# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=700 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 701 --- ## [Gmail - Can't log in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-cant-log-in/973656)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-cant-log-in/973656 "2023-11-08T22:49:14Z")
So I have at least one (or two) gmail addresses. One, I don’t remember because I had a stuck key on my keyboard and I don’t remember how many of a certain letter there was in the username. The other username is in my K… --- ## [Can Trump beat Biden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-trump-beat-biden/992840)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-trump-beat-biden/992840 "2023-11-08T22:09:36Z")
There are a few articles like this NBC News article showing up indicating that he can. This is disturbing that it could even be close. Is this article and poll representative of the average voter? Do you, dear readers,… --- ## [Othello (reversi) has been weakly solved](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/othello-reversi-has-been-weakly-solved/992782)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/othello-reversi-has-been-weakly-solved/992782 "2023-11-08T21:49:41Z")
Paper here (pdf) This paper announces a significant milestone: Othello is now solved, computationally proved that perfect play by both players lead to a draw. Strong Othello software has long been built using heuristi… --- ## [Spiders and walking on cobwebs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiders-and-walking-on-cobwebs/992816)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiders-and-walking-on-cobwebs/992816 "2023-11-08T21:24:21Z")
Hi there saving a daddy longleg y’day from “da spray” in our kid’s room, triggered a couple of Qs: how can spiders walk on cobwebs, when other critter stick to it? … I assume some special hair or so … but would like a… --- ## [Need help with Samsung Email app on Android {Issued Resolved}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-samsung-email-app-on-android-issued-resolved/992791)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-samsung-email-app-on-android-issued-resolved/992791 "2023-11-08T20:10:09Z")
The app has lost the connection to the server, and I can’t figure out even what’s actually wrong. It used to log me out every few days, but I could log back in right away; this won’t even give me a login prompt. I went s… --- ## ["Had cataract surgery, so now she doesn't need glasses anymore"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-cataract-surgery-so-now-she-doesnt-need-glasses-anymore/963276)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-cataract-surgery-so-now-she-doesnt-need-glasses-anymore/963276 "2023-11-08T19:05:53Z")
Does cataract surgery fix some need for glasses? I thought the surgery removed a hazy veil just inside the eye to it would stop scattering light, but glasses couldn’t fix this problem. Why am I hearing this about a famil… --- ## [Scammer question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scammer-question/981194)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scammer-question/981194 "2023-11-08T17:40:53Z")
I got an obvious scam call from the Public Utility Company. They asked for a name, credit card number, etc., so I made up some stuff. Then, he asked multiple times, “Please repeat after me…‘I got a call from customer c… --- ## [Mississippi Governor's Race 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-governors-race-2023/992794)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-governors-race-2023/992794 "2023-11-08T17:13:01Z")
Polls have closed in Mississippi, where some pre-election polls showed Republican Gov. Tate Reeves in a tight race with Democratic challenger Brandon Presley. However, several precincts in Hinds County (the state’s larg… --- ## [Song Parody](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-parody/992786)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-parody/992786 "2023-11-08T16:48:44Z")
I hope this is ok to post here. I’m not a very creative or artistic person. But, I give you this, to the tune of “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns n Roses Welcome to my Tungsten baby We got density You can smash anythin… --- ## [Rail bikes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rail-bikes/992585)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rail-bikes/992585 "2023-11-08T16:10:25Z")
I’ve imagined an outrigger type device that would allow me to ride my bike on un-used railroad tracks. It turns out such things exists but it looks like they are mostly (all?) DIY contraptions. The design process, with … --- ## [Are newer plastics more brittle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-newer-plastics-more-brittle/992266)
