# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=860&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 861 --- ## [Diidn't we have a recent thread about choosing a quadcopter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diidnt-we-have-a-recent-thread-about-choosing-a-quadcopter/981882)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diidnt-we-have-a-recent-thread-about-choosing-a-quadcopter/981882 "2023-04-05T19:18:41Z")
I would like to get one. I don’t need very long range but would like a video image size better then the entry level stuff. --- ## [Do You Regret Your University/College Major?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regret-your-university-college-major/971083)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regret-your-university-college-major/971083 "2023-04-05T18:01:37Z")
I do not personally. But 25-45% of students do, at least according to this. That said, the majority of students are presumably pleased with their choices, and the gap between different subjects is actually surprisingly … --- ## [Political humorist Mark Russell dies at age 90](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-humorist-mark-russell-dies-at-age-90/982123)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-humorist-mark-russell-dies-at-age-90/982123 "2023-04-05T17:00:48Z")
I loved his PBS specials back in the day, especially because he lampooned and skewered everybody equally. RIP. As many of you know, I have an Amazon store, and someone bought one of his books from me earlier today. No… --- ## [Smallest (physically) USB flash drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smallest-physically-usb-flash-drive/980331)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smallest-physically-usb-flash-drive/980331 "2023-04-05T16:42:26Z")
I’d like to have a specimen of the smallest USB drive available, just for the novelty. I have seen online over the years several very flat drives with no metal shell around the terminal. I’ve found this one available now… --- ## [Inventor of Settlers of Catan has Died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-settlers-of-catan-has-died/982142)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-settlers-of-catan-has-died/982142 "2023-04-05T16:13:50Z")
Klaus Teuber, the inventor of Settlers of Catan has passed away: Creator of Catan, Klaus Teuber, has passed away at the age of 70 | Dicebreaker I’m a big fan of the game and love playing it with various expansions. For… --- ## [NCAA Lone Star Conference "disinvites" a team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-lone-star-conference-disinvites-a-team/982162)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-lone-star-conference-disinvites-a-team/982162 "2023-04-05T16:06:05Z")
Simon Fraser University in British Columbia is the only Canadian university that competes in the NCAA. Today the SFU administration announced the SFU football team “has not been invited to continue in the Lone Star confe… --- ## [Why does AT&T make it so hard to report a fraudulent account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-at-t-make-it-so-hard-to-report-a-fraudulent-account/982209)
**Author:** [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-at-t-make-it-so-hard-to-report-a-fraudulent-account/982209 "2023-04-05T16:05:55Z")
I got a bill yesterday for an AT&T cell phone account that I never opened. In trying to report it, I found a phone number for Global Fraud Management. Calling that number directed me to a website to fill out a form- but… --- ## [Would the Secret Service go to jail, too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-secret-service-go-to-jail-too/981352)
**Author:** [@cincinnatus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cincinnatus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-secret-service-go-to-jail-too/981352 "2023-04-05T15:18:19Z")
If a former president were convicted of a crime and jailed, what would the Secret Service do? Put agents in the cells with him? --- ## [Resolved: The Fallen movies are terrible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-fallen-movies-are-terrible/979656)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-fallen-movies-are-terrible/979656 "2023-04-05T14:26:54Z")
These are the three films (Olympus, London, and Angel Has Fallen, starring Gerald Butler and Morgan Freeman, as well as Aaron Eckhart and (briefly) Ashley Judd. They’re silly, jingoistic, and full of tripe, worn-out tro… --- ## [Denver mayoral election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denver-mayoral-election/982201)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denver-mayoral-election/982201 "2023-04-05T14:14:36Z")
