# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=400&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 401 --- ## [Do you open both eyes on waking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-open-both-eyes-on-waking/995605)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-open-both-eyes-on-waking/995605 "2025-01-06T17:57:50Z")
Question brought on by my reading this article: Tame toxic stress with '5 resets' in 2024 : Shots - Health News : NPR but it’s not about any of the main sense of the article. It’s about the following, from the second se… --- ## [How prepared is Texas collectively and individually for this kind of blizzard scenario](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-prepared-is-texas-collectively-and-individually-for-this-kind-of-blizzard-scenario/933074)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-prepared-is-texas-collectively-and-individually-for-this-kind-of-blizzard-scenario/933074 "2025-01-06T16:43:44Z")
Yeah theres a lot of people in Texas and I understand that people are different, but viewing Tiktok videos about people surviving in Texas I’m surprised a lot of people in Texas have fireplaces. Since the average temps i… --- ## [New Prime series Secret Level](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-prime-series-secret-level/1011283)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-prime-series-secret-level/1011283 "2025-01-06T16:27:17Z")
A new animated series is starting on Amazon Prime in December 10th. The show is called Secret Level. It has a basis in popular video games and is from the people behind LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS. The trailer lo… --- ## [Convincing a website I'm on a computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convincing-a-website-im-on-a-computer/1012517)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convincing-a-website-im-on-a-computer/1012517 "2025-01-06T16:05:16Z")
I’m finally getting an iPad. I’ll use it mostly for music (using an app that will show chords and lyrics). I’ve played with iPads before and one thing that always irks me is that it presents as an iOS or mobile device,… --- ## [(Old) An Air of Finality in the last 2024 MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-an-air-of-finality-in-the-last-2024-mmp/1012335)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 428\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-an-air-of-finality-in-the-last-2024-mmp/1012335 "2025-01-06T14:38:51Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 6c/44f with a predicted high of 9c/48f, and mostly cloudy. Weather app declares it to be “Cloudy, fucking bullshit!” We’re just a couple of days away from the start of a new year. I d… --- ## [Do I have a right to be a little annoyed with this Dunkin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-right-to-be-a-little-annoyed-with-this-dunkin/1012404)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-right-to-be-a-little-annoyed-with-this-dunkin/1012404 "2025-01-06T11:15:00Z")
So there is a Dunkin Donuts (I know they dropped the Donuts but I am old) I go to a lot. It’s on my walking route so several times a week I stop there for some coffee or a snack. I have been doing this for years and whil… --- ## [How do you actually 'get' medications from a compounding pharmacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-actually-get-medications-from-a-compounding-pharmacy/1012600)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-actually-get-medications-from-a-compounding-pharmacy/1012600 "2025-01-06T11:08:24Z")
So I have some health conditions and my dad has some conditions too. There are some potential treatments that require mixtures from a compounding pharmacy. If a person wanted to try those treatments, how exactly would t… --- ## [Government shutdown December 2024 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-shutdown-december-2024-edition/1011844)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-shutdown-december-2024-edition/1011844 "2025-01-06T05:40:57Z")
The current federal budget will expire at midnight on Friday. In yet another replay of every budget bill this session, Speaker Johnson had to cut a deal that would allow Congress to kick the can down the road a few mont… --- ## [Porch Pirates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porch-pirates/1011661)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porch-pirates/1011661 "2025-01-06T04:02:50Z")
This is just hypothetical, m’kay? Nu, so imagine you have a porch pirate problem. Items left at your doorstep by Amazon drivers magically disappear. So, I’m wondering what is the best breed/type of bee, hornet, or wasp … --- ## [Just curious: why did I lose my Charter Member status?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-curious-why-did-i-lose-my-charter-member-status/1012577)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-curious-why-did-i-lose-my-charter-member-status/1012577 "2025-01-06T02:53:37Z")
