# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=490&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 491 --- ## [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… --- ## [Wow, I didn't realize how little some voters know about government!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-didnt-realize-how-little-some-voters-know-about-government/1006015)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-didnt-realize-how-little-some-voters-know-about-government/1006015 "2024-08-28T22:58:00Z")
So I was discussing the citizenship test green card holders have to pass before becoming American citizens with my (admittedly young) Doctor and I asked him how many members of congress there were. He said 8. Stunned, … --- ## [What does a CEO actually do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-ceo-actually-do/1005948)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-ceo-actually-do/1005948 "2024-08-28T22:08:46Z")
My question is motivated by the recent naming of Brian Niccol as CEO at Starbucks. Niccol comes from Chipotle, where he oversaw improvement in their sales after problems with food safety. Starbucks has been suffering l… --- ## [Cultural impact of fifty years of pencil-and-paper roleplaying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-impact-of-fifty-years-of-pencil-and-paper-roleplaying/1006371)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-impact-of-fifty-years-of-pencil-and-paper-roleplaying/1006371 "2024-08-28T21:50:24Z")
It’s been fifty years since the release of Dungeons & Dragons. I listened to an interesting piece on NPR this morning talking about it’s cultural impact. It brought back a lot of memories. I was too young to play when D&… --- ## ["With my luck I'll get the half that talks."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-my-luck-ill-get-the-half-that-talks/1006170)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-my-luck-ill-get-the-half-that-talks/1006170 "2024-08-28T20:12:43Z")
Does anyone remember an old black and white movie (or maybe all I had at the time was a black and white television) where two men were pretending to be magicians and were about to do the saw the lady in half trick. One … --- ## [Are there ANY health benefits to a tanning bed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-health-benefits-to-a-tanning-bed/995079)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-health-benefits-to-a-tanning-bed/995079 "2024-08-28T20:07:37Z")
My gym membership includes an option to use their tanning beds. But, due to some quirk (they said it was a law; I didn’t bother to check), you can only use it for like 9 minutes at a time. I haven’t tried it, but was t… --- ## [Any realistic fiction books about white collar professionals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-realistic-fiction-books-about-white-collar-professionals/1006347)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-realistic-fiction-books-about-white-collar-professionals/1006347 "2024-08-28T19:44:08Z")
I was watching Industry on HBO, which is about a group of graduates working for an investment bank. It reminded me about the pressures of working as an attorney when I first started at my law firm. Every graduate in the … --- ## [Hulk Hogans Real American Beer review](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulk-hogans-real-american-beer-review/1006311)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulk-hogans-real-american-beer-review/1006311 "2024-08-28T19:34:02Z")
Here’s my rating from Ratebeer. It’s #1485 for me. Ratings are out of 5. \*Pours a slightly darker straw color. Aroma is very grassy, very grainy. Looks very effervescent with a zillion bubbles floating up from the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=489&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=491&state=watching)