# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=489 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 490 --- ## [Why does my car drop Android Auto at the same place every day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-car-drop-android-auto-at-the-same-place-every-day/1005953)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-car-drop-android-auto-at-the-same-place-every-day/1005953 "2024-08-30T11:30:55Z")
Driving along at the same place every day, my car will drop Android Auto with a connection time out? What could be interfering with the wifi or bluetooth signal to do this? Area 52? Desecrated burial mound? --- ## [My dog is neurotic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-neurotic/1006372)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-neurotic/1006372 "2024-08-30T11:09:24Z")
So this summer my dog has started having trouble sleeping through the night. He sleeps in an open crate in our bedroom. He gets fidgety and whines like he needs out, but when one of us gets up to let him out he kind of … --- ## [Why is calling Trump Supporters MAGAts allowed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-calling-trump-supporters-magats-allowed/1005060)
**Author:** [@CoolHandCox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoolHandCox)\ **Replies:** 388\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-calling-trump-supporters-magats-allowed/1005060 "2024-08-30T07:54:04Z")
I see the use of MAGAts to refer to Trump supporters in many threads, generally P&E. It’s used pretty casually and it appears to be perfectly fine to say. Why? It’s clearly a homophone of maggot. It’s derogatory. Ba… --- ## [Harris political appointments reaching out to Republicans/conservatives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-political-appointments-reaching-out-to-republicans-conservatives/1004940)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-political-appointments-reaching-out-to-republicans-conservatives/1004940 "2024-08-30T04:25:09Z")
The norm for Presidential political appointments has been to reach out to the other side and include members of the opposing party. I’m sure the Harris Administration will follow suit. But who should she reach out to, a… --- ## [Low carb/keto diet. {This thread is intended to share low-carb recipes, not for a debate over the benefits and detriments of such a diet.}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-keto-diet-this-thread-is-intended-to-share-low-carb-recipes-not-for-a-debate-over-the-benefits-and-detriments-of-such-a-diet/1006400)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-keto-diet-this-thread-is-intended-to-share-low-carb-recipes-not-for-a-debate-over-the-benefits-and-detriments-of-such-a-diet/1006400 "2024-08-30T03:00:52Z")
I cut carbs about seven years ago. I lost 70 to 80 pounds (with walking and yard work for exercise), and have kept it off. I still want to lost another 10 to 15 pounds, but it’s hard. Fortunately, I don’t have much of… --- ## [Wild-animal cull planned for Namibia to feed needy people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-animal-cull-planned-for-namibia-to-feed-needy-people/1006378)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-animal-cull-planned-for-namibia-to-feed-needy-people/1006378 "2024-08-30T02:29:20Z")
Yes, this is controversial, but I’m guessing that if the drought is severe enough that people can’t farm, the animals are going to starve to death too, and this would be a more humane alternative. --- ## [Help me understand this insult (RFK Jr "Jeffrey Dahmer of the animal kingdom")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-this-insult-rfk-jr-jeffrey-dahmer-of-the-animal-kingdom/1006317)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-this-insult-rfk-jr-jeffrey-dahmer-of-the-animal-kingdom/1006317 "2024-08-30T01:28:54Z")
Last night, Lawrence O’Donnell (on his show on MSNBC) called RFK Jr the “Jeffrey Dahmer of the animal kingdom.” It was a hilarious insult but I’m wondering whether I really get it. Dahmer was fascinated by the insides of… --- ## [Adam Strange and Space Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-strange-and-space-ranger/1005788)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-strange-and-space-ranger/1005788 "2024-08-30T01:19:00Z")
I attended the NASFIC science fiction convention in Buffalo last month, and one of the panels I was on discussed Science Fiction in 1960s DC Comics. A couple of the topics were the superheroes Adam Strange and Space Rang… --- ## [What's with the mathematical symbols on the Ipswich Town FC jerseys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-mathematical-symbols-on-the-ipswich-town-fc-jerseys/1005833)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-mathematical-symbols-on-the-ipswich-town-fc-jerseys/1005833 "2024-08-30T00:03:26Z")
