# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=817&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 818 --- ## [At what point would YOU want to pull the plug on YOURSELF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-would-you-want-to-pull-the-plug-on-yourself/984475)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-would-you-want-to-pull-the-plug-on-yourself/984475 "2023-05-31T20:02:38Z")
Inspired by this thread. I will notify the mods to ensure this does not violate board restrictions against discussing suicide. To avoid that, I’ll ask that people discuss their opinions when they reach an older age - l… --- ## [Looking for a YouTube channel/link. Woodworking guy is building a wheelchair ramp but philosophizing about work, getting started](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-youtube-channel-link-woodworking-guy-is-building-a-wheelchair-ramp-but-philosophizing-about-work-getting-started/984833)
**Author:** [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-youtube-channel-link-woodworking-guy-is-building-a-wheelchair-ramp-but-philosophizing-about-work-getting-started/984833 "2023-05-31T19:31:21Z")
This thoughtful, honest, Ron Swanson like guy is building a residential wheelchair ramp during the course of the video. He’s not explaining the “how to” but more philosophizing about life and work. My impression is that… --- ## [What do you think this song phrase means](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-this-song-phrase-means/984795)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-this-song-phrase-means/984795 "2023-05-31T18:48:50Z")
I’ve been listening to some old Jerry Jeff Walker lately, mostly Viva Terlingua! One of my favorite cuts off that album is Backsliders Wine. (The complete lyrics can be found here.) It’s a great song that opens with hau… --- ## [What were these stories and who wrote them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-these-stories-and-who-wrote-them/984831)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-these-stories-and-who-wrote-them/984831 "2023-05-31T18:19:05Z")
They were part of collections of stories-I don’t remember if they were the same author in each or not. One was about a guy who found a huge hoard of silver in his field. Another was a guy who gradually learned to see thr… --- ## [The Fine Art of the Libelous Tombstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fine-art-of-the-libelous-tombstone/984834)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fine-art-of-the-libelous-tombstone/984834 "2023-05-31T18:12:42Z")
Truly, our Ancestors were masters of the Nifty. 1000 year from now, these will still be wrecking reputations. Today, all we got is Twitter. --- ## [The Lehto's Law thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lehtos-law-thread/984785)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lehtos-law-thread/984785 "2023-05-31T18:09:27Z")
Steve Lehto is a lawyer with a YouTube channel. He posts videos using the title Lehto’s Law. IMHO he is both informative and entertaining. The point of this thread is to post links to his videos for discussion. Discussio… --- ## [Vulnerability in Discourse software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vulnerability-in-discourse-software/984796)
**Author:** [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vulnerability-in-discourse-software/984796 "2023-05-31T16:53:42Z")
This is to create a new thread for an issue that was found in the Test Thread in ATMB. This was in response to the following post: --- ## [Ought horror characters be aware of horror movies/books? (OPEN SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ought-horror-characters-be-aware-of-horror-movies-books-open-spoilers/969307)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ought-horror-characters-be-aware-of-horror-movies-books-open-spoilers/969307 "2023-05-31T13:54:18Z")
We are almost done w/ the Netflix miniseries Midnight Mass. It starts off as a creepy scenario where “miracles” occur within the context of church. It pretty quickly turns out to be a vampire flick. But at no point do… --- ## [Walking Dead ends tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-dead-ends-tonight/975274)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-dead-ends-tonight/975274 "2023-05-31T13:48:04Z")
Yes, it’s still on. Surprised? My wife and I have actually stuck with it, but it has been so boring the last few seasons, we are glad it is ending and don’t plan to watch any future spinoffs or continuations. The fact t… --- ## [SQL Syntax. Table.Date \< '5.1.2023'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sql-syntax-table-date-5-1-2023/984634)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sql-syntax-table-date-5-1-2023/984634 "2023-05-31T12:58:57Z")
I don’t really do SQL. I mean, I muck around in it in minor ways but it’s definitely not my first database language, more of a tertiary acquisition than a secondary, in fact. I want to modify an existing SQL query that… --- ## [Will the Trumpies come back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-trumpies-come-back/984216)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-trumpies-come-back/984216 "2023-05-31T12:33:35Z")
