# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=722 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 723 --- ## [What movie? Lovers in crime drama will never see each other again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-lovers-in-crime-drama-will-never-see-each-other-again/991399)
**Author:** [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-lovers-in-crime-drama-will-never-see-each-other-again/991399 "2023-10-11T13:14:07Z")
A crime (heist? political crime? or just murder?) drama I think from the 1980s, but possibly late 70s or early 90s. There are two lovers. In a poignant scene, the woman is in an apartment, at a second or third floor win… --- ## [How much work is it to run an Internet platform](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-work-is-it-to-run-an-internet-platform/975015)
**Author:** [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-work-is-it-to-run-an-internet-platform/975015 "2022-11-18T12:49:18Z")
Following on the discussion about Twitter, I wondered how much work it really is to keep a platform running. I’m not only thinking of social media platforms like Twitter, but also websites/intermediaries like Booking.com,… --- ## [Different transfer speeds with different Android file managers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-transfer-speeds-with-different-android-file-managers/991380)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-transfer-speeds-with-different-android-file-managers/991380 "2023-10-11T11:12:25Z")
I use four different file managers on my Android devices (because each has features that I use that aren’t included in the others). I use CX File Explorer for the bulk of my everyday management because it has the most us… --- ## [Silly question for Australian Dopers. about sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-question-for-australian-dopers-about-sports/991382)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-question-for-australian-dopers-about-sports/991382 "2023-10-11T11:09:32Z")
Do sports teams in Australia have team colors? Here in the USA most do, from professional teams down to middle schools but I don’t know the customs Down Under. Foolish of me but I figure that Dopers would know before G… --- ## [UAPs and UFOs: Anyone have any estimates for the computer power the aliens might have if they exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uaps-and-ufos-anyone-have-any-estimates-for-the-computer-power-the-aliens-might-have-if-they-exist/960860)
**Author:** [@ready29003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ready29003)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uaps-and-ufos-anyone-have-any-estimates-for-the-computer-power-the-aliens-might-have-if-they-exist/960860 "2023-10-11T08:51:28Z")
Anyone have any estimates for the computer processing power an alien species might have on say a typical spacecraft. Assuming these aliens have advanced technologically at least 300 years beyond us? For example, what l… --- ## [108-year old human liver and other long-lived body parts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/108-year-old-human-liver-and-other-long-lived-body-parts/991212)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/108-year-old-human-liver-and-other-long-lived-body-parts/991212 "2023-10-11T04:40:03Z")
Here’s a story about a woman who celebrated 20 years since she received a “new” liver - from an 88-year old donor - thus her liver is 108 years old. She’s in good health now - at her age of 39, she could live several dec… --- ## [Inspirational AI? Not so much!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspirational-ai-not-so-much/991330)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspirational-ai-not-so-much/991330 "2023-10-11T04:11:19Z")
This link purportedly gives funny examples of AI failing to motivate. I wonder how much of it is contrived, but it did make me laugh. --- ## [San Diego Padres uniforms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-diego-padres-uniforms/990569)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-diego-padres-uniforms/990569 "2023-10-11T03:17:58Z")
I’ve been boycotting MLB until they ditch the abomination of regular season interleague play. That said, I was in a bar tonight where the TVs were turned to MLB instead of something worthwhile like SpongeBob SquarePants,… --- ## [Networking canals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/networking-canals/991261)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/networking-canals/991261 "2023-10-11T02:51:18Z")
Has there ever been a case where a canal is connected to somewhere other than one of its endpoints? Here’s the idea: a canal, called the AB Canal, exists between point A and point B. Someone comes along and says “it’d b… --- ## [Important note about the phone alert today {2023-10-04}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-note-about-the-phone-alert-today-2023-10-04/991106)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-note-about-the-phone-alert-today-2023-10-04/991106 "2023-10-11T02:16:59Z")
