# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=587 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 588 --- ## [What's the cheapest video card worth buying now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-video-card-worth-buying-now/998573)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-video-card-worth-buying-now/998573 "2024-04-13T23:13:24Z")
We’ve had threads like this before, but the market seems to be in constant flux. Anyway, my video card is one of the oldest components in my desktop PC. It’s an NVidia GeForce GTX 1060 with 3 GB. And it’s definitely sho… --- ## [I pit Jim1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-jim1/1000208)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-jim1/1000208 "2024-04-13T21:18:15Z")
He is making a splash in the thread about the government rebelling against the Trump presidency, making all kinds of wild claims and telling people to look it up themselves when asked for cites, so I took a peek at his p… --- ## [Niger unrest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/niger-unrest/987885)
**Author:** [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/niger-unrest/987885 "2024-04-13T20:43:48Z")
I’ve read that ECOWAS told those taking over the Niger government they have one week to release the previously elected president or they will intervene with their militaries. Some of the citizens there have strong viewpo… --- ## [What type of stone are fossils usually made of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-stone-are-fossils-usually-made-of/1000115)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-stone-are-fossils-usually-made-of/1000115 "2024-04-13T20:08:06Z")
A discussion about gorgons led to the question “just what kind of stone do gorgon’s victims get turned into?”. Since that is not factually answerable the next best thing would be actual fossilization; what type of stone … --- ## [Biden ends "gun show loophole"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-ends-gun-show-loophole/1000177)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-ends-gun-show-loophole/1000177 "2024-04-13T20:04:37Z")
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/11/politics/gun-show-loophole-rule-finalized-biden-admin/index.html The finalized rule aims to close what gun control advocates call the “gun show loophole” by increasing the requirements to … --- ## [Delta between I and J?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delta-between-i-and-j/1000122)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delta-between-i-and-j/1000122 "2024-04-13T17:12:35Z")
I was looking at a site where an author had posted some stories they had written. One of the stories started with the letter Δ (it was a science fiction story). If I was filing that story alphabetically, I’d probably pu… --- ## [All the ice is gone!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-the-ice-is-gone/1000215)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-the-ice-is-gone/1000215 "2024-04-13T16:55:56Z")
From the back garden, chez Pipers! It actually smells like spring out there. --- ## [SNL controversial hosts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-controversial-hosts/1000160)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-controversial-hosts/1000160 "2024-04-13T15:53:43Z")
This was posted in the O.J. thread, and there were a lot of hosts! My first thought was Richard Pryor. Controversial, yes, also a great host. My second thought was Dice Clay. --- ## [How to aim my electrically enhanced indoor antenna](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-aim-my-electrically-enhanced-indoor-antenna/1000166)
**Author:** [@coppens1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coppens1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-aim-my-electrically-enhanced-indoor-antenna/1000166 "2024-04-13T16:13:25Z")
I have a GE 34700 aerial with electrical enhancement. It has a flat plate, and dipole antennas. I seem to get the best reception when I aim the whole antenna 90 degrees from where I know the stations are. I don’t kno… --- ## [What Should Ukraine Do Now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-ukraine-do-now/999946)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-ukraine-do-now/999946 "2024-04-13T15:54:18Z")
This Washington Post article (gift link below) discusses in unusually stark terms the situation in Ukraine. They have, of course, lowered the age of conscription - an unpopular move, even with an age of 25. And there i… --- ## [Single Malt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-malt/999652)
**Author:** [@ManiacMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ManiacMan)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-malt/999652 "2024-04-13T12:22:00Z")
Hello… Would any advice be available for someone who would like to take his first drink of Scotch? What would be recommended for someone who rarely drinks, but wants to know why people “cry” when they break a bottle of … --- ## [Is My Son Too Young to View the Eclipse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-son-too-young-to-view-the-eclipse/999902)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-son-too-young-to-view-the-eclipse/999902 "2024-04-13T08:46:36Z")
My son’s school informed me that they are handing out eclipse glasses to all the students on Monday. My son is four, and autistic, with developmental delays in some areas. The school said they aren’t taking the special E… --- ## [Flight stopover on way to Europe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-stopover-on-way-to-europe/998140)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-stopover-on-way-to-europe/998140 "2024-04-13T08:44:30Z")
There are a couple of similar older threads, but nothing recent enough to bump. I’m booking a flight from Boston to Nice, France, and there are a few options, all with a layover. Some options are Paris, London, and Newa… --- ## [How much are parents responsible for actions of their children? (Crumbley found guilty for son shooting)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-parents-responsible-for-actions-of-their-children-crumbley-found-guilty-for-son-shooting/997406)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-parents-responsible-for-actions-of-their-children-crumbley-found-guilty-for-son-shooting/997406 "2024-04-13T05:21:46Z")
There were threads mentioning this case in 2021, closed for veering off topic. I didn’t read that thread nor have I closely followed this case. There was a shooting and the mother was charged with involuntary manslaugh… --- ## [Unbearable sciatic pain, help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbearable-sciatic-pain-help/943625)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbearable-sciatic-pain-help/943625 "2024-04-13T03:22:03Z")
\[a note to mods: I am seeing and am under the “care” of my primary care physician and a pain specialist. So this is mere a plea for anecdotal things dopers have found that relieves the pain - not seeking medical advise, … --- ## [I am your king; you must come and pay homage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-king-you-must-come-and-pay-homage/831739)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-king-you-must-come-and-pay-homage/831739 "2024-04-13T02:27:52Z")
