# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=491 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 492 --- ## [Pardons for sale: Trump, Jared Kushner, Alan Dershowitz and the commutation of Jonathan Braun's sentence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardons-for-sale-trump-jared-kushner-alan-dershowitz-and-the-commutation-of-jonathan-brauns-sentence/993723)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardons-for-sale-trump-jared-kushner-alan-dershowitz-and-the-commutation-of-jonathan-brauns-sentence/993723 "2024-08-27T16:47:32Z")
Inspired by this NYT article (gift link) I have been wondering: What would it take to abolish the Presidential prerogative to concede pardons on federal crimes without any limit or supervision. Is this prerogative ens… --- ## [Best Post-Beatles Career, who made the music you liked the best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-post-beatles-career-who-made-the-music-you-liked-the-best/1006045)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-post-beatles-career-who-made-the-music-you-liked-the-best/1006045 "2024-08-27T16:21:17Z")
This should include albums and singles. Solo works and works with bands not the Beatles. So Wings and Travelling Wilburys count as does the Plastic Ono Band and Ringo’s All Star Band. poll Note you have to assign 1-4 o… --- ## [RIP - Mr\_Downtown, Chicago Savant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mr-downtown-chicago-savant/1005513)
**Author:** [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mr-downtown-chicago-savant/1005513 "2024-08-27T15:50:59Z")
All, I regret to inform you of the passing of Dennis McClendon, our friend @Mr\_Downtown. I believe he helped with some board business & column consultation in the past and always seemed to show up when a map or train o… --- ## [Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo is seeking treatment for depression](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-rep-yadira-caraveo-is-seeking-treatment-for-depression/1006302)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-rep-yadira-caraveo-is-seeking-treatment-for-depression/1006302 "2024-08-27T15:17:54Z")
My question is, will this hurt her politically or make her seem more relatable? I certainly don’t think it should hurt her, but that’s not the sort of political world Americans inhabit just now. --- ## [Is your will straightforward?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-will-straightforward/1006208)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-will-straightforward/1006208 "2024-08-27T13:57:32Z")
That is, your last will and testament: is it a plain-vanilla, “I leave all to my wife and kiddies, (plus a lot of legal mumbo jumbo)” or do you have any fancy complications in there? I’m making (revising) mine now, and … --- ## [Tax help/advice for a relative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-help-advice-for-a-relative/1006157)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-help-advice-for-a-relative/1006157 "2024-08-27T12:22:03Z")
Okay, my daughter dropped this bomb on me today. Some years ago, when she was in morning over the death of her brother, she neglected to file her federal taxes for two years, and then never got around to making it good. … --- ## [What do you think of the effectiveness of this ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-effectiveness-of-this-ad/1006067)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-effectiveness-of-this-ad/1006067 "2024-08-27T11:34:01Z")
I realize this ad has political overtones, but I’m asking for that to be put aside and judge it on it’s effectiveness. The font, the colors and style just seem SO outdated. Especially for asking that something old be re… --- ## [I need a new sudoku game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-sudoku-game/1006280)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-sudoku-game/1006280 "2024-08-27T11:21:39Z")
I just upgraded my phone. And my old sudoku game doesn’t work any more. So I’m looking for a new one. I want: A simple interface Moderately hard puzzles A way to mark a cell as possible (it impossible) for a number, a… --- ## [Car oil filters are self-tightening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-oil-filters-are-self-tightening/1005970)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-oil-filters-are-self-tightening/1005970 "2024-08-27T10:20:22Z")
I had always learned that you want to just hand-tighten oil filters on your car since it is metal on metal and you certainly do not want to strip any threads. I just heard that oil filters actually get tighter as they w… --- ## [Iconic self-identifications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446 "2024-08-27T09:47:01Z")
You know what I’m talking about. Those moments in movies, TV shows or books where a character identifies his or herself so distinctively and iconically that it becomes a meme or gets YouTubed, etc. A couple of examples… --- ## [Dccc at dccc dot org -- legitimate, or spam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dccc-at-dccc-dot-org-legitimate-or-spam/1006281)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dccc-at-dccc-dot-org-legitimate-or-spam/1006281 "2024-08-27T06:44:24Z")
