# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1096 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1097 --- ## [Where can I find examples of good PowerPoint presentations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-examples-of-good-powerpoint-presentations/688387)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-examples-of-good-powerpoint-presentations/688387 "2014-05-15T13:07:26Z")
Someone I know needs to make a PowerPoint presentation summarizing what his company does. He thought there might be PowerPoint presentations from other companies doing something similar, but couldn’t find anything. I had… --- ## [Mother-in-law insists on coming on vacation; am I being unreasonable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-in-law-insists-on-coming-on-vacation-am-i-being-unreasonable/688354)
**Author:** [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-in-law-insists-on-coming-on-vacation-am-i-being-unreasonable/688354 "2014-05-15T11:53:58Z")
With trepidation, I submit the following for your consideration: My mother-in-law wants to come on summer vacation with our family (me, my wife, and two small children). Last year we went without her and apparently she … --- ## [Talk to me about Chromebooks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-chromebooks/688177)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-chromebooks/688177 "2014-05-15T11:46:41Z")
I’m thinking of getting a Chromebook. I need to use Office type apps, sync it with my Google Nexus 7, music, photos, print, etc. I know its cloud based but I feel that is a good think. What has been your experience? Any… --- ## [Non-religious Dopers: Would you send your kid to a private school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-religious-dopers-would-you-send-your-kid-to-a-private-school/688321)
**Author:** [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-religious-dopers-would-you-send-your-kid-to-a-private-school/688321 "2014-05-15T11:18:40Z")
I have a bit of a conundrum. My daughter turns five at the end of December. In Michigan, a child has to turn five by October 1st to attend Kindergarten; waivers can be granted for kids who will turn five before December… --- ## [Do familes with all girls and only one son still call him Brother?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-familes-with-all-girls-and-only-one-son-still-call-him-brother/688220)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-familes-with-all-girls-and-only-one-son-still-call-him-brother/688220 "2014-05-15T08:29:54Z")
I’m not sure if this custom extends past the South. Or if families still call a single male sibling Brother. My great Uncle was called Brother within our family his entire life. He had five sisters. All long dead now. B… --- ## [What Goes In the Spaces On This Blank Internet Form?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-in-the-spaces-on-this-blank-internet-form/688439)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-in-the-spaces-on-this-blank-internet-form/688439 "2014-05-15T06:35:45Z")
I was presented with the chance to sign a petition for Net Neutrality. I WANTED to sign the petition, but was unable to, because at the bottom was a form that consisted of four blank spaces. No instructions as to what to… --- ## [Inhospitable locales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhospitable-locales/688323)
**Author:** [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhospitable-locales/688323 "2014-05-15T03:48:43Z")
I don’t know if this belongs in GQ or IMHO but here goes… The thread about shipping ice bergs to Africa made me once again wonder why people in inhospitable locations anywhere don’t just migrate to a more hospitable pla… --- ## [Do you or do you know someone that practices affirmative action in their personal relationships?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-or-do-you-know-someone-that-practices-affirmative-action-in-their-personal-relationships/688294)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-or-do-you-know-someone-that-practices-affirmative-action-in-their-personal-relationships/688294 "2014-05-15T03:09:37Z")
I know a few white people that go out of their way to befriend and socialize with people of other races solely because they are another race, and not because they believe having diverse friends is good, but because of “w… --- ## [Lawyers, can you answer some questions regarding settling a lawsuit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-can-you-answer-some-questions-regarding-settling-a-lawsuit/688327)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-can-you-answer-some-questions-regarding-settling-a-lawsuit/688327 "2014-05-15T02:45:01Z")
Yes, I know you’re not my lawyer and your are not responsible for me taking any ideas presented here and destroying my life with them, and you are welcome to add any additional disclaimers you wish. I am nearly at the e… --- ## [Hopeful Geologist in distress!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopeful-geologist-in-distress/688424)
