# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=745&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 746 --- ## [Have there been any acquittals of J6 rioters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-acquittals-of-j6-rioters/989855)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-acquittals-of-j6-rioters/989855 "2023-09-09T23:46:01Z")
I’ve seen lots of articles about how many convictions there have been of J6 rioters. Have there been any acquittals? By either jury or judge alone? Just interested in numbers, not debate. . --- ## [Replacing Four Tires: Do I Need an Alignment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-four-tires-do-i-need-an-alignment/989508)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-four-tires-do-i-need-an-alignment/989508 "2023-09-09T23:02:04Z")
Replacing four tires on my car. Shop wants me to do an alignment. The internet says that an alignment is not mandatory but highly recommended for safety and tire life but the internet is just other shops for the most par… --- ## [Breaking News: Plane lands safely in CO after dropping parts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-plane-lands-safely-in-co-after-dropping-parts/933364)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2023, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-plane-lands-safely-in-co-after-dropping-parts/933364 "2023-09-09T22:03:04Z")
Playing on MSNBC now. A Boeing 777 turned back to the Denver airport with engine trouble. On its way to landing, parts started dropping off. From the video, it appears to be pieces of airplane skin have landed in various… --- ## [Sweet Home Alabama: what key is it in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-home-alabama-what-key-is-it-in/989752)
**Author:** [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-home-alabama-what-key-is-it-in/989752 "2023-09-09T21:21:03Z")
I don’t know if this has been covered here yet, but it led to a lively discussion this weekend on Facebook. What key would you say this classic Lynyrd Skynyrd song is in and why? Looking forward to some great Straight Do… --- ## [Minimum flow rate for residential water meters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-flow-rate-for-residential-water-meters/989751)
**Author:** [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-flow-rate-for-residential-water-meters/989751 "2023-09-09T17:34:33Z")
As in what is the minimum it can register? I’ve looked and found flow rates vs accuracy but the flow rate doesn’t go to zero. Say for example you have a dripping faucet that drips a cup a day. \[Edit\] Can that be measured… --- ## [How do I connect my iPhone to my Apple TV box?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-connect-my-iphone-to-my-apple-tv-box/989842)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-connect-my-iphone-to-my-apple-tv-box/989842 "2023-09-09T16:14:00Z")
The Apple Remote app doesn’t work anymore, because the remote is now on the Control Centre. But when I try to link the control Centre remote to the Apple TV box, I just get an endless « Searching for TV ». What am I doi… --- ## [Automated tagging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automated-tagging/989497)
**Author:** [@FeRDNYC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FeRDNYC)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automated-tagging/989497 "2023-09-09T13:58:31Z")
Over in the Cafe Society rules post, a recent update from @What\_Exit reads: Just FYI, over at discuss.fedoraproject.org we’ve had less-than-stellar experience with automated tagging. The main problem is that the keywor… --- ## [Accuracy in randomness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accuracy-in-randomness/989715)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accuracy-in-randomness/989715 "2023-09-09T13:43:13Z")
I was just reading where the pyramids were made of 2.3 million blocks, yet they were only 1/4" off at the top of the pyramid. Would the large numbers of block account for more accuracy? Kind of like rolling the dice 2 mi… --- ## [PT boats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pt-boats/18617)
**Author:** [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2023, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pt-boats/18617 "2023-09-09T11:34:25Z")
Whilw I know PT boats were put to many uses during WW II including patrol, commando/spy inertion, VIP transport, etc., and I’ve found quite a few informative web sites about PT boats, I haven’t yet tracked down what I’m … --- ## [Canada opens election interference probe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-opens-election-interference-probe/989835)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-opens-election-interference-probe/989835 "2023-09-09T11:30:15Z")
It will be interesting to see how their efforts differ from the US focus. At first the were apparently mostly looking at China, but that has expanded. Story here: Canada launches public inquiry into foreign interference … --- ## [Does Corey Hart get released from jail in the "Sunglasses at Night" video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-corey-hart-get-released-from-jail-in-the-sunglasses-at-night-video/989764)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2023, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-corey-hart-get-released-from-jail-in-the-sunglasses-at-night-video/989764 "2023-09-09T11:14:48Z")
