# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=485&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 486 --- ## [How good are you at figuring stuff out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-are-you-at-figuring-stuff-out/1006680)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-are-you-at-figuring-stuff-out/1006680 "2024-09-05T13:47:32Z")
When you get a new device or appliance or tool or software, do you need someone or a manual to walk you thru it, or do you take it on with confidence and competence that flummoxes lesser beings? I’ll consult the owner’s… --- ## [Someone wants to buy my domain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-wants-to-buy-my-domain/1006751)
**Author:** [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-wants-to-buy-my-domain/1006751 "2024-09-05T12:53:24Z")
I’ve had my own domain for… jeez, it must be at least 15 years at this point. Honestly, it’s been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I got my last name .org, and I use it for my professional website and for just a… --- ## [There was a newly discovered asteroid--for a few hours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-newly-discovered-asteroid-for-a-few-hours/1006786)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-newly-discovered-asteroid-for-a-few-hours/1006786 "2024-09-05T12:33:42Z")
Only the ninth time an asteroid/meteoroid has been discovered by radar before it hit, there are a few good videos of it. (If anything survived atmospheric ablation, it is probably in the drink now.) … --- ## [Just want to make sure everyone is clear that the Bill of Rights were the People’s rights, not the states, not the state militia. (Gun related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-want-to-make-sure-everyone-is-clear-that-the-bill-of-rights-were-the-people-s-rights-not-the-states-not-the-state-militia-gun-related/1006468)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-want-to-make-sure-everyone-is-clear-that-the-bill-of-rights-were-the-people-s-rights-not-the-states-not-the-state-militia-gun-related/1006468 "2024-09-04T22:39:01Z")
Just want to make sure everyone is clear that the Bill of Rights were the People’s rights, not the states, not the state militia. All 10 amendments in the BIll of rights clearly refer to “the people” (including the seco… --- ## [How is a MicroSD used in a Laptop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-a-microsd-used-in-a-laptop/1006762)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-a-microsd-used-in-a-laptop/1006762 "2024-09-05T05:18:40Z")
I have a Dell Latitude with SD tray. I want to transfer files from my Android phones MicroSd. My Dell has this in the SD slot. It won’t hold a microSD securely? What do I need to buy? 2 photos, top, bottom --- ## [Lithium-6 deuteride for hydrogen powered vehicles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lithium-6-deuteride-for-hydrogen-powered-vehicles/1006592)
**Author:** [@breakneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/breakneck)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lithium-6-deuteride-for-hydrogen-powered-vehicles/1006592 "2024-09-05T03:22:24Z")
why does the FDA ban the use of lithium-6 deuteride for hydrogen powered vehicles?? thank you --- ## [Trivial Objections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-objections/1006669)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-objections/1006669 "2024-09-05T03:04:40Z")
Over in GQ, @Wesley Clark asked, Is there a name for the logical fallacy where you obsess over pedantic details to invalidate the opinions of others Several informal names were suggested. @Measure\_for\_Measure posted a W… --- ## [No, no, no Seven is not even](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-no-seven-is-not-even/1006164)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-no-seven-is-not-even/1006164 "2024-09-05T02:37:43Z")
Yes. Homework gets done on Saturday around here. So Sunday is fun-day🎶. The Mom’s were getting the kids settled into it. When the troublemaker (always her)Max needed help. The kids have these crappy tablets from the sc… --- ## [Can you answer this question using AI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-answer-this-question-using-ai/1006796)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-answer-this-question-using-ai/1006796 "2024-09-05T01:16:04Z")
Continuing the discussion from Excel formula question: The question in the original thread is: “The headers are “Sum of 1/31/2024” “Sum of 2/29/2024” etc. Is there a formula I can put in another row that just pulls the… --- ## [What are YOUR favorite museums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-museums/1003612)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-museums/1003612 "2024-09-05T01:04:32Z")
I was just thinking about all the museums I’ve visited over my lifetime and the ones I’ve liked the best. They might not be to most people’s taste; they might not be considered world-class, or necessarily have the best c… --- ## [When will we know who the next President is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-we-know-who-the-next-president-is/1006326)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-we-know-who-the-next-president-is/1006326 "2024-09-05T00:34:35Z")
