# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=655&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 656 --- ## [Shutting down iMac interrupts power on surge strip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shutting-down-imac-interrupts-power-on-surge-strip/995914)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shutting-down-imac-interrupts-power-on-surge-strip/995914 "2024-01-10T20:51:20Z")
I was on the phone doing remote tech support with my 83-year-old mother today. At one point, I asked her to shut down her iMac (a model at least 10 years old by now) and then power it back up again. She selected “Shut Do… --- ## [Has there ever been a real-life equivalent to the "Kobayashi Maru" test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-real-life-equivalent-to-the-kobayashi-maru-test/686119)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-real-life-equivalent-to-the-kobayashi-maru-test/686119 "2024-01-10T20:15:47Z")
The Kobayashi Maru scenario is a famous fictional test given to cadets at Star Trek’s Starfleet Academy. The situation is designed to be unwinnable and the real test is to evaluate how the candidate thinks and performs u… --- ## [Does a battery weigh less as the charge leaves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-battery-weigh-less-as-the-charge-leaves/995796)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-battery-weigh-less-as-the-charge-leaves/995796 "2024-01-10T20:15:01Z")
I heard someone talking about the non-viability of electric airplanes. One of the points they referenced was that the longer a conventional plane flies, the less it weighs due to fact that it’s burning fuel and that a ba… --- ## [Traveling without checked bag. Tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-without-checked-bag-tips/995784)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-without-checked-bag-tips/995784 "2024-01-10T19:50:33Z")
We’ll be leaving for vacation this weekend. Our least favorite part is returning home. There are no direct flights and it is an International flight, so we have to retrieve checked bags, go through customs/immigration,… --- ## [Macron appoints youngest-ever Prime Minister](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macron-appoints-youngest-ever-prime-minister/995897)
**Author:** [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macron-appoints-youngest-ever-prime-minister/995897 "2024-01-10T19:24:10Z")
Mme Borne has been persuaded to resign and Macron’s choice has gone to a new generation in advance of this year’s elections to the EU Parliament (I note that the leader of the extreme right’s campaign is even younger) … --- ## [New Toilet Handle + Closed Lid = Leaking Toilet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-toilet-handle-closed-lid-leaking-toilet/994645)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-toilet-handle-closed-lid-leaking-toilet/994645 "2024-01-10T18:48:55Z")
I had to replace the interior pieces inside my toilet tank and so purchased and installed the Korky Complete Universal Repair Kit. So far so good. The handle had to be replaced, and I have been through 3 different ones… --- ## [Secret Santa 2023 - sorry for the delay, let's hustle!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131)
**Author:** [@Nayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nayna)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131 "2024-01-10T18:47:17Z")
I’ve never organized a gift exchange before, but I love the SDMB Secret Santa and didn’t want to skip it this year, so here goes! I didn’t get my ass in gear until now, so we might have to rush a little bit. Ok, so here… --- ## [Paxlovid Rebound: How Long to Test Negative Again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paxlovid-rebound-how-long-to-test-negative-again/977538)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paxlovid-rebound-how-long-to-test-negative-again/977538 "2024-01-10T18:20:01Z")
So I first tested positive for COVID on 12/19, a Monday morning, and was put on Paxlovid right away (within 12 hours of first symptoms). That was a Monday, and by Friday evening I was testing negative again. Alas, I was … --- ## [Judge Parker's long-lost daughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-parkers-long-lost-daughter/995868)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-parkers-long-lost-daughter/995868 "2024-01-10T17:49:55Z")
A character who I’m told was last seen in the late 1960s and has been gone in-strip for twenty years was recently reintroduced. I’m :exploding\_head: --- ## [Living in Texas, am I out of luck when it comes to any legal online sports betting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-texas-am-i-out-of-luck-when-it-comes-to-any-legal-online-sports-betting/995865)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-texas-am-i-out-of-luck-when-it-comes-to-any-legal-online-sports-betting/995865 "2024-01-10T17:47:45Z")
