# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=702&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 703 --- ## [Baseball rules changes 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-rules-changes-2023/992498)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-rules-changes-2023/992498 "2023-11-07T05:26:34Z")
Is there a consensus on how well the new Major League Baseball rules for 2023 worked out? I don’t watch baseball enough to have an informed opinion, but I’m curious what others think. --- ## [Dates in titles {Should be in the CYMD format like 2023-05-11}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dates-in-titles-should-be-in-the-cymd-format-like-2023-05-11/992637)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dates-in-titles-should-be-in-the-cymd-format-like-2023-05-11/992637 "2023-11-07T04:12:51Z")
Just a small thing this but any chance we could stick to using more descriptive dates in titles? This caught my eye just now and it confused me at first as I thought it referred to today! Back in 2010 there was a guid… --- ## [Resolved: Rules changes in all four major U.S. sports that completely fix their flaws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-rules-changes-in-all-four-major-u-s-sports-that-completely-fix-their-flaws/991578)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-rules-changes-in-all-four-major-u-s-sports-that-completely-fix-their-flaws/991578 "2023-11-07T03:06:26Z")
Okay, maybe not completely. And the scoring decision changes I wouldn’t actually want made since it would booger up a century of stats. But if I had a time machine!… Anyways, here goes: MLB: “Run scored” should be … --- ## [Best Netflix Original shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-netflix-original-shows/846172)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-netflix-original-shows/846172 "2023-11-07T02:26:25Z")
Recommend me some Netflix original shows. Is there anything on Netflix that’s as good as something on HBO or FX? --- ## [Cecil on heroin in lethal injections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-on-heroin-in-lethal-injections/738461)
**Author:** [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-on-heroin-in-lethal-injections/738461 "2023-11-06T23:28:45Z")
Cecil missed a couple of points in his somewhat recent article Why isn’t heroin used for lethal injections? regarding why opiates in general and heroin in specific aren’t used in lethal injection, chief among which is th… --- ## [Tell Me About Homeschooling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-homeschooling/992366)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-homeschooling/992366 "2023-11-06T23:22:15Z")
I don’t know many people who were homeschooled. There have been some previous threads on this, arguing it is often done to inculcate religious views, avoid discrimination, by libertarian hippies or the libertarian deepl… --- ## [Criminal captured with Forklift](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminal-captured-with-forklift/992698)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminal-captured-with-forklift/992698 "2023-11-06T23:13:50Z")
I admire the employees quick thinking. This guy wasn’t going anywhere until the cops arrived. :grinning: They raised crime busting to new heights. --- ## [Paying off my mortgage question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-off-my-mortgage-question/992488)
**Author:** [@Persimmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persimmon)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-off-my-mortgage-question/992488 "2023-11-06T23:07:06Z")
I have a 120k loan at 4.67% and paying it off at about 600 bucks per month. If I have 25k sitting in my bank doing nothing, if I use that to help pay off my loan, will it lower my interest rate and help or does it no… --- ## [Would this business venture be feasible and/or legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-business-venture-be-feasible-and-or-legal/992705)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-business-venture-be-feasible-and-or-legal/992705 "2023-11-06T22:43:30Z")
It would involve providing cash for kidnappers or extortionists. They want small bills in large amounts, nonsequenced, which you swiftly supply to the victim’s relatives for an modest :smile: fee. Would this be legal,… --- ## [Why did the casino demand my ID (everyone's ID) when entering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-casino-demand-my-id-everyones-id-when-entering/991583)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-casino-demand-my-id-everyones-id-when-entering/991583 "2023-11-06T22:41:30Z")
I do not gamble at all (I mean, I have a few times in my life but can count it on one hand). But, out of curiosity, I went into the new(ish) Bally’s casino in downtown Chicago. It is in the old Medinah Temple building … --- ## [Has this ever happened in history, Government knows about terror attack, lets it happen to take advantage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-ever-happened-in-history-government-knows-about-terror-attack-lets-it-happen-to-take-advantage/992113)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-ever-happened-in-history-government-knows-about-terror-attack-lets-it-happen-to-take-advantage/992113 "2023-11-06T21:56:08Z")
No I’m not taking about false flags. The Reichstag Fire, Pearl Harbor, 9/11, and currently the Hamas attack on Israeli, have all been accused of being events that the respective Government knew about beforehand, but all… --- ## [Gas control valve question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-control-valve-question/992703)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-control-valve-question/992703 "2023-11-06T21:28:35Z")
This relates to a control mechanism for keeping a solar panel at optimum angles to the sun. It is really more of a thought problem than a practical solution I just found this to be the best example for building a model. … --- ## [Sam Loomis On Screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-loomis-on-screen/992712)
**Author:** [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-loomis-on-screen/992712 "2023-11-06T21:15:21Z")
Watching an episode of ‘Alfred Hitchcock Presents’ recently (‘Craig’s Will’ S5 E6), I couldn’t help but notice that one of the characters was named Sam Loomis (played by Harry Tyler). ‘Craig’s Will’ first appeared on TV… --- ## [Does a bathroom washbasin need a U-bend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-bathroom-washbasin-need-a-u-bend/992659)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-bathroom-washbasin-need-a-u-bend/992659 "2023-11-06T20:15:07Z")
Title is the question. I recently had a plumber in to fix my bathroom washbasin. He did a bad job, with a lot wrong, which I won’t list here. One thing is, there’s no sign of a U-bend or other trap. I’m not a plumb… --- ## [Cats have multiple raised patches of fur on their backs, what is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-have-multiple-raised-patches-of-fur-on-their-backs-what-is-it/992684)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-have-multiple-raised-patches-of-fur-on-their-backs-what-is-it/992684 "2023-11-06T19:54:39Z")
