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**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2024, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archive-page-is-disabled-when-opening-chrome-whats-it-mean/1008402 "2024-10-03T10:13:15Z")
I have Chrome on a PC with Windows 10. When I open Chrome, I get a window in the top right corner of the screen that says: “Archive Page is disabled” “To re-enable it, accept the new permissions” under these two line… --- ## [Is "Put the kibosh on..." a regional phrase?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-put-the-kibosh-on-a-regional-phrase/1008209)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2024, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-put-the-kibosh-on-a-regional-phrase/1008209 "2024-10-03T05:22:55Z")
I hear it every now and then in the NE Ohio area. Is it used across the US or elsewhere? --- ## [A question about The Cask of Amontillado and John Donne](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-cask-of-amontillado-and-john-donne/1008312)
**Author:** [@Xocomil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xocomil)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2024, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-cask-of-amontillado-and-john-donne/1008312 "2024-10-03T04:57:18Z")
When Fortunato jingles the little bells on his hat, remember that? That’s a Donne allusion, the bell tolls for thee and all that? Or am I way off? --- ## [We don’t understand the human brain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-don-t-understand-the-human-brain/992618)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2024, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-don-t-understand-the-human-brain/992618 "2024-10-03T03:31:36Z")
I was very surprised by this article about a study, started in 2017, that reports more than 3300 types of neurons in the brain. It is an order of magnitude more than they expected to find. We don’t know what most of th… --- ## [Any Opinion of LeTip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-opinion-of-letip/1008391)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-opinion-of-letip/1008391 "2024-10-03T02:22:17Z")
I was getting a quote for a service from someone and, at the end of their spiel, they gave me a pamphlet of “other professionals in other fields” that they’d recommend to me. As I understand it, they’re all members of a… --- ## [Voting information for North Carolinians affected by Hurricane Helene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-information-for-north-carolinians-affected-by-hurricane-helene/1008394)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2024, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-information-for-north-carolinians-affected-by-hurricane-helene/1008394 "2024-10-03T01:47:17Z")
This showed up on the “Cat Ladies For Kamala Harris” Facebook page, and I shared it there too, for anyone who may need this information. Feel free to pass it on yourself. --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #22 – September, 2024 – “Flight – Non-Human” {poll added}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-22-september-2024-flight-non-human-poll-added/1006780)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-22-september-2024-flight-non-human-poll-added/1006780 "2024-10-03T01:27:47Z")
This is the monthly thread for September, 2024. The topic this month is “Flight – Non-Human”, chosen by Spiderman and Turek. Please post only your photo and, if you want, a title in this thread. Any other text belongs i… --- ## [NASA Being Forced to Fly Europa Mission](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-being-forced-to-fly-europa-mission/683338)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-being-forced-to-fly-europa-mission/683338 "2024-10-02T23:38:23Z")
Well, this is interesting: US Government Forces NASA to fly Europa Mission What do we think of this? I’m of two minds. On the one hand, we basically have a situation where a single man in Congress has managed to cha… --- ## [Thieves steal laptop with child sex-abuse images, turn it - and themselves - in. If this happened in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thieves-steal-laptop-with-child-sex-abuse-images-turn-it-and-themselves-in-if-this-happened-in-the-us/1008202)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thieves-steal-laptop-with-child-sex-abuse-images-turn-it-and-themselves-in-if-this-happened-in-the-us/1008202 "2024-10-02T23:05:07Z")
This video purports to tell the story of thieves in Britain who broke into a home and stole a laptop computer, only to find it contained images of child sex abuse (apparently “child pornography” is out as a term these da… --- ## [Kevin Can F#%$ Himself Series Finale \[Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-f-himself-series-finale-spoilers/973053)
**Author:** [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-f-himself-series-finale-spoilers/973053 "2024-10-02T22:52:48Z")
So who else has been watching this? I’ve always been kind of torn on this show and the finale left me feeling the same way. On the one hand, from a technical standpoint, its central gimmick is brilliantly pulled off. The… --- ## [Learning GIMP on YouTube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-gimp-on-youtube/1008341)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-gimp-on-youtube/1008341 "2024-10-02T22:01:44Z")
I am learning GIMP from scratch and was hoping someone out there can recommend a course or at least a creator that does a good job efficiently. --- ## [Police chase videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-chase-videos/952665)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-chase-videos/952665 "2024-10-02T21:42:58Z")
I was browsing on something or other on YouTube and the ostensibly “related stuff” on the right happened to include a police chase video. It turns out that, wow, YouTube just abounds with them (why are so many of them i… --- ## [Mideast war and political consequences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mideast-war-and-political-consequences/1008347)
**Author:** [@Lantern2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern2)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mideast-war-and-political-consequences/1008347 "2024-10-03T13:19:15Z")
Obviously there has been a massive escalation of the war with Israel’s attacks on Lebanon and Iran’s missile attacks. How is this going to play out? There will clearly be a big retaliation by Israel and then counter-ret… --- ## [Botticelli - Sept. 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843 "2024-10-02T19:32:54Z")
Last month’s thread: Botticelli - August 2024 Updated: Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - #126 by Elendil\_s\_Heir Our first letter for this month is T --- ## [Help Identify this tank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-tank/1008342)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-tank/1008342 "2024-10-02T17:14:05Z")
1983 E Kilgore Rd - Google Maps M-60 or an M-48? --- ## [I think I'm being scammed by Progressive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-being-scammed-by-progressive/1008287)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-being-scammed-by-progressive/1008287 "2024-10-02T17:10:29Z")
