# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=845&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 846 --- ## [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… --- ## [Artificial intelligence (singulairty) within a few months?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artificial-intelligence-singulairty-within-a-few-months/981324)
**Author:** [@paulmarkj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulmarkj)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artificial-intelligence-singulairty-within-a-few-months/981324 "2023-04-24T20:34:51Z")
I have read on other socail media forums where people are assuming that AI will be a thing in the next few months. Personally, I think the world is going mad over ChatGPT - it is a wonderous thing - but it is a long way… --- ## [Do major carriers allow a person to connect a homemade mobile phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-major-carriers-allow-a-person-to-connect-a-homemade-mobile-phone/981545)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-major-carriers-allow-a-person-to-connect-a-homemade-mobile-phone/981545 "2023-04-24T20:33:35Z")
Suppose a person purchases all the chips and components and has the know-how to solder up a homemade roll-your-own working mobile phone. Would the major mobile service carries allow you to purchase their service and con… --- ## [Max has crossed Rainbow Bridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-has-crossed-rainbow-bridge/982748)
**Author:** [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-has-crossed-rainbow-bridge/982748 "2023-04-24T20:24:29Z")
RIP, Max. We thought you were going to be our “easiest” dog, and you turned out to be the hardest. Not that you weren’t the sweetest little guy, but all your health issues were not what we expected. He really was sweet.… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #5 - April 2023 - “Transportation”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019 "2023-04-24T20:24:03Z")
This is the monthly thread for April 2023. The topic this month is “Transportation”, chosen by @Turek Please note: The general rules for the competition are here . One entry per person per month. To make the photo… --- ## [If Trump is Charged and Arrested, and He Calls for Insurrection, What Do You Think Will Happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-is-charged-and-arrested-and-he-calls-for-insurrection-what-do-you-think-will-happen/970577)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-is-charged-and-arrested-and-he-calls-for-insurrection-what-do-you-think-will-happen/970577 "2023-04-24T19:29:14Z")
There are a lot of views about this, starting approximately here in this thread: This thread is for those who wish to discuss this aspect of potential criminal charges against Trump and any ensuing aftermath, in more … --- ## [How to maximize my financial leverage for property likely to be upzoned and redeveloped](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-maximize-my-financial-leverage-for-property-likely-to-be-upzoned-and-redeveloped/982471)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-maximize-my-financial-leverage-for-property-likely-to-be-upzoned-and-redeveloped/982471 "2023-04-24T18:44:29Z")
I live in Arlington, VA, which is going through some zoning changes. We own a single-family house that, until very recently, was zoned for single-family only. Recently, the “Missing Middle” proposal was passed, which (… --- ## [“People are Domesticated Animals Now”: Man allegedly Reveals Why there no longer biologically adult males in the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-are-domesticated-animals-now-man-allegedly-reveals-why-there-no-longer-biologically-adult-males-in-the-world/981979)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-are-domesticated-animals-now-man-allegedly-reveals-why-there-no-longer-biologically-adult-males-in-the-world/981979 "2023-04-24T18:37:08Z")
this guy is supposedly using biology to say hardship, toil and misery makes you an adult I say he’s full of shit and there’s more to being an adult than this jackass supposes or am I wrong? Also, I’m wondering if the… --- ## [How does an incentive-based contract work under the salary cap, when there's so much variable possibility?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-an-incentive-based-contract-work-under-the-salary-cap-when-theres-so-much-variable-possibility/983128)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-an-incentive-based-contract-work-under-the-salary-cap-when-theres-so-much-variable-possibility/983128 "2023-04-24T18:36:01Z")
The NFL, for instance, has an extremely strict salary cap, yet it’s common for many NFL players to have incentives built into their contract. Don’t these incentives then force the team to stay at a certain amount below … --- ## [CNN and FOX fire two of their top guys within minutes of each other!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-and-fox-fire-two-of-their-top-guys-within-minutes-of-each-other/983126)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-and-fox-fire-two-of-their-top-guys-within-minutes-of-each-other/983126 "2023-04-24T17:37:41Z")
Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon both fired. Although FOX is saying it was a mutual agreement, it doesn’t look like Tucker knew what was coming as he signed off Friday with ‘see you on Monday’. Don was definitely taken by su… --- ## [What is this car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-car/983070)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-car/983070 "2023-04-24T17:36:36Z")
​​​ (1) Phillips Run,Drip & Bubble Company - YouTube It appears to have design elements from late 60s/early 70s Mopars and Camaros. --- ## [End-of-life paperwork in the U.S.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-life-paperwork-in-the-u-s/983080)
**Author:** [@phs3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phs3)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-life-paperwork-in-the-u-s/983080 "2023-04-24T17:14:46Z")
I hope this is an appropriate topic for this category. A decade ago, my mother (85yo) had emergency abdominal surgery, during which she had a heart attack. By the next day, she had not regained consciousness, her kidney… --- ## [How was Mark Houck aquitted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-mark-houck-aquitted/983029)
**Author:** [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-mark-houck-aquitted/983029 "2023-04-24T16:39:58Z")
I’m going with the Rolling Stone article as everything else I find on this is pretty right wing outrage, with a fair amount of disingenuity in them. For some reason, I’m not finding any more reputable outlets covering … --- ## [Do tire pressure monitoring system show tire pressure for each tire these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-tire-pressure-monitoring-system-show-tire-pressure-for-each-tire-these-days/982978)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-tire-pressure-monitoring-system-show-tire-pressure-for-each-tire-these-days/982978 "2023-04-24T16:34:11Z")
