# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=994&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 995 --- ## [When is a volcanic area safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-a-volcanic-area-safe/972973)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-a-volcanic-area-safe/972973 "2022-10-16T02:09:44Z")
Assume a volcano erupts in an uninhabited area and then goes back to sleep, and poisonous fumes, ash, all the good stuff spills out. How long will it take for the debris and clouds to settle and allow people to walk arou… --- ## [NBA Offseason 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2022, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661 "2022-10-16T00:20:10Z")
With the Golden State Warriors on Thursday having won their fourth NBA championship in the past eight years, it’s time to close the books on the 2021-22 NBA season and look ahead to the draft and free agency. The Portla… --- ## [Best way to make a home-made time-capsule for a hard-drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-make-a-home-made-time-capsule-for-a-hard-drive/973301)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2022, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-make-a-home-made-time-capsule-for-a-hard-drive/973301 "2022-10-16T00:18:44Z")
I wasn’t sure whether to put this in factual questions but I guess its probably more about opinions on what is the best method rather than definite fact? Anyway I’ve been mulling for a while about making a personal time… --- ## [Didn't there use to be an option to send a post as a PM to a person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-there-use-to-be-an-option-to-send-a-post-as-a-pm-to-a-person/973305)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-there-use-to-be-an-option-to-send-a-post-as-a-pm-to-a-person/973305 "2022-10-16T00:00:15Z")
I could have sworn that, in the past, I could click the button in the top left of the post and get an option to send the post as a private message to an individual. You would have the options 1. You would have “Reply as … --- ## [Enabling cookies in Safari](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enabling-cookies-in-safari/973300)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enabling-cookies-in-safari/973300 "2022-10-15T23:38:18Z")
I’m trying to pay a medical bill, and trying to set up an account to do so. When I click on the emailed verification link, I get: Cookies are not enabled for your browser. Please enable cookies for proper site functi… --- ## [Parachuting from 23 miles up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872 "2022-10-15T23:07:16Z")
Damned if I can get my link to work. Monday some dude is going 120,000 feet (6000 pesos) above ground. High enough that the claim is he will break the sound barrier. Going to look for a different link. --- ## [Putin Parody In Back Pain Commercial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-parody-in-back-pain-commercial/973160)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-parody-in-back-pain-commercial/973160 "2022-10-15T21:50:53Z")
For a few years, a manufacturer of a popular back pain remedy has had commercials using a wooden marionette. They have a new commercial where the puppet is weightlifting, gets back pain, takes the medicine, removes need… --- ## [Customizing the Windows 7 Start Menu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customizing-the-windows-7-start-menu/973246)
**Author:** [@ranwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ranwill)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customizing-the-windows-7-start-menu/973246 "2022-10-15T21:36:55Z")
My Google skills are weak, but I have tried. Is it possible to customize the right side of the Windows 7 Start menu? Mine currently reads from the top down: my computer’s name, Documents, Pictures, Music, Videos. Then a … --- ## [DLSS: Is there any consensus on whether it is something you want to use? (PC video cards)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dlss-is-there-any-consensus-on-whether-it-is-something-you-want-to-use-pc-video-cards/973163)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dlss-is-there-any-consensus-on-whether-it-is-something-you-want-to-use-pc-video-cards/973163 "2022-10-15T21:34:56Z")
Nvidia just released its latest video card line (40xx) and lots of performance tests are coming out. It is a lot to wade through. My big question is the 40xx series seems to rely heavily on DLSS 3.0 for its stellar num… --- ## [Commonly misclassified works](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commonly-misclassified-works/973192)
