# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1799 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1800 --- ## [Web hosting recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-hosting-recommendations/570581)
**Author:** [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-hosting-recommendations/570581 "2011-02-08T14:52:20Z")
I’m looking into web hosts, but the first page of google results all seem to be paid shills… I’m very afraid of relying on google results for “web host reviews”, for example fatcow.com seems to have great pricing and rev… --- ## [fastest way to add text to each line of a file](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fastest-way-to-add-text-to-each-line-of-a-file/570590)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fastest-way-to-add-text-to-each-line-of-a-file/570590 "2011-02-08T14:02:23Z")
I have a situation where I’d like to add text to the end each line in a text file on a windows system. It’s not an option to have the files on a UNIX system where it would probably be easier and faster. Actually I wo… --- ## [Universal Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universal-love/560512)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universal-love/560512 "2011-02-08T13:41:58Z")
Should human beings love all of their fellow human beings or at least the vast majority excepting such people as Hitler or Stalin? --- ## [Anonymous person offers you $1,000,000. Do you take it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-person-offers-you-1-000-000-do-you-take-it/570430)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-person-offers-you-1-000-000-do-you-take-it/570430 "2011-02-08T13:38:50Z")
Sitting at home one lazy afternoon, you get a phone call from Ms. Davis, who identifies herself as a junior associate for a for a large law firm. Assuring you that you are not being sued, she asks you to come in to her … --- ## [Ever moon anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-moon-anyone/569887)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-moon-anyone/569887 "2011-02-08T13:24:49Z")
Last night my children were complaining that I had never answered their question about the secret ingredient of dinner, and I totally had, but they didn’t hear me. So I repeated myself, this time mooning them for emphas… --- ## [Fellow Seattleites....Part Time jobs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-seattleites-part-time-jobs/570632)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-seattleites-part-time-jobs/570632 "2011-02-08T07:07:39Z")
Where’s a good place to work part time, for a second job, in the general Seattle area? Someplace that’s reasonably interesting, decent pay (or you know the norm for that type of job), even if it’s not great, that’s okay… --- ## [Any tips on learning a new language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tips-on-learning-a-new-language/569904)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tips-on-learning-a-new-language/569904 "2011-02-08T07:00:19Z")
Hey Dopesters, I’m in the process of learning Swedish with a view to moving to the country, so it’s for a proper reason not just for my own amusement. I’ve been learning if for the past six months and I wondered if anyo… --- ## [What level of donation can provide for enduring good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-level-of-donation-can-provide-for-enduring-good/570618)
**Author:** [@BACI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BACI)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-level-of-donation-can-provide-for-enduring-good/570618 "2011-02-08T05:41:32Z")
OK, so let’s say I have $5 million. And rather than buy a nice boat, or an expensive apartment, I decide to use it in the service of the greater good. How much good exactly could I do with it? Now, $5 million ain’t goin… --- ## [Ethical Dilema: debt repayment was intercepted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-dilema-debt-repayment-was-intercepted/570027)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-dilema-debt-repayment-was-intercepted/570027 "2011-02-08T05:25:08Z")
So back in December, I needed to get a standard letter from my bank for the government (I live in France) saying that I had a certain arbitrary (I think it was 420 Euros) in my account to renew my student visa. I was 60… --- ## [Japanese speaking dopers: how did you learn Kanbun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-speaking-dopers-how-did-you-learn-kanbun/570613)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-speaking-dopers-how-did-you-learn-kanbun/570613 "2011-02-08T03:13:52Z")
So my modern Japanese is fairly decent, and I still have most of my bungo (classical Japanese) from a year and a half of classes at uni. However, I never had to learn kanbun while in school, and now I’m finding that I ha… --- ## [Gift situation - would you be offended?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-situation-would-you-be-offended/570538)
