# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=933 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 934 --- ## [Marvel's Midnight Suns: Anyone playing it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-midnight-suns-anyone-playing-it/976019)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-midnight-suns-anyone-playing-it/976019 "2022-12-04T14:54:51Z")
I picked up Marvel’s Midnight Suns game. I am a HUGE fan of XCOM and this seemed an XCOM-like game. It isn’t but there are comparisons to be made. It is made by the same developer (Firaxis) and the heritage is there (… --- ## [How bad is a root canal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-a-root-canal/974811)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-a-root-canal/974811 "2022-12-04T14:37:13Z")
I haven’t had a root canal in 50 years and I remember nothing about that experience. But I’m scheduled for one on Monday. Normally I just use nitrous for all procedures, including crowns. Never had any pain during or af… --- ## [Question on new maximum amounts we can contribute to 401(k)s in 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-new-maximum-amounts-we-can-contribute-to-401-k-s-in-2023/975973)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-new-maximum-amounts-we-can-contribute-to-401-k-s-in-2023/975973 "2022-12-04T13:51:05Z")
I understand the IRS is bumping the amount you can annually contribute to your 401(k) from $20,000 to $22,500. In addition, for those of us over 50, the catch-up amount will bumped from $6,500 to $7,500. Both of these … --- ## [What kind of webcam should I get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-webcam-should-i-get/975991)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-webcam-should-i-get/975991 "2022-12-04T12:45:25Z")
I have a cat walk that goes up to my bathroom window. The cats don’t go out much but, when they are out, I have to keep getting up every 5 minutes to see if they’re sitting outside the window wanting back in. If I had a … --- ## [Please identify this movie for me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-this-movie-for-me/976011)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-this-movie-for-me/976011 "2022-12-04T07:16:34Z")
CHCH TV used to show old movies between 02:00 and 04:00 every night, some of which were … a bit odd. (They recently saw fit to start airing the Jewelry Network instead. :face\_with\_symbols\_over\_mouth:) The one I’m inter… --- ## [Assuming Jewish word like Gentile is not derogatory; are there other cultures/language with such word/s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-jewish-word-like-gentile-is-not-derogatory-are-there-other-cultures-language-with-such-word-s/973433)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-jewish-word-like-gentile-is-not-derogatory-are-there-other-cultures-language-with-such-word-s/973433 "2022-12-04T11:05:05Z")
My introduction to words like Gentile have been through Seinfeld and Curb your Enthusiasm. I maybe wrong but my reading on the internet has shown these words to be not derogatory. I find it fascinating that Jews have no… --- ## [The Browns have done somthing no other team has ever done](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-browns-have-done-somthing-no-other-team-has-ever-done/975981)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-browns-have-done-somthing-no-other-team-has-ever-done/975981 "2022-12-04T06:05:52Z")
I has looking up some of Tom Brady’s stats after the Browns won. Until that game no team had ever beaten a Brady-led team if they were leading by 7 or more points in the final 2 minutes. 218 teams have been there and los… --- ## [Lazy media mistakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lazy-media-mistakes/975379)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lazy-media-mistakes/975379 "2022-12-04T05:02:10Z")
I’m not talking about obscure, hard to catch ones, like if Columbus’s junior boatswain’sman was right- or left-handed, I’m talking about glaring errors immediately obvious to anyone remotely familiar with the subject, pr… --- ## [Lenny Welch-Elvis Presley?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lenny-welch-elvis-presley/975772)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lenny-welch-elvis-presley/975772 "2022-12-04T04:48:39Z")
Lenny Welch, was the artist /singer of the classic “Since I Fell For You.” However, when I purchased the recording from iTunes there’s a reference to Elvis Presley. Anyone know the connection! --- ## [Actual impact of Respect for Marriage Act? \[Fixed title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-impact-of-respect-for-marriage-act-fixed-title/975823)
