# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=97 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 98 --- ## [Fictish creative writing challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictish-creative-writing-challenge/1031838)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictish-creative-writing-challenge/1031838 "2026-08-19T16:52:32Z")
There’s a site called Fictish for communal storytelling–you write the first part (called a chapter, but they’re usually far shorter than the average novel’s chapter), then someone else writes the next chapter, and so on.… --- ## [Surprise in the 2028 Olympics athletics (track & field) schedule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-in-the-2028-olympics-athletics-track-field-schedule/1024843)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2025, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-in-the-2028-olympics-athletics-track-field-schedule/1024843 "2025-11-14T00:04:39Z")
For some strange reason, which may or may not have anything to do with the fact that this would be the only final on the first night other than the men’s 10,000m and it would give NBC something “big” to show on its first… --- ## [Reforming the Inspector General "corps"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reforming-the-inspector-general-corps/1025854)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reforming-the-inspector-general-corps/1025854 "2025-12-19T14:42:21Z")
I’m listening to a Lawfare podcast about Inspectors General, what they do, how they do it, and what the current administration has done to strip them of a lot of effectiveness. During this first not-even-a-year, the adm… --- ## [WIn11 connecting to BT always at 100% volume](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win11-connecting-to-bt-always-at-100-volume/1025822)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win11-connecting-to-bt-always-at-100-volume/1025822 "2025-12-18T12:25:31Z")
Hi there, on my business comp I still need to run win. For a long time already there is always the same “nuisance” that is grating: I listen to some smooth jazz on YT, etc… at low volume (say 20%) with the internal sp… --- ## [Brazil Elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brazil-elections/1033582)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brazil-elections/1033582 "2026-10-04T22:27:15Z")
Results are coming in quickly and can be watched here: --- ## [Thunderbolt of Flaming Wisdom: Drukpa Kunley, The Saint of 5,000 Women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunderbolt-of-flaming-wisdom-drukpa-kunley-the-saint-of-5-000-women/1027348)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunderbolt-of-flaming-wisdom-drukpa-kunley-the-saint-of-5-000-women/1027348 "2026-02-03T20:32:41Z")
Continuing the discussion from Is Epstein unique?: I didn’t want to hijack that thread, but it immediately reminded me of Drukpa Kunley - Wikipedia He was a 15th-century Tibetan sex-crazed monk with a sacred penis. I q… --- ## [Evolutionary correlates of same sex behaviors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolutionary-correlates-of-same-sex-behaviors/1027369)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolutionary-correlates-of-same-sex-behaviors/1027369 "2026-02-04T19:25:45Z")
Article summarized here. I’ve previously read of other hypotheses for the evolutionary benefit of any genetic predisposition to same sex behaviors but these correlations are new to me and interesting. Any generalizab… --- ## [Advice on selling Magic:The Gathering cards, London UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-selling-magic-the-gathering-cards-london-uk/1034072)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-selling-magic-the-gathering-cards-london-uk/1034072 "2026-10-22T18:19:19Z")
Looking for advice on selling my MTG collection. I have a bunch of really nice, expensive cards. Looking for a dealer that would give me good value for them. Or an auction. I’ve sent some messages to various dealers.… --- ## [Seeking a Public Domain recording of Mozart's Requiem Mass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-public-domain-recording-of-mozarts-requiem-mass/1029708)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-public-domain-recording-of-mozarts-requiem-mass/1029708 "2026-05-02T17:28:11Z")
Title says it all. Not trying to go cheap. But I’ve a need for a recording where I can use it as a music bed for some visual material that might well wind up being streamed. Any ideas on where I might find a recording … --- ## [Can't find old Medicare omnibus thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-old-medicare-omnibus-thread/1029575)
