# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=705&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 706 --- ## [Just driving along](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-driving-along/992546)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-driving-along/992546 "2023-11-03T21:15:28Z")
Well, I was just riding along. Ivy was driving. It her exasperatingly slow and steady way. We’re on the way to dialysis via Taco bell. It seems my late lunch will now be later. Ivy nicked a dog. We stop. The dog is not… --- ## [Edison's Light Bulb and a Vacuum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edisons-light-bulb-and-a-vacuum/992339)
**Author:** [@SoccerDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoccerDad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edisons-light-bulb-and-a-vacuum/992339 "2023-11-03T21:09:31Z")
As I understand it one of Edison’s big challenges in developing the electric lamp was the need to develop a near-perfect vacuum inside the bulb so the filament wouldn’t burn out. Why did it have to be a vacuum? Couldn’t… --- ## [Cardiac monitor: why was I required to sandpaper my chest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cardiac-monitor-why-was-i-required-to-sandpaper-my-chest/992516)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cardiac-monitor-why-was-i-required-to-sandpaper-my-chest/992516 "2023-11-03T20:25:55Z")
Last night I applied a Zio XT cardiac monitor to my chest; I’ll be wearing it for the next two weeks to check for potential arrhythmias. If you’ve ever used Cologuard, the whole system is handled in a similar fashion: y… --- ## [Funds missing from international wire transfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funds-missing-from-international-wire-transfer/992530)
**Author:** [@cardinal\_fang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cardinal_fang)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funds-missing-from-international-wire-transfer/992530 "2023-11-03T20:22:27Z")
I recently sent a wire transfer to my niece (a US national teaching in Spain) from the US to Spain in the amount of €50. Upon receipt, only €30 was deposited to her account. Local inquiries in Spain were unhelpful (rangi… --- ## [Weird Symptoms - Opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-symptoms-opinions/992136)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-symptoms-opinions/992136 "2023-11-03T18:58:55Z")
Okay, my department head started getting a tingling in his lower arms and hands yesterday. By today, it had worsened, and he has perfectly round, red spots on his hands the size of a dime. His lower arms also appear to… --- ## [Music Mixing: What is this called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-mixing-what-is-this-called/992531)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-mixing-what-is-this-called/992531 "2023-11-03T18:47:05Z")
Leaving On a Jet Plane - Cover by Jewel If you put headphones on the opening of this song reverberates in your skull in a way other songs do not no matter how catchy the hook. I have little background in music but I a… --- ## [The "I appreciate this post of yours, xyz!" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-appreciate-this-post-of-yours-xyz-thread/992543)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-appreciate-this-post-of-yours-xyz-thread/992543 "2023-11-03T18:08:06Z")
Over at the “Evolution of the SDMB thread” was an iteresting string of posts ( starting around: Your thoughts on the evolution of SDMB in time - #110 by Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle ) … that mentions that we quite often take (hig… --- ## [What's a better word for feeling "sick"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-better-word-for-feeling-sick/992478)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-better-word-for-feeling-sick/992478 "2023-11-03T17:59:47Z")
So random musing while feeling, well… sick, with some manner of cold/flu thing. It seems when you have some manner of respiratory bug like cold/flu/covid saying you are feeling sick is not actually the best word to use.… --- ## [I caught a starfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-caught-a-starfish/239491)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-caught-a-starfish/239491 "2023-11-03T17:55:37Z")
I haven’t been fishing since I was 15. (Well, I went last week; but it was more “playing-at-fishing”.) A friend and I went out in the zodiac today to try our luck. We were hoping for surf perch, cod, or some sort of f… --- ## [Reasonable Restrictions on Free Speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasonable-restrictions-on-free-speech/991187)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasonable-restrictions-on-free-speech/991187 "2023-11-03T17:52:05Z")
