# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=964&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 965 --- ## [Starsector: 2D Space Combat/Trade Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starsector-2d-space-combat-trade-game/975310)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starsector-2d-space-combat-trade-game/975310 "2022-11-21T12:06:05Z")
I’ve been playing Starsector for the past couple of weeks. At first glance, you might look at it and say “but where’s my sweet, sweet 3D graphics?” and yes visually it is 2D but the combat have an incredible look to them… --- ## [Can an object exist that is so far away that we haven't felt its gravity yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-object-exist-that-is-so-far-away-that-we-havent-felt-its-gravity-yet/974853)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-object-exist-that-is-so-far-away-that-we-havent-felt-its-gravity-yet/974853 "2022-11-21T12:21:02Z")
TL,DR: can an object ‘beyond’ the visible edge of the universe affect us gravitationally? Inspired by a short story from a 1940’s Weird-Tales type pulp magazine. Short story shorter: bleeding-edge astronomical measureme… --- ## [Trump's announcement regarding 2024 and legal protections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-announcement-regarding-2024-and-legal-protections/975288)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-announcement-regarding-2024-and-legal-protections/975288 "2022-11-21T11:04:23Z")
I’ve heard people say Trump jumped into the 2024 primary campaign early to increase his revenue stream from donors and protect himself from prosecutors. I realize it helps to have an official campaign to solicit campaig… --- ## [Windows PDA: Which of these chips is the hard drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-pda-which-of-these-chips-is-the-hard-drive/975306)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-pda-which-of-these-chips-is-the-hard-drive/975306 "2022-11-21T11:01:59Z")
Which of these chips hold the operating system? --- ## [God, I HATE Microsoft \[file creation and modified dates\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-i-hate-microsoft-file-creation-and-modified-dates/975266)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-i-hate-microsoft-file-creation-and-modified-dates/975266 "2022-11-21T06:17:20Z")
I’ve spent almost an hour at Microsoft Community trying to get a simple answer to a simple question and now I’m frustrated enough to kill someone. I have photos and videos in my downloads folder. I am trying to organize… --- ## [Can You ID this Movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-movie/975275)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-movie/975275 "2022-11-21T03:59:13Z")
I got an image of a scene of a movie that is probably from the 80s. These short creatures that may have been children are throwing these little bombs or grenades at the heroes. My memory is they are all in black or maybe… --- ## [What are some of the best things you ever ate at a restaurant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-best-things-you-ever-ate-at-a-restaurant/975082)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-best-things-you-ever-ate-at-a-restaurant/975082 "2022-11-21T03:48:30Z")
Obviously a counterpoint to ‘What’s the Worst Thing You Ever Ate at a Restaurant?’. That thread was taking some detours into posters describing things they’ve particularly enjoyed at restaurants, and I was thinking of so… --- ## [Is America English the most monotone language on the planet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-america-english-the-most-monotone-language-on-the-planet/700886)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-america-english-the-most-monotone-language-on-the-planet/700886 "2022-11-21T03:39:05Z")
I was having difficulty articulating this in the subject line. What I mean is, it seems like when we Americans speak, it’s very monotone. Yet, when I hear any other person speak any other language, it seems very animated… --- ## [You're at a low-level comic convention and you see a booth with someone you want to talk to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-at-a-low-level-comic-convention-and-you-see-a-booth-with-someone-you-want-to-talk-to/975216)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-at-a-low-level-comic-convention-and-you-see-a-booth-with-someone-you-want-to-talk-to/975216 "2022-11-21T03:34:36Z")
I’ll just give you the exact scenario. I was just at an event that I THOUGHT was basically a comic-book/vintage toy flea-market. And until I got to the end, it basically was. Small venue, a couple of people were cosplay… --- ## [Weird Al Yankovic biopic coming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-yankovic-biopic-coming/958019)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-yankovic-biopic-coming/958019 "2022-11-21T01:50:21Z")
