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**Author:** [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2000, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-laura-mary-kay/35749 "2000-12-24T04:44:03Z")
No, no…not a debate over the woman’s makeup regimen… In this thread Ptahlis posted this question: I’ve wondered this for quite some time, but have been rather leery of asking (so kudos to Ptahlis); as any time you eve… --- ## [What is a ware potato?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-ware-potato/535805)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-ware-potato/535805 "2010-04-13T00:03:19Z")
I’m researching some potato variates and there is a designation of ware potato. What is the significance of this designation? --- ## [Good Luck, Vancouver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-luck-vancouver/528806)
**Author:** [@King\_Bobo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Bobo)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2010, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-luck-vancouver/528806 "2010-02-13T21:02:03Z")
Wishing you a wonderful Olympic experience. I hope the games are a great success. The Calgary Tower has its Olympic torch lit tonight as gesture of support, and of course to relive our own special memories of the 1988 W… --- ## [Three Stooges Movie. Wow that looks terrible.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-movie-wow-that-looks-terrible/616899 "2012-03-29T16:57:06Z")
I know I said that 21 Jumpstreet surprised the hell out of me by being so good but I can’t imagine this movie is going to surprise anyone. It looks awful. The Three Stooges were probably funny to the people of that era… --- ## [Gloat at Fox News here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gloat-at-fox-news-here/640187)
**Author:** [@Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stark_Raven_Mad)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gloat-at-fox-news-here/640187 "2012-11-08T15:49:08Z")
Click Screenshots taken before and after they called Ohio. --- ## [Death to Wesley Crusher!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-to-wesley-crusher/680857)
**Author:** [@Desert\_Dumpster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desert_Dumpster)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2014, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-to-wesley-crusher/680857 "2014-02-11T22:10:38Z")
It never happened, but millions wished it would. So use your imagination, people–what would have been an appropriate death for Wesley? I’m thinking some combination of transporter accident and “Fargo”-style wood chipper-… --- ## [High court says victim's dying words can be used in court](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-court-says-victims-dying-words-can-be-used-in-court/573095)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-court-says-victims-dying-words-can-be-used-in-court/573095 "2011-03-04T21:56:43Z")
\*"In April 2001, police in Detroit found Covington at a gas station with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, in great pain, and having a hard time speaking. When asked “what had happened, who had shot him, and where the sh… --- ## [List your three favorite books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-three-favorite-books/614285)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2012, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-three-favorite-books/614285 "2012-03-03T19:01:13Z")
I’m sure this has been done before, but I searched this forum for “favorite” in thread titles, and went back 3 pages without finding anything so I figure I’m good. Please just list three. I’m sure many of us have a hard … --- ## [Bundy's and ilk go free. Damn them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bundys-and-ilk-go-free-damn-them/794617)
**Author:** [@Pippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pippers)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bundys-and-ilk-go-free-damn-them/794617 "2017-08-29T16:39:41Z")
WTH! They took over a government facility, trashed it, harassed the locals, caused thousands and thousands of dollars to be spent on law enforcement and they get off scottfree? So if i want to use the local DMV office … --- ## [Good luck, signing off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-luck-signing-off/843952)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-luck-signing-off/843952 "2019-12-11T20:07:49Z")
Thus far I’ve been pretty careful about revealing personal information on the boards. I’m a pretty private person. I think many people would assume I’m older than I am, and that I’m a white person. It makes me chuckle… --- ## [Suggestions for a new weekend hobby with the wife (NEED ANSWER FAST!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-a-new-weekend-hobby-with-the-wife-need-answer-fast/572210)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-a-new-weekend-hobby-with-the-wife-need-answer-fast/572210 "2011-02-28T18:41:53Z")