A couple cars ago, my car had a display that would show the pressure in each tire. My most recent car (bought used) had warning light, but didn’t even tell you which tire, nevermind the pressure - or else it was buried … --- ## [Has anyone had any first-hand knowledge of a domestic dog eating its puppies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-had-any-first-hand-knowledge-of-a-domestic-dog-eating-its-puppies/983115)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-had-any-first-hand-knowledge-of-a-domestic-dog-eating-its-puppies/983115 "2023-04-24T16:14:31Z")
I saw a blurb on this recently, and while I’m not doubting that it happens, I’m pretty sure I personally have never heard of this actually having happened with any of the dogs I’ve been around or dog owners I have known … --- ## [When does historical chronology break down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-historical-chronology-break-down/982580)
**Author:** [@brutus44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brutus44)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-historical-chronology-break-down/982580 "2023-04-24T15:59:21Z")
If something happened 10 or 20 years ago, I can easily do some simple math and find out exactly how many days ago it was. I assume the same applies for events in the 20th century. However, can this be applied to dates th… --- ## [I misread the cops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-misread-the-cops/983071)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-misread-the-cops/983071 "2023-04-24T15:32:05Z")
About 40 years ago, my wife and I were walking down an urban street, on an overpass over I-25 in Denver, when some kids in a passing car said something insulting to us and threw something (maybe a bottle? It’s been a lon… --- ## [Fire Cider Byproducts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-cider-byproducts/983057)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-cider-byproducts/983057 "2023-04-24T14:48:22Z")
So I made some fire cider by soaking ginger, onion, jalapeno, lemon juice, paprika and a little garlic in apple cider vinegar for a month. I just decanted and now have those ingredients in a bowl. Any recommendations f… --- ## [Is this horror film scene plausible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-horror-film-scene-plausible/983064)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-horror-film-scene-plausible/983064 "2023-04-24T14:25:55Z")
In the film Wolf Creek the villain stabs someone in the spine and turns them into a “head on a stick” rendering them unable to move but still alive. He uses the same method in the sequel. The real life killer the film wa… --- ## [What Democratic candidate could have won against Trump in the 2016 elections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-democratic-candidate-could-have-won-against-trump-in-the-2016-elections/982699)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-democratic-candidate-could-have-won-against-trump-in-the-2016-elections/982699 "2023-04-24T13:37:52Z")
I’ve heard many variations of “Hillary was the one candidate that could lose running against Trump in 2016” over the last few years…but is that true? What candidate do you think would have had a decent chance running a… --- ## [Liberace - just how good was he](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberace-just-how-good-was-he/983058)
**Author:** [@bryanmaguire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bryanmaguire)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberace-just-how-good-was-he/983058 "2023-04-24T11:29:03Z")
Watching a show just now about famous piano performances. They showed Liberace play a Burt Bacharach medley that was recorded in 1972. His style seems to be “why play 1 note when you can play 6 instead”. Was he really … --- ## [Welp. Here I am, back where I started](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welp-here-i-am-back-where-i-started/983031)
**Author:** [@Chicago\_Faucet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicago_Faucet)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welp-here-i-am-back-where-i-started/983031 "2023-04-24T09:12:18Z")
It was the Spring of 2003. For my birthday, my older brother (who is an avid reader) wanted to get me (who he knows is not an avid reader of long-form novels) some books that he thought were “more akin to my attention s… --- ## [The affordable-housing crisis -- is more supply really the answer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-affordable-housing-crisis-is-more-supply-really-the-answer/980836)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-affordable-housing-crisis-is-more-supply-really-the-answer/980836 "2023-04-24T08:49:43Z")
The affordable-housing crisis in the Western world’s most expensive cities is routinely framed as a “housing shortage” that can be fixed by increasing supply. I’m skeptical. First, has increasing supply actually worked … --- ## [Modern engine innovations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-engine-innovations/980823)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-engine-innovations/980823 "2023-04-24T07:40:05Z")
I recently saw an add for a 1978 Camaro with a 5.7 litre engine. I was surprised to see it only produces 170 hp. Similarly sized naturally aspirated engines today are closer to 450 hp. What are the main innovations in mo… --- ## [Share Weird News Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-weird-news-here/982970)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-weird-news-here/982970 "2023-04-24T06:56:17Z")
I figure we have good and bad news all the time on here, so why not the odd stuff? Like possible aliens landing in Ukraine! (Ok, very unlikely). It can be anything, provided you give a heads-up for the squeamish. --- ## [(OLD) It's Tax Time in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-its-tax-time-in-the-mmp/982780)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 420\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-its-tax-time-in-the-mmp/982780 "2023-04-24T06:49:40Z")
US tax deadline is Tues, 4/18. Have you waited till the last minute? Get it in gear!!! We submitted our in Feb, because we’re over-achievers :wink: and we wanted our refund! OK, enough of that. I’m up stoopit early beca… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=844&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=846&state=tracking)