# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=995&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 996 --- ## [Willie Spence has died (American Idol finalist, 2021)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willie-spence-has-died-american-idol-finalist-2021/973272)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willie-spence-has-died-american-idol-finalist-2021/973272 "2022-10-14T20:52:42Z")
The man’s voice was just unbelievable. He was 23. --- ## [They Grow Up So Suddenly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-grow-up-so-suddenly/973157)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-grow-up-so-suddenly/973157 "2022-10-14T17:31:29Z")
Seemingly out of nowhere, Vaderling asked to make dinner himself, for us and Gma n Gpa Vader two weeks ago. Well, he takes his culinary cues from his mother, a solid but uninspiring provider of bland nutrition and fiber… --- ## [MS Word, Windows 10: Where and how many copies exist of my file?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-windows-10-where-and-how-many-copies-exist-of-my-file/973127)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-windows-10-where-and-how-many-copies-exist-of-my-file/973127 "2022-10-14T17:18:35Z")
Assume I’ve opened a word document, written “My boss is a poopyhead!”, saved the file. After changing my mind and deleting the .docx file via the Explorer window, how many other copies exist on my home PC? I’ve been tr… --- ## [Talk to me about T-Mobile's "Internet Gateway Device"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-t-mobiles-internet-gateway-device/972920)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-t-mobiles-internet-gateway-device/972920 "2022-10-14T16:56:52Z")
I switched my cell phone service to T-Mobile from AT&T a while ago. I have a thread on The Winter of My Discontent with AT&T somewhere, but I’m too lazy to look it up. I still have AT&T internet (my cell & internet were… --- ## [How do I look up the political positions of people running for City Council and School Board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-look-up-the-political-positions-of-people-running-for-city-council-and-school-board/973194)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-look-up-the-political-positions-of-people-running-for-city-council-and-school-board/973194 "2022-10-14T16:44:05Z")
In this case, for the Holy Neck Borough of Suffolk, Virginia. My Google Fu is doing me very little good on the names “Timothy Jett Johnson”, “Dawn Marie Brittingham”, and “Julpenia O. Hill”, and obviously, they haven’t … --- ## [CBD/THC for social anxiety and intrusive thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbd-thc-for-social-anxiety-and-intrusive-thoughts/970688)
**Author:** [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2022, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbd-thc-for-social-anxiety-and-intrusive-thoughts/970688 "2022-09-02T03:30:58Z")
I’ve had social anxiety and intrusive thoughts for nearly all my adult life and now that I have a lifetime of missteps to my “credit” the intrusive thoughts are becoming a real nuisance. Every unkind word I’ve said, ever… --- ## [E-Sports in the Olympics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-sports-in-the-olympics/947374)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2021, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-sports-in-the-olympics/947374 "2021-07-27T03:13:27Z")
Apparently one of my local news stations is doing a report on people pushing for E-Sports to be allowed in the Olympics, and I have several questions about this. Wouldn’t whatever official games are used have to be ava… --- ## [Why does a non-profit hospital need donations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-non-profit-hospital-need-donations/973135)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-non-profit-hospital-need-donations/973135 "2022-10-14T06:57:05Z")
A for-profit hospital operates on its revenue with enough leftover for capital improvements and profit. I just got a letter asking for a donation to my local non-profit hospital. If a for-profit hospital works, why can’… --- ## [I got a phone call...from the future](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-phone-call-from-the-future/973206)
**Author:** [@Joeu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joeu)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-phone-call-from-the-future/973206 "2022-10-14T06:19:14Z")
Sometimes the space-time continuum gets messed up. This morning, I got a call from the future. The phone rang, and I answered, and a young man said “Hi Grandpa! Good morning!” I said “You have the wrong number” And … --- ## [Do you track anyone's phone? Does anyone track yours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-track-anyones-phone-does-anyone-track-yours/972047)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-track-anyones-phone-does-anyone-track-yours/972047 "2022-10-14T04:21:25Z")
In another thread, a poster said: Just last weekend we were at our friends’ house, and the couple in their 60s said something about their 32-yr old daughter tracing their phones. How many of you track someone else’s p… --- ## [Did I assemble this spinning wheel correctly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-assemble-this-spinning-wheel-correctly/973128)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-assemble-this-spinning-wheel-correctly/973128 "2022-10-14T04:17:29Z")
