# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=122 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 123 --- ## [Handling jerkish comments in performance review](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handling-jerkish-comments-in-performance-review/990193)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handling-jerkish-comments-in-performance-review/990193 "2023-10-12T23:03:41Z")
I had my performance review a couple of days ago. It was very positive. At the end though I was given a report, which included a section where the various managers could give feedback. This was positive too, except that… --- ## [Legal question re: fifth amendment rights and laws that require you to speak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-re-fifth-amendment-rights-and-laws-that-require-you-to-speak/991190)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-re-fifth-amendment-rights-and-laws-that-require-you-to-speak/991190 "2023-10-12T21:30:22Z")
Arising from this post in the pit: Short version: A mechanic working on a customer’s car in a church parking lot got arrested, more or less, for refusing to surrender his ID. He filed suit against the arresting offi… --- ## [Used Car Warranty: Worth the $$$?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-car-warranty-worth-the/987333)
**Author:** [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-car-warranty-worth-the/987333 "2023-07-27T17:59:39Z")
I am looking at a 2018 Mini Cooper Clubman, 26,600-or-so miles on it, for sale at a dealership. The base price is affordable. A warranty lasting 4 or 5 years, 50,000-60,000 miles adds between $3000-$4000 to the price. … --- ## [Is the Southern accent dying out among the young?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-southern-accent-dying-out-among-the-young/727873)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-southern-accent-dying-out-among-the-young/727873 "2023-10-12T18:07:01Z")
I’ve noticed a lot of young Southerners sound like they are from the Northern states or even the West Coast, though most still do retain at least a little bit of the accent. Is the Southern accent destined to become ext… --- ## [I think I'm going to win the Powerball, please advise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-going-to-win-the-powerball-please-advise/991145)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-going-to-win-the-powerball-please-advise/991145 "2023-10-12T17:42:36Z")
So I have a good feeling about the next Powerball drawing. The jackpot currently stands at $1.4 billion. But I’m a little concerned because I’m not certain how to proceed after I’ve won. I’ve read lots of articles about… --- ## [How safe\* are authenticator apps, are they better than other 2FA methods, and is there a better (or best) one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-safe-are-authenticator-apps-are-they-better-than-other-2fa-methods-and-is-there-a-better-or-best-one/991417)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-safe-are-authenticator-apps-are-they-better-than-other-2fa-methods-and-is-there-a-better-or-best-one/991417 "2023-10-12T14:29:03Z")
23&Me just notified me that they are recommending 2-factor authorization due to some kind of data breaching (based on passwords that users use on multiple sites, apparently). Fine, only they require an authentication app… --- ## [Google maps sued for drowning death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-sued-for-drowning-death/990720)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 412\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-sued-for-drowning-death/990720 "2023-10-12T09:28:23Z")
Folk have long joked about drivers following autonav into lakes and rivers, but this situation beggars belief. -Google Maps directed a driver across a bridge which had been collapsed for 9 years. -Google had been info… --- ## [Are there any good coin ID apps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-coin-id-apps/991428)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-coin-id-apps/991428 "2023-10-12T01:25:21Z")
One thing I’ve done with my daughter over the years is to go through my change and try to find interesting specimens. I’m certainly not anything like a collector. I saw an add for an app where you could use the camera a… --- ## [Think there's anything to this? JFK assassination witness speaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-theres-anything-to-this-jfk-assassination-witness-speaks/989965)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-theres-anything-to-this-jfk-assassination-witness-speaks/989965 "2023-10-11T23:26:46Z")
Link to Seattle Times; not sure where the story originated. Okay, a Secret Service agent found a bullet in the limo, put it somewhere and it got shuffled around at Parkland. Landis theorizes the bullet struck Kennedy … --- ## [Interplanetary currency and conversion i.e. near future earth - mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interplanetary-currency-and-conversion-i-e-near-future-earth-mars/991096)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interplanetary-currency-and-conversion-i-e-near-future-earth-mars/991096 "2023-10-11T22:38:12Z")
