# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=437&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 438 --- ## [Wi-Fi cut off point](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wi-fi-cut-off-point/1010036)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wi-fi-cut-off-point/1010036 "2024-11-12T14:53:49Z")
Wi-Fi at some businesses is quite far ranging. You can usually hook up to a McDonald’s Wi-Fi signal from hundreds of feet away. I have seen a device on the back of my local McDonald’s that I think is an outdoor antenna. … --- ## [So if Trump wins- do you arm yourself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-if-trump-wins-do-you-arm-yourself/1003591)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-if-trump-wins-do-you-arm-yourself/1003591 "2024-11-12T14:53:34Z")
A lot of people see the gun control debate as a conservative versus liberal issue, and certainly it’s defaulted for the last several decades to conservatives being 2nd Amendment champions and liberals favoring some reaso… --- ## [(Old) Wait - what time is it in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-wait-what-time-is-it-in-the-mmp/1009665)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-wait-what-time-is-it-in-the-mmp/1009665 "2024-11-12T14:25:30Z")
Yeah, I reset most of our clocks, but it’s not yet natural to wake to light and be in the dark by 5:30PM. How are you adjusting? Happy Moanday! --- ## [Baseball - Minor-league home run leaders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-minor-league-home-run-leaders/1009882)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-minor-league-home-run-leaders/1009882 "2024-11-12T14:02:19Z")
I was reading an article about Dick Stuart who hit 228 homers in a 10-year MLB career (1958-69). But - in addition - he hit 66 homers with the class A Lincoln team in 1956. We know about Joe Bauman’s 72 HR season in 195… --- ## [What's going on when speaker phase errors happen in sound system automatic optimization?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-when-speaker-phase-errors-happen-in-sound-system-automatic-optimization/1008980)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-when-speaker-phase-errors-happen-in-sound-system-automatic-optimization/1008980 "2024-11-12T14:01:08Z")
I’m trying to understand the significance of an error message I get in my 5.1 home theatre sound system when I run the optimizer program using the included microphone. The program gives a phase error warning for both th… --- ## [I'm starting a record store. Help me avoid critical mistakes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-a-record-store-help-me-avoid-critical-mistakes/1000197)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-a-record-store-help-me-avoid-critical-mistakes/1000197 "2024-11-12T13:18:46Z")
I’ve always loved in-person used record shopping – wandering a store, flipping through the bins, finding a few records or CDs that I’d barely heard of or never knew I wanted, and deciding I must own them. But recently I… --- ## [Kamala Harris's choice of Tim Walz as VP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 712\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352 "2024-11-12T13:07:47Z")
Sorry for the weird thread title. Explanation can be found here: https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-have-a-new-thread-for-harriss-vp-pick/1005348/8. And the thread started weeks before she made her choice but… --- ## [Why advertise for a defunct webcomic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-advertise-for-a-defunct-webcomic/1010072)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-advertise-for-a-defunct-webcomic/1010072 "2024-11-12T04:59:37Z")
I read the webcomic Dumbing of Age on a regular basis. I did so today and I was surprised at a new ad they have on their page. It an ad for the webcomic Go Get a Roomie. The reason this surprised me is Go Get a Roomie i… --- ## [Harriet Tubman was posthumously made a general today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harriet-tubman-was-posthumously-made-a-general-today/1010112)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harriet-tubman-was-posthumously-made-a-general-today/1010112 "2024-11-12T03:14:12Z")
This is a really good idea, and I hope it drives the usual asshats into a rage. She certainly deserves the honor. --- ## [If you play wordle, you’re crossing a picket line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-play-wordle-you-re-crossing-a-picket-line/1009691)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-play-wordle-you-re-crossing-a-picket-line/1009691 "2024-11-12T01:19:56Z")
Could someone explain this? I have the NYT app on my phone and play a few of their games… I don’t pay for a subscription and I am not served any ads. How does my usage of the app impact the NYT or the strike? --- ## [Questionable modding by Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questionable-modding-by-aspenglow/1010081)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questionable-modding-by-aspenglow/1010081 "2024-11-12T00:49:52Z")