I don’t believe any right is absolute and unfettered. But for most of my life, if there was one right that pushed me closest to the absolutist end of the spectrum, it was the right to express yourself. Of course there … --- ## [How to stop Facebook from auto-refreshing? (Safari)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-facebook-from-auto-refreshing-safari/992540)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-facebook-from-auto-refreshing-safari/992540 "2023-11-03T17:17:20Z")
Recently, Facebook decided that if I go to the Facebook window from another window, it will refresh the content. It’s already impossible to search//find an earlier post. How do I stop Facebook from automatically refres… --- ## ["Man refuses to pay child support because he's racist, needs to be taken to court over it"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-refuses-to-pay-child-support-because-hes-racist-needs-to-be-taken-to-court-over-it/992512)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-refuses-to-pay-child-support-because-hes-racist-needs-to-be-taken-to-court-over-it/992512 "2023-11-03T17:14:05Z")
I heard this story on a podcast and it sounds so dumb I can’t possibly believe this is a real story. So it happened in California in the 00s. The male story-teller had a female friend who had gotten a divorce from her h… --- ## [Adding images to a post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-images-to-a-post/992536)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-images-to-a-post/992536 "2023-11-03T17:08:55Z")
In the thread about people’s projects many of the posts have embedded images. I don’t think my Ingur links work that way although it has been awhile since I tried. What’s the trick? --- ## [Kew Gardens is crowdsourcing help in transcribing labels-why not pitch in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kew-gardens-is-crowdsourcing-help-in-transcribing-labels-why-not-pitch-in/992522)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kew-gardens-is-crowdsourcing-help-in-transcribing-labels-why-not-pitch-in/992522 "2023-11-03T16:28:38Z")
I almost put this in the “interesting facts” thread but I felt it might need its own. Kew Gardens in England is looking for help transcribing the labels from their Cinchona trees. Might be interesting. I have no connect… --- ## [Travelling Lemon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travelling-lemon/992410)
**Author:** [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travelling-lemon/992410 "2023-11-03T15:12:35Z")
Inspired by what threatened to be, aptly enough, a hijack in the thread on rogue pilots, I thought we could have a go at Travelling Lemon. This is a game popularised by the world’s all-time best sitcom, Cabin Pressure bu… --- ## [The last of our pack is gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-our-pack-is-gone/965952)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-our-pack-is-gone/965952 "2023-11-03T15:10:41Z")
Our “OG” pack is now gone. Let me go back. About 14 years ago we had a brother and sister mini-doxie and a female akita. I was training the girl doxie for the WeinerNationals because she was a speed demon. Low and un… --- ## [Another moonwalker has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moonwalker-has-died/777339)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moonwalker-has-died/777339 "2023-11-03T14:35:01Z")
Gene Cernan, commander of Apollo 17 has died We are fast running out of moonwalkers. --- ## [Halloween 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-2023/992035)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-2023/992035 "2023-11-03T14:26:24Z")
Well, what are you guys up to? We live in a small gated neighborhood. It’s out in the country and full of old folks, so there won’t be real trick-or-treating. However, we still do a small celebration. This year it wi… --- ## [Winter prep -- what are your tasks each year (in your region)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-prep-what-are-your-tasks-each-year-in-your-region/992306)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-prep-what-are-your-tasks-each-year-in-your-region/992306 "2023-11-03T13:17:21Z")
I’m curious what Dopers do each year for vehicles, house, etc.? What is the worst case scenario for your area? We live in N Texas, so preparing is probably easier than other places, although a few years ago we were int… --- ## [Can I do something tasty with radishes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-something-tasty-with-radishes/992455)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-something-tasty-with-radishes/992455 "2023-11-03T11:23:30Z")
I’m not a radish fan. Someone just gave me about 6 very large locally grown ones. Most likely I will give them away tomorrow when I see a bunch of people, some of whom probably like the damn things. Is there a culinary a… --- ## [UAW on strike (9/15/2023)(tentative deal 10/25/2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uaw-on-strike-9-15-2023-tentative-deal-10-25-2023/990151)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uaw-on-strike-9-15-2023-tentative-deal-10-25-2023/990151 "2023-11-03T09:26:33Z")
