# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=844 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 845 --- ## [OK, who saw the Northern Lights show last night? 4/23/2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-who-saw-the-northern-lights-show-last-night-4-23-2023/983123)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-who-saw-the-northern-lights-show-last-night-4-23-2023/983123 "2023-04-26T05:43:08Z")
I posted in the G4 storm thread, but discussion there is more of a technical nature (which I enjoy). But I wanted to wax rhapsodic about what I saw last night and find out who else enjoyed the view. I’m at 43.6 north h… --- ## [If you (individual or country) are still masking, why will you ever stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-individual-or-country-are-still-masking-why-will-you-ever-stop/979554)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-individual-or-country-are-still-masking-why-will-you-ever-stop/979554 "2023-04-26T02:04:48Z")
I’m a Japanese/English interpreter, and I had a gig earlier in the week. Two people from Japan were wearing masks the whole time. It was annoying: I couldn’t see their mouths move, and they were harder to hear. Why were … --- ## [Stargirl Season 3 "Frenemies"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargirl-season-3-frenemies/970370)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargirl-season-3-frenemies/970370 "2023-04-26T02:04:22Z")
Stargirl returns on August 31 for its third season. Artemis Crock and family have moved in next door. Cindy Burman has (maybe) reformed. OG-Starman has come back to give Courtney some much-needed training. Things are go… --- ## [Hiding the Love Children of Hypersexual Hollywood Celebrities, Rock Stars & Athletes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-the-love-children-of-hypersexual-hollywood-celebrities-rock-stars-athletes/982951)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-the-love-children-of-hypersexual-hollywood-celebrities-rock-stars-athletes/982951 "2023-04-26T01:50:21Z")
In memoirs and TV/magazine interviews galore, numerous stars of Hollywood, the recording industry, and the sports world have boasted of bedding thousands of women over their careers. These claims are so widespread, and b… --- ## [So have we the Americana public finally reached the level that mass shootings are just a part of life in America like bombings and shootings are in the middle east?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-have-we-the-americana-public-finally-reached-the-level-that-mass-shootings-are-just-a-part-of-life-in-america-like-bombings-and-shootings-are-in-the-middle-east/982836)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-have-we-the-americana-public-finally-reached-the-level-that-mass-shootings-are-just-a-part-of-life-in-america-like-bombings-and-shootings-are-in-the-middle-east/982836 "2023-04-26T01:17:50Z")
Continuing the discussion from 'Lives tragically lost': 4 dead, multiple injured in Dadeville, Alabama: I could of sworn I made this op before but like I said in the link post I asked this years ago either in a topic… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Ivy is funny!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-ivy-is-funny/983134)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-ivy-is-funny/983134 "2023-04-25T23:43:27Z")
Son-of-a-wrek made his famous chili Saturday. He puts black beans in it but no one knows because he purees them first. Serves pinto beans on the side. 'Cause, you know, people. On Sunday we had macaroni mixed in for c… --- ## [First appearance in a movie of a-](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-appearance-in-a-movie-of-a/983146)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-appearance-in-a-movie-of-a/983146 "2023-04-25T23:05:25Z")
What is the oldest movie that depicted someone using a silencer on a gun? I would have thought it went back at least as far as the 1940s film noir potboilers, if not even further to the classic 30’s “gangster” films. But… --- ## [NYT article: They Saw the Horrific Aftermath of a Mass Shooting. Should we?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-article-they-saw-the-horrific-aftermath-of-a-mass-shooting-should-we/983089)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-article-they-saw-the-horrific-aftermath-of-a-mass-shooting-should-we/983089 "2023-04-25T21:02:58Z")
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/magazine/sandy-hook-mass-shooting-scenes.html\\ Did you read this story recounting the Sandy Hill massacre and the detectives who “processed” the crime scene? I think you should. It is … --- ## [Daisy Jones & The Six](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daisy-jones-the-six/980834)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daisy-jones-the-six/980834 "2023-04-25T19:15:37Z")
Is anyone watching this on Prime? I just finished the first 3 episodes. It looks like they will be dropping an episode every Friday. I love it. I love the era - clothes, music, etc. --- ## [Alpine = Alpeen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alpine-alpeen/983065)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alpine-alpeen/983065 "2023-04-25T19:04:00Z")