On the plus side, Al is co-writing, On the possibly minus side…Daniel Radcliffe?? Al is over six feet tall, while Dan is only 5’5". It reminds of of when they cast Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher. --- ## [Lifelong teetotalers and non-alcoholic beer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifelong-teetotalers-and-non-alcoholic-beer/975142)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifelong-teetotalers-and-non-alcoholic-beer/975142 "2022-11-20T23:55:21Z")
I’m curious to know about the experiences of lifelong teetotalers and non-alcoholic beer or wine. I guess a lot of people who never drink alcohol do so for religious reasons, so does NA beer still seem haram to you? If … --- ## [Help With Pricing For Things I Am Planning To Sell (Collectibles, Electronics, Household, Clothing, Etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-pricing-for-things-i-am-planning-to-sell-collectibles-electronics-household-clothing-etc/974916)
**Author:** [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-pricing-for-things-i-am-planning-to-sell-collectibles-electronics-household-clothing-etc/974916 "2022-11-20T22:07:19Z")
I have decided I need to start selling some of the treasures, as well as some ordinary things, I have collected during my lifetime. I’ve used Craigslist in the past when it was free, and I always got the price I wanted f… --- ## [When is an inn really an inn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-an-inn-really-an-inn/975140)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-an-inn-really-an-inn/975140 "2022-11-20T20:46:50Z")
There are many establishments that call themselves Something-Inn/Inn-Something but are really either fully modern hotels (e.g. Holiday Inn, Inn on the Park; also some motels call themselves “motor inns”), or restaurants … --- ## [Does anyone enjoy the "guest" bits on SNL's Weekend Update?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-enjoy-the-guest-bits-on-snls-weekend-update/974844)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-enjoy-the-guest-bits-on-snls-weekend-update/974844 "2022-11-20T20:46:34Z")
I don’t know, maybe it’s me, but I don’t understand the bits, now a regular thing, where someone interrupts the mildly funny mocking of current events to do a few minutes of schtik. It always seems irrelvant, and never f… --- ## [Selecting health insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selecting-health-insurance/974509)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selecting-health-insurance/974509 "2022-11-20T18:40:52Z")
I’m choosing between two options, and want to make sure I’m not missing something (I’ve never been able to choose between plans before, so the details have always been less than important to me). You are not my financial… --- ## [Were you kept away from the black sheep of the family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-kept-away-from-the-black-sheep-of-the-family/975188)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-kept-away-from-the-black-sheep-of-the-family/975188 "2022-11-20T18:31:59Z")
Either you never met them at all, or you knew them when you were young and then something made your parents decide not to allow further contact. Does that describe the black sheep in your family too? My dad was the 5th … --- ## [Elon Musk's legal trouble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musks-legal-trouble/975050)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musks-legal-trouble/975050 "2022-11-20T17:03:49Z")
Elon Musk was just in court. He’s been in court before and is likely to be again both because he’s a litigious so and so and because he sort of thinks he shouldn’t have to follow laws and regulations he doesn’t like. A … --- ## [Another "please identify this old comic strip"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-please-identify-this-old-comic-strip/975231)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-please-identify-this-old-comic-strip/975231 "2022-11-20T17:01:24Z")
It may still be around for all I know, but the last time I saw it was well over 30 years ago; I started seeing it probably in the 60’s. There’s absolutely no reason for me to be curious about it except nostalgia. Situat… --- ## [Bridge bidding question - takeout double responses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-bidding-question-takeout-double-responses/975168)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-bidding-question-takeout-double-responses/975168 "2022-11-20T16:55:40Z")
I had an unfamiliar hand today at duplicate (bridge at the senior center; basic conventions that we learned from Audrey Grant, aka ACBL). West is the dealer and bids 1 :diamonds:, and North (partner) doubles. East passe… --- ## [Heroin gangs in England?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroin-gangs-in-england/974993)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroin-gangs-in-england/974993 "2022-11-20T15:43:43Z")
I thought that heroin or opium was a prescription drug in England. I thought that addicts could purchase it in a pharmacy. Maybe I’m waaaaaaay off. But I was surprised to find in a novel I’m reading a reference to the… --- ## [What does a British "deal table" look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-british-deal-table-look-like/162858)
