# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=858&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 859 --- ## [Strange occurrence with TV emergency broadcast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-occurrence-with-tv-emergency-broadcast/982280)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-occurrence-with-tv-emergency-broadcast/982280 "2023-04-08T13:51:26Z")
Just a few minutes ago, our TV had an emergency weather alert. It took a few seconds to load up and I used that time to mute it before it started that terrible noise. Nonetheless, my toddler put his hands over his ears … --- ## [When will the first criminal indictments for Trump happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-first-criminal-indictments-for-trump-happen/973205)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-first-criminal-indictments-for-trump-happen/973205 "2023-04-08T13:45:40Z")
poll Never has anyone been so heavily investigated but never indicted as Donald Trump. Do you think a criminal indictment will ever be brought against him? If so, which case will be first and under which charges? --- ## [A Question for deaf Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-deaf-dopers/982346)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-deaf-dopers/982346 "2023-04-08T13:25:30Z")
My hearing is very nearly gone and I’m preparing myself for profound deafness (72, male). For overnight use I need: a paging device that can be used to wake me up in an emergency. a smoke detector Obviously, sound al… --- ## [Another "Relativity from the photon's viewpoint" question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-relativity-from-the-photons-viewpoint-question/982344)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-relativity-from-the-photons-viewpoint-question/982344 "2023-04-08T13:25:11Z")
If from a photon’s perspective the rest of the universe is traveling at C, how does that not mean that all the objects with rest mass in the universe appear to have infinite relativistic mass? --- ## [Should I be concerned about my low heart rate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-concerned-about-my-low-heart-rate/982292)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-concerned-about-my-low-heart-rate/982292 "2023-04-08T12:20:31Z")
A few months ago during my annual medical checkup, my provider thought that my heart rate seemed a little low. My watch records that my resting heart rate hovers in the low 50’s. She sent me to a cardiologist who put me … --- ## [Beer recipes, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-recipes-please/982262)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-recipes-please/982262 "2023-04-08T12:08:45Z")
Thinking I’m gonna have to buy a six of this to show support. Only I don’t drink beer in a can or Bud, Light or otherwise. So far I’ve got two things I can do with them–Beer Can Chicken and Beer and Cheese dip. What can … --- ## [Freezing rain in Quebec - 1 dead, lots without power - premier hopes it warms up soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-rain-in-quebec-1-dead-lots-without-power-premier-hopes-it-warms-up-soon/982294)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-rain-in-quebec-1-dead-lots-without-power-premier-hopes-it-warms-up-soon/982294 "2023-04-08T11:11:21Z")
Hope @Hari\_Seldon is okay. --- ## [Who Wants to Come to a Nashville Mini-Fest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-come-to-a-nashville-mini-fest/981946)
**Author:** [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-come-to-a-nashville-mini-fest/981946 "2023-04-08T03:24:42Z")
Over here in this week’s MMP, we started talking about a Nashville get together. @missred said that she’d be happy to join in a get together some Saturday but was leaving the organizing to someone else. Since I used to… --- ## [Naughty Kid Rhymes and Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naughty-kid-rhymes-and-songs/259884)
**Author:** [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naughty-kid-rhymes-and-songs/259884 "2023-04-08T02:37:21Z")
I recently spent some quality time with my son, teaching him “Milk, milk lemonade, 'round the corner, fudge is made”. It got me thinking about some other stupid, “naughty” rhymes we used to say. King Kong went to Hong… --- ## [Is China preparing to attack Taiwan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-china-preparing-to-attack-taiwan/952233)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-china-preparing-to-attack-taiwan/952233 "2023-04-08T02:26:51Z")
I have seen a lot of news reports lately that suggest Taiwan is now super spooked that China will invade them. Is there anything to this? Is China gearing up to invade Taiwan or is this just more of their perpetual sab… --- ## [Electronically Storing Web Links?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronically-storing-web-links/982324)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronically-storing-web-links/982324 "2023-04-08T01:46:47Z")
For work and my everyday life I am often on phones and computers that are not mine, but for which I need access to a variety of web site addresses. In the past I have stored these on a USB flash drive, on my Google Driv… --- ## [What happened to my email?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-email/982307)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-email/982307 "2023-04-07T23:26:20Z")
I have an Outlook (hotmail) account and the other day I started getting all kinds of junk mail in my in box. Like, a lot. I’m still getting junk mail in my junk mail box, as well. The appearance has changed, too. I don’t… --- ## [Tales of entitlement, part XVII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-entitlement-part-xvii/982272)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-entitlement-part-xvii/982272 "2023-04-07T22:49:32Z")
It’s fun to marvel at the audacity of some people, and I’ve read some very good stories of such on this board. Let’s share some more! Here’s mine: two months ago, we hired an inexperienced but smart and energetic person… --- ## [Received ticket for no inspection in NY, but my car is registered in AZ and no inspection is required](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/received-ticket-for-no-inspection-in-ny-but-my-car-is-registered-in-az-and-no-inspection-is-required/982290)
**Author:** [@Britalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Britalia)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/received-ticket-for-no-inspection-in-ny-but-my-car-is-registered-in-az-and-no-inspection-is-required/982290 "2023-04-07T22:29:17Z")
I received a ticket in NY for “no inspection”. Officer told me my inspections been expired a little over a year, which isn’t true because my car is properly registered in Arizona, with my NY address, and no inspection i… --- ## [Coolio Dead at 59, of cardiac arrest \[Sept 28 2022\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolio-dead-at-59-of-cardiac-arrest-sept-28-2022/972424)
**Author:** [@superwombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superwombat)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolio-dead-at-59-of-cardiac-arrest-sept-28-2022/972424 "2023-04-07T21:52:43Z")
What a loss for the rap and hip-hop community. --- ## [Was David Letterman the first to wear sneakers with a suit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-david-letterman-the-first-to-wear-sneakers-with-a-suit/915654)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-david-letterman-the-first-to-wear-sneakers-with-a-suit/915654 "2023-04-07T21:09:34Z")
