# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=489&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 490 --- ## [Stamping a Google Slides presentation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stamping-a-google-slides-presentation/1006467)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stamping-a-google-slides-presentation/1006467 "2024-08-30T20:01:53Z")
I would really like a way to stamp a student’s individual slide in their Google Slides as complete. It could be an image or a watermark but the key is that the student cannot copy the “stamp” to use in their other slide… --- ## [Studies do not say anything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studies-do-not-say-anything/1002080)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studies-do-not-say-anything/1002080 "2024-08-30T19:28:04Z")
Nothing in life is perfect. Usually, the imperfection is that people don’t check what science is saying. However, there is also sometimes the lesser known issue occurring of people checking what the science is saying, so… --- ## [Amateur free movies on youtube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-free-movies-on-youtube/1006007)
**Author:** [@Iori\_Yagami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iori_Yagami)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-free-movies-on-youtube/1006007 "2024-08-30T19:20:04Z")
That’s for discussing the quality of amateur free youtube movies or rather the lack of quality and their suckage? Or maybe some hidden genius which I somehow don’t see. In my arrogant opinion, those comments under most … --- ## [The NSA Podcast: No Such Podcast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nsa-podcast-no-such-podcast/1006475)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nsa-podcast-no-such-podcast/1006475 "2024-08-30T18:21:13Z")
I’m not sure if this is the most appropriate forum for this but, apparently, the NSA has decided to create a podcast: YouTube Trailer Not clear yet when it intends to go live and whether it will be audio or video. I’ll… --- ## [Is there a hard line division between relativity and quantum mechanics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-hard-line-division-between-relativity-and-quantum-mechanics/1006275)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-hard-line-division-between-relativity-and-quantum-mechanics/1006275 "2024-08-30T17:04:33Z")
Disclaimer: I am probably asking a stupid question because my knowledge of this subject is lacking. Having said that… I’ve read from time to time about the incompatibility of General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. La… --- ## [Who likes Monopoly (the game, of course)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-likes-monopoly-the-game-of-course/1003760)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-likes-monopoly-the-game-of-course/1003760 "2024-08-30T16:51:47Z")
Was about to pose this question on the Reading Railroad thread, since the original question had been answered, and people were getting into general discussions about the game, but I realized that it would go beyond threa… --- ## [The original May 1977 Siskel and Ebert Star Wars review](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-original-may-1977-siskel-and-ebert-star-wars-review/1006346)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-original-may-1977-siskel-and-ebert-star-wars-review/1006346 "2024-08-30T16:45:59Z")
Amazingly I can’t find it. I don’t think it’s available. Which is shocking. It was only 1977 Now I’m not talking the December rereview. That’s everywhere. And apparently there’s a myth floating around that they gave it … --- ## [On Polls and Polling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-polls-and-polling/1006449)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-polls-and-polling/1006449 "2024-08-30T15:15:53Z")
From this post: The Hill report posts a YouGov survey (here) which, in section 4 (page 7 of the pdf), has the results of this question: How likely is it that you will vote in the 2024 presidential election this year? … --- ## [Would you accept leftover food from diners at the next table?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-accept-leftover-food-from-diners-at-the-next-table/1006106)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-accept-leftover-food-from-diners-at-the-next-table/1006106 "2024-08-30T13:26:06Z")
My sister described this situation. She and her husband stopped in at a moderately upscale sit down restaurant (botanical garden cafe). They ordered and as they were waiting for their food, the couple at the next table… --- ## [Why does choice matter when determining the morality of an action?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-choice-matter-when-determining-the-morality-of-an-action/1006174)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-choice-matter-when-determining-the-morality-of-an-action/1006174 "2024-08-30T12:15:17Z")
I’ve started this spinoff on the thread about whether or not homosexuality is a choice to explore a different take on the topic of choice. When it comes to homosexuality, IMHO it’s probably a complex thing, and likely t… --- ## [Don't go to the dentist and don't plan to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-go-to-the-dentist-and-dont-plan-to/1005916)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-go-to-the-dentist-and-dont-plan-to/1005916 "2024-08-30T12:12:11Z")
Within the Suffer in Hell pit thread there were a few comments from posters that commented about suffering from dental care as a child and as such do not undertake any dental care as an adult, as such medical professiona… --- ## [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… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=488&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=490&state=tracking)