As of midnight, the UAW are striking against Ford, Chrysler, and GM, the first time in history the union has struck all three at once. The union is seeking a 40% raise over the next four years, the return of traditional … --- ## [Spanish Flu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-flu/992503)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-flu/992503 "2023-11-03T07:40:53Z")
Does the Center for Disease Control have samples of the Spanish Flu in storage? Did anyone think to preserve samples a century ago just in case some future researcher could use it to prevent an outbreak of similarly vir… --- ## [Would using an EMP before occupying an area actually be a good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-using-an-emp-before-occupying-an-area-actually-be-a-good-idea/992343)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-using-an-emp-before-occupying-an-area-actually-be-a-good-idea/992343 "2023-11-03T06:13:11Z")
Not simply shutting off power and communications to a civilian area as we seen in Ukraine and Gaza. I’m talking the fictional trope where a country when it wants to invade and takeover another country using EMPs (either … --- ## [Good music that noone else seems to have heard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-that-noone-else-seems-to-have-heard/238161)
**Author:** [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-that-noone-else-seems-to-have-heard/238161 "2023-11-03T04:29:52Z")
A package arrives from Amazon.com. Or you rush back home in the rain from your local music store. Or you tear the wrapping off a Christmas present… And you encounter some excellent, excellent music. You excitedly mentio… --- ## [State vs mattynw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-vs-mattynw/992058)
**Author:** [@mattynw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattynw)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-vs-mattynw/992058 "2023-11-03T03:39:11Z")
anybody know any good websites for case law… im fighting the states dept. of children and families for custody of my sons with my wife and they are against us 100% THEY OFFER NO SUPPORT Whatsoever. they use my wifes disa… --- ## [Gays and lesbians - Does seeing members of the same sex in the locker room do anything for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-and-lesbians-does-seeing-members-of-the-same-sex-in-the-locker-room-do-anything-for-you/525750)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2010, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-and-lesbians-does-seeing-members-of-the-same-sex-in-the-locker-room-do-anything-for-you/525750 "2010-01-24T06:11:15Z")
Yes, this question is un-PC in the extreme. But it’s something I’ve always wondered about. The other thread about locker rooms here got me thinking about it. I’m a straight male and if I were to somehow find myself in a… --- ## [Not quite NaNoWriMo '23--an invitation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-nanowrimo-23-an-invitation/992469)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-nanowrimo-23-an-invitation/992469 "2023-11-03T02:43:26Z")
The formal NaNoWriMo structure doesn’t really work for me, since blasting out text isn’t difficult once I get started. I do like the accountability piece, though. So, I’m working on a book this month and wondered if you’… --- ## [Is the word "Adventures" in a title Box Office Poison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-adventures-in-a-title-box-office-poison/992494)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-adventures-in-a-title-box-office-poison/992494 "2023-11-03T01:19:53Z")
I forgot who said it, might have been Roger Ebert, but in a film review they brought up the fact there hasn’t been a successful film with the word “Adventures” in it not aimed at kids since the 1950s. Thinking back he mi… --- ## [Then one day you find 50 years have got behind you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/then-one-day-you-find-50-years-have-got-behind-you/980551)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/then-one-day-you-find-50-years-have-got-behind-you/980551 "2023-11-03T00:44:24Z")
Dark Side of the Moon turns 50 today. --- ## [How Do I Obtain Readable U.S. House Financial Disclosure Reports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-obtain-readable-u-s-house-financial-disclosure-reports/992505)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-obtain-readable-u-s-house-financial-disclosure-reports/992505 "2023-11-03T00:15:25Z")
This may be a dumb question where I missed something obvious. But I am unable to find the actual reports here: Download Financial Disclosure Reports by Year When I download and extract the annual .zip files for 2022 … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=704&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=706&state=tracking)