# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=888 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 889 --- ## [Golden years?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-years/979611)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-years/979611 "2023-02-26T17:34:26Z")
I just turned 64 two weeks ago. \["When I get older losing my hair many years from now will you still be sending me valentine, birthday greeting bottle of wine?" SHUT UP!! Rolls eyes\] In the last year or two everythin… --- ## [James O'Keefe is out at Project Veritas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-okeefe-is-out-at-project-veritas/980105)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-okeefe-is-out-at-project-veritas/980105 "2023-02-26T17:20:25Z")
Gift link: https://wapo.st/3YKzXiF My favorite line from the article: O’Keefe accused his rivals in the organization\`of “leaking confidential information and fabricating stories.” oh noes, Jimmy. Not that! What sort o… --- ## [A question about nuclear deterrence - what is the difference in these two scenarios?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-nuclear-deterrence-what-is-the-difference-in-these-two-scenarios/977110)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-nuclear-deterrence-what-is-the-difference-in-these-two-scenarios/977110 "2023-02-26T17:15:24Z")
Because it is apparently once again the 1980’s I’ve been reading a little about nuclear deterrence. If a military officer received a phone call from higher up the chain of command stating that the enemy had just massacr… --- ## [A heat pump just takes longer to heat then a furnace? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-heat-pump-just-takes-longer-to-heat-then-a-furnace-why/979947)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-heat-pump-just-takes-longer-to-heat-then-a-furnace-why/979947 "2023-02-26T16:08:01Z")
I’ve seen this stated multiple times, here is one such statement: Yes, a heat pump can replace both a furnace and an air conditioner. The only drawback to both is that a heat pump will take longer to provide heating an… --- ## [Recommend small business communication software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-small-business-communication-software/980328)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-small-business-communication-software/980328 "2023-02-26T15:04:19Z")
Please help me, I need some software and I have absolutely no idea what to look for. I own a small business with a dozen employees. We get files from one customer and need to communicate and transfer files between one … --- ## [Bad things that people like to brag about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-people-like-to-brag-about/977031)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-people-like-to-brag-about/977031 "2023-02-26T14:37:54Z")
Seemingly every culture or region has something bad that they hold up with pride, or semi-pride. LA residents brag about how horrific the traffic is. Northerners of many nations like to brag about their alcoholism. Some … --- ## [Do Some Folks Just Not Accept the Concept of “giving up on people”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-folks-just-not-accept-the-concept-of-giving-up-on-people/980035)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-folks-just-not-accept-the-concept-of-giving-up-on-people/980035 "2023-02-26T13:26:30Z")
Reading through various threads touching on the subject of “interacting with right-wingers, Trumpers, election-deniers, etc.” I realize that many people don’t see things the way I do, which is to give them a number of ch… --- ## [What Are Chances of Finding A Hundred Bill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-chances-of-finding-a-hundred-bill/694066)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-chances-of-finding-a-hundred-bill/694066 "2023-02-26T12:10:22Z")
I was wondering what are the chances of finding a large currency note on the street? Obviously it would be very far in between, pretty slim. Finding dollar bill(s) is quite common, and even more so finding change. It se… --- ## [How many syllables is too many for a first name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-syllables-is-too-many-for-a-first-name/980301)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-syllables-is-too-many-for-a-first-name/980301 "2023-02-26T05:55:03Z")
Inspired by the Names into Nicknames thread. I think an awful lot of nicknames result from people simply being unwilling to repeatedly use (or remember) too many syllables when addressing or referring to someone. So, h… --- ## [Things you've been surprised you've had to explain at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youve-been-surprised-youve-had-to-explain-at-work/941959)
