# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=997&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 998 --- ## [Do Computers Make Errors of Mathematics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-computers-make-errors-of-mathematics/972410)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-computers-make-errors-of-mathematics/972410 "2022-10-10T23:15:47Z")
Once in a while someone will chide me or another staffer for not counting back change, apparently thinking that method is immune to error. I like to retort that humans have made more mathematical errors in the last five … --- ## [Things that are on the internet... just barely](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-on-the-internet-just-barely/972854)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-on-the-internet-just-barely/972854 "2022-10-10T22:43:32Z")
There was older thread about things you can’t find on the internet, but this is about things you can find but in a surprisingly limited manner. I was thinking about a patch that was quite ubiquitous when I was in grade … --- ## [2022 NHL off-season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-nhl-off-season/967647)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-nhl-off-season/967647 "2022-10-10T22:22:52Z")
dances around Kris Letang will be a Penguin for life! (Now lets just hope that they’ll sign Evgeni Malkin too!) --- ## [Photography experts - easiest way to bulk-correct the capture time EXIF data for lots of images?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photography-experts-easiest-way-to-bulk-correct-the-capture-time-exif-data-for-lots-of-images/972956)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photography-experts-easiest-way-to-bulk-correct-the-capture-time-exif-data-for-lots-of-images/972956 "2022-10-10T22:11:29Z")
I had a rare photography day out today, wandering around a local city with a friend, shooting local landmarks. Great fun, and lots of decent images. I was using three different cameras, and I’ve imported everything into… --- ## [Funny Real Life Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-real-life-names/395773)
**Author:** [@WorkInProgress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WorkInProgress)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-real-life-names/395773 "2022-10-10T20:31:24Z")
Disclaimer! If you have an offensive or funny name, turn back now. We are having a laugh at your expense. What is the funniest real name you have ever come across? Can you prove it? For example you can look up a Mik… --- ## [Do pharmacies fall under doctor-patient privilege?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pharmacies-fall-under-doctor-patient-privilege/972975)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pharmacies-fall-under-doctor-patient-privilege/972975 "2022-10-10T20:12:32Z")
Basically are pharmacies required to obtained a legal waiver from a customer before revealing information like their present or past medications ? --- ## [Mandolin tuning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandolin-tuning/972990)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandolin-tuning/972990 "2022-10-10T19:21:59Z")
I play (to a sort of limited extent) guitar and bass and my sister tried to learn mandolin. Out of curiousity I am thinking of seeing if I could buy one of her mandolins. Looking at fretboards online. ITSM that the notes… --- ## [Fake barber scene in western](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-barber-scene-in-western/972955)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-barber-scene-in-western/972955 "2022-10-10T18:42:16Z")
Just watched “My Name is Nobody” one of the spaghetti westerns from the early 70’s. Henry Fonda is getting a shave from a ‘bad guy’ posing as a barber, who is getting ready to cut his throat. Fonda’s character is wise … --- ## [Moving a parked manual car uphill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-a-parked-manual-car-uphill/972774)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-a-parked-manual-car-uphill/972774 "2022-10-10T18:19:33Z")
A few years ago, I was on vacation with family in Martinique. We had rented a small, underpowered car (Hyundai i10, with a 1 litre engine) with a manual transmission, and I ended up as the designated driver. At one poin… --- ## [What story was this in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-story-was-this-in/971949)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-story-was-this-in/971949 "2022-10-10T18:08:16Z")
In some post-apocalyptic novel where people are struggling with TEOTWAWKI, it turns out that some old woman’s flower garden include opium poppies, which allows the survivors to produce a crude laudanum. I thought this wa… --- ## [Advice on helping my bf](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-helping-my-bf/972587)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-helping-my-bf/972587 "2022-10-10T17:40:57Z")
Ok. Some of you know the story. Been with this man for over a year. He lived in my building. Hes 36, I am 61 but do not look it. I put my number under his door to start things. All was great for months. Then I got hire… --- ## [Would a conviction of Trump result in an economic boom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-conviction-of-trump-result-in-an-economic-boom/972346)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-conviction-of-trump-result-in-an-economic-boom/972346 "2022-10-10T17:07:23Z")
From here: When questioned on how that would happen, answers talked about the pandemic, to NATO/Putin/Ukraine/fuel, and inflation. But a conviction cannot change past events, like the invasion, obviously. Nor can I … --- ## [My favourite episode of Q.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favourite-episode-of-q-i/972979)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favourite-episode-of-q-i/972979 "2022-10-10T16:35:28Z")
I love Q.I. generally but this episode is just incredible. The sci-fi themes, the Trek-ish costumes, the absolute delight of the sci-fi nerds, especially Susan Calman, who is currently my absolutely most beloved comedian… --- ## [Bed sore cushion for recliner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bed-sore-cushion-for-recliner/973016)
**Author:** [@dauerbach1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bed-sore-cushion-for-recliner/973016 "2022-10-10T14:37:34Z")
Just a shot in the dark here. Trying to find the best cushion for my mom to help prevent/heal her bedsores. There are only a couple hundred out there. Looking for one someone can recommend from experience. The inflat… --- ## [How good was Bo Jackson in his prime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-was-bo-jackson-in-his-prime/970833)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-was-bo-jackson-in-his-prime/970833 "2022-10-10T14:26:39Z")
I didn’t grow up watching Bo Jackson play in his prime. For those who did, how good was he? I know I could just watch a video of his highlights, but it’s not the same as actually watching him perform live on TV or in per… --- ## [The Good Place - it really holds up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-place-it-really-holds-up/972293)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-place-it-really-holds-up/972293 "2022-10-10T14:09:22Z")
