# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=389&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 390 --- ## [Garth Hudson dead at 87](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garth-hudson-dead-at-87/1013225)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garth-hudson-dead-at-87/1013225 "2025-01-22T16:30:13Z")
Tremendously underrated musician, put the magic in so many of The Band’s songs. Now they are all gone. --- ## [Do You read a "$" like an "S" when it is written as part of a word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-a-like-an-s-when-it-is-written-as-part-of-a-word/1013211)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-a-like-an-s-when-it-is-written-as-part-of-a-word/1013211 "2025-01-22T16:09:48Z")
This, of course, could just as well be in The Pit, where it may well end up anyway. I wouldn’t mind… But to keep it short: When you read $MELANIA or $TRUMP do you read it like Smell-ania and Strumpf (sock in German, in … --- ## [Consider "hopeful skepticism" as a default attitude](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consider-hopeful-skepticism-as-a-default-attitude/1013060)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consider-hopeful-skepticism-as-a-default-attitude/1013060 "2025-01-22T16:07:22Z")
Cynicism is rife, on these boards and elsewhere. I don’t want to get into why, or whether it is justified. I have frequently felt cynical at times, not just about politics, and not just recently either. I read an articl… --- ## [Problems converting MS Publisher files to PDF](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-converting-ms-publisher-files-to-pdf/1012772)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-converting-ms-publisher-files-to-pdf/1012772 "2025-01-22T15:32:29Z")
I’m trying to convert a bunch of my old newsletter files from MS Publisher to PDF. The issue I have is that, depending on the method I use (Save As, Export, or Print) I get different results, none of which is exactly wha… --- ## [Online graphing calculator wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-graphing-calculator-wrong/1013053)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-graphing-calculator-wrong/1013053 "2025-01-22T14:36:39Z")
This YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_Y778c5g3zU video goes through the steps of finding all the solutions for a sixth-order equation, name (x-2)6 = 729. As expected there are two real solutions and four complex … --- ## [Super Pocket Atari Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-pocket-atari-edition/1013165)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-pocket-atari-edition/1013165 "2025-01-22T14:00:11Z")
I saw this on Facebook and bought a copy and it is pretty cool. It’s a Game boy basically but filled with Atari and Arcade games. It has Adventure which was my favorite Atari game of all time and I have played it a ton a… --- ## [Should/ will Biden issue pardons to Trump's enemies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-will-biden-issue-pardons-to-trumps-enemies/1010424)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-will-biden-issue-pardons-to-trumps-enemies/1010424 "2025-01-22T08:47:57Z")
There are a lot of people that may be the victims of Trump’s persecution, for no reason other than they are political enemies of Donald Trump. Trump may order them arrested. Prosecutions would almost certainly fail, but… --- ## [Trying to solve a problem (math)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-solve-a-problem-math/1013113)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-solve-a-problem-math/1013113 "2025-01-22T05:03:19Z")
I have an air tight vinyl fabric I am working with. I am trying to find a specification for how many PSI pressure it can stand. The only spec I can find is tear strength. Here is what I did and if possible tell me if I d… --- ## [IRL: how do you use AI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irl-how-do-you-use-ai/1012811)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irl-how-do-you-use-ai/1012811 "2025-01-22T02:37:27Z")
How do YOU actually use AI? How have you used it today/y’day/the past week? My approach is a bit google-ish … I have the ChatGPT page open in my browser and if I need to know something (RL-ex: how to grow passiflor vin… --- ## [Which website building services meet these criteria?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-website-building-services-meet-these-criteria/1012755)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-website-building-services-meet-these-criteria/1012755 "2025-01-22T02:40:13Z")
