# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=104 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 105 --- ## [Are AIs capable of using the scientific method?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ais-capable-of-using-the-scientific-method/980092)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ais-capable-of-using-the-scientific-method/980092 "2024-03-06T21:50:51Z")
I’m not sure if the should go in FQ or Great Debates. Let’s say an AI is tasked with forming a testable hypothesis. Take some natural phenomena that is not explained / not adequately explained by the currently accepted … --- ## [Questions about the social status of Shakespeare's The King's Men. Were any of them aristocrats/ nobility ? Was Shakespeare a nobleman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-social-status-of-shakespeares-the-kings-men-were-any-of-them-aristocrats-nobility-was-shakespeare-a-nobleman/998217)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-social-status-of-shakespeares-the-kings-men-were-any-of-them-aristocrats-nobility-was-shakespeare-a-nobleman/998217 "2024-03-06T19:39:58Z")
I remember hearing a lecture years ago on the interaction of Shakespeare’s players and their audiences. The lecturer maintained that the actors and aristocratic audience had to be equals to touch each other ie. dance etc… --- ## [Trump -- (lack of) intelligence/personality (disorders)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-lack-of-intelligence-personality-disorders/991569)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-lack-of-intelligence-personality-disorders/991569 "2024-03-06T01:25:46Z")
Another thread got derailed talking about Trump’s intelligence (or lack thereof) and personality (disorders). But I think it’s an interesting topic. My take: He’s definitely a character that could have been conjured b… --- ## [Ethics of comparing roof repair estimates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-comparing-roof-repair-estimates/997888)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-comparing-roof-repair-estimates/997888 "2024-03-05T18:30:04Z")
Is it ehtical to give one estimator of roof repair the estimate of another? Of course, it runs the risk of local contractors talking to each other; the last time a traded in a used car, the first offer was $2,000, the ne… --- ## [Are Pants So Big Again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pants-so-big-again/998416)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pants-so-big-again/998416 "2024-03-05T16:36:34Z")
I tend to favour slightly tight cotton jeans, preferably with a dollop of elasticity. But this article says people are trending wide. I don’t follow fashion trends, and this one does not yet seem to have taken hold in … --- ## [Is it difficult to get a tourist visa to visit the U.S.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-difficult-to-get-a-tourist-visa-to-visit-the-u-s/998418)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-difficult-to-get-a-tourist-visa-to-visit-the-u-s/998418 "2024-03-05T16:30:22Z")
I was reading this article just now: The migrants pass along a chain of countries chosen because of easy visa requirements, according to interviews with more than a dozen families and their agents in three states in we… --- ## [Just bought a magnificent little micro pc for $200](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-a-magnificent-little-micro-pc-for-200/998409)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-a-magnificent-little-micro-pc-for-200/998409 "2024-03-05T16:18:50Z")
This palm sized gem is replacing a 2014 large tower with Windows 10 on it. It is 3.5"x3.5"x1.5" in size. Can hang from the back of the monitor (includes the bracket). 512GB SSD and 16GB of Ram. 3 HDMI (which I need for… --- ## [Transferring everything from old Samsung Phone to new Samsung Phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transferring-everything-from-old-samsung-phone-to-new-samsung-phone/998325)
**Author:** [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transferring-everything-from-old-samsung-phone-to-new-samsung-phone/998325 "2024-03-04T23:38:52Z")
I’ve just received my new Samsung Galaxy 24 Ultra from Verizon. My old phone is a Samsung Galaxy Note 9, which is on its last legs (it’s a periodic heating problem and I’ve been nursing it along, but it is getting reall… --- ## [What happed to the molecular assembler sorta like Star Trek replicator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happed-to-the-molecular-assembler-sorta-like-star-trek-replicator/993686)
**Author:** [@Jackson99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackson99)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happed-to-the-molecular-assembler-sorta-like-star-trek-replicator/993686 "2024-03-04T20:58:02Z")
There was a video on YouTube talking about advance printer more advance than 3D printer called molecular assembler or some thing. The machine needs a supply of moleculars and the tiny nano arms can move the moleculars ar… --- ## [Is all foreign election interference only for the right wing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-all-foreign-election-interference-only-for-the-right-wing/998371)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-all-foreign-election-interference-only-for-the-right-wing/998371 "2024-03-04T14:43:50Z")
