# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=98 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 99 --- ## [Past Posts or Topics/Discussions on this or other message boards that give you nostalgia/"take you back"/preserve important events/are still relevant/et al](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/past-posts-or-topics-discussions-on-this-or-other-message-boards-that-give-you-nostalgia-take-you-back-preserve-important-events-are-still-relevant-et-al/1030421)
**Author:** [@Past\_Paper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Past_Paper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/past-posts-or-topics-discussions-on-this-or-other-message-boards-that-give-you-nostalgia-take-you-back-preserve-important-events-are-still-relevant-et-al/1030421 "2026-05-27T01:09:59Z")
I’ve been diving through a million old threads in the archives here, and some of them are pretty cool time capsules (August 2007 discussions of Superbad, discussions centered around life in the early to mid-00s, people’s… --- ## [Lost conversation history list on Copilot. How do I get it back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-conversation-history-list-on-copilot-how-do-i-get-it-back/1032701)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-conversation-history-list-on-copilot-how-do-i-get-it-back/1032701 "2026-08-30T22:48:01Z")
My MS Copilot was showing the list of conversations I have had with it and POOF! all of a sudden no list. It should be showing in the sidebar but nothing. How do I get it back? The interface is in Chinese so if you know… --- ## [Local LLM for general-purpose spam & headline filtering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-llm-for-general-purpose-spam-headline-filtering/1028495)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-llm-for-general-purpose-spam-headline-filtering/1028495 "2026-03-16T17:20:56Z")
Has anyone had experience using a local LLM (because the cloud ones would be too expensive, I think?) to filter email topics, forum titles, news headlines, etc. in a web browser? I’d like to be able to define a set of t… --- ## [DC/Baltimore Area: Motorcycle for Sale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-baltimore-area-motorcycle-for-sale/1032729)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-baltimore-area-motorcycle-for-sale/1032729 "2026-08-31T22:38:34Z")
My commute to work has become both much shorter and less frequent, so I am selling my 2022 Royal Enfield Meteor 350. I’m not giving it the amount of use it needs to keep running well. Price is $2200 or best offer. --- ## [Wimbledon 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2026/1031320)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2026/1031320 "2026-07-01T00:43:30Z")
Another Wimbledon under way. Always had a somewhat jaundiced view of comeback bids - Serena Williams lost her first round match in three sets to Maya Joint, an American currently ranked 87 (ATP). The singles match was th… --- ## [Helpful Link--Pew Research](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helpful-link-pew-research/1027203)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helpful-link-pew-research/1027203 "2026-01-30T16:49:01Z")
The Pew Research Center. The SDMB would doubtless like this, for insights. --- ## [FBI role in The Kingdom (2009 film) Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-role-in-the-kingdom-2009-film-spoilers/1029808)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-role-in-the-kingdom-2009-film-spoilers/1029808 "2026-05-05T17:47:04Z")
I watched it last night and I must say it is one intense film when the team gets ambushed and isolated in the city. Jason Bateman nearly gets his head cut off a few times. The FBI sends a team to Saudi Arabia in response… --- ## [How do you guys make a Minecraft texture pack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-guys-make-a-minecraft-texture-pack/1025638)
**Author:** [@IMadeLem0nade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMadeLem0nade)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-guys-make-a-minecraft-texture-pack/1025638 "2025-12-12T17:11:56Z")
okay, so i’ve been trying something for a while now, making a Minecraft texture pack. I don’t really know what i’m doing, and i’ve been using itsme64’s texture pack editor. I use MCPE, and I would like some tips for mak… --- ## [Anyone else experience this Metroid Dread glitch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-experience-this-metroid-dread-glitch/1032840)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-experience-this-metroid-dread-glitch/1032840 "2026-09-05T13:55:48Z")
I’ve gotten to the point in the game where I’ve acquired the spin boost (double jump). Unfortunately there seems to be a certain point in the game where it’s not working. Any fixes? --- ## [A Good Digital Wallet for Political Donations? (Incl. Ukraine’s United24)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-digital-wallet-for-political-donations-incl-ukraine-s-united24/1033449)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-digital-wallet-for-political-donations-incl-ukraine-s-united24/1033449 "2026-09-28T15:32:44Z")
