# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=128 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 129 --- ## [What is Prigozhin's (Wagner chief) motivation and endgame?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-prigozhins-wagner-chief-motivation-and-endgame/986002)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-prigozhins-wagner-chief-motivation-and-endgame/986002 "2023-08-28T01:50:27Z")
Continuing the discussion from Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 2): Yevgeny Prigozhin just released a 30-minute video with more attacks on the Russian Department of Defense and (indirectly) Putin. Link here. W… --- ## [Does a degree or certificate matter for computer programming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-degree-or-certificate-matter-for-computer-programming/988937)
**Author:** [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-degree-or-certificate-matter-for-computer-programming/988937 "2023-08-27T20:01:55Z")
Hi. I am interested in getting a job as a computer programmer, however I don’t know the best way to go about it. You can possibly do very good at it while being completely self taught, but I don’t know how if you can out… --- ## [Does putting an online certificate from Harvard on a resume do more harm than good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-putting-an-online-certificate-from-harvard-on-a-resume-do-more-harm-than-good/988950)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2023, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-putting-an-online-certificate-from-harvard-on-a-resume-do-more-harm-than-good/988950 "2023-08-25T01:38:49Z")
Recently got admission to a short program that had been interesting me for a while, the Harvard Business School online certificate in business analytics. My worry, though, is that if I were to put such a thing on my res… --- ## [Please stop using this word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-using-this-word/989043)
**Author:** [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2023, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-using-this-word/989043 "2023-08-25T01:16:59Z")
Existential. I see this word in writing and in speech a couple of dozen times a day, sometime twice in the same paragraph. It is an adjective that usually adds nothing to the statement being made. It has become a crut… --- ## [As the planet gets hotter, we're going to shift to becoming heavily indoors/nocturnal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-the-planet-gets-hotter-were-going-to-shift-to-becoming-heavily-indoors-nocturnal/988263)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-the-planet-gets-hotter-were-going-to-shift-to-becoming-heavily-indoors-nocturnal/988263 "2023-08-24T21:53:19Z")
IMHO, one big shift in the upcoming decades is that almost everything will have to be done in air-conditioning indoors, or at night. The temperature in many places, especially summer, will simply be prohibitive for anyth… --- ## [Questions concerning disaster "missing" lists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-concerning-disaster-missing-lists/988971)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-concerning-disaster-missing-lists/988971 "2023-08-24T13:52:03Z")
I was reading about the people still missing following the Maui fires, and some questions came to me. This would apply to many large natural disasters, such as previous wildfires in California, hurricanes, etc. How d… --- ## [Theory of mind and children's games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theory-of-mind-and-childrens-games/988936)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2023, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theory-of-mind-and-childrens-games/988936 "2023-08-24T01:17:19Z")
I started playing hide and seek with my daughter when she was two, and she enjoys the game, but she fundamentally Does Not Get It. She’ll hide right in front of me; she’ll ask me to help her hide when I’m supposed to be … --- ## [Which new tech has impressed you the most over the last 5 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-new-tech-has-impressed-you-the-most-over-the-last-5-years/984884)
**Author:** [@Lantern2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern2)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-new-tech-has-impressed-you-the-most-over-the-last-5-years/984884 "2023-08-23T22:52:51Z")
For me number 1 has undoubtedly been generative AI. I am still blown away by what GPT-4 is capable of and in recent days I have enjoyed creating images on Bing Image Creator (which uses Dall-E) and have been impressed. T… --- ## [Why do some peoples eye lids flutter when they talk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-peoples-eye-lids-flutter-when-they-talk/330666)
**Author:** [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-peoples-eye-lids-flutter-when-they-talk/330666 "2023-08-23T21:23:18Z")
Why do the eye-lids of some people flutter when they are talking to you? Are you one of the people that does this? I don’t mean ‘flirt’ flutter, but a sort of indecision as to whether the eye should stay open or if it s… --- ## [My dissolving porch (how should I repair my rotting deck?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dissolving-porch-how-should-i-repair-my-rotting-deck/985134)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dissolving-porch-how-should-i-repair-my-rotting-deck/985134 "2023-08-23T18:39:08Z")
