# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=7&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 8 --- ## [Are there any apps that block (or help block) AI content, or at least identifies it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-apps-that-block-or-help-block-ai-content-or-at-least-identifies-it/1033604)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-apps-that-block-or-help-block-ai-content-or-at-least-identifies-it/1033604 "2026-10-07T02:41:43Z")
Just like the title says. Is there any way to control AI content on my phone and/or my home computer? --- ## [2026 Celebrity Life Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-life-pool/1025879)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-life-pool/1025879 "2026-10-07T02:37:32Z")
The Life Pool. Our little redeeming game to not make us feel so bad about the Death Pool. We’re back! Rules are very simple. Submit 13 names Only celebrities 81 and older count Points awarded at end of year: 1 point … --- ## [Omnibus World Football Thread 2020-2022 (edited)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 1990\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264 "2026-10-07T01:33:29Z")
Im starting this now because my favorite club, Borussia Dortmund is already playing their second friendly and looks offensively spectacular (2 straight friendlies scoring eight+ goals). There are so many amazing storylin… --- ## [Stupid gun tricks in the movies and on television](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-tricks-in-the-movies-and-on-television/1033459)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-tricks-in-the-movies-and-on-television/1033459 "2026-10-07T00:35:30Z")
And by gun, I mean anything that a character picks up that fires a solid projectile towards a target. No animation, please. I’ve got one in mind, from a single-worded movie, and it was actually tested on “Mythbusters”.… --- ## [Jack Sabbath brings me Incomprehensible Joy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-sabbath-brings-me-incomprehensible-joy/1033618)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-sabbath-brings-me-incomprehensible-joy/1033618 "2026-10-07T00:27:54Z")
My feeds for the past few days have been full of Jack Black’s Ozzy tribute at the Power to the People Festival. Mrs. Thumper despises him, so I had to wait until the house was empty to watch this. I secretly want to be… --- ## [Investment general discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investment-general-discussion-thread/1015169)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 1653\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investment-general-discussion-thread/1015169 "2026-10-07T00:14:29Z")
There have been some threads lately concerned about what people should do with their investments in light of recent… instability as well as some politics prediction threads revolving around performance of the economy in … --- ## [I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 2506\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396 "2026-10-07T00:11:48Z")
New thread! In play: Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone Only darkness every day Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone And this house just ain’t no home Anytime she goes away --- ## [Tennessee Fails to Execute the Execution of Christa Pike. Twice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-fails-to-execute-the-execution-of-christa-pike-twice/1033507)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-fails-to-execute-the-execution-of-christa-pike-twice/1033507 "2026-10-06T23:59:07Z")
I didn’t actually intend to start a thread about this, I assumed there would already be several threads about her situation from days ago. And after today’s events I was POSITIVE there would be even more threads! Nope. … --- ## [Cryptic overlaps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 3578\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983 "2026-10-06T22:19:11Z")
I love cryptic crosswords and have tried to start threads before. One trouble is though if a solver cannot get the answer right away in a thread there are no crossing clues like in a crossword. So how about we try a cryp… --- ## [2026 Hurricane Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-hurricane-season/1030535)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-hurricane-season/1030535 "2026-10-06T22:07:36Z")
Time once again for our annual US hurricane tracking and discussion thread. Today is the start of the Atlantic Hurricane season. The Pacific season officially started on May 15, but the Central Pacific subsection which… --- ## [Senator Lindsey Graham has died, plus discussion about his potential replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-lindsey-graham-has-died-plus-discussion-about-his-potential-replacement/1031618)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-lindsey-graham-has-died-plus-discussion-about-his-potential-replacement/1031618 "2026-10-06T21:41:47Z")
Just as we are wondering if Mitch McConnell is still alive, another Republican is confirmed dead. This is definitely going to shake up the balance in the Senate as we head into the midterms. --- ## [AM radio being removed from cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-radio-being-removed-from-cars/984081)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-radio-being-removed-from-cars/984081 "2026-10-06T21:40:03Z")
Lets be clear, the AM part of a car radio is only a couple chips. The radio still needs a FM section, pre-amp and output amplifier. I used to repair car radios. A quick Google finds a NTE1624 chip that includes AM/FM and… --- ## [What are the prospects for a high-speed rail network in the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-prospects-for-a-high-speed-rail-network-in-the-united-states/184408)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-prospects-for-a-high-speed-rail-network-in-the-united-states/184408 "2026-10-06T21:21:47Z")
There are several threads going on right now in the GD forum relating to whether any automobile fuel can be developed that would be an effective substitute for petroleum-derived gasoline. Maybe it can and maybe it can’t… --- ## [NFL 2026-2027: Week 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464 "2026-10-06T19:53:31Z")
In Week 3, Atlanta destroyed the Pack on Thursday, and the undefeated Bills kept the Chargers winless. The Browns won their second straight, while the Colts got their first win at the expense of Houston, who is 0-3. Ti… --- ## [Five suspects arrested on suspicion of terror offences near RAF Fairford](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-suspects-arrested-on-suspicion-of-terror-offences-near-raf-fairford/1033447)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-suspects-arrested-on-suspicion-of-terror-offences-near-raf-fairford/1033447 "2026-10-06T18:45:05Z")
