# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=45&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 46 --- ## [48 hour airline flight delay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/48-hour-airline-flight-delay/1032001)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/48-hour-airline-flight-delay/1032001 "2026-08-10T01:26:26Z")
My brother was supposed to be back from visiting his children and grandchildren in New Jersey late Monday night. He might make it back tonight. He at least had somewhere to sleep for two nights; many other travelers foun… --- ## [California's SB 576 on Extra-Loud Streaming Commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/californias-sb-576-on-extra-loud-streaming-commercials/1032190)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/californias-sb-576-on-extra-loud-streaming-commercials/1032190 "2026-08-09T22:37:56Z")
For those not aware of the legislation (passed last year, went into effect on July 1, 2026) Now, the legislation is California facing, but I’d personally love to see this implemented at the Federal level! I wanted to… --- ## [Confusing Medical Conditions Part 1: Chronic Inflammation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confusing-medical-conditions-part-1-chronic-inflammation/1032184)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confusing-medical-conditions-part-1-chronic-inflammation/1032184 "2026-08-09T20:19:29Z")
I’ve recently noticed that chronic inflammation is now often described as a condition that leads to an accelerated demise of personal health, and eventually, an earlier death. This NYT interactive piece (I couldn’t find… --- ## [2026: Claude vs ChatGTP vs Whatever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-claude-vs-chatgtp-vs-whatever/1031200)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-claude-vs-chatgtp-vs-whatever/1031200 "2026-08-09T18:17:06Z")
Some recent threads on AI devolved into differences in style between options. This thread is for that specifically. This has been well covered for graphics and illustrations already. Claude, Chat. I’ve never grokked… --- ## [Books of an unusual nature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-of-an-unusual-nature/1032141)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-of-an-unusual-nature/1032141 "2026-08-09T17:36:36Z")
Not the content, but the book itself. No audio books or e-books please, and it must have been released to the general public for purchase. First example: The Unfortunates by B.S. Johnson (1969) from Panther Books. The… --- ## [Plan to see Nolan's The Odyssey this weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plan-to-see-nolans-the-odyssey-this-weekend/1031722)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plan-to-see-nolans-the-odyssey-this-weekend/1031722 "2026-08-09T16:43:30Z")
…and follow it up with a rewatching of the Coen brother’s, O’ Brother Where Art Thou? https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the\_odyssey\_2026 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/o\_brother\_where\_art\_thou O’ Brother Where Art Th… --- ## [Where do long distance train drivers sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-long-distance-train-drivers-sleep/1031081)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-long-distance-train-drivers-sleep/1031081 "2026-08-09T14:05:31Z")
A long distance train driver presumably may start his shift in one city, then at the end of a full working day he may end up in another city hundreds of miles away. Where does he sleep? Does he have to get a hotel? Doe… --- ## [Windows 10: "Replace File" Confimation dialog keeps vanishing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-replace-file-confimation-dialog-keeps-vanishing/1032244)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-replace-file-confimation-dialog-keeps-vanishing/1032244 "2026-08-09T13:59:29Z")
I’m suddenly experiencing an odd issue in Windows 10, which just appeared out of nowhere. There was no Windows reboot or update; things functioned normally in the evening, and the next morning they didn’t. The issue is … --- ## [What make and model of car is in this video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-make-and-model-of-car-is-in-this-video/1032240)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-make-and-model-of-car-is-in-this-video/1032240 "2026-08-09T04:26:55Z")
Lately I’ve been enjoying some old films of downtown Los Angeles where I worked in the mid 1980s. Can anyone identify the red and white car seen parked on the left at about 0:21 in this 1960s era video? It looks like so… --- ## [How long before Jeanine Pirro is fired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-jeanine-pirro-is-fired/1032128)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-jeanine-pirro-is-fired/1032128 "2026-08-09T01:04:18Z")
