# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=812&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 813 --- ## [Discounts for upfront payments, unfair on poorer folk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discounts-for-upfront-payments-unfair-on-poorer-folk/984936)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discounts-for-upfront-payments-unfair-on-poorer-folk/984936 "2023-06-07T01:47:05Z")
It’s time to renew my driver’s licence, so I jumped online yesterday to do the deed. And I found, like many agencies, that if I chose a 1 year renewal option, it would be around $85AUD, rising by years to the max of 5 ye… --- ## [Who are the players and how does a particular ad (and not others) end up on a page I am browsing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-players-and-how-does-a-particular-ad-and-not-others-end-up-on-a-page-i-am-browsing/985111)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-players-and-how-does-a-particular-ad-and-not-others-end-up-on-a-page-i-am-browsing/985111 "2023-06-07T00:31:36Z")
I understand how cookies work (more or less), but I don’t understand how a particular advertisement ends up on a particular web page I am browsing while others do not. Who are the players involved? Who gets paid for wh… --- ## [Heckling comedians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heckling-comedians/984890)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heckling-comedians/984890 "2023-06-07T00:24:03Z")
A book I’d like to read (has it been written?) is about hecklers. How do comics deal with them? Which comics have been especially gifted at dealing with them? Which ones not? What are some great heckler anecdotes? Are t… --- ## [Expiration dates on OTC meds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expiration-dates-on-otc-meds/985085)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expiration-dates-on-otc-meds/985085 "2023-06-06T23:57:51Z")
I’m talking about aspirin, ibuprofen, antihistamines, diarrhea meds, etc. What’s your tolerance on these WRT expiration dates? Six months? A year? Five years? I have a sore throat and stuffy head so I went rooting aroun… --- ## [Is this commercial for Starbucks playing a pop song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-commercial-for-starbucks-playing-a-pop-song/984958)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-commercial-for-starbucks-playing-a-pop-song/984958 "2023-06-06T23:49:50Z")
Google search tells me the violin player is Yut Chia but absolutely nothing about the 20 second song bit he plays. I thought it sounded like a pop song but I’m not up on today’s pop so maybe not? Can anyone tell me? It’s… --- ## [LIV Golf tees off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liv-golf-tees-off/965832)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liv-golf-tees-off/965832 "2023-06-06T23:06:27Z")
They managed to get Dustin Johnson to jump ship from the PGA, in addition to Phil and some other names. Rickie Fowler is rumored to be about to join them. They had a press conference earlier today where everyone either… --- ## [An English Attic with 100 Penguins in it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-english-attic-with-100-penguins-in-it/984987)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-english-attic-with-100-penguins-in-it/984987 "2023-06-06T22:28:11Z")
Gentleman has a collection of the first 100 Penguin Books published. https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/05/29/the-first-hundred-penguin-books-i/ --- ## [Fox News claims that one more Biden term will mean the end of elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-claims-that-one-more-biden-term-will-mean-the-end-of-elections/985066)
**Author:** [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-claims-that-one-more-biden-term-will-mean-the-end-of-elections/985066 "2023-06-06T22:27:33Z")
Voting won’t matter: Biden’s power grab could destroy elections (msn.com) Fox News is claiming that if President Biden is elected one more time, his power grab will ensure that Democratic policies will be irreversible a… --- ## [Who is the most famous person who knows you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-knows-you/984947)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-knows-you/984947 "2023-06-06T22:06:19Z")
I’m making a bit of a twist on the “Who is the most famous person you’ve met?” question. Assuming that you are not famous yourself, who is the most famous person who would know your name? Put another way, who might say… --- ## [Cornel West, "Justice is what love looks like in public": Source?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cornel-west-justice-is-what-love-looks-like-in-public-source/797477)
**Author:** [@brianmelendez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianmelendez)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cornel-west-justice-is-what-love-looks-like-in-public-source/797477 "2023-06-06T21:22:23Z")
This quotation is almost universally attributed to Cornel West. Can anyone supply an authoritative source for it? A speech, a book, anything? --- ## [I've never watched Yellowstone and need advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-watched-yellowstone-and-need-advice/985069)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-watched-yellowstone-and-need-advice/985069 "2023-06-06T21:03:21Z")
