# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=711&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 712 --- ## [How do I dislike the new BBC News app? Let me count the ways](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-dislike-the-new-bbc-news-app-let-me-count-the-ways/992021)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-dislike-the-new-bbc-news-app-let-me-count-the-ways/992021 "2023-10-27T18:53:51Z")
Nothing earth-shaking here. My BBC News app just “upgraded” to the new “BBC GNL” app on my phone and tablet. Hate it, hate it, hate it. It’s not just hard to read and use, but it removed the ability to select topics s… --- ## [Donating plasma for money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-plasma-for-money/118567)
**Author:** [@parisms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parisms)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-plasma-for-money/118567 "2023-10-27T18:29:07Z")
I know this is available, but I can’t for the life of me find a place in MD where you can donate and the red cross is of no help. Can anyone help me find this info --- ## [NFL WEEK 7 RBs Leaping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7-rbs-leaping/991804)
**Author:** [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7-rbs-leaping/991804 "2023-10-27T18:20:50Z")
Probably real life intruding but I didn’t see a Week 7 thread, so here it is! Some things we learned: the Patriots are really that bad! The 49ers and Eagles are really good but not infallible! CJ Stroud is looking reall… --- ## [First snow of the year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-snow-of-the-year/992031)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-snow-of-the-year/992031 "2023-10-27T17:41:01Z")
We got it overnight. Several centimetres, it looks like. I woke up to the sound of my keenly energetic neighbour shovelling his sidewalk and thought « that can’t be good. » --- ## [Disney's Once Upon A Studio brings together 534 characters for Disney's 100th Anniversary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-once-upon-a-studio-brings-together-534-characters-for-disneys-100th-anniversary/991893)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-once-upon-a-studio-brings-together-534-characters-for-disneys-100th-anniversary/991893 "2023-10-27T13:03:25Z")
Article and close up photos here: Disney Once Upon a Studio short - YouLoveIt.com I’m a sucker for pictures with a boatload of characters, be it DC, Marvel, Disney or whatever. Looking over the photos I find a few char… --- ## [The Beatles Red, Blue...and Green Album?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-red-blue-and-green-album/957943)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-red-blue-and-green-album/957943 "2023-10-27T11:23:07Z")
My lifelong love for the Beatles began with listening to their albums some of my older cousins had. When I was about ten, I got the Red and the Blue Albums and wore the grooves out of them. That was almost 45 years ago. … --- ## [Avoiding soldering by using double-sided conductive tape + shrink tubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoiding-soldering-by-using-double-sided-conductive-tape-shrink-tubes/991878)
**Author:** [@ColdBrew50](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColdBrew50)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoiding-soldering-by-using-double-sided-conductive-tape-shrink-tubes/991878 "2023-10-27T10:57:55Z")
Title sort of says it all. I just have to connect some long-ish leads to a few battery posts (stubs, really) to a PCB. I’m really tired of soldering. Why not use an aluminum, say, conductive tape, with double-sided co… --- ## [Any tips&tricks for my new Asus ROG Alley?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tips-tricks-for-my-new-asus-rog-alley/992162)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tips-tricks-for-my-new-asus-rog-alley/992162 "2023-10-27T09:11:23Z")
I bought one of these and i find it hard to navigate and understand. Got any experience and tips or tricks to get it useful’ler? Regarding updates, Mods! or outside programs? I just had to buy a new TB HDD card , which… --- ## [How is it possible that a drawbridge can be seriously unbalanced by painting it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-possible-that-a-drawbridge-can-be-seriously-unbalanced-by-painting-it/991586)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-possible-that-a-drawbridge-can-be-seriously-unbalanced-by-painting-it/991586 "2023-10-27T08:43:34Z")
Earlier today I was running around Chicago taking advantage of Open House Chicago where many places were open to the public to tour for free (it is a really great thing and fun…also happening tomorrow (Sunday October 15,… --- ## [Of Christoper Nolan's 11 films which do you believe is the best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-christoper-nolans-11-films-which-do-you-believe-is-the-best/982591)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-christoper-nolans-11-films-which-do-you-believe-is-the-best/982591 "2023-10-27T08:07:29Z")
