# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=474&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 475 --- ## [Non system disc error](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-system-disc-error/1007439)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-system-disc-error/1007439 "2024-09-21T08:44:13Z")
My Windows 10 computer has done this twice in the past few weeks. I get up in the morning to an ominous, “Non system disc - remove and press any key” message. But I don’t even have any way to insert a non system disc unl… --- ## [Exploding Pagers in Lebanon {2024-09-17}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-pagers-in-lebanon-2024-09-17/1007395)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 325\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-pagers-in-lebanon-2024-09-17/1007395 "2024-09-21T07:31:38Z")
Somehow, a bunch of pagers in Lebanon, probably mostly owned by Hezbollah, exploded simultaneously or nearly so. Does anyone know how this could be accomplished? Maybe sending some code that causes the battery to sever… --- ## [Car Gurus: Tire Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-gurus-tire-problem/1007447)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-gurus-tire-problem/1007447 "2024-09-21T03:00:02Z")
With the front wheels turned, my daughter bumped the car next to her in a parking lot. There was no damage to the adjacent car. But, the suspect tire developed a slow leak. She thought she hit debris in the road and call… --- ## [Is a \*rising inflection\* when asking a question universal among languages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-rising-inflection-when-asking-a-question-universal-among-languages/1007471)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-rising-inflection-when-asking-a-question-universal-among-languages/1007471 "2024-09-21T02:41:46Z")
Just that. Would everyone recognize when a question was asked with rising inflection at the end? How widespread is this understood among different languages? --- ## [No, you don't have to use the dictionary definition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-dont-have-to-use-the-dictionary-definition/1007039)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-dont-have-to-use-the-dictionary-definition/1007039 "2024-09-21T00:29:10Z")
Continuing the discussion from Is MAGA a fifth column?: Rhetorical side point: You don’t have to use standard definitions in your argument BUT if you use a non-standard definition, take care to point that out. Non-stand… --- ## [Interest rates drops won't help buyers in some places](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interest-rates-drops-wont-help-buyers-in-some-places/1007518)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interest-rates-drops-wont-help-buyers-in-some-places/1007518 "2024-09-20T23:44:12Z")
Continuing the discussion from Kamala Harris and the runup to the 2024 Presidential Election: The interest rate drop will drive up the price of houses in areas where demand is still outpacing supply. That is the simple… --- ## [Our poor dogs first acid trip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-poor-dogs-first-acid-trip/1006620)
**Author:** [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-poor-dogs-first-acid-trip/1006620 "2024-09-20T23:07:22Z")
Cole is a tough muscular Pit mix who is a COMPLETE baby when it comes to having his nails trimmed. Our vet confidently said she could do it and came out looking a little shaken after… --- ## [How to cook a ribeye steak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-a-ribeye-steak/1007263)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-a-ribeye-steak/1007263 "2024-09-20T22:57:38Z")
(I know there are likely some good ‘how to cook steaks’ in the history here, but who doesn’t like a fresh discussion about food?) I got a 1lb ribeye from my local farmer’s market. It’s thawing in the fridge, and I’d lik… --- ## [What can a single person use for medical transportation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-a-single-person-use-for-medical-transportation/918943)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-a-single-person-use-for-medical-transportation/918943 "2024-09-20T22:25:25Z")
I’m at that age where docs suggest various tests, such as colonoscopies, etc. Around here, you’re not allowed to drive there, and must have a driver take you to some of these, and can’t use an Uber or taxi (technically)… --- ## [Can someone help me recover my Gmail account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-recover-my-gmail-account/1006774)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-recover-my-gmail-account/1006774 "2024-09-20T21:31:24Z")
A while back I was warned that unless I deleted some of my data I would soon run out of memory space. So I reduced it from almost 15G (the limit) to less than 1G. Nonetheless I was soon notified that unless I bought more… --- ## [Question about the "Fifty Ships" episode of Foyle's War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-fifty-ships-episode-of-foyles-war/1007227)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-fifty-ships-episode-of-foyles-war/1007227 "2024-09-20T20:15:54Z")
