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**Author:** [@jdtopgun71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jdtopgun71)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electoral-votes/1003580 "2024-07-01T20:32:37Z")
Can someone help me here? Is it possible for Democrats to change their support at the convention and nominate another candidate? Didn’t that happen when Rutherford B Hayes was elected or was it another President around… --- ## [Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024 Netflix series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-the-last-airbender-2024-netflix-series/992895)
**Author:** [@Randolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randolph)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-the-last-airbender-2024-netflix-series/992895 "2024-07-01T20:19:03Z")
The first season is eight episodes and premieres on Netflix Thursday February 22nd 2024. Avatar: The Last Airbender This was only barely on my radar, but it looks legit! The characters look great, the bending looks gr… --- ## [Women's Gymnastics. Run up to the Olympics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-gymnastics-run-up-to-the-olympics/1002423)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-gymnastics-run-up-to-the-olympics/1002423 "2024-07-01T20:12:51Z")
I watched tonight for lack of a better viewing choice. Am I crazy are the Women older? More mature? One was very young but she moved up from juniors just recently. She did very well. 2nd all around. Simone Biles was 1… --- ## [What’s the best way for a layman to tell when a judicial decision is political and results oriented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-best-way-for-a-layman-to-tell-when-a-judicial-decision-is-political-and-results-oriented/1003595)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-best-way-for-a-layman-to-tell-when-a-judicial-decision-is-political-and-results-oriented/1003595 "2024-07-01T19:43:11Z")
Asked for reasons. It just seems to me that a lot of the time, we non-lawyers are reduced to “well, I disagree with the results” when it comes to decisions like this, and I can’t help but think that can’t be all there is… --- ## [Why a $3300 limit on donations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-a-3300-limit-on-donations/1003535)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-a-3300-limit-on-donations/1003535 "2024-07-01T19:06:20Z")
The Federal Election Commission bumped up the limit for individual donations to candidates from $2900 to $3300 in February 2023. Anybody know why these non-round numbers are used for limits? Other limits (here’s a handy… --- ## [Could someone with a 300 IQ and no knowledge of chess beat a chess grandmaster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-with-a-300-iq-and-no-knowledge-of-chess-beat-a-chess-grandmaster/1003343)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-with-a-300-iq-and-no-knowledge-of-chess-beat-a-chess-grandmaster/1003343 "2024-07-01T18:49:25Z")
A chess neophyte with a stratospheric IQ yet no knowledge of chess squares off against an international grandmaster (who himself is no slouch in the IQ department.) Just before the game commences, the basic rules of ches… --- ## [Games which actually play like the fake mobile ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-which-actually-play-like-the-fake-mobile-ads/1003054)
**Author:** [@Dark\_Sponge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Sponge)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-which-actually-play-like-the-fake-mobile-ads/1003054 "2024-07-01T18:05:54Z")
I hate the practice of using fake ads (with completely different gameplay) to sell mobile games. To that end, I’m starting a list of games which feature the actual gameplay shown in the ads. I use android so my links w… --- ## [Does anyone have access to archives for the Boston newspapers ca. 1974?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-access-to-archives-for-the-boston-newspapers-ca-1974/1003564)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-access-to-archives-for-the-boston-newspapers-ca-1974/1003564 "2024-07-01T17:50:28Z")
It will soon be the 50th of my college graduation. For several years, two of my friends and roomies have mentioned that a picture of them appeared in a newspaper article about nude beaches on Cape Cod. They were at the… --- ## [Tennessee's New Pron law--How does it affect me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessees-new-pron-law-how-does-it-affect-me/1003371)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessees-new-pron-law-how-does-it-affect-me/1003371 "2024-07-01T17:30:40Z")
