# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=943&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 944 --- ## [Statistics package for the home in retirement: SAS? R? or...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-package-for-the-home-in-retirement-sas-r-or/976779)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-package-for-the-home-in-retirement-sas-r-or/976779 "2022-12-19T21:36:41Z")
I’m retiring within months. But I’ve been using SAS statistical analysis software for 34 years and would like to be able to continue doing the things it’s helped me do for my various personal scientific interests in reti… --- ## [Need help with simple backup solution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-simple-backup-solution/976653)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-simple-backup-solution/976653 "2022-12-19T20:43:39Z")
Hi! I’m hoping you can provide some advice. I have a Windows desktop computer with a 500 GB SSD drive. I also have an external 10TB (I’m a photographer, so I have a LOT of images) where I store most of my data. I’m u… --- ## [Talk me down! (I'm unreasonably outraged by new employee behavior)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-down-im-unreasonably-outraged-by-new-employee-behavior/975242)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-down-im-unreasonably-outraged-by-new-employee-behavior/975242 "2022-12-19T20:13:04Z")
I have an assistant who has been on board for about 4 months. She does good work and I have no particular complaints about her performance. We had a board meeting today, in which she was included. It went one longer tha… --- ## [Do you have a sense of pitch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-sense-of-pitch/976383)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-sense-of-pitch/976383 "2022-12-19T20:00:20Z")
I don’t, which is too bad because I like to sing, much more than anyone with ears enjoys hearing me sing. But I don’t even get the concept of pitch. If someone says to me, “Sing that an octave higher” or “Sing that in B… --- ## [So, Oppenheimer really was a communist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-oppenheimer-really-was-a-communist/241655)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-oppenheimer-really-was-a-communist/241655 "2022-12-19T19:57:47Z")
Pity that this did not come out before the death of Edward Teller a few months ago. --- ## ["Emancipation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emancipation/976780)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emancipation/976780 "2022-12-19T19:17:41Z")
On Saturday night, my brother, SiL, and I settled in to watch the movie, “Emancipation”, featuring the person who is currently Hollywood’s chief villain, Will Smith. We were totally engrossed in the movie and very impre… --- ## [Yellowstone 1923 Season Thread Premieres Dec 18](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellowstone-1923-season-thread-premieres-dec-18/976764)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellowstone-1923-season-thread-premieres-dec-18/976764 "2022-12-19T19:12:14Z")
I saw the premiere tonight on Paramount+. Quite surprised they signed Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren. They are certanly A list talent. I’ll comment about the episode tomorrow after people have watched. Should we use s… --- ## [The aliens in the Alien franchise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aliens-in-the-alien-franchise/966678)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aliens-in-the-alien-franchise/966678 "2022-12-19T18:21:34Z")
What exactly made the aliens such ferocious adversaries? Their main tactic seemed to be sneaking up on people from behind. If the Marines had stuck together, with guns pointed in all directions, they might have had a cha… --- ## [Was ChatGPT Used?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-chatgpt-used/976721)
**Author:** [@Petek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petek)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-chatgpt-used/976721 "2022-12-19T17:28:40Z")
I hang out on another forum where cooking is discussed. Recently, a new member posted replies that seemed to me were generated by ChatGPT. I’d be interested in other opinions whether or not this is the case. In the follo… --- ## [Urban fantasy books that AREN'T Harlequin romances with magic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-fantasy-books-that-arent-harlequin-romances-with-magic/547603)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-fantasy-books-that-arent-harlequin-romances-with-magic/547603 "2022-12-19T17:15:03Z")
In theory, I really like urban fantasy as a genre. In practice, it’s often just a rather thin veneer of urban fantasy over a thick nougat of romance novel. Even good series like the Patricia Briggs “Mercy Thompson” and… --- ## [Thoughts on jogging with dogs under a year old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-jogging-with-dogs-under-a-year-old/976751)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-jogging-with-dogs-under-a-year-old/976751 "2022-12-19T17:10:28Z")
