# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=56&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 57 --- ## [Which is more secure to log into an online account: simple password, or "secure" code emailed to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-more-secure-to-log-into-an-online-account-simple-password-or-secure-code-emailed-to-me/1031612)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-more-secure-to-log-into-an-online-account-simple-password-or-secure-code-emailed-to-me/1031612 "2026-07-21T12:07:27Z")
My account for Slate Auto does not have a password; I type in my email address that they have on file for me and they email me a one-time secure code (or I could have set it up with my phone number to receive a text of t… --- ## [North African merguez sausages)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-african-merguez-sausages/1013265)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-african-merguez-sausages/1013265 "2026-07-21T02:36:39Z")
I’ve told this before, but… Back in the late-'80s, Trader Joe’s sold North African merguez sausage. I think those were the spiciest sausages I’ve ever eaten. Naturally, they were discontinued. After moving up here, a… --- ## [Trifle possibilities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trifle-possibilities/1031325)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trifle-possibilities/1031325 "2026-07-21T02:33:21Z")
I have been unexpectedly turned into the host of a 4th of July party, which is fine but a bit short notice as I tend to start the menu planning / shopping / sous-chef prep a week or two in advance, and yet here we are, o… --- ## [Trump compared to Roman Emperor Commodus (180–192 CE) or other megalomaniacs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-compared-to-roman-emperor-commodus-180-192-ce-or-other-megalomaniacs/1030881)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-compared-to-roman-emperor-commodus-180-192-ce-or-other-megalomaniacs/1030881 "2026-07-21T02:07:31Z")
One of my favorite YouTube programs is “Tasting History” with Max Miller. His most recent show was about the last meal of Emperor Commodus. You may remember this emperor from the first Gladiator movie. He was played b… --- ## [Cute cookie icon only appears on SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-cookie-icon-only-appears-on-sdmb/1031822)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-cookie-icon-only-appears-on-sdmb/1031822 "2026-07-21T00:47:07Z")
This morning I open up the SDMB and there’s a brand new cute cookie icon. It looks like a chocolate chip cookie with a big bite taken out of it. I clicked on it and it gave me a pop-up menu for cookie preferences, comput… --- ## [Door to door solicitors and door knock patterns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/door-to-door-solicitors-and-door-knock-patterns/1031447)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/door-to-door-solicitors-and-door-knock-patterns/1031447 "2026-07-20T23:18:44Z")
I live in a split foyer house, and it’s getting harder to walk up and down the stairs. So it’s annoying to answer a knock on the door only to find out it’s someone trying to sell me something I don’t need (car warranty, … --- ## [Please show me "a small limestone house", like the one the Angstroms bought in Rabbit Is Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-show-me-a-small-limestone-house-like-the-one-the-angstroms-bought-in-rabbit-is-rich/1031740)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-show-me-a-small-limestone-house-like-the-one-the-angstroms-bought-in-rabbit-is-rich/1031740 "2026-07-20T22:36:57Z")
Partway through Rabbit Is Rich, Harry and Janice buy a small two-story stone house with two bedrooms, presumably a servants’ house left over from the time when the entire neighborhood belonged to a single grand country e… --- ## [B&H Photo and Shabbat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-h-photo-and-shabbat/1030999)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-h-photo-and-shabbat/1030999 "2026-07-20T20:32:51Z")
For those not familiar, B&H is the preeminent photographic equipment source. They have a huge store in New York City but do most of their business through their web site. I don’t know if they are Jewish owned but they h… --- ## [Is your dog a Star like mine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dog-a-star-like-mine/1031576)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-dog-a-star-like-mine/1031576 "2026-07-20T19:37:07Z")
Maybe. All our puppers are stars. I’m sure But, Bayliss has a starring role. Here’s the story: The Lil’wrekker starred as Elle in Legally Blond, the musical. Very nicely, I might add. (not to brag too much). Our Chih… --- ## [The President of Nicaragua has ended elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-of-nicaragua-has-ended-elections/1031811)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-of-nicaragua-has-ended-elections/1031811 "2026-07-20T19:19:04Z")