**Author:** [@Turki-lurki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turki-lurki)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-impact-of-respect-for-marriage-act-fixed-title/975823 "2022-12-04T04:29:52Z")
The Senate has passed this act, and the House is likely to. What will it mean? Could the Supreme Court not simply overturn it using the same logic it used against Roe? Must states give the state tax breaks accorded to st… --- ## [Shopping help: looking for a rectangular, lighted, clear glass snow "globe"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-help-looking-for-a-rectangular-lighted-clear-glass-snow-globe/975881)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-help-looking-for-a-rectangular-lighted-clear-glass-snow-globe/975881 "2022-12-04T02:49:01Z")
I saw this at someone’s house this past weekend. It was used as a table decoration. It’s about the size and shape of a 1-lb bag of flour (maybe a little smaller), clear glass, lighted (probably battery-operated), with g… --- ## [On the closing of the Elon Musk Twitter thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-closing-of-the-elon-musk-twitter-thread/975706)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-closing-of-the-elon-musk-twitter-thread/975706 "2022-12-04T02:39:23Z")
Namely, “Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter” in IMHO. I know, I know, you can’t win when you’re a mod, and too many of us like to whine, but here’s the thing. Although I only occasionally posted to that thread, it w… --- ## [Welp - My dishwasher crapped out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welp-my-dishwasher-crapped-out/975932)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welp-my-dishwasher-crapped-out/975932 "2022-12-04T01:54:34Z")
We noticed the dishwasher was running really silently this past Saturday. We called the repairman, who agreed with diagnosis that the wash motor had died. He also noticed that the control board was getting corroded fro… --- ## [Going back to the past rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-back-to-the-past-rant/975596)
**Author:** [@split\_p\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/split_p_j)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-back-to-the-past-rant/975596 "2022-12-04T01:38:06Z")
I don’t understand nostalgia, I just don’t. I’m about to turn 51, so I consider myself old. I don’t think things were better in the past just different. This is more of a rant, but I just watched a video of 40’s NYC in … --- ## [Computer connection problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-connection-problem/975769)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-connection-problem/975769 "2022-12-03T22:32:11Z")
My wife’s email account is an alumna account at McGill of the form name.name@mail.mcgill.ca. We flew to our son’s in Boston 8 days ago with my travel computer, an MS Surface running Win-10 and using Firefox. I signed o… --- ## [Mods, take some time off. This thread’s for hijackin’](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057)
**Author:** [@cincinnatus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cincinnatus)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057 "2022-12-03T21:50:51Z")
Today I got the news. The starter on my Tundra truck gave up. Towing and repair: on the high side of a thousand bucks. Not a rant. Just a fact. The mechanic asked me what I want to do. Yup, I see not much choice. I trust… --- ## [Social Media Moderation needs Humans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-media-moderation-needs-humans/975817)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-media-moderation-needs-humans/975817 "2022-12-03T21:27:31Z")
Rather than derail this thread, where I said that the big issue on the internet isn’t “woke moderation” it’s “inhuman, automated, black box moderation”, I thought that I would answer @TroutMan’s request for a cite or fur… --- ## [I sure hope CairoCarol is OK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-sure-hope-cairocarol-is-ok/975721)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-sure-hope-cairocarol-is-ok/975721 "2022-12-03T20:55:39Z")
Doesn’t she live on the Big Island of Hawaii? Mauna Loa, not surprisingly, erupted yesterday. It wasn’t a surprise, because they’d had dozens of small earthquakes in the area in recent days. --- ## [Is it normal for heart rate to increase at the same level of exertion over time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-normal-for-heart-rate-to-increase-at-the-same-level-of-exertion-over-time/975985)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-normal-for-heart-rate-to-increase-at-the-same-level-of-exertion-over-time/975985 "2022-12-03T20:51:23Z")
I’ve been using a smartwatch with heart rate monitoring for a while as well as cardio equipment with built in heart rate monitors. Something I’ve noticed is that for the same level of exertion, my heart rate is significa… --- ## [Question about Alfred Hitchcock episode dialog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-alfred-hitchcock-episode-dialog/975982)
