# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=458 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 459 --- ## [MLB pitcher replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-pitcher-replacement/1008698)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-pitcher-replacement/1008698 "2024-10-14T13:37:36Z")
A question I should know. Can a pitcher be replaced during a batter’s turn at bat or does the manager have to wait until that batter is done? Obviously an injury to the pitcher overrides any rule. --- ## [I'm looking for simple web based database software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-simple-web-based-database-software/1007296)
**Author:** [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-simple-web-based-database-software/1007296 "2024-10-14T07:29:44Z")
I used to use Microsoft Works back in the early 90s and I thought it was what I needed. But that’s basically gone now. Say I have a spreadsheet with 10 columns and 100 rows. I want to be able to select one option from … --- ## [Exercise for osteoporosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-for-osteoporosis/1008682)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-for-osteoporosis/1008682 "2024-10-14T03:28:34Z")
So yeah, I’ve been diagnosed with osteoporosis. I need to do weight bearing exercise. It’s my lower back left hip, and both femurs. I’m now taking Fosamax. What would be good exercise. I can’t joke that “I could break … --- ## [What's the best Yahtzee strategy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-yahtzee-strategy/1006177)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-yahtzee-strategy/1006177 "2024-10-14T00:31:44Z")
I always loved Yahtzee. I guess I could have Googled this but I’m sure the Dope can do better. What’s your victory approach to a game of Yahtzee? --- ## [Cats and Dogs KNOW they're having their picture taken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-and-dogs-know-theyre-having-their-picture-taken/1008719)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-and-dogs-know-theyre-having-their-picture-taken/1008719 "2024-10-14T00:29:43Z")
…because if they didn’t, they’d simply wander off immediately, and not stand in place and remain looking at you, at least until the shutter snaps. No? :grinning: --- ## [Psst .. Tim, there is a mistake in your hot dish recipe!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638 "2024-10-13T23:13:34Z")
As I am sure is the case for many of us, I am bombarded with fundraising requests from the Democrats. Well, I gave a chunk a while back and now I just ignore the entreaties. But one that came in yesterday cracked me up … --- ## [Cybersecurity as a profession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybersecurity-as-a-profession/1008616)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybersecurity-as-a-profession/1008616 "2024-10-13T21:52:22Z")
My wife has been studying programming for a while and found that she doesn’t love it, greatly. She’s pivoting into QA automation, since that tends to be a bit more linear, but she’s curious whether she should look at cyb… --- ## [Need help adjusting a door](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-adjusting-a-door/1008725)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-adjusting-a-door/1008725 "2024-10-13T21:36:15Z")
My friend has a deadbolt on her front door. Original to the house, so maybe 12 years old. Apparently it has always been “stiff” to open and close. I decided to take a look at it for her and possibly replace the deadbolt.… --- ## [Simple tax Q--Schedule D](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-tax-q-schedule-d/1008728)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-tax-q-schedule-d/1008728 "2024-10-13T21:26:01Z")
If you have a capital-loss carryover on line-13 of the Cap-Loss Carryover Worksheet, you’re supposed to enter that amount on Schedule-D, line-14. Should it be entered on Sched-D line-14 as a positive amount, or negative… --- ## [US - the Jones Act and similar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-the-jones-act-and-similar/1008695)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-the-jones-act-and-similar/1008695 "2024-10-13T21:19:12Z")
The century±old Jones Act restricts (cargo) ships sailing between US ports to be US-built, owned, and crewed. This leads to much higher prices in states/territories such as Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Guam. It supposedly pr… --- ## [(Old) It's A Brand New MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-its-a-brand-new-mmp/1007336)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-its-a-brand-new-mmp/1007336 "2024-10-13T20:01:35Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 70 Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 80 and mostly cloudy. I shall spend a fair amount of time today dealin’ with the public. I need to refill and pick u… --- ## [Looking for Jabba the Hutt concept art and/or vintage magazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-jabba-the-hutt-concept-art-and-or-vintage-magazine/1008704)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-jabba-the-hutt-concept-art-and-or-vintage-magazine/1008704 "2024-10-13T16:16:39Z")
There was a magazine that came out at the time of Return of the Jedi that had lots of “making of” and EU info (before there was an EU). One thing I remember about it is that it included several early concept images for … --- ## [Can the U.S. President Order Reimbursement of Generator Purchases?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-u-s-president-order-reimbursement-of-generator-purchases/1008675)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-u-s-president-order-reimbursement-of-generator-purchases/1008675 "2024-10-13T16:05:04Z")
Donald Trump today pledged a tax credit for the full cost of generators purchased since September 1 in states hit by natural disasters: Newsweek quoting Truth Social: Is there any emergency provision, in current law, … --- ## [Going from 550 Mbps down to 50 Mbps…how bad will it really be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-from-550-mbps-down-to-50-mbps-how-bad-will-it-really-be/977699)
**Author:** [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-from-550-mbps-down-to-50-mbps-how-bad-will-it-really-be/977699 "2024-10-13T16:04:06Z")
Just bought a new condo and the ATT cable, internet, and phone are included in the assessment. It’s 190 units in two buildings. They said high speed and frankly I didn’t question it. Till today when I started the activa… --- ## [The CPAP racket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cpap-racket/1007480)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cpap-racket/1007480 "2024-10-13T15:45:35Z")
Does anyone understand why CPAP machines are so difficult to get, are so expensive, are such a pain in the ass? To get mine (my insurance will cover one machine every five years) , I’ve got to go through the testing (a p… --- ## [The most expired product you will use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-expired-product-you-will-use/1007567)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-expired-product-you-will-use/1007567 "2024-10-13T15:00:06Z")