I find many on line sources that advise against taking dogs out on runs until that are over a certain age, usually twelve months, sometimes fifteen, rarely nine. The stated rationale is open growth plates and therefore … --- ## [Why do all Discworld video adaptations suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-all-discworld-video-adaptations-suck/642430)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-all-discworld-video-adaptations-suck/642430 "2022-12-19T17:07:21Z")
I love PTerry, I really do. But it kills me to watch the attempts that have been made to bring his works to video. The Colour of Magic movie with Sean Astin and Tim Curry seemed promising, but it was such a disappointm… --- ## [Where can I stream Killing Time (1998)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-stream-killing-time-1998/976786)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-stream-killing-time-1998/976786 "2022-12-19T15:48:06Z")
I’ve mentioned this movie in a couple other threads, but now I’m trying to get serious. I’ve been checking Tubi, Vudu, and other services without success. It’s not a great movie, but it is fun to watch. My problem is … --- ## [Is "Harry and Meghan" worth my time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-harry-and-meghan-worth-my-time/976269)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-harry-and-meghan-worth-my-time/976269 "2022-12-19T15:39:35Z")
I’ve been poking around trying to find some comments from anyone who has actually watched one or more episodes on Netflix. Maybe my searching ability is weak. Is it worth my time to watch any of this, er, documentary? … --- ## [On this day in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-day-in-the-mmp/976386)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-day-in-the-mmp/976386 "2022-12-19T14:37:44Z")
On this day in 1901 Guglielmo Marconi sends the first transatlantic radio signal, from Poldhu in Cornwall to Newfoundland, Canada. Go ahead - work that into a conversation - I dare ya!! :wink: Also on this day this yea… --- ## [Democratic governments are the only thing that prevent us from calling the likes of Trump and Musk 'Your Majesty' ? Biblical musings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-governments-are-the-only-thing-that-prevent-us-from-calling-the-likes-of-trump-and-musk-your-majesty-biblical-musings/976781)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-governments-are-the-only-thing-that-prevent-us-from-calling-the-likes-of-trump-and-musk-your-majesty-biblical-musings/976781 "2022-12-19T14:08:40Z")
After hearing about how the ultra rich live (from hearsay, a former financial advisor to one of them), it appears that they, practically speaking, have no laws or restrictions. For instance crossing international bounda… --- ## [Bonkers hypercar breaks 1/4 mile record at 7.97 seconds (car will be street legal...I think)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonkers-hypercar-breaks-1-4-mile-record-at-7-97-seconds-car-will-be-street-legal-i-think/976609)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonkers-hypercar-breaks-1-4-mile-record-at-7-97-seconds-car-will-be-street-legal-i-think/976609 "2022-12-19T11:24:40Z")
I’m not a huge petrol-head but I do like cars and recently came across this crazy design: The McMurtry Spéirling The short of it is the car has an unusual, maybe unique, gimmick…it has powerful fans that draw air throu… --- ## [Meme of guy in football shirt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meme-of-guy-in-football-shirt/976722)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meme-of-guy-in-football-shirt/976722 "2022-12-19T07:14:14Z")
What is this meme I’ve been seeing, if someone could explain. Its a guy wearing a football shirt, looking like hes sleeping. Help? --- ## [ID a Western?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-western/976752)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-western/976752 "2022-12-19T03:51:41Z")
Don’t know what made me think of this scene: two riders are alone in a vast wasteland. Somehow, one of them has a broken leg, so the other one leaves him behind to go for help. As he rides a distance away, he hears a gun… --- ## [My brother passed away last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-passed-away-last-night/976698)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-passed-away-last-night/976698 "2022-12-19T00:39:04Z")
My Brother passed away last night. His name was James Dean and he was 14 months younger than me. His health had been very poor for a long time so it wasn’t unexpected, but I still thought I had one more day and so I wai… --- ## [How common was it in the past for young people to have dentures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-was-it-in-the-past-for-young-people-to-have-dentures/975747)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-was-it-in-the-past-for-young-people-to-have-dentures/975747 "2022-12-19T00:10:48Z")
