# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=462&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 463 --- ## [Does the FAA keep a public registery of pilots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-faa-keep-a-public-registery-of-pilots/1008426)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-faa-keep-a-public-registery-of-pilots/1008426 "2024-10-08T18:08:17Z")
It would be interesting to know how long public figures held pilot licenses. What they were rated to fly. (Nothing private like addresses or disciplinary actions) For example, did either George Bush continue flying afte… --- ## [Ron DeSantis is a Fascist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-is-a-fascist/980464)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 314\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-is-a-fascist/980464 "2024-10-08T18:06:52Z")
I’m not going to hijack the thread where these statements originated, but I can’t let them pass unrefuted. The scope of this thread is to discuss only whether one believes DeSantis is not or is a fascist or a fascist-… --- ## [Anybody willing to critique my standup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-willing-to-critique-my-standup/1008406)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-willing-to-critique-my-standup/1008406 "2024-10-08T17:26:43Z")
For about a year now, I’ve been doing standup comedy at open mic nights at bars and clubs near me. Most recently I was part of an open mic night at a comedy club in my hometown. It was in a smaller room in the club, abou… --- ## [What happened to blindgossip.com?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-blindgossip-com/1008471)
**Author:** [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-blindgossip-com/1008471 "2024-10-08T17:24:33Z")
Used to be a fun site to follow, even though way too many of the items were about Harry/Meghan or the Kardashians. But in 2022, the new posts gradually petered out and just stopped; there’s nothing after December of tha… --- ## [Bear with me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-with-me/1004418)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-with-me/1004418 "2024-10-08T17:17:08Z")
Last night, when I was walking back to the house with the dogs, I saw an odd shadow in the beam of my flashlight. It looked like the shadow of the neighbor’s van against the wall of their house, but as I studied it more,… --- ## [Value of a Piece of Eight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-a-piece-of-eight/985978)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-a-piece-of-eight/985978 "2024-10-08T17:05:11Z")
When I see tales of buccaneers fighting over pieces of eight, I always wonder, just how much was one of them worth at the time. How much could a single coin purchase? Was it a day’s wages? A month? An hour? I realize … --- ## [I'm a librarian, ask me anything!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-librarian-ask-me-anything/981604)
**Author:** [@NinthAcolyte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinthAcolyte)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-librarian-ask-me-anything/981604 "2024-10-08T16:55:55Z")
Hi, folks! I was getting off-topic answering library-related questions in an unrelated thread, so here’s one just for that. Feel free to ask me any library-related questions and I’ll either answer from my own experience … --- ## [Recommend an online co-op game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-online-co-op-game/1008501)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-online-co-op-game/1008501 "2024-10-08T15:44:46Z")
A friend of mine and I like to get together and play games online because we both have chaotic schedules. Usually it’s Civ, but what else would you recommend? We’ve found that we’re not the best at co-operating yet in a … --- ## [How do mechanical watches keep time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-mechanical-watches-keep-time/1008498)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-mechanical-watches-keep-time/1008498 "2024-10-08T14:09:39Z")
I understand that there is a main spring and a balance wheel that release force at regular intervals, but what allows it to be so exact? What physical phenomenon allows the balance wheel to always swing at the same rate? … --- ## [Will Trump sell Truth Social in September?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-sell-truth-social-in-september/1006341)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-sell-truth-social-in-september/1006341 "2024-10-08T06:46:18Z")
I’m not sure if this goes in P&E, but probably election strategy goes into it, so I’ll try it here. Trump is apparently free to sell his stake in Truth Social starting around September 25, but will he? On the pro side, … --- ## [I Need Help Finding A Bookcase And A Desk/Entertainment Center/Shelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-bookcase-and-a-desk-entertainment-center-shelf/1008517)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-bookcase-and-a-desk-entertainment-center-shelf/1008517 "2024-10-08T03:58:46Z")
