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**Author:** [@pigtwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pigtwo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surviving-modern-life-to-scroll-or-not-to-scroll/1012463 "2025-01-02T17:32:10Z")
Hello Dopers, It has been a while for me since I’ve posted. Working from home reduced my ‘working’ time in the office so less reading here. But I do remember this being a very nice place for intelligent discussion. And … --- ## [SenorBeef And The Streisand Effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senorbeef-and-the-streisand-effect/1011866)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senorbeef-and-the-streisand-effect/1011866 "2025-01-02T17:30:51Z")
Well, that isn’t quite the right term. The Streissand Effect. However, as always I wanted a title I could link to in other forums. I saw this thead Kamala should run for president again in 2028 . I didn’t read it. I am … --- ## [Audio presenting from only right speaker when using pc audio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audio-presenting-from-only-right-speaker-when-using-pc-audio/1012459)
**Author:** [@DerSchneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerSchneck)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audio-presenting-from-only-right-speaker-when-using-pc-audio/1012459 "2025-01-02T17:29:50Z")
My dual speakers have decided to only play game and other PC audio from right Speaker. If i imput audio from an external device via bluetooth both speakers work fine. Have also noticed that occasionally the game will ope… --- ## [Botticelli General Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-general-questions/844223)
**Author:** [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-general-questions/844223 "2025-01-02T16:56:23Z")
I’ve been following the last few rounds of Botticelli and think I have a decent grip on it, but is there a particular set of written rules for the version used here anywhere? Also, I note in the sticky thread that Idle … --- ## [Hearing aids - over-the-counter vs prescription?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearing-aids-over-the-counter-vs-prescription/1012456)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearing-aids-over-the-counter-vs-prescription/1012456 "2025-01-02T15:37:13Z")
I’ve got a family member that is struggling with their hearing and has finally been convinced to look into hearing aids. They are on Medicare, which of course doesn’t cover hearing aids (:roll\_eyes:) and cost/affordabili… --- ## [Chinese hackers allegedly attack US Treasury](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-hackers-allegedly-attack-us-treasury/1012395)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-hackers-allegedly-attack-us-treasury/1012395 "2025-01-02T15:18:59Z")
This is unsettling, given the apparently slipshod approach of Trump’s administration towards national security in the past. Apparently they’ve attacked other US sites as well, and of course denied it. --- ## [I am looking for one or two feet of plastic hose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-one-or-two-feet-of-plastic-hose/1012467)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-one-or-two-feet-of-plastic-hose/1012467 "2025-01-02T15:09:18Z")
No more than one or two feet, brightly-colored . Say, Red or Yellow. Not Black, White, Grey nor Green. Diameter between 1/2 inch to one inch. Plastic, PVC or suchlike. I need it for a Arts & Crafts-ish/do-it-yourself-o… --- ## [Question about A/V receiver power output](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-v-receiver-power-output/1012447)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-v-receiver-power-output/1012447 "2025-01-02T14:50:17Z")
I’m looking at this list of receivers, and the specs are: Receiver Price Channels Power AVR-X2800H $1,146 7.2 95W AVR-X3800H $1,689 9.4 105W Is the power divided among all channels? So 105 watts driving… --- ## [Your "D'oh!" Moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-doh-moments/1011387)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-doh-moments/1011387 "2025-01-02T14:23:29Z")
So the other day, I decided to make myself a ham and cheese sandwich for lunch. Easy enough, I had some nice deli-sliced ham, and old cheddar cheese, and mayo. And I had a tomato, perfect for slicing, and suitable for … --- ## [Are Cosmetic Procedures Really About Looking Younger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cosmetic-procedures-really-about-looking-younger/1004405)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cosmetic-procedures-really-about-looking-younger/1004405 "2025-01-02T13:13:09Z")
Let’s start from the beginning. Not all cosmetic procedures are about looking younger. Breast implants, rhinoplasty, Brazilian butt lifts, lip fillers, etc., etc. are about improving your appearance but not necessarily… --- ## [Botticelli - December 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224)
**Author:** [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224 "2025-01-02T03:50:34Z")
Ok, here we go. I am O ! Link to last month: Botticelli - November 2024 - #392 by knoodler --- ## [They swipe your ID if you want to buy booze or medicine now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-swipe-your-id-if-you-want-to-buy-booze-or-medicine-now/388520)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-swipe-your-id-if-you-want-to-buy-booze-or-medicine-now/388520 "2025-01-02T02:50:33Z")
What the hell? I heard someone mention getting their driver’s license swiped to buy alcohol recently in another thread somewhere and I meant to ask about it but figured, “eh, must be some anal local thing.” Just got bac… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - December 2024 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-december-2024-edition/1011041)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-december-2024-edition/1011041 "2025-01-02T02:35:16Z")
Well here we are: the last month of 2024. And what a ride 2024 has been! From the crazy Summer Olympics to the US elections, it’s been up and down… sideways too. So stock up on chocolate and books and hold on, the crazy… --- ## [RIP Linda Lavin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-linda-lavin/1012350)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-linda-lavin/1012350 "2025-01-02T00:36:24Z")
Probably best known to most as the star of “Alice”, the TV sitcom about a waitress. 87 years is a good run in life. --- ## [The $100 Makerspace Tuba](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-makerspace-tuba/1002381)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-makerspace-tuba/1002381 "2025-01-02T00:08:15Z")
I play tuba. Or rather, I used to, decades ago. I don’t play any more, because who actually has their own tuba? But what I do have, is access to a makerspace. Several of them, in fact. And so, some years ago, I deci… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #25 – December, 2024 – “Texture” \[Poll Added\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture-poll-added/1011173)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture-poll-added/1011173 "2025-01-01T20:34:49Z")
