# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1120 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1121 --- ## [My heart doesn't beat right anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-heart-doesnt-beat-right-anymore/684671)
**Author:** [@CableGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CableGuy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-heart-doesnt-beat-right-anymore/684671 "2014-03-30T12:29:59Z")
Ever since i had a viral infection in my lower heart things have gone down hill, i was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure, and afib. I was admitted into ICU for three weeks with my heart ef rate at 1… --- ## [Mononucleosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mononucleosis/684593)
**Author:** [@raider19](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raider19)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mononucleosis/684593 "2014-03-30T11:58:40Z")
I am wondering how many mono sufferers have had a similar experience to mine. I first got sick in July of 2012 and recovered uneventfully in less than three weeks. I was completely fine for a full year and thought that I… --- ## [If you choose to wear so much makeup, you must accept the consequences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-choose-to-wear-so-much-makeup-you-must-accept-the-consequences/684872)
**Author:** [@Intolt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intolt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-choose-to-wear-so-much-makeup-you-must-accept-the-consequences/684872 "2014-03-30T11:46:51Z")
I didn’t know if I should post here or in MPSIMS. I just found this absurd. BBC video --- ## [Need advice: Excel data comparison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-excel-data-comparison/684740)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-excel-data-comparison/684740 "2014-03-30T09:46:20Z")
Background: I have a huge Excel spreadsheet with something like 5000 rows and 70 columns packed with dense data (text and numbers, no formulae). That was an extract from a data source about 3 months ago. I am just getti… --- ## [Help me buy a GoPro camera.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-a-gopro-camera/684819)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-a-gopro-camera/684819 "2014-03-30T07:25:20Z")
I want to buy a GoPro camera to mount on may dashboard. (Suggestions for a dashboard mount device also appreciated.) I commute to work in my 1999 Corolla in the Bay Area and there are so many batshit crazy drivers/pedest… --- ## [Cat litter box advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-litter-box-advice/684795)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-litter-box-advice/684795 "2014-03-30T07:05:59Z")
We’ve got 4 cats. The two males are rather large (big not fat). The largest is 2-3x the smallest, all fully grown. We also have a dog. Incidentally, this means that the boxes in the past needed to be of the covered type.… --- ## [Anyone been or known 100% deaf to become hearing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-or-known-100-deaf-to-become-hearing/684736)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-or-known-100-deaf-to-become-hearing/684736 "2014-03-30T06:36:10Z")
I’ve just watched another “This person deaf since birth hearing for the first time”. While it’s very touching, it seems like some information is missing or not precisely true. In this one, the woman refers to the perso… --- ## [Where to stay on St Croix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-stay-on-st-croix/684668)
**Author:** [@spinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spinky)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-stay-on-st-croix/684668 "2014-03-30T06:22:10Z")
The fam and I are contemplating vacation spots, and one of the places that keeps coming up is the Virgin Islands. St Croix seems pretty nice, and not having much else to go on, I’ve started looking at places there on VR… --- ## [I've Been Offered a Job I Don't Want; Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-offered-a-job-i-dont-want-advice/684762)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-offered-a-job-i-dont-want-advice/684762 "2014-03-30T04:44:44Z")
Here’s the deal: I’ve been out of work for about five weeks. With Mrs. Homie’s salary plus what we have in savings, we’re probably good through the summer, but boy oh boy will things be tight. Also, we don’t have health … --- ## [Did this college fail to negotiate in good faith or did this applicant deserve what she got?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-college-fail-to-negotiate-in-good-faith-or-did-this-applicant-deserve-what-she-got/684031)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 589\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-college-fail-to-negotiate-in-good-faith-or-did-this-applicant-deserve-what-she-got/684031 "2014-03-30T03:51:00Z")
From Slate: However, instead of coming back with a severely tempered counter-counter (“$57k, maternity, and LOL”), or even a “Take it or leave it, bub,” Nazareth allegedly rescinded the entire offer: This being the… --- ## [What do you think constitutes "several"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-constitutes-several/684608)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-constitutes-several/684608 "2014-03-30T02:30:31Z")
