# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=754 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 755 --- ## [What is Prigozhin's (Wagner chief) motivation and endgame?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-prigozhins-wagner-chief-motivation-and-endgame/986002)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-prigozhins-wagner-chief-motivation-and-endgame/986002 "2023-08-28T01:50:27Z")
Continuing the discussion from Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 2): Yevgeny Prigozhin just released a 30-minute video with more attacks on the Russian Department of Defense and (indirectly) Putin. Link here. W… --- ## [Share your experience with vertigo (BPPV) as patient or medic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-experience-with-vertigo-bppv-as-patient-or-medic/967575)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-experience-with-vertigo-bppv-as-patient-or-medic/967575 "2023-08-28T00:12:39Z")
About 15 years ago or so, I was driving home and making a right turn when the car flipped over. It didn’t actually, but that’s how it felt. Suddenly everything seemed to be spinning. Fortunately, I was only two blocks fr… --- ## [Chess: Why Can't The King Be Removed From The Board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-why-cant-the-king-be-removed-from-the-board/989133)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-why-cant-the-king-be-removed-from-the-board/989133 "2023-08-27T21:41:22Z")
This chess YouTuber (an International Master) supports a change to the rules: basically, that the King can be removed from the board. Specifically, if you and I are playing and you move a piece that reveals a check on yo… --- ## [Does a degree or certificate matter for computer programming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-degree-or-certificate-matter-for-computer-programming/988937)
**Author:** [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-degree-or-certificate-matter-for-computer-programming/988937 "2023-08-27T20:01:55Z")
Hi. I am interested in getting a job as a computer programmer, however I don’t know the best way to go about it. You can possibly do very good at it while being completely self taught, but I don’t know how if you can out… --- ## [Would a standard retail anti-malware/AV program protect my PC from a Stuxnet-level threat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-standard-retail-anti-malware-av-program-protect-my-pc-from-a-stuxnet-level-threat/989037)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-standard-retail-anti-malware-av-program-protect-my-pc-from-a-stuxnet-level-threat/989037 "2023-08-27T20:00:01Z")
Imagine a Stuxnet-level malware threat racing around the world, infecting millions of computers. Do retail-level antivirus/anti-malware programs such as Norton, McAfee, BitDefender, MalwareBytes, Kaspersky, etc. offer su… --- ## [Grocery staples in your household](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grocery-staples-in-your-household/979767)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grocery-staples-in-your-household/979767 "2023-08-27T19:08:30Z")
What do you buy every time you go to the grocery store? For my family, that list is short - milk, eggs, bread, and fresh fruit - we always use enough to need it each week. Everything else only gets purchased when we run … --- ## [Has the SDMB's web address changed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-sdmbs-web-address-changed/989119)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-sdmbs-web-address-changed/989119 "2023-08-27T18:58:12Z")
My bookmark to the SDMB no longer seems to work. It just conked out. Little back-and-forth balls (latest Firefox, Windows 10) forever. Not even a 404, just … nothing. My bookmark’s address is: https://boards.straigh… --- ## [A New Revelation about Schroedinger's Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-revelation-about-schroedingers-cat/989158)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-revelation-about-schroedingers-cat/989158 "2023-08-27T18:51:31Z")
It’s not true that all revelations come from the three B’s – the Bed, the Bus, and the Bath. I had this sudden flash of insight while walking my cat. It’s not a question of whether Schroedinger’s Cat is Alive or Dead. I… --- ## [Aspenglow's moderation..\[Rules about quotes\]\[Note - Title edited\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspenglows-moderation-rules-about-quotes-note-title-edited/989116)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspenglows-moderation-rules-about-quotes-note-title-edited/989116 "2023-08-27T16:24:31Z")
In post number 4556 of this thread a poster named enipla wrote and I responded (in post #4564) Don’t forget that there is one, and only one thing which matters much more than anything in this list: It matters ONLY … --- ## [UPS driver. US $170k per year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ups-driver-us-170k-per-year/988813)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ups-driver-us-170k-per-year/988813 "2023-08-27T15:59:01Z")