Watching Drive to Survive the last few weeks and the Alpine team members keep referring to themselves as “Alpeen”. Is this a common pronunciation? As an American I cannot resolve this pronunciation. WTH? --- ## [“Wherever you consume music”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherever-you-consume-music/983072)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherever-you-consume-music/983072 "2023-04-25T19:00:18Z")
They’re selling the latest work by a country singer, which one can acquire “wherever you consume music”. Although not technically wrong, this sounds weird to me. Music is delicious! --- ## [Catfishing and Telegram, WhatsApp, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-and-telegram-whatsapp-etc/982565)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfishing-and-telegram-whatsapp-etc/982565 "2023-04-25T19:00:06Z")
I got an obvious catfishing text yesterday (“what’s up?” from a random number). I figured I’d string them along for a bit to see what happens. At some point, “Monica” started getting pretty insistent that we switch to … --- ## [Phone constantly short on storage space](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-constantly-short-on-storage-space/981721)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-constantly-short-on-storage-space/981721 "2023-04-25T16:25:22Z")
I have a low-end Samsung Android, a Galaxy A01. It officially has 16G of storage in the main chip. I keep getting notifications that I am running out of internal storage and memory management reports 95-97% full. But I a… --- ## [The Mandalorian Season 3 \[Open Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mandalorian-season-3-open-spoilers/979857)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 468\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mandalorian-season-3-open-spoilers/979857 "2023-04-25T15:53:04Z")
One thread per season seems to work out. Open spoilers after the episode drops Episodes start March 1, 2023 Official Trailer: The Mandalorian | Season 3 Official Trailer | Disney+ - YouTube Guess we will see him try … --- ## [Delay in prosecution of Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-in-prosecution-of-trump/950708)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-in-prosecution-of-trump/950708 "2023-04-25T15:44:00Z")
Perhaps the wheels of justice move very slowly, but am I alone in being concerned by the length of time that has passed since Trump left office with NO federal criminal charges being filed against him for either his busi… --- ## [Do you feel "out of touch" with most people/modern society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-out-of-touch-with-most-people-modern-society/982846)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-out-of-touch-with-most-people-modern-society/982846 "2023-04-25T13:56:29Z")
I often feel that I am not at all interested in things that seemingly a great percentage of my fellow Americans/human beings seem strongly invested in. I’m not talking about sorta 50/50 political issues - where I’m in t… --- ## [Most Memorable Vanity Plates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-vanity-plates/120157)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-vanity-plates/120157 "2023-04-25T12:57:51Z")
There are so many, I know…but the one I saw today really sticks in my memory: “Keep Honking. I’m Reloading.” It’s so bad, yet so right-on. --- ## [Today's Electrical Question: 'Fridge Tripping Breaker--Options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-electrical-question-fridge-tripping-breaker-options/982724)
**Author:** [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-electrical-question-fridge-tripping-breaker-options/982724 "2023-04-25T09:10:54Z")
Here’s the background: A friend has a mountain cabin that is a 7-hour drive away. As such he visits it infrequently. There is power to the cabin but said power gets interrupted at random times. When the power is resto… --- ## ["Your topic is similar to..." Any way to burn, kill, send it to hell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-topic-is-similar-to-any-way-to-burn-kill-send-it-to-hell/982331)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-topic-is-similar-to-any-way-to-burn-kill-send-it-to-hell/982331 "2023-04-25T08:48:03Z")
Pretty much any time I start a new topic, up this infernal thing comes, even if the topic I am formulating isn’t similar, at all, to the ones that the idiot software keeps insisting it is. Any way to turn off this board… --- ## [Upd: Kim Potter trial resolved: guilty of manslaughter 1&2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upd-kim-potter-trial-resolved-guilty-of-manslaughter-1-2/956384)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upd-kim-potter-trial-resolved-guilty-of-manslaughter-1-2/956384 "2023-04-25T06:42:50Z")
The former Minneapolis, Minnesota police officer charged with manslaughter in the deadly shooting of Daunte Wright during a traffic stop when the officer mistakenly shot the victim with her sidearm, when she thought she … --- ## [Songs that are forever attached to certain periods/events in your life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-forever-attached-to-certain-periods-events-in-your-life/955286)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-forever-attached-to-certain-periods-events-in-your-life/955286 "2023-04-25T05:05:12Z")