**Author:** [@Sine\_Nomine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sine_Nomine)\ **Replies:** 491\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youve-been-surprised-youve-had-to-explain-at-work/941959 "2023-02-26T03:22:00Z")
This is for bits of knowledge or basic skills that you used to think were nigh-universal, but your job made you realize are emphatically NOT. I have definitely become less naïve about the knowledge gaps that can exist. N… --- ## [Clarkesworld magazine no longer accepting submissions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarkesworld-magazine-no-longer-accepting-submissions/980114)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarkesworld-magazine-no-longer-accepting-submissions/980114 "2023-02-26T02:57:59Z")
Neil Clarke of Clarkesworld has announced they’re closed to submissions.\* The reason, they’ve been swamped by AI-created stories overwhelming them. This seems to be a real problem for magazines. There is no good solutio… --- ## [SPAM lovers unite! I ate a can of SPAM tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-lovers-unite-i-ate-a-can-of-spam-tonight/978552 "2023-02-26T02:06:13Z")
Okay, not the actual can, but the entire contents. I made frozen ramen and always like SPAM with it. Started cutting slices, I usually eat half the can, but thought…Why not keep going?..and sliced and ate it all. Delish… --- ## [Tax filing when you've had numerous jobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-filing-when-youve-had-numerous-jobs/980366)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-filing-when-youve-had-numerous-jobs/980366 "2023-02-26T00:45:24Z")
Last year I worked four months, made about 6,000. Filed e file. Got back 1280 in returns. This year of 2022 I worked 5 jobs. How do I file that, list all the income and the EIN numbers? --- ## [How do I uninstall Cloudfare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-uninstall-cloudfare/980342)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-uninstall-cloudfare/980342 "2023-02-25T23:50:38Z")
Odd thing is that somehow Cloudfare is now on my computer but the Cloudfare interface is all in Chinese. I think it’s on the machine and not on the websites I’m going to. I simply do not want the bloody thing on the mach… --- ## [Who’s on the bench for President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-on-the-bench-for-president/978683)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-on-the-bench-for-president/978683 "2023-02-25T23:30:13Z")
I’m not sure I’m using the right phrase, but the question is: assume Biden isn’t going to or can’t run for some reason, and Harris just doesn’t want the job. Who’s the backup candidate? --- ## [Rings for Hobbits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rings-for-hobbits/980120)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rings-for-hobbits/980120 "2023-02-25T23:16:25Z")
I’m rereading Lord of the Rings. It’s been about twenty years since I had last read it. I’ve been thinking about the Greater Rings of Power. The Nine for men fed their thirst for power over others, which allowed Sauro… --- ## [Candy vs chocolates vs pastries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-vs-chocolates-vs-pastries/980242)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-vs-chocolates-vs-pastries/980242 "2023-02-25T22:58:06Z")
My 10yo daughter is slightly on the heavy side and we are trying to regulate her intake of sweets and are also encouraging exercise. Unfortunately she really likes candy, for example Haribos, Headbangers, Twizzlers, etc.… --- ## [Putting a newer driver seat in a 2007 Toyota RAV4. Possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-a-newer-driver-seat-in-a-2007-toyota-rav4-possible/979018)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-a-newer-driver-seat-in-a-2007-toyota-rav4-possible/979018 "2023-02-25T22:25:59Z")
I have a 2007 Toyota RAV4 with a bone-standard manual driver seat. It moves back and forth and reclines. Unfortunately, I need/want about an inch more distance away from the steering wheel. (Raising the steering wheel… --- ## [Questions regarding the final settlement of the Louisiana Purchase loan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-regarding-the-final-settlement-of-the-louisiana-purchase-loan/979879)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-regarding-the-final-settlement-of-the-louisiana-purchase-loan/979879 "2023-02-25T22:05:21Z")
Did the US pay off the final installment on its Louisiana Purchase loan in 1822 or 1823 ? How much did the US pay in its final installment on the loan? Are there any non-redeemed bonds related to the Louisiana Purchase… --- ## [Google Chrome and imac](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-chrome-and-imac/980247)
**Author:** [@dauerbach1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-chrome-and-imac/980247 "2023-02-25T21:55:53Z")
Just today, after years, Chrome disappeared from my imac. When I go to applications, it is not listed. When I go to the Chrome website and follow instructions the .dmg file will not run. When I use safari to go to goo… --- ## [Remember car seats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-car-seats/979713)