I’ve met a lot of truckers working as a doctor. It’s a pretty hard life, especially the long-haul international stuff. It’s stressful to be in traffic all the time, way most people drive. It’s not my place to say what… --- ## [Question about the 19th Amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-19th-amendment/989142)
**Author:** [@JoePockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoePockets)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-19th-amendment/989142 "2023-08-27T15:24:45Z")
Hopefully this belongs here. My question is the 19th amendment was ratified in 1919 - 1920 by 36 states yet I see that many of the southern states “ Maryland- 1941 all the way to Mississippi 1984 “ had not fully ratifie… --- ## [Another AI images question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-ai-images-question/979951)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-ai-images-question/979951 "2023-08-27T15:16:37Z")
If I try to generate a picture of “a garbage truck shaped like an elephant”, how does it know to place the head of the elephant at the front of the vehicle? Sometimes pictures are combined more like a collage, but many … --- ## [Oh yes, Tennessee, tell me again how the problem is trans care and drag queens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yes-tennessee-tell-me-again-how-the-problem-is-trans-care-and-drag-queens/981723)
**Author:** [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yes-tennessee-tell-me-again-how-the-problem-is-trans-care-and-drag-queens/981723 "2023-08-27T14:47:41Z")
There are some things I love about living here in Tenses, particularly in Nashville. I’ve made wonderful friends here. The food is delicious. The community that I live in is both culturally diverse and some of the mo… --- ## [Recent advice about masks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-advice-about-masks/989176)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-advice-about-masks/989176 "2023-08-27T14:47:38Z")
Aaron Collins, aka, “the mask nerd” had just released a new video Now that it’s easy to buy real masks, he’s focusing on fit and comfort. This is a summary of good masks that are relatively easy to breathe… --- ## [Infuriating computer monitor issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infuriating-computer-monitor-issue/989080)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infuriating-computer-monitor-issue/989080 "2023-08-27T14:07:32Z")
I have a 27" Acer monitor. 1920x1080, 165Hz refresh rate. I just got a new GPU, I upgraded to a Gigabyte RTX 4070 from an EVGA GTX 1080. Anyways, I switch out the cards, button up the case, plug it in, plug in my monito… --- ## [Work-in-Progress, Advance Readers Sought: Within the Box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-in-progress-advance-readers-sought-within-the-box/986618)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-in-progress-advance-readers-sought-within-the-box/986618 "2023-08-27T06:20:46Z")
In 1982, after I’d come out but before I headed forth to major in women’s studies\*, I was in training to be a licensed practical nurse (LPN) and got crossways with the program and dismissed from it. That provoked my par… --- ## [Edge of the universe and hawking radiation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edge-of-the-universe-and-hawking-radiation/989029)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edge-of-the-universe-and-hawking-radiation/989029 "2023-08-27T04:16:28Z")
Due to the limit of the speed of light, the farthest possible distance we can see is approx. 46.6 billion light years away. This radius describes a spherical boundary beyond which we cannot see. It has been stated that… --- ## [Musical Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-questions/672587)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-questions/672587 "2023-08-27T01:07:18Z")
Here are 10 questions. The questions are answered directly in the lines from rock and roll songs. There are several eras and sub-genres. They range from simple to not-so-simple. When all 10 questions have been answered,… --- ## [Let's talk about modern folk music, and why it's weird and silly for the most part](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-modern-folk-music-and-why-its-weird-and-silly-for-the-most-part/412193)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-modern-folk-music-and-why-its-weird-and-silly-for-the-most-part/412193 "2023-08-26T23:51:51Z")
What’s up with modern folk music? It seems that something happened to folk music at some point where it became a) specifically “grad school”-ish, with a sort of affluent “NPR sensibility” b) kind of silly and novelty-o… --- ## [Films that that had added footage AFTER completion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-that-had-added-footage-after-completion/988973)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-that-had-added-footage-after-completion/988973 "2023-08-26T22:54:47Z")