As stated, I’ve never seen any of the Yellowstone shows or episodes. Thinking I might like to see them what order should I watch? A friend say watch Yellow stone, then the prequels. Another friend says watch the early s… --- ## [Wonder Bread helps build strong bodies 12 ways?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-bread-helps-build-strong-bodies-12-ways/325180)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-bread-helps-build-strong-bodies-12-ways/325180 "2023-06-06T20:38:54Z")
Those of us “of a certain age” recall Wonder Bread commercials advertising it as especially good for young children. It “helps build strong bodies 12 ways” went the tagline. Never mind that Wonder Bread was, and is, al… --- ## [Star Trek Resurgence (No Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-resurgence-no-open-spoilers/985118)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-resurgence-no-open-spoilers/985118 "2023-06-06T18:56:42Z")
I am wondering if anyone else is playing this. I am enjoying it so far. It is like those old Telltale games. It is cool that you get variety of perspectives (both command and lower decks). So far I am very early in the … --- ## [Grammar question: Conflicting vs Conflicted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-conflicting-vs-conflicted/985115)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-conflicting-vs-conflicted/985115 "2023-06-06T19:56:53Z")
My GF, who is a professional editor (and a good one) was stumped by this (bolding mine): “If the agency and principal duties seem a bit conflicting it is because they are. This is why the SEC decided to create regulatio… --- ## [Question: Would there be any interest in a Photoplasty game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-would-there-be-any-interest-in-a-photoplasty-game/952343)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-would-there-be-any-interest-in-a-photoplasty-game/952343 "2023-06-06T18:30:44Z")
I used to be an enthusiastic participant in the Cracked Photoplasty contests: They’re not like they used to be, as they are now done by Cracked’s professional designers, but back in the day, say 2015 or 2016, they wer… --- ## [Specific events in series finales that surprised you (PLEASE HIDE SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-events-in-series-finales-that-surprised-you-please-hide-spoilers/985051)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-events-in-series-finales-that-surprised-you-please-hide-spoilers/985051 "2023-06-06T17:28:14Z")
I was very surprised that both Brienne and Podrick survived the Game of Thrones finale. I was sure one would die saving the life of the other. --- ## [Why doesn't the Italian rail app for smartphones let people from the USA register?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-italian-rail-app-for-smartphones-let-people-from-the-usa-register/985011)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-italian-rail-app-for-smartphones-let-people-from-the-usa-register/985011 "2023-06-06T16:37:45Z")
I am travelling to Italy soon and downloaded the Trenitalia app to my phone to book train tickets. I went to register and it wants country of birth…but there is no selection for USA. Afghanistan…sure. Almost anywhere … --- ## [Is it unethical (for AI) to invent fake people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-unethical-for-ai-to-invent-fake-people/985004)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-unethical-for-ai-to-invent-fake-people/985004 "2023-06-06T16:27:55Z")
Wondering about Dopers views on this article. Since my track record of posting paywalled stuff is pretty good, a limitedexcerpt follows in the next post. --- ## [An ethical question: Split the money or keep it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ethical-question-split-the-money-or-keep-it/984955)
**Author:** [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ethical-question-split-the-money-or-keep-it/984955 "2023-06-06T15:14:17Z")
About 60 years ago, my older brother started a collection. The items were worthless at the time. It was just a fun thing to do. I was about 9 years old and he was about 13. After collecting 8 or 10 items, he lost int… --- ## [There was once a TV Lineup that included 4 of the best shows in TV History and the Bob Newhart Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-once-a-tv-lineup-that-included-4-of-the-best-shows-in-tv-history-and-the-bob-newhart-show/984756)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-once-a-tv-lineup-that-included-4-of-the-best-shows-in-tv-history-and-the-bob-newhart-show/984756 "2023-06-06T14:07:46Z")
1973-1974 the CBS Saturday Line up was All in the Family (1/31.2) MAS\*H (4/25.7) The Mary Tyler Moore Show (9/23.1) The Bob Newhart Show (12/22.3) The Carol Burnett Show(27/20.1) This is insane. It is the 1927 Yank… --- ## [Global Entry, the website doesn't seem to work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-entry-the-website-doesnt-seem-to-work/963752)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-entry-the-website-doesnt-seem-to-work/963752 "2023-06-06T13:33:57Z")
