,… --- ## [Have you ever seen a bell-mouth spillway? (aka a “Glory Hole”)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-bell-mouth-spillway-aka-a-glory-hole/1016480)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2025, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-bell-mouth-spillway-aka-a-glory-hole/1016480 "2025-04-13T20:16:51Z")
Dam! Today was my first one. It is pretty cool! • https://i.imgur.com/MAsD6pK.mp4 Lake Berryessa’s water level is high enough that water is flowing through the spillway … --- ## [Do you own any albums on which you only like 1 song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-albums-on-which-you-only-like-1-song/1016799)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2025, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-any-albums-on-which-you-only-like-1-song/1016799 "2025-04-13T13:50:00Z")
Apologies to all you streamers, but this is aimed at folk (dinosaurs?) who own LPs and CDs. We still have maybe 3-4’ of albums. We keep them downstairs under our old stereo and listen to them rarely. Recently I’ve dec… --- ## [What's with these three painted dots on my windshield (they were there when I bought the car from the dealer)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-these-three-painted-dots-on-my-windshield-they-were-there-when-i-bought-the-car-from-the-dealer/1016927)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2025, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-these-three-painted-dots-on-my-windshield-they-were-there-when-i-bought-the-car-from-the-dealer/1016927 "2025-04-13T08:28:11Z")
In case I didn’t do the pic-embedding thing right, I’m asking about three dots, forming a triangle, that are painted on my windshield of my new-to-me car. One is red, one is white, the other is green, forming a triangle.… --- ## [Loud hotel neighbors - what to do, if anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loud-hotel-neighbors-what-to-do-if-anything/226834)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2025, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loud-hotel-neighbors-what-to-do-if-anything/226834 "2025-04-13T06:11:39Z")
As a perk of my job, I had the pleasure of spending the other night in beautiful downtown Cincinnati. It is amazing how warm 20 degrees seems after Chicago’s single digits! Checked into a very comfortable hotel room ri… --- ## [I want to hear James Spader recite "The Hunting of the Snark"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-hear-james-spader-recite-the-hunting-of-the-snark/1016949)
**Author:** [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-hear-james-spader-recite-the-hunting-of-the-snark/1016949 "2025-04-13T01:58:04Z")
Just putting it out there. --- ## [Explain trade deficits to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-trade-deficits-to-me/1016829)
**Author:** [@Honolulu\_Lulu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honolulu_Lulu)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2025, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-trade-deficits-to-me/1016829 "2025-04-13T00:38:42Z")
Please explain trade deficits to me. I don’t understand how they even exist. If I google it, I get, “A trade deficit occurs when a country’s imports exceed its exports, meaning it buys more goods and services from othe… --- ## [California looking to exempt itself from tariffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-looking-to-exempt-itself-from-tariffs/1016628)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-looking-to-exempt-itself-from-tariffs/1016628 "2025-04-13T00:21:59Z")
Technically it is a factual question but I presume it will become a political discussion. I read an article that Gov. Newsom is looking to negotiate agreements with foreign countries to exempt California from the retali… --- ## [How many Dopers are Vegan or Vegetarian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773 "2025-04-12T23:42:26Z")
Prompted by the recent poll question about ‘If you were restricted to only one animal protein, what would it be?’ It got me wondering how many Vegans or Vegetarians we have here. I made it a multiple-choice poll, becau… --- ## [Math questions stationary Cycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-questions-stationary-cycle/1016871)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-questions-stationary-cycle/1016871 "2025-04-12T20:17:40Z")
I was looking at stationary bikes and the resistance methods they use. The flywheel caught my attention. If I had a 50# flywheel for instance and I wanted to calculate how much energy it would take to get it to a given r… --- ## [Specific question about estranged families](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-question-about-estranged-families/1016308)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-question-about-estranged-families/1016308 "2025-04-12T19:07:17Z")
Everyone I know has a story about their estranged family, but I’ve noticed something a bit odd about some of these stories, the ones that involve grown children who have cut a parent dead, often a parent who is completel… --- ## [Advice on how to deal with long-lost friend who has transitioned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-how-to-deal-with-long-lost-friend-who-has-transitioned/1016915)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-how-to-deal-with-long-lost-friend-who-has-transitioned/1016915 "2025-04-12T18:00:08Z")
Years ago, in my last year of high school, in a new, for me, school, I was befriended by a guy who sat next to me in home room. It was literally in the first five minutes of my first day, when he turned around and introd… --- ## [Ghost of Tsushima - my thoughts while I play (open spoilers as I progress)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-of-tsushima-my-thoughts-while-i-play-open-spoilers-as-i-progress/1016059)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-of-tsushima-my-thoughts-while-i-play-open-spoilers-as-i-progress/1016059 "2025-04-12T17:54:45Z")
I’m about 9 hours into this game and really enjoying its vibe. I think of it as a “putz around and do stuff on the map” type of game, mixed in of course with some real missions/levels that have been good so far. No one … --- ## [Why do lasers go "pew pew", anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-lasers-go-pew-pew-anyway/1016712)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-lasers-go-pew-pew-anyway/1016712 "2025-04-12T17:48:49Z")
Where did the trend of lasers sounding like “pew! pew!” come from, originally? By the time Star Wars came around, was that already a common meme? In the Trek Original Series, the phasers were more like sustained pulses… --- ## [Song Titles that are wrong according to the lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-that-are-wrong-according-to-the-lyrics/996352)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-that-are-wrong-according-to-the-lyrics/996352 "2025-04-12T15:37:52Z")