Usually, my wife and I watch Korean dramas on TV Friday through Sunday. The latest drama we were watching ended this past Sunday. I enjoy spending time with her but I’m getting sick of sitting in front of the TV, plus we… --- ## [Which events of the past 50 years will be remembered in 100 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-events-of-the-past-50-years-will-be-remembered-in-100-years/627009)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-events-of-the-past-50-years-will-be-remembered-in-100-years/627009 "2012-07-07T10:46:55Z")
Inspired by the McKinley assassination thread and some talks with frienda about JFK, MLK, & RFK’s assassinations. I think all three of them will be minor memories in 100 years, more like McKinley & Garfield’s than Lincol… --- ## [How realistic are TV and movie representations of high school classes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-realistic-are-tv-and-movie-representations-of-high-school-classes/500378)
**Author:** [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2009, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-realistic-are-tv-and-movie-representations-of-high-school-classes/500378 "2009-06-26T23:35:17Z")
I know they’re not going to be totally realistic - you won’t have that many teachers who wow the toughest class in the space of two weeks - but I mean the mundane stuff. Do you have individual desks set in rows? Do you… --- ## [Why are people so gullible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-so-gullible/643029)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-so-gullible/643029 "2012-12-07T23:13:16Z")
I used to have this job working for an invention company. We “invented” products for clients who had ideas. Like, have you ever thought of an idea and said, “Wow, I should do something with that. I could make a fortun… --- ## [Do mathematicians really use glass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mathematicians-really-use-glass/471896)
**Author:** [@The\_Tof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tof)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2008, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mathematicians-really-use-glass/471896 "2008-11-10T20:55:35Z")
I was watching A Beautiful Mind at work tonight. Several times they show John Nash doing calculations on the windows in his dorm room and in the library. I would presume this is for cinematic effect. But I notice that… --- ## [Wife says people are hording twinkies... really America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-says-people-are-hording-twinkies-really-america/641515)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-says-people-are-hording-twinkies-really-america/641515 "2012-11-23T20:49:34Z")
Wife is at store last night and says crowds of people were grabbing Twinkies and other Hostess products off shelves like they were Water and Batteries in a disaster. WTF people… :smack: Really? Twinkies? Really? . … --- ## [Was there anything else on US TV on 9/11/01?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-anything-else-on-us-tv-on-9-11-01/687513)
**Author:** [@DougEFresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DougEFresh)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-anything-else-on-us-tv-on-9-11-01/687513 "2014-05-14T01:29:20Z")
I was living in Manhattan on 9/11/01, and like everybody else I went home from work and watched TV. Also like everybody else, I didn’t scan around the TV to see what was on; I just watched in horror and shock. Does anyb… --- ## [Does toothpaste "go bad"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-toothpaste-go-bad/594851)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-toothpaste-go-bad/594851 "2011-09-01T22:07:00Z")
Does toothpaste deteriorate over time? If I found an unused tube from a couple of years back, and then brushed my teeth with it, would it do me any harm? (Not urgent, just wondering…) --- ## [Baseball Thread April 2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-thread-april-2008/444306)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-thread-april-2008/444306 "2008-05-01T16:14:24Z")
This is it the general-purpose place to celebrate, gloat, bitch or moan about your team or any team. For me I find Detroit’s failures the most interesting story so far. I am hoping to get the perspective of someone that… --- ## [Why does my Carbon Monoxide detector keep beeping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-carbon-monoxide-detector-keep-beeping/387763)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2007, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-carbon-monoxide-detector-keep-beeping/387763 "2007-01-14T05:47:43Z")
It keeps beeping every half hour or so, and when I go look at it, the CO peak level is zero. It’s plugged into the wall, so it’s not a battery issue. It has been a bit chilly, and our furnace is about 30 years old, so if… --- ## [What is a good size motorcycle for a beginner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-good-size-motorcycle-for-a-beginner/750985)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-good-size-motorcycle-for-a-beginner/750985 "2016-04-15T00:22:30Z")
