# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1794 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1795 --- ## [Sleep vs. Shut Down on a Macbook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-vs-shut-down-on-a-macbook/571230)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2011, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-vs-shut-down-on-a-macbook/571230 "2011-02-16T00:12:53Z")
Thank you to all who have answered my “new computer” question. I really appreciate the responses :slight\_smile: I have one more computer-based question. So, like many of us, I’m trying to cut down on time I waste on the… --- ## [Anyone a memeber of Lots of Events singles club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-a-memeber-of-lots-of-events-singles-club/571517)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2011, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-a-memeber-of-lots-of-events-singles-club/571517 "2011-02-16T00:06:30Z")
I came across a web site for singles. I talked to them on the phone a bit ago and got a bit of a strange vibe from them. They don’t want to talk about price on the phone as they said that to do so means you’ve been exte… --- ## [Recommend a starter book on SSIS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-starter-book-on-ssis/571513)
**Author:** [@SCSimmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCSimmons)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-starter-book-on-ssis/571513 "2011-02-15T23:22:33Z")
SQL Server Integration Services. Thread title character limits are my mortal enemies … OK, this is maybe too specialized a question, even for this board. But what the hey–nothing ventured, nothing gained. I have a new p… --- ## [New Commo Tech \> Rapid Social Change Correlation Or Causality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-commo-tech-rapid-social-change-correlation-or-causality/571407)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-commo-tech-rapid-social-change-correlation-or-causality/571407 "2011-02-15T23:20:08Z")
New Communications Tech + 10-20 years = A burst of rapid social upheaval? \[ul\] \[li\]1840s --steam powered printing presses & telegraph\[/li\]\[li\]1850s Anti-slavery movement\[/li\]\[li\]Late 19th Cent Phonographs, telephones.\[… --- ## [Eye allergies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-allergies/570826)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-allergies/570826 "2011-02-15T22:54:18Z")
We’re off to our third trip in 2 weeks to the opthamalogist tomorrow because my daughter’s eyes have reacted to something. 2 weeks ago she came home and her eyes were all bloodshot, weeping, and burning. She also compla… --- ## [9mm vs .45acp Go!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9mm-vs-45acp-go/570998)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9mm-vs-45acp-go/570998 "2011-02-15T20:51:01Z")
Feel free to bring up whatever sort of argument in favor of your favorite caliber between the 9mm Parabellum and the .45acp. --- ## [Is peanut butter banned at your child's school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-peanut-butter-banned-at-your-childs-school/571136)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-peanut-butter-banned-at-your-childs-school/571136 "2011-02-15T20:48:00Z")
Because so many kids have peanut allergies, I’ve heard that many schools have banned peanut butter at school, i.e., no kids can bring it for lunch or as a snack. Where I teach, we have not banned it; in fact, the discus… --- ## [What's your favorite source of investment information?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-source-of-investment-information/571463)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-source-of-investment-information/571463 "2011-02-15T20:28:45Z")
Looking for a rich source of investment info, preferably free, about up-and-coming companies, market conditions, sector analysis. I basically want to reorient myself to the world of investing and hopefully pick up some… --- ## [How do I find shoes I like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-shoes-i-like/571486)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-shoes-i-like/571486 "2011-02-15T20:26:58Z")
I just went to the mall and went to every store that sells shoes and I kid you not I could not find shoes I liked. And I am not dreadfully picky, although I was this time looking for a specific set. So what do I do? it … --- ## [Give me pro tips for running wires under my house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-pro-tips-for-running-wires-under-my-house/571329)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-pro-tips-for-running-wires-under-my-house/571329 "2011-02-15T20:18:34Z")
While I’m planning out the kitchen I sure would like to get rid of the security camera wire I’ve clipped to the baseboards running through the house! So I was thinking maybe tomorrow when I have the afternoon off would … --- ## [Million Dollar Insurance Scam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-insurance-scam/571247)
