# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=34&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 35 --- ## [Is there growing scientific consensus that recycling plastic is bad for the environment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-growing-scientific-consensus-that-recycling-plastic-is-bad-for-the-environment/975880)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-growing-scientific-consensus-that-recycling-plastic-is-bad-for-the-environment/975880 "2026-08-30T23:05:48Z")
I’ve been listening to the arguments of a local environmental advocate who is adamant that plastic should not be recycled because its further use (especially if it is, for example, turned into a park sculpture that is ex… --- ## [Lost conversation history list on Copilot. How do I get it back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-conversation-history-list-on-copilot-how-do-i-get-it-back/1032701)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-conversation-history-list-on-copilot-how-do-i-get-it-back/1032701 "2026-08-30T22:48:01Z")
My MS Copilot was showing the list of conversations I have had with it and POOF! all of a sudden no list. It should be showing in the sidebar but nothing. How do I get it back? The interface is in Chinese so if you know… --- ## [AWFUL PEOPLE: Tales of Justice and Our Craving for Fairness (new book)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-people-tales-of-justice-and-our-craving-for-fairness-new-book/1032676)
**Author:** [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-people-tales-of-justice-and-our-craving-for-fairness-new-book/1032676 "2026-08-30T22:08:04Z")
Like many here, I’ve been feeling the frustration that comes of watching the national scene in the USA, unable to comprehend how such awfulness could become so firmly entrenched in power. History shows too many other exa… --- ## [Hot dogs and buns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-and-buns/590598)
**Author:** [@constanze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/constanze)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-and-buns/590598 "2026-08-30T21:47:29Z")
Link here What puzzles me most about Cecils explanation is the assumption that it’s usual standard to buy both hot dogs and buns in (sealed in plastic) packs, instead of fresh at the meat and baker counter respectivly. … --- ## [I Done Wrecked publishing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-done-wrecked-publishing/1032645)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-done-wrecked-publishing/1032645 "2026-08-30T21:31:58Z")
I thought this was an interesting post from IDW on Facebook tonight. A truck carrying several of our comics was involved in an accident while en route to distribution. Most importantly: no one was hurt. The comics, how… --- ## [When do you Replace the Battery in your Car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-replace-the-battery-in-your-car/1019343)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-replace-the-battery-in-your-car/1019343 "2026-08-30T21:02:32Z")
The battery in my 2019 Colorado is now 6 years old, but still starts the truck just fine. I bought a new one, but the cheapskate in me doesn’t want to put it in until I really need to. Of course, I also don’t want to be… --- ## [Democrats are just as bad as Republicans (per Inigo\_Montoya)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-are-just-as-bad-as-republicans-per-inigo-montoya/1032692)
**Author:** [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-are-just-as-bad-as-republicans-per-inigo-montoya/1032692 "2026-08-30T20:56:06Z")
Continuing the discussion from Will the next Democratic President have the guts to tear down the Ballroom?: Here you go! May end up in the Pit, though. --- ## [Discoveries made via a rabbit hole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discoveries-made-via-a-rabbit-hole/1032639)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discoveries-made-via-a-rabbit-hole/1032639 "2026-08-30T20:44:54Z")
A group name COW. I started out googling Gen Alpha. That led me to Cult of the Dead Cow And then to COW, and their second album Daddy Has A Tail! Anyone else been down a hole lately? --- ## ["By the power vested in me" - Where?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-power-vested-in-me-where/1032089)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-power-vested-in-me-where/1032089 "2026-08-30T18:48:13Z")
Traditionally, a wedding officiant, either secular or religious, says something along the lines of “By the power vested in me by the State of X, I now pronounce you…” U.S. question: if the wedding officiant is registere… --- ## [Ghislaine Maxwell convicted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghislaine-maxwell-convicted/956879)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghislaine-maxwell-convicted/956879 "2026-08-30T17:20:23Z")