I recently moved out of a rodent infested, 500 square foot, drafty, hellhole in a high crime neighborhood. I’ve been sorting through stuff and deciding what to keep, what to sell, what to donate, and what to trash. I am … --- ## [How is trump still a viable candidate for president? Really, how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-trump-still-a-viable-candidate-for-president-really-how/983949)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 1543\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-trump-still-a-viable-candidate-for-president-really-how/983949 "2024-10-08T03:55:22Z")
I’m sort of considering this the third of a trilogy of recent trump “How?” threads, along with: How can Trump get away with defaming Carroll as a liar today (5/11/2023)? How is Trump not guilty of manslaughter? (No… --- ## [The 0-17 NFL season, 2024 edition - Who'll be football's White Sox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-0-17-nfl-season-2024-edition-wholl-be-footballs-white-sox/1006828)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-0-17-nfl-season-2024-edition-wholl-be-footballs-white-sox/1006828 "2024-10-08T02:07:41Z")
The 2017 Browns did it. The 2008 Lions did it. But now it’s even harder to pull off a no win season. All teams are currently eligible. Will the Panthers show they really can get even worse? Can the Patriots choke into a… --- ## [Will Melania Trump's pro-choice stance be a factor in the election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-melania-trumps-pro-choice-stance-be-a-factor-in-the-election/1008425)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-melania-trumps-pro-choice-stance-be-a-factor-in-the-election/1008425 "2024-10-08T01:01:02Z")
This was not the October Surprise I was expecting. Melania Trump has gone public as being strongly pro-choice. Will pro-life voters be worried about what the potential first lady thinks? Will this effect how they vote?… --- ## [Melania is not in Superdude's top 50](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-is-not-in-superdudes-top-50/1008483)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-is-not-in-superdudes-top-50/1008483 "2024-10-08T00:40:43Z")
Oh, check out conservative/MAGA Xitter. Every third or fourth post is “do you agree that Melania is the most beautiful and classy First Lady we’ve ever had?” To which I invariably reply, “she’s not even in the top 50.” --- ## [The 2024 "I Voted" Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2024-i-voted-thread/1008543)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2024-i-voted-thread/1008543 "2024-10-07T23:39:06Z")
Think of this thread as the digital version of the I Voted sticker. Maybe also include an image of what your sticker looks like. I received my California ballot today and I will insert it in a drop box at the court hous… --- ## [Donating huge $$$ to the poor (1% wealth thread spinoff)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-huge-to-the-poor-1-wealth-thread-spinoff/1008247)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-huge-to-the-poor-1-wealth-thread-spinoff/1008247 "2024-10-07T21:56:56Z")
as a spin-off of this thread: How would you (concrete and specifically) proceed if you were Bill Billionair and suddenly decided that you want to give $1, 2 or 10 billion to the “poor” Giving money away to the poor i… --- ## [What are "whites" in Little Feat's "Willin'"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-whites-in-little-feats-willin/701609)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-whites-in-little-feats-willin/701609 "2024-10-07T19:33:23Z")
I love that song. It’s been one of my very favorite songs since I first heard it on a compilation LP some 25 years ago. Thanks to lyrics sites, I since have been able to decipher the line “And I been from Tucson to Tucum… --- ## [Sitting on my front steps with the last G&T of summer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-on-my-front-steps-with-the-last-g-t-of-summer/1008515)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-on-my-front-steps-with-the-last-g-t-of-summer/1008515 "2024-10-07T19:04:27Z")
It’s a very mild October. Leaves are just starting to change, and it’s been 20 C most of the day. Sitting on the front steps with what may be the last G&T of the summer; weather could change suddenly. Tanqueray No. 1… --- ## [10/05/2024 SNL S50 EP2 Nate Bergatze/Coldplay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-05-2024-snl-s50-ep2-nate-bergatze-coldplay/1008495)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-05-2024-snl-s50-ep2-nate-bergatze-coldplay/1008495 "2024-10-07T18:21:29Z")
So is anyone else watching tonight? The cold open was pretty funny. Happy to see Gaffigan still doing Walz, Carvey as Biden and Samberg as Doug Emhoff. And of course Maya Rudolph as Kamala. Nate Bergatze’s opening m… --- ## [iTunes/PC/iPhone Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-pc-iphone-question/1008518)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-pc-iphone-question/1008518 "2024-10-07T17:17:01Z")
