# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1157 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1158 --- ## [I cannot self-terminate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-self-terminate/679352)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-self-terminate/679352 "2014-01-22T17:01:52Z")
One day while fixing your toaster you stumble across the secret of creating a positronic brain, using burnt breadcrumbs and butter to create the world’s first true AI - a self-aware and sentient machine. You spend months… --- ## [If Time Travel is possible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-time-travel-is-possible/679365)
**Author:** [@weemart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/weemart)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-time-travel-is-possible/679365 "2014-01-22T16:19:07Z")
If a person who can time travel where to read this story today and email these guys before August 2013 as requested would the story automatically change to say they got 1 reply? Would I remember that I had read the stor… --- ## [LogMeIn goes pay. Thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logmein-goes-pay-thoughts/679446)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logmein-goes-pay-thoughts/679446 "2014-01-22T16:02:23Z")
I’ve been accessing my work computer remotely using LogMeIn for around six months now. I use it maybe once a week, but when I do it saves me a drive (12 minutes) to my office. Yesterday I got a email explaining that the… --- ## [What's your opinion on the recent influx of spammers here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-opinion-on-the-recent-influx-of-spammers-here/679409)
**Author:** [@compositejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/compositejoe)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2014, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-opinion-on-the-recent-influx-of-spammers-here/679409 "2014-01-22T14:13:02Z")
Has anybody here noticed the recent influx of spammers who seem to be trying to start a ‘thing’ by starting different threads that go something like “Can I sue \ if \?”… --- ## [Why women lose appeal sooner than men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-women-lose-appeal-sooner-than-men/678910)
**Author:** [@mythoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mythoughts)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2014, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-women-lose-appeal-sooner-than-men/678910 "2014-01-22T12:46:10Z")
I was reading something about how women in hollywood often don’t last as long as the men due to the effects of aging. Thinking on this I had a realization, that youth is feminizing and age is masculinizing, Some young b… --- ## [Spouse supporting the other through professional school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spouse-supporting-the-other-through-professional-school/679367)
**Author:** [@Falchion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falchion)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2014, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spouse-supporting-the-other-through-professional-school/679367 "2014-01-22T06:08:56Z")
It seems to me that a common storyline that I had heard when I was younger (and it pops up in fiction from time to time) goes something like this: John and Jill get married. John wants to be a doctor or a lawyer. So, Jil… --- ## [Dog Whisperer, No joke....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-whisperer-no-joke/679434)
**Author:** [@bubba\_jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubba_jr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2014, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-whisperer-no-joke/679434 "2014-01-22T06:02:31Z")
Just posted an update to my “F’ me I don’t need another dog thread”. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=698008 So we really need a dog trainer. The vet told us so after we boarded them there over X-m… --- ## [What the bloody hell just happened with my nose? \*TMI\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-bloody-hell-just-happened-with-my-nose-tmi/678779)
**Author:** [@Faelyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faelyn)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2014, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-bloody-hell-just-happened-with-my-nose-tmi/678779 "2014-01-22T02:50:43Z")
This morning I was just about to start drying my hair and get ready for work, when I feel like my nose is running a little. I grab a paper towel since I had just walked into the kitchen, blow, and there is just a huge am… --- ## [Is this a scam? How does it work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-scam-how-does-it-work/679415)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2014, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-scam-how-does-it-work/679415 "2014-01-22T02:33:31Z")
I just got a puzzling and disturbing phone call. The caller was an insurance agent, asking about a condo I supposedly own in Belgrade, MT (a suburb of Bozeman). Now, I used to live in Bozeman, but that was a year and a… --- ## [Changing front brake pads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-front-brake-pads/679181)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-front-brake-pads/679181 "2014-01-21T22:37:42Z")
I am thinking about changing the front brake pads (and probably rotors) on my wife’s 2001 Honda Accord. From a purely mechanical standpoint I know how to do this. Remove the caliper, reset the piston, change the pads/rot… --- ## [Rusted screw removal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rusted-screw-removal/678911)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rusted-screw-removal/678911 "2014-01-21T21:52:46Z")
The roof rack on my 2004 Subaru has Torx screws that have never been removed over the life of the car. I want to attach a roof top box and need to move the rails to make it fit but I could only get one out cleanly; 3 app… --- ## [Why do people keep their wallet in their back-pocket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-keep-their-wallet-in-their-back-pocket/679271)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-keep-their-wallet-in-their-back-pocket/679271 "2014-01-21T21:19:41Z")
As it says in the title, I’ve never understood why people do this, men walking around with a highly visible and easily removed wallet at the rear of their trousers. And then they seem surprised when its stolen?!? Weak-… --- ## [Male cat with urinary crystals - food help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-cat-with-urinary-crystals-food-help/679281)
**Author:** [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-cat-with-urinary-crystals-food-help/679281 "2014-01-21T21:16:11Z")
Fellow cat owners, your assistance please! My boy Ludo was treated for urinary crystals for a second time in 6 weeks, and the vet is recommending a new wet food that is by prescription. I am all for changing the food t… --- ## [The "Internet of Things" - good or evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-of-things-good-or-evil/679385)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-of-things-good-or-evil/679385 "2014-01-21T21:15:17Z")
I don’t know if this belongs in GD or here, but it’s mostly likely an opinion thread. The “Internet of Things” (Wiki link) is a relatively new idea. It presupposes that at some point, most consumer items on the planet … --- ## [Antique Player Piano - Any Idea About Its Value?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antique-player-piano-any-idea-about-its-value/679303)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antique-player-piano-any-idea-about-its-value/679303 "2014-01-21T18:46:57Z")