--- ## [Mediocre films that stay with you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mediocre-films-that-stay-with-you/1032577)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mediocre-films-that-stay-with-you/1032577 "2026-08-30T16:44:40Z")
I was thinking of the film Vivarium recently…I realized that film comes to mind a lot, and I’m not sure why. It’s got a pretty average IMDB and rotten tomatoes score, and I’d hesitate to recommend someone to watch it. B… --- ## [Tour de France 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-de-france-2026/1031427)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-de-france-2026/1031427 "2026-08-30T13:28:30Z")
Consensus is either Vingegaard or Pogacar will win it, which is is one reason why I tend to follow the polka-dot (climbing) jersey – at least there is some variation on that. Green (sprinting) also, but that doesn’t inte… --- ## [In a casino why can't I hand my winning coupon to the cashier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-casino-why-cant-i-hand-my-winning-coupon-to-the-cashier/1032662)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-casino-why-cant-i-hand-my-winning-coupon-to-the-cashier/1032662 "2026-08-30T13:06:01Z")
I rarely gamble but recently I did and won some money on a slot machine. I pressed the cash-out button and it printed me a coupon. I took that to the cashier and tried to hand it to her. She told me to put it on the c… --- ## [The US is currently attacking Caracas (Venezuela), has captured Maduro](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-is-currently-attacking-caracas-venezuela-has-captured-maduro/1026296)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 339\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-is-currently-attacking-caracas-venezuela-has-captured-maduro/1026296 "2026-08-30T11:49:35Z")
Lots of airstrikes and helicopters. Bluesky is suggesting it’s likely to be a snatch and grab attempt on Maduro. Fucking wild. Puzzlegal edited to add: This is a general discussion thread. A breaking news thread has … --- ## [My dog died yesterday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-died-yesterday/1032501)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-died-yesterday/1032501 "2026-08-30T07:48:36Z")
Yeah, I know people write about this all the time. I don’t have much to add, except there was something right about is being Dorothy Parker’s birthday. Yes, I know it is also the day Richard III died at Bosworth, and en… --- ## [Bronze Age Enigma Tablets--Unreadable Messages From Pre-History](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronze-age-enigma-tablets-unreadable-messages-from-pre-history/1032673)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronze-age-enigma-tablets-unreadable-messages-from-pre-history/1032673 "2026-08-30T04:23:34Z")
Looks like we have a new Roman Dodecahedron -level mystery. Mysterious clay or stone tablets, covered in dots, square & triangles, from before recorded history. https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/76785 The table… --- ## [I'm Blocking Gmail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-blocking-gmail/1032470)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-blocking-gmail/1032470 "2026-08-30T04:20:52Z")
I’ve been inundated with spam aimed at authors. Spammers pretending to be publishers, literary agents, publicists, book club organizers, radio station honchos, movie moguls, library system administrators, etc. They all… --- ## [Why the small geographic range of (new world) monkeys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-small-geographic-range-of-new-world-monkeys/1032458)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-small-geographic-range-of-new-world-monkeys/1032458 "2026-08-30T01:29:28Z")
Wondering why there is such a limited range of new world monkeys. The usual reasons given is because it’s too cold and their specialized diet. But when they first arrived in the new world the flora and fauna were quite d… --- ## [Name that Pratchett novel? {answered}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-pratchett-novel-answered/1032669)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-pratchett-novel-answered/1032669 "2026-08-30T01:05:12Z")
It’s the one where Death fecks off for a bit and goes to live in a little farmhouse. It’s been about 30 years since I read, but I want to say it’s the first one in which the Death of Mice appears as well. And a poor bu… --- ## [Postcard to the King of Canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postcard-to-the-king-of-canada/1032629)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postcard-to-the-king-of-canada/1032629 "2026-08-30T01:00:55Z")