I’m not much for music videos, but perhaps my favorite is the one for Canadian singer Corey Hart’s signature song “Sunglasses at Night” see here. It was filmed at Toronto’s Don Jail. Hart was big during my childhood. Th… --- ## [Haiku Your Life (or somebody else)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-your-life-or-somebody-else/989796)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2023, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-your-life-or-somebody-else/989796 "2023-09-09T11:00:41Z")
My friends and I started a game where we write the title for our autobiography for ourselves or each other. “The Life and Times of a Programmer, Army Officer, Scientist, Musician, To Be Determined?” My friend wrote a f… --- ## [How do the people who maintain roads determine where passing zones should be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-people-who-maintain-roads-determine-where-passing-zones-should-be/989755)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2023, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-people-who-maintain-roads-determine-where-passing-zones-should-be/989755 "2023-09-09T05:30:29Z")
So you’re traveling on a two-lane state road, and every now and then you see the yellow pennant that says “No passing zone”. The dotted yellow line in the middle of the road becomes solid. Or vice-versa; suddenly you g… --- ## [Getting your dream car...from a discount genie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-your-dream-car-from-a-discount-genie/989798)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2023, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-your-dream-car-from-a-discount-genie/989798 "2023-09-09T05:04:01Z")
You find a tin lamp and, while trying to clean it with a paper towel, a genie pops out. “Thank you for freeing me! As a reward, I will give you the car of your dreams…as long as it costs $20,000 or less and is for sale… --- ## [The Modern Limits of Unsending Email](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-modern-limits-of-unsending-email/989708)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2023, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-modern-limits-of-unsending-email/989708 "2023-09-09T04:50:07Z")
What prompted this was an email subject line I saw in my web mail inbox, something about a judge in a conservative state who had reversed her prior block on gender-affirming treatment. I don’t usually read that politica… --- ## [Full Irish breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-irish-breakfast/989609)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-irish-breakfast/989609 "2023-09-09T01:59:20Z")
For a long time I have wanted to try a full English breakfast. I was at PJ McIntyre’s Irish Pub on the west side of Cleveland and they offer a full Irish breakfast among other Irish foods. The owner and several employees… --- ## [Zoom share sound problem, again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoom-share-sound-problem-again/989818)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2023, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoom-share-sound-problem-again/989818 "2023-09-09T01:27:11Z")
Been doing it for a year or more, now it doesn’t work right. Just got a new laptop with Windows 11, did have 10, but I can’t see any difference in the sound settings. I can share music, but I can only hear the vocals, n… --- ## [When was the last major public figure to have their diaries posthumously published?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-major-public-figure-to-have-their-diaries-posthumously-published/989788)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-major-public-figure-to-have-their-diaries-posthumously-published/989788 "2023-09-08T20:37:25Z")
So TIL I learned about Queen Victoria’s diaries which were voluminous and published after her death (albeit after being edited by her daughter to remove anything she thought would embarrass the royal family), and now for… --- ## [Something to assist with balance while taking photos aboard a ship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-to-assist-with-balance-while-taking-photos-aboard-a-ship/989719)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-to-assist-with-balance-while-taking-photos-aboard-a-ship/989719 "2023-09-08T18:53:46Z")
My guy is recovering from a carotid arterial transplant in his leg. His balance is not quite where it needs to be for my comfort. We’re taking a music cruise at the end of October and he loves taking photos of the bands.… --- ## [Recharging drones in the field](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recharging-drones-in-the-field/989743)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recharging-drones-in-the-field/989743 "2023-09-08T18:27:22Z")