We’re watching the 6th anniversary show from 1988 (so good) and he’s doing the suit/sneakers thing (it looked cool then too). Was he the first to do it? I googled around and only found a mention of Ellen Degeneris in 96. … --- ## [Is there a streaming device that can organize my shows like a Tivo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-streaming-device-that-can-organize-my-shows-like-a-tivo/982160)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-streaming-device-that-can-organize-my-shows-like-a-tivo/982160 "2023-04-07T19:40:39Z")
Not that long ago, I cut the cord, which means no more TiVo. I’ve had a Tivo for the last 20 years and I’m aware part of my issue is that I’m very used to it. In any case, one of the really nice features was it’s abilit… --- ## [Secular Good Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secular-good-friday/982271)
**Author:** [@motu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/motu)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secular-good-friday/982271 "2023-04-07T18:31:00Z")
At work, we take off Good Friday despite the fact that we haven’t had any religious employees for years. So I have been trying to make a secular holiday out of Good Friday. I put up signage for off days and have declar… --- ## [Anyone else facing contentious local elections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-facing-contentious-local-elections/982130)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-facing-contentious-local-elections/982130 "2023-04-07T16:53:44Z")
I live in DuPage County, just west of Chicago. When we moved here 35 years ago, the county was solidly red. Over time, it has become pretty blue - or at least bluish-purple - in state and national elections. There are… --- ## [Paris garbage strike - other options for visit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-garbage-strike-other-options-for-visit/981334)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-garbage-strike-other-options-for-visit/981334 "2023-04-07T16:47:10Z")
I was planning on traveling to Paris next week with my family for Spring Break. Unfortunately the prolonged garbage strike, is making this an unattractive choice for our daughters’ first visit there. We were originally… --- ## [What is the best age to get pregnant and give birth in terms and biology and physiology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-age-to-get-pregnant-and-give-birth-in-terms-and-biology-and-physiology/982276)
**Author:** [@yarblek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yarblek)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-age-to-get-pregnant-and-give-birth-in-terms-and-biology-and-physiology/982276 "2023-04-07T16:36:43Z")
Imagine a very wealthy gay couple of two men selecting a biological mother for their single future child. They have 18 otherwise very similar healthy women who have agreed, they only differ in their ages and are from 18 … --- ## [Two Factor Aggravation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-factor-aggravation/982253)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-factor-aggravation/982253 "2023-04-07T15:07:28Z")
Finish second cup of coffee. Check the clock. Time to join the workforce. Pick up cellphone. Screen is black, even though it’s perpetually plugged into its charger. Cellphones just do that; they aren’t designed to e… --- ## [Poured concrete slabs vs frost line, and foundation footers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poured-concrete-slabs-vs-frost-line-and-foundation-footers/982113)
**Author:** [@ZurBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZurBob)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poured-concrete-slabs-vs-frost-line-and-foundation-footers/982113 "2023-04-07T14:54:39Z")
Why is the regional frost line considered inconsequential when pouring a concrete slab house foundation or a driveway, but of paramount importance when pouring a footer for a “conventional” building foundation? Up north,… --- ## [Spanish anger over US surrogate baby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-anger-over-us-surrogate-baby/981885)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-anger-over-us-surrogate-baby/981885 "2023-04-07T14:06:58Z")
Article here. Maybe I’m missing it, but are they angry she broke the law, or something else? Not 100% sure this belongs here. --- ## [Is a point a shared border?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-point-a-shared-border/982100)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-point-a-shared-border/982100 "2023-04-07T13:47:37Z")
Am having a rather esoteric friendly debate with co-workers. If a property(land) is described as having a point (corner) with another property point (corner) with the exact same coordinates, is that a shared boundary/bo… --- ## [Flooded basement, mitigation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flooded-basement-mitigation/981802)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flooded-basement-mitigation/981802 "2023-04-07T13:10:09Z")
As you may have heard, California has gotten an inordinate amount of rain this winter. Which is mostly a good thing, but it’s caused a problem for my mother: her basement fills with water, 6" - 8" deep, when it rains. … --- ## [Airport transfers in Buenos Aires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airport-transfers-in-buenos-aires/982308)
**Author:** [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airport-transfers-in-buenos-aires/982308 "2023-04-07T12:29:06Z")
In a couple of weeks, a friend and I will be flying into Buenos Aires and need to transfer between airports. Does anyone have any recommendations for safe (most important), cost-effective airport transfers between Bueno… --- ## [Changing airport elevations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-airport-elevations/982096)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-airport-elevations/982096 "2023-04-07T12:04:00Z")
Airport elevations are given in MSL (Mean Sea Level). With the sea levels rising due to a warmer planet, I assume that elevations would need to be changed at some point. What is that point? A quick search says that se… --- ## [Plants and Animals and ? - evolution question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plants-and-animals-and-evolution-question/982279)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plants-and-animals-and-evolution-question/982279 "2023-04-07T10:53:29Z")
When pondering the Fermi Paradox and related matters, a popular thought experiment is to run back the clock and try to determine (or speculate about) whether something akin to humans would rise up again. But as I was th… --- ## [Debit cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debit-cards/981753)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debit-cards/981753 "2023-04-07T09:42:25Z")
I generally use only credit cards. Was thinking about getting a debit card. Since I carry a pretty high balance at the connected bank, am I taking a risk of losing a whole bunch of money if the card is stolen and/or I a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=857&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=859&state=tracking)