Breaking News from BBC , a farmer who called 999 when she saw “a large group of hooded and masked men” said she “foiled” their plans - here’s the WhatsApp she sent her neighbours at 01:49 on Sunday But Defence Secr… --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Football DYNASTY League: Year 18](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-18/1032336)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-18/1032336 "2026-10-06T18:20:45Z")
Welcome back to year 18 in one of the oldest dynasty leagues in the world. Fortunately it would appear that we will have no ownership changes this year so another year of stability. ▶ League Dates ▶ 2025 Final Results ▶ Ha… --- ## [Frontrunners for Republican presidential nomination in 2028](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-republican-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1025771)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-republican-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1025771 "2026-10-06T18:04:00Z")
In today’s Vanity Fair article quoting Susie Wiles on the record, Wiles says that Trump isn’t serious about running in 2028. So I think it is time to look at the case for there being a GOP frontrunner. To get a start on… --- ## [Test thread — to test things out. Do not lock!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 1036\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736 "2026-10-06T15:56:09Z")
Puzzlegal edited this post to add: The mods are testing the “globally pin a post” feature. Just dismiss this and you shouldn’t see it again. Sorry about that. Mods please do not lock this thread. I had a previous one th… --- ## [McDonald's ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-ad/1033601)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-ad/1033601 "2026-10-06T15:40:46Z")
This isn’t about the commercials, it’s about the web banners on this site. I’m getting inundated with them. They are scams, right? I haven’t clicked on one yet, figured they are phishing attempts. --- ## [Karoline Leavitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt/1018138)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt/1018138 "2026-10-06T15:12:25Z")
Who was this strumpet before entering the Trump fold? Can someone enlighten me about who she is, what she was, what the hell is she thinking?? --- ## [Omnibus Religious Fucks in the NEWS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 1300\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066 "2026-10-06T14:22:59Z")
I felt this needed it’s own thread. This is for news items about Priests, Nuns, Pastors, Rabbis, and Shaman in the news caught doing shit that their religions say is forbidden. And to complain about the comparatively li… --- ## [AI vs. Al (Artificial Intelligence vs. someone named Albert or Alfred)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-vs-al-artificial-intelligence-vs-someone-named-albert-or-alfred/1033215)
**Author:** [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-vs-al-artificial-intelligence-vs-someone-named-albert-or-alfred/1033215 "2026-10-06T14:17:47Z")
There’s a modnote in the general aviation thread: The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 2) - #432 where the moderator thought that @Spiderman was posting something made with AI. It seemed odd give… --- ## [ICE is racist, fascist, lawless, and running concentration camps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 711\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019 "2026-10-06T13:22:35Z")
Continuing the discussion from John Fetterman really needs to resign: Spinning off from a hijack. --- ## [Speak to me in...TV quotes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 3616\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107 "2026-10-06T13:21:55Z")
Since Trek & the Pythons have their own, try to steer clear of them, tho I won’t rule them out unconditionally. And since this is often ambiguous in the other games here, yes it is expected that you riff off of the prev… --- ## [Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 3546\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634 "2026-10-06T12:55:21Z")
Continuing the discussion from Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 1) - #10035 by Folly. Previous discussions: Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 1) --- ## [Comment on things available/not available at a store that baffle you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-on-things-available-not-available-at-a-store-that-baffle-you/1014365)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-on-things-available-not-available-at-a-store-that-baffle-you/1014365 "2026-10-06T12:05:08Z")
Home Depot and Lowes Don’t Carry Push Sticks I find this very strange. I have a couple of various types, and I know one can make a push stick fairly easily. But I was in the middle of something and had a really awkward … --- ## [What is this musical instrument?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-musical-instrument/1033608)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-musical-instrument/1033608 "2026-10-06T08:35:41Z")
Title kinda says it all. It looks like a keyboard you blow in to. I get it…weird. But here it is: --- ## [How are gas prices in your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 832\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568 "2026-10-06T08:34:15Z")
There were a few posts about gas prices in the ‘Russia invades Ukraine’ thread. I thought I’d start a thread to see how gas prices are across the country and world. Prices at the Lummi gas station were probably the sec… --- ## [Anything New on the "Voynich" Manuscript?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-new-on-the-voynich-manuscript/565432)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-new-on-the-voynich-manuscript/565432 "2026-10-06T08:20:45Z")
I came across some entries on Youtube, on this famous mystery. According to the Wikipedia articles, nobody has ever cracked the code that the text is written in. I was wondering: we now have powerful supercomputers, tha… --- ## [Sometimes the fates grin, and you go with the flow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-the-fates-grin-and-you-go-with-the-flow/1033556)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-the-fates-grin-and-you-go-with-the-flow/1033556 "2026-10-06T05:44:57Z")
Ever have one of those moments where Lady Luck laughs out loud and things are going so good that if you were hit by lightning afterward you would just say to yourself “Fair enough” and smile? When I was assigned to Marc… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=6&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=8&state=watching)