If we assume, for a moment, that someone will wrest the GOP nomination away from Trump—DeSantis, Pence, Haley, someone else—is the GOP impaired by all the Trump MAGA loyalists who’ll view the nominee as their worst enemy… --- ## [Different countries have a three number emergency call (e.g. 911 in the US). When travelling, will the local three digit emergency number work on my US based cell phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-countries-have-a-three-number-emergency-call-e-g-911-in-the-us-when-travelling-will-the-local-three-digit-emergency-number-work-on-my-us-based-cell-phone/984805)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-countries-have-a-three-number-emergency-call-e-g-911-in-the-us-when-travelling-will-the-local-three-digit-emergency-number-work-on-my-us-based-cell-phone/984805 "2023-05-31T10:52:34Z")
Title says it all really. If I am in London, 999 is the number to summon emergency services. There is also (I read) a pan-European emergency number…112. If I am in a foreign country, using my American based cell phone… --- ## [Why can I not find a post I made 20 years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-i-not-find-a-post-i-made-20-years-ago/980643)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-i-not-find-a-post-i-made-20-years-ago/980643 "2023-04-26T22:27:31Z")
I was looking for an post I made about 19-20 years ago here, and I couldn’t. I got a screen displaying, “Oops! That page doesn’t exist or is private.” Well, it does exist somewhere, because I made it here. And it was… --- ## [Superstar Duets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superstar-duets/984798)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superstar-duets/984798 "2023-05-31T07:00:26Z")
Hard to beat this one: Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson’s incredible version of Pancho and Lefty (1993) \[AI upgrade\] - YouTube --- ## [Other fun -ordles (online games like Wordle with daily challenges)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-fun-ordles-online-games-like-wordle-with-daily-challenges/971482)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-fun-ordles-online-games-like-wordle-with-daily-challenges/971482 "2023-05-31T05:24:48Z")
Wordle has become a thing this past year, so naturally other similar games pop up across the internet. What interesting -ordles do you play? My daily list: Beadle (guess the Beatle song from a short snippet) Crossword… --- ## [On the nature of human vs. artificial intelligence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-nature-of-human-vs-artificial-intelligence/978897)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-nature-of-human-vs-artificial-intelligence/978897 "2023-05-31T04:22:00Z")
Woah, this went way longer than I thought it would. TL;DR version: Current AI such as Chat GPT is amazing, but is not ‘conscious’. It simply responds to input. It has no ‘intent’, no initiative. But, what is consciousnes… --- ## [Windows 10 "Restart to repair drive errors" AFTER replacing drive...twice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-restart-to-repair-drive-errors-after-replacing-drive-twice/984703)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-restart-to-repair-drive-errors-after-replacing-drive-twice/984703 "2023-05-31T04:13:57Z")
I started getting “disk error-restart to repair” messages on my Windows 10 laptop a couple of years ago. This is a travel laptop that only gets used 3 or 4 months a year and is set up exactly the same as my home laptop. … --- ## [Green Lantern Vs Superman - Using the ring to bathe him in red sunlight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-vs-superman-using-the-ring-to-bathe-him-in-red-sunlight/983801)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-vs-superman-using-the-ring-to-bathe-him-in-red-sunlight/983801 "2023-05-31T03:04:41Z")
Reading the Batman and Robin thread reminded me of this. OK first off my knowledge of the DC Universe mostly comes from the, rather awesome, early 2000’s Justice League cartoon and I have a very passing knowledge of the … --- ## [How is the Raven Paradox a paradox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-raven-paradox-a-paradox/984745)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-raven-paradox-a-paradox/984745 "2023-05-31T02:30:10Z")
So this is the logical “paradox” discussed here (also no imbedded YouTube, booo bad Cecil :wink: ) That says that because these two statements are logically equivalent: All Ravens are black All non-Black objects are … --- ## [Text strings ON a web page but NOT in its source code. Getting the former](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-strings-on-a-web-page-but-not-in-its-source-code-getting-the-former/984746)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-strings-on-a-web-page-but-not-in-its-source-code-getting-the-former/984746 "2023-05-31T02:30:02Z")