**Author:** [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-situation-would-you-be-offended/570538 "2011-02-08T01:43:19Z")
So I did a Secret Santa with a group of friends. One of the things my recipient asked for was a large, expensive present for the apartment he shares with his boyfriend. I found out who his boyfriend’s Santa (we’ll call… --- ## [Runners, should I push through this feeling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/runners-should-i-push-through-this-feeling/570242)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/runners-should-i-push-through-this-feeling/570242 "2011-02-08T01:40:19Z")
I did c25k a couple of years ago successfully, then had some foot issues that stopped me running. I’ve started c25k again and just finished day 3 of week 1. I don’t have any cardiovascular problems with running, but I … --- ## [What simple firmware change would turn a crappy product into a great one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-simple-firmware-change-would-turn-a-crappy-product-into-a-great-one/569932)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-simple-firmware-change-would-turn-a-crappy-product-into-a-great-one/569932 "2011-02-08T00:55:16Z")
I just got a new car stereo. It has the capability to be used as a hands-free phone, by communicating via bluetooth to my cell phone. The voice quality is really good, and it even does voice dialing with my iPhone. When … --- ## [treatment of customers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treatment-of-customers/570362)
**Author:** [@I\_am\_the\_customer\_dammit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_am_the_customer_dammit)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treatment-of-customers/570362 "2011-02-07T22:41:48Z")
I am new in here. I am just so fed up from companies treating me like I am dirt. Is it just me, or have you experienced this new climate in the business world? It is like their charter is how to squeeze money out of y… --- ## [What's the least occupied plane flight you've been on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-least-occupied-plane-flight-youve-been-on/569875)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-least-occupied-plane-flight-youve-been-on/569875 "2011-02-07T22:32:58Z")
I was flying back from Salt Lake City and stupidly took the last flight to LA. The plane was delayed from Denver, so I managed to miss my connecting flight to Santa Barbara. Being the cheap bastard I am, I just slept a… --- ## [Why do you top off your gas tank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-top-off-your-gas-tank/570296)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-top-off-your-gas-tank/570296 "2011-02-07T21:33:08Z")
Instead of going 200 miles before you have to fill up again, you can now go 203 miles? I see people at the gas pumps all the time, click click, click click, trying to get that last ounce of gas into their tank. What th… --- ## [Do I really need this much sleep? (9-10 hours a night)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-need-this-much-sleep-9-10-hours-a-night/570131)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-need-this-much-sleep-9-10-hours-a-night/570131 "2011-02-07T20:15:29Z")
I’ve experimented a bit lately with my sleep schedule. Meaning, I stayed up later then I planned and noticed how hung over and gritty I felt the next morning. Judging from all that, it seems I need at least 9 to 10 hour… --- ## [Why did you get divorced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-get-divorced/570059)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-get-divorced/570059 "2011-02-07T18:31:17Z")
I am asking this because the divorce rate in the U.S. is pretty staggering, and I’m curious as to what makes couples say “’‘Till death’ be damned!” and call it quits. (And maybe I’m a teeny mite nosy.) Was the problem w… --- ## [I need a day planner app](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-day-planner-app/570312)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-day-planner-app/570312 "2011-02-07T18:05:33Z")
I can’t do the research myself for the next couple of days, so I was wondering if somebody had one they could recommend. Features I need (in order of importance, #4+ are optional): Syncing with a desktop or other comp… --- ## [Do I have a good reason for relearning German?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-good-reason-for-relearning-german/566337)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-good-reason-for-relearning-german/566337 "2011-02-07T17:39:29Z")
I used to speak German fairly well, though with limitations on my vocabulary, after four years of high school and a semester in college. But for a very long time, after I started learning Chinese, my ability to speak coh… --- ## [Pride in where you live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pride-in-where-you-live/570384)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pride-in-where-you-live/570384 "2011-02-07T14:40:17Z")
