# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=801&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 802 --- ## [Teaching my white child about the term "cracker."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-my-white-child-about-the-term-cracker/985720)
**Author:** [@lemon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lemon)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-my-white-child-about-the-term-cracker/985720 "2023-06-21T01:09:24Z")
My 10-year-old, white son has black friends who roast him about being white, which includes calling him a “cracker.” When I was growing up in the 80s and 90s in a predominantly black city, I tended to just laugh it off… --- ## [A question about the Special Master in the Trump document case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-special-master-in-the-trump-document-case/985846)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Varn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Varn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-special-master-in-the-trump-document-case/985846 "2023-06-21T00:12:36Z")
Why wasn’t the special master in Trump’s document case allowed to finish his job? The special master in Trump’s case is akin to an arbiter in a process called arbitration which takes place most commonly in the corporate… --- ## [My TV just scolded me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tv-just-scolded-me/985809)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tv-just-scolded-me/985809 "2023-06-20T23:57:59Z")
I’m watching TV, settling into the couch, carrying a drink, a plate of food, and the remote, trying not to spill one of them on the other (or the couch), and inadvertently hit the button that activates the voice-control … --- ## [Question about Updating/Increasing Desktop RAM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-updating-increasing-desktop-ram/985797)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-updating-increasing-desktop-ram/985797 "2023-06-20T21:34:06Z")
I have some questions about improving my desktop PC computer. I bought a Noctua NH-U12A CPU cooler to replace the stock AMD (Wraith?) that it was built with. I haven’t installed it yet because I also want to add some RAM… --- ## [(Old) Flyboy’s Birthday🎂in the new MMP~](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-flyboy-s-birthday-in-the-new-mmp/985345)
**Author:** [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Replies:** 335\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-flyboy-s-birthday-in-the-new-mmp/985345 "2023-06-20T21:33:19Z")
Happy birthday, flyboy :helicopter::helicopter::helicopter::helicopter::helicopter::helicopter: , whenever it is --- ## [Sports outcomes that would have been different, if they had technology for repla](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-outcomes-that-would-have-been-different-if-they-had-technology-for-repla/985772)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-outcomes-that-would-have-been-different-if-they-had-technology-for-repla/985772 "2023-06-20T20:46:02Z")
The use of technology to review umpiring decisions has become a part of most of world sport now. I’m watching cricket’s The Ashes now, and I think the use of DRS in cricket is probably is the most impactful system in al… --- ## [What is the oldest artifact that has never been "lost"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-artifact-that-has-never-been-lost/985713)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-artifact-that-has-never-been-lost/985713 "2023-06-20T20:42:27Z")
Most of the really old ancient artifacts that we have were dug up out of the ground or found in tombs. But presumably there are some things that were valuable enough that they were kept intact and passed from person to … --- ## [Rank hypocrisy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-hypocrisy/985748)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-hypocrisy/985748 "2023-06-20T19:57:16Z")
No, seriously, rank it. Specifically MAGA hypocrisy–let’s rank their hypocrisy from the most glaring to the most excusable. I’ll start by nominating their accusation that Dems are weaponizing the Justice Department when… --- ## [Is it possible to genetically modify organisms in a way that’s impossible with selective breeding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-genetically-modify-organisms-in-a-way-that-s-impossible-with-selective-breeding/984478)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-genetically-modify-organisms-in-a-way-that-s-impossible-with-selective-breeding/984478 "2023-06-20T17:16:48Z")
I ask because it struck me that when people discuss GMOs, many envision a cackling scientist in a white coat blasting poor animals and people with radiation rays and chemicals to alter them in ways that would be impossib… --- ## [Watchin' the fudge and candymakers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchin-the-fudge-and-candymakers/985803)
