# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=603 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 604 --- ## [So… IS Apple a monopoly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-apple-a-monopoly/999181)
**Author:** [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-apple-a-monopoly/999181 "2024-03-25T15:44:12Z")
Apple has been getting more and more heat for being a monopoly, mostly due to charging for the App Store service, but I’m just not seeing it. They built the service and charge people to use it to sell products. It seems … --- ## [How does Facebook, Google, etc., take revenue from publishers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-facebook-google-etc-take-revenue-from-publishers/999249)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-facebook-google-etc-take-revenue-from-publishers/999249 "2024-03-25T13:03:11Z")
In the March Harper’s Magazine, their feature Harper’s Index using various numbers to report trends says that Google and Facebook are responsible for losses in the billions to publishers because they are using publishers… --- ## [We the People of the SDMB would like customizeable titles! {Not doing the contest, maybe a Queue}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-the-people-of-the-sdmb-would-like-customizeable-titles-not-doing-the-contest-maybe-a-queue/998847)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2024, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-the-people-of-the-sdmb-would-like-customizeable-titles-not-doing-the-contest-maybe-a-queue/998847 "2024-03-25T01:48:32Z")
Link to request Title change An ongoing Pit thread brought up the detail that in the current software, titles, such as Charter Member and various other mentions of note are a matter of manual data entry by our chronical… --- ## [What is Watchdognews dor org?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-watchdognews-dor-org/999293)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-watchdognews-dor-org/999293 "2024-03-25T01:38:00Z")
Here is a link to a ridiculous story associating Bill and Hillary Clinton with the death of the director of the B&H Clinton airport in Little Rock. The guy was killed when he fired on ATF guys breaking down the door of h… --- ## [Does anyone here remember a change happening with the booths at Cheesecake Factory? (circa 2015)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-remember-a-change-happening-with-the-booths-at-cheesecake-factory-circa-2015/999313)
**Author:** [@SaSaLeLe2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaSaLeLe2011)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2024, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-remember-a-change-happening-with-the-booths-at-cheesecake-factory-circa-2015/999313 "2024-03-25T01:37:11Z")
When I was about 3, I used to be very scared to go to the cheesecake factory because of the design on the booth, it had red spirals and white bird wings on a pale background, and my 3-year-old mind got creeped out by thi… --- ## [Bourbon Afficianados: What do I have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bourbon-afficianados-what-do-i-have/999206)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bourbon-afficianados-what-do-i-have/999206 "2024-03-25T00:55:31Z")
My wife does not like losing charity auctions. :grin: So, I came home from an event with five bottles of bourbon. In no particular order, I have one bottle each of: Weller Special Reserve Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batc… --- ## [So how do I delete my login? I’m done {Guapo}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-i-delete-my-login-i-m-done-guapo/999304)
**Author:** [@Guapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guapo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-i-delete-my-login-i-m-done-guapo/999304 "2024-03-24T23:04:02Z")
So how do I delete my login? I’m done. --- ## [Does your pet know Left from Right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-pet-know-left-from-right/999150)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-pet-know-left-from-right/999150 "2024-03-24T22:20:26Z")
Our dog Kizzy continues to amaze me. My gf continues to work with her in agility training. One evening a week they go to a class. Kizzy has won enough ribbons in the novice class, that she is now competing in the next… --- ## [Diameter of raw tree trunk for 20m span](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diameter-of-raw-tree-trunk-for-20m-span/999284)
**Author:** [@FirstTimeHere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FirstTimeHere)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diameter-of-raw-tree-trunk-for-20m-span/999284 "2024-03-24T22:03:39Z")
I saw in one heavy looking building main structure of the ceiling made of raw tree trunks. But it was pretty small span. What would be the diameter of the raw trunk for 20m span between walls? Or what are usual maximum s… --- ## [McDonald's POV body camera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-pov-body-camera/999236)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-pov-body-camera/999236 "2024-03-24T21:50:56Z")