Howdy all. My wrap-around porch is in need of repair. A small point of rot has been shown to be a much bigger issue… All the decking is laying on the ground, which is mud basically up until the foundation of the house. … --- ## [Where is a safe place to order seeds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-a-safe-place-to-order-seeds/988681)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-a-safe-place-to-order-seeds/988681 "2023-08-22T23:23:50Z")
I want to order Piel de Sapo (aka Christmas or Santa Claus Melon) seeds. I usually buy seeds at a local nursery or order them from Burpee but I’ve not been able to find them. I’m concerned about ordering from Amazon, I’v… --- ## [(How) can I buy a used car and pick it up 1–2 months later?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-buy-a-used-car-and-pick-it-up-1-2-months-later/988754)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-buy-a-used-car-and-pick-it-up-1-2-months-later/988754 "2023-08-22T21:20:05Z")
I’ll be moving back to North America later this year and so need to go on a house-hunting trip a month or two in advance of the move. I’ll eventually need to buy a (used) car, but it would be nice if I had one already l… --- ## [Neighbor has a port-o-potty in their driveway for past year, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-port-o-potty-in-their-driveway-for-past-year-why/988442)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-port-o-potty-in-their-driveway-for-past-year-why/988442 "2023-08-22T21:00:45Z")
Okay neighbor is being generous, it’s somebody three blocks away from me. But every time I drive past their house they have a port-o-potty (or whatever the generic name for those portable toilets you see at outdoor even… --- ## [What to do with with dead bodies on Generation Ships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-with-dead-bodies-on-generation-ships/985514)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-with-dead-bodies-on-generation-ships/985514 "2023-08-22T12:16:14Z")
For those not familiar: “A generation ship , or generation starship , is a hypothetical type of interstellar ark or spaceship that travels at sub-light speed. Since such a ship might require hundreds to thousands of ye… --- ## [Cellphone Duplication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cellphone-duplication/988774)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cellphone-duplication/988774 "2023-08-22T03:13:41Z")
With the cellphone becoming such a necessary thing anymore, is there a way to duplicate it? I’m not talking about just all the data but rather having a spare. One often needs the phone to do common things like enter a s… --- ## [Convince me to take my DSLR on a 5-country European trip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-take-my-dslr-on-a-5-country-european-trip/985688)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-take-my-dslr-on-a-5-country-european-trip/985688 "2023-08-22T01:57:10Z")
…or confirm my growing conviction that my cell phone is all I need. In July my wife and I will be spending five days in Florence and Venice, then taking a ten-day Viking cruise with stops in Koper, Slovenia Zadar, Cro… --- ## [What are we now supposed to call a Tweet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-we-now-supposed-to-call-a-tweet/988569)
**Author:** [@jerseymule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerseymule)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-we-now-supposed-to-call-a-tweet/988569 "2023-08-22T01:42:14Z")
Now that Elon killed the cute little blue birdie, are we supposed to use a different term for the noun “tweet” or for the verb “to tweet”? The letter X doesn’t seem to convey what the word “tweet” has been doing for the… --- ## [Before I step off the cliff in dealing with my email issues,,,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-i-step-off-the-cliff-in-dealing-with-my-email-issues/988844)
**Author:** [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-i-step-off-the-cliff-in-dealing-with-my-email-issues/988844 "2023-08-21T17:15:06Z")
I have had an @roadrunner.com email for more than 20 years. The ISP for the roadrunner email servers has shifted around over the years and is now Spectrum, and has been for at least 5 years. My email client on both my … --- ## [Where are the birth control commercial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-birth-control-commercial/988698)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-birth-control-commercial/988698 "2023-08-21T14:26:40Z")
At one time there were all sorts of TV commercials for contraceptives. Spermacidal foams, pills, implants, injections, condoms. Now that Roe has been dismantled I would think companies making such products would jump on… --- ## [Left: Behind, or Otherwise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-behind-or-otherwise/988782)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-behind-or-otherwise/988782 "2023-08-20T16:53:29Z")
So many of us crave a world where it doesn’t matter. “It” meaning our difference, the thing that, in this world, has set us apart. Marginalized us. Sexual orientation. Race. Gender identity. Whatever. Raise your h… --- ## [African Safari recommendations and ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/african-safari-recommendations-and-ideas/988604)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/african-safari-recommendations-and-ideas/988604 "2023-08-20T14:17:02Z")