The gambling laws get massively confusing, but the long and short of it as I understand is that Texas is still one of the 13 states in which online sports gambling isn’t legal - and that even if it were, technically, onl… --- ## [CTHD: What kind of barbarian was Lo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cthd-what-kind-of-barbarian-was-lo/55250)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cthd-what-kind-of-barbarian-was-lo/55250 "2024-01-10T17:22:28Z")
Saw Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon for the second time. This time I wondered what ethnic group the barbarian bandito “Lo” was supposed to belong to. It’s probably stated outright in the original novel by Wang Dulu, Wo Hu… --- ## [Aquarium stuff not sold in California or Kansas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aquarium-stuff-not-sold-in-california-or-kansas/995832)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aquarium-stuff-not-sold-in-california-or-kansas/995832 "2024-01-10T17:11:39Z")
I doubt anyone knows, but this is the 'Dope, so I may get lucky. Browsing an aquarium sales web site, I found that an acclimation kit cannot be shipped to (and presumably not sold in) California or Kansas. One places a… --- ## [Sex And The City: Part Three?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-and-the-city-part-three/682008)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-and-the-city-part-three/682008 "2024-01-10T15:08:51Z")
Yep, there is talk of a third, and final film in the Sex And The City series. I will admit, I liked the HBO series, and even the first film wasn’t horrible and kind of fun. But wow, did that second film suck the big on… --- ## [Buying a used car re: inspection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-used-car-re-inspection/995708)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-used-car-re-inspection/995708 "2024-01-10T14:02:25Z")
I think this is FQ. If not, mods feel free to move it. These questions are based on videos I have seen and now my experience with my son’s car. When buying a used car (and maybe this is a post-covid phenomenon) ISTM e… --- ## [How Much of the Earth Can the ISS Astronauts See At One Time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-the-earth-can-the-iss-astronauts-see-at-one-time/995721)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-the-earth-can-the-iss-astronauts-see-at-one-time/995721 "2024-01-10T13:48:52Z")
From an altitude of 254 miles (408 kilometers), what fraction of the surface of the Earth is visible to the crew of the ISS looking out the window? I ask because I’m imagining the day when space elevators become a thing… --- ## [Do beekeepers get stung very often?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-beekeepers-get-stung-very-often/995862)
**Author:** [@f.coli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/f.coli)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-beekeepers-get-stung-very-often/995862 "2024-01-10T13:13:14Z")
I have heard that some beekeepers do not wear protective gear around the hives, even when they are taking honey from the hive. If true, do they ever get stung? I understand that they use smoke to tranquilize the bees. … --- ## [Where did the text message icon on my Home Screen go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-text-message-icon-on-my-home-screen-go/995825)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-text-message-icon-on-my-home-screen-go/995825 "2024-01-10T11:03:53Z")
I’ve been using an iPhone for several years now and last night when I pulled it out of my pocket, the messages icon was missing. I have to go into the App Store and search for “messages” to open the app (it works fine fr… --- ## [Why are many drug addict faces so bad looking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-many-drug-addict-faces-so-bad-looking/995741)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-many-drug-addict-faces-so-bad-looking/995741 "2024-01-10T04:59:16Z")
I don’t have any real life experience. I’m only going by mug shots and Reddit videos but it seems like many opiate or fentanyl users have pock marks all over their faces like they have measles or something? I assume they… --- ## [NFL 2023: Week 18, the Final Chapter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-week-18-the-final-chapter/995563)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-week-18-the-final-chapter/995563 "2024-01-10T02:47:36Z")
Entering the final weekend of the regular season, here are the current playoff pictures in both conferences. (This info was gleaned from a couple of different sites. I take no responsibility for any error or miscalcula… --- ## [The hidden crisis of OCD in mice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hidden-crisis-of-ocd-in-mice/995742)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hidden-crisis-of-ocd-in-mice/995742 "2024-01-10T01:54:00Z")