I am predicting 9pm EST on election day. Pennsylvania’s polls will have closed 1 hour prior and Georgia 2 hours prior. If the same candidate takes both then they will eventually win the election. It could get interesti… --- ## [Have any US Citizens been killed, disappeared, or kidnapped by foreign agents on US soil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-us-citizens-been-killed-disappeared-or-kidnapped-by-foreign-agents-on-us-soil/1006632)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-us-citizens-been-killed-disappeared-or-kidnapped-by-foreign-agents-on-us-soil/1006632 "2024-09-04T23:08:11Z")
That’s basically it. Has a foreign government ever sent assassins or special ops or what have you onto US soil to deal with a troublesome American? --- ## [Captaining the Love Boat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captaining-the-love-boat/1006640)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captaining-the-love-boat/1006640 "2024-09-04T22:56:33Z")
I’m currently being tormented by an earworm of the “Love Boat” theme, which brought a question to mind: How do you get to be Captain Steubing? Navy command path, then retire to something less martial? Merchant Marine the… --- ## [Question about "The Intern"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-intern/1006744)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-intern/1006744 "2024-09-04T21:35:08Z")
I just re-watched this movie. (It’s the 2015 movie with Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway). Hathaway plays Jules Ostin, the founder of what has become a sizeable internet fashion company. And one of the main plot points … --- ## [Issues with California state tax board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issues-with-california-state-tax-board/1005219)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issues-with-california-state-tax-board/1005219 "2024-09-04T21:30:05Z")
Thought I was going to get a few hundred back on my California state taxes but instead got a notice that says I owe about 27K. This was about 5 weeks ago. How did this happen? Apparently, I misplaced a decimal or added… --- ## [Why no discussion about Cornel West impact?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-discussion-about-cornel-west-impact/1006746)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-discussion-about-cornel-west-impact/1006746 "2024-09-04T21:16:14Z")
There’s a whole thread about RFK Jr, but I haven’t seen anything about West selfish motives in running. He can have more impact on race than Kennedy, since most RFK supporters lean towards Trump, but West will take votes… --- ## [If RFK, Jr. Drops out, how does this impact the election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-rfk-jr-drops-out-how-does-this-impact-the-election/1006004)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-rfk-jr-drops-out-how-does-this-impact-the-election/1006004 "2024-09-04T20:58:56Z")
Especially if he endorses Trump. Sounds like that is becoming increasingly likely. Wondering how scared to be about this. --- ## [What's with the Democrats Senate poll numbers vs presidential numbers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-democrats-senate-poll-numbers-vs-presidential-numbers/1006778)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-democrats-senate-poll-numbers-vs-presidential-numbers/1006778 "2024-09-04T20:30:10Z")
So there’s something I don’t get about the poll numbers I am seeing. A lot of the time Democrats are getting significantly better poll numbers for their Senate candidates than they are for the Harris presidential campai… --- ## [Clarence Thomas secretly accepted luxury vacations from GOP donor without disclosing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarence-thomas-secretly-accepted-luxury-vacations-from-gop-donor-without-disclosing/982252)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 577\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarence-thomas-secretly-accepted-luxury-vacations-from-gop-donor-without-disclosing/982252 "2024-09-04T20:16:50Z")
In short, a big money Republican donor has been inviting Thomas on swanky yacht and resort trips for free, and ethics rules require disclosure of these sorts of gifts. What can be done about it? Probably nothing, unle… --- ## [What to Do with Old Foreign Coins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-old-foreign-coins/1006580)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-old-foreign-coins/1006580 "2024-09-04T20:10:06Z")
I have a big bag of odd (and old) coins that were in my pockets whenever I returned from a trip out of the U.S. over the past half-century, and since I’m planning another trip this week, I decided to go through the bag a… --- ## [Let's just leave the kid behind!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-just-leave-the-kid-behind/1005725)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-just-leave-the-kid-behind/1005725 "2024-09-04T19:58:35Z")