Assuming we are able to get a somewhat self sufficient mars colony up and running but with very limited exchange of people and cargo between earth and mars and with the 2.5 year gap between reasonable launch windows. Is… --- ## [Russian Use of Nuclear Weapons and Response rgd Ukraine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-use-of-nuclear-weapons-and-response-rgd-ukraine/972339)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 466\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-use-of-nuclear-weapons-and-response-rgd-ukraine/972339 "2023-10-11T22:31:15Z")
Note to all - I’m putting this here as it’s inherently subjective (at this time) and not quite a fit for P&E. I also noted and thought about bumping “Imagine you are president and Putin nukes Kyiv” that @Hari\_Seldon sta… --- ## [Any reason not to use LaGuardia (LGA) airport to visit NYC in January?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-not-to-use-laguardia-lga-airport-to-visit-nyc-in-january/991366)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-not-to-use-laguardia-lga-airport-to-visit-nyc-in-january/991366 "2023-10-11T15:13:59Z")
I know none of the NYC airports are perfect for reaching Manhattan easily, but the fares and schedules to fly to LGA are the best I’ve seen between LGA, JFK and EWR. My hotel is at 189 Bowery NY 10002 New York. Haven’… --- ## [How do I keep dirt out of my driveway drain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-dirt-out-of-my-driveway-drain/991348)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-dirt-out-of-my-driveway-drain/991348 "2023-10-11T15:01:33Z")
My driveway slopes away from the street. And I’m below my next door neighbor by a couple of feet. And I’m at the bottom of a hill, so I eventually get the rainwater from an entire block of houses When it rains, my dr… --- ## [UAPs and UFOs: Anyone have any estimates for the computer power the aliens might have if they exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uaps-and-ufos-anyone-have-any-estimates-for-the-computer-power-the-aliens-might-have-if-they-exist/960860)
**Author:** [@ready29003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ready29003)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uaps-and-ufos-anyone-have-any-estimates-for-the-computer-power-the-aliens-might-have-if-they-exist/960860 "2023-10-11T08:51:28Z")
Anyone have any estimates for the computer processing power an alien species might have on say a typical spacecraft. Assuming these aliens have advanced technologically at least 300 years beyond us? For example, what l… --- ## [Appetite diminished](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appetite-diminished/991346)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appetite-diminished/991346 "2023-10-10T14:15:47Z")
I used to eat often. Hey, food! In the past month, its lessened. Now I’m not wanting food all the time. When I eat, I get filled up quicker. This is a new thing. Is it fairly normal? I weigh 158, the most I’ve ever weigh… --- ## [I'm About To Pre-Inherit (so to speak) A House; Tax Liability?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-to-pre-inherit-so-to-speak-a-house-tax-liability/991211)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-to-pre-inherit-so-to-speak-a-house-tax-liability/991211 "2023-10-09T02:58:29Z")
So, Mrs. H and I rent a house that belongs to a relative on her mother’s side. Mrs. H’s mother is about to come into some money and intends to buy our house and then put it in our name (collecting rent on a rental proper… --- ## [The future of the Russian Ruble/Russian economy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-the-russian-ruble-russian-economy/991189)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-the-russian-ruble-russian-economy/991189 "2023-10-09T01:42:37Z")
The Russian Ruble has broken through the 100 Rubles = 1 US Dollar milestone. If it continues to decline in value at the current rate, it will be worth nothing by around the end of next year. Assuming western support con… --- ## [Can you convince yourself that you are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-convince-yourself-that-you-are-you/989904)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-convince-yourself-that-you-are-you/989904 "2023-10-08T17:34:47Z")
You have acquired a device that allows you to send one short (1000 character) text message into the past. You are going to use it to send a message to yourself ten years ago. For reasons I needn’t get into, it is vitally… --- ## [Advice about routing round grooves in wood, several in a row, close together (kind of long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-about-routing-round-grooves-in-wood-several-in-a-row-close-together-kind-of-long/991113)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-about-routing-round-grooves-in-wood-several-in-a-row-close-together-kind-of-long/991113 "2023-10-07T17:55:36Z")
Wood is poplar, 3/4" thick, about 12" x 23". I expect to use a plunge router and a round-nose bit to make 5/8" or 3/4" wide grooves about 18-1/2" long, cut with the grain, and about 1/4" apart. There will be 12 or 13 gro… --- ## [Scooters in Bermuda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scooters-in-bermuda/990318)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scooters-in-bermuda/990318 "2023-10-07T15:42:58Z")