His justification appears to be that elections are simply a means for “Yankees” to interfere with his country. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ortega-says-nicaragua-will-no-longer-hold-elections-2026-07-20/ --- ## [Again, Our Mods Can Do Their Job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-our-mods-can-do-their-job/1031696)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-our-mods-can-do-their-job/1031696 "2026-07-20T18:46:47Z")
… without fucking Disco robot looking over their shoulders and applying its own filters. When someone posts something objectively hilarious, :laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing: is a perfectly legitimate r… --- ## [Recommendations For a Beard Trimmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-beard-trimmer/1031776)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-beard-trimmer/1031776 "2026-07-20T18:44:22Z")
My current beard trimmer is going belly-up, and I need recommendations for a good replacement. Quality is the top factor. Cost is second. Needs to have a 1/4 and 1/2 inch guard at least. What’s the best one? --- ## [The Open Championship 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-championship-2026/1031755)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-championship-2026/1031755 "2026-07-20T18:37:35Z")
Everyone’s favorite golfer, Bryson DeChambeau, has been assessed a two shot penalty for trampling down the grass to improve his lie (he was in waist-high, maybe higher, grass). This drops him from one shot back to three … --- ## [The Bear on Hulu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bear-on-hulu/967470)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bear-on-hulu/967470 "2026-07-20T17:53:45Z")
Anyone watching this show? Jeremy Allen White plays a chef who moves back to Chicago to run his brother’s restaurant after his brother commits suicide. It’s a failing restaurant, they have no money, and his brother owe… --- ## [Trump to deliver a primetime address on Thursday, 7/16 at 9pm eastern](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-to-deliver-a-primetime-address-on-thursday-7-16-at-9pm-eastern/1031688)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-to-deliver-a-primetime-address-on-thursday-7-16-at-9pm-eastern/1031688 "2026-07-20T17:50:15Z")
President Donald Trump will deliver a primetime address this week that he says will include a focus on elections, suggesting he could revisit long-debunked conspiracy theories about his 2020 defeat to Democrat Joe Biden… --- ## [The Bestest Dog Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bestest-dog-ever/1031734)
**Author:** [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bestest-dog-ever/1031734 "2026-07-20T17:17:22Z")
Okay, I get it: like your partner/children/house/whatever, your dog is the Bestest Dog Ever. And that may well be true, for you. But for us — the Ottlets and me — the BDE is … … --- ## [Water flowing over a weir: X inches deep means how many gallons/second per foot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-flowing-over-a-weir-x-inches-deep-means-how-many-gallons-second-per-foot/1031772)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-flowing-over-a-weir-x-inches-deep-means-how-many-gallons-second-per-foot/1031772 "2026-07-20T16:54:57Z")
There must be a pretty simple first-approximation formula, assuming standard gravity and water density, an infinite reservoir behind, no ripples, no turbulence, just constant smooth flow. If the water level in the reserv… --- ## [What if anyone could make perfect films and shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anyone-could-make-perfect-films-and-shows/1031718)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anyone-could-make-perfect-films-and-shows/1031718 "2026-07-20T16:20:56Z")
An app appears on every smart phone and computer in the world today. It allows you to create any film or show exactly the same in every way as a normally made one. You wouldn’t know it was artificially generated but for … --- ## [I finally hired a housekeeper. Best decision ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-hired-a-housekeeper-best-decision-ever/1031751)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-hired-a-housekeeper-best-decision-ever/1031751 "2026-07-20T14:58:35Z")
I’ve been wanting to hire a housekeeper for decades. Neither Mrs. H nor I have ever particularly liked housekeeping, and now that we’re older we’re just so fucking tired. But Mrs. H has always steadfastly objected becaus… --- ## [He Hate Me Fantasy Football 2025 - Year 23](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-fantasy-football-2025-year-23/1021743)
**Author:** [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-fantasy-football-2025-year-23/1021743 "2026-07-20T13:49:42Z")
Once more into the breach! I renewed the league a few weeks ago; only five other owners have joined so far. I’ll send reminders shortly. Keeper Rules You can only keep a maximum of 3 players. You can only keep player… --- ## [Movies where characters learn a foreign language all too quickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-characters-learn-a-foreign-language-all-too-quickly/1031107)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-characters-learn-a-foreign-language-all-too-quickly/1031107 "2026-07-20T13:38:31Z")