I’ve read that if you know a victim of abuse you should let them know to turn off or hide their emergency phone beforehand so that their abuser doesn’t become aware of it. Please pass it on if you can: --- ## [Euler's Method](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eulers-method/991298)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eulers-method/991298 "2023-10-10T23:34:32Z")
In the motion picture “Hidden Figures”, it is stated that there isn’t a way to translate between an elliptical orbit and a parabolic trajectory for splashdown. Euler’s Method scene in Hidden Figures - YouTube 5.4 Kathe… --- ## [What movie was this? Massive action scene in football stadium with rocket launchers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-was-this-massive-action-scene-in-football-stadium-with-rocket-launchers/991303)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-was-this-massive-action-scene-in-football-stadium-with-rocket-launchers/991303 "2023-10-10T22:07:35Z")
Film from the 90’s, basically the climax is at an open air football stadium, a very big one. Main character agrees to meet with the bad guys for some reason, obviously bad guys set up a trap for him with heavily armed du… --- ## [Should Diane Feinstein resign from the senate? She has missed some 60+ of 80+ votes this year {2023-09-29 she passed away}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-diane-feinstein-resign-from-the-senate-she-has-missed-some-60-of-80-votes-this-year-2023-09-29-she-passed-away/982629)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 364\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-diane-feinstein-resign-from-the-senate-she-has-missed-some-60-of-80-votes-this-year-2023-09-29-she-passed-away/982629 "2023-10-10T20:12:17Z")
Diane Feinstein is a senator from California. She is the oldest current member in the US Senate at 89. She has been suffering from shingles and has been largely absent this year from senate votes. This matters because… --- ## [Trump's trial in NY for business fraud--why is there no jury?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-trial-in-ny-for-business-fraud-why-is-there-no-jury/990999)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-trial-in-ny-for-business-fraud-why-is-there-no-jury/990999 "2023-10-10T19:54:12Z")
Google told me repeatedly that it’s a bench trial, but I couldn’t find why it’s a bench trial… So,(even though I’m sure it’s been discussed before,) will somebody please explain to me? It seems to me that in all of his… --- ## [Can I be the only person stunned at just how badly President Joe Biden is doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-be-the-only-person-stunned-at-just-how-badly-president-joe-biden-is-doing/949851)
**Author:** [@CHealy7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CHealy7)\ **Replies:** 1112\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-be-the-only-person-stunned-at-just-how-badly-president-joe-biden-is-doing/949851 "2023-10-10T17:09:05Z")
Well? --- ## [Just got over covid. Do I get the booster anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-over-covid-do-i-get-the-booster-anyway/991310)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-over-covid-do-i-get-the-booster-anyway/991310 "2023-10-10T15:28:41Z")
We’ve both had all five shots, the last one almost a year ago. I’m just over a bout with covid. Do I now take the new booster? I must be partially immune because of my recent infection, but I don’t know if the booste… --- ## [A question about Israel's Iron Dome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-israels-iron-dome/991344)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-israels-iron-dome/991344 "2023-10-10T14:45:20Z")
I thought the Israelis designed and built Iron Dome on their own. They have requested more missiles for it from the US. Am I mistaken, or can it be used to control various missile launchers? --- ## [Appetite diminished](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appetite-diminished/991346)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appetite-diminished/991346 "2023-10-10T14:15:47Z")
I used to eat often. Hey, food! In the past month, its lessened. Now I’m not wanting food all the time. When I eat, I get filled up quicker. This is a new thing. Is it fairly normal? I weigh 158, the most I’ve ever weigh… --- ## [Road running rule: straight line distance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-running-rule-straight-line-distance/991323)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-running-rule-straight-line-distance/991323 "2023-10-10T13:04:11Z")
I was looking at the Book of Rules for athletic competitions published by World Athletics. In the section for road running events, rule 31.21.2 says The start and finish points of a course, measured along a theoretical… --- ## [Cornfielded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cornfielded/991010)