My daughter was at the airport on Monday, seeing off her friend. She heard her name and turned around to see a family friend from Australia. The friend was there with her middle son “Jake” who is 10 years old. Their w… --- ## [What happened to the thread abour a hurricane being manmade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-thread-abour-a-hurricane-being-manmade/1006763)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-thread-abour-a-hurricane-being-manmade/1006763 "2024-09-04T19:26:14Z")
I was reading it and it just disappeared. --- ## [Can sleep “count less” under nonextreme circumstances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-sleep-count-less-under-nonextreme-circumstances/1006725)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-sleep-count-less-under-nonextreme-circumstances/1006725 "2024-09-04T19:25:06Z")
Something I’ve always wondered: if I came home from work, fell asleep on the couch for three hours, woke up for four, then got seven hours of sleep overnight, does that fully count as having had ten hours of sleep that d… --- ## [Is there value in reading the ideas of 19th century and earlier philosophers, economists, political scientists, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-value-in-reading-the-ideas-of-19th-century-and-earlier-philosophers-economists-political-scientists-etc/1005880)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-value-in-reading-the-ideas-of-19th-century-and-earlier-philosophers-economists-political-scientists-etc/1005880 "2024-09-04T19:21:07Z")
I’ve been told I should read more from Marx, but my view has always been this. Marx wrote his works 160 years ago. The world knows far more about economics, political science, psychology, sociology, etc than we knew bac… --- ## [Election Night Plans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-night-plans/1006510)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-night-plans/1006510 "2024-09-04T18:20:34Z")
Oddly enough there is a long tradition here of threads on election night watch parties. 2020 was one we will never forget. Do you have any plans? I would expect to be sitting here with family. It will be a late night an… --- ## [Tolkien and the Art of the Manuscript: My visit to view JRRT's original notes and drawings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-and-the-art-of-the-manuscript-my-visit-to-view-jrrts-original-notes-and-drawings/975616)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-and-the-art-of-the-manuscript-my-visit-to-view-jrrts-original-notes-and-drawings/975616 "2024-09-04T15:50:38Z")
I spent two hours yesterday wandering around the JRRT display at Marquette U’s Haggerty Museum in Milwaukee. There, I enjoyed examining the original pages of manuscripts from the hand of the good professor himself. The… --- ## [What happens if your beach house DOESN'T fall into the ocean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-your-beach-house-doesnt-fall-into-the-ocean/1006704)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-your-beach-house-doesnt-fall-into-the-ocean/1006704 "2024-09-04T14:14:53Z")
You regularly see news stories and videos about beach houses that fall into the ocean due to storm surges and/or beach erosion. The ocean basically encroaches on the property and there your investment goes. What happen… --- ## [Is the Mormon practice of "soaking" a real thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-mormon-practice-of-soaking-a-real-thing/1006223)
**Author:** [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MW_Degen_Gamblr)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-mormon-practice-of-soaking-a-real-thing/1006223 "2024-09-04T13:39:12Z")
description of a sexual practice hidden because this is the op“Soaking” is the act of a dude inserting his ding dong into a woman’s vagina without humping. Also known as “floating”. This is crazy. If anything, wouldn’t … --- ## [Any at-home ways to remove the outer sheath of outdoor extension cords to repurpose the internal wires?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-at-home-ways-to-remove-the-outer-sheath-of-outdoor-extension-cords-to-repurpose-the-internal-wires/1006645)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-at-home-ways-to-remove-the-outer-sheath-of-outdoor-extension-cords-to-repurpose-the-internal-wires/1006645 "2024-09-04T12:16:53Z")
I have a few outdoor extension cords which are no longer usable due to cuts or whatever. Rather than throw them away, I’d like to remove the outer sheath so I can reuse 3 wires which make up the cord. However, it’s surpr… --- ## [My apologies to Stranger and the rest of the Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apologies-to-stranger-and-the-rest-of-the-board/1006515)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apologies-to-stranger-and-the-rest-of-the-board/1006515 "2024-09-04T11:53:28Z")
I began to compose this as a private message, but instead chose here. As always, the Mods should move as deemed appropriate. I wish to extend my sincere apologies to @Stranger\_On\_A\_Train , and to the rest of the board.… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=484&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=486&state=muted)