I tried looking up common skin conditions in cats on Google images but nothing seemed to match. Basically two of my indoor cats suddenly on their backs towards the rear (area between midsection and tail) got multiple ra… --- ## [“The Tyranny of Morning People”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tyranny-of-morning-people/992608)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tyranny-of-morning-people/992608 "2023-11-06T19:54:07Z")
Some people seem to be night owls and others getting up before the sunrise. I don’t judge. I’ve been both. But this article rang true. We’ve seen the CEOs who claim to get up at 4am for a ninety minute workout before… --- ## [Hardie board exterior siding — incorrect installation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardie-board-exterior-siding-incorrect-installation/989382)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardie-board-exterior-siding-incorrect-installation/989382 "2023-11-06T19:43:44Z")
For installing Hardie board exterior siding, I’m wondering if my crew is doing it correctly or not. As they install each lateral plank, from the bottom and working their way up, they align each plank correctly (I believe… --- ## [Question about Federally insured savings accounts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-federally-insured-savings-accounts/991335)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-federally-insured-savings-accounts/991335 "2023-11-06T18:38:00Z")
I know that, for the most part, the FDIC covers the first $250,000 in the account. If I put multi-millions in one account will I get the stated interest on the entire amount, or just the first $250,000? --- ## [Characters Brought Back to Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-brought-back-to-life/992322)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-brought-back-to-life/992322 "2023-11-06T17:40:04Z")
A companion to the thread about non-aging characters. What happens when a character is so popular they have to bring him or her back, but they’ve very definitely been killed? Doyle killed off Sherlock Holmes, to his gre… --- ## [Credit Card fees per transaction--what about debit card transactions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-fees-per-transaction-what-about-debit-card-transactions/991256)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-fees-per-transaction-what-about-debit-card-transactions/991256 "2023-11-06T17:25:35Z")
I came across this article last week, indicating that the cost of processing credit card transactions, which are normally passed on to the business selling the product, increases the cost of the product. This is, unders… --- ## [Open enrollment period in Medicare, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-enrollment-period-in-medicare-why/992610)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-enrollment-period-in-medicare-why/992610 "2023-11-06T17:15:07Z")
I just read in the Times that this is the start of the open enrollment period. Is there any principled reason you can’t enroll at any time. If I moved to the US in June, would I be banned for half a year? --- ## [What can you tell me abut the American Humane Society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-abut-the-american-humane-society/992617)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-abut-the-american-humane-society/992617 "2023-11-06T16:52:23Z")
Not the National Humane Society, or the International Humane Society or any of the other animal rights organizations. I am looking for information about a group specifically called the American Humane Society. For the… --- ## [Testing positive with the at-home tests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-positive-with-the-at-home-tests/992695)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-positive-with-the-at-home-tests/992695 "2023-11-06T16:31:43Z")
I know that the PCR test can have positive results for months. Is it also true for the at-home COVID tests? I think those are the antigen tests, right? I tested positive a week ago Sunday, so this is day nine and I ju… --- ## [Technology: Friend or Foe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technology-friend-or-foe/988002)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technology-friend-or-foe/988002 "2023-11-06T16:28:43Z")
An extended ComEd outage has my district back in the Stone Age. The network, the internet and the phone system are down. The intercom, the electronic door access system, the security system, and Open Time Clock are down.… --- ## [Creepy Halloween in the Woods!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-halloween-in-the-woods/992421)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-halloween-in-the-woods/992421 "2023-11-06T16:19:09Z")
Every afternoon I take the three dogs on the trail in the woods behind our house. I let the dogs loose back there so they can run off some energy and sniff to their hearts’ content. Yesterday, as we were walking along th… --- ## [I should never use bookmarks, because they are a security risk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-should-never-use-bookmarks-because-they-are-a-security-risk/992475)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-should-never-use-bookmarks-because-they-are-a-security-risk/992475 "2023-11-06T16:16:34Z")
My online banking tech support told me I should never use bookmarks, because they are a security risk that expose my personal and financial information to hackers. Is this right??? This is the bank that updated their we… --- ## [What are your holiday movie traditions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-holiday-movie-traditions/992468)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-holiday-movie-traditions/992468 "2023-11-06T15:58:42Z")
I only have a handful: Christmas: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation It’s a Wonderful Life Elf (sometimes, I’m not a huge fan) Thanksgiving: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles I think that’s about it. mmm --- ## [NFL Week 8 Is Never Enough](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8-is-never-enough/992188)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8-is-never-enough/992188 "2023-11-06T15:17:07Z")
I don’t see a Week 8 thread, so here goes. Games and betting lines: Thursday Tampa Bay @ Buffalo (BUF -8.5; Buffalo won 24-18) Sunday Early LA Rams @ Dallas (DAL -6.5) Minnesota @ Green Bay (GB -1) Atlanta @ Tenne… --- ## [Dog shit and really good nail polish!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-shit-and-really-good-nail-polish/992623)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-shit-and-really-good-nail-polish/992623 "2023-11-06T14:55:45Z")
So a few weeks ago I was in Bali for a bit of a sojourn, and for the VERY first time I had a pedicure AND got my nails painted, For me, at 63, that was a bit of a milestone, AND, the nail polish (bright red for those int… --- ## [antimatter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antimatter/58240)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antimatter/58240 "2023-11-06T14:20:49Z")
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