It seems pretty clear that her days are numbered. How long until she’s let go? poll --- ## [Why (was?) the Soviet economy during the Cold War era such a failure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-soviet-economy-during-the-cold-war-era-such-a-failure/1031851)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-soviet-economy-during-the-cold-war-era-such-a-failure/1031851 "2026-08-08T21:05:15Z")
A spin off of the thread on what the Soviet Union did better than the west. An obvious theme is apparent in the replies in that thread. Almost everything discussed are weapons or other items that have military use (tan… --- ## [What would an "orbiting astronomical observatory" do in 1964?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-an-orbiting-astronomical-observatory-do-in-1964/1032195)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-an-orbiting-astronomical-observatory-do-in-1964/1032195 "2026-08-08T17:57:58Z")
Did such things actually exist then? Gathering useful info and transmitting it to the ground? Or could it be a spy satellite? --- ## [My Dog is Going Blind, Advice Welcome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-going-blind-advice-welcome/1032209)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-going-blind-advice-welcome/1032209 "2026-08-08T16:38:45Z")
A month ago we noticed my dog squinting. The next day he woke up with swollen eyes and we took him to the emergency vet and after following up with our regular vet he was on antibiotics and steroids and was doing well. … --- ## [Someone tried to scam me today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-tried-to-scam-me-today/1020133)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-tried-to-scam-me-today/1020133 "2026-08-08T14:03:51Z")
TL;DR: I received a scam call this morning, played along, was given address to send a check, called police. They started by asking if my TV was on and what was the name on the remote control. After I gave them a name … --- ## [After 27 years, there's a new record in the mile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-27-years-theres-a-new-record-in-the-mile/1031770)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-27-years-theres-a-new-record-in-the-mile/1031770 "2026-08-08T09:31:12Z")
Josh Kerr runs 3:42.66 for the mile, breaking the record of 3:43.13, set by Hicham El Guerrouj in 1999. Commentary with video of the race. Note the running time of the video. --- ## [Protesting public housing construction in NY, 1948](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-public-housing-construction-in-ny-1948/1032216)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-public-housing-construction-in-ny-1948/1032216 "2026-08-08T05:43:37Z")
Interesting collection of picket signs. The signs don’t look home-made, and you wouldn’t think this many people would come out to carry them. --- ## [New horizons in spam--fake repairs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-horizons-in-spam-fake-repairs/1032155)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-horizons-in-spam-fake-repairs/1032155 "2026-08-08T03:37:40Z")
The phone rings. “Hello”. The guy starts be asking if I am \[real name\]. I agree. I was expecting a delivery, so I assumed it was that. Instead the buy starts in on a long song and dance about how wonderfully they have re… --- ## [What would you do with superpower pills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-superpower-pills/1032183)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-superpower-pills/1032183 "2026-08-08T01:35:46Z")
You get five pills that each give you a flying brick power set. The powers are super strength (100 tons), durability (only the most powerful nuclear weapon can harm you), speed (Mach 100), reflexes (nanosecond reaction t… --- ## [Podcasts, media, and messaging (or How the Democrats can win again)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcasts-media-and-messaging-or-how-the-democrats-can-win-again/1015769)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 414\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcasts-media-and-messaging-or-how-the-democrats-can-win-again/1015769 "2026-08-08T00:00:17Z")
I want to keep this simple. I think it needs to be simple - simple messaging, and simple strategy, wins. I think there are really only two major changes in strategy and messaging that Democrats need to do - go on uncomfo… --- ## [The AI-generated bacteriophages - folks, it's just the genome (so far)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ai-generated-bacteriophages-folks-its-just-the-genome-so-far/1032220)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ai-generated-bacteriophages-folks-its-just-the-genome-so-far/1032220 "2026-08-07T22:29:54Z")
Having just read Annie Jacobsen’s new book, “Biological War: A Scenario” (if you’re read Stephen King’s “The Stand” in any of its iterations, this one’s scarier!) I was a knocked a bit off-kilter by this news, but it’s j… --- ## [Is there a remedy for Trump's $1.8B slush fund?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-remedy-for-trumps-1-8b-slush-fund/1030244)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-remedy-for-trumps-1-8b-slush-fund/1030244 "2026-08-07T22:08:46Z")