I am thinking about sending a postcard to the King of Canada. The message would be short and simple. Something like, “I am so sorry you have to put up with all this. Sincerely, an ordinary American.” I have several q… --- ## [Why Trump eats so much McDonald's (meme)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-eats-so-much-mcdonalds-meme/1032680)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-eats-so-much-mcdonalds-meme/1032680 "2026-08-29T23:19:49Z")
I put it here because Cafe Society isn’t really the place for it. I can’t believe I hadn’t thought of this myself sooner, but there’s a meme floating around that I saw yesterday, suggesting that Trump eats so much McDon… --- ## [Mandolin Tuning Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandolin-tuning-question/1032610)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandolin-tuning-question/1032610 "2026-08-29T19:44:13Z")
I am a guitar player who has an electric, an acoustic, and an acoustic bass. I’m contemplating getting a mandolin just to have something to noodle on if I’m travelling or whatever. If I got one I am thinking of reversin… --- ## [How do people with eating disorders (specifically not eating enough) manage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-with-eating-disorders-specifically-not-eating-enough-manage/1032465)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-with-eating-disorders-specifically-not-eating-enough-manage/1032465 "2026-08-29T19:23:53Z")
I am an average guy, slightly overweight (I’m 6’ 3" so my 20 lbs are evenly distributed so I don’t look overweight), I go cycling about 30 - 40 km every couple of days and I’m generally fairly active. And thirty years ag… --- ## [Rats are not cheap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rats-are-not-cheap/1032644)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rats-are-not-cheap/1032644 "2026-08-29T19:20:39Z")
About two years ago we got four new pet rats. (These bring my total of rats to 23 over the past 15 years.) I got them from a breeder for $70 each. Wow, rats are cheap! No. Last Christmas day I noticed a lump on the sid… --- ## [Looking for a compromise computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-compromise-computer/1013763)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-compromise-computer/1013763 "2026-08-29T16:31:45Z")
Looking for a new computer to replace what I used to have before the world’s worst fire sale. I had a decent desktop, but now I am considering an 18 or 19 inch laptop for under $2000. Later version I7 or better, RTX 407… --- ## [Dark Matter (2024, not 2015)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-matter-2024-not-2015/1032653)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-matter-2024-not-2015/1032653 "2026-08-29T15:54:40Z")
This series got a few mentions in the big “series you sre watching” thread, but never had a thread of its own. Season 2 has just started, I thought the first new episode was well enough done and I’m drawn back in. --- ## [Universal makes deal to make 10 Atari 2600 movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universal-makes-deal-to-make-10-atari-2600-movies/1031885)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universal-makes-deal-to-make-10-atari-2600-movies/1031885 "2026-08-29T15:18:07Z")
We can possibly look forward to Asteroids Adventure Berzerk Breakout Centipede Crystal Castle Millipede Missile Command Pong Yars’ Revenge --- ## [Thinking...can't decide. New dachshund puppy or a big green egg](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-cant-decide-new-dachshund-puppy-or-a-big-green-egg/1032613)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-cant-decide-new-dachshund-puppy-or-a-big-green-egg/1032613 "2026-08-29T15:15:07Z")
Well the thing is on the table. Son-of-a-wrek found his hearts desire. A big green egg. This is a schmancy fancy grill. That I don’t see the point of. At. All. I have been offered pick of the litter of a dachshund. 6we… --- ## [The deserted cinema](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-deserted-cinema/1032586)
**Author:** [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-deserted-cinema/1032586 "2026-08-29T12:36:32Z")
My apologies if this doesn’t belong in Cafe Society, but it was the closest category I could think of. My son and I went to see The Odyssey today. I had bought tickets on line and had a QR code ready for the theater, pa… --- ## [What the ever loving eff?!?! \[Ads for electric woo\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-ever-loving-eff-ads-for-electric-woo/1032596)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-ever-loving-eff-ads-for-electric-woo/1032596 "2026-08-29T12:28:03Z")
While watching a YouTube video two days ago, I was subjected to an advertisment for something called a grounding sheet, aka earthing sheet. I listened to it becasue I had nothing better to do at the moment. Each sentence… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=33&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=35&state=watching)