**Author:** [@a\_young\_Morgan\_Fairchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a_young_Morgan_Fairchild)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-british-deal-table-look-like/162858 "2022-11-20T14:40:00Z")
I keep running into the term “plain deal table” in Bristish literature. (Also, rarely, “deal chair”) E.g 1984 “There was a deal table under the window where he and the old man could talk without fear of being overheard.… --- ## [Aruba hospitality WAPS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aruba-hospitality-waps/975239)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aruba-hospitality-waps/975239 "2022-11-20T14:19:15Z")
Has anyone had difficulties with these? When used with larger Aruba wireless access points that accommodate more users, attempts to update shut down all the WAPs. I would like to benefit from other user’s experience. … --- ## [Dispatches from Elsewhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispatches-from-elsewhere/848877)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispatches-from-elsewhere/848877 "2022-11-20T11:48:11Z")
Has anyone watched this new series yet? It’s on AMC (started on Sunday) and stars Jason Segel, Sally Field, Richard Grand among others. I read about it in the Sunday newspaper’s Parade magazine. It sounded interesting… --- ## [Trump as Speaker of the House...need not even win an election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-as-speaker-of-the-house-need-not-even-win-an-election/947020)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-as-speaker-of-the-house-need-not-even-win-an-election/947020 "2022-11-20T07:15:11Z")
Someone please tell me this cannot happen (tl;dr: if Republicans gain control of the House in the next election they can name anyone to be Speaker and could choose Trump…no need for him to be a member of Congress). --- ## [Health Supplements - 2022 - Personal recommendations/stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-supplements-2022-personal-recommendations-stories/974143)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-supplements-2022-personal-recommendations-stories/974143 "2022-11-20T04:13:24Z")
Hi All, You see so many ads for various health supplements. Do you have any recommendations or positive/negative experiences to share? I’ve found myself ponding about trying some of these, but I doubt I’ll see any posi… --- ## [Are Unions controlled by organized crime? Does that hamper their ability to affect politics in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-unions-controlled-by-organized-crime-does-that-hamper-their-ability-to-affect-politics-in-the-us/974832)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-unions-controlled-by-organized-crime-does-that-hamper-their-ability-to-affect-politics-in-the-us/974832 "2022-11-20T04:01:19Z")
I posted this in another thread: @What\_Exit modded (correctly IMHO) that this question needed its own thread. So, here it is. In the thread that prompted this was a question of what the liberal version of the conserv… --- ## [Replacing rechargeable battery with regular one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-rechargeable-battery-with-regular-one/975177)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-rechargeable-battery-with-regular-one/975177 "2022-11-20T01:30:47Z")
We have some outside lights that are powered by an AA battery that is charged by a solar cell. When it’s dark out, the lights go on; when it’s light out, they go off and the solar cell recharges the battery. What would… --- ## [How to handle concert ticket sales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-handle-concert-ticket-sales/975198)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-handle-concert-ticket-sales/975198 "2022-11-20T00:17:57Z")
I was reading about the upcoming Taylor Swift concerts and the scandal where the servers broke down and scalpers were able to buy a lot of the tickets. This got me wondering, what is a good way to handle ticket sales? F… --- ## [Sports betting question - plus/minus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-betting-question-plus-minus/975095)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-betting-question-plus-minus/975095 "2022-11-19T22:39:22Z")
I have seen football game schedules with spreads listed as: A vs B (minus 7 1/2) C vs D (plus 14 1/2) My question is why are some listed as “plus” and others listed as “minus”? Why not list them as all plus for the u… --- ## [Can we discuss recent trends in moderation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-recent-trends-in-moderation/975048)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-recent-trends-in-moderation/975048 "2022-11-19T22:08:19Z")
I do not believe I am alone in perceiving a recent trend towards more active moderation in several respects - accompanied by some changed rules. Has there been any public discussion of this apparent trend? Is such a di… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=963&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=965&state=muted)