# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=11 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 12 --- ## [Anyone have SDAM (Severely Deficient Autobiographical Memory)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-sdam-severely-deficient-autobiographical-memory/1030936)
**Author:** [@Lushka1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lushka1953)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-sdam-severely-deficient-autobiographical-memory/1030936 "2026-06-18T16:45:45Z")
Anyone here have SDAM? I’ve recently stumbled across this and finally understand my significant memory lapses. --- ## [Microsoft Word not keeping formatting when closing then opening (specifically, highlighting)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-word-not-keeping-formatting-when-closing-then-opening-specifically-highlighting/1030847)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-word-not-keeping-formatting-when-closing-then-opening-specifically-highlighting/1030847 "2026-06-17T15:45:52Z")
I have an ancient version of Microsoft Office (2007) that works fine for me, with one exception. Word does not retain highlighting consistently. It started fairly recently, and it appears to be random. Some highlighting… --- ## [Fox is buying Roku](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-is-buying-roku/1030914)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-is-buying-roku/1030914 "2026-06-17T00:30:13Z")
Fox is buying Roku for $22 billion | CNN Business I really love this: ““It’s essential that Roku remain open and partner-friendly business,” he said on a call with analysts. “We don’t see that changing at all.”” Right. … --- ## [Roundabout hysteria](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roundabout-hysteria/1028186)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roundabout-hysteria/1028186 "2026-06-15T18:01:48Z")
Why is there still so much hostility to new roundabouts in the US? Is there similar hostilty in countries where there are more roundabouts? As an example of what I’m talking about, see the comments in this Facebook post… --- ## [Is anyone planning on sticking with Windows 10 and exercising prudence while taking their chances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-planning-on-sticking-with-windows-10-and-exercising-prudence-while-taking-their-chances/1015889)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-planning-on-sticking-with-windows-10-and-exercising-prudence-while-taking-their-chances/1015889 "2026-06-15T04:55:21Z")
I know, Prudence should take care of her own exercise program… When I worked, my laptop was my life, my brain, and indeed, my whole being. I had multiple clients for 35+ years, and all of their stuff was in my computer.… --- ## [Which is harder for you to give up: salt or sugar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-harder-for-you-to-give-up-salt-or-sugar/1030744)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-harder-for-you-to-give-up-salt-or-sugar/1030744 "2026-06-14T18:42:15Z")
I’m trying out a low-salt diet for a couple of months for medical reasons. In the past, I’ve given up sugar for weight-loss reasons, and though that was a little difficult, I find that giving up salt is much harder. Wi… --- ## [Should I re-download Google Earth Pro?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-re-download-google-earth-pro/1030894)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-re-download-google-earth-pro/1030894 "2026-06-14T16:18:48Z")
I rarely use Google Earth Pro. I downloaded it a decade or so ago, as I needed it for a class. Still, it’s useful if I want to get a quick straight-line distance between points. ISTR that it also has historical photos… --- ## [Ethical Concerns Regarding Posting a Video to Social Media](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-concerns-regarding-posting-a-video-to-social-media/1030871)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-concerns-regarding-posting-a-video-to-social-media/1030871 "2026-06-14T16:05:26Z")
I took a video of a flight archer accidentally shooting an arrow through his hand. The arrow exploded on release, and the remaining part went through his hand. His response was surprisingly calm. This was about 15 years… --- ## [What car would you want to drive for one year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-would-you-want-to-drive-for-one-year/1030496)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-would-you-want-to-drive-for-one-year/1030496 "2026-06-14T04:36:30Z")
That includes the price of gas and insurance. You get to drive this as your main vehicle for one year. For me, it would be a Maserati Grecale Trofeo. I rode in one once ant fell in love. What is your choice? --- ## [What's new in Vegas these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-in-vegas-these-days/1030578)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-in-vegas-these-days/1030578 "2026-06-13T04:36:44Z")