**Author:** [@Blindmellowjelly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blindmellowjelly)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchin-the-fudge-and-candymakers/985803 "2023-06-20T15:23:41Z")
That crew (4) of call and respond fudge makers, on that marble stone working with special copper spades, out of the copper kettle… such a really special fudge makers show. SInging and dancing, interactive. --- ## [SETI research: what can we now rule out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-research-what-can-we-now-rule-out/985754)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seti-research-what-can-we-now-rule-out/985754 "2023-06-20T13:40:49Z")
The Fermi Paradox dates from 1950. The SETI Institute was established in 1985. We haven’t yet discovered any aliens. Are there scenarios that we can rule out, if only probabilistically? One is tempted to say, “Star Trek… --- ## [Question about reflecting light](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-reflecting-light/985742)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-reflecting-light/985742 "2023-06-20T12:51:12Z")
Suppose a fine powder were used as a reflective agent that could be released into the atmosphere. Each particle is about 25 microns in size. Would it reflect the same amount of light if all those particles were joined to… --- ## [How important is deep tire tread on dry pavement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-deep-tire-tread-on-dry-pavement/985661)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-deep-tire-tread-on-dry-pavement/985661 "2023-06-20T12:18:23Z")
I understand that when the road is wet, deeper tire tread will move more water out of the way and keep you from hydroplaning. On dry pavement, does deeper tread help with traction? IE, would the same tread pattern with … --- ## [Is the Rocky statue in Creed the only example of a "real pretend" statue in film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-rocky-statue-in-creed-the-only-example-of-a-real-pretend-statue-in-film/985758)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-rocky-statue-in-creed-the-only-example-of-a-real-pretend-statue-in-film/985758 "2023-06-20T12:12:13Z")
Watching Creed (it’s on Amazon Prime) there is a scene where the (fictional) Adonis Creed visits the (real) statue of (fictional) Rocky Balboa (who is of course real in the film’s universe). The statue is real (it’s out… --- ## [The new New York Times Kindle app makes me unhappy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-new-york-times-kindle-app-makes-me-unhappy/985777)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-new-york-times-kindle-app-makes-me-unhappy/985777 "2023-06-20T11:10:51Z")
I think I have everything working as it should. I do not think I need technical help. I am just angry. I am using an Amazon Fire. Until recently, each day it would download my New York Times which I could read in my bus… --- ## [How does a construction worker know what he/she is to work on today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-construction-worker-know-what-he-she-is-to-work-on-today/985631)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-construction-worker-know-what-he-she-is-to-work-on-today/985631 "2023-06-20T10:21:08Z")
I was driving through this massive construction site in southwest Austin yesterday when the question occurred to me. I am always amazed that a huge project such as this one appears like total chaos during construction y… --- ## [Liz Truss tries to lead the UK {and resigns as of 2022-10-20}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liz-truss-tries-to-lead-the-uk-and-resigns-as-of-2022-10-20/970992)
**Author:** [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Replies:** 671\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liz-truss-tries-to-lead-the-uk-and-resigns-as-of-2022-10-20/970992 "2023-06-20T10:26:29Z")
Liz Truss, as expected, has won the Tory leadership contest fairly easily against Rishi Sunak, whose defection from the Boris Johnson team contributed to his ignominious downfall. According to the NY Times, she faces: D… --- ## [Kansas lawmakers receive letters containing white powder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-lawmakers-receive-letters-containing-white-powder/985711)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-lawmakers-receive-letters-containing-white-powder/985711 "2023-06-20T04:27:22Z")
Don’t know if this belongs in this category. Mods, feel free to move it to a more appropriate location. More than 90 Kansas legislators and other officials have reported receiving envelopes which contained white powder… --- ## [At the end of my rope: PANTRY MOTHS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-the-end-of-my-rope-pantry-moths/962598)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-the-end-of-my-rope-pantry-moths/962598 "2023-06-20T03:53:22Z")
I’ve had pantry moths before, and I defeated them for some years through cleaning and improved storage: nothing grain-like in any unsealed container. The sealed containers have included ziplocs, Mason jars with canning-t… --- ## [Do they always say the brand name at the end of Japanese commercials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-always-say-the-brand-name-at-the-end-of-japanese-commercials/985773)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-always-say-the-brand-name-at-the-end-of-japanese-commercials/985773 "2023-06-20T03:26:26Z")
