# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=470&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 471 --- ## [Things that bug me about Harris's position statements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bug-me-about-harriss-position-statements/1007688)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bug-me-about-harriss-position-statements/1007688 "2024-09-27T01:04:37Z")
I’m a big Harris fan. I want her to win, I support her on most things, and I think overall her campaign has been very smart. Her warmth and laughter, her ability to empathize, her desire to move forward with a positive… --- ## [When did the meaning of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing shift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-meaning-of-the-left-hand-not-knowing-what-the-right-hand-is-doing-shift/1007619)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-meaning-of-the-left-hand-not-knowing-what-the-right-hand-is-doing-shift/1007619 "2024-09-27T00:55:53Z")
If you say somebody doesn’t let his left hand know what his right hand is doing, you’re saying that person is very sneaky and good at concealing his questionable deeds. But that’s not the original meaning of the idiom. … --- ## [Is Windows 7 safe to use today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-7-safe-to-use-today/1002160)
**Author:** [@Jackson99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackson99)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-7-safe-to-use-today/1002160 "2024-09-26T23:48:14Z")
I know Microsoft ended supported for Windows 7 with no updates. But is Windows 7 safe to use or only with the right anti virus software and browser. The pale moon browser says it still supports Windows 7 but I believe F… --- ## [Is it possible to create a horror movie too scary to be commercially viable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-horror-movie-too-scary-to-be-commercially-viable/1007649)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-horror-movie-too-scary-to-be-commercially-viable/1007649 "2024-09-26T23:21:49Z")
I’m not someone who enjoys horror movies but I gather there is a contingent of people for which it’s a pleasurable sensation and a subset among them who are thrill seekers and try to consumer the scariest movies possible… --- ## [SCANDAL! Vegan NYC Mayor Eats Fish!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scandal-vegan-nyc-mayor-eats-fish/959117)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scandal-vegan-nyc-mayor-eats-fish/959117 "2024-09-26T21:57:33Z")
New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he’s vegan but it turns out HE EATS FISH!!! I mean, will this lead to impeachment? Or perhaps imlemonment? --- ## [I'd really like to be able to watch Apple TV+, but.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-really-like-to-be-able-to-watch-apple-tv-but/1007630)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-really-like-to-be-able-to-watch-apple-tv-but/1007630 "2024-09-26T20:49:09Z")
It won’t allow me to do so. I had Apple TV in the past through a Roku device. I now have an LG smart TV which shows the app on board. I can log into my Apple account on my HP laptop. But I can’t subscribe to Apple TV no … --- ## [National Voter Registration Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-voter-registration-day/1007388)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-voter-registration-day/1007388 "2024-09-26T20:43:54Z")
Today is National Voter Registration Day! If you are eligible to vote, it’s a great day to register to vote. But time is running out, depending on your location. Don’t put it off, do it today. Topics to discuss: are… --- ## [Lorelei and the Laser Eyes - huge recommendation from me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorelei-and-the-laser-eyes-huge-recommendation-from-me/1004868)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorelei-and-the-laser-eyes-huge-recommendation-from-me/1004868 "2024-09-26T20:23:14Z")
Let me start by listing some of the absolutely best “10 out of 10” graphic puzzle adventure games I’ve played the past 40 years. The Witness - wife and I beat this entire game without a hint. My proudest gaming achievem… --- ## [Is your name “democratic” or “republican”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-name-democratic-or-republican/1007369)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-name-democratic-or-republican/1007369 "2024-09-26T18:49:50Z")
This article says whether certain common names are most likely to lean Democratic or Republican (by registration). Although one might guess this is close to 50-50, it ain’t. Just as many medical specialties lean one wa… --- ## [Parents Giving their Kids Alcohol In the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-giving-their-kids-alcohol-in-the-us/1007356)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-giving-their-kids-alcohol-in-the-us/1007356 "2024-09-26T18:49:34Z")