Now listen here bub. Even after it came out that Michael Hancock was A sexual harasser A believer in do what I say, not what I do. Want more misogyny in his term? When a man was hired as Sheriff, his press secretary… --- ## [Non habit forming sleep aids that work for you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-habit-forming-sleep-aids-that-work-for-you/982129)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-habit-forming-sleep-aids-that-work-for-you/982129 "2023-04-05T13:58:32Z")
I have no trouble falling asleep, but if something wakes me up during the night, like strong winds or my dog wandering around the house, I have trouble falling back to sleep. I get good exercise during the day, and have … --- ## [New 3rd party kicks off - Forward Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-3rd-party-kicks-off-forward-party/968684)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-3rd-party-kicks-off-forward-party/968684 "2023-04-05T13:48:57Z")
I desperately hope they make a big impact. --- ## [Excel not asking if I want to save my changes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-not-asking-if-i-want-to-save-my-changes/982156)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-not-asking-if-i-want-to-save-my-changes/982156 "2023-04-05T13:28:50Z")
Earlier today a window popped up that said I had to save my open Office applications so that the system could update Office. So I saved my files and clicked Continue. Once updated, my applications re-opened automatical… --- ## [Jucika Collection? Printed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jucika-collection-printed/982169)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jucika-collection-printed/982169 "2023-04-05T13:05:19Z")
Rumor hath it there is a printed Jucika collection. I cannot locate it. Help, please? --- ## [Is this pronunciation of frontier a regional thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-pronunciation-of-frontier-a-regional-thing/981910)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-pronunciation-of-frontier-a-regional-thing/981910 "2023-04-05T12:42:17Z")
I’m listening to an audiobook and the speaker pronounces frontier in a way I’ve never heard before. I’ve always heard it pronounced frun-teer. But he pronounces it frawn-teer. I believe the speaker is originally from No… --- ## [Kaiser Permanente](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kaiser-permanente/982176)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kaiser-permanente/982176 "2023-04-05T10:46:46Z")
Does Kaiser see non members if they pay cash? --- ## [I have an Emerson computer monitor (I can get the model # if necessary). All I want to do is turn it back on!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-emerson-computer-monitor-i-can-get-the-model-if-necessary-all-i-want-to-do-is-turn-it-back-on/982134)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-emerson-computer-monitor-i-can-get-the-model-if-necessary-all-i-want-to-do-is-turn-it-back-on/982134 "2023-04-05T06:26:31Z")
I’ve had my computer monitor (an Emeson) for about a year. It has one of those “built-in” automatic shutoff circuits when after being left alone for about 30 minutes, shuts the monitor off. I left the computer monitor … --- ## [New FQxI Essay Contest: How Could Science be Different?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fqxi-essay-contest-how-could-science-be-different/982178)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fqxi-essay-contest-how-could-science-be-different/982178 "2023-04-05T05:23:07Z")
The newly-rebranded FQxI (Foundational Questions Institute), formerly FQXi (I don’t get it either), has launched an updated version of its almost-annual essay contest, which brings together contributions both from notabl… --- ## [The appeal of starbucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-appeal-of-starbucks/982085)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-appeal-of-starbucks/982085 "2023-04-05T04:00:56Z")
This isn’t about the current unionization debate, though was inspired by it. Whenever I hear Starbucks mentioned in the media, it’s in the context of people criticizing the quality and price of their coffee. There’s oft… --- ## [The director of Britain's National Cyber Force is called... Babbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-director-of-britains-national-cyber-force-is-called-babbage/982167)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-director-of-britains-national-cyber-force-is-called-babbage/982167 "2023-04-05T02:58:19Z")
James Babbage, to be precise. Not Charles. I had to check that the article (Economist, firewalled) wasn’t from April 1st. --- ## [Translate "fiscally conservative, socially liberal" for me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-fiscally-conservative-socially-liberal-for-me/982084)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-fiscally-conservative-socially-liberal-for-me/982084 "2023-04-05T01:50:54Z")