My wife and I watched The Good Place when it originally aired. We decided to go back and try the entire show, which is only four short seasons of 13 episodes each. It’s a very nice show that definitely does not overstay… --- ## [Will the US lockdown for the next pandemic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-us-lockdown-for-the-next-pandemic/971139)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-us-lockdown-for-the-next-pandemic/971139 "2022-10-10T13:33:31Z")
After the very expensive and disruptive experience with lockdowns during COVID, will the US do it again for the next pandemic? Was it worth it? --- ## [Joe Biden: "The Pandemic is Over"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-the-pandemic-is-over/971797)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-the-pandemic-is-over/971797 "2022-10-10T11:28:19Z")
I think it is crazy to make a statement like this. Covid has gone through a series of waves when new variants have been found and just because Covid is “only” killing people at a rate of 150,000 to 175,000 or so a year… --- ## [It's Time For A New MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-new-mmp/972627)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-new-mmp/972627 "2022-10-10T10:27:18Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 56 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 79 and mostly N.O.S. for the day. Not much doin’ down my way which is fine by me. I peopled a lot last week, so I do n… --- ## [What's the worst park/forest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-park-forest/972585)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-park-forest/972585 "2022-10-10T04:30:17Z")
The worst park, to me, in theory could be one that contains only sports fields and nothing else. And while I’m sure I’ve been to some of those, I can’t remember any specific ones. There is a city park a couple miles from… --- ## [Why did it take so long to require helmets in hockey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-it-take-so-long-to-require-helmets-in-hockey/972431)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-it-take-so-long-to-require-helmets-in-hockey/972431 "2022-10-10T02:50:46Z")
Watching old stuff on the NHL network battling insomnia and it does seem like it took a long time for hockey helmets to become standard. I can understand why players have been resistant to visors and cages, but a helmet… --- ## [Epsom Salt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epsom-salt/972782)
**Author:** [@justmeetee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justmeetee)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epsom-salt/972782 "2022-10-10T02:04:16Z")
I’m constipated today and using epsom salt as a laxative. Just drank another dose and I see on the carton a use by date of January 2117. It’s salt. Can it really “expire” ? I saw an ad for 10,000 year salt with an expir… --- ## [Experience with reverse osmosis water systems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-reverse-osmosis-water-systems/969757)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-reverse-osmosis-water-systems/969757 "2022-10-10T01:43:05Z")
Ann Arbor’s municipal water supply has been under threat of pollution for a while now: For many years, a dioxane plume has been slowly creeping across town and contaminating municipal and private wells. The city has b… --- ## [Afghanistan Today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afghanistan-today/948624)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 519\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afghanistan-today/948624 "2022-10-10T00:50:03Z")
It takes something fairly big in world news to make the local news here. They say that the Taliban has captured four provincial capitals and Afghanistan will fall within a few days. I know several brave Canadian soldie… --- ## [Switching to electric vehicles (EV) - has the ability to supply the required power been addressed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-to-electric-vehicles-ev-has-the-ability-to-supply-the-required-power-been-addressed/972915)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-to-electric-vehicles-ev-has-the-ability-to-supply-the-required-power-been-addressed/972915 "2022-10-09T23:45:47Z")
I could have put this in Factual Questions but there is going to be debate. Has the demand on the power grid been addressed if governments force a switch to EV’s ? How much, and how to supply the increase. States like … --- ## [If these two things happen (45 re-election AND conviction)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-these-two-things-happen-45-re-election-and-conviction/972481)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-these-two-things-happen-45-re-election-and-conviction/972481 "2022-10-09T22:59:31Z")
So, in this hypothetical, I’m interested in knowing the outcome of two contemporaneous events (one REALLY good and one unthinkable).\* Let’s say the Creator of the Universe smiles upon our nation, and TFG is convicted in … --- ## [Close Encounters of the Bear Kind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-encounters-of-the-bear-kind/972788)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-encounters-of-the-bear-kind/972788 "2022-10-09T22:00:26Z")
So my wife and I were out walking our dog today in the little Western North Carolina mountain town where we have a family cabin. The gravel road runs along a creek. Anyway, the dog starts yanking towards the overgrowth b… --- ## [Why does Shrek resemble this illustration from "Max und Moritz" (1865)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-shrek-resemble-this-illustration-from-max-und-moritz-1865/972972)
**Author:** [@Hakushon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakushon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-shrek-resemble-this-illustration-from-max-und-moritz-1865/972972 "2022-10-09T21:54:38Z")
This is an illustration from the 1865 children’s story Max und Moritz of a grain mill with an output chute featuring a grotesque decoration–which looks a lot like the character Shrek: The same mill was depicted in a Ge… --- ## [Physics question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-question/972902)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-question/972902 "2022-10-09T20:12:44Z")
If an object were very large, say 1,000 light years across, and it was traveling through space and came across out universe, would it experience our universe as a so9lid object or more like a gas? --- ## [Pedal Steel Guitar songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedal-steel-guitar-songs/972279)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedal-steel-guitar-songs/972279 "2022-10-09T19:08:37Z")
Recent posts on CSNY have reminded me what a great song Teach Your Children is. The harmony is golden, of course, but the other great thing about it is the steel guitar. Can anyone recommend any other great pedal steel … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=996&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=998&state=tracking)