I just recently watched Robinson Crusoe (1997 Pierce Brosnan) and thought, how awfully quickly Friday learned English. He even learned the word “spirit”. Another example, in my dive into old movies, Enemy Mine (1985) c… --- ## [Russian loses control of mounted machine gun and goes for a ride](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-loses-control-of-mounted-machine-gun-and-goes-for-a-ride/1031639)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-loses-control-of-mounted-machine-gun-and-goes-for-a-ride/1031639 "2026-07-20T12:11:54Z")
This short clip is equally hilarious and terrifying. I have often wonder how recoil is absorbed. I had assumed the seat and mount had shock absorbers. Apparently not. :grin::laughing: --- ## [(Old) Tell A Stoopid Joke MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-tell-a-stoopid-joke-mmp/1031637)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 348\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-tell-a-stoopid-joke-mmp/1031637 "2026-07-20T06:33:08Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 73 Amurrkin and partly cloudy with a predicted high of 87, becomin’ cloudy and with rain predicted around two p.m. We shall see. I need to call the pharmacy and re-fill … --- ## [Strange lost & found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-lost-found/1031677)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-lost-found/1031677 "2026-07-20T02:19:06Z")
In my apartment there are two place where I doff footwear, by my recliner, and at the foot of the bed. Couple of days ago I wanted to wear my Tevas and I grabbed one sandal by my chair and looked for the other. Nowhere t… --- ## [Fallout 4: Now Playing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-4-now-playing/737122)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 1658\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-4-now-playing/737122 "2026-07-19T23:14:59Z")
My copy is not scheduled to appear until tomorrow, but some people have apparently already got it unlocked and the relevance of the anticipation thread is waning. And so, a new thread. For my part, I think actually gett… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad..what is it with old men and ladders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-what-is-it-with-old-men-and-ladders/1030854)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-what-is-it-with-old-men-and-ladders/1030854 "2026-07-19T22:06:03Z")
Y’all might not know but Mr.Wrekker is much older than me. I was awakened by a bang. I get up to go see ..dogs are clamoring around me thinking it’s early breakfast. I walk out on the deck. The bang was a ginormous lad… --- ## [What's the strangest venue you've ever seen for an established or up-and-coming act?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-venue-youve-ever-seen-for-an-established-or-up-and-coming-act/1031762)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-venue-youve-ever-seen-for-an-established-or-up-and-coming-act/1031762 "2026-07-19T15:47:33Z")
From my own personal standpoint, it was a small college gym that AFAIK has never hosted a rock concert before or since, and it was Cheap Trick a couple years after they hit their prime. The only thing I remember about i… --- ## [What Urban Myths seem to hold on for years or decades even when disproven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-urban-myths-seem-to-hold-on-for-years-or-decades-even-when-disproven/1030852)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 457\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2026, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-urban-myths-seem-to-hold-on-for-years-or-decades-even-when-disproven/1030852 "2026-07-19T12:50:18Z")
I’m mindful of the Kitty Genovese murder and the subsequent social reaction known as the bystander effect. As the decades progressed, this situation got turned upside down. 38 people did not in fact witness the murder. … --- ## [Smartphones vs. headphones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphones-vs-headphones/1031644)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2026, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphones-vs-headphones/1031644 "2026-07-19T11:42:36Z")
Why can you use a smartphone while it’s plugged in but not a headphone? --- ## [The Plastic Age/Kids' Sci-Fi Anthology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-plastic-age-kids-sci-fi-anthology/317924)
**Author:** [@AmyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmyG)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2026, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-plastic-age-kids-sci-fi-anthology/317924 "2026-07-19T04:54:32Z")
I swear that I remember reading a short story when I was a little kid (elementary school, early or mid 1980s) that I think was called “The Plastic Age” (no, it’s not the book by Percy Marks). I don’t remember much, exce… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=55&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=57&state=tracking)