# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=399&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 400 --- ## [Driving in California—Jeep Version](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-in-california-jeep-version/1012669)
**Author:** [@Bob\_Blaylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Blaylock)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-in-california-jeep-version/1012669 "2025-01-07T17:51:01Z")
Right, @Seanette? --- ## [How will the Republicans demonize Kamala Harris?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698)
**Author:** [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Replies:** 333\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698 "2025-01-07T17:09:59Z")
I’ve said for years now that one of the biggest problems for Democratic Presidential candidates is that the Republicans spend years, or even decades, talking crap about them, mostly made up crap, that eventually culminat… --- ## [Atrial tachycardia … anyone else here got it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atrial-tachycardia-anyone-else-here-got-it/1012541)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atrial-tachycardia-anyone-else-here-got-it/1012541 "2025-01-07T16:26:35Z")
Because I found out today that’s what I’ve got. Would love to hear stories about how other folks deal with it. I’m glad it’s not afib, but it still ain’t fun. Currently the doctor has me on metoprolol (a total of 125mg … --- ## [When you hear the phrase form ("Person) and the (x)" what does it bring to mind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-the-phrase-form-person-and-the-x-what-does-it-bring-to-mind/1012557)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-the-phrase-form-person-and-the-x-what-does-it-bring-to-mind/1012557 "2025-01-07T15:34:16Z")
Triggered by the thread “Lucy Worsley and the princes in the towers” I automatically thought of Harry Potter titles before thinking of it fitting Indiana Jones titles, too. poll --- ## [Futurama - was Nibbler's shadow in original airing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-was-nibblers-shadow-in-original-airing/1012527)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-was-nibblers-shadow-in-original-airing/1012527 "2025-01-07T15:19:07Z")
(Spoilers I guess). We later learn that Nibbler nudged Fry into the cryo chamber, and we see that in a flashback. but was Nibbler’s shadow there in the original airing? Well someone got hold of a promo tape and went to … --- ## [Recommend me some history books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-history-books/1012641)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-history-books/1012641 "2025-01-07T14:37:42Z")
I did this back just before Covid and got some great suggestions, but that was a long time ago so I’m hoping folks have some new ideas for me. What I don’t like: overly general surveys (“history of Ireland”, etc.), mil… --- ## [Calculating an RMD from an inherited IRA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calculating-an-rmd-from-an-inherited-ira/1012631)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calculating-an-rmd-from-an-inherited-ira/1012631 "2025-01-07T12:55:13Z")
I have an inherited IRA, and due to recent IRS rule changes, this is the first year that a required minimum distribution (RMD) will actually be required. There are calculators out there hosted by various investment inst… --- ## [Could Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy) have received an OBE/et al...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-phil-lynott-thin-lizzy-have-received-an-obe-et-al/1012416)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-phil-lynott-thin-lizzy-have-received-an-obe-et-al/1012416 "2025-01-07T11:22:52Z")
To their credit, many British entertainers and such have turned down the offers of OBE’s or whatever - some medal from the Crown. I’ve no problem with Paul McCartney conspicuously wearing the OBE as a member on Sgt. Pep… --- ## [How Common Are Fatal Wild Animal-On-Human Attacks In (Western) Europe? Japan? Australia/NZ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-are-fatal-wild-animal-on-human-attacks-in-western-europe-japan-australia-nz/1000242)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-are-fatal-wild-animal-on-human-attacks-in-western-europe-japan-australia-nz/1000242 "2025-01-07T09:45:01Z")
In the US, you’re far more likely to be killed by a domesticated animal than a wild one. Nevertheless, I’d say we maybe lose 10-12 people per year from a combination of mountain lion attacks, bear attacks, shark attacks,… --- ## [Am I old or just not stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-old-or-just-not-stupid/1012445)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-old-or-just-not-stupid/1012445 "2025-01-07T06:46:59Z")