I’m getting ready to book a three-night stay in Vegas this coming August. I’ve been quite a few times, but it’s been awhile - aside from a two-night stay in 2022 where I didn’t get to do much touristy stuff, my last stay… --- ## [Getting our kicks on Route 66](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-our-kicks-on-route-66/1016739)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-our-kicks-on-route-66/1016739 "2026-06-12T18:02:59Z")
My friend and I were texting the other day and the topic of driving historic Route 66 (the “Mother Road”, from Chicago to LA). There are a few threads on the topic, but the most recent are something like 10-15 years old… --- ## [Anyone seriously considering the switch from Windows to Linux?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seriously-considering-the-switch-from-windows-to-linux/1025650)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 348\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seriously-considering-the-switch-from-windows-to-linux/1025650 "2026-06-12T17:06:59Z")
I keep seeing a lot of people on Reddit saying they intend to (or asking how to) switch from Windows to Linux. I made that switch myself back in February and I haven’t looked back; I was already a Linux user alongside W… --- ## [Internet is crazy right now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-is-crazy-right-now/1030841)
**Author:** [@nzingaseated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nzingaseated)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-is-crazy-right-now/1030841 "2026-06-12T15:22:23Z")
The internet is crazy right now. If you aren’t HYPER AWARE, you gonna get hoodwinked with AI, skits, bits, tricks, sneak ads, dark money content creators pretending to be on your side, double dealing tech bro billionair… --- ## [Best tall kitchen (13-gal) garbage bags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tall-kitchen-13-gal-garbage-bags/1015725)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tall-kitchen-13-gal-garbage-bags/1015725 "2026-06-12T13:30:02Z")
When I lived in my house, I took about ten steps out the back door and tossed my full kitchen garbage bag into the big trash can that I then wheeled out to the curb once a week. Here at The Home I have to bag up my kitch… --- ## [Is My Amazon Echo Fixing to Rise Up and Kill Me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-amazon-echo-fixing-to-rise-up-and-kill-me/1030837)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-amazon-echo-fixing-to-rise-up-and-kill-me/1030837 "2026-06-12T04:10:42Z")
Used to be when I gave my Echo a command such as to stop or pause music it had been playing, or to snooze or stop an alarm I had set, the device would comply immediately. Lately, I’ve noticed that there can be a lag of w… --- ## [Suing to stop an event planned for a specific date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suing-to-stop-an-event-planned-for-a-specific-date/1030781)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suing-to-stop-an-event-planned-for-a-specific-date/1030781 "2026-06-11T14:46:37Z")
Let’s say that an event is schedule for, oh I dunno, April 20, 2027. If someone has (or believes they have) legal standing, and grounds, to sue to stop it, is there a deadline before which it’s too late to sue? I ask be… --- ## [Is it normal to have a sinking feeling in chest while riding an extreme roller coaster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-normal-to-have-a-sinking-feeling-in-chest-while-riding-an-extreme-roller-coaster/1030733)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-normal-to-have-a-sinking-feeling-in-chest-while-riding-an-extreme-roller-coaster/1030733 "2026-06-10T22:54:11Z")
Been riding roller coasters all my life despite having a major fear of heights. My thing though that’s happened all my life is on the ones with deep dives I get a really bad sinking feeling in my chest, like to the point… --- ## [If you use Linux, watch this now, before June 24!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-use-linux-watch-this-now-before-june-24/1030743)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-use-linux-watch-this-now-before-june-24/1030743 "2026-06-10T22:17:16Z")
Windows Secure Boot Kills Linux on June 24th! (YouTube video) --- ## [What should I do with some unwearable clothing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-some-unwearable-clothing/1030770)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-some-unwearable-clothing/1030770 "2026-06-10T16:50:00Z")
I’m clearing out the back room. I have a pile of old clothes. I’m sorting out the stuff that is wearable and I’ll donate that to a thrift store. But what do I do with old clothing that has holes in it and is no longer w… --- ## [How many superhumans would you need to conquer the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-superhumans-would-you-need-to-conquer-the-us/1030709)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-superhumans-would-you-need-to-conquer-the-us/1030709 "2026-06-09T23:13:54Z")
How many of these superhumans would be needed to forcefully conquer the US as soon as possible in 2026? The superhumans have super strength (10 tons), durability (it takes a 20mm armor piercing projectile to seriously i… --- ## [AI Psychosis - Please take this seriously](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-psychosis-please-take-this-seriously/1030685)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-psychosis-please-take-this-seriously/1030685 "2026-06-08T23:46:14Z")