On a dating site. Normally, since I’m a leftwinger, I look for women whose views are compatible with mine, but I’m pretty broadminded. I don’t really understand what “FC, SL” means though. I associate fiscal conservatism… --- ## [Permanently Disable Num Lock Key](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanently-disable-num-lock-key/982105)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanently-disable-num-lock-key/982105 "2023-04-05T01:27:46Z")
There is never, never, never, never going to be a situation where I want the number keys on my 10-keypad to not work. The num lock button on this Windows laptop is located such that it is far too easy to accidentally pr… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad can you really do what you're dreaming of in your sleep? Or are you just too lazy to get up? (Yeah you grandwrex-son!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-can-you-really-do-what-youre-dreaming-of-in-your-sleep-or-are-you-just-too-lazy-to-get-up-yeah-you-grandwrex-son/982043)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-can-you-really-do-what-youre-dreaming-of-in-your-sleep-or-are-you-just-too-lazy-to-get-up-yeah-you-grandwrex-son/982043 "2023-04-05T00:25:25Z")
\#2 Broccoli for supper. Always causes digestive issues for these boys. Always. Usually it’s just unpleasant and Febreze can handle it.:face\_with\_peeking\_eye: This is the same boy who’s had numerous night terrors and sl… --- ## [How can you tell a sales person from a programmer/engineer by their way of typing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-tell-a-sales-person-from-a-programmer-engineer-by-their-way-of-typing/982107)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-tell-a-sales-person-from-a-programmer-engineer-by-their-way-of-typing/982107 "2023-04-05T00:10:20Z")
Question in the title. I got the inspiration from another thread I won’t mention to not spoil the answer, but I’ve always had a surefire way to tell them apart. Can you? --- ## [Factual Question about Women's Soccer Lawsuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factual-question-about-womens-soccer-lawsuit/982133)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factual-question-about-womens-soccer-lawsuit/982133 "2023-04-04T23:51:52Z")
Hey everyone. I can’t find this answer online and I’m looking for a factual answer. It’s based on an argument I had with someone. In essence: Women’s soccer players sued because they are paid less than men, and won a s… --- ## [Are there any world class athletes that are self taught and did not rely on a coach to get them where they are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-world-class-athletes-that-are-self-taught-and-did-not-rely-on-a-coach-to-get-them-where-they-are/980981)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-world-class-athletes-that-are-self-taught-and-did-not-rely-on-a-coach-to-get-them-where-they-are/980981 "2023-04-04T22:56:49Z")
In sports, the notion of coaching is deeply engrained and ubiquitous in the field. Promising athletes start working with a coach from a young age and continue relying on coaching all the way up to the most elite levels. … --- ## [RIP Roger Ebert 1942-2013 \[was 'Roger Ebert's cancer is back'\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roger-ebert-1942-2013-was-roger-eberts-cancer-is-back/654744)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roger-ebert-1942-2013-was-roger-eberts-cancer-is-back/654744 "2023-04-04T22:11:46Z")
Taking a “Leave of Presence” from the Sun-Times. Damned cancer. StG --- ## [Question about Spider Man: No Way Home: Where do the three Peter Parkers meet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-spider-man-no-way-home-where-do-the-three-peter-parkers-meet/982111)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-spider-man-no-way-home-where-do-the-three-peter-parkers-meet/982111 "2023-04-04T22:02:13Z")
Tobey Maguire’s says his is the Chrysler Building. Andrew Garfield’s is the Empire State Building. MJ knows where “her” Peter Parker would go, but I can’t figure out what building it is. (The Avengers Tower?) --- ## [March Madness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness/981233)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness/981233 "2023-04-04T21:35:00Z")
I’m finishing up my bracket. Tipoff is tomorrow. Anyone have any insights to some big upsets? I think Houston is overrated, AZ is underrated, don’t know about Kansas, and I’d take any insights anyone has. I’m in $20 on m… --- ## [Ryuichi Sakamoto has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryuichi-sakamoto-has-died/982039)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryuichi-sakamoto-has-died/982039 "2023-04-04T20:24:48Z")
I liked his work, both solo and with the Yellow Magic Orchestra, he was also very influential on other artists I liked. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=859&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=861&state=tracking)