Would it be possible for a suitably equiped drone to recharge by perching on a power line? I realise that power lines carry much more current and voltage than are to be found in drone recharging devices, but perhaps they… --- ## [Can CGI ever replace actors entirely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cgi-ever-replace-actors-entirely/989437)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cgi-ever-replace-actors-entirely/989437 "2023-09-08T18:24:06Z")
I’m thinking that CGI could get (or has gotten?) close enough to imitating real-life appearances of humans that movies could be made in theory without any actual actors on screen. Is this impossible?: instead of Tom Cru… --- ## [Scientology vs. Right-to-Repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientology-vs-right-to-repair/989789)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientology-vs-right-to-repair/989789 "2023-09-08T16:27:04Z")
Strange news item, this morning: At the moment, Scientologists use the e-meter to audit their members. This seems liable to be an attempt to prevent the members from disassembling the devices. Any thoughts on what mi… --- ## [Personal diary found and read by co-worker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-diary-found-and-read-by-co-worker/791464)
**Author:** [@Vanilla\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vanilla_Ice)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-diary-found-and-read-by-co-worker/791464 "2023-09-08T16:23:28Z")
Okay me: breathe. A diary of mine was mistakenly left at work and found by a co-worker. Supposedly a note had slipped out of the book and she had gone to put it back in place, but ended up reading some. This was an extre… --- ## [Video tour of the White House Situation Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-tour-of-the-white-house-situation-room/531505)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-tour-of-the-white-house-situation-room/531505 "2023-09-08T15:39:14Z")
Pretty cool - but they need some flags: http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/inside-white-house-situation-room --- ## [Guy who "invented" bacon and eggs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-who-invented-bacon-and-eggs/989684)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-who-invented-bacon-and-eggs/989684 "2023-09-08T15:15:34Z")
Just got down reading todays Post-Dispatch 9/6 (link https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/eedition/5/c9/5c92ed5d-c794-522f-ae68-0f7ec4f493bf/64f7647d20932.magnified.jpg) if do… --- ## [Olive. (don't call me that, I know I'm scrawny)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olive-dont-call-me-that-i-know-im-scrawny/989746)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olive-dont-call-me-that-i-know-im-scrawny/989746 "2023-09-08T14:27:50Z")
Due to a oddball set of events I was able to have an extra large snack last night. Oh the joy, unspeakable! I contemplated. And figured. And dreamed. I could have ice cream. Maybe a lil’Debbie snack. Oh, oh! Chocola… --- ## [We can make our lives sublime and, departing, leave behind us footprints in the sand of time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-make-our-lives-sublime-and-departing-leave-behind-us-footprints-in-the-sand-of-time/989758)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-make-our-lives-sublime-and-departing-leave-behind-us-footprints-in-the-sand-of-time/989758 "2023-09-08T14:12:16Z")
Clouds of mauve and taupe toil lazily across the sky as I sit and ponder what 69 years of life means. For 36 of those 69 years she sat here every night, looking west over the mountains. She spent her evenings admiring th… --- ## [A little personal tape recorder/reminder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-personal-tape-recorder-reminder/989674)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-personal-tape-recorder-reminder/989674 "2023-09-08T11:58:20Z")
I need something simple I can use to remind myself of things. I write them down on sticky notes. I send reminders to myself. but I need something small I can speak into and play back later. Do you know what I mean? … --- ## [Common DFW bird with varying 2-note song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-dfw-bird-with-varying-2-note-song/720343)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-dfw-bird-with-varying-2-note-song/720343 "2023-09-08T11:22:26Z")
Dammit. I’m not fond of ID guessing games, but I’m hoping someone can give me some idea of what bird I’ve been hearing all spring, mostly around dawn and dusk. It has a song consisting of two quick dropping/falling notes… --- ## [Pop culture that has never been adapted to another medium](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-culture-that-has-never-been-adapted-to-another-medium/989659)
**Author:** [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-culture-that-has-never-been-adapted-to-another-medium/989659 "2023-09-08T08:28:18Z")
Calvin & Hobbes only exists as a comic strip. (The books are only collections of the original strip reprinted.) There has never been, and probably never will be, a Calvin & Hobbes movie, or a Calvin & Hobbes TV show, or … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=744&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=746&state=tracking)