I want to make my personal website. The majority of the content would be blog-like posts. I have very little knowledge/exp in building one, so I’d prefer these features of a service by order of importance: Must pose l… --- ## [What is the letter mentioned in Trump’s anti-CIA order?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-letter-mentioned-in-trump-s-anti-cia-order/1013192)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-letter-mentioned-in-trump-s-anti-cia-order/1013192 "2025-01-22T02:09:30Z")
Executive Order Holding Former Government Officials Accountable I would be interested to read the letter Trump is complaining about. --- ## [Anybody following the Jon Collins-Black treasure hunt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-following-the-jon-collins-black-treasure-hunt/1011736)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-following-the-jon-collins-black-treasure-hunt/1011736 "2025-01-22T00:54:29Z")
A while ago, a wealthy guy has hidden 5 treasure chests in various locations around the United States, which led to a bit of a stir on the Guardian, CNN, New York Post, and other sites. The cynic in me thinks he is doin… --- ## [Rogers The Musical (From the MCU)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rogers-the-musical-from-the-mcu/1013215)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rogers-the-musical-from-the-mcu/1013215 "2025-01-22T00:48:43Z")
I have been rewatching Hawkeye and we see that snippet of Rogers the Musical with that perfect cheesy show tune. That got me thinking about how that show would go in Universe, like as a show. The number we saw “I could… --- ## [I'm Considering Skipping Book Introductions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-skipping-book-introductions/1013174)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-skipping-book-introductions/1013174 "2025-01-21T23:33:14Z")
I decided to read Steinbeck’s East of Eden, and as usual I read the introduction first. It was written by some English teacher somewhere. I would like to say the following: Attention introduction writers, an introduct… --- ## [Can the teeming millions help me with a math proof?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-teeming-millions-help-me-with-a-math-proof/1013184)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-teeming-millions-help-me-with-a-math-proof/1013184 "2025-01-21T20:22:10Z")
I have had a really bad cold for the last few days and I feel like my head is full of molasses. Here is what I have. There is a function, L(x), that only has value (i.e. is non-zero) between x=a and x=d. This function … --- ## [Songs from Broadway musicals that became radio hits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-from-broadway-musicals-that-became-radio-hits/1013136)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-from-broadway-musicals-that-became-radio-hits/1013136 "2025-01-21T18:04:52Z")
What are some songs that originated in Broadway musicals and became hits on the radio? Define “hits” as you will - Top 40, Top 100, etc. I can think of a few. From Grease, we have both the Title Theme, and You’re The On… --- ## [Does anyone know this German/Polish/Jewish song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-this-german-polish-jewish-song/1013134)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-this-german-polish-jewish-song/1013134 "2025-01-21T17:58:23Z")
Someone on Re\*\*it is trying to find a song that their grandmother used to sing… Does anyone recognise it ? Cheers ! --- ## [Heated barbecue sauce. Is that really a thing now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heated-barbecue-sauce-is-that-really-a-thing-now/1013111)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heated-barbecue-sauce-is-that-really-a-thing-now/1013111 "2025-01-21T16:19:34Z")
I’ve eaten and enjoyed barbecue my entire life. I’ve also went to barbecue festivals and enjoyed barbecue. OMG the wonderful smell of a dozen or more smokers cooking pork. The sauce has always been in a plastic squirt b… --- ## [Safe meat consumption temperatures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-meat-consumption-temperatures/1011745)
**Author:** [@ZurBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZurBob)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-meat-consumption-temperatures/1011745 "2025-01-21T14:41:53Z")
Why the discrepancy in safe meat cooking temperatures for home consumption? How is E-Coli or other bacteria, etc. rendered safe to eat at lower temps in beef (145-ish degrees) vs poultry (165 degrees) per USDA? Standard… --- ## [Who is the worst player to win Super Bowl MVP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-worst-player-to-win-super-bowl-mvp/1012930)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-worst-player-to-win-super-bowl-mvp/1012930 "2025-01-21T14:01:44Z")