Not looking to change anything, just curious. I believe I paid for my subscription for all the years I was notified. Did I miss something? --- ## [Pocket veto question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pocket-veto-question/1012199)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pocket-veto-question/1012199 "2025-01-06T00:08:03Z")
I am well aware that I know so little of the subject that I may sound like an idiot even asking. So it’s my understanding that if a bill is put on the president’s desk he has 10 days to sign or to veto. If he doesn’t si… --- ## [Stray Cat In Basement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stray-cat-in-basement/1012444)
**Author:** [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stray-cat-in-basement/1012444 "2025-01-05T22:57:58Z")
I spent my New Year’s Eve day trying to come up with a way to coax a stray cat out of my basement. I discovered it on my way to work as I was checking my cellar door which apparently had blown open. Someone in the neigh… --- ## [There is no dark side in the moon. Matter of fact, it's all dark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-dark-side-in-the-moon-matter-of-fact-its-all-dark/1012586)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-dark-side-in-the-moon-matter-of-fact-its-all-dark/1012586 "2025-01-05T22:42:51Z")
Woke up this morning with the wonderful lyrics from “Eclipse” in my head. It’s hard to explain how they make me feel. They encompass everything, yet still make me feel desolate? And then the heartbeat with that mystical … --- ## [FYI: Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 is currently happening (benefitting the Prevent Cancer Foundation)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-awesome-games-done-quick-2025-is-currently-happening-benefitting-the-prevent-cancer-foundation/1012597)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-awesome-games-done-quick-2025-is-currently-happening-benefitting-the-prevent-cancer-foundation/1012597 "2025-01-05T22:31:42Z")
Awesome Games Done Quick is a Twitch stream of people speed running various games. It is done to support The Prevent Cancer Foundation --- ## [Help identify this prehistoric story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-prehistoric-story/1012571)
**Author:** [@CanHandleTheTruth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanHandleTheTruth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-prehistoric-story/1012571 "2025-01-05T22:00:05Z")
When I was a kid in the 1970’s I read a book about a stone age man who was the flint tool and weapon maker for his tribe. For some reason he and his woman were banished from the tribe and they had to survive on their own… --- ## [Are you interested in news media reporting bio info about victims?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-interested-in-news-media-reporting-bio-info-about-victims/1012499)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-interested-in-news-media-reporting-bio-info-about-victims/1012499 "2025-01-05T20:15:19Z")
On this morning’s news they were giving some mini bios about some of the people killed in the 1/1/25 New Orleans truck attack. One was an ex college athlete in his 20s, another was in town to see the game… Are you inte… --- ## [Please recommend a Diary or Journal App for Android or Windows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-diary-or-journal-app-for-android-or-windows/1012489)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-diary-or-journal-app-for-android-or-windows/1012489 "2025-01-05T19:38:51Z")
I used to keep a written Journal. Retrieving information required reading pages. Any recommendations for a Android or Windows App? Tags are an important feature. Search Tags for Doctors Appointments, going out to a mo… --- ## [Posting pictures in custom license thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-pictures-in-custom-license-thread/1012301)
**Author:** [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-pictures-in-custom-license-thread/1012301 "2025-01-05T17:58:03Z")
In this thread some posters post pictures of licenses to go with what they have seen. To me that makes me uncomfortable as if violating someones privacy. At the same time, whoever chose the plate did so to display i… --- ## [English pronounciation Q: larboard/starboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-pronounciation-q-larboard-starboard/1012555)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-pronounciation-q-larboard-starboard/1012555 "2025-01-05T16:10:34Z")
This question is occasioned by my reading again Patrick O’Brian’s The Surgeon’s Mate \* where a British naval vessel, circa 1813, is wrecked on the French shore when a British naval officer, who suffers from left-right-co… --- ## [What if I buy a car that is financed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-i-buy-a-car-that-is-financed/1010403)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-i-buy-a-car-that-is-financed/1010403 "2025-01-05T10:39:46Z")
