# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=147 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 148 --- ## [Kia crash and flip in Chatsworth (video)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kia-crash-and-flip-in-chatsworth-video/981991)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kia-crash-and-flip-in-chatsworth-video/981991 "2023-04-02T21:16:04Z")
This video has been making the rounds. It shows dashcam footage of a tire hitting a Kia on the freeway, and launching the car 12 feet in the air and flipping it. Something about this scream “FAKE” to me. It’s too “per… --- ## [Did a power outage screw up my landline phone line? What can I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-a-power-outage-screw-up-my-landline-phone-line-what-can-i-do/982012)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-a-power-outage-screw-up-my-landline-phone-line-what-can-i-do/982012 "2023-04-02T16:01:33Z")
We had a power outage in the neighborhood a few days ago, and since then there is a loud noise on the landline, sort of a cross between a hum and a buzz. We have a cordless phone with two satellite handsets besides the m… --- ## [Can I convince a friend she should wash her hair more often? (see details)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-convince-a-friend-she-should-wash-her-hair-more-often-see-details/981396)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-convince-a-friend-she-should-wash-her-hair-more-often-see-details/981396 "2023-04-02T03:35:21Z")
My friend “Penny” has quite a bit of hair that frizzes out all the time. She washes it just once every two weeks “because it’s an ordeal” that lasts 45 minutes at least. What I don’t know how to tell her is that her s… --- ## [Minor ethical dilemma. Using a Senior perk a few months early. You get to decide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-ethical-dilemma-using-a-senior-perk-a-few-months-early-you-get-to-decide/981892)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-ethical-dilemma-using-a-senior-perk-a-few-months-early-you-get-to-decide/981892 "2023-04-01T20:08:50Z")
There is a music/arts festival coming up that lasts from a Thursday to a Sunday. You generally have to pay for the weekend and most people do that and camp for the entire time. They sell one day passes for Sunday only. N… --- ## [Help me find a nice microscope objective for photography?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-nice-microscope-objective-for-photography/981985)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-nice-microscope-objective-for-photography/981985 "2023-04-01T15:06:22Z")
I’d like to buy a nice microscope objective for attaching to my camera. Wonderful performance is the goal, and yet, tuppence is tuppence. I’m thinking 10X, though what I learn would presumably help go to other magnifica… --- ## [Increasing auditory hallucinations lately, should I be concerned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increasing-auditory-hallucinations-lately-should-i-be-concerned/981959)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increasing-auditory-hallucinations-lately-should-i-be-concerned/981959 "2023-04-01T14:41:19Z")
I have a bipolar-2 sister and possibly-psychotic aunt. I had never had any hallucinations of any sort until recently. I’m 35. Never anything visual - only auditory stuff. Every once in a few months, I’d get what I thou… --- ## [Least ‘commercialized’ search engine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-commercialized-search-engine/981886)
**Author:** [@Turki-lurki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turki-lurki)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-commercialized-search-engine/981886 "2023-04-01T05:13:07Z")
Just read a response from another Doper who said Google responses are ordered in order of their benefit to google, not their benefit to you. I have noticed this too. What’s a good alternative? I use Duck Duck Go because … --- ## [Do you Scrum? Or Agile something something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-scrum-or-agile-something-something/843665)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-scrum-or-agile-something-something/843665 "2023-04-01T01:24:28Z")
(Scrum is a project management structure used primarily by software companies) My company converted to scrum 4 years ago, after pretending to be “agile” for 5 years and not really being very agile. We follow a fairly t… --- ## [Castors for upright piano](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/castors-for-upright-piano/981826)
**Author:** [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/castors-for-upright-piano/981826 "2023-03-31T22:06:16Z")
I want to put our upright piano onto castors or a moveable platform - how can I do it? --- ## [Spin-Off thread from Life Hacks about Defund Police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spin-off-thread-from-life-hacks-about-defund-police/981798)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spin-off-thread-from-life-hacks-about-defund-police/981798 "2023-03-31T20:10:53Z")