I find the channel very interesting. I had wondered how McDonald’s fills orders so quickly. The first link is cooking breakfast on the grill. The round eggs are cracked and cooked fresh. The scrambled is already partial… --- ## [Michelle Obama as a candidate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-obama-as-a-candidate/998838)
**Author:** [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-obama-as-a-candidate/998838 "2024-03-24T20:36:56Z")
Over on the Nikki Haley Thread there was discussion of a possible crossover to take over from Kamala Harris, and the following ensued: If that happens, he should select Michele Obama. Absolutely. Michelle Obama on … --- ## [Can anyone identify this? Those that speak Japanese would help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-those-that-speak-japanese-would-help/999267)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-those-that-speak-japanese-would-help/999267 "2024-03-24T20:18:14Z")
It’s about 2 inches in length, 1/2 inch wide. Made of wood. Painted, and the letters are engraved. From Japan. It has a made in Japan sticker on it. Background - My mother was an artist (at times in her life). I found t… --- ## [Please help me understand this SIM card fraud story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-understand-this-sim-card-fraud-story/999281)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-understand-this-sim-card-fraud-story/999281 "2024-03-24T19:06:53Z")
Story out of Toronto. Couple had their cell phone hijacked by fraudsters getting a new SIM card, and then their bank accounts and crypto accounts emptied. Questions: 1 How can someone hijack a phone by buying a new SI… --- ## [Instant Relief from Stress and Anxiety](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-relief-from-stress-and-anxiety/999054)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-relief-from-stress-and-anxiety/999054 "2024-03-24T18:48:47Z")
I just started listening, and do feel a little more relaxed. My belief is that any improvement is worth sharing it to others But I’d like your feedback. Maybe there’s other videos you know about that migh… --- ## [The Princess Bride (book) question -- missing scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-princess-bride-book-question-missing-scene/999250)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-princess-bride-book-question-missing-scene/999250 "2024-03-24T17:35:18Z")
It’s been many years since I read The Princess Bride. In the novel, the narrator shortens the supposed source book to “the good parts version” so that his son will enjoy the story, just as his own father did for him. A… --- ## [Mike Pence in 2024-- please tell me it's not happening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 366\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826 "2024-03-24T14:58:48Z")
Now the it is looking like Biden is going to win (happy dance), this means that Mike Pence will not be the outgoing VP in 2024, and therefore is not likely to be nominated for president. As someone who has lived under h… --- ## [Please help ID this image from Simpsons or Futurama (probably)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-id-this-image-from-simpsons-or-futurama-probably/999260)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-id-this-image-from-simpsons-or-futurama-probably/999260 "2024-03-24T14:05:34Z")
My sustained inability to find this visual gag is getting weird. Spoilered because it’s a bit horrific to type out (CW: animal cruelty), but trust me, it was hilarious: I’d figured it had to be the Titanic episode of F… --- ## [Your Favourite Foods the Morning After the Night Before](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-foods-the-morning-after-the-night-before/999276)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-foods-the-morning-after-the-night-before/999276 "2024-03-24T13:51:33Z")
Inspired by the “Best Fast Food to Eat the Next Day” thread. Back in my undergraduate days, we’d typically opt for Burger King: Whoppers and fries. There were a few exceptions at times, such as when my buddy and I cook… --- ## [I pit Gannett...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gannett/603544)
**Author:** [@bmasters1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmasters1)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gannett/603544 "2024-03-24T04:00:44Z")
…not only in terms of USA Today, but also for what they have done to the other papers that they’ve purchased, like The Greenville News for instance. Why am I pitting Gannett with regard to this paper, you might ask? Wel… --- ## [How is video for political ads obtained?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-video-for-political-ads-obtained/998941)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-video-for-political-ads-obtained/998941 "2024-03-24T03:00:20Z")