My wife will throw away anything she sees that is after its sell-by date. I will use things that are many, many months expired, depending on the product. Today I needed some thermally-conductive epoxy. I bought this box… --- ## [California bans legacy admissions - why do private colleges have to obey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-bans-legacy-admissions-why-do-private-colleges-have-to-obey/1008304)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-bans-legacy-admissions-why-do-private-colleges-have-to-obey/1008304 "2024-10-13T13:41:35Z")
Here’s a gift article from today’s NYT. It reports on the state of California now banning legacy admissions even for private colleges. Aren’t private institutions exempt from this type of thing, in the same way that pri… --- ## [I blew up a Toastmasters group last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-blew-up-a-toastmasters-group-last-night/918672)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-blew-up-a-toastmasters-group-last-night/918672 "2024-10-13T11:33:58Z")
Just gonna put this in the Pit, even though it isn’t really aimed at anyone or anything… it’s too political for MPSIMS, not debatey enough for GD, and even though it’s political in nature, not really suitable for P&E… so… --- ## [Mods splitting threads leaving someone as "OP"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-splitting-threads-leaving-someone-as-op/1008699)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-splitting-threads-leaving-someone-as-op/1008699 "2024-10-13T01:54:08Z")
Mild Pitting of Beck - The BBQ Pit - Straight Dope Message Board This happens quite a lot. One particular mod does it far more than others but it’s not just him, several others do it too. A mod in his opinion decides a… --- ## [Where was this thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-thread/1008680)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-thread/1008680 "2024-10-12T23:10:03Z")
About how a new feature of Windows, that if not disabled, logs everything that appears on your screen, utterly trashing privacy such as medical records. But I can’t find a combination of search terms that brings it up. I… --- ## [What is this room in the White House?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-room-in-the-white-house/1008696)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-room-in-the-white-house/1008696 "2024-10-12T22:19:46Z")
Here. Obviously a dining room, but not THE dining room – I’ve seen pictures of THE White House dining room and that ain’t it. Almost certainly not the POTUS’ private dining room in his quarters, because no civilian is g… --- ## [That '90s Show {Debut Jan 19,2023}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-90s-show-debut-jan-19-2023/977173)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-90s-show-debut-jan-19-2023/977173 "2024-10-12T22:09:50Z")
A day or two ago, I learned about That '90s Show: unlike That '80s Show, it’s a direct spin-off of That '70s Show – including many of the same characters/cast members – and will focus on the teenage daughter of Eric and … --- ## [Aurora Borealis (Austral) southern hemisphere - red?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aurora-borealis-austral-southern-hemisphere-red/1008656)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aurora-borealis-austral-southern-hemisphere-red/1008656 "2024-10-12T21:04:12Z")
Hi there, a few pics on Auroras borealis from the southern tip of South-America (Punta Arenas, Chile): Here a few - current - pics (note: this is not sunset, but an aurora at midnight) … --- ## [The individual contribution limit to a campaign is $3300...right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-individual-contribution-limit-to-a-campaign-is-3300-right/1008690)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-individual-contribution-limit-to-a-campaign-is-3300-right/1008690 "2024-10-12T20:21:06Z")
I made two $500 donations and then went all in on a bulk $2300 donation to max out so I could disengage a little from the election with a clear conscience. After the first $500 donation, the texts and emails from the Har… --- ## [Voting in several States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-in-several-states/1008510)
**Author:** [@FrenchDunadan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrenchDunadan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-in-several-states/1008510 "2024-10-12T20:18:55Z")
Hello there, I am from Europe and kind of curious on the American way of elections. Suppose Joe Average is a resident in Georgia. He’s voting there in anticipated vote for candidate K in September .What prevent him of … --- ## [Explain these crossword puzzle clues/answers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-these-crossword-puzzle-clues-answers/1008602)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-these-crossword-puzzle-clues-answers/1008602 "2024-10-12T20:08:51Z")
For reference, this was probably published in 2019. The title is “Words of Introduction” by Brendan Emmett Quigley, edited by Will Shortz. 84 Across Clue: A brace Answer: 72 Down Clue: Have way too much of. Answ… --- ## [Does the strength of a hurricane over the water affect its impact on land?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-strength-of-a-hurricane-over-the-water-affect-its-impact-on-land/1008582)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-strength-of-a-hurricane-over-the-water-affect-its-impact-on-land/1008582 "2024-10-12T19:55:52Z")
Milton is currently a category 5 hurricane over the warm and deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. It is predicted to hit the west coast of Florida as a category 3 which implies wind speeds between 111 - 129 miles/hour. Doe… --- ## [RIP Ethel Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ethel-kennedy/1008661)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ethel-kennedy/1008661 "2024-10-12T19:34:57Z")
She was 96. --- ## [Alec Salmond charged with 14 crimes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alec-salmond-charged-with-14-crimes/828338)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alec-salmond-charged-with-14-crimes/828338 "2024-10-12T19:03:32Z")
BBC story here. Mr Salmond used to be a local MP and MSP, though not my MP or MSP. I’m no fan of Salmond. I’ve written adversely about him in previous threads. I was delighted to see him ousted as MP. But this stinks o… --- ## [Singular, Plural, and Numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singular-plural-and-numbers/1008605)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singular-plural-and-numbers/1008605 "2024-10-12T19:02:59Z")
Using copy and paste this morning I had to change “… 1 hour …” to “… 0.5 hours … .” However, if I had changed the 1 to ½ it would have remained “ … hour … .” Also, why is it that we say “1 mile” but we say “1.0 miles”?… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=457) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=459)