The British Isles appears to have an issue with mice that obsessively tidy up human property without needing princesses to sing to them. I wonder if this behavior helped create any folklore about various “little peopl… --- ## [Vera (question about the car shown in the TV show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vera-question-about-the-car-shown-in-the-tv-show/995759)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vera-question-about-the-car-shown-in-the-tv-show/995759 "2024-01-09T23:24:51Z")
DCI Vera Stanhope drives an old Land Rover Discovery . Under the windshields are two like vent things, look like little doors. What are they for ? I never saw them open. --- ## [Seven-letter words - change zero to two letters to make a new word (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word-part-1/911650)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word-part-1/911650 "2024-01-09T22:31:02Z")
Since the earlier iteration was shut down for having over 10k posts. The last word in the old thread was beanery --- ## [Time Person of the Year 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-person-of-the-year-2023/988925)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-person-of-the-year-2023/988925 "2024-01-09T22:09:46Z")
I have nothing better to do, and I didn’t see this mentioned anywhere else yet, so here’s the annual Time Magazine Person of the Year speculation thread… I think it comes down to two people at the moment: King Charles… --- ## [My 7 foot garage, and my 7 foot trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-7-foot-garage-and-my-7-foot-trailer/994900)
**Author:** [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-7-foot-garage-and-my-7-foot-trailer/994900 "2024-01-09T20:18:06Z")
Guess what I want to do? And I know what you’re thinking. “Just let some air out of the tires!” There is an offending protuberance on the roof that causes the trailer to exceed the 7’ published height specification, t… --- ## [Anyone know anything about repairing old clocks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-anything-about-repairing-old-clocks/995744)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-anything-about-repairing-old-clocks/995744 "2024-01-09T19:47:38Z")
I’ve got this old school clock that my mother bought in the 70s. It’s electric, and the style of the plug suggests it’s from the late 40s or early 50s. The cord was replaced at some point-- probably right after my mother… --- ## [Question on taxable event re investment income](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-taxable-event-re-investment-income/995777)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-taxable-event-re-investment-income/995777 "2024-01-09T19:20:27Z")
Mr. brown and I are bickering over a taxation question. We have temporarily stopped our monthly payments from Schwab out of our Intelligent Income portfolios because we want to instead spend down an accumulation out of … --- ## [Is it correct to refer to some of Edvard Munch's The Scream versions as chromolithographs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-correct-to-refer-to-some-of-edvard-munchs-the-scream-versions-as-chromolithographs/995778)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-correct-to-refer-to-some-of-edvard-munchs-the-scream-versions-as-chromolithographs/995778 "2024-01-09T19:18:00Z")
Is it correct to refer to some of Edvard Munch’s The Scream versions as ‘chromolithographs’? I’ve only ever seen these versions referred to as lithographs. --- ## [Where is my Desktop?! Win11 & OneDrive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-my-desktop-win11-onedrive/995737)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-my-desktop-win11-onedrive/995737 "2024-01-09T18:53:04Z")
I despise OneDrive. I don’t have it on my computer … at least I don’t think I do considering I can’t find it. But I just found out my Windows Desktop and all of the folders is in C:\\Users\\saintcad\\OneDrive\\ So a few t… --- ## [1970's brand of shampoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-brand-of-shampoo/923944)
**Author:** [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-brand-of-shampoo/923944 "2024-01-09T18:36:06Z")
I’m wracking my brain trying to remember a shampoo that my mother used (and that I used to borrow). It was in a clear bottle and the shampoo itself was blue. I used it because I liked the way my hair came out, but a gi… --- ## [A sudden crisis -- how did you react?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sudden-crisis-how-did-you-react/995668)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sudden-crisis-how-did-you-react/995668 "2024-01-09T18:18:49Z")
Long back story to this, but I once leaped a barrier and ran into an indoor arena to stop a horse from killing the person trying to work with it. Didn’t stop to think, just did it, even though the person had been abusing… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=654&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=656&state=watching)