An echo or Alexa that can be programmed to call you (or send a text, email, whatever) by voice commands sounds like a really good idea. My mother was ready to die, and had a DNR. I wasn’t worried she might be lying uncon… --- ## [Social Security: I hate it when there’s a kernel of truth from the Republican opposition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-security-i-hate-it-when-there-s-a-kernel-of-truth-from-the-republican-opposition/980946)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-security-i-hate-it-when-there-s-a-kernel-of-truth-from-the-republican-opposition/980946 "2023-03-31T17:50:27Z")
On one hand, you have Democrats saying “The Evil Republicans are coming for your social security! It’s your right! You paid into it!” And on the other hand, you have a system where the money people paying in TODAY is go… --- ## [Companies creating their own competition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/companies-creating-their-own-competition/981888)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/companies-creating-their-own-competition/981888 "2023-03-31T03:14:06Z")
What were some times a company accidentally created their own competitors? --- ## [Cat people: do you think your cats know the names we give them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-people-do-you-think-your-cats-know-the-names-we-give-them/981719)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-people-do-you-think-your-cats-know-the-names-we-give-them/981719 "2023-03-31T00:09:00Z")
Or indeed respond to them. I suspect not. Cats obviously have good hearing if they are healthy. But I have not seen any evidence that they recognise a ‘name’. We have several, and I have not seen any sign that one wil… --- ## [Have you worked with "Slack" communication platform?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-worked-with-slack-communication-platform/981842)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-worked-with-slack-communication-platform/981842 "2023-03-30T23:31:27Z")
I do volunteer field work for a non-profit as a post-retirement hobby and excuse for getting out of the house. There is a modest amount of informational back-and-forth between me (and other volunteers) and our supervisor… --- ## [Need Recommendation: YouTube Ukraine War Daily Updates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-recommendation-youtube-ukraine-war-daily-updates/981508)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-recommendation-youtube-ukraine-war-daily-updates/981508 "2023-03-30T22:06:53Z")
There are many English speaking Ukrainian YouTube streamers that give daily updates about the War’s frontlines and situation. The Current Events and Military Historian parts of me make me watch these almost everyday. B… --- ## [Peel-and-stick fabric interfacing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peel-and-stick-fabric-interfacing/981849)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peel-and-stick-fabric-interfacing/981849 "2023-03-30T21:30:49Z")
My husband sews, and saw this stuff on a sewing video from Malaysia, and now he wants some. As sewers will know, interfacing available in the US (and most other places, I guess) is iron-on, which he finds to be clumsy an… --- ## [Would you want to keep a bone surgically removed from your body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-keep-a-bone-surgically-removed-from-your-body/981783)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-keep-a-bone-surgically-removed-from-your-body/981783 "2023-03-30T15:43:35Z")
poll Background - when I had my wisdom teeth removed 30+ years ago, the oral surgeon asked me if I wanted to keep the teeth. I said sure, and after the surgery they gave me a small manila envelope with 4 bloody teeth wra… --- ## [Does it harm children to watch pornography?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-harm-children-to-watch-pornography/755688)
**Author:** [@spamforbrains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spamforbrains)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-harm-children-to-watch-pornography/755688 "2023-03-30T14:31:21Z")
In my lovely state, the GOP-led government has decided to move on from regulating women’s sexuality to regulating pornography. Apparently they simply have nothing better to do, such as tackle the pollution problem, figur… --- ## [Florida? Described well in The Atlantic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-described-well-in-the-atlantic/981729)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-described-well-in-the-atlantic/981729 "2023-03-30T12:57:35Z")
I’m curious about how accurate this article is, in the opinions of Dopers, about the state of Florida. --- ## [How should I go about selecting a Lasik doctor/equipment type?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-go-about-selecting-a-lasik-doctor-equipment-type/960645)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-go-about-selecting-a-lasik-doctor-equipment-type/960645 "2023-03-30T09:26:47Z")
