# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=942&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 943 --- ## [Help me buy a travel computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-a-travel-computer/976820)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2022, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-a-travel-computer/976820 "2022-12-21T02:33:16Z")
About ten years ago, I bought an MS Surface to travel with. At the time, my son worked at MS and I was able to get a substantial discount. It is now having trouble holding power and I am afraid the battery is coming to… --- ## [Henry Cavill out in latest DC shakeup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henry-cavill-out-in-latest-dc-shakeup/976585)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henry-cavill-out-in-latest-dc-shakeup/976585 "2022-12-21T02:29:53Z")
Looks like James Gunn really is wiping the slate clean over at DC Studios – after previously announcing that they would not be moving forward with a third Wonder Woman movie, yesterday Gunn and Cavill himself confirmed t… --- ## [Other than enjoying the elements, is there anything that makes outdoors running better than indoors treadmilling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-enjoying-the-elements-is-there-anything-that-makes-outdoors-running-better-than-indoors-treadmilling/976747)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2022, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-enjoying-the-elements-is-there-anything-that-makes-outdoors-running-better-than-indoors-treadmilling/976747 "2022-12-21T01:51:14Z")
Been looking to get into the gradual habit of jogging/running 2-3 miles a day. I cannot see any advantage that outdoors running has over treadmilling, unless one particularly enjoys the scenery or wants exposure to the e… --- ## [Recommend a treadmill for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-treadmill-for-me/976861)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2022, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-treadmill-for-me/976861 "2022-12-21T00:45:57Z")
I’m redoing my basement, and when I’m done it will be air conditioned and ventilated and better lit. And have room for a treadmill. I know nothing about treadmills. My goal isn’t to run. I want to walk. Probably with a … --- ## [Interesting little math/probability game/puzzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-math-probability-game-puzzle/976863)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2022, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-math-probability-game-puzzle/976863 "2022-12-21T00:11:18Z")
You’re playing a game. The way it works is that there are a fixed number of predefined values “available” in the game. For instance, “0,100,200”. You always “own” exactly one of these values, and are randomly assigned on… --- ## [The 452-millionth "help me remember a movie" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-452-millionth-help-me-remember-a-movie-thread/976821)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-452-millionth-help-me-remember-a-movie-thread/976821 "2022-12-20T22:21:04Z")
It was probably a rom-com of some kind. Set in modern times (i.e., not a period piece). In an American city. The hero was not a sophisticated guy but a gentle, shy sort of fellow (I think). The only scene I remember is … --- ## [Family fun: Scumbag Christmas Playlist!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fun-scumbag-christmas-playlist/976724)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fun-scumbag-christmas-playlist/976724 "2022-12-20T22:11:01Z")
So I’m with family and we are drinking, putting up Christmas decorations, and thinking about an appropriate (ie, dark and evil, because that’s who we are) Christmas playlist. In other words, a Christmas playlist where so… --- ## [Why do all gas stoves/ranges have a big griddle down the middle now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-all-gas-stoves-ranges-have-a-big-griddle-down-the-middle-now/976292)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-all-gas-stoves-ranges-have-a-big-griddle-down-the-middle-now/976292 "2022-12-20T21:43:25Z")
I am choosing a new range for my kitchen remodel and the nicer ones all have a griddle. What does it do that I can’t do in a regular pan or on my outdoor grill? It seems to me like it would be a bitch to clean and it wou… --- ## [Most popular sausage where you live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-sausage-where-you-live/976305)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-sausage-where-you-live/976305 "2022-12-20T19:44:52Z")
Or perhaps the most iconic. Here in Cleveland it has to be Polish kielbasi and the numerous ethnic variations - Slovenian, Hungarian, Ukrainian - all good. --- ## [What happened to my favorite Pop Tarts flavor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-favorite-pop-tarts-flavor/976339)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-favorite-pop-tarts-flavor/976339 "2022-12-20T18:33:19Z")
I rarely ever eat Pop Tarts toaster pastries these days, but they were pretty common when I was a kid. We actually used to toast them—I think these days most people eat them cold right out of the box. In a fit of nostal… --- ## [If all of the salt in concentrated deposits was added to the oceans, how much would the salinity increase?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-all-of-the-salt-in-concentrated-deposits-was-added-to-the-oceans-how-much-would-the-salinity-increase/976737)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-all-of-the-salt-in-concentrated-deposits-was-added-to-the-oceans-how-much-would-the-salinity-increase/976737 "2022-12-20T18:03:49Z")
If we somehow collected up all of the accessible concentrated deposits of salt in and on the land, and put it in the sea, how much more salty would the sea be. Of course this question probably can’t be answered with pre… --- ## [What are the most traditional Italian pasta sauces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-traditional-italian-pasta-sauces/976758)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-traditional-italian-pasta-sauces/976758 "2022-12-20T15:06:23Z")
I will start by sharing with you a few very pretty examples of potentially sketchy advertising. In the 90s, there was a series of ads for a pasta sauce called Classico. It showed beautiful, sunlight-filled scenes from th… --- ## [Exercising against the floor jacks supporting our house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercising-against-the-floor-jacks-supporting-our-house/976755)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercising-against-the-floor-jacks-supporting-our-house/976755 "2022-12-20T14:33:19Z")
Yes, I know this sounds bonkers but I want to know if it’s very very safe to lightly lean against one of my basement floor jacks (which are set in concrete at the base and hold up one of several structural I-beams, up to… --- ## [English grammar. Do you say "each of the ring parts projects/project"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-grammar-do-you-say-each-of-the-ring-parts-projects-project/976833)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-grammar-do-you-say-each-of-the-ring-parts-projects-project/976833 "2022-12-20T14:17:23Z")
