# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=516&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 517 --- ## [Active Shooter incident in Lewiston, Maine 10/25/2023 (found dead, presumed suicide)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/active-shooter-incident-in-lewiston-maine-10-25-2023-found-dead-presumed-suicide/992109)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/active-shooter-incident-in-lewiston-maine-10-25-2023-found-dead-presumed-suicide/992109 "2024-07-23T20:50:48Z")
Reports coming out that an active shooter situation is ongoing in Lewiston, ME. This is the 2nd most populous city in Maine. Link to NBC news Apparently there has been a shooting at a bowling alley and restaurant. Pe… --- ## [Overtime pay {For Mods}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overtime-pay-for-mods/1004603)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overtime-pay-for-mods/1004603 "2024-07-23T20:04:55Z")
Okay not really a question, but nowhere else to put this. I submit a request that our mods get an extra coffee cup for the last 24 hours keeping the various Biden Harris threads on track. Wow you all are doing some hea… --- ## [What is the thread, "Unexpected Enthusiasm for Harris?" about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-thread-unexpected-enthusiasm-for-harris-about/1004703)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-thread-unexpected-enthusiasm-for-harris-about/1004703 "2024-07-23T19:19:14Z")
Continuing the discussion from Unexpected Enthusiasm for Harris?: John\_T posted: The first three paragraphs of the image you broke seemed on point and had nothing to do… --- ## [Is Your Roku Working?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-roku-working/1004508)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-roku-working/1004508 "2024-07-23T18:39:20Z")
Roku is some sort of TV thing. You plug a USB sort of device into the side of your TV and it gets TV. I am not too educated on how it works. I am having an odd problem since this morning. No picture. The sound is just f… --- ## [‘Cash is king.’ Oh really? Is it? Do you carry cash? Are you plastic always, all the time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cash-is-king-oh-really-is-it-do-you-carry-cash-are-you-plastic-always-all-the-time/922191)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cash-is-king-oh-really-is-it-do-you-carry-cash-are-you-plastic-always-all-the-time/922191 "2024-07-23T17:43:25Z")
Even before covid and the change shortage, I almost always used plastic. I rarely carried cash. And even now, during covid I only carry a little cash, under $50. I am almost always plastic, all the time. I use a CC for … --- ## [You're a ghost... now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-ghost-now-what/1004394)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-ghost-now-what/1004394 "2024-07-23T17:18:18Z")
Congratulations, you just got run over by a bus! You’re now in the afterlife, a ghost. You have presence, but have no ability to affect the real world. You are thankfully not tied to the place of your demise, you have t… --- ## [NFL Offseason 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2024/1000924)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2024/1000924 "2024-07-23T16:14:43Z")
Free agency frenzy is over. Draft is done. Undrafted free agents are sorting themselves out as we speak. Here’s your thread for NFL goings-on for the next few months. To start us off on offseason news, Zeke is returnin… --- ## [What is this French interjection? Sounds like "oura"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-french-interjection-sounds-like-oura/1004606)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-french-interjection-sounds-like-oura/1004606 "2024-07-23T15:54:56Z")
At 1:04 the woman sings something that sounds like “Oura!” between bars of her clarinetist’s solo. Is this similar to the French expression “Allez!”? --- ## [I kind of love Kamala Harris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-kind-of-love-kamala-harris/1004658)
**Author:** [@illoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/illoe)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-kind-of-love-kamala-harris/1004658 "2024-07-23T15:12:19Z")
I think Trump is a venal horror show and, while Biden has been an exceptional president, I found his performance at the debate truly unsettling. So I was happy when he stepped down, if a little nervous about the next ste… --- ## [Calculating % alcohol when adding simple syrup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calculating-alcohol-when-adding-simple-syrup/1004567)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calculating-alcohol-when-adding-simple-syrup/1004567 "2024-07-23T14:37:46Z")
I have 1.75 liters of 100 proof vodka with zest of 28 lemons in it that has been steeping for six weeks. I am going to add simple syrup to make limoncello. My target is 30% alcohol. Do I calculate the amount of simple sy… --- ## [Another specific quantification thread: Harris edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-specific-quantification-thread-harris-edition/1004660)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-specific-quantification-thread-harris-edition/1004660 "2024-07-23T12:44:12Z")