**Author:** [@donewrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donewrong)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-insurance-scam/571247 "2011-02-15T19:27:57Z")
I have discovered from another family member that my Father had a million dollar life insurance policy for his children which my grandmother was made the primary beneficiary until we were of age. My grandmother did not … --- ## [Poker face: how to stop showing my emotions in my facial expressions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-face-how-to-stop-showing-my-emotions-in-my-facial-expressions/571441)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-face-how-to-stop-showing-my-emotions-in-my-facial-expressions/571441 "2011-02-15T18:20:40Z")
My coworkers have told me that I need to stop being so easy to read. Especially when I’m in a meeting or lecture and someone says something which I think is bullshit, or deliberately obscurantist, my face shows my though… --- ## [Mens cologne](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-cologne/563093)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-cologne/563093 "2011-02-15T18:19:37Z")
My friend bought himself a gift pack of cologne, deodorant and mesh scrub today and it occured to me I can get this for the man I like for Xmas. What I would like to know is, what brands smell good, I want your opinion,… --- ## [Intelligently Design Yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligently-design-yourself/570913)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligently-design-yourself/570913 "2011-02-15T17:40:18Z")
Picture yourself as some sort of Creator God, designing humans. What features from other living things would you give us to make us work better than we do now? Personally, I’d love to have a dolphin’s ability to sleep w… --- ## [Valentine's recommendation for a fledgling relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valentines-recommendation-for-a-fledgling-relationship/570945)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valentines-recommendation-for-a-fledgling-relationship/570945 "2011-02-15T17:28:38Z")
I’m in the very beginning stages of seeing this woman. The twist is, she’s actually my ex-girlfriend… we were together for a couple of years when we were ages 18-20, and haven’t had any contact since, until a couple of … --- ## [Anyone here ever filed with TaxAct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-filed-with-taxact/485859)
**Author:** [@cletus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cletus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-filed-with-taxact/485859 "2011-02-15T17:21:38Z")
There’s no way in hell I’m paying Turbotax $50 (plus $xx for the state return) just because I have to fill out schedule D when I file. I looked at a few of the other tax filing programs and was thinking of going with Tax… --- ## [What Should One Do If Someone Has a Bad Seed Child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-one-do-if-someone-has-a-bad-seed-child/571335)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-one-do-if-someone-has-a-bad-seed-child/571335 "2011-02-15T08:08:42Z")
I’m glad I’ll never face this problem. I venture to say you Dopers out there won’t either. But I just finished reading the book Columbine, by Dave Cullen. He makes a convincing case that Eric Harris, one of the Columb… --- ## [Puerto Rico-Retirement heaven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puerto-rico-retirement-heaven/571253)
**Author:** [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puerto-rico-retirement-heaven/571253 "2011-02-15T05:44:38Z")
Been looking at the daily temperatures in PR during this most miserable of winters in s.e. US. The daily high/low temps have been about 85/73 F for several weeks. I wonder what they are in the summer. I hope they wouldn’… --- ## [Acupuncture on my wrist for swelling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acupuncture-on-my-wrist-for-swelling/571163)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acupuncture-on-my-wrist-for-swelling/571163 "2011-02-15T05:00:06Z")
So, I know that acupuncture, much like other non-western based medicines, tends to draw a lot of ire and criticism. And if someone told me they were going to increase the flow of my Qi using it, I would join them in thei… --- ## [Any use TaxAct.com to do your taxes? Did it seem OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-use-taxact-com-to-do-your-taxes-did-it-seem-ok/162104)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-use-taxact-com-to-do-your-taxes-did-it-seem-ok/162104 "2011-02-15T04:34:00Z")
A friend told me about this, it’s free software to do your taxes and print out, and I think 8 bucks to e-File. Were you happy with it? Did it seem OK? I’m wary of free stuff with only one person recommending it… --- ## [Car breaks down on side of road. You call for help. Then what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-breaks-down-on-side-of-road-you-call-for-help-then-what/570893)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-breaks-down-on-side-of-road-you-call-for-help-then-what/570893 "2011-02-15T03:55:34Z")