Is their sponsor the Ministry of Maths? Also, what’s their … term of endearment? (I know European soccer doesn’t have “nicknames” in the sense of the Chicago Cubs or Philadelphia Flyers, but they have these terms of e… --- ## [Alaska Snow Crab season canceled after 1 billion crabs go missing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-snow-crab-season-canceled-after-1-billion-crabs-go-missing/973254)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-snow-crab-season-canceled-after-1-billion-crabs-go-missing/973254 "2024-08-29T23:34:51Z")
Not a joke: From CBS News: --- ## [Evidently Microsoft wants to be your copilot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidently-microsoft-wants-to-be-your-copilot/995688)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidently-microsoft-wants-to-be-your-copilot/995688 "2024-08-29T23:03:49Z")
Microsoft wants to add a Copilot key to your PC keyboard Microsoft would like 2024 to be the “year of the AI PC,” and to put a point on that, the company today announced a new key for Copilot – that is, a physical key … --- ## [Is the "high five" really as new as Wikipedia says?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-high-five-really-as-new-as-wikipedia-says/815123)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-high-five-really-as-new-as-wikipedia-says/815123 "2024-08-29T22:50:02Z")
I was born in 1982. My entire life, the act of stretching out your palm and slapping another person’s similarly outstretched palm has been something I’ve understood as a mutual show of respect or appreciation. You high-f… --- ## [Kaylasdad99, a sincere question about conservatives and MAGA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kaylasdad99-a-sincere-question-about-conservatives-and-maga/1006193)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kaylasdad99-a-sincere-question-about-conservatives-and-maga/1006193 "2024-08-29T22:24:47Z")
From an exchange in the Stupid Republican Idea thread: Then why do you let those craven assholes run your party? @kaylasdad99, this exchange has me a little puzzled. You say you are a conservative, but object … --- ## [Seeking To Confirm Rumors Regarding Russia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-to-confirm-rumors-regarding-russia/1006340)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-to-confirm-rumors-regarding-russia/1006340 "2024-08-29T22:09:44Z")
Rumor #1–There is currently (08/24/2024) large-scale rioting in Western Russia. Rumor #2–in response to the above alleged rioting, Putin is recalling military units from front-lime positions. These rumors come from str… --- ## [Telegram chief arrested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telegram-chief-arrested/1006189)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telegram-chief-arrested/1006189 "2024-08-29T21:26:42Z")
Evidently, the French authorities are alleging Durov has committed “fraud, drug trafficking, cyberbullying, organised crime and promotion of terrorism”. (The link goes to Yahoo.) Oh, and at least one investigator is surp… --- ## [Recommend some PC remote access software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-pc-remote-access-software/993604)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-pc-remote-access-software/993604 "2024-08-29T21:01:52Z")
I got my not-too-tech-savvy mother a PC last year, which she absolutely loves because she hadn’t had a desktop for a long time and likes being able to play games on it and watch Youtube. Of course, she occasionally runs … --- ## [Mitzi McCall obituary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitzi-mccall-obituary/1006386)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitzi-mccall-obituary/1006386 "2024-08-29T19:49:49Z")
Mitzi McCall died about three weeks ago. Probably you’ve never heard of her but in the 1960s, she and her husband Charlie Brill had a sketch comedy act, performing in small clubs around the country. They were very excite… --- ## [Thinning of waterproof silicone sealant - what solvent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinning-of-waterproof-silicone-sealant-what-solvent/411350)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinning-of-waterproof-silicone-sealant-what-solvent/411350 "2024-08-29T18:41:22Z")
I want to thin out some waterproof silicone sealant (the stuff that comes in tubes for use with a sealant gun and smells strongly of acetic acid when wet) - so that it can be applied with a brush - I tried googling aroun… --- ## [Is there a name for the style of these fake vintage tourist posters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-the-style-of-these-fake-vintage-tourist-posters/1006370)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-the-style-of-these-fake-vintage-tourist-posters/1006370 "2024-08-29T17:02:49Z")
You’ve probably all seen posters for fictitious tourist destinations made in the style of vintage (say, ~1930s) advertising posters. Examples include this (link is to Etsy) poster for Star Wars’ Mos Eisley. NASA’s JPL ha… --- ## [Is Harari right about AI being mostly negative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-harari-right-about-ai-being-mostly-negative/1006155)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-harari-right-about-ai-being-mostly-negative/1006155 "2024-08-29T15:31:41Z")