I need to start with a trigger warning: this topic deals with a rather nasty subject, so if tooth extraction and false teeth are triggering for you, you should probably avoid it. Over time, I learned that before prevent… --- ## [Dead Dad Solicitors: I'm ready to fuck with them. Keep me legal...Return Evelope Glitter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-dad-solicitors-im-ready-to-fuck-with-them-keep-me-legal-return-evelope-glitter/975179)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2022, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-dad-solicitors-im-ready-to-fuck-with-them-keep-me-legal-return-evelope-glitter/975179 "2022-12-18T23:24:35Z")
Howdy. To move things along dad died of an unknown blood cancer and as a Republican donor, the GOP and other entities will not stop harassing him from beyond the grave. I have written things like “Stop asking dead men … --- ## [Could I legally walk around in my underwear in public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-legally-walk-around-in-my-underwear-in-public/211586)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-legally-walk-around-in-my-underwear-in-public/211586 "2022-12-18T22:34:17Z")
Lets say I put on a pair of white boxers, and a white T shirt and strut around the mall. I’m no more naked in these than in the clothing many people normally wear during the summer. Will I be ruled indecent? Would tigh… --- ## [TV show; The Making of the Mob](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-the-making-of-the-mob/976749)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-the-making-of-the-mob/976749 "2022-12-18T21:44:27Z")
I saw this show listed so, being an affectionado of old gangster lore I flipped over to it and watched it muted to see if I would recognize the event depicted. The first scene I saw was of a balding guy with a goatee ge… --- ## [Pawn Stars Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawn-stars-question/976348)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawn-stars-question/976348 "2022-12-18T19:48:08Z")
Those people who leave without making a deal. They must still get paid for their appearance. What’s the rate for something like that? --- ## [Peripheral Neuropathy Numb/tingling feet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peripheral-neuropathy-numb-tingling-feet/914085)
**Author:** [@n5tp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/n5tp)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peripheral-neuropathy-numb-tingling-feet/914085 "2022-12-18T19:45:15Z")
Interested in knowing if anyone has been cured of numb/tingling feet, and what treatment was used in curing it. --- ## [Ever had your microwave explode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-your-microwave-explode/976518)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-your-microwave-explode/976518 "2022-12-18T19:13:03Z")
Ever heard of a microwave exploding, for that matter? Not the food - I mean the device. Ours just did. OK, so I put a dish of soup in there, set it to six minutes, it ran, it went ting, I pressed “Door open” and BANG! -… --- ## [Hee-Haw! It's a Wonderful Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hee-haw-its-a-wonderful-life/220951)
**Author:** [@tiramisu11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiramisu11)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hee-haw-its-a-wonderful-life/220951 "2022-12-18T18:22:11Z")
Why do they keep greeting each other with “HeeHaw!” in the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life”? They do it as kids and adults. What does it mean? --- ## [Kill the Bearer of this Message](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-the-bearer-of-this-message/976613)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-the-bearer-of-this-message/976613 "2022-12-18T17:59:04Z")
I’ve been reading L. Sprague de Camp’s Queen of Zamba (also titled A Panet named Krishna and Cosmic Manhunt, but “Queen” was his preferred title.) It’s essentially de Camp’s take on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ A Princess of Ma… --- ## [Driving in the left lane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-in-the-left-lane/976644)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2022, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-in-the-left-lane/976644 "2022-12-18T17:17:31Z")
This week I am traveling with a coworker on business. She is a government employee, while I am a contractor. We are driving from Ohio to Oklahoma and back in a rental car. According to DoD regs, she must be the driver, a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=942&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=944&state=muted)