# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=362 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 363 --- ## [Sabine Hossenfelder - anti-science?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sabine-hossenfelder-anti-science/1009449)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sabine-hossenfelder-anti-science/1009449 "2025-03-02T23:19:52Z")
Professor Dave has made a video criticizing Sabine for increasingly publishing anti-science and anti-establishment rhetoric, on her site, and in her articles for The Guardian and in her book. It starts out very civil bu… --- ## [Non-military use of "subdued" patches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-military-use-of-subdued-patches/1014975)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-military-use-of-subdued-patches/1014975 "2025-03-02T21:58:16Z")
I’m designing some swag for a group I work with. One of the products is a colorful patch. People have been asking for it in “subdued” colors, like this. I wasn’t familiar with the use of subdued patches so I had to look … --- ## [What would a modern left/right American Civil War look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-modern-left-right-american-civil-war-look-like/1014207)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-modern-left-right-american-civil-war-look-like/1014207 "2025-03-02T21:39:26Z")
We tend to think of the US as being comprised of red states and blue states, but in truth, this perception is created from a winner-take-all election process. It’s more accurate to think of it as a “purple America” — the… --- ## [Have any of you applied for Social Security on the web?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-you-applied-for-social-security-on-the-web/1014891)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-you-applied-for-social-security-on-the-web/1014891 "2025-03-02T21:31:46Z")
If so, I’d like to ask you a procedural question. Thanks! --- ## [I never doxxed anybody](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-doxxed-anybody/1015029)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-doxxed-anybody/1015029 "2025-03-02T21:21:47Z")
@aspenglow, here is where I’ll defend myself against moderation. In the recent thread in MPSIMS, I wrote about the shock discovery that the new woman I’d been on 2 dates with had previously been an adult film actress: … --- ## [Marvel Rivals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-rivals/1011347)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-rivals/1011347 "2025-03-02T20:50:08Z")
Marvel Rivals is a just released f2p Marvel 6v6 hero shooter game – basically Marvel Overwatch. I have grown so sick of the whole Marvel universe after it has saturated the last 10 years of all media more than anything … --- ## [Upgrading to UEFI/Windows 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-to-uefi-windows-11/1014744)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-to-uefi-windows-11/1014744 "2025-03-02T20:35:50Z")
This is going to get geeky fast. I want to upgrade to Windows 11 from Windows 10 (I think this drive might have originally been Windows 7, upgraded to 10). First, I have to go from a legacy format to GPT, so I try mbr2… --- ## [Search Results Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-results-problem/1015003)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-results-problem/1015003 "2025-03-02T18:20:43Z")
Let’s say you’re searching for all occurrences of your own username (or that of someone else) in a long thread to which you (or they) posted quite a bit. You click the magnifying glass, input the username you wish to se… --- ## [Is Trump confused?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 3753\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589 "2025-03-02T18:18:11Z")
People make a lot out of inconsequential political gaffes. Imagine it was you making big speeches or having every musing recorded, despite arduous and frequent travel. Not to mention people continuously trying to ask y… --- ## [So I found out the girl I just started dating used to do porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-found-out-the-girl-i-just-started-dating-used-to-do-porn/1014481)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-found-out-the-girl-i-just-started-dating-used-to-do-porn/1014481 "2025-03-02T17:06:43Z")
Fuck my life. This is all kinds of emotionally exhausting. So, if you followed my last thread, I just started seeing a woman. She’s 32, has 2 kids, and we’ve been on 2 dates. Both ended really well; a great kiss. An… --- ## [I need to learn Excel, I think. Any course rec's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-learn-excel-i-think-any-course-recs/1014746)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-learn-excel-i-think-any-course-recs/1014746 "2025-03-02T16:39:22Z")
I never quite know where to put questions like these, hope this is ok … The company I work for looooooooves an excel sheet, and I’m pretty hopeless with them. I can do some simple things like sum a column of figures, bu… --- ## [Online remote work testing AI systems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-remote-work-testing-ai-systems/1015021)
**Author:** [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-remote-work-testing-ai-systems/1015021 "2025-03-02T16:00:30Z")
I received a message in my LinkedIn inviting me to apply for part time remote work evaluating how AI’s handle mathematical proofs. It’s something I could do, and might even enjoy, and the extra cash would certainly be we… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #27 – February, 2025 – “Motion” poll added](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-27-february-2025-motion-poll-added/1013729)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-27-february-2025-motion-poll-added/1013729 "2025-03-02T16:00:27Z")
This is the monthly thread for February, 2025. The topic this month is “Motion”, chosen by @beowulff. Please post only your photo and, if you want, a title in this thread. Any other text belongs in the rolling discussio… --- ## [Is guys that only eat chicken fingers a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-guys-that-only-eat-chicken-fingers-a-thing/992382)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-guys-that-only-eat-chicken-fingers-a-thing/992382 "2025-03-02T13:45:25Z")
About 10 years back my niece and her fiance’ were in town and we were to all go out for dinner. My niece let us know that we needed to choose a place that had chicken fingers on the menu because that was pretty much all … --- ## [Sandwiches nobody eats anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 401\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714 "2025-03-02T11:59:09Z")
This article was in my Yahoo news feed this morning. Coronation Chicken Olive Loaf Chow Mein Sandwich Fluffernutter Banana and Mayonnaise Finger Sandwiches Mock Ham Salad Hot Brown Liverwurst Or Braunschweiger Scotch … --- ## [Peanut roundabouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-roundabouts/1012360)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-roundabouts/1012360 "2025-03-02T11:42:42Z")