Are there places in the US where it’s legal for a parent to give their own minor kid alcohol? I’ve heard of people that let their kid have wine at dinner or a dad who turns a blind eye to his son having some beers in th… --- ## [Doesn't Lebanon have an army or air force?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-lebanon-have-an-army-or-air-force/1007634)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-lebanon-have-an-army-or-air-force/1007634 "2024-09-26T17:55:18Z")
Re: Israel’s recent attacks on Lebanon ostensibly to counter Hezbollah – These attacks are killing and wounding civilians in densely populated areas. They are not targeted assassinations. Doesn’t Lebanon have an army or … --- ## [Your Name's Political Affiliation... revealed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-names-political-affiliation-revealed/1007754)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-names-political-affiliation-revealed/1007754 "2024-09-26T16:53:30Z")
Looks like the Washington Post recently published an article which allows you to track the political leanings of your first and last name: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/09/13/popular-names-republican-demo… --- ## [My depressing dental journey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-depressing-dental-journey/1007698)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-depressing-dental-journey/1007698 "2024-09-26T16:50:30Z")
So, I mentioned a while back that I need a root canal on my front right tooth. Even with insurance I cannt afford it. Today, I went to the dentist for x-rays, check-up, make a plan. Before covid I was seeing a periodont… --- ## [Is it possible to have an orgasm with no physical stimulation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-an-orgasm-with-no-physical-stimulation/406576)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-an-orgasm-with-no-physical-stimulation/406576 "2024-09-26T15:45:04Z")
First of all: wet dreams don’t count. Neither does artificial stimulation of the pleasure areas in the brain with electrodes, or anything like that. The question is, is it possible for someone to have an orgasm from pur… --- ## [Why aren't skill-based games (3 pointer shots, etc.) in casinos more common](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-skill-based-games-3-pointer-shots-etc-in-casinos-more-common/1007563)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-skill-based-games-3-pointer-shots-etc-in-casinos-more-common/1007563 "2024-09-26T15:32:43Z")
I had read an article a few years back about how some casinos were considering implementing skill-based money games (such as “Make 10 three-point basketball shots within 60 seconds and you win X amount of money” or “thro… --- ## [Suffragette cat postcards!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suffragette-cat-postcards/1007707)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suffragette-cat-postcards/1007707 "2024-09-26T15:23:12Z")
I’ll admit my title is a little clickbait-y. There is more fascinating stuff here besides the suffragette part, and I guess the lure of sending cat pictures has been with people for much longer than I thought! --- ## [Help! My menu bars(?) in Chrome keep disappearing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-menu-bars-in-chrome-keep-disappearing/1007751)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-menu-bars-in-chrome-keep-disappearing/1007751 "2024-09-26T15:16:11Z")
That is probably the wrong name for them, sorry. At the top of my Chrome window there are normally three lines of info/tools above the actual webpage site. From the top: First, a line with a down arrow that accesses o… --- ## [How do encryption algorithms pick prime numbers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-encryption-algorithms-pick-prime-numbers/1007315)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-encryption-algorithms-pick-prime-numbers/1007315 "2024-09-26T14:27:05Z")
Do computers have a monstrous file of prime numbers to pick from? --- ## [So-Called “Cancel Culture”, Social Media and Bullying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-called-cancel-culture-social-media-and-bullying/917676)
**Author:** [@Dr.Conrad\_Shadowdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Conrad_Shadowdale)\ **Replies:** 593\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-called-cancel-culture-social-media-and-bullying/917676 "2024-09-26T10:04:09Z")
I’m not a huge believer in the so-called “Cancel Culture” thing but I periodically see the Twitterverse explode on someone. I have heard of Doxxing and seen reports of groups of demonstrators going to homes of political… --- ## [Before the 1975 Year of Intelligence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-the-1975-year-of-intelligence/1007734)
**Author:** [@SpicyDuckBillyHunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpicyDuckBillyHunt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-the-1975-year-of-intelligence/1007734 "2024-09-26T05:33:07Z")
In 1975 the US Government had the Church Committee and the Rockefeller Commission. They investigated CIA and others dodgy activity. Before 1974 there was some media attention, was there any knowledge about these activiti… --- ## [NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted Sept 25, 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-sept-25-2024/1007730)
