# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=166 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 167 --- ## [Aruba hospitality WAPS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aruba-hospitality-waps/975239)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aruba-hospitality-waps/975239 "2022-11-20T14:19:15Z")
Has anyone had difficulties with these? When used with larger Aruba wireless access points that accommodate more users, attempts to update shut down all the WAPs. I would like to benefit from other user’s experience. … --- ## [Health Supplements - 2022 - Personal recommendations/stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-supplements-2022-personal-recommendations-stories/974143)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-supplements-2022-personal-recommendations-stories/974143 "2022-11-20T04:13:24Z")
Hi All, You see so many ads for various health supplements. Do you have any recommendations or positive/negative experiences to share? I’ve found myself ponding about trying some of these, but I doubt I’ll see any posi… --- ## [How to handle concert ticket sales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-handle-concert-ticket-sales/975198)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-handle-concert-ticket-sales/975198 "2022-11-20T00:17:57Z")
I was reading about the upcoming Taylor Swift concerts and the scandal where the servers broke down and scalpers were able to buy a lot of the tickets. This got me wondering, what is a good way to handle ticket sales? F… --- ## [My wisteria aka what to ask for to fix this aka the perils of southern engineering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wisteria-aka-what-to-ask-for-to-fix-this-aka-the-perils-of-southern-engineering/975108)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wisteria-aka-what-to-ask-for-to-fix-this-aka-the-perils-of-southern-engineering/975108 "2022-11-19T18:08:51Z")
I planted a wisteria a few years ago\*, with support to train it into a tree. The support wasn’t strong enough, so I braced it with angle iron. A bad wind storm came through and blew the wisteria hard enough to bend th… --- ## [Questions people are convinced of the answer, but are wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-people-are-convinced-of-the-answer-but-are-wrong/974721)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2022, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-people-are-convinced-of-the-answer-but-are-wrong/974721 "2022-11-19T08:06:46Z")
Continuing the discussion from Daylight Savings Time: Why is the US congress split on this matter: Nope, just the opposite. When I was in college (pre-Google), this was one of our favorite “pick an argument” quest… --- ## [Cake vs. Pie comedy routine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie-comedy-routine/974989)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2022, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-vs-pie-comedy-routine/974989 "2022-11-19T06:54:18Z")
Comedian Paul Tompkins has a funny bit about solving the “historic” debate between which is the best dessert. He concludes frosting is more delicious than whipped cream, also arguing when you had a school food drive, pe… --- ## [Dopers with enlarged prostates, have you done anything about it and how'd it go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-enlarged-prostates-have-you-done-anything-about-it-and-howd-it-go/974302)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2022, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-enlarged-prostates-have-you-done-anything-about-it-and-howd-it-go/974302 "2022-11-19T03:55:06Z")
As a male turning 60 next year, I’m starting to show signs of an enlarged prostate. I won’t go into the details because IYKYK. My PSA level is fine. If you’ve had any treatments for a swollen prostate, I’d like to hea… --- ## [Anyone else having issues with Chrome?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-issues-with-chrome/975054)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-issues-with-chrome/975054 "2022-11-18T20:04:53Z")
Not just on this site but just about any of them. Chrome keeps crashing and wants me to reload the pages, which usually works. It started a couple of weeks ago and has been awful ever since. I’ve cleared cache and reb… --- ## [Airlines and refunds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airlines-and-refunds/975052)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airlines-and-refunds/975052 "2022-11-18T17:41:02Z")
There seems to be a big deal being made about how some airlines are being forced to issue refunds for canceled flights. Out of the six listed only one, Frontier, is an American company. Is there some reason the major Ame… --- ## [Who else despise living in apartment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-despise-living-in-apartment/974952)
**Author:** [@reallyneverknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reallyneverknown)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-despise-living-in-apartment/974952 "2022-11-18T13:30:02Z")
It’s like living in a version of h3ll. You have to put up with all the brain dead people you live around who act like animals. There’s always an issue with how loud they are. This ridiculous braindead woman walks like an… --- ## [Any experience buying a car that would have to be shipped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-buying-a-car-that-would-have-to-be-shipped/974986)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-buying-a-car-that-would-have-to-be-shipped/974986 "2022-11-18T13:17:25Z")