I’m assuming at this point that most dopers have at least heard of AI Induced Psychosis, an as-yet not recognized condition of psychosis being escalated (or initiated) by sycophantic chatbots that feed into users’ delusi… --- ## [Tell me what I need to know about selling a vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-i-need-to-know-about-selling-a-vehicle/1027493)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-i-need-to-know-about-selling-a-vehicle/1027493 "2026-06-09T17:41:22Z")
I have a 27 year old truck that is now more liability than asset to me. I have a couple options for dealing with it: hang onto it until I’m ready to buy a new-to-me vehicle and use it as a trade in but that will cont… --- ## [What stereotypes have you found to not be true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stereotypes-have-you-found-to-not-be-true/1029553)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stereotypes-have-you-found-to-not-be-true/1029553 "2026-06-09T02:28:15Z")
When I was a kid/teen, I had it in my head that every last European was 100 percent all-in on football (soccer). As in, French children kicked footballs before they walked. Italians talked about football around the dinne… --- ## [What is this phenomenon that's adjacent to the Streisand Effect but isn't quite the same thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-phenomenon-thats-adjacent-to-the-streisand-effect-but-isnt-quite-the-same-thing/1030291)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-phenomenon-thats-adjacent-to-the-streisand-effect-but-isnt-quite-the-same-thing/1030291 "2026-06-08T18:16:27Z")
The Streisand Effect, for those who don’t know, is when an attempt to suppres information itself draws more attention to the information than it would have drawn if there was no attempt to suppress it. Long story short: … --- ## [What would it be like to raise a child that became a teenager in two years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-be-like-to-raise-a-child-that-became-a-teenager-in-two-years/1030388)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-be-like-to-raise-a-child-that-became-a-teenager-in-two-years/1030388 "2026-06-08T16:07:26Z")
In the comic Invincible there’s a character named Oliver that becomes a teenager in two years and then ages extremely slowly after becoming an adult because of his alien hybrid ancestry. My question is what would it act… --- ## [Trying to Understand My Mother’s Reverse Mortgage Options as Assisted Living Nears](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-understand-my-mother-s-reverse-mortgage-options-as-assisted-living-nears/1030727)
**Author:** [@gupniyajukna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gupniyajukna)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-understand-my-mother-s-reverse-mortgage-options-as-assisted-living-nears/1030727 "2026-06-08T13:04:48Z")
Has anyone here dealt with a parent’s reverse mortgage when they eventually needed assisted living or long-term care? I’m helping my elderly mother sort through hers now and trying to better understand the real-world op… --- ## [Your worst teacher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-worst-teacher/1030629)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-worst-teacher/1030629 "2026-06-08T12:59:57Z")
Who was your single worst school teacher, from grades 1-12. No “Well, in this subject it was…, and in this other subject it was…”-please note the lack of plurals in the title. In 4th grade I had Mrs. Warden for history,… --- ## [Roman dodecahedron - what do you think it was for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-dodecahedron-what-do-you-think-it-was-for/585945)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-dodecahedron-what-do-you-think-it-was-for/585945 "2026-06-08T09:12:53Z")
I think the dice theory is correct. Perhaps it was some kind of game. Or maybe it was used by a fortune teller or prophet to predict the future. --- ## [Does anybody remember this shorthand for "and"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-remember-this-shorthand-for-and/1030604)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-remember-this-shorthand-for-and/1030604 "2026-06-06T19:48:04Z")
I’m posting this because I need validation. Lol I showed this to two of my co-workers and they have no idea. When handwriting, you could use this for “and”. It’s NOT “&”. Imagine a “+” sign. Now imagine a line that co… --- ## [Salt-free or low salt diets suck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salt-free-or-low-salt-diets-suck/1030335)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salt-free-or-low-salt-diets-suck/1030335 "2026-06-06T17:34:48Z")
Because I have probable Meniere’s disease, I’m advised to follow a low-salt regime. I’ve never really liked super-salty foods, and salt my cooking less than is advised in recipes, but now I’m cutting even that back. Bu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=12)