I am a big Christopher Nolan fan. He is considered to be in the top 10 movie directors of the 21st century. poll His recently finished Oppenheimer hits theaters this summer (July 21st). He is one of the few directors … --- ## [KiwiFarms has been taken completely offline \[update - were online using Russian servers then offline again - see thread for current status\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiwifarms-has-been-taken-completely-offline-update-were-online-using-russian-servers-then-offline-again-see-thread-for-current-status/970949)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiwifarms-has-been-taken-completely-offline-update-were-online-using-russian-servers-then-offline-again-see-thread-for-current-status/970949 "2023-10-27T04:52:45Z")
This website is/was big and sprawling and pretty much anything goes, which meant that there WERE some incredible weirdos who posted there. Anyway, the site has been completely taken off the server due to “imminent threa… --- ## [Chesebro,Powell and Others in Trump's Orbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chesebro-powell-and-others-in-trumps-orbit/991920)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chesebro-powell-and-others-in-trumps-orbit/991920 "2023-10-27T04:05:42Z")
Thought about putting this in the Georgia indictment thread, but it might sort of derail it. And these two fools probably deserve their own thread anyway. Haven’t seen one. A question - Has anyone asked/discovered WHY… --- ## [SDMB NFL Betting Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-betting-thread/991823)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-betting-thread/991823 "2023-10-27T03:51:04Z")
I have given in to the zeitgeist and decided to adopt this new hobby…actually, I pursued it a bit many years ago with fair results. For the time being, I am only wagering amounts less than a dollar, but if results are go… --- ## [Found money - yay! (what do you do?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-money-yay-what-do-you-do/991503)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-money-yay-what-do-you-do/991503 "2023-10-27T03:25:16Z")
You unexpectedly come into a significant chunk of money. I leave the definition of “significant” to you - what’s significant to me as a retiree with virtually no debt likely differs if you have 3 kids in college and a ca… --- ## [Do you live in the Midwest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-live-in-the-midwest/991795)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-live-in-the-midwest/991795 "2023-10-27T02:49:25Z")
Some time ago on the Dope, in a thread that I can’t remember, I opined that Ohio should not be considered part of the Midwest, because it’s far closer to the Atlantic Coast than the Pacific. I was roundly chastised for … --- ## [What does "I sing the body electric" mean anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-i-sing-the-body-electric-mean-anyway/584370)
**Author:** [@Hambil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hambil)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-i-sing-the-body-electric-mean-anyway/584370 "2023-10-27T01:09:25Z")
Seriously. There is a Walt Whitman poem that makes no sense. A short story by Ray Bradbury that makes no sense. A Twilite Zone episode based on the short story based on the poem that makes no sense. And finally, a hit so… --- ## [Why don't females like model trains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-females-like-model-trains/706106)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-females-like-model-trains/706106 "2023-10-26T22:38:00Z")
It’s something I dont understand. The model train gene. I have been to many train exhibits from small “Thomas the Tank Engine” events to bigger shows and its something that always amazes me. Scenario: The big model tra… --- ## [Vacuum-cleaner experts: Buy a used Riccar for $20?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacuum-cleaner-experts-buy-a-used-riccar-for-20/992125)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacuum-cleaner-experts-buy-a-used-riccar-for-20/992125 "2023-10-26T20:17:20Z")
I saw a Riccar Vibrance R20SC at a thrift store for $19.99. Seemed in good shape, ran OK, but the hose suction seemed weak compared to a Shark NV350 I’ve been using. Is this apparently weak suction a characteristic of Ri… --- ## [Frances Cobain has married Tony Hawk's son Riley - but that's not the whole story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frances-cobain-has-married-tony-hawks-son-riley-but-thats-not-the-whole-story/992038)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frances-cobain-has-married-tony-hawks-son-riley-but-thats-not-the-whole-story/992038 "2023-10-26T18:20:23Z")
The ceremony was performed by her godfather, R.E.M. singer emeritus Michael Stipe. I had no idea he was authorized to do this. Regardless, congrats to all of them, and may they have many happy years together. --- ## [Mandatory Health Insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandatory-health-insurance/992037)