I’ve decided that I am your king. Those who pay homage to me will earn my royal favor; those who do not will earn my wrath. Think carefully on it. The favor of the king can be a powerful asset. I may even make you one o… --- ## [Has any airplane ever tried to race the eclipse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-airplane-ever-tried-to-race-the-eclipse/999976)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-airplane-ever-tried-to-race-the-eclipse/999976 "2024-04-13T01:45:58Z")
A commercial jet or even a fast private one should be able to extend the dark period by heading along with the shadow. The shadow is traveling at what, 1000 mph? If you fly at 600 mph you would a get a longer dark period… --- ## [Stupid Rhetorical Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-rhetorical-questions/1000182)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-rhetorical-questions/1000182 "2024-04-13T01:33:07Z")
Have you ever made more Guacamole than you can eat? --- ## [Dental Digital Xrays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-digital-xrays/1000111)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-digital-xrays/1000111 "2024-04-13T01:04:06Z")
Any Dentists in the house? I have requested a copy all of my dental records from my usual dentist, including all xrays. I’ve been thinking about changing my dental provider and I would also like a copy of those files fo… --- ## [True Detective s4 question (answer may contain spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-s4-question-answer-may-contain-spoilers/996575)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-s4-question-answer-may-contain-spoilers/996575 "2024-04-12T23:53:44Z")
I’m just over one episode in and before I go any further: in this season, is the supernatural real? --- ## [What are the PGA rules for debris on the course?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-pga-rules-for-debris-on-the-course/1000204)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-pga-rules-for-debris-on-the-course/1000204 "2024-04-12T21:46:33Z")
Watching the Masters and I saw a lot of leaves blowing everywhere. What are the rules for when and where you can clear the immediate area before a stroke? --- ## [EV / Plug-in hybrid owners: how do you clean your windshield in summer and winter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ev-plug-in-hybrid-owners-how-do-you-clean-your-windshield-in-summer-and-winter/999977)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ev-plug-in-hybrid-owners-how-do-you-clean-your-windshield-in-summer-and-winter/999977 "2024-04-12T21:41:42Z")
Do you use a squeegee? Paper towels? Microfiber? Bucket of dirty water with or without anti-freeze? Windex? Go to car wash once per week? Something else? Please state if your car is parked inside or outside. Reddit thr… --- ## [The Positivity Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-positivity-thread/999885)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-positivity-thread/999885 "2024-04-12T21:29:50Z")
I’m growing so tired of negativity I thought I’d see how a thread about things you like would go. I’m posting it in CS, because I’m mostly thinking about movies, books, music, cuisine etc, but an occasional non CS topic … --- ## [What would you do? Key left in trunk lock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-key-left-in-trunk-lock/1000106)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-key-left-in-trunk-lock/1000106 "2024-04-12T19:58:47Z")
This morning, I was waiting in the supermarket parking lot for them to deliver my grocery order, when I noticed a car nearby that had a key stuck in the trunk lock. What would you do, if anything? I could imagine the o… --- ## [Ring Doorbells](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-doorbells/1000206)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-doorbells/1000206 "2024-04-12T19:26:07Z")
I’ve watched some police type shows. They show alot of videos from Ring Doorbells. Many crimes are committed and recorded. From traffic things, porch pirates and assaults. If the homeowner submits these videos to Police… --- ## [What does "following your gut" feel like to you? How did you learn to "trust your gut"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-following-your-gut-feel-like-to-you-how-did-you-learn-to-trust-your-gut/1000103)
**Author:** [@NegativeZer0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NegativeZer0)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-following-your-gut-feel-like-to-you-how-did-you-learn-to-trust-your-gut/1000103 "2024-04-12T19:22:51Z")
As the title said, I am curious how folks have “gone with their gut intuition”, especially in circumstances where they are faced with tough decisions or life-altering changes. Some thoughts/prompts for discussion: What… --- ## [Antivaxers are now advocating for not giving rabies vaccines because it shortens the life and causes autism...in dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antivaxers-are-now-advocating-for-not-giving-rabies-vaccines-because-it-shortens-the-life-and-causes-autism-in-dogs/999979)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antivaxers-are-now-advocating-for-not-giving-rabies-vaccines-because-it-shortens-the-life-and-causes-autism-in-dogs/999979 "2024-04-12T19:22:11Z")
I don’t even know what to say… --- ## [Why do all episodes of Perry Mason have a murder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-all-episodes-of-perry-mason-have-a-murder/1000008)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-all-episodes-of-perry-mason-have-a-murder/1000008 "2024-04-12T18:52:44Z")
It’s not called the “Perry Mason Murder Hour”; some of the crimes involved are much more interesting than murder. I get tired of the bad people not receiving justice through the system instead of gettin’ murderized. Tha… --- ## [Starship Simulator - singleplayer Elite Dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-simulator-singleplayer-elite-dangerous/999572)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-simulator-singleplayer-elite-dangerous/999572 "2024-04-12T17:57:23Z")
First look video for a new game I’ve heard nothing about: Yet another Space Simulator, but this one seems really interesting. The question is whether like most recent space sims they overpromise and under… --- ## [How can I stop butt dialing the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-stop-butt-dialing-the-world/999894)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-stop-butt-dialing-the-world/999894 "2024-04-12T17:56:58Z")
I have a new nickname… “King of the Butt Dials”. At least once per day, but usually three or four times per day, I butt dial someone. Often it’s the last person I’ve talked to, but it can be some random person I’ve spoke… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=586) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=588)