**Author:** [@LivingGhost371](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LivingGhost371)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-newer-plastics-more-brittle/992266 "2023-11-08T14:54:22Z")
The niece and her kids from Florida are visiting over Winter Break this winter and want the full “northern winter” experience. Was reasearching snow sleds, and there’s been a lot of complaints about the new plastic ones … --- ## [Virginia Legislature Votes To Allow Cities To Remove Confederate Statues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-legislature-votes-to-allow-cities-to-remove-confederate-statues/847805)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-legislature-votes-to-allow-cities-to-remove-confederate-statues/847805 "2023-11-08T14:49:31Z")
Link. Not an election, though one of the results of an election; I do think it’s politics, though. Mods, move if you disagree. – there have been a batch of threads on aspects of this subject, but none of them recently u… --- ## [Can we talk pepper mills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-talk-pepper-mills/992686)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-talk-pepper-mills/992686 "2023-11-08T14:22:17Z")
So the Mrs has requested a new pepper mill for Christmas. Don’t worry, it won’t be the only thing I’ll get her. We currently have a salt and pepper set of small Peugeot Bali mills, and whilst they look great, the pepper… --- ## [Movie Tropes (2050)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tropes-2050/992721)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tropes-2050/992721 "2023-11-08T14:00:17Z")
A thread in which we put on our futurist hats and imagine what will become storytelling cliches a few decades hence. Imagine a version of “Ebert’s Little Movie Glossary” published for your grandkids, or the future evolut… --- ## [Good news: I got nepotism'd into a job. Bad news: I got nepotism'd into a job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-i-got-nepotismd-into-a-job-bad-news-i-got-nepotismd-into-a-job/992702)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-i-got-nepotismd-into-a-job-bad-news-i-got-nepotismd-into-a-job/992702 "2023-11-08T13:36:47Z")
I’d been unemployed/part-time employed since last year, but my father (an exec at a tech company) pulled some strings and I may soon be offered a job as a marketing technical writer at his company. It is mostly-remote an… --- ## [Virginia state elections 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-state-elections-2023/992787)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-state-elections-2023/992787 "2023-11-08T12:58:07Z")
A thread to discuss my state’s elections. It appears that the Democrats will hold the state senate - the house of delegates is still up for grabs. This Twitter account is a good source for state legislature election cal… --- ## [Darts vs balls: Which is the better military antipersonnel weapon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darts-vs-balls-which-is-the-better-military-antipersonnel-weapon/985910)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darts-vs-balls-which-is-the-better-military-antipersonnel-weapon/985910 "2023-11-08T10:05:25Z")
In various wars militaries have used munitions designed to explode and spray shrapnel at enemy personnel. The shrapnel has usually either been metal darts or metal balls. An example of the former would be the beehive art… --- ## [Most lopsided casualty ratio between combatants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-lopsided-casualty-ratio-between-combatants/982719)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-lopsided-casualty-ratio-between-combatants/982719 "2023-11-08T08:48:37Z")
Can’t find this on the Googs, so wanted to throw it out here: what war, between industrialized opponents (so not Pizarro vs the Incas, for example) had the most lopsided ratio between combatants in terms of casualties? I… --- ## [Military vehicle where you fire the "gun" with your feet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-vehicle-where-you-fire-the-gun-with-your-feet/983135)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-vehicle-where-you-fire-the-gun-with-your-feet/983135 "2023-11-08T08:15:49Z")
I vaguely remember seeing this when I was a kid. It was either a tank, car, or aircraft, but basically you drove it like a normal vehicle with your hands, but the “pedals” were actually what activated the guns. In order… --- ## [Ohio Issue 1 re Threshold to bring a Constitutional amendment to vote(election on Aug 8) {2023 It was voted down)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-issue-1-re-threshold-to-bring-a-constitutional-amendment-to-vote-election-on-aug-8-2023-it-was-voted-down/987136)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-issue-1-re-threshold-to-bring-a-constitutional-amendment-to-vote-election-on-aug-8-2023-it-was-voted-down/987136 "2023-11-08T07:31:40Z")
Starting a spin-off from the “Ohio Republicans in your Bedroom” thread, since I think it deserves it’s own attention separate from the ad. Here’s the text of the issue as it will appear on the ballot: The proposed amen… --- ## [Omnibus Horrible Parents in the News Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-horrible-parents-in-the-news-thread/992483)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-horrible-parents-in-the-news-thread/992483 "2023-11-08T06:45:40Z")