I’ve never really gotten this, or any sort of jingoistic feeling, about my neighborhood, my city, my state, my country or my planet. It’s just where I happen to find myself situated, but I meet people who insist on procl… --- ## [Do you find you're reaching the end of the internet faster and faster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-youre-reaching-the-end-of-the-internet-faster-and-faster/570354)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-youre-reaching-the-end-of-the-internet-faster-and-faster/570354 "2011-02-07T14:28:34Z")
Perhaps I need to find some new sites, but I’m finding that I’ve hit all the sites, forums, Facebook, etc, earlier and earlier in the evenings. How bout you? --- ## [Why would aliens come to earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-aliens-come-to-earth/570379)
**Author:** [@N8N8N8N](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N8N8N8N)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-aliens-come-to-earth/570379 "2011-02-07T13:09:23Z")
Lots of metals minerals and the like out there why come to earth if not for the Protien? --- ## [To what extent do mental health professionals investigate when they suspect persecutory delusions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-do-mental-health-professionals-investigate-when-they-suspect-persecutory-delusions/570480)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-do-mental-health-professionals-investigate-when-they-suspect-persecutory-delusions/570480 "2011-02-07T04:23:17Z")
Posted in IMHO because it involves the behavior of regulated professions. The example comes out of my imagination and is not real. To what extent do mental health professionals in the US or similar country investigate … --- ## [YATTT: If "aliens" are actually human time travelers from the future...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yattt-if-aliens-are-actually-human-time-travelers-from-the-future/570425)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yattt-if-aliens-are-actually-human-time-travelers-from-the-future/570425 "2011-02-07T01:31:48Z")
(YATTT: Yet Another Time Travel Thread) Why are they probing butts and dissecting cows? Why is this knowledge important in the future? I would assume that some teenage timetravlers got drunk and made the cornfield patt… --- ## [Typical 401(k) fees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-401-k-fees/570311)
**Author:** [@Waffle\_Decider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waffle_Decider)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2011, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-401-k-fees/570311 "2011-02-06T23:21:45Z")
I was checking the balance of my 401(k) account, and it looks like a few days ago they have deducted close to 20% of my balance as ‘management fee’. This has got to be a f\*cking mistake, right?! I’m going to have a ser… --- ## [Why do some people get on/off the treadmill when it's still moving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-get-on-off-the-treadmill-when-its-still-moving/570101)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2011, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-get-on-off-the-treadmill-when-its-still-moving/570101 "2011-02-06T22:25:29Z")
Why do some people get on/off the treadmill when it’s still moving? They do this thing where they hold the hand rail-y part of the treadmill and then lift themselves on or off. I’d be too afraid to crash so I just stop i… --- ## [Do car dealership salesmen think all people just climbed down from the turnip truck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-car-dealership-salesmen-think-all-people-just-climbed-down-from-the-turnip-truck/569858)
**Author:** [@squeekster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeekster)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2011, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-car-dealership-salesmen-think-all-people-just-climbed-down-from-the-turnip-truck/569858 "2011-02-06T21:44:25Z")
Last Saturday I went to a local new car dealership to look at used cars. I found one I liked, so I went on a test drive. I ended up deciding to buy it and made a deal I could live with. During the financing stage, eve… --- ## [Selfish use of Time Machines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selfish-use-of-time-machines/570097)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selfish-use-of-time-machines/570097 "2011-02-06T20:20:19Z")
Hypothesis: The first thing people will do with a time machine is right some wrong in their own past, avoid some mistake, make money, or benefit themselves in some way. I’ve surveyed enough people to know this is true. … --- ## [Minor events that nevertheless gave you great insight into human nature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-events-that-nevertheless-gave-you-great-insight-into-human-nature/570402)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-events-that-nevertheless-gave-you-great-insight-into-human-nature/570402 "2011-02-06T16:01:17Z")
What little things have you experienced that helped you to a greater insight into how people think and behave? For me, the best example is when I worked in a supermarket for a few weeks while in my teens. One day, I wa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1798) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1800)