… in the thread “The political rage that I feel is eating me up” To a post by Beckdawrek, Aspenglow responded with this (post #101): My issues with this response: The OP does not indicate that the thread should be l… --- ## [MS Word - Clean copy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-clean-copy/1010025)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-clean-copy/1010025 "2024-11-12T00:34:45Z")
I’ve written a document in MS Word and now want to send a clean copy out for a review. I don’t want previous versions of the document to be seen by the recipient. If I copy the entire document into a new MS Word blank,… --- ## [Non-Trump supporters: what’ll you personally do if he regains the presidency in 2025?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-trump-supporters-what-ll-you-personally-do-if-he-regains-the-presidency-in-2025/1005132)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-trump-supporters-what-ll-you-personally-do-if-he-regains-the-presidency-in-2025/1005132 "2024-11-11T23:11:55Z")
And I’m talking concrete action, not purely emotional responses. I asked this question a month before the 2020 election, but I figured I’d ask again now. I’m fascinated to see whether four more years of events involving… --- ## [Is this guy in every sci-fi fantasy movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-guy-in-every-sci-fi-fantasy-movie/1009982)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-guy-in-every-sci-fi-fantasy-movie/1009982 "2024-11-11T23:06:57Z")
There is always a guy with long platinum blonde hair where it’s perfectly straight and hanging down his back. Every. Movie, or am I imaging things (again)? --- ## [Anything good that President Biden can do in the last two months?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-good-that-president-biden-can-do-in-the-last-two-months/1009756)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-good-that-president-biden-can-do-in-the-last-two-months/1009756 "2024-11-11T22:16:34Z")
This looks like it’s a foregone conclusion as of 10:45pm Central time. Since the (D) “when they go low, we go high” obviously doesn’t work as well as the (R) “let’s fk stuff up and see what happens”, is there anything t… --- ## [FEMA employee fired after advising hurricane relief team not to visit Florida homes with Donald Trump signs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fema-employee-fired-after-advising-hurricane-relief-team-not-to-visit-florida-homes-with-donald-trump-signs/1010086)
**Author:** [@BorealisCooper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BorealisCooper)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fema-employee-fired-after-advising-hurricane-relief-team-not-to-visit-florida-homes-with-donald-trump-signs/1010086 "2024-11-11T21:34:39Z")
Unconscionable in my opinion. There will be an investigation. What is your opinion ? https://www.nbcnews.com/news/fema-employee-fired-advising-disaster-relief-team-not-visit-homes-sign-rcna179472 --- ## [More (brief) thoughts on the election and divisions in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-brief-thoughts-on-the-election-and-divisions-in-america/771762)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-brief-thoughts-on-the-election-and-divisions-in-america/771762 "2024-11-11T19:55:35Z")
This comes partly from a PM discussion I had with a couple of Dopers (who can feel free to identify themselves if they so choose) – some more thoughts that I want to share. I’m over my devastation and shock, but I am st… --- ## [A rational look at what Trump will/won't/can/can't do in his next term](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rational-look-at-what-trump-will-wont-can-cant-do-in-his-next-term/1009876)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rational-look-at-what-trump-will-wont-can-cant-do-in-his-next-term/1009876 "2024-11-11T19:54:03Z")
Right now I realize we are all feeling a mixture of panic and despair but I think it might be good to step back and think about what actual policy changes Trump will have the interest and ability to implement. First we… --- ## [Being “disowned” for your vote-Common? Rare? Has it happened before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-disowned-for-your-vote-common-rare-has-it-happened-before/1010073)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-disowned-for-your-vote-common-rare-has-it-happened-before/1010073 "2024-11-11T19:43:48Z")
I’ve read and heard of several accounts (on TikTok and Reddit, so no cites, sorry) by people who simply cut ties with relatives who voted for Trump. Has this happened to you? Is it really common now? And has it happened … --- ## [Getting into Stanley Kubrick / films in general](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-into-stanley-kubrick-films-in-general/1009951)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-into-stanley-kubrick-films-in-general/1009951 "2024-11-11T19:40:21Z")