**Author:** [@Alpine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-old-medicare-omnibus-thread/1029575 "2026-04-26T21:09:03Z")
(Recently back from a long absence.) I remembered an old, very informative thread on the ins and outs of Medicare but am unable to locate it with a search. Does anyone remember what it was called or who the very helpful… --- ## [Ongoing "high-value" META-thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-high-value-meta-thread/1029285)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-high-value-meta-thread/1029285 "2026-04-15T12:03:03Z")
Just wondering if it made sense to have a thread where people can post links to “above average” threads here. Current ones, only - pls … so no funny-2011-zombies. I get a lot of useful info out of: and both rathe… --- ## [Harald V of Norway dies at 89](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harald-v-of-norway-dies-at-89/1032657)
**Author:** [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harald-v-of-norway-dies-at-89/1032657 "2026-08-29T04:47:40Z")
On Friday 28 Aug the Norwegian people learned that their beloved King, Harald V, had passed away the same morning. The King had been hospitalized the previous week, and on Thursday his condition changed for the worse. He… --- ## [Wally Funk, oldest women to go into space, dies at 87](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wally-funk-oldest-women-to-go-into-space-dies-at-87/1031551)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wally-funk-oldest-women-to-go-into-space-dies-at-87/1031551 "2026-07-09T22:58:40Z")
She was one of the Mercury 13, a group of women who underwent privately funded astronaut training in the early 1960s. Several of them, including her, were re-evaluated in the late 1990s after John Glenn rode on the spac… --- ## [Book about Pat Summerall and John Madden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-about-pat-summerall-and-john-madden/1025199)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-about-pat-summerall-and-john-madden/1025199 "2025-11-28T03:23:31Z")
During either the Lions or the Cowboys game today (Thanksgiving 2025), the announcers recommended a book about the legendary Summerall/Madden broadcast partnership. The problem is, I can’t remember the name of the author… --- ## [The Great SDMB Movie Poll - Round 1 Comments Thread:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-comments-thread/1033341)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-comments-thread/1033341 "2026-09-24T14:26:05Z")
Here is where we comment on these votes: This was a temporary thread to aid in putting up 128 polls. --- ## [Bighorn National Forest camping/hiking ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bighorn-national-forest-camping-hiking-ideas/1028266)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2026, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bighorn-national-forest-camping-hiking-ideas/1028266 "2026-03-08T23:45:36Z")
I’ve managed to book Sheep Mountain Fire Lookout (Sheep Mountain Fire Lookout, Bighorn National Forest - Recreation.gov) for a night this summer. Booking opens at 9AM my time, and it is usually booked 6 months ahead by 9… --- ## [One day in Toronto later this month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-day-in-toronto-later-this-month/1024856)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2025, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-day-in-toronto-later-this-month/1024856 "2025-11-14T22:37:45Z")
Stopping off there on a drive. Any hotel or restaurant or don’t miss recommendations? --- ## [What was next? Movie character moves on, to what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-next-movie-character-moves-on-to-what/1026154)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-next-movie-character-moves-on-to-what/1026154 "2025-12-29T22:58:35Z")
Jeremiah Johnson, as per Del Gues advice goes down to a town. He meets an Indian girl in a house of ill repute. Turns out she is Swans cousin. They hook up and travel to California. After many adventures, they hit a mod… --- ## [Interesting news (general)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-general/1033446)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-general/1033446 "2026-09-28T13:02:58Z")
We don’t seem to have a thread like this, but my search may have failed me. For a while I’ve been reading interesting news stories that don’t necessarily have a home, but I don’t want to start a whole new thread for them… --- ## [Ghost dog? Ghost girl? Yeah, no](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-dog-ghost-girl-yeah-no/1025628)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-dog-ghost-girl-yeah-no/1025628 "2025-12-11T23:20:03Z")
In a fit of retail need, Ivy says she needs stuff. I grouse a bit. Look, we were shopping allover bigger town yesterday. I say “Why?” She says “coz, looky I have coupons!” Can I tell you how bad I hate Dollar General… --- ## [Jurassic World Rebirth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jurassic-world-rebirth/1024445)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2025, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jurassic-world-rebirth/1024445 "2025-10-31T11:15:49Z")
