# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=752&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 753 --- ## [The Fate of the Musk Corporations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fate-of-the-musk-corporations/988981)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fate-of-the-musk-corporations/988981 "2023-08-31T02:30:53Z")
Mods: Perhaps this is better for IMHO? If so, then please move. Musk has always been a bit unstable, but in the past several months (around when he bought Twitter) he’s has grown increasingly erratic. There have recentl… --- ## [Recommend a masters degree program to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-masters-degree-program-to-me/989374)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-masters-degree-program-to-me/989374 "2023-08-31T02:08:53Z")
I’m trying to get a part-time gig teaching at the local community college. Basically, I’m looking to retire, but I need something to do. or I will rot. And I like to teach, and think I’d be good at it. I spoke to the wo… --- ## [The End of the F\*\*\*ing World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-the-f-ing-world/989379)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-the-f-ing-world/989379 "2023-08-31T01:57:30Z")
We just watched this Netflix black comedy series and it was very good. It reminded me of the Fargo series. A bit of gore and great acting by the leads, Highly recommended, --- ## [PA may make their presidential primary date earlier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pa-may-make-their-presidential-primary-date-earlier/989357)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pa-may-make-their-presidential-primary-date-earlier/989357 "2023-08-31T01:52:42Z")
It’s partly to account for Passover. Some dates that are in the pipeline: March 19, March 26, or April 2. I live in PA, but I can’t visualize how this would change anything for me as a voter. Would it be a seismic chang… --- ## [Dryer lint trap being clogged - is the risk that the dryer would catch on fire, or that the air vent would catch on fire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dryer-lint-trap-being-clogged-is-the-risk-that-the-dryer-would-catch-on-fire-or-that-the-air-vent-would-catch-on-fire/989287)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dryer-lint-trap-being-clogged-is-the-risk-that-the-dryer-would-catch-on-fire-or-that-the-air-vent-would-catch-on-fire/989287 "2023-08-31T00:30:54Z")
For some reason, I failed to clean the dryer lint trap for a long time when it’d always been automatic habit for me. Now I found out this morning the thing was fully clogged and that’s why my clothes had been remaining w… --- ## [Gentlemen: Do you like Rom-Coms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-do-you-like-rom-coms/988178)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-do-you-like-rom-coms/988178 "2023-08-31T00:28:56Z")
I admit it: I like romantic comedies. Some more than others, and some I don’t care for at all. We guys are supposed to like action pictures: Stallone pounding the crap out of somebody, Schwartzeneggar pounding the crap… --- ## [International Chess Federation and trans players](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-chess-federation-and-trans-players/988772)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-chess-federation-and-trans-players/988772 "2023-08-30T23:58:36Z")
Note: I would really like this thread not to devolve into the usual trans arguments. Also note: I have tried very hard to get the terminology correct, as I understand it, and I am relying on the NPR report for the correc… --- ## [Fellow (brand) travel mug](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-brand-travel-mug/989371)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-brand-travel-mug/989371 "2023-08-30T22:42:43Z")
Based on something I read online (I thought it was here on SDMB but I’m blessed if I can find it) I bought a Fellow travel mug, and I am here to mostly praise it. I got the 16 ounce mug with a wide mouth, and I only use… --- ## [How do you research online purchases these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-research-online-purchases-these-days/989231)
**Author:** [@Lavender\_Pebble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lavender_Pebble)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-research-online-purchases-these-days/989231 "2023-08-30T21:44:33Z")
The last few years I’ve been feeling more and more like researching anything to buy is becoming harder. I’m curious how others approach buying things. So how do you research online purchases these days? I generally trus… --- ## [Diabetes apps on smart phones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diabetes-apps-on-smart-phones/989260)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diabetes-apps-on-smart-phones/989260 "2023-08-30T21:11:07Z")