Is it typical in Japanese commercials to say (or sing) the brand name at the end, such as “Playstation” or “Hisamitu”? --- ## [Buried pirate treasure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buried-pirate-treasure/985750)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buried-pirate-treasure/985750 "2023-06-20T02:58:19Z")
I just watched John Gates Expedition Unknown, about pirate treasure. Capt Henry Avery IIRC. But my thought was- why would a pirate bury his loot someplace hard to get to anyway? Pirates spent their loot on run, high li… --- ## [How easy is it to use a serial number to interpolate a fabrication date?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-to-use-a-serial-number-to-interpolate-a-fabrication-date/985757)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-to-use-a-serial-number-to-interpolate-a-fabrication-date/985757 "2023-06-20T02:24:24Z")
Not sure if this is better suited for Cafe Society, since the product is audio equipment. The equipment is a pair of JBL L-100 speakers that kaylasmom owned when I met her 46 years ago. I’m not precisely sure when she bo… --- ## [Can someone explain how Disney has outmanuevered DeSantis via Charles III's descendants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-how-disney-has-outmanuevered-desantis-via-charles-iiis-descendants/981880)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-how-disney-has-outmanuevered-desantis-via-charles-iiis-descendants/981880 "2023-06-20T02:22:49Z")
News article about Iger, Disney CEO, pulling a fast one by relying on a law that somehow depends on Charles III’s last descendent dying, but I can’t figure it out and the sites I go are too buggy for me to decipher any o… --- ## [What was the most that was achieved by a political song or piece of music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-that-was-achieved-by-a-political-song-or-piece-of-music/985060)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-that-was-achieved-by-a-political-song-or-piece-of-music/985060 "2023-06-19T23:28:44Z")
So modern (i.e. post WW2) popular music is replete with political statements and stances (as is older music of course). That runs the gamut from rich megastars pontificating on the cause de jour from the safety of their… --- ## [Jim Morrison Singing "The Pina Colada" Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-morrison-singing-the-pina-colada-song/985715)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-morrison-singing-the-pina-colada-song/985715 "2023-06-19T23:26:59Z")
It’s AI, and it’s brand new (his character was just created) and so I expect a lot of uploads. Hopefully Jim Morrison singing some Pink Floyd, instead of the shit most upload. I listen anyway, and the songs still suck, e… --- ## [Trump's indictment--does it matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-indictment-does-it-matter/985251)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 489\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-indictment-does-it-matter/985251 "2023-06-19T23:22:12Z")
I know, this time it’s supposed to be different. This isn’t one woman’s word against Trump’s. This isn’t a boring question about real estate valuations where blame is pinned on an underling This is “The. Big. One”. T… --- ## [How many jobs did you do as a professional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-jobs-did-you-do-as-a-professional/985705)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-jobs-did-you-do-as-a-professional/985705 "2023-06-19T22:56:17Z")
There was this guy on a messageboard who used to annoy me by doing one thing (well, he did dozens of things that annoyed me, but this one in particular): whatever topic was under discussion, he used to say “I did that fo… --- ## [Name another song by](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-another-song-by/985727)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-another-song-by/985727 "2023-06-19T22:10:08Z")
My prediction on this game - wildly successful or crash and burn before a dozen posts. In this thread game you are given an artist and song. What you need to do is from memory (so you are on your honor to not look it u… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #7 - June 2023 - "Reflections"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-7-june-2023-reflections/984627)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-7-june-2023-reflections/984627 "2023-06-19T21:53:39Z")
This is the monthly thread for June 2023. The topic this month is “Reflections”, chosen by @Chefguy and @aurora\_maire Please note: The general rules for the competition are here. One entry per person per month. To… --- ## [Iconic Moments in History, in Just a Few Words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-moments-in-history-in-just-a-few-words/985290)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-moments-in-history-in-just-a-few-words/985290 "2023-06-19T20:57:56Z")
Just read or hear them and a whole story leaps to mind. “Oh, the humanity!” “He is moving like a tremendous machine!” “I am not a crook.” “The die is cast.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=800&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=802&state=tracking)