I was at a Subway yesterday and the guy working the counter was not brilliant, but a step or two above some of the people I’ve had to deal with when ordering a sandwich. So he get’s out a paper bag for my sandwiches and… --- ## [Historians’ Single Greatest Mistake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historians-single-greatest-mistake/1012632)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historians-single-greatest-mistake/1012632 "2025-01-07T06:08:04Z")
A respectable historian once defined the field of history as that of trained people seeking to learn what probably happened in the past, implying (I think) that they have posited certain truths and agreed on them that tu… --- ## [2025 House Speaker election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-house-speaker-election/1012245)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-house-speaker-election/1012245 "2025-01-07T03:41:16Z")
When the new members of Congress convene on January 3, their first order of business will be to elect a new speaker. Y’all remember how much fun that was last time? Assuming that Matt Gaetz does as he says he will and … --- ## [Songs known today which will still be played in 50 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-known-today-which-will-still-be-played-in-50-years/1011989)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-known-today-which-will-still-be-played-in-50-years/1011989 "2025-01-07T03:05:06Z")
This has almost certainly been discussed before, so if a mod wants to merge it into an existing topic, no worries. I’ve been playing as a hired-hand bass player in a Modern Country band for quite a while. And it seems … --- ## [Cabo San Lucas lodging recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabo-san-lucas-lodging-recommendations/1011370)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabo-san-lucas-lodging-recommendations/1011370 "2025-01-07T03:04:51Z")
Hey all, any recommendations on hotels/resorts/places to stay in Cabo? I have a Chinese lady friend now living in Toronto that wants somewhere warm, and I’ll be in San Diego this weekend. So, Cabo is convenient for me a… --- ## [Do singers know when they shouldn't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-singers-know-when-they-shouldnt/1012502)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-singers-know-when-they-shouldnt/1012502 "2025-01-07T02:58:54Z")
In a brief aside in the latest MMP thread I mentioned about how we had gone to a concert with primarily music by Gershwin and Ellington, and how the opera singer they brought in was the wrong choice of voice for that sor… --- ## [How do I check if I have NET 6.0 on my PC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-check-if-i-have-net-6-0-on-my-pc/1012630)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-check-if-i-have-net-6-0-on-my-pc/1012630 "2025-01-07T02:03:58Z")
I want to install something, and it needs to know if I have NET 6.0. I’m nervous about changing anything critical. One website suggested I open something called the Registry Editor, but that sounds like something I shoul… --- ## [The Las Vegas - Tesla truck suicide bomber](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-las-vegas-tesla-truck-suicide-bomber/1012601)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-las-vegas-tesla-truck-suicide-bomber/1012601 "2025-01-07T01:42:07Z")
Don’t know what board to put this on, but it’s a political manifesto that I’m linking, so stuck it on the P&E board. Mods, please move if needed. I just read this Livelsberger guy’s manifesto, and it’s very disturbing.… --- ## [Cybertruck explodes outside Trump hotel in vegas, one dead \[2025-01-01\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464 "2025-01-07T01:10:39Z")
1 Dead After a Cybertruck Explodes Outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas Gift link https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/01/us/car-fire-trump-hotel-las-vegas.html?unlocked\_article\_code=1.l04.lEUo.kRRdcFok2lwE Not a lot of in… --- ## [EV Certification thread {EV=electoral vote}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ev-certification-thread-ev-electoral-vote/1012633)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ev-certification-thread-ev-electoral-vote/1012633 "2025-01-06T23:48:14Z")
I thought I’d start one just in case. I expect it will be very boring considering Vice-President Harris has released a video saying she will not commit an insurrection to overthrow the election. John Adams, Thomas Jeff… --- ## [Facebook Messaging Glitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-messaging-glitch/1012603)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-messaging-glitch/1012603 "2025-01-06T23:31:35Z")