I’ve been thinking about Lasik for a long time but I’ve always worried about gambling with my vision - I know the complication rate is low, but if something happened to my eyes that would be catastrophic. Has this improv… --- ## [Psilocybin for depression. Any personal experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psilocybin-for-depression-any-personal-experience/981393)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psilocybin-for-depression-any-personal-experience/981393 "2023-03-30T05:33:14Z")
Legal US use only in Oregon and in research settings but likely to get FDA approval soon. Maybe in’24. Australia has approved it recently. Research data looks good. Any personal experiences? --- ## [Professional W-9 Form, Need Answer Quick!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-w-9-form-need-answer-quick/981836)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-w-9-form-need-answer-quick/981836 "2023-03-29T21:47:10Z")
Hey All I need to provide a W-9 for some consulting I’m doing. I’ve only done a little over my career, so I’m not up on all the tips and tricks. The customer wants a W9, which of course I can download from the IRS. How… --- ## [In the bathroom, during Ramadan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-bathroom-during-ramadan/981778)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-bathroom-during-ramadan/981778 "2023-03-28T23:22:04Z")
I’m not sure where to ask this, and I’m sure this will come across as insensitive to some people. One time, about 10 years ago, we were invited to dinner at a colleague’s apartment, during Ramadan. This colleague (call … --- ## [A Question About Cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-cancer/981674)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-cancer/981674 "2023-03-28T16:05:01Z")
Is, or can it be, that depression is a symptom of cancer, any of them? I don’t mean mental/emotional depression, although it would seem that would be a logical thought, to me anyway. I mean physical depression, lack of… --- ## [What to put in a used car ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-put-in-a-used-car-ad/981771)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-put-in-a-used-car-ad/981771 "2023-03-28T16:00:54Z")
I am going to be selling my 2008 Altima after I get a few minor scratches and dents fixed and have it detailed. It has 144k miles. It has recently had a full tune up and the brake pads on the front are about 6 months ol… --- ## [Bathroom remodeling: opinions on glass sinks and lighted mirrors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-remodeling-opinions-on-glass-sinks-and-lighted-mirrors/981742)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-remodeling-opinions-on-glass-sinks-and-lighted-mirrors/981742 "2023-03-28T13:34:25Z")
We’d like to get some opinions / experiences with: Glass Sinks: We are considering something like these sinks. If you bought glass bathroom sinks, what are your opinions about them? What are their disadvantages? Would… --- ## [AV School Transportation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/av-school-transportation/981741)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/av-school-transportation/981741 "2023-03-28T01:34:43Z")
In our glorious future in which fully capable level 5 automated vehicles are common, I assume school districts will start switching to them to transport students. Do you think that it will be like current school buses, b… --- ## [Police training: US lags behind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-training-us-lags-behind/981718)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-training-us-lags-behind/981718 "2023-03-27T20:51:12Z")
I was surprised by a couple of articles that argue the average US police officer gets only 21 weeks of training, while in Finland, they receive 3 years of training and earn a degree. One article is here https://www.cfr.o… --- ## [Do You Tip on Take Out Orders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-on-take-out-orders/981148)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-on-take-out-orders/981148 "2023-03-27T18:35:36Z")
On orders where you call a restaurant or go online and place an order, go into the restaurant (so not the situations where you park and they bring it out to you), and they hand you a bag with your order and you leave, do… --- ## [Ok the malevolent ai kills off humanity what happens next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-the-malevolent-ai-kills-off-humanity-what-happens-next/981061)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-the-malevolent-ai-kills-off-humanity-what-happens-next/981061 "2023-03-27T17:17:55Z")
Ok the other week or so Cecil and others discussed the possibility of a Skynet AI attacking the human race My question is what happens when /after said AI accomplishes its goal? say “mission accomplished” and turn its… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=146) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=148)