Political Candidate does something in front of news cameras That video shows up in political ads. (First question) Is that actually true, that video from journalists does commonly show up in ads, or is it that the vid… --- ## [When did the Cheesecake Factory change their booths from these weird spirals and bird wings to orange concentric circles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-cheesecake-factory-change-their-booths-from-these-weird-spirals-and-bird-wings-to-orange-concentric-circles/999264)
**Author:** [@SaSaLeLe2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaSaLeLe2011)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-cheesecake-factory-change-their-booths-from-these-weird-spirals-and-bird-wings-to-orange-concentric-circles/999264 "2024-03-24T01:30:27Z")
I’m guessing this happened around 2014 or 2015 but there are no results when you do research online. I was very little when this happened and my brain is super curious. --- ## [How damaging would a cannonball be today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-damaging-would-a-cannonball-be-today/998163)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-damaging-would-a-cannonball-be-today/998163 "2024-03-24T00:55:13Z")
Assume I have a perfectly good cannon with unlimited cannonballs (Civil War model? I don’t know cannons) and decided to start firing it off in the middle of a big city. Would it smash in a car door? Flatten it? Punch thr… --- ## [Better than xkcd: A fun site of statistics about unrelated stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-than-xkcd-a-fun-site-of-statistics-about-unrelated-stuff/999240)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-than-xkcd-a-fun-site-of-statistics-about-unrelated-stuff/999240 "2024-03-24T00:12:28Z")
I just discovered a humorous site by a guy who uses AI to search data of totally unrelated subjects and find silly statistical correlations. https://tylervigen.com/ For example, did you know that there is a correlation … --- ## [How many 1980s/1990s Tabloid TV Scandals can you name off the top of your head?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-1980s-1990s-tabloid-tv-scandals-can-you-name-off-the-top-of-your-head/999112)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-1980s-1990s-tabloid-tv-scandals-can-you-name-off-the-top-of-your-head/999112 "2024-03-23T22:02:09Z")
I was playing a game with myself: “How many 1980s/1990s Tabloid TV Scandals can you name off the top of your head?” (Googling only allowed for name clarification - Kathleen Quinlan is a perfectly fine actress who was nev… --- ## [Older Chgo dopers - Cardinal Stritch slept with amputated arm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-chgo-dopers-cardinal-stritch-slept-with-amputated-arm/999142)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-chgo-dopers-cardinal-stritch-slept-with-amputated-arm/999142 "2024-03-23T21:09:06Z")
Had to be mid to late 50s. Cardinal Stritch of Chicago had his arm amputated. I’m almost sure I remember that he slept that night with the amputated arm. I can’t find any reference to it, so now I’m doubting my memory… --- ## [Alabama drags education back to pre-1861 days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-drags-education-back-to-pre-1861-days/999145)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-drags-education-back-to-pre-1861-days/999145 "2024-03-23T19:52:04Z")
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed legislation that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public schools, universities and state agencies and prohibit the teaching of “divisive concepts” including… --- ## [What movies appeal equally to both men and women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137 "2024-03-23T19:33:28Z")
I watched Barbie yesterday - and my conclusion (right or wrong) was that women would have been more likely to enjoy it than men. Which made me wonder - what movies - either genre or specific titles - have the broadest a… --- ## [Mold Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mold-problem/999254)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mold-problem/999254 "2024-03-23T19:05:23Z")
I discovered a leaking toilet yesterday, which further investigation showed mold problems underneath my flooring. I need to pull up some carpet, tile and wood flooring to investigate to see how much mold is there and how… --- ## [How do you become a member?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-become-a-member/999251)
**Author:** [@brasstacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brasstacks)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-become-a-member/999251 "2024-03-23T16:32:36Z")
How do you become a member? --- ## [Help me track down this mathematician](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-track-down-this-mathematician/999166)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-track-down-this-mathematician/999166 "2024-03-23T15:33:15Z")
Or rather, her work. What I know: Her name was Sr. Mary Ferdinand Torline, CSJ. She might also be referred to as M. Ferdinand Torline, and the “Sr.” and “CSJ” might be omitted. She wrote a master’s thesis on “The Pra… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=602) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=604)