I just finished watching this on PBS, and there’s something I don’t understand. Foyle left the skeleton key with the gear attached on his desk where the note from the photographer was left. The Special Service broke in… --- ## [Terrence Howard is insane in the brain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrence-howard-is-insane-in-the-brain/1001936)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrence-howard-is-insane-in-the-brain/1001936 "2024-09-20T20:05:46Z")
Anyone seen this? He is like Elon Musk crossed with Kayne West and wrapped in Cliff Claven. --- ## [Survivor 47 -- No interest at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-47-no-interest-at-all/1007529)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-47-no-interest-at-all/1007529 "2024-09-20T17:37:42Z")
So, a new season has started, and looks to be much the same as the previous. Too early to tell if the cast will have a ton of interest or not. Mostly I’m curious about the first ouster. Why did Gata decide to book Jon… --- ## [Today I learned about mini-moons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learned-about-mini-moons/1007510)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learned-about-mini-moons/1007510 "2024-09-20T17:35:41Z")
Apparently we get one every so often, and then they leave a short time later in a sort of astronomical summer fling. Pretty neat. If we did get a permanent new moon, I wonder what it would be called? Probably “Moony McMo… --- ## [What do you personally consider to be an "inalienable right"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-personally-consider-to-be-an-inalienable-right/1007482)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-personally-consider-to-be-an-inalienable-right/1007482 "2024-09-20T16:38:20Z")
Mods, wasn’t sure if GD or IMHO, your call. That is, what do you consider is– or should be– absolutely off the table when discussing what things can be mandated or prohibited by law? You don’t care if 95% of the country… --- ## [How is Trump not guilty of manslaughter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-trump-not-guilty-of-manslaughter/983780)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-trump-not-guilty-of-manslaughter/983780 "2024-09-20T16:29:14Z")
Ashlee Babbit, and the woman who was trampled to death, wouldn’t have died that day but for trump. That they were deluded fools doesn’t excuse trump, imho. Will Jack touch on that, do you think? --- ## [Apparent text size affected by color? Name for that effect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparent-text-size-affected-by-color-name-for-that-effect/1007444)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparent-text-size-affected-by-color-name-for-that-effect/1007444 "2024-09-20T15:34:09Z")
There are street light decorative banners in our downtown that display identical text, but some banners are black text/yellow background, and others are yellow text/black background. Although I’m sure the actual font si… --- ## [Is there an unwritten sports obligation that you have to give your opponent a chance to break a record?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-unwritten-sports-obligation-that-you-have-to-give-your-opponent-a-chance-to-break-a-record/1006914)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-unwritten-sports-obligation-that-you-have-to-give-your-opponent-a-chance-to-break-a-record/1006914 "2024-09-20T15:10:01Z")
Let’s say a batter is on the verge of breaking MLB’s record for most home runs in a season, or something like that. Would an opposing pitcher be considered a jerk for deliberately walking such a batter every time he has… --- ## [Movies You Didn't See for a Long Time: Me, "No Country for Old Men"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-didnt-see-for-a-long-time-me-no-country-for-old-men/1005744)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-didnt-see-for-a-long-time-me-no-country-for-old-men/1005744 "2024-09-20T14:58:06Z")
Ever not see a great movie for a long time? For some reason I never saw “No Country For Old Men” - I just don’t have a lot of time these days and somehow it just slipped by - but I watched it last night. Jesus. Why di… --- ## [Most jaw-dropping/WTF! television moment you've seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-jaw-dropping-wtf-television-moment-youve-seen/1007238)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-jaw-dropping-wtf-television-moment-youve-seen/1007238 "2024-09-20T14:22:15Z")
And it can’t just be a theatrical moment rebroadcast on television, and no looking up what others consider to be a WTF moment-This is personal remembrances, not fastest/bestest interwebber. --- ## [Eating a sandwich made out of the end pieces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-a-sandwich-made-out-of-the-end-pieces/1007361 "2024-09-20T12:17:07Z")