I created a post that didn’t go over well with the mods, so I decided to just directly ask one of the questions that brought it to mind. We of course know all about Russia interfering in our elections for Trump. We know… --- ## [What do childless old people do when they decline in health?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-childless-old-people-do-when-they-decline-in-health/978898)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2024, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-childless-old-people-do-when-they-decline-in-health/978898 "2024-03-03T23:11:23Z")
I’m pretty much in this situation. I’ve seen my elders decline and day before me. Here is my data collected over the years from my family. 90% of them require some assistance for months or years to take care of health… --- ## [What is political lobbying and how does it work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-political-lobbying-and-how-does-it-work/997612)
**Author:** [@Jackson99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackson99)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-political-lobbying-and-how-does-it-work/997612 "2024-03-03T18:49:36Z")
What is political lobbying and how does it work? Why do people say in the US political lobbying is a problem? --- ## [Can you make a living from sport betting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-a-living-from-sport-betting/997440)
**Author:** [@wolly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolly)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-a-living-from-sport-betting/997440 "2024-03-03T16:44:02Z")
Hi,I’m a ruined student by my parents and I’m trying to find something that can make me relax and studious.I want to study sport betting because unlike poker you don’t lose everytime on the board.I posted in another thre… --- ## ["indestructible disc"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indestructible-disc/998323)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2024, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indestructible-disc/998323 "2024-03-03T07:13:31Z")
I was browsing angle grinders on Amazon and came upon an item called an “Indestructible Disc”. There’s video where it’s cutting disparate materials like they’re stale bread. Cool! I look for the price and find that it… --- ## [Any electricians in the audience? Is my house about to burn down? Am I overreacting? Do I have a ghost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-electricians-in-the-audience-is-my-house-about-to-burn-down-am-i-overreacting-do-i-have-a-ghost/998027)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2024, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-electricians-in-the-audience-is-my-house-about-to-burn-down-am-i-overreacting-do-i-have-a-ghost/998027 "2024-03-03T01:43:31Z")
Yesterday as I was getting ready to go to bed I noticed this strange sound coming from… well, I couldn’t tell exactly where. The sound was a hum, the best I can describe it is it sounded like an old-school fluorescent li… --- ## [Glue for metal eyeglasses parts with a small gap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glue-for-metal-eyeglasses-parts-with-a-small-gap/998336)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2024, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glue-for-metal-eyeglasses-parts-with-a-small-gap/998336 "2024-03-02T10:03:46Z")
My eyeglasses temple piece broke today near the hinge. The optometrist says there’s nothing her optician can do for it. There’s a small flat piece of metal maybe 3 or 4mm long on one end that slides into a metal sleeve … --- ## [Looking for a way to beautifully showcase a portfolio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-way-to-beautifully-showcase-a-portfolio/998261)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-way-to-beautifully-showcase-a-portfolio/998261 "2024-03-02T02:11:43Z")
My DIL is a hardworking genealogist who not only researches families, but also writes brief profiles of her subjects by spotlighting them in short biographies that combine brief narratives, big photos, and great page lay… --- ## [How many references could you list on a "background check" form?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-references-could-you-list-on-a-background-check-form/998252)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-references-could-you-list-on-a-background-check-form/998252 "2024-03-01T23:25:32Z")
I just had to complete a form for the periodic review of my background check. One of the sections required that I list 3 non-relatives who have known me well for at least 7 years. Yeah, I was able to list 3, but every … --- ## [Advice on choosing part D Medicare insurance and Supplemental insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-choosing-part-d-medicare-insurance-and-supplemental-insurance/998202)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-choosing-part-d-medicare-insurance-and-supplemental-insurance/998202 "2024-02-29T20:16:39Z")
I’ve already started the application process and have selected for part B to start in April '24. Right now I’m trying to figure out which company would be best for part D. It seems that no matter which plan I choose Y… --- ## [Any benefit to letting a car “rest” during a long drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-benefit-to-letting-a-car-rest-during-a-long-drive/998253)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-benefit-to-letting-a-car-rest-during-a-long-drive/998253 "2024-02-29T19:48:46Z")