We just moved my husband’s parents from FL to MD, and I had to disassemble the spinning wheel my FIL built in order to transport it safely. Unfortunately, I didn’t take a photo before I took it apart and I’m not positive… --- ## [Electric 2 wheel scooters, just no](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-2-wheel-scooters-just-no/973000)
**Author:** [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-2-wheel-scooters-just-no/973000 "2022-10-14T03:25:16Z")
What is the point? Seems to me just a bunch of negatives. Walk. Been doing that for all our time. It is exercise, which we are getting less of to health detriment. We have legs, no need to mine and refine all the crap … --- ## [James McAvoy - man, this guy gets to play iconic characters a lot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-mcavoy-man-this-guy-gets-to-play-iconic-characters-a-lot/972530)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-mcavoy-man-this-guy-gets-to-play-iconic-characters-a-lot/972530 "2022-10-14T03:10:29Z")
I don’t know if iconic is the right term, but James McAvoy really lands the big famous roles from famous books and comics. Here is a list of roles he has played. Mr. Tumnus – Narnia \<-Famous series, probably pushing it … --- ## [Long Covid / Exercise Intolerance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-covid-exercise-intolerance/973209)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-covid-exercise-intolerance/973209 "2022-10-14T01:46:25Z")
Article in the Washington Post says long Covid may make aerobic exercise more difficult. I am unsure if this is true. Long Covid, according to this article, affects one in twenty people causing a bizarre constellation … --- ## [How good was Maui Wowie and how does it hold up today? (Marijuana)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-was-maui-wowie-and-how-does-it-hold-up-today-marijuana/970044)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-was-maui-wowie-and-how-does-it-hold-up-today-marijuana/970044 "2022-10-14T01:21:37Z")
There’s lots of pop culture references to Maui Wowie in 1970s and 80s music and films. It was supposedly premium grade weed and a very fun night was sure to follow. For those who were there, is that accurate? How would … --- ## [Airshows - Good, or Great?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airshows-good-or-great/971758)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airshows-good-or-great/971758 "2022-10-14T00:53:25Z")
When I was a kid, my father used to take us to the airshow which came to town each summer. We’d climb in the planes, eat hot dogs and admire the stunt flying. I’m not into military trivia, but I remember enjoying it ea… --- ## [What is an ox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-ox/972518)
**Author:** [@WellHelloThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WellHelloThere)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-ox/972518 "2022-10-13T23:18:34Z")
Today, a co-worker mentioned that he has seen ox tails, but never an ox. I replied, an ox is what they call cattle when they are used to pull stuff. Its just the tail of a regular cow. Another worker was certain that an … --- ## [Are Prince Adam / He-Man the same person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-prince-adam-he-man-the-same-person/973100)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-prince-adam-he-man-the-same-person/973100 "2022-10-13T22:05:58Z")
As well as Cringer / Battlecat of course. I always assumed that He-Man was just Prince Adam in a different form and a somewhat different personality and the only difference between Battlecat and Cringer was that he was m… --- ## [Legally, would the Danish "Submarine murder" case have played out any differently in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-would-the-danish-submarine-murder-case-have-played-out-any-differently-in-the-us/973089)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-would-the-danish-submarine-murder-case-have-played-out-any-differently-in-the-us/973089 "2022-10-13T21:38:15Z")
So I’ve been following the horrible, but also very weird, Danish “Submarine Murder” case. Mainly via the dramatized version on HBO. The basic facts are a local inventor and wanna be astronaut, decided, apparently for p… --- ## [Would it make sense for Ukraine to cut all road and rail links to Russia and Belorus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-make-sense-for-ukraine-to-cut-all-road-and-rail-links-to-russia-and-belorus/973051)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-make-sense-for-ukraine-to-cut-all-road-and-rail-links-to-russia-and-belorus/973051 "2022-10-13T19:32:40Z")
I raised this some months ago in relation to the Baltic countries, but the recent statements by Belarusan officials, that Ukraine is mining or destroying roads and bridges leading to Belarus, made me wonder again. Would… --- ## [Software for scanning and then splitting multiple pictures at the same time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/software-for-scanning-and-then-splitting-multiple-pictures-at-the-same-time/972980)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/software-for-scanning-and-then-splitting-multiple-pictures-at-the-same-time/972980 "2022-10-13T16:58:30Z")