I was thinking of a used motorcycle. Problem is (among other problems) that there are multiple sizes in my price range. I am looking to stay under 5k, and am wanting to buy used. There are 250s, 500s, 750s and 900s in th… --- ## [God is HP stuff junk.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-is-hp-stuff-junk/586451)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-is-hp-stuff-junk/586451 "2011-06-29T11:13:37Z")
Leo Laporte said it a couple of weeks ago, and I say it now. HP stuff is junk. Laptop: Hard drive fails just weeks out of warranty. Replaced at my expense. Fan is now failing, making grinding noises. Now the optical dri… --- ## [PBS's "Breathless" -- Medical Mad Men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pbss-breathless-medical-mad-men/697176)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pbss-breathless-medical-mad-men/697176 "2014-09-09T01:51:17Z")
Anyone watching Breathless Sunday nights on PBS? I think it’s only three 1.5-hr episodes and the second one was last night. You can catch up on the PBS website or on the PBS Roku channel. A London hospital in the 1960s.… --- ## [product seen in the movie "Clerks II" - real or sight gag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/product-seen-in-the-movie-clerks-ii-real-or-sight-gag/509558)
**Author:** [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/product-seen-in-the-movie-clerks-ii-real-or-sight-gag/509558 "2009-09-13T15:36:08Z")
While watching Clerks II, there is a scene where the characters are setting up for breakfast in the fast food restaurant they work at. One of the guys opens a can, dumps the contents which is a solid cylinder, white aro… --- ## [What can a father do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-a-father-do/655646)
**Author:** [@penelope3d](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penelope3d)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-a-father-do/655646 "2013-04-24T13:28:51Z")
My sons ex GF is due to have a baby, my son says the chance of the child being his is a possibility. The problem he is having is that the girlfriend wont give his name as the potential father. She told me that she wants … --- ## [Boundary between Northern and Southern California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boundary-between-northern-and-southern-california/411779)
**Author:** [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2007, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boundary-between-northern-and-southern-california/411779 "2007-07-17T20:14:55Z")
This might qualify as a GD, but I’ll put it here. So, where do you think northern Cali stops and southern Cali begins? I draw the line just south of San Luis Obispo, thru Bakersfield and toward Vegas. I suppose some in … --- ## [Opinions of the Kel-Tec P-32](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2011, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-the-kel-tec-p-32/590345 "2011-08-13T02:48:12Z")
Do shooters here have opinions of the Kel-Tec .32 ACP? I bought one for a friend who wants to take the Arkansas Conceal & Carry course. I’ve not fired it yet, but after reading on the net, I’d like one myself. My only c… --- ## [Why are vampires so sexy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-vampires-so-sexy/581738)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2011, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-vampires-so-sexy/581738 "2011-05-16T05:03:54Z")
I have my own ideas about this, but I’d like to hear yours. The TV is on but the sound is off. There was some random show about vampires, and it was just dripping with sexuality. Why don’t we get the same charge out of … --- ## [Movie inside jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-inside-jokes/794429)
**Author:** [@TheSundial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSundial)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-inside-jokes/794429 "2017-08-29T20:54:52Z")
In the movie Swordfish (2001) (SPOILERS) there is a road escape scene with a bus and it’s picked up by a freight helicopter to confuse the police. The make of the bus is Flyer which most of the population would never re… --- ## [Do Americans eat cold Chinese food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-americans-eat-cold-chinese-food/343614)
**Author:** [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2006, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-americans-eat-cold-chinese-food/343614 "2006-02-10T12:58:34Z")
Always on tv and in movies, Americans eat chinese takeaway out of those white cartons. they dont seem to be insulated in any way. How does the food stay hot? here, chinese takeaway comes in foil cartons, so the food stay… --- ## [Too old, so I'll just stand in the dirt with a stick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-old-so-ill-just-stand-in-the-dirt-with-a-stick/607557)
**Author:** [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-old-so-ill-just-stand-in-the-dirt-with-a-stick/607557 "2012-01-08T18:20:02Z")
In a few days, I’ll be 45. Not young, but I don’t consider it old either. I’m not freaked out by my age (there’s only one option to getting older, so I’ll take getting older), but I am starting to get frustrated by wha… --- ## [Are Mandalorians human?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-mandalorians-human/306647)