I occasionally have a need to parse data out of a web page. Usually, when this has occurred, the same text that one sees in one’s web browser window exists somewhere in the source code, and I’m quite skilled at text par… --- ## [A chemical question, but I suspect it has something to do with math & physics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chemical-question-but-i-suspect-it-has-something-to-do-with-math-physics/984615)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chemical-question-but-i-suspect-it-has-something-to-do-with-math-physics/984615 "2023-05-31T02:18:47Z")
OK, so I was relearning about the electron orbitals. 1 thing I’ve noticed for quite some time is that the periodic table repeats its lines exactly once (line 2, Li…, has the same number of 8 elements as line 3, Na…; line… --- ## [The Ramen Noodle Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ramen-noodle-thread/968201)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ramen-noodle-thread/968201 "2023-05-31T01:59:46Z")
Are there any recipes that use ramen noodles that go beyond boiling water and adding the seasoning packet? --- ## [How do you say years from 2000 onwards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-years-from-2000-onwards/984742)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-years-from-2000-onwards/984742 "2023-05-31T01:35:44Z")
It’s not something I consciously decided to do, but just judging from my instincts to say years; from 2001-2019 I’ll say two thousand n’one, two thousand n’two etc; “n” being the barest whiff of the word “and”. From 2020… --- ## [New law to help people with allergies winds up hurting them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-law-to-help-people-with-allergies-winds-up-hurting-them/983213)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-law-to-help-people-with-allergies-winds-up-hurting-them/983213 "2023-05-31T00:59:40Z")
According to this article, New label law has unintended effect: Sesame in more foods | AP News, manufacturers are required to list sesame as an allergen on labels if there’s a possibility of cross-contamination. Sounds g… --- ## [Searching for threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-threads/984793)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-threads/984793 "2023-05-31T00:50:32Z")
When we had the former format one could search for thread topics by using a search function and adding desired search words, kind of like Google. I have never really learned how to use this new format as well, cand some… --- ## [What are your favorite quotes from bit parts in movie and TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-quotes-from-bit-parts-in-movie-and-tv/984633)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-quotes-from-bit-parts-in-movie-and-tv/984633 "2023-05-31T00:44:05Z")
I’m watching The Avengers again, and I love the scene when Banner wakes up after falling from the sky. Worker: “Are you an alien?.. From outer space, an alien.” Banner: “No.” Worker: “Well then, son… You’ve got a cond… --- ## [Why always Robin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-always-robin/983767)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-always-robin/983767 "2023-05-30T23:11:05Z")
Is there an in-world reason all of Dick Grayson’s successors accept being called Robin? Why didn’t Jason, Tim, or Damien say “Sure Bruce, I’ll fight crime with you, but if I’m going to be named after a bird it’s going to… --- ## [I'm jaded. Please recommend me some \*good\* horror fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-jaded-please-recommend-me-some-good-horror-fiction/984018)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-jaded-please-recommend-me-some-good-horror-fiction/984018 "2023-05-30T22:40:50Z")
If you’ve read much of what I’ve posted on the SDMB, and Cafe Society in particular, you will have surmised that I’m a big fan of the Horror genre in most media–movies, TV,comics, websites, and, the subject of this post,… --- ## [Old-fashioned things you'd like to see revived](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 342\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2023, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167 "2023-05-30T22:36:30Z")
There’s a recent thread on things associated with old age that you have accidentally adopted. This got me thinking about outdated language, practices, devices, etc. from times past that you have deliberately adopted, or… --- ## [What were slip on sneakers called during the Boomers childhood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-slip-on-sneakers-called-during-the-boomers-childhood/984651)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2023, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-slip-on-sneakers-called-during-the-boomers-childhood/984651 "2023-05-30T21:19:20Z")
The recent Skechers commercials have triggered my childhood memories. There’s nothing new or special about Skechers. Leather penny loafers were extremely common in the 1950’s and 60’s. I wore them and had the put a penn… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=816&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=818&state=watching)