# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=767&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 768 --- ## [Video pool and billiards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-pool-and-billiards/988119)
**Author:** [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-pool-and-billiards/988119 "2023-08-09T18:11:38Z")
Hi, I’m an old fart and looking for a good game of pool and billiards that I can play on my computer. Nothing too fancy, just a good basic game to take up my time. --- ## [iPhone - Can you add one person to an existing text thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-can-you-add-one-person-to-an-existing-text-thread/988310)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-can-you-add-one-person-to-an-existing-text-thread/988310 "2023-08-09T17:17:09Z")
This should not be difficult but I sure cannot find the solution. You have a two-way text conversation in progress. You want to add Aunt Tillie to it. Can you do this without creating a new group text? Every innertube … --- ## [Convert floor plan to actual ft X ft real world dimensions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convert-floor-plan-to-actual-ft-x-ft-real-world-dimensions/988202)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convert-floor-plan-to-actual-ft-x-ft-real-world-dimensions/988202 "2023-08-09T17:01:08Z")
Here is the floor plan of a house. The scale says “1/4” = 1’0" I don’t have the original paper document so how do I know what 1/4" looks like. I opened the jpg in Photoshop and looked at the ruler. Was that a good thing… --- ## [Elastic shirt stays for men - give me your honest opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elastic-shirt-stays-for-men-give-me-your-honest-opinion/987662)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elastic-shirt-stays-for-men-give-me-your-honest-opinion/987662 "2023-08-09T16:48:03Z")
Keep your shirt down and your socks up. Two birds, meet one stone. Looks to me like they would work, possibly uncomfortable, though? Also, pretty danged geeky. Have you ever worn them? Know anyone who has? Other comme… --- ## [How can Cardi B not be charged because of "insufficient evidence?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-cardi-b-not-be-charged-because-of-insufficient-evidence/988039)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-cardi-b-not-be-charged-because-of-insufficient-evidence/988039 "2023-08-09T16:20:22Z")
THere’s video of her throwing the microphone. How can there not be sufficient evidence that she assaulted someone and be charged? --- ## [Tales for a hot, hot summer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-for-a-hot-hot-summer/988289)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-for-a-hot-hot-summer/988289 "2023-08-09T15:19:16Z")
After well over a month of triple-digit temperatures, I was reminded of Alfred Bester’s Fondly Fahrenheit. I found it scanned online, for anyone who hasn’t read it, or wants to re-read it: (Annoyingly, it’s scanned si… --- ## [What does "pH" stand for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ph-stand-for/988085)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ph-stand-for/988085 "2023-08-09T14:28:28Z")
When it comes to terms in chemistry, what does “pH” stand for? --- ## [Question about property / local taxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-property-local-taxes/988187)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-property-local-taxes/988187 "2023-08-09T14:25:09Z")
I had a startling chat with my sister-in-law recently. She’s British, but lives in the US, working for a large US Corporation. She’s recently bought a house for (an astonishing) $2.5 million. Yes, she is loaded. But wha… --- ## [Country Music and Grunge-Alternative Angst](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-music-and-grunge-alternative-angst/988261)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-music-and-grunge-alternative-angst/988261 "2023-08-09T14:20:58Z")
Given the success and popularity of Jason Aldean, and the unlikely (and beautiful) country remake of Fast Car, wonder what folks thought about these hits or the increasing popularity of country music in general. I large… --- ## [ChatGPT: Have you tried it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chatgpt-have-you-tried-it/978512)
**Author:** [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chatgpt-have-you-tried-it/978512 "2023-08-09T13:36:32Z")
I’d been reading about ChatGPT, an AI writing tool that apparently has become quite popular. I’ve used creative writing my entire professional career, but have rarely dabbled in fiction, and I was especially intrigued b… --- ## [Simon & Schuster Bought by Private Equity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-schuster-bought-by-private-equity/988242)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-schuster-bought-by-private-equity/988242 "2023-08-09T12:11:15Z")
After the merger with Penguin was rejected (rightly), a private equity firm has bought them. It will be sad to see such a long time company that brought me lots of joy in reading get looted into oblivion by vultures. --- ## [Deaths that sort of define a person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaths-that-sort-of-define-a-person/986999)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaths-that-sort-of-define-a-person/986999 "2023-08-09T09:30:48Z")
Sometimes famous people die, and sometimes those deaths become larger than their lives (almost). These are deaths that immediately pop into one’s mind when you hear this person’s name, see their picture or see/hear some … --- ## [If You Lived With A Monster, Would You Ever Get The Hiccups?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-lived-with-a-monster-would-you-ever-get-the-hiccups/987798)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-lived-with-a-monster-would-you-ever-get-the-hiccups/987798 "2023-08-09T05:41:20Z")
Well? Would you? --- ## [Best beginner's yoga videos on YouTube?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beginners-yoga-videos-on-youtube/988185)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beginners-yoga-videos-on-youtube/988185 "2023-08-09T03:20:11Z")
I am looking for a good beginner YouTube video, no more than 10-15 minutes long. I see many choices available, and I will browse them, but if anyone has a favorite I’d like to hear about it. These old bones need some st… --- ## [Did/Does your medical provider let you know about your right to switch doctors? Was it hard to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-does-your-medical-provider-let-you-know-about-your-right-to-switch-doctors-was-it-hard-to-do/988076)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-does-your-medical-provider-let-you-know-about-your-right-to-switch-doctors-was-it-hard-to-do/988076 "2023-08-09T01:43:21Z")
In another thread about the usefulness of the internet, someone said that the internet lets people know that they have the right to see other physicians, and that the providers don’t let them know about that right and/or… --- ## [Using a radio receiver to find a lost key](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-radio-receiver-to-find-a-lost-key/988221)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-radio-receiver-to-find-a-lost-key/988221 "2023-08-09T01:13:15Z")