My wife and I will be traveling to Bermuda in October. The last time she was in Bermuda, she and her friend rented scooters and used them as their primary/sole transportation, and they had a blast. But that’s when she wa… --- ## [Should i bail on my trip to Israel next week? (Leaving 2023-08-06)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bail-on-my-trip-to-israel-next-week-leaving-2023-08-06/987684)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bail-on-my-trip-to-israel-next-week-leaving-2023-08-06/987684 "2023-10-07T13:33:36Z")
I was supposed to visit Israel the summer of 2020. The trip is to go to a puzzle convention, plus a little touring. For some reason, the puzzle convention was cancelled a couple of times, but now it’s supposed to happen. … --- ## [Visited an Amazon Fresh store for the first time today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visited-an-amazon-fresh-store-for-the-first-time-today/991172)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visited-an-amazon-fresh-store-for-the-first-time-today/991172 "2023-10-06T18:44:51Z")
It was about what I expected from reading up about it. Prices were a bit steeper than I anticipated. Haven’t seen the receipt yet so I don’t know if there were any screwups. My wife and I decided it’s really not a place … --- ## [Unsure of what to study (AI-concerns on obsolesence)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsure-of-what-to-study-ai-concerns-on-obsolesence/990717)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsure-of-what-to-study-ai-concerns-on-obsolesence/990717 "2023-10-06T18:06:53Z")
Hi there, young Al128 will be joining university student ranks next year … She is unsure on what to study … and tbh I am mildly concerned about the AI onslought that is fully setting in and rendering some “studies” pre… --- ## [How long should I wait to follow up after a second interview?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-i-wait-to-follow-up-after-a-second-interview/991097)
**Author:** [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-i-wait-to-follow-up-after-a-second-interview/991097 "2023-10-06T00:40:31Z")
I’ve had two job interviews for a job at the local office of a national company. The first interview was with an executive from the national headquarters in another city; the second was with that same person and the mana… --- ## [Sports bras for men: Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-bras-for-men-why/991001)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-bras-for-men-why/991001 "2023-10-05T19:49:43Z")
I watch a lot of soccer. It’s an old tradition that soccer players often take off their shirts, sometimes enthusiastically after scoring, often after a game to give fans a souvenir or exchange jerseys with their opponent… --- ## [Is there a conspiracy behind some of the school shooting threats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-conspiracy-behind-some-of-the-school-shooting-threats/972953)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-conspiracy-behind-some-of-the-school-shooting-threats/972953 "2023-10-05T19:26:08Z")
According to this NPR story, False calls about active school shooters are rising. They follow an odd pattern : NPR, There seems to be a pattern to some of the hoax school shooting calls, showing that they are organized a… --- ## [Ear buds: will it work with just one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-buds-will-it-work-with-just-one/991123)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-buds-will-it-work-with-just-one/991123 "2023-10-05T15:39:36Z")
I need this for work. I work around a lot of loud machinery and need earbuds to be able to hear my phone. The thing is I don’t want to plug up both my ears with an earbud so I can also conversate with people face to fac… --- ## [Opinions about sleepovers for gay children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-about-sleepovers-for-gay-children/990702)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2023, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-about-sleepovers-for-gay-children/990702 "2023-10-05T11:47:59Z")
Say you have a gay son, around the age of 12 - 13 who wants to have a sleepover with a couple of friends. They are also male. I asked my wife if that was appropriate since I’d probably not let a couple of boys sleep over… --- ## [Buying house on contract, deed holder dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-house-on-contract-deed-holder-dies/990956)
**Author:** [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-house-on-contract-deed-holder-dies/990956 "2023-10-04T22:21:20Z")
Has some of the in-laws over for supper last night, wife’s sister and her husband. Their daughter, Abby,(our niece) is in the process of buying a house. Older lady (friend of my B-I-L’s mom) who owns the house and movin… --- ## [If Trump gets kicked totally off Twitter one day, what platform will he jump to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924)
**Author:** [@ready29003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ready29003)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-gets-kicked-totally-off-twitter-one-day-what-platform-will-he-jump-to/918924 "2023-10-04T21:31:46Z")
Suppose Donald got permanently banned from Twitter for some reason, what media platform or Twitter alternative would he start using to fill that void in his life? Bonus: Where would he go if all US corporations banned … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=121) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=123)