This is for songs where the author may have a clever or catchy title, but it clearly does not match the lyrics. In my mind is Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal”. --- ## [Not following the 'reciprocal tariff' philosophy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-following-the-reciprocal-tariff-philosophy/1016568)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-following-the-reciprocal-tariff-philosophy/1016568 "2025-04-12T15:17:48Z")
I know there is an extensive tariff thread ongoing, but I don’t think I’ve seen a reasoning for why it is ‘ok’ for other countries to tariff US goods, but not ok for US to impose tariffs. First, I recognize that the ‘re… --- ## [Grumpy old luddites around here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grumpy-old-luddites-around-here/1016701)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grumpy-old-luddites-around-here/1016701 "2025-04-12T14:37:24Z")
It seems like there have been an inordinate number of “I’m old, I don’t want to change, and computers are expensive!” posts around here. Even when the computers and software in question are actually quite ancient and t… --- ## [Thoughts on Smart TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-smart-tv/1016954)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-smart-tv/1016954 "2025-04-12T12:05:20Z")
I’m seeing a lot of commercials for medications. Maybe because I’m working my way through Grey’s Anatomy. I find myself wondering who the heck makes up the names for these drugs. Three syllables, three letters in each s… --- ## [Ask your musical questions here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-your-musical-questions-here/385808)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-your-musical-questions-here/385808 "2025-04-12T07:30:02Z")
Every once in a while, non-musician Dopers ask questions about how music works: what’s the difference between E# and F, what do chord notations mean, what does 4/4 time mean, and so on. These threads usually devolve in… --- ## [Myths that form about songs and bands / band members](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myths-that-form-about-songs-and-bands-band-members/1014173)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myths-that-form-about-songs-and-bands-band-members/1014173 "2025-04-12T07:24:30Z")
So since this came up in the Songs about planes and flying thread: …I thought it might be fun to do a thread about myths and ‘urban legend’ style stories that have sprung up about songs, bands and musicians. I didn’t … --- ## [Most Professional US Sports wins for a General Manager ever and most for a GM with a single Team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-professional-us-sports-wins-for-a-general-manager-ever-and-most-for-a-gm-with-a-single-team/1016912)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-professional-us-sports-wins-for-a-general-manager-ever-and-most-for-a-gm-with-a-single-team/1016912 "2025-04-12T07:10:51Z")
So Brian Cashman just got win 2500 as Yankees GM. I’m guessing Connie Mack is well ahead of him still, but who else? Any major professional top level US Sport. Though it would be hard to beat baseball by the nature of th… --- ## [Youtube humorous cartoon on time travel killing Hitler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-humorous-cartoon-on-time-travel-killing-hitler/1016802)
**Author:** [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-humorous-cartoon-on-time-travel-killing-hitler/1016802 "2025-04-12T05:47:13Z")
I recall watching a Youtube video a few years ago (maybe I even got the link from here), but can’t find it anymore. So I hope you guys (or whatever is the term for women and men) may help me. It was a humorous cartoon/an… --- ## [What's the most boring film you could show a child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-boring-film-you-could-show-a-child/1016655)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-boring-film-you-could-show-a-child/1016655 "2025-04-12T05:37:25Z")
A friend and I were watching The Great Escape recently, and their 10 year-old daughter joined us. I thought she wouldn’t enjoy the movie - she hasn’t yet learned about WWII, it has no female characters and lasts nearly t… --- ## [Trivia Dominoes II — Play Off the Last Bit of Trivia — continued! (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950 "2025-04-12T05:32:16Z")
. {Note: all links are safe. I created them and shortened some using https://is.gd.} Thank you to Sampiro for starting the original Trivia Dominoes thread game ten years ago! That thread grew to 46,188 posts. Let it co… --- ## [55,000 emails in Gmail - What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/55-000-emails-in-gmail-what-to-do/1016926)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/55-000-emails-in-gmail-what-to-do/1016926 "2025-04-12T04:20:54Z")
My wife informs me that her Gmail suddenly shows more than 55,000 emails in her inbox, dating back to 2020. She says she has always saved important emails in separate folders, and swears she regularly cleaned out her inb… --- ## [Apple Watches - Educate me, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-watches-educate-me-please/977075)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-watches-educate-me-please/977075 "2025-04-12T02:59:51Z")
It looks like Series 8 is the current version. Series 9 is predicted to come out around September, 2023. I guess my main question is if any sort of monthly fee is required, or can you just pay for the watch and enjoy it… --- ## [I got this email from Amazon today:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-this-email-from-amazon-today/1016894)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-this-email-from-amazon-today/1016894 "2025-04-12T01:02:47Z")
Amazon.co.uk Hi Bob, Your package with Large Heavy Duty Squirrel… will be delivered today. --- ## [“Hands Off!” mass rallies scheduled nationwide for April 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-mass-rallies-scheduled-nationwide-for-april-5/1016417 "2025-04-12T00:45:03Z")
Just heard about this today. WASHINGTON—Hundreds of rallies, marches and protests from Alaska to Hawaii to Northern Maine to Southeast Florida—plus four overseas—will bring hundreds of thousands of people into the st… --- ## [Fooling around with medicine dosage instructions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fooling-around-with-medicine-dosage-instructions/1016931)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fooling-around-with-medicine-dosage-instructions/1016931 "2025-04-12T00:06:29Z")
I’m sick. Upper respiratory stuff, nothing serious. On Nyquil/Dayquil and a round of antibiotics. Both the quils and the antibiotics labels instruct me to take the medications every 8 hours or every 12 hours, respective… --- ## [Help me get a gig I made up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-a-gig-i-made-up/1016875)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-a-gig-i-made-up/1016875 "2025-04-11T22:33:05Z")
The gig exists: giving lectures aboard cruise ships, but I have a specific subject which I’ve taught to undergraduates that’s actually much more suitable for people of the age and demographic that goes on cruises. What I… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=336&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=338&state=tracking)