On the heels of the big news and the growing certainty of the new nominee, I’d like to once again try to nail down specifics. As of right now, what would you set as the change in odds for a Democratic candidate to win t… --- ## [How do some people graduate from college without understanding the fundamentals of their major?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-some-people-graduate-from-college-without-understanding-the-fundamentals-of-their-major/1002119)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-some-people-graduate-from-college-without-understanding-the-fundamentals-of-their-major/1002119 "2024-07-23T11:04:09Z")
Case #1: Last May I was interviewing people for an electrical engineering position at our lab. I came up with what I thought was an easy written test for each of them to take. It consisted of three questions. The first … --- ## [Outer Wilds - some questions (NO spoilers!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outer-wilds-some-questions-no-spoilers/1004287)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outer-wilds-some-questions-no-spoilers/1004287 "2024-07-23T09:12:40Z")
I’m considering player Outer Wilds, the game with the 22 minute repeating cycle. That’s all I know about it other than to avoid all spoilers, which I’m definitely trying to do. I have a couple questions that I don’t thin… --- ## [Arby's Potato cakes are back! You stupid worthless fools. I order you to buy 300 per day until they are forced to put that back on every menu permanently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-potato-cakes-are-back-you-stupid-worthless-fools-i-order-you-to-buy-300-per-day-until-they-are-forced-to-put-that-back-on-every-menu-permanently/1004197)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-potato-cakes-are-back-you-stupid-worthless-fools-i-order-you-to-buy-300-per-day-until-they-are-forced-to-put-that-back-on-every-menu-permanently/1004197 "2024-07-23T06:52:14Z")
Ok it was all in the topic. perfect --- ## [The Apocalypse of the rural poor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apocalypse-of-the-rural-poor/1004657)
**Author:** [@bgeenb34](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bgeenb34)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apocalypse-of-the-rural-poor/1004657 "2024-07-23T06:27:59Z")
2024 election both President and Senate and Congress concerning loss of funding for American Poor --- ## [An open letter to President Biden {“written before the announcement”}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-president-biden-written-before-the-announcement/1004545)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-president-biden-written-before-the-announcement/1004545 "2024-07-23T05:19:26Z")
President Biden. As an aging man with health problems and a mind that keeps losing words, I sympathize greatly with your plight. I like doing what I do. And you? Who would want to step down from the greatest job in the w… --- ## [Need some help with a trigonometry problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-help-with-a-trigonometry-problem/965526)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-help-with-a-trigonometry-problem/965526 "2024-07-23T03:45:13Z")
A while ago, I found an old textbook at a used bookstore, Vector Mechanics for Engineers (Statics). It’s old; there’s an actual 5.25" floppy disk inside the back cover. I studied a fair bit of Physics and Math back in … --- ## [Kaspersky AV software banned - alternatives for small business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kaspersky-av-software-banned-alternatives-for-small-business/1004624)
**Author:** [@Tierce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tierce)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kaspersky-av-software-banned-alternatives-for-small-business/1004624 "2024-07-23T01:53:33Z")
Got an email from the US distributor of Kaspersky Labs anti-virus software - the US Dept. of Commerce has banned it effective September 29, 2024. After that they won’t be able to issue any codebase or virus signature upd… --- ## [Are you SURE that's the song you want, commercial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sure-thats-the-song-you-want-commercial/1004528)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sure-thats-the-song-you-want-commercial/1004528 "2024-07-23T01:41:31Z")
I didn’t think anything would beat that cruise line’s use of Iggy Pop’s Lust for Life which, as far as I knew up until then, was a musical appreciation of heroin. Now I’m hearing Pandora (the jewelry people) using the Be… --- ## [Goofiest (Dance ?) Moves in a Music Video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofiest-dance-moves-in-a-music-video/1004371)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofiest-dance-moves-in-a-music-video/1004371 "2024-07-23T01:40:14Z")