My neighbor was commenting that his wife lost his spare key somewhere in their house. It’s one of those newfangled wireless keyfob keyless ignition systems. I jokingly said that all he needs is one of those teenagers who… --- ## [Castor oil in the umbilicus stimulates the immune system, and is detoxifying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/castor-oil-in-the-umbilicus-stimulates-the-immune-system-and-is-detoxifying/988215)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/castor-oil-in-the-umbilicus-stimulates-the-immune-system-and-is-detoxifying/988215 "2023-08-09T01:07:40Z")
I just saw this on a pharmacy website, not promoting its use but instead explaining why so many people were wanting it. Gosh, and I would have thought they were trying to get rid of gophers, and that the only internal o… --- ## [Homemade Roach Powder: Do you know its secrets? Can you share them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-roach-powder-do-you-know-its-secrets-can-you-share-them/466126)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-roach-powder-do-you-know-its-secrets-can-you-share-them/466126 "2023-08-09T00:51:08Z")
Not long ago, I read something somewhere about how you can make bug bait powder that’s reliably fatal, safer than the commercial varieties made with unpronounceable synthetic toxins, and specifically effective against t… --- ## [The last thing that made you LOL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-that-made-you-lol/988163)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-that-made-you-lol/988163 "2023-08-08T23:57:30Z")
I was in my car, on the way to pick up dinner, when I got a text message. I tapped the play button on my car’s screen, and this is what Siri read: (click on link above to hear the message). I laughed out loud when she… --- ## [Kamala Harris for President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-for-president/967693)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-for-president/967693 "2023-08-08T21:07:51Z")
I mean, she’s getting the same on-the-job training Biden had, and from someone who’s been there. She’s intelligent and seems charming. I haven’t been following her work as VP, but the idea of her as President doesn’t see… --- ## [Why are the lights coming on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-lights-coming-on/988210)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-lights-coming-on/988210 "2023-08-08T20:21:51Z")
So we just upgraded our internet to something new and fast. This required bringing the router in through a different entrance point, as the new service does not work through the existing coaxial service. To simplify the… --- ## [How clean is condensation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-clean-is-condensation/988256)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-clean-is-condensation/988256 "2023-08-08T17:44:04Z")
If I have a cold drink outside on a humid day, I get a lot of condensation on the can. If the can were thoroughly cleaned beforehand, would the collected condensation be potable? --- ## [On Chess(dot)com, What Is A "Book Move"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-chess-dot-com-what-is-a-book-move/988158)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-chess-dot-com-what-is-a-book-move/988158 "2023-08-08T17:29:02Z")
Those of you who play on Chess(dot)com are aware of the post-game analysis tool, which, uh, analyzes your game. The first few moves are deemed “book moves” (as in, “Nc3 is the last book move”). From the context, I’m gues… --- ## [Why do I feel colder in winter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-colder-in-winter/988124)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-colder-in-winter/988124 "2023-08-08T17:26:52Z")
So where I’m at it’s August and there’s a high of about 72F here daily. When I woke up today it was 64 in my house and I was comfortable with perhaps an overshirt. I took a shower later that morning and my bathroom was 6… --- ## [What book or series do you feel is worthy of an expensive leather bound set?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-book-or-series-do-you-feel-is-worthy-of-an-expensive-leather-bound-set/988056)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-book-or-series-do-you-feel-is-worthy-of-an-expensive-leather-bound-set/988056 "2023-08-08T17:21:33Z")
So what set of books would you spend hundreds (or thousands) for? For me it has always been the Horatio Hornblower series. The other day I spotted a hard-to-find set of 11 leather-bound volumes of C.S. Forester’s works… --- ## [Educate me about outhouses, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-about-outhouses-please/987958)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-about-outhouses-please/987958 "2023-08-08T17:02:06Z")
I was born in a city, and pretty much always lived in suburbs. My only exposure to rural/country life has been on media or while driving through it on the way to another city/suburb, and as a result I’ve never seen an o… --- ## [Witnessing a hit and run accident, and giving chase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witnessing-a-hit-and-run-accident-and-giving-chase/988130)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witnessing-a-hit-and-run-accident-and-giving-chase/988130 "2023-08-08T16:57:28Z")
My disclaimer: always follow the law. Do not do what I describe here. There are risks, perhaps possible grave risks. I was relating this to my mom in an email, and thought I’d share it here and see if there are others o… --- ## [Strobe candles - manufacture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strobe-candles-manufacture/516744)
**Author:** [@jakesteele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jakesteele)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strobe-candles-manufacture/516744 "2023-08-08T16:44:28Z")
Years ago I had some strobe candles that would flicker up and down in a fairly slow, steady pattern. I have been trying to find some but I can’t locate them on any sites. I am wondering if anybody knows where I can buy… --- ## [What’s your favorite Apple Watch app (or apps) that doesn’t come delivered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-apple-watch-app-or-apps-that-doesn-t-come-delivered/952112)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-apple-watch-app-or-apps-that-doesn-t-come-delivered/952112 "2021-10-13T01:01:41Z")
Mine is definitely Golf Pad. Yes, it’s something of a specialty app but it’s great for keeping my golf score, tracking my shots, and recommending which club to use based on conditions. --- ## [Feds bust Josh Duggar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076 "2023-08-08T13:27:47Z")
Link No word yet as to why, but with the Feds involved it won’t be minor. Looks like 2021 isn’t going to be kind to asshole white boys. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=766&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=768&state=tracking)