I was going to post this in “General Questions”, but it’s about as mundane and pointless a question as it gets. Still, it’s bugging me. So here it goes. My wife and I were watching “12 Years a Slave” the other day and t… --- ## [Reading to kids is overrated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-to-kids-is-overrated/684510)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-to-kids-is-overrated/684510 "2014-03-30T01:42:26Z")
So often, I read (or hear, this is especially big on NPR) that research shows the number of books a kid gets read to them (or the number of words they hear, period) is predictive of their later academic performance. But… --- ## [VIN Reports - any recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vin-reports-any-recommendations/684854)
**Author:** [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vin-reports-any-recommendations/684854 "2014-03-30T00:14:30Z")
I’m shopping for a used truck. Any suggestions for a VIN report service? Googling provides a bewildering number of names & price ranges. Hoping someone can recommend one that they’ve used & were satisfied with. --- ## [Tattooed formula sheets - should there be a problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattooed-formula-sheets-should-there-be-a-problem/684587)
**Author:** [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2014, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattooed-formula-sheets-should-there-be-a-problem/684587 "2014-03-29T21:48:56Z")
Had this thought after seeing various tattoos in the gym shower - while I’ve had tests where formula sheets were allowed, I’ve had others where they weren’t. It occurs to me that if I thought physics / chemistry / etc. … --- ## [Photographing strangers out in public](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographing-strangers-out-in-public/684564)
**Author:** [@Keyzer\_Soza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keyzer_Soza)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographing-strangers-out-in-public/684564 "2014-03-29T20:33:45Z")
I’m working on an art project that would involve me taking paparazzi style photos of random people in the street. Now to my knowledge, it is indeed legal to photograph individuals in a public space without their consent… --- ## [Help me choose an air humidifier!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-air-humidifier/684836)
**Author:** [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-air-humidifier/684836 "2014-03-29T18:45:23Z")
A little less than a year ago I moved into a studio apartment, renting. I’ve since learned, that most of the year relative humidity drops extremely low in my low-end penthouse. It’s been sitting at ~20 % RH for a while n… --- ## [Nuclear attack question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-attack-question/684617)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2014, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-attack-question/684617 "2014-03-29T17:42:07Z")
Let’s say the Russians have launched a full-scale attack and the U.S. President refuses to retaliate. Saying, I dunno…“What’s the point.” or “It will make a nuclear winter worse” or “It will douse a lot of our allies wit… --- ## [Kim and Kanye on Vogue - why the furor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-and-kanye-on-vogue-why-the-furor/684432)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2014, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-and-kanye-on-vogue-why-the-furor/684432 "2014-03-29T11:26:35Z")
(maybe this should be in Café Society) Vogue has put Kim Kardashian and Kanye West on the cover of Vogue. This has apparently caused uproar. Sarah Michelle Gellar has tweeted about cancelling her subscription. I’m not… --- ## [Did the SDMB ever recover from charging to post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-sdmb-ever-recover-from-charging-to-post/684324)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2014, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-sdmb-ever-recover-from-charging-to-post/684324 "2014-03-29T05:33:24Z")
For those who don’t know there was a time where the SDMB (this thing) charged a fee to be able to post (I do believe there was a grace period for new members). I paid a few years then left - I got a message from a SD me… --- ## [Re "Athletes With Illegitimate Kids" slideshow - Is this word still widely used?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-athletes-with-illegitimate-kids-slideshow-is-this-word-still-widely-used/684728)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2014, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-athletes-with-illegitimate-kids-slideshow-is-this-word-still-widely-used/684728 "2014-03-29T05:29:08Z")
Re this click baity slide showAthletes With Illegitimate Kids is the world “illegitimate” still widely used in describing out of wedlock children? I ask because I had not heard it used in a while and guessed it had gone… --- ## [Fire on USN Submarine-$400 Million in Damage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-on-usn-submarine-400-million-in-damage/624424)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2014, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-on-usn-submarine-400-million-in-damage/624424 "2014-03-29T04:09:45Z")