**Author:** [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-alfred-hitchcock-episode-dialog/975982 "2022-12-03T20:30:49Z")
I had occasion to watch “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” S2E36, “Father and Son” last night and missed the last line. From my TV guide app: “Sam Saunders (Charles Davis) is caught between a father who refuses to give him any… --- ## [Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 Trailer #1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-volume-3-trailer-1/975926)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-volume-3-trailer-1/975926 "2022-12-03T20:25:57Z")
This looks pretty good! --- ## [Were pre-modern doctors any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-pre-modern-doctors-any-good/975580)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-pre-modern-doctors-any-good/975580 "2022-12-03T20:18:41Z")
When reading about the history of medicine, one often comes across old theories of anatomy and the origin of diseases which sound hair-curlingly wrong by modern standards but were apparently believed for a long time, suc… --- ## [Battle of New Orleans -- British winning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-of-new-orleans-british-winning/975958)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-of-new-orleans-british-winning/975958 "2022-12-03T19:57:03Z")
In 1814, we took a little trip … er… there was a bit of a bruhaha down around NOLA. In school, I was taught that since the battle took place after the Treaty of Ghent, it didn’t count except to make Americans feel better… --- ## [2 Questions regarding the story of Jason and the Argonauts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-questions-regarding-the-story-of-jason-and-the-argonauts/975972)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-questions-regarding-the-story-of-jason-and-the-argonauts/975972 "2022-12-03T18:06:06Z")
I’m looking for any verification of there being an acient bridge over the river Anauros that Jason crossed with Hera on his back.1. Was there any bridge over the river Anauros prior to Jason carrying Hera over the river… --- ## [Cody's Lab Video on Polar Lunar Craters and Science (Artemis)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/codys-lab-video-on-polar-lunar-craters-and-science-artemis/975914)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/codys-lab-video-on-polar-lunar-craters-and-science-artemis/975914 "2022-12-03T16:21:52Z")
A lot of people are asking why we’re bothering to go back to the Moon. The answer so far is that we are going to look for water, at first. There are permanently-shadowed craters that capture water molecules that are … --- ## [Exiting your car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exiting-your-car/975448)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exiting-your-car/975448 "2022-12-03T15:47:36Z")
Mundane, but I thought I would informally poll you guys. When I go somewhere in my car, and I arrive, I get out and head off to where I am going. Same with leaving - get in, take off. My wife is the opposite. When we s… --- ## [ChatGPT, a non-evil chatbot (so far)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chatgpt-a-non-evil-chatbot-so-far/975929)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chatgpt-a-non-evil-chatbot-so-far/975929 "2022-12-03T15:26:24Z")
OpenAI released a new chatbot called ChatGPT yesterday, and it’s impressing a lot of people with its advances over previous chatbots. There are already examples of it finding tricky bugs in code, designing living rooms, … --- ## [Questions about Covid brain fog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-covid-brain-fog/975862)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-covid-brain-fog/975862 "2022-12-03T15:17:55Z")
Does “Covid brain fog” happen even in mild or almost-no-symptom cases? When it happens is it typically permanent or the patient recovers full brain function within months? Is it severe enough that you lose common sense… --- ## [Shameless Plug: Daughter's Podcast Named One of the Best](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shameless-plug-daughters-podcast-named-one-of-the-best/975897)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shameless-plug-daughters-podcast-named-one-of-the-best/975897 "2022-12-03T14:02:22Z")
Cannes I Kick It is hosted by her and 3 friends. --- ## [Is it Legal? Elon Musk ultimatum. Do ‘extremely hardcore’ work or get out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-elon-musk-ultimatum-do-extremely-hardcore-work-or-get-out/975040)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 378\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-elon-musk-ultimatum-do-extremely-hardcore-work-or-get-out/975040 "2022-12-03T13:38:20Z")
Can Musk or any boss make this demand? Work 12 hour days (long hours) or get out? The performance standards are off the chart. Exceptional performance? So, I’m exhausted working 72 hour weeks and my new code has a coupl… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=932) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=934)