I was watching the music video for Journey’s Separate Ways and was absolutely mesmerized by the drummer’s… body language during the first verse. First, he looks like he’s kind of struggling just to retain balance. Then… --- ## [Twisters and other Disaster Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twisters-and-other-disaster-movies/1004605)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twisters-and-other-disaster-movies/1004605 "2024-07-23T01:38:09Z")
I saw Twisters yesterday and loved it! I tend to love all disaster movies including the ones that are so bad they are funny but this was a good one. If you didn’t like the original, don’t bother, but if you did here is … --- ## [Let's talk about password managers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-password-managers/1004474)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-password-managers/1004474 "2024-07-22T22:57:17Z")
According to my searching it’s been several years since we’ve discussed them directly. I think that it’s time for me to bite the bullet and get one going. My inclination is to go with 1password since it’s highly regarde… --- ## [{False Reports that} If Biden withdraws, the Democrats may not be allowed to put a (D) presidential candidate on the ballot in Wisconsin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/false-reports-that-if-biden-withdraws-the-democrats-may-not-be-allowed-to-put-a-d-presidential-candidate-on-the-ballot-in-wisconsin/1004448)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/false-reports-that-if-biden-withdraws-the-democrats-may-not-be-allowed-to-put-a-d-presidential-candidate-on-the-ballot-in-wisconsin/1004448 "2024-07-22T22:45:29Z")
Disclaimer: This is a Faux News article. That being said, even still, it may be accurately describing the laws on the books in the states mentioned. The article mentions three states that could pose trouble for the D’… --- ## [Movies With The Best/Worst Taglines IYO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-the-best-worst-taglines-iyo/1004513)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-the-best-worst-taglines-iyo/1004513 "2024-07-22T22:09:54Z")
Best - Predator 2 He’s in town with a few days to kill Memorable, to the point and a good pun. Worst - Pacific Rim: Uprising Rise Up You literally just took the movie subtitle and reversed it, sheer laziness --- ## [What recourse do/should people who destroyed/turned in their bump stock have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-recourse-do-should-people-who-destroyed-turned-in-their-bump-stock-have/1003261)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-recourse-do-should-people-who-destroyed-turned-in-their-bump-stock-have/1003261 "2024-07-22T22:02:29Z")
SCOTUS overturned the bump stock ban (I told you that would happen). Under the ban people either had to destroy their bump stock or turn it in to the BATFE or risk becoming federal felons. For 2 decades the BATFE sent … --- ## [Does anyone here have a Tivo Roamio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-a-tivo-roamio/931732)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-a-tivo-roamio/931732 "2024-07-22T21:38:45Z")
About a week ago, the Internet connection to it cut off, and I lost my apps. No matter what I do (and that included getting an updated modem), nothing is working to get them back. I realize this is probably the ultimat… --- ## [Flying without a photo ID?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-without-a-photo-id/1004256)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-without-a-photo-id/1004256 "2024-07-22T19:16:19Z")
My daughter moved from California to Brooklyn in 2021. On July 5, she finally got around to transferring her driver’s license/realID and voter registration to NY state. As of July 13, her new ID had not arrived in yet. O… --- ## [Watching WWE matches as part of Collections on Peacock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-wwe-matches-as-part-of-collections-on-peacock/1004607)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-wwe-matches-as-part-of-collections-on-peacock/1004607 "2024-07-22T18:36:18Z")
So, there are documentaries on Peacock like the Ultimate Ric Flair Collection, and ones for Randy Savage and CM Punk, that were originally part of 2- and 3-DVD sets, where the first disc was the documentary and the other… --- ## [Short stories turned into novels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-stories-turned-into-novels/993447)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-stories-turned-into-novels/993447 "2024-07-22T17:38:03Z")
I might suppose that many novels began as published short stories when their authors thought “Hey, I can see how this could be added to or expanded,” but for the life of me, I can’t think of many examples, only “Flowers … --- ## [Seeing my first posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-my-first-posts/1003689)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-my-first-posts/1003689 "2024-07-22T17:09:34Z")
Is there a way to sort all of my posts in ascending chronological order so I can peer into the mind of RitterSport from 2002? I looked at my own page, but it’s not obvious to me how to reverse the order. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=515&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=517&state=tracking)