After getting burned by each one being utterly terrible I did not see this one in theaters but it’s on Peacock now and actually, it was not so bad. Probably the best one since the original Jurassic Park (which is faint p… --- ## [How Many U.S. Federal Workers Are on Paid Administrative Leave as of 3/17/2026?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-u-s-federal-workers-are-on-paid-administrative-leave-as-of-3-17-2026/1028532)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-u-s-federal-workers-are-on-paid-administrative-leave-as-of-3-17-2026/1028532 "2026-03-17T23:43:34Z")
This in the news today brought a factual question to my mind: France24 This surprised me because I thought widespread paid administrative leave ended on September 30, 2025. So I am wondering how many are still being p… --- ## [There's a light on Broadway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-light-on-broadway/1027221)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-light-on-broadway/1027221 "2026-01-31T08:50:31Z")
To be more specific…over at the Frankenstein place! A revival of the original musical “The Rocky Horror Show” is going to Broadway, and the cast looks stupendous. There is even a clip of the lead, Luke Evans, singing a… --- ## [New Music Video: Waves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-music-video-waves/1031990)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-music-video-waves/1031990 "2026-07-30T03:34:53Z")
First song of what’s intended to be a new playlist (“album”). I wrote “Waves” in 1982 when I was 23. This recording is from 2 weeks ago. The song has been on my mind because it is featured in my autobiographical book W… --- ## [Invitation to the Mafia Championship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invitation-to-the-mafia-championship/1027823)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invitation-to-the-mafia-championship/1027823 "2026-03-04T17:19:02Z")
Yes, since there was a game on this board in the last year, we are eligible to send a representative to the biggest online Mafia competition in the world. (Giraffe also has a spot, despite the two groups of players havin… --- ## [Suggest a scoring method for a friendly competition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-scoring-method-for-a-friendly-competition/1031243)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2026, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-scoring-method-for-a-friendly-competition/1031243 "2026-06-28T09:06:32Z")
My mate and I are supporting England in the World Cup. Just for fun, we’ve decided to try to predict the results and scores between ourselves Now I need a method to decide who wins - so your help is invited. I thought… --- ## [Lauren Chapin aka "Kitten" of Father Knows Best, dead at 80](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lauren-chapin-aka-kitten-of-father-knows-best-dead-at-80/1027982)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lauren-chapin-aka-kitten-of-father-knows-best-dead-at-80/1027982 "2026-02-26T02:14:01Z")
Lauren Chapin, Youngest Child on ‘Father Knows Best,’ Dies at 80 For six seasons, she was Kathy, a giggly tomboy whose father, played by Robert Young, called her Kitten. Her offscreen life, however, was harrowing https… --- ## [iMac Mail Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imac-mail-problem/1027798)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imac-mail-problem/1027798 "2026-02-19T11:44:24Z")
I have an IMac (MacBook?) of some type. My Inbox will update but my Sent box will not update (since May 2025). What is going on here? --- ## [LA 28 Olympics tickets are on sale. I got some](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-28-olympics-tickets-are-on-sale-i-got-some/1029224)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-28-olympics-tickets-are-on-sale-i-got-some/1029224 "2026-04-12T17:36:13Z")
LA 28 Olympics tickets are now on sale. Note that the procedure is fairly complicated. You need to sign up and they give you a specific 48 hour period during which you are eligible to buy tickets. Local residents of the … --- ## [A new way to play chess...Taser chess! (someone really made it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-way-to-play-chess-taser-chess-someone-really-made-it/1028037)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-way-to-play-chess-taser-chess-someone-really-made-it/1028037 "2026-02-27T02:43:59Z")
I love chess and I suppose this would encourage people to focus but…no thanks! Over the last few centuries, behavioral psychologists have documented all kinds of ways of modifying our actions and the actions of vario… --- ## [Anyone else having problems with the ESPN app right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-problems-with-the-espn-app-right-now/1025972)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-problems-with-the-espn-app-right-now/1025972 "2025-12-23T06:00:56Z")