**Author:** [@wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_in_second_hand_clothing)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-mandalorians-human/306647 "2010-12-03T20:47:13Z")
They look pretty human to me, and from the movies I just assumed that the mandalorians were humans from, say, mandaloria or something? But the KoTOR games kind of make it seem like they are a separate species. So are t… --- ## [Google Project Fi: The pros and cons of a Google cellular plan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-project-fi-the-pros-and-cons-of-a-google-cellular-plan/735986)
**Author:** [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2018, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-project-fi-the-pros-and-cons-of-a-google-cellular-plan/735986 "2018-05-03T23:06:33Z")
Inspired by this post, prior to which I was completely unaware of the existence of Project Fi. Apparently it’s been making a small amount of noise over this year, but is still in beta and invite-only. Based on the main… --- ## [The Missing Link and the First Homo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-missing-link-and-the-first-homo/746808)
**Author:** [@Blackstock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackstock)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-missing-link-and-the-first-homo/746808 "2016-02-27T20:41:41Z")
Forgive my ignorance and don’t be brutal but; what is the possibility that the missing link (the last common ancestor of chimpanzees and human beings) was actually not another station on the evolutionary line, but rather… --- ## [Helicopter parenting has been around for a while.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helicopter-parenting-has-been-around-for-a-while/617850)
**Author:** [@blueslipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blueslipper)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2012, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helicopter-parenting-has-been-around-for-a-while/617850 "2012-04-19T20:16:50Z")
There must now be adults who have been overparented. What is the result of all that overparenting? Are all those adults screwed up? Are they successful in life? --- ## [Willow Rosenberg: charming cutie, irresponsible brat, or dyed-in-the-wool villain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willow-rosenberg-charming-cutie-irresponsible-brat-or-dyed-in-the-wool-villain/591601)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2011, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willow-rosenberg-charming-cutie-irresponsible-brat-or-dyed-in-the-wool-villain/591601 "2011-08-07T00:12:17Z")
Discuss. --- ## [Relative to a stud, how does electrical conduit usually run?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relative-to-a-stud-how-does-electrical-conduit-usually-run/636354)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relative-to-a-stud-how-does-electrical-conduit-usually-run/636354 "2012-10-03T04:30:46Z")
I’m trying to install something into a stud in my room, but there’s a outlet right next to where the stud is. It’s kinda like this diagram. Is it safe to assume the wiring/conduit would run to the side, not in front, of… --- ## [Why is Staples doing better than Office Depot, and OfficeMax even worse than that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-staples-doing-better-than-office-depot-and-officemax-even-worse-than-that/484474)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-staples-doing-better-than-office-depot-and-officemax-even-worse-than-that/484474 "2017-04-04T17:08:27Z")
According to this analyst, “Staples is easily the healthiest, and while Office Depot is struggling, OfficeMax looks worse” Why, for us students of business, is Staples doing well – and Office Depot and Max worse? I … --- ## [Tips for turning into a driveway from a busy street](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-turning-into-a-driveway-from-a-busy-street/558880)
**Author:** [@supergalactic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supergalactic)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-turning-into-a-driveway-from-a-busy-street/558880 "2010-11-02T20:06:06Z")
I drive a bobtail delivery truck every weekday, and every day someone pulls this dumb-ass maneuver in front of me: I’ll be a few seconds behind the car/suv(status utility vehicle) and they’ll slow down to an almost-stop… --- ## [Kim Jong Un "In Grave Condition"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-un-in-grave-condition/852250)
**Author:** [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-un-in-grave-condition/852250 "2020-06-10T21:59:19Z")
This was posted in the Pit in the Trump Clusterfuck thread, but my response there is hijack, so I thought I’d move it here: So if he dies, who takes over? Is there another Kim warmed up in the bullpen? The younger sist… --- ## [Sick to death of the hacking attempts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-to-death-of-the-hacking-attempts/606161)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2011, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-to-death-of-the-hacking-attempts/606161 "2011-12-18T07:52:39Z")