Trying to enroll he and I for an international trip later this year. Paid our fee, I got my ok right away (ok to schedule an appointment), nothing has come thru for him. Sadly, he has a very common name. I keep trying to… --- ## [Crossovers with ChatGPT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossovers-with-chatgpt/985093)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossovers-with-chatgpt/985093 "2023-06-06T08:50:03Z")
Title: “Keeping Up in Gilead” INT. BUCKET RESIDENCE - DAY The prim and proper BUCKET RESIDENCE, adorned with floral patterns and delicate china, is a stark contrast to the oppressive world of Gilead. HYACINTH BUCKET, a… --- ## [Alternatives to classical computing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-classical-computing/985057)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-classical-computing/985057 "2023-06-06T12:37:23Z")
I’ve heard of quantum computing and DNA based computing, so what are the most promising concepts that may usurp classical computing? --- ## [Plea Bargaining: Spun off from the Elizabeth Holmes/Theranos discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plea-bargaining-spun-off-from-the-elizabeth-holmes-theranos-discussion/985061)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plea-bargaining-spun-off-from-the-elizabeth-holmes-theranos-discussion/985061 "2023-06-06T11:57:37Z")
I guess so, but it doesn’t mean it is in the national interest. This is yet another data point for the U.S. world-high incarceration rate. Her likely actual time to be served (85 percent of her 135 month sentence) is w… --- ## [Is is worth it to refurb this 10-speed Raleigh someone was throwing out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-is-worth-it-to-refurb-this-10-speed-raleigh-someone-was-throwing-out/984986)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-is-worth-it-to-refurb-this-10-speed-raleigh-someone-was-throwing-out/984986 "2023-06-06T11:11:22Z")
Someone down the street put this bike out with the trash, and on the spur of the moment I brought it home. I’m no bike expert, but it doesn’t seem to me to need a whole lo… --- ## [Why do NFL teams rank so highly in value when soccer teams have many more fans and viewers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-nfl-teams-rank-so-highly-in-value-when-soccer-teams-have-many-more-fans-and-viewers/978454)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-nfl-teams-rank-so-highly-in-value-when-soccer-teams-have-many-more-fans-and-viewers/978454 "2023-06-06T05:34:51Z")
The Cowboys, for instance, are the world’s most valuable sports franchise - despite having perhaps only 8% as many fans as a team like Real Madrid or Barcelona would have. Outside of the United States, relatively few peo… --- ## [Weird interstitial educational TV program from the mid-1960s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-interstitial-educational-tv-program-from-the-mid-1960s/984693)
**Author:** [@Hakushon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakushon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-interstitial-educational-tv-program-from-the-mid-1960s/984693 "2023-06-06T05:30:51Z")
There was a TV “show” (if you can say that of a TV program lasting less than five minutes per episode) which I believe was meant to teach kids how to pronounce the sounds of letters. It aired early in the morning in New … --- ## [Strictly legal by the letter of the rules, but a jerk move nonetheless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strictly-legal-by-the-letter-of-the-rules-but-a-jerk-move-nonetheless/984489)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strictly-legal-by-the-letter-of-the-rules-but-a-jerk-move-nonetheless/984489 "2023-06-06T04:05:46Z")
What examples are there in sports and/or games in general where there are legal moves or actions that are allowed, but frowned upon as being a jerk move? The only one I can think of offhand is in 8-ball, if your opponen… --- ## [I've (un)cut the cord](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-un-cut-the-cord/984997)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-un-cut-the-cord/984997 "2023-06-06T02:53:48Z")
TLDR: I’m destreaming. Sometime last year I decided to review how I used my streaming services and was not surprised at what I found: Disney, Hulu, Pluto, Prime, and those not listed below - not used at all. Netflix: … --- ## [Is there any difference to the plot of live action "Little Mermaid"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-difference-to-the-plot-of-live-action-little-mermaid/984977)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-difference-to-the-plot-of-live-action-little-mermaid/984977 "2023-06-06T02:24:49Z")
So there’s a kerfuffle going on with some people calling the new Little Mermaid “woke” and others accusing of racism as the only reason they’re saying that is that the lead is a black actress. I have no interest in seein… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=811&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=813&state=tracking)