Hi Guys - We have an antique Lachner\* player piano that we’re thinking of getting rid of - we don’t really even know where to start with trying to figure out if it has any value, or if it’s just a really big, really hea… --- ## [What Would Embarrass You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-embarrass-you/679030)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-embarrass-you/679030 "2014-01-21T16:52:24Z")
For example forgetting the name of someone you know. --- ## [The Current State of Mercy Killings in North America vs Europe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-state-of-mercy-killings-in-north-america-vs-europe/679370)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-state-of-mercy-killings-in-north-america-vs-europe/679370 "2014-01-21T16:18:52Z")
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_HOSPITAL\_SHOOTING\_NEVADA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-01-20-05-35-03 In the above news story, there is a married elderly couple consisting of one loving spou… --- ## [Firing squads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firing-squads/679171)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firing-squads/679171 "2014-01-21T11:35:56Z")
Some states look at reviving firing squads amid shortage of execution drugs (Note: I am ambivalent about capital punishment. Since I do have some discomfort with it, I must oppose it and wish for it to be abolished. … --- ## [Burns while peeing, can't pee when he needs to, orange pee, 2 days after antibiotic. Need Ans. Fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burns-while-peeing-cant-pee-when-he-needs-to-orange-pee-2-days-after-antibiotic-need-ans-fast/679133)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burns-while-peeing-cant-pee-when-he-needs-to-orange-pee-2-days-after-antibiotic-need-ans-fast/679133 "2014-01-21T03:08:32Z")
Not me, 25-year old cousin in from Israel for a conference in Philadelphia, staying with us for a few days. Got him an emergency appt. with my GP: diagnosis, who knows, it’s not clap, maybe UTI, kidney stone (huh?), he g… --- ## [Woud you pay to be alive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woud-you-pay-to-be-alive/679249)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woud-you-pay-to-be-alive/679249 "2014-01-21T03:03:06Z")
Let’s say you were on a freak accident. A chainsaw flew out of your hands and removed your lungs. Somehow, you ended up in hospital, breathing through machines. It is all cool and dandy, until they discover that they can… --- ## [Is anyone here a practitioner of rootwork, Hoodoo, Chaos, or another strong magical tradition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-here-a-practitioner-of-rootwork-hoodoo-chaos-or-another-strong-magical-tradition/678861)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-here-a-practitioner-of-rootwork-hoodoo-chaos-or-another-strong-magical-tradition/678861 "2014-01-21T02:30:07Z")
I have a question which so far my research has been unable to answer. It’s pretty important. Let me know, thaks! --- ## [My Cat Won’t Stop Peeing On My Stuff…Advice Desperately Needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-won-t-stop-peeing-on-my-stuff-advice-desperately-needed/567575)
**Author:** [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-won-t-stop-peeing-on-my-stuff-advice-desperately-needed/567575 "2014-01-21T01:45:38Z")
I am posting this thread with a very heavy heart as if we can’t find a solution we may be forced to give away a beloved family pet. Max, my one and a half year old cat, found his way into our home and our hearts in the … --- ## [prickly heat? sort of poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prickly-heat-sort-of-poll/679138)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prickly-heat-sort-of-poll/679138 "2014-01-21T01:42:25Z")
We have been having a bit of warm weather over here in Oz and as a result (and because my life sucks) I have been suffering from prickly heat (if you don’t know what it is: “Prickly heat, or heat rash, is a harmless but … --- ## [My manager went off on me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-manager-went-off-on-me/679209)
**Author:** [@Tamina800](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamina800)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-manager-went-off-on-me/679209 "2014-01-21T01:31:22Z")
Hello all I just started working at a company a month ago. This is my first job after a 2 year sabbatical that I took to raise my child. I work in high tech and this company is an extremely well known one, at the top o… --- ## [Would you fly overseas for a weekend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-fly-overseas-for-a-weekend/373896)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-fly-overseas-for-a-weekend/373896 "2014-01-21T01:22:05Z")
Let’s say you came across some cheap airline tickets. Or you have a lot of frequent flier miles. Or you just feel like flying somewhere on a whim (assuming a jet isn’t available – just to get the inevitable joke out of… --- ## [What do you want to happen to your body after you die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-to-happen-to-your-body-after-you-die/301500)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-to-happen-to-your-body-after-you-die/301500 "2014-01-21T00:41:20Z")
An offshoot of the organ donation thread… apologies if it’s been done. I know we’ve had a million “plan your funeral” threads; this is slightly more specific to disposal of the body. What do you want? I want to be burie… --- ## ['Splain me "Income inequality"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splain-me-income-inequality/678279)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splain-me-income-inequality/678279 "2014-01-21T00:30:51Z")
All of a sudden the concern is income inequality. On its face, it might sound like a terrible thing; “Oh no! Some people have a lot more income than others!” But some people will always make more than others…sometimes… --- ## [Do ANY online charities do what they say they are going to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-online-charities-do-what-they-say-they-are-going-to-do/679309)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-online-charities-do-what-they-say-they-are-going-to-do/679309 "2014-01-20T22:19:16Z")
This is a very compelling web site and idea. I’m going to dig as far as I can to see if A) This is for real science, and B) If this organization is for real. I’m so suspicious of online scams and faux charities, that a… --- ## [And then there were fewer....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-then-there-were-fewer/679205)
**Author:** [@compositejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/compositejoe)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-then-there-were-fewer/679205 "2014-01-20T22:16:15Z")
Imagine this scenario: You are sent an anonymous letter inviting you and your family to a dinner party. Many of your friends and work colleagues are sent the same invites to this dinner party. When you get to the address… --- ## [The Future of Wearable Tech?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-wearable-tech/679086)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-wearable-tech/679086 "2014-01-20T22:14:06Z")
There have been a lot of articles recently about Wearable Tech, but to me it mostly seems to be gimmicks with little value. Anyone have any thoughts on where it is going and what types of wearable tech would be signific… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1156) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1158)