I am sickened by the SDMB’s complicitness in hacking. I was browsing just this morning on a SDMB page (ads were for Google Chrome and Comcast Xfinity), and Kaspersky lit up like a Christmas tree. CUT IT OUT! You have … --- ## [Do computer buyers hate the "walled garden," and want a computer they can tinker with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-computer-buyers-hate-the-walled-garden-and-want-a-computer-they-can-tinker-with/642283)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-computer-buyers-hate-the-walled-garden-and-want-a-computer-they-can-tinker-with/642283 "2012-12-04T19:29:42Z")
I hear this argument all the time on Slashdot in discussing OSes, especially in contrast to open OSes. (There are a lot of variants on this argument; this is just one example.) Given the tone of comments like these, I… --- ## [Why isn't Phillip the King?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-phillip-the-king/657608)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-phillip-the-king/657608 "2013-05-10T16:36:22Z")
Seriously, anyone who ever read a fairy tale knows he’s the de facto King. He got the girl, he’s got the wardrobe, he’s done his time and proven himself, it seems to me. What’s a guy got to do to get a crown these days? … --- ## [Route 66 must see, best place to hire a car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/route-66-must-see-best-place-to-hire-a-car/647369)
**Author:** [@L16CLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/L16CLS)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/route-66-must-see-best-place-to-hire-a-car/647369 "2013-01-23T22:43:13Z")
We’re planning a trip to the USA in July/August this year, on a budget(hopefully).We’ll be starting with a visit to family in Washington and then the plan is to fly to Chicago, pick up a car and drive Route 66 through to… --- ## [Wild garlic = non-kosher. Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-garlic-non-kosher-huh/696441)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-garlic-non-kosher-huh/696441 "2014-08-28T20:53:05Z")
Driving in to work tonight, I heard a chef-philosopher on On Being relating an anecdote about a farmer who grew spelt for Passover matzos. Seems that, at harvest time, he would drive his combine through the fields at a … --- ## [The art of dickering, and haggling. The good the bad The ugly.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-art-of-dickering-and-haggling-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly/619946)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-art-of-dickering-and-haggling-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly/619946 "2012-04-30T14:08:08Z")
I was talking to a friend at work about experiences with people who like to dicker or haggle over price. I was never into it myself but after years in retail , especially independent stores, I’ve become more acustomed to… --- ## [Why can't we balance the budget by simply limiting its growth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-balance-the-budget-by-simply-limiting-its-growth/847999)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-balance-the-budget-by-simply-limiting-its-growth/847999 "2020-03-04T20:23:58Z")
I know that 1995 called and wants its GOP argument back. But it seems very sensible and I hope we can have this debate without too much partisan sniping. So I am looking at these numbers: Historical Tables - OMB - The… --- ## [Guitar shopping!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-shopping/446934)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-shopping/446934 "2008-05-31T17:25:02Z")
This might belong in MPSIMS, but Guitar threads have been hanging around the Cafe lately. First of all, thanks much to all who participated in my “Please explain Stratocaster models, I’m sooo confused!” thread. The gu… --- ## [What are some of your nifty money savers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-nifty-money-savers/796850)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-nifty-money-savers/796850 "2017-10-02T11:33:40Z")
I personally have three. What are yours and how much do you save? 1.)I use one of those flavor injector needles and RIT clothing dye to refill my black ink cartridges for printer. Takes a few more seconds to dry, but wo… --- ## [Fuck Shodan for spying on sleeping kids in their bedrooms.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-shodan-for-spying-on-sleeping-kids-in-their-bedrooms/776047)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-shodan-for-spying-on-sleeping-kids-in-their-bedrooms/776047 "2017-01-07T23:50:42Z")
Prowling backyards of the internet, looking for an open bedroom window to peek into, Shodan is busily searching for open connections to your personal web cams. The voyeur of cyber space doesn’t care if it invades your … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1138&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1140&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)