I’m an ESPN Unlimited subscriber but the ESPN app shows nothing but a black screen on all tabs on my Android phone right now. Anyone else having problems? --- ## [Tucker Carlson Soap Opera Caption Contest!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucker-carlson-soap-opera-caption-contest/1033690)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucker-carlson-soap-opera-caption-contest/1033690 "2026-10-09T07:54:39Z")
I found a publicity still of Tucker Carlson from when he appeared on The Young and the Restless for a few episodes.\* I propose a caption contest! I propose a caption con… --- ## [GMA reporter Will Reeve, son of Christopher, announces that he had testicular cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gma-reporter-will-reeve-son-of-christopher-announces-that-he-had-testicular-cancer/1033476)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gma-reporter-will-reeve-son-of-christopher-announces-that-he-had-testicular-cancer/1033476 "2026-09-30T04:01:50Z")
He was diagnosed and treated earlier this year, and thankfully was able to keep it under wraps until he was ready to announce it. He had two surgeries - one relatively minor, the other not - and needed just two cycles o… --- ## [US Open Golf 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-golf-2026/1031047)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-golf-2026/1031047 "2026-06-21T19:36:51Z")
I don’t think there is a thread about this. Wyndham Clark is leading the US Open by 4 at the halfway point, sitting at 7 under. Unfortunately he’s one of the villains of golf at the moment. In typical US Open fashion, … --- ## [Great basket ball throwing skill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-basket-ball-throwing-skill/1032011)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-basket-ball-throwing-skill/1032011 "2026-07-29T23:39:54Z")
I stumbled across a feed from this down syndrome kid and his aid. He has an uncanny knack to sink basketballs, and there’s not much of an arc, he pretty much throws them straight at the goal. Now I realize he might have… --- ## [Words whose verb forms are much less common than their nouns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-whose-verb-forms-are-much-less-common-than-their-nouns/1027746)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-whose-verb-forms-are-much-less-common-than-their-nouns/1027746 "2026-02-17T14:47:08Z")
When was the last time you harbinged your arrival to the holiday party? Do you lase the cat when it’s playtime? Emote at your spouse when you’re angry? Get a jump scare from one who spides? Lech after someone at the bar?… --- ## [Are there any good AI websites for creating / editing sound files and short music videos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-ai-websites-for-creating-editing-sound-files-and-short-music-videos/1024823)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-ai-websites-for-creating-editing-sound-files-and-short-music-videos/1024823 "2025-11-13T16:40:15Z")
Can anyone recommend good free AI websites that can do any of the following: Take a sound file or Youtube video of e.g. a choir singing and remove things like a BUMP or a sound of someone in the audience coughing or s… --- ## [The AI-generated bacteriophages - folks, it's just the genome (so far)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ai-generated-bacteriophages-folks-its-just-the-genome-so-far/1032220)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ai-generated-bacteriophages-folks-its-just-the-genome-so-far/1032220 "2026-08-07T22:29:54Z")
Having just read Annie Jacobsen’s new book, “Biological War: A Scenario” (if you’re read Stephen King’s “The Stand” in any of its iterations, this one’s scarier!) I was a knocked a bit off-kilter by this news, but it’s j… --- ## [The Pentagon won't commit to not using AI for domestic spying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pentagon-wont-commit-to-not-using-ai-for-domestic-spying/1027949)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pentagon-wont-commit-to-not-using-ai-for-domestic-spying/1027949 "2026-02-25T01:49:18Z")
(Not sure if this belongs here. Mods, please don’t hesitate to move.) This article on CNBC : “Anthropic faces Friday deadline in Defense AI clash with Hegseth” Anthropic is the company behind Claude, among the most suc… --- ## [Road to Empress 1 - becoming Wu Zeitan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-to-empress-1-becoming-wu-zeitan/1027752)
**Author:** [@aruvqan\_myers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan_myers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-to-empress-1-becoming-wu-zeitan/1027752 "2026-02-17T18:03:11Z")
Road to Empress 1 So, this popped into my Steam recommendations, and I gave it a shot. I have always loved Ancient Japan and China, and have done a fair amount of reading so it seemed a great suggestion. I had a game i… --- ## [Any good turn based Android games for kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-turn-based-android-games-for-kids/1030308)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-turn-based-android-games-for-kids/1030308 "2026-05-22T12:55:02Z")
