# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=673 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 674 --- ## [Looking for a specific Christmas song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-specific-christmas-song/994606)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-specific-christmas-song/994606 "2023-12-15T01:13:48Z")
I need your help, Dopers, because this is driving me crazy. As usual with these types of requests, details are sketchy at best. I’m trying to find an instrumental Christmas song that gets a modicum of airplay around the… --- ## [Voyager 1 still transmits data... what is that like at NASA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voyager-1-still-transmits-data-what-is-that-like-at-nasa/630580)
**Author:** [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voyager-1-still-transmits-data-what-is-that-like-at-nasa/630580 "2023-12-15T01:13:43Z")
I am fascinated with Voyager 1, because a piece of equipment that can operate that long in such an environment beyond designed specifications is just awesome. According to wikipedia and other websites I have read, it st… --- ## [Need help finding an old Gameboy \[art project related\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-an-old-gameboy-art-project-related/938631)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-an-old-gameboy-art-project-related/938631 "2023-12-15T01:13:10Z")
I have an idea for an art project. It involves a Gameboy. An original Nintendo Gameboy. All I can find is refurbished ones. Way too expensive to deconstruct for a project that might or might not work. Does anyone have … --- ## [Firefighter shift times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefighter-shift-times/994521)
**Author:** [@leswax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leswax)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefighter-shift-times/994521 "2023-12-15T01:11:48Z")
I didn’t see a recent FQ topic on this, but wanted to better understand the below quote (assuming my ability to quote from another topic exists) In this case, the “on” duty time is time spent at the fire station (presu… --- ## [What would society had been like in a post WW2 Nazi Germany, if a truce had been reached?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-society-had-been-like-in-a-post-ww2-nazi-germany-if-a-truce-had-been-reached/994370)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-society-had-been-like-in-a-post-ww2-nazi-germany-if-a-truce-had-been-reached/994370 "2023-12-15T00:14:14Z")
If, in a hypothetical world, the Germany helmed by Adolf Hitler had elected to withdraw its forces and ceased its imperialist activities, and if the Allied powers had accepted some truce, what might a Nazi society had be… --- ## [Mom tested positive for COVID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-tested-positive-for-covid/994153)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-tested-positive-for-covid/994153 "2023-12-14T23:49:48Z")
My mother hasn’t been feeling well the last couple of days, and just about lost her voice earlier this afternoon. I managed to dig up an at-home COVID test and it came back positive. We went to Urgent Care where the di… --- ## [Your Holiday Lights Pictures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-holiday-lights-pictures/994260)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-holiday-lights-pictures/994260 "2023-12-14T23:35:02Z")
I thought it might be fun to share how we decorate for those that are into it. I’ve got to add one more tomorrow or the next day. … --- ## [Netflix Takes Big Data Transparency Step, Releasing Viewing Numbers for 18,000 Titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-takes-big-data-transparency-step-releasing-viewing-numbers-for-18-000-titles/994523)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-takes-big-data-transparency-step-releasing-viewing-numbers-for-18-000-titles/994523 "2023-12-14T22:36:52Z")
The Netflix info on the report: What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report https://about.netflix.com/en/news/what-we-watched-a-netflix-engagement-report And to download the list of 18,000 + titles in spreadsheet (… --- ## [RIP Andre Braugher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-andre-braugher/994518)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-andre-braugher/994518 "2023-12-14T22:10:11Z")
This one is a shock, being reported that actor Andre Braugher – Captain Holt from “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and Frank Pembleton from “Homicide: Life on the Street" – passed away today after a short illness. He was 61 years o… --- ## [Musicians playing instruments in unusual ways](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-playing-instruments-in-unusual-ways/994440)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-playing-instruments-in-unusual-ways/994440 "2023-12-14T21:31:46Z")
I really like this rendition of Billie Jean played by four musicians on one guitar. Any other examples of musicians doing weird and cool things with their instruments? --- ## [Philips CPAP users, heads-up: here comes a recall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philips-cpap-users-heads-up-here-comes-a-recall/944390)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philips-cpap-users-heads-up-here-comes-a-recall/944390 "2023-12-14T19:57:03Z")
Just in case you missed the news, Philips is issuing a recall on a bunch of its CPAP and ventilator devices: Foam in the intake tract (downstream of the intake particulate filters) can degrade and spew toxic particles… --- ## [Memory problems as I get older](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-problems-as-i-get-older/994454)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-problems-as-i-get-older/994454 "2023-12-14T19:54:11Z")
Not just the typical forgetfulness that comes with getting older (I am 66), but also the trouble with not forgetting, faces in particular. More and more every time I see a new face it reminds me of someone I have known … --- ## [Eight Days a Week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-days-a-week/993341)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-days-a-week/993341 "2023-12-14T19:27:24Z")
Has anyone lived in a country or region where society uses an other-than-seven-day week? Five days, eight days, ten days…? I do not mean for religious worship or cultural events; I mean as in the day-to-day cycle of when… --- ## [I can't decide if I'd watch VR Robot boxing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-decide-if-id-watch-vr-robot-boxing/994612)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-decide-if-id-watch-vr-robot-boxing/994612 "2023-12-14T19:13:39Z")
It probably couldn’t teach you to box well, anyway. --- ## [How to become a socialite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-become-a-socialite/994500)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-become-a-socialite/994500 "2023-12-14T19:05:03Z")