Is the $1.8B slush fund set in stone? Obviously Congress will actually do nothing, but is there any theoretical way Congress could regulate or eliminate it? Is there any remedy in the courts? --- ## [How do dolphins and whales cope with extreme storms in the ocean (read gigantic waves)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dolphins-and-whales-cope-with-extreme-storms-in-the-ocean-read-gigantic-waves/1032198)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dolphins-and-whales-cope-with-extreme-storms-in-the-ocean-read-gigantic-waves/1032198 "2026-08-07T21:46:09Z")
Title says it all I think. I know they sleep with half their brain at a time so they can continue to surface and breathe but ISTM in extremely high seas (monster waves) these animals would have a very difficult time cop… --- ## [Did you have a T-Mobile plan that got changed despite it being "permanent?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-have-a-t-mobile-plan-that-got-changed-despite-it-being-permanent/1032088)
**Author:** [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-have-a-t-mobile-plan-that-got-changed-despite-it-being-permanent/1032088 "2026-08-07T20:11:46Z")
So, once upon a time we signed up for a T-Mobile plan (One Plan Unlimited 55) that met our needs and had a reasonable cost for the amount we used it. One of the factors that made it appealing was that T-Mobile told us o… --- ## [Capybaras heck up on Brazilian legislators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capybaras-heck-up-on-brazilian-legislators/1032189)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capybaras-heck-up-on-brazilian-legislators/1032189 "2026-08-07T17:37:24Z")
CUIABA, Brazil (AP) — One Brazilian state legislature has increasingly found its voting sessions invaded by a group of unexpected visitors: capybaras. The notoriously chill rodents strolled through the front door of th… --- ## [The Poetry of Donald J. Trump -- "Filthy Dirty"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-filthy-dirty/1032149)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-filthy-dirty/1032149 "2026-08-07T16:46:20Z")
From his remarks August 3 2026 And, You know, I said it the other day And it maybe doesn’t sound that important, But when a country goes bad, Like, Look at the blue cities. What do they have in common, Aside fro… --- ## [Squid Game - Season 2 and Season 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-season-2-and-season-3/1012189)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-season-2-and-season-3/1012189 "2026-08-07T15:40:20Z")
I have yet to watch, but am glad all 7 episodes dropped at once. I would suggest boxed spoilers for a week. Anyone else looking forward to this? I didn’t think season 1 really felt like it needed a continuation, but I … --- ## [Car races that start with drivers sprinting to their cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-races-that-start-with-drivers-sprinting-to-their-cars/1031666)
**Author:** [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-races-that-start-with-drivers-sprinting-to-their-cars/1031666 "2026-08-07T14:29:37Z")
Is this still a thing? I watched Ford vs Ferrari recently, and also Elvis’s \*Viva Las Vegas" and both feature a car race in which the cars are lined up here, the drivers are lined up there, and the starting gun is fir… --- ## [Bad bad bad Bed. (Dang it discourse)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bed-dang-it-discourse/1032150)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bed-dang-it-discourse/1032150 "2026-08-07T12:37:28Z")
Yeah, bed. Someone (some jerk) dumped a nasty mattress at my gate. First..could they have not drove further down the road? Still my road. Would have still have had to remove it ourselves. But it wouldn’t be at the gate… --- ## [Where has the unread shortcut gone? The New list?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-the-unread-shortcut-gone-the-new-list/1032015)
**Author:** [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-the-unread-shortcut-gone-the-new-list/1032015 "2026-08-07T10:34:33Z")
Today when I got to the site, the unread shortcut, which lists the topics that you are watching and have new posts disappeared from the top list. I still have New, Latest, Top, but now unread is no longer there. I did … --- ## [Renter's insurance - questions/advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renters-insurance-questions-advice/1031129)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renters-insurance-questions-advice/1031129 "2026-08-07T02:42:37Z")
Confession time! I’m 43 years old and I’ve never had “my own place”. Ever since I moved out of my grandma’s when I was 20, I’ve lived in a succession of rented rooms in private homes. I’ve never needed more than that - I… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=44&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=46&state=watching)