I’ve downloaded iTunes music on my PC. From there I move it to my IPhone. Question: If I delete a song on my PC will it be deleted from my phone? Will it be deleted from the cloud? Thx. --- ## [Latest a player joined a team and won a championship? Luckiest athelte?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-a-player-joined-a-team-and-won-a-championship-luckiest-athelte/1006424)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-a-player-joined-a-team-and-won-a-championship-luckiest-athelte/1006424 "2024-10-07T17:02:56Z")
Let me explain. I was thinking today of the Lebron and JR Smith meme, which you can see here. JR Smith held onto the ball instead of putting it back in because he thought they were winning, not tied. … --- ## [Electricians: The Wires Inside an Outlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricians-the-wires-inside-an-outlet/1008255)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricians-the-wires-inside-an-outlet/1008255 "2024-10-07T16:51:35Z")
My wife has a low vision. There is a kitchen outlet she uses a lot to plug in various appliances. She can’t do it without help, but recently, she found a clever device to help her plug in anything. Basically, it is a fat… --- ## [The stupid rumors about Springfield Haitians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupid-rumors-about-springfield-haitians/1007210)
**Author:** [@Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cool)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupid-rumors-about-springfield-haitians/1007210 "2024-10-07T16:31:08Z")
IDK if Haitians are eating ducks and cats, but there does seem to be something going on where people are caught on camera catching or eating these animals. Are these people insane, or is there a local societal collapse t… --- ## [What does it mean that “Message +will be shutting down effective 11/7/24”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-that-message-will-be-shutting-down-effective-11-7-24/1008508)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-that-message-will-be-shutting-down-effective-11-7-24/1008508 "2024-10-07T16:14:34Z")
I just found this message on my phone. I don’t know (or care) that I am a “message+” user (if I really am) nor what it means to use one message system and not another. But it’s possible that this is some sort of scam, I … --- ## [Webpage traffic over time -\> sources?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/webpage-traffic-over-time-sources/1008533)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/webpage-traffic-over-time-sources/1008533 "2024-10-07T14:10:55Z")
Hi there, are there any online sources that show the “traffic” (hits, mostly) of a given webpage over time - say the past 10 or 20 years? any pointers welcome … --- ## [2 weeks after a book being published, why is there no price crash on Ebay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-weeks-after-a-book-being-published-why-is-there-no-price-crash-on-ebay/1008444)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-weeks-after-a-book-being-published-why-is-there-no-price-crash-on-ebay/1008444 "2024-10-07T14:06:07Z")
For me once a fiction book is read it is just a lump of carbon taking up space in my house. I realise that opinion is not universal but I expect is reasonably common. My town’s library never gets the books I want to rea… --- ## [(Old) Another English Autumnal MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-english-autumnal-mmp/1008277)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-english-autumnal-mmp/1008277 "2024-10-07T12:07:54Z")
Morning. It’s still autumnal (or fallal as i expect you’d call it in the USA) here in merrie England, 14c/58f - or “cold” as i call it. Utility area carpet is still wet from last weeks piss-down event, dehumidifier st… --- ## [UK law: What’s the legal status of Buckingham Palace relative to St James’s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-law-what-s-the-legal-status-of-buckingham-palace-relative-to-st-james-s/1006420)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-law-what-s-the-legal-status-of-buckingham-palace-relative-to-st-james-s/1006420 "2024-10-07T09:08:57Z")
The British monarchy resides at Buckingham Palace. Every child knows that, and that’s the building with the famous balcony they wave from. But wait, it’s not that simple. Buckingham Palace is used for official functions… --- ## [I hafta post the cute (cat related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hafta-post-the-cute-cat-related/1008494)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hafta-post-the-cute-cat-related/1008494 "2024-10-07T06:54:56Z")
I’m now a cat grandparent, because my son just took the plunge and went to the Humane Society to adopt a cat, now that he lives in a pet-friendly apartment building. Of course, he came home with TWO cats, but that’s a di… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=461&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=463&state=tracking)