I don’t think I will ever be an influencer but maybe I would become a socialite. Ahh, I can imagine the stories on the social page, “The well known socialite, Mixdenny, graced the theater district with his presence last … --- ## [What do you call this egg dish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this-egg-dish/994546)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this-egg-dish/994546 "2023-12-14T18:29:40Z")
Select as many options as apply. poll --- ## [Could Trump ram through a plea deal in 24 hours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-trump-ram-through-a-plea-deal-in-24-hours/994598)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-trump-ram-through-a-plea-deal-in-24-hours/994598 "2023-12-14T18:02:28Z")
Donald Trump is currently facing four criminal indictments, two on federal charges and two on state charges, as well as at least a couple civil suits in New York. Assume Trump undergoes a Grinch experience that puts him… --- ## [The Guns Fell Silent at 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-guns-fell-silent-at-11/992985)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-guns-fell-silent-at-11/992985 "2023-12-14T17:48:05Z")
On the Western Front, 105 years ago. Roughly 40,000,000 casualties. Between 9,000,000 to 11,000,000 military deaths. Between 6,000,000 to 13,000,000 civilian deaths. Around 23,000,000 military wounded. In Flanders f… --- ## [For A Few Dollars More - Ending](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-few-dollars-more-ending/994609)
**Author:** [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-few-dollars-more-ending/994609 "2023-12-14T16:54:29Z")
I’m curious to know the identity of the creature coming in from the left at 9:58 and apparently making straight for the chicken on centre stage. Many thanks. ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onjt2L2lDEY (add a leading ‘h… --- ## [What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter H? See rules in OP {final poll added}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004 "2023-12-14T16:00:50Z")
Rules : NEW : You may now submit 6 entries – 5 nominations plus 1 (and ONLY 1) alternate. The alternate will only be used if one of your entries is a duplicate. The 6th title listed will be considered your alternate. … --- ## [Dealer or seller negotiating price, fees, and their Boat Payments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealer-or-seller-negotiating-price-fees-and-their-boat-payments/994563)
**Author:** [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealer-or-seller-negotiating-price-fees-and-their-boat-payments/994563 "2023-12-14T15:56:50Z")
I did not anticipate having to get beat up so bad I realize these guys do this for a living every day. I’m don’t like controversy and argument over every last jot and tittle. Buying a travel trailer with a cash deal. It … --- ## [Laptop question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-question/994567)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-question/994567 "2023-12-14T14:18:40Z")
So I have an eight year old Lenovo ThinkPad, and in the last week or so it has gotten very finicky about being plugged in; the cord has to be carefully jiggled just so to get power, and even so it often needs to be readj… --- ## [When restarting Chrome, windows from prior session are restored but highlighted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-restarting-chrome-windows-from-prior-session-are-restored-but-highlighted/994588)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-restarting-chrome-windows-from-prior-session-are-restored-but-highlighted/994588 "2023-12-14T14:07:41Z")
When I open Google Chrome, it restores my previous session, including multiple windows and tabs. This is good. Most the windows are highlighted in the Windows task bar until I click on them. What does this highlighting i… --- ## [My Vacation Planning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-vacation-planning/994506)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-vacation-planning/994506 "2023-12-14T12:08:30Z")
I want to make vacation reservations before the new year begins. We will have three open weeks at the end of June running into July. We have decided to take the train from Philadelphia … to someplace for three or four ni… --- ## [British or tech history Dopers - Silicon Fen or hardware in the 1970s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-or-tech-history-dopers-silicon-fen-or-hardware-in-the-1970s/994554)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-or-tech-history-dopers-silicon-fen-or-hardware-in-the-1970s/994554 "2023-12-14T10:48:52Z")
I was watching a British show from the late 1960s, and there were a couple episodes where computers came in to play. And I started thinking about just how much they’d change and improve in the next decade (in particular… --- ## [Law&Order:SVU and Hudson University](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-order-svu-and-hudson-university/994516)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-order-svu-and-hudson-university/994516 "2023-12-14T09:15:02Z")
It seems every other episode of Special Victims Unit involves some student being sexually assaulted at Hudson. Aren’t the Faculty and Student Body concerned their campus is being portrayed as being such a dangerous plac… --- ## [ISS astronauts find tomato that was lost in space for 8 months](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iss-astronauts-find-tomato-that-was-lost-in-space-for-8-months/994492)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iss-astronauts-find-tomato-that-was-lost-in-space-for-8-months/994492 "2023-12-14T05:47:02Z")
And astronaut Frank Rubio has been exonerated after being accused of eating it. --- ## [Old UK postage stamps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-uk-postage-stamps/991767)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-uk-postage-stamps/991767 "2023-12-14T05:39:23Z")
The first adhesive stamps pre-paid by the sender were printed in the UK in May, 1840 - the “Penny Black”. One “penny” stamp was good enough to mail a 1/2 ounce letter anywhere in the UK. 68 million of them were printed i… --- ## [Image this caption game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/image-this-caption-game/994590)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/image-this-caption-game/994590 "2023-12-14T04:48:23Z")
Instead of finding a funny caption to go with an image, how about starting with a well-known phrase and posting an amusing image to go with it? For example: “By George, I think she’s got it!” … --- ## [How Do I Control Spotify?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-control-spotify/994584)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-control-spotify/994584 "2023-12-14T02:48:08Z")
This year, acting on a desire to listen to the Very Special Straight Dope Christmas Spotify playlist, I broke down and downloaded Spotify. I even got my daughter to add me to her subscription. So for the past week, this… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=672) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=674)