By this I don’t mean the worst pick, the most mediocre performance by someone they gave the award to. I mean the player who, other than that amazing Super Bowl, was the most unimpressive player over the course of his ca… --- ## [Disodium 6-hydroxy-5-\[(4-sulfophenyl)azo\]-2-naphthalenesulfonate also known as FD&C Yellow No. 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disodium-6-hydroxy-5-4-sulfophenyl-azo-2-naphthalenesulfonate-also-known-as-fd-c-yellow-no-6/1013193)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disodium-6-hydroxy-5-4-sulfophenyl-azo-2-naphthalenesulfonate-also-known-as-fd-c-yellow-no-6/1013193 "2025-01-21T12:50:17Z")
Can ingesting too much FD&C Yellow No. 6, a food dye, change the color of your urine and make you think you are dehydrated? It is found in orange Gatorade Zero. I have been drinking way too much orange Gatorade Zero la… --- ## [Here come rants, blah-blah (December mini-rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 535\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012 "2025-01-21T11:36:40Z")
Continuing the discussion from Oh No, please no … NOvember rants: I’m starting with the miniest of mini-rants… Literally as I am starting this thread I stepped into some water in front of my kitchen sink and I’m wearin… --- ## [England's 1833 Factory Act-why the exception for silk mills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/englands-1833-factory-act-why-the-exception-for-silk-mills/1012726)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/englands-1833-factory-act-why-the-exception-for-silk-mills/1012726 "2025-01-21T07:51:36Z")
Reading about this on Wikipedia, and it says that the law prohibited children under 9 from working in factories–except in silk mills. Why would there have been an exception for that one industry? --- ## [The Brutalist. Open spoilers allowed after op](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brutalist-open-spoilers-allowed-after-op/1013135)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brutalist-open-spoilers-allowed-after-op/1013135 "2025-01-21T06:29:27Z")
About. Just getting wider distribution. My wife and I saw it last night. Theater pretty empty. Well it is big time commitment. I haven’t seen a movie with an intermission since 1981’s Reds. Filmed in VistaVision. Long… --- ## [Smoked sprats/sardines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-sprats-sardines/1013030)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-sprats-sardines/1013030 "2025-01-21T03:50:40Z")
I have an abundance of tinned sprats (little sardines). Now, I like just eating them out of the tin; but each tin contains two servings. That’s a little much to eat on their own in one sitting. I could make sprat sand… --- ## [Is there a link to to a full list of Trump's Day One executive orders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-link-to-to-a-full-list-of-trumps-day-one-executive-orders/1013170)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-link-to-to-a-full-list-of-trumps-day-one-executive-orders/1013170 "2025-01-21T03:12:38Z")
I think the title pretty much says it all. --- ## [Sir "Poodle" Keir Starmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sir-poodle-keir-starmer/1013187)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sir-poodle-keir-starmer/1013187 "2025-01-21T02:07:51Z")
So he was dubbed a knight for being a good prosecutor and not just “born on third base and thinks he hit a triple” (or however that baseball idiom translates to British) like Trump and Musk. I dunno who first called Blai… --- ## [Hubble constant -- early vs recent nonagreement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hubble-constant-early-vs-recent-nonagreement/937938)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hubble-constant-early-vs-recent-nonagreement/937938 "2025-01-21T01:31:31Z")
There’s a problem in cosmology having to do with various measurements of the Hubble constant disagreeing. Basically, those that use measurments based on nearby things get around 74 km/sec/Mpc and those that use measureme… --- ## [On abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-abortion/1008925)
**Author:** [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-abortion/1008925 "2025-01-21T00:28:56Z")
Not sure if this thread belongs in P&E, IMHO or the Pit, so mods: feel free to move the thread to wherever it belongs. I live in Northern Europe and have followed the US abortion debate with quite some interest. I’ve be… --- ## [The Stanley Parable - video game....kind of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stanley-parable-video-game-kind-of/673081)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stanley-parable-video-game-kind-of/673081 "2025-01-21T00:10:18Z")
Wow, it has taken us awhile to get a thread on this one, eh? Yeah, so…it’s definitely different. I played it a couple weeks ago and I’ve managed to find just about every ending the game offers. It’s really only a 2 hou… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=388&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=390&state=tracking)