**Author:** [@JohnnyEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnnyEcks)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commonly-misclassified-works/973192 "2022-10-15T20:20:13Z")
Some books, movies, and whatnot are commonly regarded as one genre, but are actually another. For example, Little, Big by John Crowley is usually considered a fantasy novel. It’s actually horror. Likewise, Alan Moore’… --- ## [Is there a Tom Lehrer song that isn't on any of his albums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-tom-lehrer-song-that-isnt-on-any-of-his-albums/973273)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-tom-lehrer-song-that-isnt-on-any-of-his-albums/973273 "2022-10-15T19:51:36Z")
I seem to remember that one of his songs isn’t on any of his albums, but I can’t recall which one. --- ## [Why would my magnetic watchband stop “working”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-my-magnetic-watchband-stop-working/973285)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-my-magnetic-watchband-stop-working/973285 "2022-10-15T17:51:52Z")
I’ve had an Apple Watch with a watchband that holds together by using magnets the length of the band. Over the last couple of months, the “strength” of the band, IOW, the tightness which holds the 2 bands together has st… --- ## [Can Alex Jones' fund raising records be subpoenaed? Can his donors be sued as co-conspirators?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-alex-jones-fund-raising-records-be-subpoenaed-can-his-donors-be-sued-as-co-conspirators/973193)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-alex-jones-fund-raising-records-be-subpoenaed-can-his-donors-be-sued-as-co-conspirators/973193 "2022-10-15T16:29:56Z")
Is there a factual legal answer to this? His individual contributors may not always have much money but some do and aren’t they all contributing to a conspiracy to defame the victims of the Sandy Hook shootings? Can they… --- ## [Anyone try Ketamine for Treatment-Resistant Depression](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-ketamine-for-treatment-resistant-depression/840349)
**Author:** [@Mrs\_Fairway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_Fairway)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-ketamine-for-treatment-resistant-depression/840349 "2022-10-15T14:32:26Z")
I have a long history of depression, medicated for the last 30 years with uneven success. I am currently on several prescription medications and lots of nutritional supplements (vitamins and amino acids) that used to hel… --- ## [Name a little-known movie that deserves more recognition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 374\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-little-known-movie-that-deserves-more-recognition/969922 "2022-10-15T14:14:11Z")
Of course “little known” is relative. Here, it could refer to older movies, non mainstream ones, foreign films or whatever you want. So I nominate the great film “Local Hero”. If you want to quibble about how well thi… --- ## [A senior care support thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-senior-care-support-thread/970503)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-senior-care-support-thread/970503 "2022-10-15T13:20:37Z")
I’ve been thinking about starting this thread for a while, and then seeing a few posts over in this thread: … made it clear that many Dopers are dealing with these issues. I expect that a thread in which we can share o… --- ## [Can insects get drunk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-insects-get-drunk/973068)
**Author:** [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-insects-get-drunk/973068 "2022-10-15T08:13:06Z")
Posted here, because this is not exactly a world-changing, cutting edge piece of research. I am sitting outside, enjoying a local lager, and I spotted a ladybird/ladybug fly a descending spiral into my glass. I rescued… --- ## [What can Russia accomplish with more soldiers w/o heavy military equipment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-russia-accomplish-with-more-soldiers-w-o-heavy-military-equipment/972104)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-russia-accomplish-with-more-soldiers-w-o-heavy-military-equipment/972104 "2022-10-15T02:58:13Z")
So Russia is doing a draft, but aren’t they running out of military hardware since so much has been destroyed? I don’t know a ton about militaries but wouldn’t artillery make short work of infantry with no real equipment… --- ## [“Charmed, I’m sure.” Sure of what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charmed-i-m-sure-sure-of-what/973218)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charmed-i-m-sure-sure-of-what/973218 "2022-10-15T02:15:15Z")
This old fashioned greeting came to mind, and I realized that I didn’t know what it meant. Is it basically saying, I’m sure I’ll be charmed by you as we get to know each other? Or is it something else? --- ## [Nhl:2022-23](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2022-23/973279)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2022-23/973279 "2022-10-15T01:46:19Z")