:musical\_note: …Now, the first of December was covered with snow So was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston Though the Berkshires seemed dreamlike on account of that frostin’ With ten miles behind me and ten thous… --- ## [... So what should the National Gun of the United States be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-should-the-national-gun-of-the-united-states-be/983069)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-should-the-national-gun-of-the-united-states-be/983069 "2023-04-25T04:33:36Z")
NOTE I DON’T WANT THIS TO DEVOLVE INTO GUN CONTROL DEBATE THERE’S OTHER TOPICS FOR THAT. Yeah I know some crazy Republicans politicians want to make the AR-15 the National Gun but that’s a total publicity stunt, I’m cur… --- ## [It doesn't exist, but it seems like it should](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-doesnt-exist-but-it-seems-like-it-should/983061)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-doesnt-exist-but-it-seems-like-it-should/983061 "2023-04-25T01:33:22Z")
Glengarry Glenross the Musical. I Googled it and there’s nothing. I wanted some yucks, and was disappointed. --- ## [Alternatives to $$$$ Direct TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-direct-tv/962735)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-direct-tv/962735 "2023-04-25T01:06:01Z")
We’ve had Direct for many years. Their pricing is just going out of our reach. We do use both Netflix and Amazon. What economical alternatives are there to Direct? I see references to Roku, Hulu, etc. We want to be … --- ## [Would a pedal-driven propeller move a ship more efficiently than a bank of oars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-pedal-driven-propeller-move-a-ship-more-efficiently-than-a-bank-of-oars/406885)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-pedal-driven-propeller-move-a-ship-more-efficiently-than-a-bank-of-oars/406885 "2023-04-25T00:48:22Z")
Suppose you have two ancient Greek triremes. One carries 170 men to pull the oars, in the traditional fashion. The other also has 170 men but has been modified: Instead of pulling an oar, each man pumps a pair of peda… --- ## [Has anyone ever tried to mount a 2nd Amendment defense for explosives possession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-tried-to-mount-a-2nd-amendment-defense-for-explosives-possession/981837)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-tried-to-mount-a-2nd-amendment-defense-for-explosives-possession/981837 "2023-04-25T00:06:33Z")
Certainly people have fought laws concerning firearms, but has anyone ever tried to claim that their possession of, I don’t know, a pipe bomb was legal under the 2nd Amendment? --- ## [The RESTRICT Act is a terrilble idea-what should be done to improve online security?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-restrict-act-is-a-terrilble-idea-what-should-be-done-to-improve-online-security/983111)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-restrict-act-is-a-terrilble-idea-what-should-be-done-to-improve-online-security/983111 "2023-04-25T00:04:51Z")
The Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology Act was introduced a month ago. Based on what I’ve read here it seems overly broad and gives the Commerce Secretary t… --- ## [Teenagers solve centuries-old math problem. What exactly did they do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenagers-solve-centuries-old-math-problem-what-exactly-did-they-do/981750)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenagers-solve-centuries-old-math-problem-what-exactly-did-they-do/981750 "2023-04-24T23:46:03Z")
One source with video of the students: The assertion is that it is impossible to prove the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry and they proved that this assertion is false by developing such a proof. This assertion … --- ## [Computer problem RE: sound recorder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-problem-re-sound-recorder/983102)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-problem-re-sound-recorder/983102 "2023-04-24T23:20:09Z")
I don’t know whether this is a problem with the sound recorder of microphone, but since no one I Zoom with has said anything about my voice sounding odd, I’m thinking it’s with sound recorder. I could get Geek Squad to … --- ## [Weed is finally legal and readily available. Why not prostitution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-is-finally-legal-and-readily-available-why-not-prostitution/982789)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-is-finally-legal-and-readily-available-why-not-prostitution/982789 "2023-04-24T21:45:40Z")
I know this topic has come up before, but it seems like it’s been a few years, and the sociopolitical climate has changed. Cannabis is now legal and freely available in several states. The apocalypse has not ensued. I k… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=843) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=845)