In written (not spoken) English what do you use, “projects” or “project”? Is it different for spoken English? poll --- ## [Tips on cleaning more regularly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-on-cleaning-more-regularly/976736)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-on-cleaning-more-regularly/976736 "2022-12-20T14:12:35Z")
I’m getting my first condo in the new year. With that comes the weight of certain responsibility…like cleaning. I’ve never been the best at keeping up at it; I’m a procrastinator at heart, and don’t usually think of cle… --- ## [Explain how rich people think](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-how-rich-people-think/974435)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-how-rich-people-think/974435 "2022-12-20T13:42:26Z")
I do not get the motivation of billionaires like Musk and possibly Trump. They seem to spend their entire lives trying to add to their fortunes at the expense of others, which doesn’t make any sense to me. I retired the … --- ## [Catholic priest defrocked for blasphemous communications on social media](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-priest-defrocked-for-blasphemous-communications-on-social-media/976740)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-priest-defrocked-for-blasphemous-communications-on-social-media/976740 "2022-12-20T12:31:34Z")
And for disobeying the hierarchy Father Frank Pavone is a well-known pro-life activist and national director of the organization Priests for Life, according to the article. --- ## [Should I bother recovering my couch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bother-recovering-my-couch/976777)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bother-recovering-my-couch/976777 "2022-12-20T12:09:08Z")
In my attempt to figure out what furniture should go where, I find myself still in possession of my ratty old couch that is nevertheless frustratingly comfortable, so I want to keep it around. But it’s falling to pieces… --- ## [Berlin's giant AquaDom aquarium explodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/berlins-giant-aquadom-aquarium-explodes/976640)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/berlins-giant-aquadom-aquarium-explodes/976640 "2022-12-20T09:49:14Z")
Berlin’s giant aquarium containing 1,500 fish has exploded !! It was 14m high… pic lower down shows scale. No known cause - and no mention of the fish. Don’t be stupid Discourse. How is this in any way similar to H… --- ## [Happy Beethoven's Birthday!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-beethovens-birthday/976626)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-beethovens-birthday/976626 "2022-12-20T08:29:17Z")
--- ## [Terry Hall (UK Musician) has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-hall-uk-musician-has-died/976836)
**Author:** [@TCMF-2L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TCMF-2L)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-hall-uk-musician-has-died/976836 "2022-12-20T08:09:01Z")
No idea how well known he is in the US but Terry Hall has died aged 63. He rose to fame in the post punk UK music Ska revival scene (alongside bands like Madness, Selector and The Beat) with The Specials. Their first bi… --- ## [Why would anyone wear shorts over pants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-anyone-wear-shorts-over-pants/559765)
**Author:** [@CatherineZeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatherineZeta)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-anyone-wear-shorts-over-pants/559765 "2022-12-20T05:28:41Z")
I have a vague acquaintance who wears “sweat shorts” over sweat pants. This is paired with some sort of t-shirt product and sneakers. I know how other people dress is none of my business, but I can’t help but find it str… --- ## [The cynicism of the '60s & '70s v. the naiveté of the '50 - real or imagined, a new turn or reversion to baseline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cynicism-of-the-60s-70s-v-the-naivete-of-the-50-real-or-imagined-a-new-turn-or-reversion-to-baseline/976709)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cynicism-of-the-60s-70s-v-the-naivete-of-the-50-real-or-imagined-a-new-turn-or-reversion-to-baseline/976709 "2022-12-20T03:44:07Z")
This started with me rather recently reading an article about being a (rural midwestern) college student during the Vietnam war and not believing the President would lie to the people, and other (urban, northeastern) col… --- ## [10th post lost in 'saving'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-post-lost-in-saving/930139)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-post-lost-in-saving/930139 "2022-12-20T00:42:49Z")
Fuck this site. The old site didn’t this. It does to me all the time. I have a great internet connection, super-fast, but all the time ‘saving’… Where is the middle-finger emoji??? --- ## [Do you have any art hanging in your garage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-art-hanging-in-your-garage/976466)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-art-hanging-in-your-garage/976466 "2022-12-20T00:21:59Z")
Assuming, of course, that you have a garage. Some years back, we had amassed more/different pictures and stuff than we wished to display on our interior walls, so we decided to hang a couple of pieces in our garage. Ri… --- ## [How do you become a great chess player?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-become-a-great-chess-player/976591)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-become-a-great-chess-player/976591 "2022-12-20T00:11:55Z")
I know it is based on theory but ISTM that in 2022 most chess is memorizing openings along with most of the lines. So if I want to raise my game to the next level do I really need to memorized all those openings and def… --- ## [When did kids practice the Electric Slide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-kids-practice-the-electric-slide/976804)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-kids-practice-the-electric-slide/976804 "2022-12-20T00:11:02Z")
This might date me, but I remember kids at Prom and dances just doing the Electric Slide in big groups. When did everyone get so skilled? --- ## [When Kids Make Your Heart Swell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-kids-make-your-heart-swell/976795)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-kids-make-your-heart-swell/976795 "2022-12-19T23:50:54Z")
We may have had something similar to this already, but I wanted to share a moment involving my granddaughter. My11yo granddaughter plays hockey. At a recent game, they smoked the other team 12-1. She made her first goal… --- ## [Developing Algorithms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/developing-algorithms/976803)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/developing-algorithms/976803 "2022-12-19T22:43:59Z")
Every time I sit down at the computer, I have this wish that my computer would take me to places I haven’t been before and then walk me down a path of more detail where I cold veer off if something caught my attention. I… --- ## [Diatomaceous Earth as pest control for indoor plants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diatomaceous-earth-as-pest-control-for-indoor-plants/976612)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diatomaceous-earth-as-pest-control-for-indoor-plants/976612 "2022-12-19T22:01:56Z")
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