I’ve been getting emails from dccc at dccc dot org, all soliciting donations (supposedly for Democrats) and with lots of click buttons for donation amounts, lots of text that is really a clickable image, and just in gene… --- ## [Movies you've seen recently (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906 "2024-08-27T05:10:11Z")
I’d like this thread to contain peoples’ opinions about films they’ve seen recently - either because they liked them and wish to recommend them to others or because they didn’t like them and wish to warn others to avoid … --- ## [Gmail translates "Notre Dame" when reading an email](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-translates-notre-dame-when-reading-an-email/1006272)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-translates-notre-dame-when-reading-an-email/1006272 "2024-08-27T04:18:40Z")
I run a small football pool for me and several buddies. Although the pool is on a website, I usually send an email with the list of games, which I did this morning. One of the games is the Notre Dame/Texas A&M game thi… --- ## [If you don't understand a question, you probably don't have a valuable answer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-understand-a-question-you-probably-dont-have-a-valuable-answer/1005505)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-understand-a-question-you-probably-dont-have-a-valuable-answer/1005505 "2024-08-27T02:10:12Z")
Inspired by a thread in great debates, if you have to have part of a question explained to you, you probably should just let somebody else answer it, and sit back and learn from it if you wish. In the instance from the t… --- ## [Do we have a new Mod?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-new-mod/1006264)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-new-mod/1006264 "2024-08-27T02:01:04Z")
Is JKellyMap a new Moderator? --- ## [My mouse button is randomly double-clicking when I am only single-clicking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mouse-button-is-randomly-double-clicking-when-i-am-only-single-clicking/1004717)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mouse-button-is-randomly-double-clicking-when-i-am-only-single-clicking/1004717 "2024-08-27T01:15:31Z")
The mouse is a Logitech MX “vertical” mouse, which I have had for maybe 3 years. This has started happening in the last couple of months. Is there anything I can try in order to fix this, or do I have to buy a new mouse… --- ## [Winter vacation: how low do you set your thermostat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-vacation-how-low-do-you-set-your-thermostat/1006115)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-vacation-how-low-do-you-set-your-thermostat/1006115 "2024-08-27T00:07:01Z")
If you live somewhere that experiences a “proper” winter (snow, ice, freezing temps), when you leave your house for a multi-day vacation during winter, how low do you set your thermostat? --- ## [Are you worried about violence if Harris wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-worried-about-violence-if-harris-wins/1005716)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-worried-about-violence-if-harris-wins/1005716 "2024-08-26T23:16:17Z")
The current headline on the CNN website is “Trump again stirs fears of stolen election claims with latest attacks on Harris” but I’ve encountered surprisingly little discussion of “what will Trumpers do if Harris wins?” … --- ## [Can someone explain the Joe Rogan Experience to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-joe-rogan-experience-to-me/1004322)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-joe-rogan-experience-to-me/1004322 "2024-08-26T22:30:08Z")
As I understand it, the Joe Rogan Experience has been the world’s biggest podcast and discussion youTube channel for some time. Now, I am well aware that YouTube et al are not meritocracies. The most popular videos are … --- ## [Jabba No Badda (Or Streaming Services apparently use foreign prints)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jabba-no-badda-or-streaming-services-apparently-use-foreign-prints/1006276)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jabba-no-badda-or-streaming-services-apparently-use-foreign-prints/1006276 "2024-08-26T22:21:59Z")
I was watching Return of the Jedi on Disney Plus recently and I noticed something weird. In the version of the movie I am used to much of Jabba’s dialogue was subtitled on screen. This time the subtitles were not on scre… --- ## [How do they get these drone-like videos, where there isn't a drone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-get-these-drone-like-videos-where-there-isnt-a-drone/1006196)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-get-these-drone-like-videos-where-there-isnt-a-drone/1006196 "2024-08-26T21:55:44Z")