For the past 2-3 years a close friend has been sending me private messages via Facebook. The messages are nearly always text with an attached link to someone else’s post on FB, or to a reel video. This has worked flawl… --- ## [Influencers and responsibility for the crimes, sins and misdemeanours of their sponsors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/influencers-and-responsibility-for-the-crimes-sins-and-misdemeanours-of-their-sponsors/1012658)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/influencers-and-responsibility-for-the-crimes-sins-and-misdemeanours-of-their-sponsors/1012658 "2025-01-06T21:54:05Z")
Last few weeks there has been the latest in a long series of scandals where yet another sponsor of creators on video platforms has turned out to be doing something really scammy. This time, it’s PayPal’s Honey app/brows… --- ## [OpenAI fires Sam Altman (and others leave also)(and now rehired)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/openai-fires-sam-altman-and-others-leave-also-and-now-rehired/993324)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/openai-fires-sam-altman-and-others-leave-also-and-now-rehired/993324 "2025-01-06T20:52:09Z")
seems like a landmark moment in AI-history … my guess is he will have set up another billion dollar company before any of us receive their paycheck :wink: will update with breaking news … --- ## [Humorous Allusions to Actors' Previous Roles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humorous-allusions-to-actors-previous-roles/928191)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 324\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humorous-allusions-to-actors-previous-roles/928191 "2025-01-06T20:34:21Z")
On Frasier, Laurie Metcalf as a frustrated “Nanny G” asks the titular character if he has “any idea what it’s like to play the same character for 20 years,” an allusion to Kelsey Grammar’s role on Cheers! On The Beverly… --- ## [Singing to a Dead Lover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singing-to-a-dead-lover/1010623)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singing-to-a-dead-lover/1010623 "2025-01-06T20:23:24Z")
After I suggested Stephen Foster’s Beautiful Dreamer as one reminding me of a movie (Mighty Joe Young, in this case. What? You think I’d pick Jezebel or The Secret Life of Walter Mitty?) I looked it up, and found this on… --- ## [NFL 2024-25: Week 16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2024-25-week-16/1011755)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2024-25-week-16/1011755 "2025-01-06T20:11:05Z")
The Bills served notice that they are now the undisputed Super Bowl favorites by winning at Detroit 48-42. Buffalo became just the second team in NFL history to score 40+ points and allow 40+ points in consecutive games… --- ## [Is there a way to preserve donut shop donuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-preserve-donut-shop-donuts/1012642)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-preserve-donut-shop-donuts/1012642 "2025-01-06T19:57:58Z")
My wife and I have little self-control when we go to the local donut shop, which thankfully isn’t very often. But when we do go, we usually get a dozen various types of donuts, fritters, long Johns, etc. This is more t… --- ## [New PC build: AMD 9800X3D?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pc-build-amd-9800x3d/1012608)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pc-build-amd-9800x3d/1012608 "2025-01-06T19:37:05Z")
I have built many PCs and I am pretty good at it (not the best but good). I am about to build myself a new PC (Windows) but I am a little confused this time around. The “hot” chip now is the AMD 9800X3D for gamers (and… --- ## [Recommend a durable, hard-shelled glasses case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-durable-hard-shelled-glasses-case/1012634)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-durable-hard-shelled-glasses-case/1012634 "2025-01-06T19:21:00Z")
For my reading glasses, I need a case that is hard-shelled and closes firmly, so that the glasses won’t get crushed or fall out when the case is in my backpack. The case that came with the glasses lasted about six years… --- ## [SDMB rules 9/12/2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rules-9-12-2023/990013)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rules-9-12-2023/990013 "2025-01-06T18:47:53Z")
SDMB rules have been further reorganized. A draft restatement is provided below for comment. Please note: We have attempted to eliminate redundancy and consolidate all rules on one topic in the same place. Rules are o… --- ## [How dangerous are sprouting potatoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-are-sprouting-potatoes/1012144)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-are-sprouting-potatoes/1012144 "2025-01-06T18:36:26Z")
I read both that you can break off the sprouts and peel, and that they will be fine, and also to be cautious and discard. We won 10 kg (22 lbs) and don’t use them that quickly. Normally, I only buy enough for what I’m p… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=398&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=400&state=tracking)