I’m not talking about things like George Lucas’ “special editions” of the Star Wars films, or the “Extended Editions” and “Director’s Cuts” of movies. Or the way Disney re-released The Lion King with added animated fotoa… --- ## [How did I come to start tracking \*hundreds\* of threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-i-come-to-start-tracking-hundreds-of-threads/988688)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-i-come-to-start-tracking-hundreds-of-threads/988688 "2023-08-26T22:48:40Z")
This is weird–a few weeks ago, when I last logged in, I had only 15-20 threads I was tracking (I keep it low and manageable). I logged in today, just for a moment, and now it looks like I have several dozens or more, go… --- ## [Does being injured usually make people depressed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-being-injured-usually-make-people-depressed/984716)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-being-injured-usually-make-people-depressed/984716 "2023-08-26T22:21:29Z")
I hurt my toenail a couple of weeks ago (a freak thing and if you want more details for some reason I can share), and then the toe got a little red and swollen. I’ve talked to the doctor and it’s a minor infection-I’m ta… --- ## [Where is the law saying former Presidents can't drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-law-saying-former-presidents-cant-drive/988941)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-law-saying-former-presidents-cant-drive/988941 "2023-08-26T22:05:19Z")
Since the question was shut down in a P&E thread, I’ll ask here for a factual answer. What law says former Presidents are not allowed to drive themselves on public roads? I looked up the 1958 Former Presidents Act, and… --- ## [Oh no ! ... Whitesnake's Bernie Marsden died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-whitesnakes-bernie-marsden-died/989151)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-whitesnakes-bernie-marsden-died/989151 "2023-08-26T21:08:04Z")
I always enjoyed the bluesy 1970ies Whitesnake … he - along Mickey Moody - is quite prominently featured on “Live - In the heart of the City” LP good YT clip (Bernie taking the 2nd solo) --- ## [Storing solar energy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storing-solar-energy/988943)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2023, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storing-solar-energy/988943 "2023-08-26T19:24:54Z")
Suppose solar energy is the best we can come up with for the foreseeable future, besides nuclear. Storing excess energy might not require a maximum efficiency if the tradeoff was clean storage. Would simply pumping water… --- ## [Forums names and subjects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forums-names-and-subjects/988415)
**Author:** [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forums-names-and-subjects/988415 "2023-08-26T19:10:00Z")
For some reason people think Trump’s legal issues are a political subject. This is clearly untrue. There are some political ramifications but in general the lawsuits around Trump are mostly not political. Therefore allo… --- ## [Electroplating vs. vacuum plating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electroplating-vs-vacuum-plating/986634)
**Author:** [@komolono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/komolono)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electroplating-vs-vacuum-plating/986634 "2023-08-26T18:25:37Z")
I sort of know how plating is done. However, I have no experience of working with either method. So can you compare these two method: costs, durability, time spent on making products… I know that you can make a product … --- ## [Is scanning QR codes with your phone risky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-scanning-qr-codes-with-your-phone-risky/950846)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-scanning-qr-codes-with-your-phone-risky/950846 "2023-08-26T17:17:52Z")
I was at a restaurant where they refused to bring a menu, but wanted you to scan a QR code which had been pasted onto the table. This was to download a menu onto your phone and you were to order from there. The QR code… --- ## [Male film actors born in the U.S. in the past 100 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-film-actors-born-in-the-u-s-in-the-past-100-years/988833)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-film-actors-born-in-the-u-s-in-the-past-100-years/988833 "2023-08-26T16:57:32Z")
Brando was born in Nebraska in 1924, so essentially it’s a list of actors who first appeared in movies after World War II ended. Of the 20 actors listed below, I’d like you to rank the top ten, based strictly on their pe… --- ## [Coffee, Earwax and Hearing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-earwax-and-hearing/634214)
**Author:** [@marjoram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marjoram)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-earwax-and-hearing/634214 "2023-08-26T16:15:20Z")
I’ve noticed that when I drink coffee for several days in a row, my earwax becomes increasingly liquid. This continues as long as I keep drinking coffee, and it returns to a normal consistency maybe a week or a little mo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=753) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=755)