Tennessee has a new law restricting online pron. Only sites with age verification are allowed. Will I be penalized (no pun intended) if I view such a site? Will the site’s owner? If the site is based out-of-State, is… --- ## [(Old) Highlight of the day - Dyeing in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-highlight-of-the-day-dyeing-in-the-mmp/1003263)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 349\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-highlight-of-the-day-dyeing-in-the-mmp/1003263 "2024-07-01T16:15:20Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 20c/68f with a predicted high of 25c/78f and partly cloudy. Weather app says “A fucking optimist would say it’s partly sunny outside. Fuck that optimist”. Fair enough, it’s overcast b… --- ## [Actors from outside the Southeastern U.S., or even the country doing Southern accents--do they usually do it well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-from-outside-the-southeastern-u-s-or-even-the-country-doing-southern-accents-do-they-usually-do-it-well/914563)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-from-outside-the-southeastern-u-s-or-even-the-country-doing-southern-accents-do-they-usually-do-it-well/914563 "2024-07-01T15:18:06Z")
At the moment we’re watching Devil’s Advocate starring Canadian Keanu Reeves and South African-born Charlize Theron, and recently we binged through True Blood, starring among others England-born Stephen Moyer and New Ze… --- ## [Leaving a dog in a car with the AC on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-a-dog-in-a-car-with-the-ac-on/1002956)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-a-dog-in-a-car-with-the-ac-on/1002956 "2024-07-01T14:26:56Z")
I don’t make a regular practice of this, but I have run in places on hot days, and left the car running with the parking brake on, and all, so I could leave the AC running, because my dog was in the car. I’ve never left … --- ## [AI chip architecture: any biomimetic work in progress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-chip-architecture-any-biomimetic-work-in-progress/1002010)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-chip-architecture-any-biomimetic-work-in-progress/1002010 "2024-07-01T14:09:11Z")
Current the AI boom is powered by GPU chips but there are efficiency logjams having them transfer information between themselves in bigger arrays. There are multiple plays trying to develop new architectures for AI chip… --- ## [Do "cool" names for military weapons really make a difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cool-names-for-military-weapons-really-make-a-difference/983887)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cool-names-for-military-weapons-really-make-a-difference/983887 "2024-07-01T13:36:22Z")
I assume it’s for intimidation or morale, but is naming your missiles “Storm Shadow”, for example, really needed or helpful? Or is it one of those nebulous “couldn’t hurt” traditions? --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #19 – June, 2024 – “Night” \[Poll added\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-19-june-2024-night-poll-added/1002403)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-19-june-2024-night-poll-added/1002403 "2024-07-01T10:09:43Z")
This is the monthly thread for June, 2024. The topic this month is “Night”, chosen by @aurora\_maire. Please note: The general rules for the competition are here. One entry per person per month . To make the photos eas… --- ## [Blondies recipe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blondies-recipe/406200)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blondies-recipe/406200 "2024-07-01T03:58:39Z")
We used to enjoy the Blondies and Applebee’s (and not much else but the day-long happy hour). Now I want to make a brownie-blondie double decker. I need: a good Blondie recipe (haven’t found any that looks just right) a… --- ## [Martin Mull has passed at 80](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martin-mull-has-passed-at-80/1003465)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martin-mull-has-passed-at-80/1003465 "2024-07-01T03:40:09Z")
He was an absolute genius --- ## [I was looking at the O’Reilly Auto Parts website…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-looking-at-the-o-reilly-auto-parts-website/1002632)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-looking-at-the-o-reilly-auto-parts-website/1002632 "2024-07-01T02:44:49Z")
And stumbled across part # 121G. Good to know they are looking ahead. Any other examples of this type of thing? --- ## [What kind of offices does an American courthouse house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-offices-does-an-american-courthouse-house/1003119)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-offices-does-an-american-courthouse-house/1003119 "2024-07-01T02:33:42Z")
This is another case of a European asking a question about America the answer to which would be obvious to any American. What kind of offices does a courthouse in a stereotypical small American town typically house? You’… --- ## [Would you go to Mars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-to-mars/1002878)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-to-mars/1002878 "2024-07-01T00:53:12Z")
For these purposes assume it’s completely safe, whilst safety concerns would obviously be a real life worry please dismiss them here. For some reason the mission to Mars needs someone just like you, in fact you are the … --- ## [No longer considered diabetic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-considered-diabetic/1003412)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-considered-diabetic/1003412 "2024-06-30T23:40:21Z")