I was reading about the recent fire on the USS Miami. The ship was in drydock for major repairs-and a fire started (somehow). Anyway, the damage is estimated at $400 million-is it even worth repairing? Second- a submar… --- ## [Straight women: have you ever had relationship problems with men threatened by your competence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-women-have-you-ever-had-relationship-problems-with-men-threatened-by-your-competence/684530)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2014, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-women-have-you-ever-had-relationship-problems-with-men-threatened-by-your-competence/684530 "2014-03-29T03:17:37Z")
Recently a troglodyte neighbor of mine was surprised and dismayed to learn that, in the Rhymer household, I do the cooking (or at least that cooking more complicated than "open package, cut slit in plastic, insert in mic… --- ## [Alternative to Google maps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-to-google-maps/684576)
**Author:** [@Parenchyma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parenchyma)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-to-google-maps/684576 "2014-03-29T02:28:18Z")
Using the old classic Google maps was easy-peasy. Just click my bookmark, didn’t need to disable NoScript unless I wanted to use StreetView. I loved the traffic function, especially for checking the situation on the back… --- ## [You receive bad news in a context where you can't react. Better or worse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-receive-bad-news-in-a-context-where-you-cant-react-better-or-worse/684647)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-receive-bad-news-in-a-context-where-you-cant-react-better-or-worse/684647 "2014-03-29T02:07:50Z")
You are in the middle of a public place, somewhere that you can’t react in any overt emotional way and you receive bad news. This bad news is something that would normally get a big reaction from you. You are stuck, re… --- ## [Mark Zuckerberg wants to brainwash us to make the world a better place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-zuckerberg-wants-to-brainwash-us-to-make-the-world-a-better-place/684761)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2014, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-zuckerberg-wants-to-brainwash-us-to-make-the-world-a-better-place/684761 "2014-03-29T00:08:05Z")
Listen to one minute of this podcast from 18:45 to 19:45. The guy talking is a Stanford virtual reality researcher who met with Mark Zuckerberg before he paid two billion for Oculus. What he describes there is obviousl… --- ## [Recommend a pedometer app, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-pedometer-app-please/684461)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-pedometer-app-please/684461 "2014-03-28T23:45:06Z")
I walk. A lot. And while I can make some reasonable guesstimates in terms of miles covered sometimes, other times I just walk and walk (nature or urban landscapes) and I’d like some idea of distance traveled. So what wo… --- ## [You're petting your dog and they always start licking their privates. \*\*pet ownership\*\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-petting-your-dog-and-they-always-start-licking-their-privates-pet-ownership/684725)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-petting-your-dog-and-they-always-start-licking-their-privates-pet-ownership/684725 "2014-03-28T21:18:37Z")
Fido is lying asleep in his bed. I reach over and scratch his ears. Pet his head. He wakes up and rolls on his side for a nice petting. We’re bonding. Man & dog, friends forever. Norman Rockwell needs to immortalize the … --- ## [The "doc patch" vote maneuver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doc-patch-vote-maneuver/684708)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doc-patch-vote-maneuver/684708 "2014-03-28T19:33:52Z")
In neck-breaking fashion, GOP leadership took to the House floor on Thursday morning and voice-voted a one-year patch to the Sustainable Growth Rate - a pricey formula that determines how much the government pays docto… --- ## [Has anyone ever realized they "knew" a poster from another board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-realized-they-knew-a-poster-from-another-board/681601)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-realized-they-knew-a-poster-from-another-board/681601 "2014-03-28T17:11:41Z")
Several times, I thought I have, but the person turned out not to be who I thought they were. I have certainly known people who posted on more than one board I frequented, but I knew what their usernames were on each bo… --- ## [Monster Rat caught in sweden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monster-rat-caught-in-sweden/684772)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monster-rat-caught-in-sweden/684772 "2014-03-28T16:56:38Z")
A 15" rat not including tail was caught in a Swedish home last week. It would seem to me that positive identifucation on the species would be worthwhile and if not able to identify at least do some genetic testing on it.… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1119) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1121)