This thread is for news stories of the worst parents ever. Like the Party Mom of Los Gatos. A Los Gatos woman alleged to have hosted parties in which she pressured underage girls to have sex with drunken boys she help… --- ## [What would be a good gift for someone going to visit Africa? And other questions about a trip to Africa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-gift-for-someone-going-to-visit-africa-and-other-questions-about-a-trip-to-africa/992638)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-gift-for-someone-going-to-visit-africa-and-other-questions-about-a-trip-to-africa/992638 "2023-11-08T05:32:56Z")
Hi youse guys, My sister is going to Africa in February and I’d like to get some ideas for a good gift I could get for her trip. She’s an extremely picky eater and so I know she’s a bit worried about food. She mostly e… --- ## [Which Columbo episode to start with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-columbo-episode-to-start-with/991660)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-columbo-episode-to-start-with/991660 "2023-11-08T00:52:43Z")
I’m a fan of the 1970s to 1990s detective show Columbo, and I’d like to introduce my girlfriend (who’s never seen an episode) to it. Which episode would be best for a newcomer? It should be a high-quality one to whet the… --- ## [Pool cleaning chemical question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-cleaning-chemical-question/992737)
**Author:** [@thevolleyballer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thevolleyballer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-cleaning-chemical-question/992737 "2023-11-07T23:30:16Z")
I know nothing about pool maintenance, but have heard of chlorine to kill microorganisms. I’m watching this movie The Boys Next Door - it’s starting off with these juvenile delinquent boys who crash a classmate’s party w… --- ## [Re joining the RCChurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-joining-the-rcchurch/992311)
**Author:** [@bentleyfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bentleyfox)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-joining-the-rcchurch/992311 "2023-11-07T23:24:36Z")
Advice please: How would a 74-year-old woman who was a practising RC ( baptised and confirmed) return to the Church following conversion to the Anglican faith, divorce and re-marriage? The first marriage was not annulle… --- ## [A modest proposal -- buy Fox News and OANN](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-proposal-buy-fox-news-and-oann/992725)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-proposal-buy-fox-news-and-oann/992725 "2023-11-07T22:44:30Z")
Given that the people who watch those two particular services are living in their own reality bubble and seem loathe to leave it I would propose that some rich billionaire – George Soros comes to mind – buys them both an… --- ## [Medicare for me soon. Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-for-me-soon-questions/992726)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-for-me-soon-questions/992726 "2023-11-07T22:36:47Z")
I am in open enrollment for Medicare. I was going to enroll in an advantage plan because I need dental and optical. I shopped a little a couple of months ago and thought I had a likely plan. Last week I was looking with … --- ## [Your thoughts on the evolution of SDMB in time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-the-evolution-of-sdmb-in-time/991935)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-the-evolution-of-sdmb-in-time/991935 "2023-11-07T22:14:21Z")
Hi there, if you’d do a synthesis on how the SDMB has changed/evolutioned over the past 20 or 10 years … what would be your thoughts? Here are my gut-anwers: we got collectively old! - I still recall 20 or so years a… --- ## [Is the word imbeciles prohibited?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-imbeciles-prohibited/991961)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-imbeciles-prohibited/991961 "2023-11-07T22:03:29Z")
In the polls only thread, somebody used the term dribbling imbeciles. It was not directed at anyone specifically. But it got a moderator note saying it was a slur against disabled people. It seems to me that if that’s t… --- ## [Interesting school art work you saw at school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-school-art-work-you-saw-at-school/992773)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-school-art-work-you-saw-at-school/992773 "2023-11-07T19:24:49Z")
I remember various works of student art that I saw at school and that caught my interest. Let me share some of the ones that I remember, why not leave some record of these anonymous old works that would otherwise be comp… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=699) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=701)