**Author:** [@Persimmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persimmon)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandatory-health-insurance/992037 "2023-10-26T16:43:03Z")
I’ve always found this one to be a little odd because you’re screwed if you do and screwed if you don’t. What I mean is, you don’t WANT to get your money’s worth by hoping you get sick like cancer or need surgery so tha… --- ## [Please help find Kevin Bacon (the runaway pig)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-find-kevin-bacon-the-runaway-pig/992098)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-find-kevin-bacon-the-runaway-pig/992098 "2023-10-26T15:29:09Z")
He’s footloose and about the town. if you spot poor Kevin, please contact his owner! I don’t know 'em (pig or owner) I just feel bad and hope they locate him. --- ## [Using vacation mode on water heater every other day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-vacation-mode-on-water-heater-every-other-day/991903)
**Author:** [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-vacation-mode-on-water-heater-every-other-day/991903 "2023-10-26T14:21:07Z")
I don’t need my gas water heater but once every two days. I’m debating whether to use vacation mode. Any thoughts? --- ## [Here's a video of me feeding pigeons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-video-of-me-feeding-pigeons/991045)
**Author:** [@chrisjourney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisjourney)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-video-of-me-feeding-pigeons/991045 "2023-10-26T09:16:32Z")
--- ## [Your top three novelty songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014 "2023-10-26T09:03:24Z")
I am talking about those cute/unusual/freakin’ strange songs that tickle your fancy, the ones that don’t stand a snowball’s chance in hell of being a top ten hit. Please take notice of the words “Your” and “three” in th… --- ## [Walken and Thing Fish fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walken-and-thing-fish-fight/992046)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walken-and-thing-fish-fight/992046 "2023-10-26T07:40:18Z")
Where is yours? I could do with a chuckle. --- ## [Who is ready for the return of the Late Night talk shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-ready-for-the-return-of-the-late-night-talk-shows/991019)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-ready-for-the-return-of-the-late-night-talk-shows/991019 "2023-10-26T06:17:03Z")
I missed Stephen Colbert so much this summer, with all the craziness of Trump. I watch a bit of Fallon, but not the Late Late - I can’t stay awake that late. Actually, I generally record Colbert, plus a few other shows, … --- ## [What was the driver's motivation in Steven Spielberg's movie "Duel"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-drivers-motivation-in-steven-spielbergs-movie-duel/264301)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-drivers-motivation-in-steven-spielbergs-movie-duel/264301 "2023-10-26T05:35:15Z")
I saw it for the first time the other night and it had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. I was riveted to the television. Having seen it I now consider it to be the best car chase movie of all time, eclipsing Bu… --- ## [Please Recommend a Book Providing Neutral History on the Creation of the Nation of Israel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-book-providing-neutral-history-on-the-creation-of-the-nation-of-israel/992079)
**Author:** [@Wrenching\_Spanners](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wrenching_Spanners)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-book-providing-neutral-history-on-the-creation-of-the-nation-of-israel/992079 "2023-10-26T04:39:43Z")
I’d like to think that I’ve got a pretty good superficial understanding of the establishment of Israel as a nation. Pretty much what I’ve read has been published in newspapers over the years, articles I’ve read on Wikip… --- ## [Tell me about your spinal anesthesia + hip replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-spinal-anesthesia-hip-replacement/991490)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-spinal-anesthesia-hip-replacement/991490 "2023-10-26T03:53:53Z")
Much to my alarm, my surgeon wishes to use spinal anesthesia (are all spinal anesthesias epidurals? I didn’t wish to assume.) to do my hip replacement. I have researched it online and been quite surprised to find out it’… --- ## [Steak and Shake's decline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steak-and-shakes-decline/979647)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steak-and-shakes-decline/979647 "2023-10-26T01:59:15Z")
They closed all the S&S near me a few years before Covid. We passed one the other day and had to try it. When you walk in the door you are greeted by a sign that says to place your order on a kiosk. There were 3 video sc… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=710&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=712&state=muted)