I am shopping for a used car. I am looking locally but the online auto sites will show me cars everywhere in the country. Dealers in other cities will arrange shipping. But I have never bought a car sight-unseen and I es… --- ## [Am I alcohol-intolerant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-alcohol-intolerant/975028)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-alcohol-intolerant/975028 "2022-11-18T03:44:29Z")
I have never flushed or have my skin turn red or hot, etc. when drinking alcohol. However, I have never gotten any pleasure from alcohol, either. All alcohol has ever done is make me dizzy and a bit ill. Never once has … --- ## [Assaulted by Sister](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assaulted-by-sister/974964)
**Author:** [@LARitchey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LARitchey)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assaulted-by-sister/974964 "2022-11-18T01:17:42Z")
My sister and I have not really spoken in over a year. She controlled her oldest son and he had enough. It came to a head when his father passed away (my sister’s ex-husband). She is mad at me because she thinks I shoul… --- ## [Missile hits Poland - Biden call meeting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missile-hits-poland-biden-call-meeting/975008)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missile-hits-poland-biden-call-meeting/975008 "2022-11-17T18:05:16Z")
So the Third World War starts in Poland, again? --- ## [Another "How Do You Pronounce This?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-how-do-you-pronounce-this/974897)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-how-do-you-pronounce-this/974897 "2022-11-17T15:18:48Z")
I’m listening to an audio book and the narrator pronounces the H in WH words like white, when, whisper, etc. I can’t explain how it’s pronounced but I can definitely hear the H sound. Is this a regional thing? Do most pe… --- ## ["It was a dark evening with only the feeble light of a waning crescent moon." How much basic astronomy is widely understood by those not specifically interested in the subject?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-a-dark-evening-with-only-the-feeble-light-of-a-waning-crescent-moon-how-much-basic-astronomy-is-widely-understood-by-those-not-specifically-interested-in-the-subject/974200)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-a-dark-evening-with-only-the-feeble-light-of-a-waning-crescent-moon-how-much-basic-astronomy-is-widely-understood-by-those-not-specifically-interested-in-the-subject/974200 "2022-11-17T14:37:56Z")
A few months ago I listened to the outstanding Passage trilogy by Justin Cronin, which, like James Howard Kunstler’s World Made By Hand series, turned out to be thoroughly enjoyable and has made me reconsider my supposed… --- ## [Need help removing hair color](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-removing-hair-color/975067)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-removing-hair-color/975067 "2022-11-17T14:36:35Z")
What was supposed to be a temporary teal hair coloring from Splat! has lasted many months, and I am looking to remove it (or at least lighten it up as much as possible. I have tried several suggested home remedies, such… --- ## [Dave Chappell, a very funny bigot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-chappell-a-very-funny-bigot/975060)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-chappell-a-very-funny-bigot/975060 "2022-11-17T07:33:04Z")
Ok, I searched and I couldn’t find a thread on this, really. I’m not sure I’ll make for the best person to start one off. I’m not Trans, or Black, or Jewish, and I’m not an expert in comedy or social commentary; but, Dav… --- ## [Why Are Police So Hell-Bent On Getting Citizens' Information (When They're Not Entitled To It)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-police-so-hell-bent-on-getting-citizens-information-when-theyre-not-entitled-to-it/974857)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-police-so-hell-bent-on-getting-citizens-information-when-theyre-not-entitled-to-it/974857 "2022-11-16T23:33:09Z")
The latest in a series of videos of people getting unjustly arrested for refusing to show ID, answer questions about name and DOB, etc. I’m not interested in getting into parsing the legalities here, it’s obviously going… --- ## [Am I more likely to win the lottery by picking the numbers myself or going with easy pick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-more-likely-to-win-the-lottery-by-picking-the-numbers-myself-or-going-with-easy-pick/973627)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-more-likely-to-win-the-lottery-by-picking-the-numbers-myself-or-going-with-easy-pick/973627 "2022-11-16T19:29:46Z")
Yeah, yeah, I know, statistically it’s more likely to get hit by a meteor or whatever than hit the winning numbers. Better to just take the money you were going to spend on tickets and invest it. Playing the lottery is t… --- ## [Misophonia, and how to cope with it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misophonia-and-how-to-cope-with-it/974229)