Background: I have an auto insurance policy with Progressive. I had a car accident back in 2022. The other driver was completely at fault (he struck me while I was parked). But I had to pay my one thousand dollar deducti… --- ## [Retitle classic Disney movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retitle-classic-disney-movies/1007666)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retitle-classic-disney-movies/1007666 "2024-10-02T16:33:54Z")
In the recent trend of Brave, Tangled, Frozen, Encanto, etc. retitle a classic animated movie with a one word adjective. Dumbo - Floppy Pinocchio - Wooden One Hundred and One Dalmatians - Spotted Aladdin - Magical H… --- ## [I have baby shrimp that shouldn't exist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-baby-shrimp-that-shouldnt-exist/1008362)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-baby-shrimp-that-shouldnt-exist/1008362 "2024-10-02T14:13:05Z")
Here is the link to my thread over on fishlore: In a nutshell these are Amano shrimp. They can breed and lay eggs in fresh water but the larvae must travel down the river to brackish water in order to morph into baby … --- ## [A new (to me) fruit!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-to-me-fruit/1007767)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-to-me-fruit/1007767 "2024-10-02T10:58:35Z")
Earlier this week I experienced Roma Beans for the first time. Today, a woman stopped in at work with a bag of food, and the message, “I’ll bet kayaker doesn’t know what these are!” The receptionist didn’t have a clue, … --- ## [Why does being sick make my enthusiasm go down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-being-sick-make-my-enthusiasm-go-down/1008290)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-being-sick-make-my-enthusiasm-go-down/1008290 "2024-10-02T10:00:07Z")
I recently had a bad cold (possible bout of COVID but it didn’t feel the same) and all I wanted to do was slump in bed and feel crappy. No interest in doing anything. Is it something to do with endorphins? Or is this jus… --- ## [Is there some idea of a largest likely intact single crystal diamond on the surface?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-some-idea-of-a-largest-likely-intact-single-crystal-diamond-on-the-surface/1006094)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-some-idea-of-a-largest-likely-intact-single-crystal-diamond-on-the-surface/1006094 "2024-10-02T09:39:47Z")
Triggered by this find, but I’ve wondered about it for a while. Is there thoughts on if internal stresses of diamonds brought to the low-pressure frigid surface might cause diamonds above a certain size to shatter? None … --- ## [The Sandman TV Show thread (See OP for spoiler policy)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sandman-tv-show-thread-see-op-for-spoiler-policy/969145)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sandman-tv-show-thread-see-op-for-spoiler-policy/969145 "2024-10-02T05:36:23Z")
Continuing the discussion from The Sandman trailer - upd, now on Netflix: I think there’s more in favour of a new thread than continuing there, so let’s do that. It was suggested no spoilers for this first week, which … --- ## [Dame Maggie Smith has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dame-maggie-smith-has-died/1007798)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dame-maggie-smith-has-died/1007798 "2024-10-02T04:58:23Z")
… A legend of British stage and screen, she won two Oscars during her career - for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie in 1970 and California Suite in 1979. She had four other nominations, and received eight Bafta awards. … --- ## [Zachary Levi endorses Trump, envisions "career suicide"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zachary-levi-endorses-trump-envisions-career-suicide/1008292)
**Author:** [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zachary-levi-endorses-trump-envisions-career-suicide/1008292 "2024-10-02T00:43:47Z")
I suppose this could have gone in P&E or CS, flip of a coin, really. The actor Zachary Levi, best known for the TV series Chuck and as the lead in the two Shazam movies, came out for TFG over the weekend. Apparently he’… --- ## [Question for Mods {on GoFundMe links}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-mods-on-gofundme-links/1006303)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-mods-on-gofundme-links/1006303 "2024-10-01T23:41:18Z")
Is it permissible to put links to GoFundMe pages in the Self-Promotion threads? --- ## [Food for thought: JD "I'm A Dope" Vance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-for-thought-jd-im-a-dope-vance/1008317)
**Author:** [@SOJA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SOJA)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-for-thought-jd-im-a-dope-vance/1008317 "2024-10-01T23:34:32Z")
How has JD Vance managed to blow every opportunity handed to him on a silver platter during this election cycle? While I’m a liberal voter even if the economic policies hurt my pocket (high earner) I’d rather take that t… --- ## [Encounters with wildlife while driving this weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/encounters-with-wildlife-while-driving-this-weekend/1008315)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/encounters-with-wildlife-while-driving-this-weekend/1008315 "2024-10-01T22:44:35Z")
I’m happy to say none of the following resulted in any fatalities. I had four encounters with animals in the road while I was out driving this weekend. In reverse order, I was driving home from a nearby town tonight an… --- ## [London Death Pump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-death-pump/1008301)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-death-pump/1008301 "2024-10-01T21:56:07Z")
The story is that there was a public pump in London which, since antiquity, provided famously delicious water. After a big cholera outbreak it was determined that the great taste, and the cholera, was due to the rainwat… --- ## [Home Plumbing question - leaky supply](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-plumbing-question-leaky-supply/1008298)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2024, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-plumbing-question-leaky-supply/1008298 "2024-10-01T21:51:21Z")
I decided to replace my faucet and drains in the bathroom sink. First time sink plumbing. It took me like 5 hours. Final problem is that the supply line for the cold water is leaking at the connection to the valve. The … --- ## [San Jose CA gun tax law is a positive first step to rational gun ownership](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-jose-ca-gun-tax-law-is-a-positive-first-step-to-rational-gun-ownership/945433)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 432\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-jose-ca-gun-tax-law-is-a-positive-first-step-to-rational-gun-ownership/945433 "2024-10-01T21:12:13Z")
San Jose CA gun tax law is a positive first step to rational gun ownership. Requiring gun owners to cover the community cost of their activity does not violate the second amendment, To the contrary it enables gun owners… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=465&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=467&state=watching)