An ad for one of these came and went while I was playing a game, but now I wish I’d paid more attention. I’m not sure if I understand these correctly. Do they somehow actually read your blood glucose with the phone’s cam… --- ## [Youtube--- what are "shorts"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-what-are-shorts/987460)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-what-are-shorts/987460 "2023-08-30T20:31:19Z")
When I open the main page of Youtube, it shows me a bunch of clips, arranged in rows. Various subjects, of various time lengths, and like all youtube clips I can use the tools under the picture (ie. glance at the time … --- ## [Trump bail amount](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bail-amount/989054)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bail-amount/989054 "2023-08-30T20:25:50Z")
Why was it set to such a low amount? How could 200k prevent Trump from fleeing? Couldn’t it just as well have been set to 0? --- ## [Movie moments that are only effective in the theater](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-moments-that-are-only-effective-in-the-theater/985919)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-moments-that-are-only-effective-in-the-theater/985919 "2023-08-30T20:13:21Z")
I know from other threads there are many here who don’t like going to movie theaters for whatever reason. To me there is no better way of watching a movie. There are physical and psychological aspects that can’t be repli… --- ## [Do insurance companies have a routine to eliminate duplicate claims?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-insurance-companies-have-a-routine-to-eliminate-duplicate-claims/988731)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-insurance-companies-have-a-routine-to-eliminate-duplicate-claims/988731 "2023-08-30T20:01:18Z")
Suppose you (an eee-vil person) own something of some significant value (house, car, piece of art, jewelry) that you really don’t care to own any longer, and don’t want to go to the hassle of trying to sell. You decide y… --- ## [Removing duplicate songs on iPod after deleting them in iTunes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-duplicate-songs-on-ipod-after-deleting-them-in-itunes/989324)
**Author:** [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-duplicate-songs-on-ipod-after-deleting-them-in-itunes/989324 "2023-08-30T19:41:15Z")
I searched and the most recent thread suitable to just add this question to is from 2013, so here goes: I have an iPod (4th gen?) and use iTunes on Windows to manage the music on it. Recently, I discovered I had done s… --- ## [Severe Hijack, about US borders, moved to pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-hijack-about-us-borders-moved-to-pit/988949)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Replies:** 418\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-hijack-about-us-borders-moved-to-pit/988949 "2023-08-30T19:26:58Z")
What, even at the border? --- ## [There's been a setback](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-been-a-setback/989188)
**Author:** [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-been-a-setback/989188 "2023-08-30T18:49:19Z")
Or rather, there hasn’t been. A relative recently posted pictures of their new house in a historic area of their town, and it’s one of those greystone/townhouse-types where the front door opens right onto the sidewalk. A… --- ## [Should we go back to waxed paper Cups and Containers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-go-back-to-waxed-paper-cups-and-containers/989315)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-go-back-to-waxed-paper-cups-and-containers/989315 "2023-08-30T18:43:33Z")
Should we go back to waxed paper Cups and Containers? poll Waxed paper Cups and boxes were standard food containers for most of my life. Wendys, Burger King, McDonald’s and other fast food restaurants used them. Cardboa… --- ## [Using the quadratic mean for standard deviation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-the-quadratic-mean-for-standard-deviation/989082)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-the-quadratic-mean-for-standard-deviation/989082 "2023-08-30T18:23:47Z")
So wanting to clear up a misconception I’ve heard many teachers (and college professors say). They say that we do not use average deviation from the mean to measure the spread of data as the positive values and negative… --- ## [What were the "numbers" of Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-numbers-of-sex-drugs-and-rock-roll/158141)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-numbers-of-sex-drugs-and-rock-roll/158141 "2023-08-30T15:58:27Z")