I want to make some donations prior to the 2026 midterms. Long ago I used PayPal as a digital wallet, but at some point became concerned about Elon Musk’s involvement and mostly stopped. I used ApplePay for a while, but … --- ## [Pokemon Legends: Arceus is the best Switch game I've played](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-legends-arceus-is-the-best-switch-game-ive-played/1032317)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-legends-arceus-is-the-best-switch-game-ive-played/1032317 "2026-08-12T21:14:23Z")
So my kids recently got into Pokemon (first with the Let’s Go Pikachu game that basically nostalgia baited me into getting a switch to begin with, before they were born and then with the TV show, which is now on Netflix)… --- ## [Two Tickets to the "Bourbon & Beyond" music festival in Louissville, KY](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tickets-to-the-bourbon-beyond-music-festival-in-louissville-ky/1032585)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tickets-to-the-bourbon-beyond-music-festival-in-louissville-ky/1032585 "2026-08-27T00:22:03Z")
I bought two tickets to go to the “Bourbon & Beyond” music festival in Louisville, Kentucky. It is a four-day General Admission pass. No hotel or food or drink is included. The four-day event is being held on Thu, Sep … --- ## [Kendoka v. Sabreur](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kendoka-v-sabreur/1031354)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kendoka-v-sabreur/1031354 "2026-07-02T13:23:32Z")
I’ve been trying to imagine a cross-martial arts competition that pits kendo against sabre fencing. The kendoka wields a shinai and wears fencing gear. The sabreur wields a sabre and wears kendogu (kendo gear). Matche… --- ## [Anyone seen the NZ TV show The Gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-the-nz-tv-show-the-gone/1028816)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-the-nz-tv-show-the-gone/1028816 "2026-03-27T17:49:56Z")
Spring Break is coming up, and I’m looking for something I can watch occasionally, or more often if I’m in the mood to be lazy. My favorite show in production right now is My Life Is Murder, Lucy Lawless’ current show, … --- ## [Opinions/thoughts on Popee The Performer anime series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-thoughts-on-popee-the-performer-anime-series/1033937)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-thoughts-on-popee-the-performer-anime-series/1033937 "2026-10-18T14:39:03Z")
I watch episodes of it on Roku channel Otherworlds TV, and it is weird. It was a Japanese 3D CGI show that was first broadcast on the Japanese Kid’s Station, but is rather violent and adult themed at times. Any comment… --- ## [The Williamsburg series by Elswyth Thane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-williamsburg-series-by-elswyth-thane/1026432)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-williamsburg-series-by-elswyth-thane/1026432 "2026-01-07T14:20:45Z")
I have all 7 of the books in the series in hardback. Thrift Books doesn’t want them back and my options are the library or the landfill. But first, I offer them here for the cost of postage. They are a product of their … --- ## [SimulaVerse on YouTube - Simulating different ideas about our planet and Solar System](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simulaverse-on-youtube-simulating-different-ideas-about-our-planet-and-solar-system/1029680)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simulaverse-on-youtube-simulating-different-ideas-about-our-planet-and-solar-system/1029680 "2026-04-30T22:18:59Z")
I recently discovered the channel “SimulaVerse” on YouTube, in which a guy is challenged to alter certain facts about our planet and the others, and the Sun, to see what would happen if circumstances were different. And… --- ## [London Times crossword master class video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-times-crossword-master-class-video/1029612)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-times-crossword-master-class-video/1029612 "2026-04-28T04:40:01Z")
I recently discovered a series of videos on YouTube where every Friday Simon Anthony solves the London Times cryptic crossword puzzle. Explaining in detail how each answer works. Here’s a recent one. --- ## [If you are playing squares for March Madness (simple gambling) try my tracker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-playing-squares-for-march-madness-simple-gambling-try-my-tracker/1028656)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-playing-squares-for-march-madness-simple-gambling-try-my-tracker/1028656 "2026-03-21T15:29:53Z")
If any of you have played squares for a game tournament you will intuitively get this. Simply input your numbers as win/lose. So, if the final score of a game is 73 - 64 the winning square is 3,4. If you know, you kno… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=97&per_page=50)