Sorry for the Facebook video, but it’s an example of what I’m talking about. I’ve been watching a lot of motorcycle reels on Facebook. The camera catches the motorcycles from the front, as if they’re on a stick, but th… --- ## ["Search" function on Mac Mail stopped working. Anyone else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function-on-mac-mail-stopped-working-anyone-else/1006269)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function-on-mac-mail-stopped-working-anyone-else/1006269 "2024-08-26T21:17:11Z")
Title says it all. Did a Mac OS update a few days ago. It seems that now I cannot search my emails. A massive pain the ass. I’ve got 2 Gmail accounts and a work account that has zero to do with Gmail, Google, etc. So, … --- ## ['Murder, He Says' (1945) music and NPR's 'All Things Considered' theme music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-he-says-1945-music-and-nprs-all-things-considered-theme-music/1006227)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-he-says-1945-music-and-nprs-all-things-considered-theme-music/1006227 "2024-08-26T20:26:42Z")
Murder, He Wrote (1945) is on TCM right now. A piece of music plays into the plot. It’s the same music NPR uses to introduce All Things Considered. What is it? Who composed it? When was it composed? --- ## [Is there a way on Android, to set regular alarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-on-android-to-set-regular-alarms/1006139)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-on-android-to-set-regular-alarms/1006139 "2024-08-26T19:45:10Z")
I have to tend to my mother 4 times a day. So i set alarms at those points. Its tiresome to set a new alarm each time she needs her pills. I was wondering, is there a way that i can set alarms at certain points during th… --- ## [Can anybody really get a license to sell fully automatic weapons, and then sell to "friends and family, colleagues, or interested buyers"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-really-get-a-license-to-sell-fully-automatic-weapons-and-then-sell-to-friends-and-family-colleagues-or-interested-buyers/1005538)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-really-get-a-license-to-sell-fully-automatic-weapons-and-then-sell-to-friends-and-family-colleagues-or-interested-buyers/1005538 "2024-08-26T19:43:46Z")
I had the apparently misinformed idea that fully automatic weapons were illegal. Now I see a claim that all you need is the magic of an FFL and you too can become a vendor, buy your own at wholesale cost, and sell to fri… --- ## [Favorite Film Critics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-film-critics/1006061)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-film-critics/1006061 "2024-08-26T18:37:15Z")
Lately, I’ve been re-reading John Simon’s film criticism, as collected in his book Reverse Angle, and finding that I enjoy it more than I’d remembered and, far more horrifying, that I agree with most of it, especially hi… --- ## [Does PowerPoint have a template...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-powerpoint-have-a-template/1006250)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-powerpoint-have-a-template/1006250 "2024-08-26T18:35:29Z")
I need a template in PowerPoint for a basic flowchart. (Who creates flowcharts anymore?) Just the basic symbols I can scale and throw something together (with four steps) to please my boss. Does such a thing exist? If n… --- ## [Texas Hindus build 90 foot statue of Hanuman. Texas Christians perfectly fine with it. (Just kidding--Texas Christians freak out.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-hindus-build-90-foot-statue-of-hanuman-texas-christians-perfectly-fine-with-it-just-kidding-texas-christians-freak-out/1006048)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-hindus-build-90-foot-statue-of-hanuman-texas-christians-perfectly-fine-with-it-just-kidding-texas-christians-freak-out/1006048 "2024-08-26T18:35:12Z")
Starting the countdown clock to the first vandalism. --- ## [Cullman, Alabama, water treatment plant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cullman-alabama-water-treatment-plant/1006212)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cullman-alabama-water-treatment-plant/1006212 "2024-08-26T18:29:14Z")
They have a tall control tower that looks like a flying saucer from the air. But I have documented dozens of water treatment plants and none had control towers. What do they do up there? And how do they get up there? Loo… --- ## [Anyone else had the New York Times email them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-had-the-new-york-times-email-them/1006257)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-had-the-new-york-times-email-them/1006257 "2024-08-26T18:00:16Z")
At least, I assume it’s The New York Times and not a scam. Update to our Terms of Service, Terms of Sale and Privacy Policy. Dear Reader, We are writing to let you know that we have updated our Terms of Service, Terms… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=490) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=492)