**Author:** [@Char\_Aznable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Char_Aznable)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopeful-geologist-in-distress/688424 "2014-05-15T02:30:17Z")
Hello everyone, I am a second year college student at the University of Houston, and hope to one day be a geologist. My university however requires math all the way up to Calculus 3 and physics all the way up to physics … --- ## [Game of Thrones/rape culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-rape-culture/688384)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-rape-culture/688384 "2014-05-14T23:10:00Z")
Okay so here’s something I don’t get. Game of Thrones is an extremely violent show that includes pillaging, beheading, child murder, incest and all other sorts of gruesome things. Nobody cared about any of this or found … --- ## [Is the curvature of Earth from ISS natural or not ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-curvature-of-earth-from-iss-natural-or-not/688460)
**Author:** [@karol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/karol)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-curvature-of-earth-from-iss-natural-or-not/688460 "2014-05-14T21:01:54Z")
Want to know your opinion. Is this how the Earth is really curved ? My opinion is here: Wanted to include a poll. How to fix that ? Of course it is the exact curvature. No, it’s exaggerated. I don’t know. There’s… --- ## [Get in the ring with 1 Pitbull type or 5 smaller yipity dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-in-the-ring-with-1-pitbull-type-or-5-smaller-yipity-dogs/687662)
**Author:** [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-in-the-ring-with-1-pitbull-type-or-5-smaller-yipity-dogs/687662 "2014-05-14T20:14:09Z")
Ok, here is the scenario. You have to either get in to the ring with 1 Pitbull type dog (you know the type) Or you get into the ring with 5 of those small yippity dogs. The dogs are in the ring to fight you, and you … --- ## [Bias towards white antiracists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bias-towards-white-antiracists/688285)
**Author:** [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bias-towards-white-antiracists/688285 "2014-05-14T20:00:38Z")
I’ve been reading up on Tim Wise and his critiques on race and racism. First off, I do applaud his work and appreciate his advocacy. This thread should not in anyway be seen as a slam against him or white people like him… --- ## [Bad idea to buy a car in the first year of a new model generation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-idea-to-buy-a-car-in-the-first-year-of-a-new-model-generation/688235)
**Author:** [@Blunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blunt)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-idea-to-buy-a-car-in-the-first-year-of-a-new-model-generation/688235 "2014-05-14T19:15:05Z")
I’ve been considering a new vehicle off and on for a few years now, and its getting closer and closer to me pulling the trigger. One car that I’m particularly interested in is the Volkswagen GTI, and there is a new one … --- ## [Negotiating with companies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negotiating-with-companies/688444)
**Author:** [@Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hershele_Ostropoler)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negotiating-with-companies/688444 "2014-05-14T18:16:30Z")
I thought I had unlimited minutes on my cellphone plan. Up until this month, I was wrong. I discovered this when my bill was about $400 higher thn normal. If I contact my cell carrier and say “look, I can’t pay this now… --- ## [Looking for a good car alarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-car-alarm/688418)
**Author:** [@Panzram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panzram)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-car-alarm/688418 "2014-05-14T14:42:35Z")
I have a remote start/car alarm package in one of my cars that started malfunctioning and I’d like to replace it with a proximity alarm, and actually purchase a proximity alarm for all of my cars. I’d rather not buy anyt… --- ## [7 speed bicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-speed-bicycle/688357)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-speed-bicycle/688357 "2014-05-14T14:15:02Z")
Is $150 a reasonable price for such a bike. It looks like its in excellent shape. I’ve heard that 7 speed internal hub bikes are usually very expensive and this seems like a pretty good deal. --- ## [I want to build a small woodworking shop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-build-a-small-woodworking-shop/688056)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-build-a-small-woodworking-shop/688056 "2014-05-14T13:29:12Z")
Our son will be turning 11 this year, and he has shown an interest in woodworking. So I’m going to build a workbench in the barn and mount some woodworking tools on it. I was thinking of purchasing the following: Benc… --- ## [Self-perception vs other's opinions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-perception-vs-others-opinions/688228)