**Author:** [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-car-seats/979713 "2023-02-25T20:15:24Z")
I mean, being in one or not? I was idling away the time looking at cars from my birth year that I might like to own, and as usual the list came down to the Chevy Corvair (a neighbor had one), a Porsche 356 (cool), and th… --- ## [Travel to China](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-to-china/980250)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-to-china/980250 "2023-02-25T19:42:50Z")
Worldcon (World Science Fiction Convention) is in Chengdu, China in October this year. Is a visa required, and (if so) is it possible to get one if you are a United Statesian? --- ## [Thread and Topic Bans for Great Debates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-and-topic-bans-for-great-debates/847725)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-and-topic-bans-for-great-debates/847725 "2020-11-29T23:27:09Z")
..Thread Bans: kevlaw Is there a non-bigoted reason to be anti-same-sex-marriage? see post 368 7-27-2021 {What Exit?} DrDeth: Is 'Zoo Hypothesis' Mainstream? . . . Damuri Ajashi is forbidden from PE and GD until … --- ## [how to bypass nook hd registration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-bypass-nook-hd-registration/719324)
**Author:** [@funky\_little\_lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funky_little_lee)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-bypass-nook-hd-registration/719324 "2023-02-25T15:48:16Z")
Well, my beloved nook color is showing signs of possibly giving up the ghost, and I didn’t want to spend a trillion dollars on some tablet that wouldn’t give me the features I want, so I bought a nook hd on eBay. But he… --- ## [Is there a site where you can create an anthropomorphic image?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-site-where-you-can-create-an-anthropomorphic-image/980344)
**Author:** [@Amikejo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amikejo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-site-where-you-can-create-an-anthropomorphic-image/980344 "2023-02-25T15:47:30Z")
Like take a photo of an animal and sort of cartoonise it in human(ish) form. Does it exist? --- ## [Euthanasia of dementia patients](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euthanasia-of-dementia-patients/978819)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euthanasia-of-dementia-patients/978819 "2023-02-25T15:25:16Z")
I work at a long-term care facility as a nurse aide. The experience has changed my views on certain topics including the extremely controversial idea of euthanasia. I see the very elderly, bed-ridden, in non-stop pain, … --- ## [How can I get this video off my phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-this-video-off-my-phone/980112)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-this-video-off-my-phone/980112 "2023-02-25T14:25:11Z")
I recorded a video on my phone today. My phone has fairly small storage, so it automatically turned off after about 17 minutes, when it ran out. Nonetheless, I would like to keep what time it has. But, likely because … --- ## ["Good morning Worm Your Honour"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-worm-your-honour/138045)
**Author:** [@ZooMetropolis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZooMetropolis)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-worm-your-honour/138045 "2023-02-25T14:15:59Z")
In the song The Trial, from Pink Floyd’s excellent album The Wall, this is the verse that starts the song. I wanted to know what the meaning of this “Worm Your Honour” is, because someone told me that it is how the judg… --- ## [RV trailer discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rv-trailer-discussion/975415)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rv-trailer-discussion/975415 "2023-02-25T12:24:33Z")
There was mention of trailers in the retirement thread, I’m not ready to retire, but am thinking about upgrading for tent camping. I understand some want amenities, but a teardrop is what I am leaning towards (easy to to… --- ## [Crypto is NOT a Ponzi scheme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crypto-is-not-a-ponzi-scheme/975417)
**Author:** [@scarbrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scarbrow)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crypto-is-not-a-ponzi-scheme/975417 "2023-02-25T10:52:28Z")
I’m here to argue for keeping the meaning of Ponzi scheme to its original definition. It’s supposed to be a scheme where the money coming in is used to deliver fake returns to the earlier investors. One of the signs of a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=887) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=889)