This is the monthly thread for December, 2024. The topic this month is “Texture”, chosen by Raza. Please post only your photo and, if you want, a title in this thread. Any other text belongs in the rolling discussion th… --- ## [What "famous people" are you surprised other people haven't heard of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817 "2025-01-01T20:03:16Z")
I tend to have a body of knowledge that is miles wide and inches deep. Although I have narrower areas of deeper interest, I tend to have at least a superficial knowledge of at least some significant personalities in are… --- ## [Insane interpretations that you have seen about media?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insane-interpretations-that-you-have-seen-about-media/1012236)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insane-interpretations-that-you-have-seen-about-media/1012236 "2025-01-01T19:55:14Z")
A few days ago I was googling for the exact phrasing of Ralph Wiggam’s Skinner/Krabapple “making babies” dialogue, and I found a reddit thread where not one but two people had always assumed that “I saw one of the babies… --- ## [Rebuilding Notre-Dame cathedral (Paris)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rebuilding-notre-dame-cathedral-paris/845437)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rebuilding-notre-dame-cathedral-paris/845437 "2025-01-01T19:32:59Z")
Recent stories say there is only about a 50% chance that Notre-Dame cathedral can be restored. What would be the feasibility of this following process - considering that churches (and other buildings) have been dismantle… --- ## [The practice of "renting" orphans for the holidays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-practice-of-renting-orphans-for-the-holidays/1012314)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-practice-of-renting-orphans-for-the-holidays/1012314 "2025-01-01T19:28:01Z")
I keep having questions from old sitcoms lately, but… There is a Christmas episode of Bewitched where people check out an orphan like a library book for Christmas and then return them to the orphanage. The Stevenses che… --- ## [Squatters--why is this allowed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squatters-why-is-this-allowed/1012450)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squatters-why-is-this-allowed/1012450 "2025-01-01T19:17:42Z")
with recent stories about squatters commandeering “occupied” properties and refusing to leave and declaring “illegal?” ownership, why are localities allowing this law to continue? What happened to property rights. Also, … --- ## [Carcinogen that 100% guarantees cancer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carcinogen-that-100-guarantees-cancer/1012072)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carcinogen-that-100-guarantees-cancer/1012072 "2025-01-01T18:44:09Z")
In Pierre Boulle’s original novel “Planet of the Apes”, an ancestral memory recovered from one of the animalistic humans is that of a medical researcher who was giving test apes a carcinogenic injection. Jabbed with his … --- ## [Misophonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misophonia/1011968)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misophonia/1011968 "2025-01-01T15:22:36Z")
I don’t have misophonia, Mr. brown does. He’s an audiophile, and used to busy himself with an expensive stereo system, constantly tinkering it to alter the sound, and buying loads of expensive parts and cables in the pr… --- ## [Celebrity Life Pool - willing to host if there is interest and help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915 "2025-01-01T14:53:56Z")
I’m willing to host a Life Pool, but want to know if there is interest and if someone like @Baker can show me how to manage the spreadsheet and so forth. Any interest? Any easy way to setup a spreadsheet for point calc… --- ## [Vacation in a hotel with a kitchenette - do you pack food to cook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacation-in-a-hotel-with-a-kitchenette-do-you-pack-food-to-cook/1012297)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacation-in-a-hotel-with-a-kitchenette-do-you-pack-food-to-cook/1012297 "2025-01-01T14:24:24Z")
We’re taking a 3-night break in January and the hotel has little kitchenettes in each room. Since there are just 2 of us and it’s a short stay, at most I’ll pack some snacks and maybe sodas, but no way will I spend time … --- ## [Is "tied at the neck" a saying somewhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tied-at-the-neck-a-saying-somewhere/1012289)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tied-at-the-neck-a-saying-somewhere/1012289 "2025-01-01T14:03:39Z")
From the headline for this article: “world’s most popular streaming service is tied at the neck with its biggest rival” At first I thought it would be “tied neck and neck”, as in at an equal level, but it seems to mea… --- ## [What quality of health care can you get in Russia if you have money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-quality-of-health-care-can-you-get-in-russia-if-you-have-money/1012408)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-quality-of-health-care-can-you-get-in-russia-if-you-have-money/1012408 "2025-01-01T09:48:19Z")
So I read that Assad’s wife wanted to go to the UK for leukemia treatment but was denied by the UK government. The Assads stole billions of dollars when they went to Russia. I would’ve assumed in cities like Moscow or… --- ## [Why is an expired drivers license not an acceptible form of ID?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-an-expired-drivers-license-not-an-acceptible-form-of-id/328541)
**Author:** [@phi\_a\_low\_gen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phi_a_low_gen)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-an-expired-drivers-license-not-an-acceptible-form-of-id/328541 "2025-01-01T07:58:22Z")
Why is it that an expired drivers license or other form of identification is no longer valid as a form of identification? How can it be that 2 or 3 days after the expiration date, the piece of identification no longer i… --- ## [What do Mods Know About Our Activity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-mods-know-about-our-activity/1012344)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-mods-know-about-our-activity/1012344 "2025-01-01T04:42:40Z")
Just wondering, for no real reason. Can you see who is logged in and what posts they are reading at the moment? Can you see previous edits to a post, say if someone edits their post to NM? Can you see drafts that are … --- ## [Anyone dealing with REM sleep behavior disorder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-dealing-with-rem-sleep-behavior-disorder/1012418)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-dealing-with-rem-sleep-behavior-disorder/1012418 "2025-01-01T02:49:47Z")
I’m going to the doctor this week to see if I need a sleep evaluation. I’ve always been someone who moves around a lot while I’m sleeping, but now it’s becoming more concerning. It started with pushing my wife with my … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=400) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=402)