I found an old post from 2008, but I assume software has improved since then. I have a large plastic bin of old family photographs in my garage. They aren’t organized in any way. Some are pretty fragile. I would like to… --- ## [Bridge hand - what are the chances of making 7NT with these hands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-hand-what-are-the-chances-of-making-7nt-with-these-hands/972833)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-hand-what-are-the-chances-of-making-7nt-with-these-hands/972833 "2022-10-13T16:25:07Z")
My partner and I bid to 7NT with: S KQx H KQxx D xx C AQxx S Ax H ATx D AKxx C KJxx The lead was a club and there are 12 top tricks (4 clubs, 2 diamonds, 3 hearts and 3 spades.) A 13th trick will have to c… --- ## [Washington Post: By attacking Trump so fiercely, the establishment actually burnished his image among his supporters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-post-by-attacking-trump-so-fiercely-the-establishment-actually-burnished-his-image-among-his-supporters/973133)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-post-by-attacking-trump-so-fiercely-the-establishment-actually-burnished-his-image-among-his-supporters/973133 "2022-10-13T16:07:45Z")
Summary of a good Op-Ed in the Washington Post: Trump’s popularity was in major part due to the fact that he branded himself as an outsider, coming in to shake up Washington. The op-ed notes that such a message is nothi… --- ## [How a helicopter crashed a plane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-a-helicopter-crashed-a-plane/972983)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-a-helicopter-crashed-a-plane/972983 "2022-10-13T14:46:04Z")
I admit that helicopter doesn’t look like a threat. He’s landed and far down the runway. Look what happens to the plane. :astonished: That’s known as dirty air from turbulence. News reports said the pilot did one go a… --- ## [How significant is the NASA DART Mission in terms of accomplishing its ulitmate goal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-significant-is-the-nasa-dart-mission-in-terms-of-accomplishing-its-ulitmate-goal/972508)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-significant-is-the-nasa-dart-mission-in-terms-of-accomplishing-its-ulitmate-goal/972508 "2022-10-13T12:55:52Z")
I searched and didn’t see a dedicated thread to this on the SDMB already, so here goes… So, NASA’s DART mission appears to have been a smashing (heh) success-- the vending machine-sized satellite hit the smallish astero… --- ## [Looking for adult learning advice (mathematics)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-adult-learning-advice-mathematics/972976)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-adult-learning-advice-mathematics/972976 "2022-10-13T12:37:06Z")
I am in a career that is quite mathematical – volume graphics / medical imaging. However I have not formally studied any mathematics since the age of 16 (I’m 43 now). I’ve generally managed to “muddle through” and I have… --- ## [Godfather I or II?......Or III?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godfather-i-or-ii-or-iii/973122)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godfather-i-or-ii-or-iii/973122 "2022-10-13T11:05:08Z")
I always thought if I had to choose, I would pick The Godfather as the best of the trilogy, but thinking about it, it’s very, very close. I have the first Godfather movie memorized scene by scene, and I think that’s why… --- ## [Vets - do you wear "vet" clothing? Why or why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vets-do-you-wear-vet-clothing-why-or-why-not/967778)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vets-do-you-wear-vet-clothing-why-or-why-not/967778 "2022-10-13T07:25:15Z")
It seems as though I’ve been seeing more folk wearing clothing - most often baseball caps - with writing saying they are a veteran - either of a particular era or a particular branch. Most common are black baseball caps… --- ## [NFL Week Five by Five](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-five-by-five/972773)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-five-by-five/972773 "2022-10-13T04:22:53Z")
Things I think I know, but I’m probably wrong about. It was a travesty that Miami put Tua back into the game two weeks ago, then lied about it being a “back injury”. It was even more of a crime that they started him l… --- ## [Browser stops recording history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browser-stops-recording-history/973162)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browser-stops-recording-history/973162 "2022-10-13T03:03:42Z")
I’ve been using Firefox for a while to read 2 APOD articles a day. Lately, when I opened the usual archive link to click on articles, I found that the 2 I’d seen the day before were not marked as ‘read’ (colored purple).… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=994&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=996&state=watching)