Well, I finally did it. No more putting it off, no more excuses, no more waffling. It was time. I had nice shiny new loaf of bread sitting there, all full of possibilities, and I was about to simply take the first two sl… --- ## [What kind of pressurization issue would cause nose/ear bleeds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-pressurization-issue-would-cause-nose-ear-bleeds/1007387)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-pressurization-issue-would-cause-nose-ear-bleeds/1007387 "2024-09-20T12:06:19Z")
Just saw this news piece today: Have never heard of such a thing, and that includes explosive decompression incidents like Southwest Airlines 1380, in which an engine failure took out a window and caused a rapid cabin… --- ## [Did Ralph Milne Farley's "The Radio Man" inspire Marvel's Ant Man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-ralph-milne-farleys-the-radio-man-inspire-marvels-ant-man/1007466)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-ralph-milne-farleys-the-radio-man-inspire-marvels-ant-man/1007466 "2024-09-20T12:04:17Z")
This comes out of a discussion on another thread about Roger Sherman Hoar writing under the pseudonym “Ralph Milne Farley” . It got me thinking. I first came across Farley’s works when Ace books reprinted “The Radio Bea… --- ## [Anyone have experience with Ground News?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-with-ground-news/1007176)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-with-ground-news/1007176 "2024-09-20T10:47:41Z")
Recently, I have been subjected to online ads in YouTube videos touting ground.news.com. I usually ignore such, but these are from sites and videos that I have been trusting for a long time, so I want to look into this. … --- ## [Most unlikely thing you've found at a resale store](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unlikely-thing-youve-found-at-a-resale-store/749588)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unlikely-thing-youve-found-at-a-resale-store/749588 "2024-09-20T06:56:52Z")
We have a large consignment store that’s in an old grocery store, and one thing they sell is current magazines, usually for 99 cents. Most of them are general interest; however, when I was in there today, I found a mont… --- ## [Worst Pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-pain/991922)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-pain/991922 "2024-09-20T02:11:41Z")
At the Doctor’s office now waiting to be seen. Did something to my back while picking up a towel off the floor. Aside from giving birth to children, what is the worst pain you’ve ever experienced? I want to exclude ch… --- ## [Passion Of The Christ sequel to begin filming next year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passion-of-the-christ-sequel-to-begin-filming-next-year/1007463)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passion-of-the-christ-sequel-to-begin-filming-next-year/1007463 "2024-09-20T01:31:29Z")
Of all of the movies I expected to get a sequel this was not one of them. I will leave it to you folks to come up with a good subtitle. https://collider.com/passion-of-the-christ-sequel-update-mel-gibson/ --- ## [Name that tune: Goon Show edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-goon-show-edition/1007474)
**Author:** [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2024, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-goon-show-edition/1007474 "2024-09-19T23:50:10Z")
What’s the tune that’s heard from 0:25-0:30 in this video (between the “Sailor’s Hornpipe” and “What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor?”)? --- ## [If a head of state enters another country without permission, is it an act of war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-head-of-state-enters-another-country-without-permission-is-it-an-act-of-war/1006772)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-head-of-state-enters-another-country-without-permission-is-it-an-act-of-war/1006772 "2024-09-19T23:32:13Z")
Presidents must undergo presenting their credentials to a host nation when arriving (handled by staff, of course). If they didn’t, could that be considered an act of war? --- ## [Most jaw-dropping/WTF! television moment you’ve seen SCRIPTED Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-jaw-dropping-wtf-television-moment-you-ve-seen-scripted-division/1007283)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2024, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-jaw-dropping-wtf-television-moment-you-ve-seen-scripted-division/1007283 "2024-09-19T23:10:29Z")
@Czarcasm’s thread is focusing on real-life, real-time events on TV that stopped us in our tracks. But what about fictional events. Scriptwriters labored to create the words, camera operators and lighting directors set t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=473&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=475&state=muted)