The preseason for the Red Wings went damn well all in all. Soderblom and Kublik look they may be the next under-radar steals like the Wings had back in the old days. But Preseason is just Preseason. 2 minutes to go in… --- ## [Computers - my how they've grown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computers-my-how-theyve-grown/972830)
**Author:** [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computers-my-how-theyve-grown/972830 "2022-10-15T01:31:52Z")
Recently ordered a new laptop with 24GB or RAM and a 1TB SDD. Comparing that to my first PC, it has almost 50 thousand times as much memory (compared to 512KB) and a little under 1.5 million times as much disk space (2 x… --- ## [What's my next car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-my-next-car/972745)
**Author:** [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-my-next-car/972745 "2022-10-15T00:17:45Z")
Sadly, it’s getting to be time for a new car. I hate everything about the car-buying process, so I’ve been dragging my heels about it, not to mention that finding cars to test drive is not all that easy these days. There… --- ## [Angela Lansbury passes away at 96](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angela-lansbury-passes-away-at-96/973086)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angela-lansbury-passes-away-at-96/973086 "2022-10-14T23:58:15Z")
I wasn’t too cool as a young man to watch Murder She Wrote with my mom on Sunday nights in the '80s. And my kids still have good memories of Lansbury voicing/singing Ms. Potts in Beauty and the Beast. --- ## ["Anti-Woke" Bank soon to be put to sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-woke-bank-soon-to-be-put-to-sleep/973197)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-woke-bank-soon-to-be-put-to-sleep/973197 "2022-10-14T23:54:37Z")
“Anti-Woke” Online Bank Immediately Disintegrates Into Chaos (futurism.com) This bank was for those that think Wall Street is a hive of liberal villainy, I guess. Of course, freeing themselves from all those liberal st… --- ## ["This Hot sauce is from ... North Carolina?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-hot-sauce-is-from-north-carolina/973015)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-hot-sauce-is-from-north-carolina/973015 "2022-10-14T23:41:29Z")
The article immediately made me think of the Pace Picante ads from TV in the 1980s-1990s Actually, as a New Jersey native myself, I have to observe that the original ads had the cowboys being steamed that… --- ## [Yearning for Frugality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yearning-for-frugality/973023)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yearning-for-frugality/973023 "2022-10-14T23:04:48Z")
Throughout my life, whenever I’d hear about lottery winners raking in 40-50 million bucks, my reaction was always : “I wouldn’t know what to do with that much money.” Sure, I guess I’d buy a house, put a significant po… --- ## [Am I missing some aspect of the Try Guys/Ned Fulmer scandal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-missing-some-aspect-of-the-try-guys-ned-fulmer-scandal/972723)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-missing-some-aspect-of-the-try-guys-ned-fulmer-scandal/972723 "2022-10-14T22:54:03Z")
Background: The Try Guys is a YouTube channel. Its main cast is four guys who used to work together on Buzzfeed. They now make videos, either as a group or as individuals. They founded and jointly own the company. One … --- ## [Frozen onions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-onions/973161)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-onions/973161 "2022-10-14T22:47:53Z")
I was looking at a stew recipe, or something, and it suggested saving time by using frozen onions. Being Canadian, I’m not sure I’ve ever even seen these (excepting onion rings). Are these a common convenience in the U… --- ## [Strangest thing you discovered when you moved in your place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-you-discovered-when-you-moved-in-your-place/759932)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-you-discovered-when-you-moved-in-your-place/759932 "2022-10-14T21:22:08Z")
Like weird mags or a secret basement etc --- ## [Different clinics, labs, results, doctor's advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-clinics-labs-results-doctors-advice/973216)
**Author:** [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-clinics-labs-results-doctors-advice/973216 "2022-10-14T21:02:22Z")
Had bloodwork/tests done for my specialist’s doctor appointment due to the medicine I am on, less than a week later (4 days) had bloodwork/tests done for my primary care provider (PCP) for my yearly physical/wellness che… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=993&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=995&state=muted)