I’m trying to find where and when the first peanut roundabout was made. For those unfamiliar with them, peanut roundabouts are a two-lobed roundabout that makes a figure-8 pattern. They are not very common, but here’s a … --- ## [Rants are Read, Vileness Abrew (February mini-rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rants-are-read-vileness-abrew-february-mini-rants/1013747)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rants-are-read-vileness-abrew-february-mini-rants/1013747 "2025-03-02T04:29:50Z")
Continuing the discussion from Auld Lang Sighin' (January mini-rants): I’m giving a mini-rant against myself for being stupid. My wife informed me that our daughter needed a set of dry erase markers for school. I coul… --- ## [I'm very pro-vax, but just screwed myself up by getting 5 vaccine shots in six weeks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-pro-vax-but-just-screwed-myself-up-by-getting-5-vaccine-shots-in-six-weeks/1014930)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-pro-vax-but-just-screwed-myself-up-by-getting-5-vaccine-shots-in-six-weeks/1014930 "2025-03-02T04:13:44Z")
I lost my job earlier this month and thought, “Hmmm, might as well extract all the benefit I can out of my employer-provided health insurance before it runs out at the end of the month.” So I decided to get up to date on… --- ## [Driving In The U.S. With Foreign Plates In A Foreign Script](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-in-the-u-s-with-foreign-plates-in-a-foreign-script/968977)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-in-the-u-s-with-foreign-plates-in-a-foreign-script/968977 "2025-03-02T03:18:27Z")
This Polish woman is driving across the U.S. in her camper van, the vehicle proudly displaying Polish/EU plates. Some Googling seems to reveal that it’s perfectly OK to drive a vehicle in the US with foreign plates on it… --- ## [What's going on with Skype and what are my options?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-skype-and-what-are-my-options/1014957)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-skype-and-what-are-my-options/1014957 "2025-03-02T02:56:20Z")
I just received this E-mail from Skype. I ened up with a Skype telephone number because I needed, and still do, a US telephone number. This just came out of the blue and is just a touch over one month notice. So, I thi… --- ## [RIP David Johansen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-david-johansen/1014991)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-david-johansen/1014991 "2025-03-02T00:22:03Z")
RIP David Johansen. OMG… I sort-of met him. I gambled on the other side of the table from him at Foxwoods back-in-the-day. He laughed, smoked a big cigar, and he won like Crazy. When I left the table, every other ta… --- ## [The Godfather (novel) - Lucy Mancini's operation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-godfather-novel-lucy-mancinis-operation/1014979)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-godfather-novel-lucy-mancinis-operation/1014979 "2025-03-01T22:35:36Z")
(Perhaps this is more of a FQ question?) I was telling Inna about the above subplot to the GF novel, where… (spoiling for good taste) Inna just died laughing, and then asked me… does this sort of surgery actually exis… --- ## [What happened to B-17 'Visibility Perfect', 401st Bomb Group?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-b-17-visibility-perfect-401st-bomb-group/1002117)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-b-17-visibility-perfect-401st-bomb-group/1002117 "2025-03-01T21:05:36Z")
What happened to B-17 ‘Visibility Perfect’, 401st Bomb Group? I have an idea it was a B-17E. --- ## [I've seen birds dance to music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-birds-dance-to-music/1014856)
**Author:** [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2025, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-birds-dance-to-music/1014856 "2025-03-01T19:41:39Z")
Does any other animal do that? My cats and dogs don’t seem to even hear it --- ## [What’s it called when you watch what’s on tv when it airs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-it-called-when-you-watch-what-s-on-tv-when-it-airs/1014950)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2025, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-it-called-when-you-watch-what-s-on-tv-when-it-airs/1014950 "2025-03-01T18:51:28Z")
I know you’re thinking “live TV,” a la the Super Bowl or Academy Awards or what have you, but that’s not what I’m asking about. I mean like at the doctor’s office where you watch Family Feud or whatever while it’s on. Or… --- ## [Any Love & Rocket's fans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-rockets-fans/1014902)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-rockets-fans/1014902 "2025-03-01T18:44:18Z")
Hey, I have kept up with Los Bros Hernadez for decades. Really glad to they are still at it. SPOILER ALERT: NY Times gift link to a fun update on where they (and the plotlines) are today. --- ## [CB radios today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cb-radios-today/1014857)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cb-radios-today/1014857 "2025-03-01T17:50:33Z")
CB radios were all the rage when I was a kid. My dad had one in his 1974 Toyota Hilux. and I had one in my bedroom. But now? With all of the plastic on modern car dashboards, I wouldn’t know hoe/where to mount one. --- ## [Civilization VII coming soon!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilization-vii-coming-soon/1002593)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilization-vii-coming-soon/1002593 "2025-03-01T16:05:41Z")
Apparently a leaked image suggests that the next game in the Civ franchise is getting announced soon. I haven’t really dug into an official Civ since three I think but maybe this is where I jump in? I recently read Sid M… --- ## [Do lawyers have to be licensed for specialties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lawyers-have-to-be-licensed-for-specialties/1014526)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lawyers-have-to-be-licensed-for-specialties/1014526 "2025-03-01T16:04:30Z")
If I’ve spent the last 10 years writing wills, is there any legal restriction stopping me from defending someone against a murder charge tomorrow? --- ## [Your National Treasures (Do you call them that?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-national-treasures-do-you-call-them-that/1014829)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2025, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-national-treasures-do-you-call-them-that/1014829 "2025-03-01T15:14:03Z")
In another thread I recently referred to Seasick Steve as “something approaching \[a\] National Treasure (Overseas Division)”. Now, I think of the term National Treasure as essentially a British concept – but surely other … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=361) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=363)