**Author:** [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-sept-25-2024/1007730 "2024-09-26T02:18:30Z")
News is breaking on MSNBC but details are sparse thus far. Here’s a link to Yahoo News: At this point there are no specifics as to what he has been indicted for (I think that’s coming tomorrow for some reason) but it … --- ## [Does the phrase "hale and hearty" appear in Shakespeare's works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-phrase-hale-and-hearty-appear-in-shakespeares-works/1007699)
**Author:** [@Xocomil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xocomil)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-phrase-hale-and-hearty-appear-in-shakespeares-works/1007699 "2024-09-26T02:33:57Z")
During a rally Trump said the following about Biden: He was a hale and hearty guy, well-met. Did you ever hear Shakespeare? He was hale and hearty and well-met, but he wasn’t a smart person. “Well-met” shows up a lot… --- ## [Government shutdown watch Fall 2024 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-shutdown-watch-fall-2024-edition/1007449)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-shutdown-watch-fall-2024-edition/1007449 "2024-09-25T20:55:15Z")
Earlier today the House of Representatives voted down Speaker Johnson’s attempt to pass a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the federal government operating after the end of the fiscal year on September 30. Johnson had… --- ## [Things you may not want to tell your ex-wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-may-not-want-to-tell-your-ex-wife/1007260)
**Author:** [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-may-not-want-to-tell-your-ex-wife/1007260 "2024-09-25T20:43:12Z")
… but you do anyway. My ex is very cool, but she has a massive aversion to danger to our children. I grew up in a fairly permissive home, where… well, where accidental damages meant a trip to the hospital, but if my mu… --- ## [Split\_p\_j trolling and political swipes in Cafe Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-p-j-trolling-and-political-swipes-in-cafe-thread/1007667)
**Author:** [@split\_p\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/split_p_j)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-p-j-trolling-and-political-swipes-in-cafe-thread/1007667 "2024-09-25T20:07:03Z")
I think this board is missing the bigger picture, as usual. Only 75 posts on a huge story that touches everything. We are talking about Beyonce, whose music Harris used in the rally at the hanger, or that the Obama’s had… --- ## [Something has changed with the Twitter algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-has-changed-with-the-twitter-algorithm/1007685)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-has-changed-with-the-twitter-algorithm/1007685 "2024-09-25T18:48:40Z")
I saw a few folks talking about it, and now I’ve noticed myself - accounts I follow that disappeared from my Twitter feed are now re-emerging. Anyone else notice this? About 8 months ago I realized that I was no longe… --- ## [What was this Deadpool like movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-deadpool-like-movie/1007681)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-deadpool-like-movie/1007681 "2024-09-25T18:24:13Z")
Probably 20 years old. A kind of revenge flick. A guy suffers grievous injuries, the recovery from which robs him of an ability to feel pain. I think that was his main “power”. He dressed (iirc) swathed in bandages from … --- ## [Experiences with voter outreach: is it worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-voter-outreach-is-it-worth-it/1006930)
**Author:** [@illoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/illoe)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-voter-outreach-is-it-worth-it/1006930 "2024-09-25T17:56:23Z")
Today I spent two hours phone-banking for one of the two major US political parties. I was nervous about it because I’m an extreme introvert, but it was really well organized, with an autodialer that made it easy to conn… --- ## [Japan: why not "The Japans"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-why-not-the-japans/1007122)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-why-not-the-japans/1007122 "2024-09-25T17:29:38Z")
In the recent “Shogun” miniseries, the English-speaking characters conspicuously referred to Japan as “the Japans.” The creators of the miniseries seem to have put considerable effort into historical accuracy - if not f… --- ## [David Duchovny Why Won't You Love Me (A 90s flashback)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-duchovny-why-wont-you-love-me-a-90s-flashback/1007680)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-duchovny-why-wont-you-love-me-a-90s-flashback/1007680 "2024-09-25T16:08:43Z")
Hank Green brought this up today but I actually remember this swimming around the Internet back at the time. It is like a Who’s Who Time Capsule of 90s Pop Culture and the song is darn catchy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=469&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=471&state=watching)