On occasion I’ll let me kids play games on my android phone, at restaurants, etc. The issue is inevitably getting them to share. Are there good Android games that are turned based and require players to hand over the p… --- ## [Haiduk - Archdevil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiduk-archdevil/1031026)
**Author:** [@Deamris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deamris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiduk-archdevil/1031026 "2026-06-19T20:05:01Z")
The new album by Haiduk is awesome. Non stop riffs and speed. Check it out! Archdevil haiduk.bandcamp.com/album/archdevil Track 2 - Vexer Haiduk - Vexer --- ## [RIP James Ransone, 46 (The Wire, Generation Kill, IT: Part Two)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-ransone-46-the-wire-generation-kill-it-part-two/1025951)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-ransone-46-the-wire-generation-kill-it-part-two/1025951 "2025-12-22T16:15:01Z")
‘The Wire,’ ‘It: Chapter Two’ actor James Ransone dies by apparent suicide at 46 Very, very sad. He grabbed the screen any time he was on it…Ziggy from The Wire is one of the most memorable character on a show filled wi… --- ## [NBA 2026-27 season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2026-27-season/1034085)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2026-27-season/1034085 "2026-10-27T00:04:04Z")
The Pacers won on opening night on the road against the New Orleans Pelicans. Tonight, the 76ers came back from down 29 to beat Cleveland in LeBron’s home opener. --- ## [Have you ever met someone who worked for a Trump company (in corporate)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-someone-who-worked-for-a-trump-company-in-corporate/1025989)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-someone-who-worked-for-a-trump-company-in-corporate/1025989 "2025-12-23T17:09:39Z")
Have you every met someone who worked at one of Trumps company. I mean in corporate, not like you went into one of his hotels and met some of the employees. Like it seems odd to me that I have never met, directly or in… --- ## [Mini-Raves (Happy Little Moments)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-raves-happy-little-moments/1024419)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-raves-happy-little-moments/1024419 "2025-10-30T14:19:55Z")
Hey, I love mini-rants as much as the next woman, but I thought I would give us a place to share those little moments of joy. Here’s mine: I recently found a new e-mail processing technique, it’s great. It requires usi… --- ## [The Open Championship 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-championship-2026/1031755)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-championship-2026/1031755 "2026-07-20T18:37:35Z")
Everyone’s favorite golfer, Bryson DeChambeau, has been assessed a two shot penalty for trampling down the grass to improve his lie (he was in waist-high, maybe higher, grass). This drops him from one shot back to three … --- ## [Chinese AI: Any reason not to adopt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-ai-any-reason-not-to-adopt/1026947)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-ai-any-reason-not-to-adopt/1026947 "2026-01-23T02:52:23Z")
This Economist article (link below) suggests Chinese AI should not be feared by European businesses because of its low cost, open source and predictions about access compared to American innovation. Are they right? Or … --- ## [How does YouTube split Premium payments between multiple channels/video creators?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-youtube-split-premium-payments-between-multiple-channels-video-creators/1027094)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-youtube-split-premium-payments-between-multiple-channels-video-creators/1027094 "2026-01-27T16:01:03Z")
(Putting this in IMHO because as far as I can tell, there isn’t one simple factual answer to this… maybe it differs depending on topic, specific individual, etc.? Not sure. Anecdotes welcome too.) I subscribe to YouTube… --- ## [Free three-day trials of New York Times through library website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-three-day-trials-of-new-york-times-through-library-website/1029912)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-three-day-trials-of-new-york-times-through-library-website/1029912 "2026-05-08T18:54:58Z")
The Norfolk Public Library in Norfolk, Virginia has access to a page that will give anyone who asks for it a three-day free access trial of the New York Times, which you can then use for gift links if you want to. (A fre… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=96&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=98&per_page=50)