Youtube requiring sign-in to watch videos - Straight Dope
Jan 19, 2025 · It’s any videos, private browsing or regular browsing. Seems to be tied to ip address number somehow. Seattle Washington server is blocked from watching unless logged in but …
Today I got fooled by an AI video - Straight Dope
Mar 14, 2025 · This morning I got this youtube short in my feed, showing barnacles being removed from a whale at sea. Finally something good happening! But I found the scenario surprising enough to …
Shortest distance between Alcatraz Island and shore
Oct 5, 2006 · In three years of whale watching out of San Francisco and four years of teaching in local national parks and marine sanctuaries I’ve never heard of nor seen a lemon shark in San Francisco …
Series you've recently watched, are now watching or have given up on
Oct 13, 2025 · The viewer feels like we’re watching a bottle episode, since there are apparently only two people now working for the Institute and they just float around in some sets built ten years ago. …
My Roku Turns Itself On - Factual Questions - Straight Dope
Mar 21, 2025 · For the last month or so, I’ve been arriving home after school and finding my Roku TV turned on and in screen saver mode. At first, I thought maybe that, in my half comatose waking state, …
What is the origin of the phrase "Nuke The Whales"?
Jul 27, 2017 · I remember seeing bumper stickers in the 80s that were an amalgam of many common bumper stickers at the time. They read “Nuke a gay whale for Jesus”. “Nuke the gay whales, for …
Which Nov 4, 2025 elections are you watching? - Straight Dope
Nov 2, 2025 · Not seeing much movement WRT the federal shutdown. In another thread, someone mentioned the upcoming elections as potentially encouraging some movement, by suggesting voter …
Rewatching "Lost" after 20 years - Cafe Society - Straight Dope
Jan 7, 2025 · I recently started rewatching “Lost” when it started streaming on Netflix and am hoping some other fans (or not-fans) are also watching (or hate-watching) so we can share thoughts on it. …
Weird, pointlessly long video ads - can anyone explain them?
Feb 10, 2013 · I’ve seen online ad campaigns that, after a click or two, want you to sit through a long-winded, talky video promising secrets of weight loss / finding love / making money and other staples …
Famous people with animal names - Straight Dope
May 20, 2025 · Bernard Hinault, 5-time winne of the Tour de France, was known throughout his career as The Badger. James Whale - director of Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein. Theadore J …