# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=722&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 723 --- ## [Does Putin really have cancer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-putin-really-have-cancer/964411)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-putin-really-have-cancer/964411 "2023-10-12T00:27:03Z")
I’m starting to see articles on non-wacky news sources saying that he does. One taped oligarch even says he has “blood cancer”. Can anyone source something dependable discussing this? --- ## [Coal baron responsible for 29 deaths: "It's a misdemeanour; I'm not a felon!" SCOTUS: "Pound sand."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coal-baron-responsible-for-29-deaths-its-a-misdemeanour-im-not-a-felon-scotus-pound-sand/991364)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coal-baron-responsible-for-29-deaths-its-a-misdemeanour-im-not-a-felon-scotus-pound-sand/991364 "2023-10-12T00:25:41Z")
SCOTUS today denied cert to a West Virginia coal baron, convicted in the deaths of 29 miners. His feelings were hurt when news media orgs referred to him as a “convicted felon.” Actually, the deaths of 29 miners was ju… --- ## [Think there's anything to this? JFK assassination witness speaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-theres-anything-to-this-jfk-assassination-witness-speaks/989965)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-theres-anything-to-this-jfk-assassination-witness-speaks/989965 "2023-10-11T23:26:46Z")
Link to Seattle Times; not sure where the story originated. Okay, a Secret Service agent found a bullet in the limo, put it somewhere and it got shuffled around at Parkland. Landis theorizes the bullet struck Kennedy … --- ## [Interplanetary currency and conversion i.e. near future earth - mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interplanetary-currency-and-conversion-i-e-near-future-earth-mars/991096)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interplanetary-currency-and-conversion-i-e-near-future-earth-mars/991096 "2023-10-11T22:38:12Z")
Assuming we are able to get a somewhat self sufficient mars colony up and running but with very limited exchange of people and cargo between earth and mars and with the 2.5 year gap between reasonable launch windows. Is… --- ## [Russian Use of Nuclear Weapons and Response rgd Ukraine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-use-of-nuclear-weapons-and-response-rgd-ukraine/972339)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 466\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-use-of-nuclear-weapons-and-response-rgd-ukraine/972339 "2023-10-11T22:31:15Z")
Note to all - I’m putting this here as it’s inherently subjective (at this time) and not quite a fit for P&E. I also noted and thought about bumping “Imagine you are president and Putin nukes Kyiv” that @Hari\_Seldon sta… --- ## [Coin collectors - is this dime worth more than a dime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coin-collectors-is-this-dime-worth-more-than-a-dime/991418)
**Author:** [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coin-collectors-is-this-dime-worth-more-than-a-dime/991418 "2023-10-11T21:46:03Z")
I found a 2017 dime, Philadelphia mint mark, in my change today…The edge is completely smooth; there’s no edge at all. Is this worth more than 10 cents?. --- ## [Trapped boring machine; personally, I wouldn't want to have it at a cocktail party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trapped-boring-machine-personally-i-wouldnt-want-to-have-it-at-a-cocktail-party/986777)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trapped-boring-machine-personally-i-wouldnt-want-to-have-it-at-a-cocktail-party/986777 "2023-10-11T20:27:45Z")
I saw this headline several times and finally had to click on it, just to find out what it was about: “Boring machine rescue nearly triples in price, according to new city report” It turns out that it’s a tunnel boring… --- ## [Crap foods you love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap-foods-you-love/966097)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap-foods-you-love/966097 "2023-10-11T17:50:08Z")
What cheap, unhealthy, highly processed, or otherwise crap foods do you love? For me, it’s Tina’s frozen Red Hot Beef burritos. When on sale, they can be as cheap as 2 to the dollar, and I find them comforting and deli… --- ## [Any reason not to use LaGuardia (LGA) airport to visit NYC in January?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-not-to-use-laguardia-lga-airport-to-visit-nyc-in-january/991366)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-not-to-use-laguardia-lga-airport-to-visit-nyc-in-january/991366 "2023-10-11T15:13:59Z")
I know none of the NYC airports are perfect for reaching Manhattan easily, but the fares and schedules to fly to LGA are the best I’ve seen between LGA, JFK and EWR. My hotel is at 189 Bowery NY 10002 New York. Haven’… --- ## [Home WIFI - How to extend range?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-wifi-how-to-extend-range/982514)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-wifi-how-to-extend-range/982514 "2023-10-11T15:04:43Z")
Live in a two story house. Router on 1st floor. What’s the fastest/best way to get more coverage upstairs? Thx. --- ## [Identify this movie for me, please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-movie-for-me-please/991387)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-movie-for-me-please/991387 "2023-10-11T15:01:48Z")
Filmed in the late '40s I think. Kind of a noir-type movie. A naive “spinster” schoolteacher from San Diego (I think) is on holiday in Mexico where she meets a suave and debonair (European?) gentleman who sweeps her of… --- ## [How do I keep dirt out of my driveway drain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-dirt-out-of-my-driveway-drain/991348)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-dirt-out-of-my-driveway-drain/991348 "2023-10-11T15:01:33Z")
My driveway slopes away from the street. And I’m below my next door neighbor by a couple of feet. And I’m at the bottom of a hill, so I eventually get the rainwater from an entire block of houses When it rains, my dr… --- ## [What if Robert Kennedy hadn’t been killed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-robert-kennedy-hadn-t-been-killed/991320)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-robert-kennedy-hadn-t-been-killed/991320 "2023-10-11T13:42:14Z")
Upon the advice of a mod, I thought P&E would be the best place for this discussion. I myself wasn’t around yet when Kennedy was running, so I’ve only learned about his impact as well as the effect of his death is only … --- ## [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? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=721&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=723&state=muted)