**Author:** [@deltogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltogre)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misophonia-and-how-to-cope-with-it/974229 "2022-11-16T19:14:49Z")
I suffer from misophonia. If you are unfamiliar, it has only really recently been given much attention in public academic circles. It means “hatred of sound,” and when I say I suffer from it, that is the only correct ter… --- ## ["Not since Hitler has a person embodied all the signs of the Antichrist like Donald Trump", any actual truth to this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-since-hitler-has-a-person-embodied-all-the-signs-of-the-antichrist-like-donald-trump-any-actual-truth-to-this/974501)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-since-hitler-has-a-person-embodied-all-the-signs-of-the-antichrist-like-donald-trump-any-actual-truth-to-this/974501 "2022-11-16T17:34:20Z")
I tried to see if this topic was made before and surprised I couldn’t find one (though I only searched topic titles). I’ve seen many MANY people opine that Trump fits “Almost all the classic signs of the Antichrist” how… --- ## [What are some of the greatest things you know now that you wished you knew back then?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-greatest-things-you-know-now-that-you-wished-you-knew-back-then/970041)
**Author:** [@thescrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thescrr)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-greatest-things-you-know-now-that-you-wished-you-knew-back-then/970041 "2022-11-16T13:03:15Z")
Whether you are 20, 40, or 60 years old right now, tell me some of the greatest things you know now that you wish you had known earlier in life. I’ll start with one of mine: “First you work for money, then you make mon… --- ## [You can bring one item from history to the present. What are you getting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-bring-one-item-from-history-to-the-present-what-are-you-getting/974244)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-bring-one-item-from-history-to-the-present-what-are-you-getting/974244 "2022-11-16T06:16:17Z")
The criteria: You must be able to carry it. It cannot be a living thing. It must benefit a substantial portion of society, not just you. IOW, this is not a get rich trip. You only get one trip so you can’t break som… --- ## [Recommend a decent microscope and telescope for my kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-decent-microscope-and-telescope-for-my-kids/972898)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-decent-microscope-and-telescope-for-my-kids/972898 "2022-11-15T14:42:14Z")
I am thinking of Christmas gifts and would like to get a microscope and/or telescope for my budding scientist daughters (age 12 and 9). A couple of years ago I made the mistake of buying a combo set with both for about $… --- ## [Ukraine invasion: What would it take for Russia’s current allies to abandon their support?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-invasion-what-would-it-take-for-russia-s-current-allies-to-abandon-their-support/973021)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-invasion-what-would-it-take-for-russia-s-current-allies-to-abandon-their-support/973021 "2022-11-15T02:56:06Z")
They haven’t applied sanctions on the US have they? Why would China (and especially India most of whose military is Russian origin equipment) apply pressure on Russia. For the feels? Vibes don’t make foreign policy. D… --- ## [Can you recommend a home office chair for a heavy person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-a-home-office-chair-for-a-heavy-person/963855)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-a-home-office-chair-for-a-heavy-person/963855 "2022-11-14T21:33:54Z")
Alright, it well into my third year of working for home and I really need to get a good home office chair now. But I’m a big guy so I need something very strong and supportive. But I’m in a small space at home so it ca… --- ## [Tipping Redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-redux/971413)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-redux/971413 "2022-11-14T19:44:26Z")
Our trip to Vegas, which was cancelled 2-1/2 years ago by the pandemic, is on again. We’ll be there in November. While the wife has made trips to the mainland and Thailand, this will be my first time outside of Hawaii si… --- ## [Good sources of advice about finance for senior citizens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-sources-of-advice-about-finance-for-senior-citizens/974873)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-sources-of-advice-about-finance-for-senior-citizens/974873 "2022-11-14T18:39:49Z")
I’m 73, my husband is 74. Both reasonably healthy although we take pills for blood pressure and cholesterol. The house we are in belongs to us and the bank, and in the current market we have probably around 55% equity. S… --- ## [Cantor infinities and zeros](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cantor-infinities-and-zeros/972103)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cantor-infinities-and-zeros/972103 "2022-11-14T16:23:04Z")
Georg Cantor established that there are many levels of infinity (e.g. his diagonal proof), showing that there are in some absolute sense more real numbers than integers. So should we consider that there is more than one… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=165) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=167)