I have never been any kind of “film buff”, just a thumbs-up/thumbs-down guy with no sophistication at all. A couple of weeks ago my kids wanted to watch The Shining because the iconography is everywhere in their memes. … --- ## [Election Day Omnibus thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 1396\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683 "2024-11-11T19:25:27Z")
I know it’s a little bit early but I thought we could all use a laugh before Tuesday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAG37Kw1-aw This thread is for all things on Election Day Tuesday 11/5/24 Polling Results Going on… --- ## [Open letter to striking Boeing employees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-letter-to-striking-boeing-employees/1007714)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-letter-to-striking-boeing-employees/1007714 "2024-11-11T19:19:45Z")
The other day I left a post on a forum started by a striking Boeing employee. I must has struck a cord that twisted their panties into a really tight bunch. I have been banned from the forum. Some others started some hat… --- ## [Repair, replace, or recycle your older vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repair-replace-or-recycle-your-older-vehicle/1009983)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repair-replace-or-recycle-your-older-vehicle/1009983 "2024-11-11T18:28:26Z")
If you are like me, you’ll hold on to your car or truck as long as possible, till you’re faced with the decision - is it worth fixing, should I just trade it in, or should I sell it to a junk yard? I had an Aerostar that… --- ## [Remembrance Day - Thank You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembrance-day-thank-you/925320)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembrance-day-thank-you/925320 "2024-11-11T18:15:20Z")
A short thank you to all those who served their country with honour and bravely uphold our constitutional and democratic values. This Rememberance Day may be less social than others, but let us nonetheless remember thos… --- ## [The death of print journalism: RIP Star Ledger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-print-journalism-rip-star-ledger/1009515)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-print-journalism-rip-star-ledger/1009515 "2024-11-11T17:49:19Z")
New Jersey’ biggest newspaper will cease printing in February and become online only. Not included in the article is the fact that the entire editorial board is being let go. Online or not, it will cease to function as a… --- ## [TGI Fridays files for bankruptcy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tgi-fridays-files-for-bankruptcy/1009593)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tgi-fridays-files-for-bankruptcy/1009593 "2024-11-11T17:44:59Z")
The casual restaurant chain TGI Fridays filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today (Saturday Nov 2), though it does not (yet) look like they are shutting down. Casual dining restaurants have been doing poorly in recent yea… --- ## [About wearing a ring with a design on it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-wearing-a-ring-with-a-design-on-it/1009953)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-wearing-a-ring-with-a-design-on-it/1009953 "2024-11-11T16:09:47Z")
Suppose you wear a ring that has a design on it, where there is a definite up and down orientation to the design. This design covers about 1/4 of the circumference of the ring, and the rest of the band is plain. Do you … --- ## [Europe is preparing to assume more leadership. Is the US getting left behind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/europe-is-preparing-to-assume-more-leadership-is-the-us-getting-left-behind/1009980)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/europe-is-preparing-to-assume-more-leadership-is-the-us-getting-left-behind/1009980 "2024-11-11T15:25:18Z")
I’m not surprised by European leaders reaction. It’s been too long since the US was a World Leader. Trump ran on a America First platform. A majority of American voters elected him. I understand Europe’s shock. They ha… --- ## [making frozen oven pizza better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-frozen-oven-pizza-better/663643)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-frozen-oven-pizza-better/663643 "2024-11-11T15:14:29Z")
Any suggestions for getting a better crust on your standard from-the-supermarket Tombstone or Jack’s or Home Run Inn frozen pizza? Resources at my disposal include an electric oven and a convection toaster oven. I also… --- ## [Medieval Bathing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medieval-bathing/1009976)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medieval-bathing/1009976 "2024-11-11T13:52:03Z")
Continuing the discussion from Movie with great cannon , medieval times: The SCA is not always the greatest source of actual historical information. It tries, it really does, many laurels are very knowledgeable in the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=436&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=438&state=tracking)