**Author:** [@cincinnatus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cincinnatus)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cornfielded/991010 "2023-10-10T02:35:56Z")
The thread on the Michigan coach phone call said “New Troll cornfielded. Thank you for your patience.” What is cornfielded? Does it mean the thread is closed? These “in” terms sometimes befuddle me. It may be common to … --- ## [TMI warning: What does shit taste like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-warning-what-does-shit-taste-like/189983)
**Author:** [@Muldoon\_s\_Squishiness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muldoon_s_Squishiness)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-warning-what-does-shit-taste-like/189983 "2023-10-10T02:34:46Z")
This question entered my mind after getting a lovely and charming spam e-mail that promised me that Slutty Young Japanese Shit Eaters Want Your Cock!!! I would think that they would want something else from me, but mayb… --- ## [Another GIS question: Carpool grouping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-gis-question-carpool-grouping/991176)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-gis-question-carpool-grouping/991176 "2023-10-10T01:46:41Z")
I’m a teacher at a school of about 700 students. Most of them live too far away from the school for biking to be practical, but it occurs to me that there’s probably room for a lot more carpooling. The main obstacle, I… --- ## [Is Tolgaim really an Irish word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tolgaim-really-an-irish-word/991322)
**Author:** [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tolgaim-really-an-irish-word/991322 "2023-10-10T00:25:42Z")
So at first, when I asked someone about if this is a word or not, they said, they haven’t come across this word but a few minutes later, somebody told me that it is. Is it or is it not? If so, what does it mean? --- ## [What kind of party was The Wolf at? (Pulp Fiction)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-party-was-the-wolf-at-pulp-fiction/991305)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-party-was-the-wolf-at-pulp-fiction/991305 "2023-10-09T22:51:40Z")
When he got the call The Wolf was apparently at some kind of party or gathering at what appears to be a private residence. People are drinking and some form of gambling. But it’s 8:30 in the morning. Was there some kin… --- ## [The "Doomsday Clock"—what do they do with it if there's a limited nuclear war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doomsday-clock-what-do-they-do-with-it-if-theres-a-limited-nuclear-war/991299)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doomsday-clock-what-do-they-do-with-it-if-theres-a-limited-nuclear-war/991299 "2023-10-09T22:45:46Z")
The “Doomsday Clock”—the symbolic meter of the proximity to global catastrophe (“Midnight”), usually imagined as nuclear war and the end of the world, maintained by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Currently at 90 … --- ## [The NEW Delorean!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-delorean/991222)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-delorean/991222 "2023-10-09T21:58:01Z")
And it is an EV! The New DeLorean Supercar! - YouTube --- ## [Recipe ideas for prepared (BBQ'd) steak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-ideas-for-prepared-bbqd-steak/991291)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-ideas-for-prepared-bbqd-steak/991291 "2023-10-09T21:35:21Z")
Hi there, I have about 1 - 1.5kg of grilled/BBQ’d steak. Any favourite “leftover” ideas for it - with steak as an ingredient? (i’d rather not re-use the steak as “steak-proper”, as it is right on the point of done-nes… --- ## [Shaking a container to clean it - idle sink thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaking-a-container-to-clean-it-idle-sink-thoughts/991117)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaking-a-container-to-clean-it-idle-sink-thoughts/991117 "2023-10-09T19:51:33Z")
Much like one might have idle shower thoughts, I had an idle sink thought while washing a peanut butter jar before putting it in the recycling. My technique was to fill the jar about half full with hot soapy water and th… --- ## [Will the Hamas attacks on Israel help Netanyahu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-hamas-attacks-on-israel-help-netanyahu/991273)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-hamas-attacks-on-israel-help-netanyahu/991273 "2023-10-09T19:44:18Z")
Tangent from the breaking news thread: I think it will help Netanyahu. 9/11 helped Bush, even though it happened on his watch. And even though it was also a gross failure of intelligence, and was stuff that Gore had be… --- ## [A few questions about the West Wing (Spoilers!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-about-the-west-wing-spoilers/470767)
**Author:** [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-about-the-west-wing-spoilers/470767 "2023-10-09T19:05:46Z")
So I just finished watching the last season of the West Wing for the first time, since I for some unexcusable hadn’t seen it before. It’s one of my absolute favourite series, which makes it even weirder. And since I made… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=721) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=723)