I’m about to leave for a long car trip of about 1,500 miles over 2 days. My original plan was to drive my new truck down, but due to space limitations where I’ll be parking, I am forced to bring my much older 2009 car. … --- ## [Gender discrimination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-discrimination/994993)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-discrimination/994993 "2024-02-29T09:58:12Z")
reviewing the Darryl George suspension in Texas over his hair length, wouldn’t this be case for gender discrimination? Why different rules for different genders at both schools and business? Has anyone pursued this appro… --- ## [If The Uruguayan Rugby Team Crash Had Happened In The US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-uruguayan-rugby-team-crash-had-happened-in-the-us/998194)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-uruguayan-rugby-team-crash-had-happened-in-the-us/998194 "2024-02-29T02:41:09Z")
So for those not familiar, in 1972 a plane crashed carrying a Uruguyan rugby team and their friends and families. The survivors were exposed to altitude sickness, hypothermia, starvation, and an avalanche. Unable to work… --- ## [Seeking a MacOS utility that shows what's loading the GPU](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-macos-utility-that-shows-whats-loading-the-gpu/998186)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-macos-utility-that-shows-whats-loading-the-gpu/998186 "2024-02-27T21:04:12Z")
I have a GPU load indicator in my menubar. Admittedly, the reason I have one there is because I’m probably asking it to spew pixels onto more screen real estate than the designers have in mind, so I do accept that the s… --- ## [Could You Pass the Presidential Physical Fitness Test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-pass-the-presidential-physical-fitness-test/997863)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-pass-the-presidential-physical-fitness-test/997863 "2024-02-27T19:52:37Z")
Back then? Today? I sure couldn’t. The mile run and pull ups were not in my wheelhouse as a kid, and the pull ups are right out for me as a adult due to carotid arterial dissections. The NYT had an article about it that… --- ## [What will eventually happen to the Millennium Tower in San Francisco? (Leaning NW at 3 inches/year)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-eventually-happen-to-the-millennium-tower-in-san-francisco-leaning-nw-at-3-inches-year/957777)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-eventually-happen-to-the-millennium-tower-in-san-francisco-leaning-nw-at-3-inches-year/957777 "2024-02-27T16:02:37Z")
According to this NBC article, it’s now about 26 inches off center and gaining 3 inches each year. The original attempt to stop the movement seemed to speed up the tilting and had to be stopped last summer. Has this ev… --- ## [Advice on CD copier, hardware and software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-cd-copier-hardware-and-software/996882)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-cd-copier-hardware-and-software/996882 "2024-02-27T00:44:06Z")
I own a lot of CDs. I have a player but I am too lazy to load it up and the CDs are scattered all over and it is hard to find the ones I want. My laptop no longer has a reader. I would like advice on what hardware and… --- ## [What's the best app to clone a phone completely to a new one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-app-to-clone-a-phone-completely-to-a-new-one/997954)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2024, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-app-to-clone-a-phone-completely-to-a-new-one/997954 "2024-02-26T19:37:35Z")
My google research has yielded little. I have Motorolas, so the Samsung app is out, apparently. I could get a double-male type-C connector if needed, as suggested by my local phone-repair shop, but it seems like there sh… --- ## [Navy Drops HS Diploma/GED Requirement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-drops-hs-diploma-ged-requirement/996887)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-drops-hs-diploma-ged-requirement/996887 "2024-02-26T18:40:56Z")
I heard a story today, that the US Navy is in such dire straits for recruiting right now, that they are dropping the requirement to have a high school diploma or GED. Here is a link to the Navy Times article I found con… --- ## [Service Fee of 3% - applies to tips too](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/service-fee-of-3-applies-to-tips-too/997686)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2024, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/service-fee-of-3-applies-to-tips-too/997686 "2024-02-26T03:18:59Z")
My wife and I went out for a Friday night fish fry. The food was great and the portion size amazing. Not surprisingly, the place was packed. What was a surprise was the bill. We got the itemized tab, and I gave my credi… --- ## [Advantages and disadvantages of owning land surrounded by native american reservation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-owning-land-surrounded-by-native-american-reservation/998077)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2024, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-owning-land-surrounded-by-native-american-reservation/998077 "2024-02-26T01:20:05Z")
A piece of property came up that is surrounded by properties listed as owned by: U.S.A. TRUST BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS (note: I’m not sure this is ‘technically’ reservation land…the odd naming throws me) There is a pub… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=103) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=105)