I just got a phone call from my doctor who said that as a result of the blood test I took yesterday I should no longer be considered diabetic. A year ago, my A1C was 4.6%. My DIL (a family physician) thought I should d… --- ## [MLB: June 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2024/1002387)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2024/1002387 "2024-06-30T17:12:58Z")
A new month, with new hope and fresh shattered dreams. Dodgers, Phillies and Brewers lead the NL. Yankees, Guardians and Mariners head up the AL. Biggest lead is 6.5 games (Phils over Braves). Narrowest lead is 2.0 (Yan… --- ## [Filter to separate hydrogen from oxygen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filter-to-separate-hydrogen-from-oxygen/1003492)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filter-to-separate-hydrogen-from-oxygen/1003492 "2024-06-30T16:48:41Z")
Here’s a story about making green hydrogen (gift link). After electrolyzing the water, it says there’s a filter to separate the two gases. What kind of filter would this be? When we electrolyzed H in high school chem … --- ## [A Quiet Place Day One Seen it Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-day-one-seen-it-thread/1003528)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-day-one-seen-it-thread/1003528 "2024-06-30T16:13:31Z")
Wow, I was a little blown away by this. It was much better than I expected it to be. Really good performances, great set pieces and a tight engaging story. Much less popcorn than I expected (in a good way). The only neg… --- ## [Ckjackson has been banned for calls to violence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ckjackson-has-been-banned-for-calls-to-violence/1003527)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ckjackson-has-been-banned-for-calls-to-violence/1003527 "2024-06-30T14:52:53Z")
Most recently here: But he also picked up warnings for threats of violence and for ignoring moderator instructions: and for use of slurs Both in the pit, where it’s pretty hard to pick up a warning. --- ## [What is the largest two-digit number that is the same upside down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-two-digit-number-that-is-the-same-upside-down/1003450)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-two-digit-number-that-is-the-same-upside-down/1003450 "2024-06-30T12:35:23Z")
Wait! Isn’t this an FQ? Apparently not. I was watching a game show and my answer was 88 because upside down = horizontal reflection, right? I was wrong. The answer was 96 because their definition of upside down is a… --- ## [What state would you love to move to...if it weren't for the current politics there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-state-would-you-love-to-move-to-if-it-werent-for-the-current-politics-there/1003133)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-state-would-you-love-to-move-to-if-it-werent-for-the-current-politics-there/1003133 "2024-06-30T11:23:12Z")
I would love to visit Georgia and perhaps even live in Florida if politics were not so far-right in practice. Yes, I know there are somewhat liberal cities/towns in each of those states, but there is no assurance they c… --- ## [Undetected misdeeds you got away with as a child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undetected-misdeeds-you-got-away-with-as-a-child/1003010)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undetected-misdeeds-you-got-away-with-as-a-child/1003010 "2024-06-30T07:59:59Z")
I was just thinking of a few things I did as a kid which, if my parents had known about them, would have gotten me into a lot of trouble. But I kept my mouth shut, so I got away with them. Let’s see. Here’s a list: … --- ## [Yeah I watched the debate. (Not about voting, poll results or Bidens failures)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-watched-the-debate-not-about-voting-poll-results-or-bidens-failures/1003516)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-watched-the-debate-not-about-voting-poll-results-or-bidens-failures/1003516 "2024-06-30T03:59:27Z")
I’m not panicky. I’m not despondent. Biden still works out better in my world. That crap won’t change my vote. My problem is Trump’s lies. I heard his standard speaking points, we’ve all heard them. One thing, at th… --- ## [The real tragedy of Michael Jackson's death is ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-tragedy-of-michael-jacksons-death-is/502051)
**Author:** [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-tragedy-of-michael-jacksons-death-is/502051 "2024-06-30T02:39:24Z")
… or rather, the real tragedies are: 1/ we will be subjected to renewed assaults from his “musical legacy” for the foreseeable future 2/ the musical taste of whole new generations will be despoiled; his stuff is like #… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=530&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=532&state=tracking)