**Author:** [@Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nikki_Tikki_Tavi)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-perception-vs-others-opinions/688228 "2014-05-14T12:59:28Z")
As I was typing out this reply I realized that the times I feel most pulled together are never the times when I get compliments. I just got a new haircut and color which I think looks pretty great and NO one has said a t… --- ## [How do you use "like" on Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-use-like-on-facebook/688201)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-use-like-on-facebook/688201 "2014-05-14T10:31:41Z")
What does “like” mean to you on FB? --- ## [How long more does the crowdfunding bubble have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-more-does-the-crowdfunding-bubble-have/687970)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-more-does-the-crowdfunding-bubble-have/687970 "2014-05-14T09:37:27Z")
Kickstarter is celebrating their fifth birthday. They have an impressive string of successes, but they probably don’t want you to know about their “failed” projects. Not only projects that were very late, or very disappo… --- ## [Non-US Dopers: What do you see as ridiculous American propaganda?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-do-you-see-as-ridiculous-american-propaganda/687876)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-do-you-see-as-ridiculous-american-propaganda/687876 "2014-05-14T03:25:07Z")
Of the messages our government likes to sell us, which ones stand out to you as obvious propaganda pieces? --- ## [Does the environmental movement have an anti-human agenda?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-environmental-movement-have-an-anti-human-agenda/688338)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-environmental-movement-have-an-anti-human-agenda/688338 "2014-05-14T01:52:47Z")
I used to be a really big environmentalist and I still strongly support environmentalism as long as it’s rational and reasonable, but I feel like \*radical \*environmentalists have an agenda that’s essentially anti-modern.… --- ## [Does "not significant" growth have significance in a diagnosis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-not-significant-growth-have-significance-in-a-diagnosis/688393)
**Author:** [@Heckity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heckity)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-not-significant-growth-have-significance-in-a-diagnosis/688393 "2014-05-14T01:05:11Z")
I’m not asking for medical advice. I’m asking whether no ‘significant’ growth has an absolute measure in the results from a medical test. A friend of mine was relieved to learn that an MRI taken last week of a benign tu… --- ## [The smelly geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-smelly-geek/688284)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-smelly-geek/688284 "2014-05-13T19:54:32Z")
In many geek circles, there is a person who smells bad. Because nobody wants to bring it up, nothing changes and the smelly person continues to be smelly. To my knowledge, this seems to happen FAR more often with groups… --- ## [Weapon-based martial arts...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapon-based-martial-arts/264081)
**Author:** [@MikeCollins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeCollins)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2014, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapon-based-martial-arts/264081 "2014-05-13T12:28:36Z")
OK. I want to discuss various martial arts that employ weapons. First of all, how effective are they? Compare with hand-to-hand (no weapons) combat. Which would win? Can people chime in with thier knowledge/expertise … --- ## [Looking to buy a portable Air Conditioner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-buy-a-portable-air-conditioner/688280)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-buy-a-portable-air-conditioner/688280 "2014-05-13T15:13:27Z")
Our house doesn’t have central air, we’ve used window units that, granted, are fairly old, noisy, and difficult to haul up from the basement each year. This year we looked into ductless systems but installing one that wo… --- ## [What do I look for in a riding mower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-look-for-in-a-riding-mower/688162)
**Author:** [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2014, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-look-for-in-a-riding-mower/688162 "2014-05-13T14:37:29Z")
It looks like as long as the inspection is good and there are no hiccups with financing, I’ll be buying a house on nearly an acre of hilly grass. The current owners have a riding lawn mower, so I think I’ll probably want… --- ## [Help Me Choose A Hand Crank Radio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-hand-crank-radio/688301)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-hand-crank-radio/688301 "2014-05-13T14:28:16Z")
After last night’s power outage it is now painfully obvious we need a new radio that doesn’t require plugging into the wall. The old one has been in service since, I think, 1969 so it’s fair to say we got our money’s wo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1095) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1097)