A long opinion piece by Yuval Noah Hurari in this morning’s Grauniad. A Malthusian view of artificial intelligence but an interesting read. Would be interested in your thoughts. --- ## [Does multi grain bread have any advantages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-multi-grain-bread-have-any-advantages/1006204)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-multi-grain-bread-have-any-advantages/1006204 "2024-08-29T14:40:35Z")
They taste good and have a crunchy texture but is there any nutritional gain over whole wheat or cracked wheat bread? I have Pepperidge Farm 15 grain version on hand. Does eating a few amaranth, splet and flaxseed grains… --- ## [Flying Spaghetti Monster Filmed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-spaghetti-monster-filmed/1006381)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-spaghetti-monster-filmed/1006381 "2024-08-29T14:27:08Z")
I was so excited when I saw that headline on CNN: Here I thought CNN might be reporting on transcendental philosophical event. But it turns out that oceanographers – who clearly have too much time on their hands – ha… --- ## [Did my daughter get scammed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-my-daughter-get-scammed/1005461)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-my-daughter-get-scammed/1005461 "2024-08-29T14:05:29Z")
My daughter and her friend bought a print of a painting on Esty. Price seemed reasonable for the size and it had free shipping. ETA is August 13-23rd. When they checked the tracking on it today they realized it’s bein… --- ## [Knitters: I Really Want This Hat...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knitters-i-really-want-this-hat/351206)
**Author:** [@sj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sj2)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knitters-i-really-want-this-hat/351206 "2024-08-29T10:47:05Z")
Hey guys, I am dying to get my hands on this cute, cute knit hat for my son who is due in July. Is there anyplace / anyone that would knit this for me like some sort of commissioned work? I am in love with this hat! ht… --- ## [Has anyone been to Turkey lately? What is the ticket price for Topkapi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-to-turkey-lately-what-is-the-ticket-price-for-topkapi/1006215)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-to-turkey-lately-what-is-the-ticket-price-for-topkapi/1006215 "2024-08-29T09:16:25Z")
I’m planning a trip to Turkey in the fall. The June 2021 Lonely Planet guidebook to Istanbul shows a price for the Topkapi palace of 40 Turkish Lira, or about $5 at that time. What I can find online now from what seem t… --- ## [Just using a picture as a reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-using-a-picture-as-a-reply/1006348)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-using-a-picture-as-a-reply/1006348 "2024-08-29T05:40:53Z")
I have been seeing people using pictures- with no comment, and many times the pictures dont really mean much- such as this one- (Is Trump confused? - #1823 by DrDeth) Which caused a couple of Huhs? Can we puts a stop … --- ## [How do I determine correct time and recalibrate when my devices show a difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-determine-correct-time-and-recalibrate-when-my-devices-show-a-difference/1006268)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-determine-correct-time-and-recalibrate-when-my-devices-show-a-difference/1006268 "2024-08-29T03:26:28Z")
That’s it. My phone and my car are off, and both are off from my PC. --- ## [When did you first hear the term “yuppie”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-first-hear-the-term-yuppie/1005045)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-first-hear-the-term-yuppie/1005045 "2024-08-29T01:06:43Z")
There’s a New Yorker article out now that says that the term was first in print in 1980. Though the author did claim to have heard before that, in Chicago, but it is presented as, that’s the general birth time of the ter… --- ## [Giving roadkill to food banks - how is this a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-roadkill-to-food-banks-how-is-this-a-thing/1005298)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-roadkill-to-food-banks-how-is-this-a-thing/1005298 "2024-08-29T00:54:28Z")
Continuing the discussion from RFK Jr Files to Run for President: Maybe this is the fact that I’ve always lived in cities talking, but the idea of giving roadkill meat to food banks just floors me. From a food safety … --- ## [Son wants us to move in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-wants-us-to-move-in/1006284)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-wants-us-to-move-in/1006284 "2024-08-29T00:05:10Z")
My younger son is aking Hubster and me to move in with them. They lost the childcare they had lined up. I’m sympathetic, but I don’t know if I could handle an infant for 8 - 12 hours a day anymore. It’s also an hour and… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=488) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=490)