My van broke down while I was traveling on a rural, 2-lane road yesterday evening at around 10:00 PM. The engine died. It was \*\*\*very \*\*\*cold out. I called my wife to pick me up. She said she would be there in about a ha… --- ## [Why the rash of "Why do they pronounce" threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-rash-of-why-do-they-pronounce-threads/571389)
**Author:** [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-rash-of-why-do-they-pronounce-threads/571389 "2011-02-15T02:40:27Z")
I’ve noticed a recent spate of “Why do some people pronounce word X differently to me?” threads. Is there some current US-based TV show or something causing this sudden spate of interest? The answer to all of them is, … --- ## [How to close in a very small porch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-close-in-a-very-small-porch/571353)
**Author:** [@Soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-close-in-a-very-small-porch/571353 "2011-02-15T01:33:37Z")
SoulMate and I live together, play together, and work from home together in a two bedroom apartment in Atlanta. We see each other twenty-five hours a day and, even though she’s the love of my life, sometimes I like to go… --- ## [Is it worth getting an ipad if I already have an ipod3 and an iphone4?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-getting-an-ipad-if-i-already-have-an-ipod3-and-an-iphone4/571375)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2011, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-getting-an-ipad-if-i-already-have-an-ipod3-and-an-iphone4/571375 "2011-02-14T23:24:40Z")
Does the ipad have anything significantly improved upon than its smaller apple counter parts in terms of software? How good is the screen keyboard compared to a hardware keyboard? How good is the video ‘experience’? S… --- ## [Any advice on home petri dish experiements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-on-home-petri-dish-experiements/571373)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2011, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-on-home-petri-dish-experiements/571373 "2011-02-14T22:50:45Z")
Hey all, I am going to attempt to do an experiment with petri dishes at the school I am studying at in Nicaragua. I’ve managed to track down unflavored gelatin, but most recipes call for boullion cubes, which I have be… --- ## [Help me coin another new word: Someone who likes children but doesn't want to sound like a pervert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-coin-another-new-word-someone-who-likes-children-but-doesnt-want-to-sound-like-a-pervert/571046)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2011, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-coin-another-new-word-someone-who-likes-children-but-doesnt-want-to-sound-like-a-pervert/571046 "2011-02-14T21:42:29Z")
Help me coin another new word: Someone who likes children but doesn’t want to sound like a pervert. Any ideas? --- ## [What can your parents still do better than you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-your-parents-still-do-better-than-you/571130)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-your-parents-still-do-better-than-you/571130 "2011-02-14T21:41:37Z")
For example, for me it’s salt an egg. My Dad salted them for me when I was little and I still can’t do it just right, close, but not exactly. What can your folks do that you never did quite master? --- ## [What to do in San Antonio, TX?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-san-antonio-tx/571307)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-san-antonio-tx/571307 "2011-02-14T21:35:27Z")
I’m thinking about going to San Antonio for a long weekend, what do you recommend doing? I’m particularly interested in museums, historic sites, and natural areas, but am open to other suggestions and don’t mind driving… --- ## [iPhone tips and tricks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-tips-and-tricks/571244)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-tips-and-tricks/571244 "2011-02-14T21:21:33Z")
Anything interesting you can do with an iphone? Here’s one I learned from a coworker: if you double click the home button, you access a type of “task manager” that shows you all active programs. If you hold down one of … --- ## [Has anyone noticed a difference after taking fish-oil capsules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-noticed-a-difference-after-taking-fish-oil-capsules/570734)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-noticed-a-difference-after-taking-fish-oil-capsules/570734 "2011-02-14T21:06:46Z")
My question is basically in the thread title. Just wondering if any of the Dopers out there have noticed positive or negative differences in their life based on a consistent regimen of fish oil. I would prefer that answ… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1793) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1795)