I found two older threads from 2004 and 2006 so I figure it’s OK to start a new one. My wife and I have just started exploring the idea of taking a safari during the summer months when we have time for an extended vacat… --- ## [Loom software decided to run itself without my asking it to, then also uninstalled itself without my asking it to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loom-software-decided-to-run-itself-without-my-asking-it-to-then-also-uninstalled-itself-without-my-asking-it-to/988766)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2023, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loom-software-decided-to-run-itself-without-my-asking-it-to-then-also-uninstalled-itself-without-my-asking-it-to/988766 "2023-08-20T06:32:34Z")
Something very odd happened this morning; wonder if anyone could help: I have Loom (an audio/video recording software) on my laptop, however, I almost never use it. This morning, it somehow decided to open itself withou… --- ## [Could major brands safely coast for a year or two with current products/services?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-major-brands-safely-coast-for-a-year-or-two-with-current-products-services/988689)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2023, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-major-brands-safely-coast-for-a-year-or-two-with-current-products-services/988689 "2023-08-18T21:29:35Z")
In a capitalist world, no, but in an ideal world where you don’t have to demonstrate constant growth to shareholders. Companies like Apple are often criticized for putting out gadgets that are only marginally better tha… --- ## [Donald Trump is a fascist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-is-a-fascist/988260)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-is-a-fascist/988260 "2023-08-18T21:11:27Z")
In case there was any doubt, Robert Reich, former labor secretary and now professor at UC Berkeley, spells it out for us in a succinct, seven minute video (below). I don’t think this is a surprise to anyone here but I b… --- ## [Would You Tip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-tip/988316)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-tip/988316 "2023-08-17T23:42:09Z")
Here’s another question about tipping. I tip waitstaff and hairdressers. Once in a while I’ll leave something in a tip jar that’s on a counter at a place where I order and pickup at the counter. I have been taking my th… --- ## [Any experience with car sharing or month-long car rental?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-car-sharing-or-month-long-car-rental/982413)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2023, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-car-sharing-or-month-long-car-rental/982413 "2023-08-17T21:32:19Z")
Now Covid is less of a problem, it’s time to take my kids to visit their grandmother in Atlanta. Our last visit was three years ago. The plan is to go for four weeks in late July to late August. My mother no longer has… --- ## [Could a person hide the existence of a will?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-person-hide-the-existence-of-a-will/988554)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-person-hide-the-existence-of-a-will/988554 "2023-08-17T11:11:22Z")
No, I don’t need answer fast - this is curiosity based on mental meanderings. My FIL died in January, my husband is the executor, and there was never any “reading of the will” or really anything beyond him helping his mo… --- ## [Diplomacy/behavior problem re friend's dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-behavior-problem-re-friends-dog/988480)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-behavior-problem-re-friends-dog/988480 "2023-08-16T18:20:58Z")
I’m not sure if I’m asking for advice or just venting. TL;DR: How do I tell a friend (that I’ll soon be living very close to and seeing a lot of) that her sweet dog is totally obnoxious due to never having been trained?… --- ## [I need help buying a mattress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-buying-a-mattress/986776)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2023, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-buying-a-mattress/986776 "2023-07-11T01:22:20Z")
The subject of mattresses came up in conversation with friends twice in the last week and everyone was horrified (as you will be) that my mattress is 21 years old. When purchased it was a very nice Tempurpedic back when … --- ## [More home renovation words of wisdom: energy efficiency edition!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-home-renovation-words-of-wisdom-energy-efficiency-edition/981697)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2023, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-home-renovation-words-of-wisdom-energy-efficiency-edition/981697 "2023-08-16T13:40:10Z")
So the kitchen remodel is so awesome that now I am jazzed up to finally do something about a) the extremely leaky, original 1906 windows; and b) the complete and total lack of attic insulation. I may regret not making th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=127) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=129)