When I was in middle school, I remember seeing graffiti around the school (carved into desks, written on bathroom walls, etc.) that looked like this: \*\*69 2112\*\* (The \*\*\*\*\*\*\* represents a sequence of three numbers I … --- ## [What are the verbs to express imagining the sound , taste and touch of something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-verbs-to-express-imagining-the-sound-taste-and-touch-of-something/989270)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-verbs-to-express-imagining-the-sound-taste-and-touch-of-something/989270 "2023-08-30T15:52:31Z")
If to visualize is to form an imagined visual image what verbs describe imagining a sound, taste, smell or touch ? --- ## [Rudy admits he lied and made defamatory statements about election workers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudy-admits-he-lied-and-made-defamatory-statements-about-election-workers/987645)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudy-admits-he-lied-and-made-defamatory-statements-about-election-workers/987645 "2023-07-26T15:17:12Z")
Probably pay-walled, but here’s the NY Times article. He still thinks he can defend himself --- ## [Is the EU's Cyber Resilience Act a threat to open source?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-eus-cyber-resilience-act-a-threat-to-open-source/989350)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-eus-cyber-resilience-act-a-threat-to-open-source/989350 "2023-08-30T15:37:13Z")
https://youtu.be/iUgAS1luxEQ?si=AqquaBo1bQ-V45Mk --- ## [Should I have offered a tip in this situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-have-offered-a-tip-in-this-situation/989265)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-have-offered-a-tip-in-this-situation/989265 "2023-08-30T15:36:13Z")
I had to pick up a very heavy but compact\* package at UPS today. My car is a hatchback. There were no other customers when I stopped in, and the young woman clerk offered to help me get it into my car, so I accepted. She… --- ## [Judgement notwithstanding the verdict](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judgement-notwithstanding-the-verdict/988886)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judgement-notwithstanding-the-verdict/988886 "2023-08-30T14:49:57Z")
In a criminal case, is a JNOV absolutely final (assuming no funny stuff like bribery)? Could the prosecution appeal the decision? --- ## [How much does the rest of the football (soccer) world sneer at MLS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-the-rest-of-the-football-soccer-world-sneer-at-mls/986613)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-the-rest-of-the-football-soccer-world-sneer-at-mls/986613 "2023-08-30T14:17:40Z")
I am only the most casual of football (soccer) fans, so all I’ve ever heard about Major League Soccer was that it’s considered a joke by the rest of the world, but at least has some money (being the 10th-highest ranking … --- ## [Writing songs on a bass guitar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-songs-on-a-bass-guitar/693411)
**Author:** [@Lemmytheseal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemmytheseal2)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-songs-on-a-bass-guitar/693411 "2023-08-30T11:21:22Z")
I’ve been trying to do this, off and on, for years, and I never really get anywhere. I know that it can be done, a la Steve Harris, but how exactly does one use a bass guitar to compose music for other instruments? I kno… --- ## [Do these products qualify as "makeup" (includes one men's example)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-these-products-qualify-as-makeup-includes-one-mens-example/989240)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-these-products-qualify-as-makeup-includes-one-mens-example/989240 "2023-08-30T09:40:04Z")
I once wrote in one thread here that I believe I can generally tell whether a woman is wearing makeup or not (even if it’s just a little or meant not to be noticed; I have good eyes and am a detail-oriented person). Sin… --- ## [I Think I Now Understand the Defeat of France in 1940](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-now-understand-the-defeat-of-france-in-1940/988760)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-now-understand-the-defeat-of-france-in-1940/988760 "2023-08-30T05:36:51Z")
I am wading through Defeat and Division: France at War, 1939–1942. It is very good and I recommend it to you. It discusses all the well-known details of the military side of the French defeat. More importantly, it also e… --- ## [Trumps motorcade for getting booked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-motorcade-for-getting-booked/989077)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-motorcade-for-getting-booked/989077 "2023-08-30T04:24:03Z")
This is ridiculous, and Trump is as well, so I assume best for the PIT. My count is 12 emergency vehicles. Cop cars an Ambulance and some other large vehicle. Of course we KNOW that Trump did not spend a … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=751&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=753&state=watching)