Not something I’m doing, just curious. With people looking to get out of their bad car deals, what happens if I buy a car that is financed? Do I owe anything to the finance company? Can they repo my car if the buyer d… --- ## [CNN Alternative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-alternative/1012227)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-alternative/1012227 "2025-01-05T08:50:22Z")
So I used to visit CNN periodically just to get an idea of breaking news. I’ve always found their reporting very shallow, and thus they are not worth a subscription. By way of defending this, I’ve been a subscriber to Th… --- ## [HP madness or how to confuse someone like me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hp-madness-or-how-to-confuse-someone-like-me/1012538)
**Author:** [@zuer-coli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuer-coli)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hp-madness-or-how-to-confuse-someone-like-me/1012538 "2025-01-05T07:04:57Z")
I have a HP printer, error message: The print carriage cannot move. HP website wants the serial number, fair enough. Problem, I cannot find the S/N, it’s not in any of the places HP says it should be, I can find all the… --- ## [How do I effectively search this board for a topic I posted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-effectively-search-this-board-for-a-topic-i-posted/1012520)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-effectively-search-this-board-for-a-topic-i-posted/1012520 "2025-01-05T05:10:26Z")
I’m sure people have complained before about the poor search function. I’m looking for a post I’m pretty sure I created involving a solar panel build I had for my truck. The post was in the last 5 years. I can’t seem … --- ## [Best books of 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-books-of-2024/1011671)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-books-of-2024/1011671 "2025-01-05T04:57:53Z")
I know there are a couple of weeks left in the year, but we’re close enough that I have a pretty good idea of what my favorite books of the year are. I’d love to share those titles, and invite others to share their favor… --- ## [Apple TV free for days of three (January 3rd-5th)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-free-for-days-of-three-january-3rd-5th/1012359)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-free-for-days-of-three-january-3rd-5th/1012359 "2025-01-05T04:07:44Z")
A chance to binge on something if you don’t already have Apple. --- ## [Writing an essay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-an-essay/1012542)
**Author:** [@Jemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jemma)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-an-essay/1012542 "2025-01-05T03:38:35Z")
I am writing an essay about the dehumanization of Jewish people during the Holocaust. Does the sentence “treated Jews like a virus that contaminated the meaning of humanity” sound weird? --- ## [Phil Collins documentary (YouTube)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-collins-documentary-youtube/1011838)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-collins-documentary-youtube/1011838 "2025-01-05T03:28:30Z")
If you are a fan of Phil Collins the YouTube channel Drumeo just put out a 2-hour documentary on him. It covers pretty much everything he did. The quality is excellent (surprised it is on YouTube and not PBS). Gotta s… --- ## [AC/DC's Highway to Hell. Did Bon Scott sing a racist verse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-dcs-highway-to-hell-did-bon-scott-sing-a-racist-verse/705726)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-dcs-highway-to-hell-did-bon-scott-sing-a-racist-verse/705726 "2025-01-05T03:21:54Z")
Every time I hear it, I swear he sings the following: Livin’ easy Lovin’ free Sees a nigger on a one way ride I looped through this verse over and over just now, and I am convinced he is not singing “Season ticket on… --- ## [Capitalism thread disappeared?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-thread-disappeared/1012534)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-thread-disappeared/1012534 "2025-01-05T02:27:06Z")
Did I see a thread this morning on capitalism that later disappeared? The only poster I recall from the short thread was Ulfrieda, but can’t locate the thread or their post now. Operator error–that is, me–or something el… --- ## [The Lone Ranger goes Pokeman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lone-ranger-goes-pokeman/1012535)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lone-ranger-goes-pokeman/1012535 "2025-01-05T00:21:09Z")
I’m watching season 5, episode 11 and the guys help a woman who has been thrown from her horse. She recovers just fine but needs to get to Fort Pikachu ! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=399&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=401&state=tracking)