# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=192 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 193 --- ## [Herd animals evolution question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herd-animals-evolution-question/966715)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herd-animals-evolution-question/966715 "2022-06-24T20:23:03Z")
Watching herd animals on the African plains, it was very easy to see that if they stuck together the Lions would starve. It’s also easy to understand how they could become overpopulated and starve themselves out like tha… --- ## [Coyotes, rats and cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyotes-rats-and-cats/966646)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyotes-rats-and-cats/966646 "2022-06-24T16:38:56Z")
I am not sure how typical my area is to other parts of the country ( South bay, Los Angeles) but it looks like the urban coyote is here to stay. Feral cats are almost non-existent since they are the chief prey of coyotes… --- ## [Digital SLR around $1000 (need suggestions fastish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-slr-around-1000-need-suggestions-fastish/966235)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-slr-around-1000-need-suggestions-fastish/966235 "2022-06-24T01:51:53Z")
Mrs. Charming and Rested wants and deserves a better camera. She uses a point and shoot now but has a good eye for pictures. She would like a digital SLR that offers better ability to take wildlife photos and portraits… --- ## [On Multiple Criminal Counts For The Same General Crime (Don't Need Answer Fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-multiple-criminal-counts-for-the-same-general-crime-dont-need-answer-fast/966701)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-multiple-criminal-counts-for-the-same-general-crime-dont-need-answer-fast/966701 "2022-06-23T22:11:59Z")
Let’s say I lose an election. I call up the Secretary of State in a state I lost, and I tell him, “Look, I really won this election, but it was stolen from me. Find 10,000 votes and I’ll really win for realz this time.” … --- ## [Dishwasher draining issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwasher-draining-issues/966629)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwasher-draining-issues/966629 "2022-06-23T22:08:31Z")
Whirlpool dishwasher, about 15 years old. It has had increasing trouble in draining, though it usually (with the exception of one time) works when you push “cancel drain”. The first thing you think about is clogs, so I … --- ## [Small Mac Air Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-mac-air-problem/966385)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-mac-air-problem/966385 "2022-06-23T15:26:20Z")
My Mac Air does not readily recognize my thumb drive. The first time I inserted it, there was no problem. After that, it does not readily show when I am in “Finder”. And, just now, I clumsily closed the drive, I believe.… --- ## [Keep Kaspersky or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-kaspersky-or-not/960520)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-kaspersky-or-not/960520 "2022-06-23T14:18:14Z")
I’ve been a customer for several years, use it on my lap top only. It has certainly been the best anti virus software I’ve used. I’ve been hacked using Windows defender, Norton, mcafee but with K so far so good. I dele… --- ## [YOU Signed Up for Social Security: Tell Me About It!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-signed-up-for-social-security-tell-me-about-it/966407)
**Author:** [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-signed-up-for-social-security-tell-me-about-it/966407 "2022-06-23T13:49:48Z")
So I’m getting up there where signing up for Social Security will be an option for me. Specifically, will be 62 in a few months. I imagine, having said that, some will feel the need to tell me that the smartest thing I c… --- ## [If Mike Pence had obeyed the pied piper of Trump Tower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mike-pence-had-obeyed-the-pied-piper-of-trump-tower/966501)
**Author:** [@JoePockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoePockets)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mike-pence-had-obeyed-the-pied-piper-of-trump-tower/966501 "2022-06-22T22:04:23Z")
The following months would have lit the fuse to chaos ! From what I’m seeing and hearing in these hearing is that Trump cooked up this scheme to overthrow our government leading up to the election and after the election.… --- ## [Is it possible my desktop's WiFi card has gone kaput?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-my-desktops-wifi-card-has-gone-kaput/965215)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-my-desktops-wifi-card-has-gone-kaput/965215 "2022-06-22T22:02:54Z")
The past few weeks, I’d noticed that my desktop’s connectivity to my home network has been questionable at best: the Network window would open up, but it wouldn’t see the “Casa de Tripler” home wifi network. I know that… --- ## [Looking for a fairly customizable budgeting program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-fairly-customizable-budgeting-program/966561)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-fairly-customizable-budgeting-program/966561 "2022-06-22T22:00:11Z")
I’ve tried Quicken and it irritates the hell out of me - it’s actually got too much functionality and is not streamlined (for my brain, anyway). I need something better than my own excel spreadsheet but short of Quicken… --- ## [Questions about those power boats with all the engines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-those-power-boats-with-all-the-engines/966510)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-those-power-boats-with-all-the-engines/966510 "2022-06-22T21:09:07Z")
You all probably see those videos appearing on your FB feed. Powerboats with five or six 450 h.p. engines on the back. Is that actually the HP for those motors? A total of 3000 h.p. seems unlikely for any conveyance, le… --- ## [Have You ALWAYS Slept on the Same Side of the Bed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-always-slept-on-the-same-side-of-the-bed/966372)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-always-slept-on-the-same-side-of-the-bed/966372 "2022-06-22T18:50:15Z")
It occurs to me that I have always slept on the side of the bed nearest the night stand/desk so that I could keep my glasses near to hand in my pre LASIK days, and to get to the alarm. But, which side of the bed that is… --- ## [Yellowstone....when it will be reopened and repaired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellowstone-when-it-will-be-reopened-and-repaired/966252)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellowstone-when-it-will-be-reopened-and-repaired/966252 "2022-06-22T17:00:18Z")
Its here, because I’m looking for reasonably thought out speculation; knowing that there isn’t a factual answer. Do any of you have a somewhat informed thought on when: Yellowstone will reopen? It will be substantiall… --- ## [To what extent do Americans consider British history part of theirs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-do-americans-consider-british-history-part-of-theirs/965430)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-do-americans-consider-british-history-part-of-theirs/965430 "2022-06-22T03:30:52Z")
Observing from a non-Anglo-Saxon perspective, it seems to me that events or people from British history feature quite prominently in American educational curricula and the canon of what is considered general knowledge. T… --- ## [Small splinter (glass) in foot: is pre-flamed needle still SOP? \[NEED ANSWER FASTISH\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-splinter-glass-in-foot-is-pre-flamed-needle-still-sop-need-answer-fastish/966434)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-splinter-glass-in-foot-is-pre-flamed-needle-still-sop-need-answer-fastish/966434 "2022-06-22T03:16:50Z")
See subject. (I just saw “standard operating procedure” is a nice double meaning.) It’s been a long time since self-debridement and certainly since Mom-debridement. Is the poking around with a flame “sterilized” needle … --- ## [Investing 2022: Should I buy the dip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investing-2022-should-i-buy-the-dip/966197)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/investing-2022-should-i-buy-the-dip/966197 "2022-06-22T00:23:06Z")
Disclaimer: You can’t time the market. Invest for the long term in a diversified portfolio. Enjoy the wonders of compound interest. Blah, blah, blah… Back in 2019 my IRA was invested in a basket of diverse ETFs recom… --- ## [What to do in Indianapolis for a day in mid-July?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-indianapolis-for-a-day-in-mid-july/966255)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-indianapolis-for-a-day-in-mid-july/966255 "2022-06-21T22:11:49Z")
Yet another “what should I do in this city?” thread. I’m going to be in Indianapolis for a conference in mid-July and I believe it’s at the Sheraton City Centre. I’ve been warned that the conference organizer often end… --- ## [Inappropriate or oddly appropriate songs in commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-or-oddly-appropriate-songs-in-commercials/70169)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-or-oddly-appropriate-songs-in-commercials/70169 "2022-06-21T21:34:32Z")
The latest ads for the Wisconsin Dells feature the song “Holiday Road,” by Lindsey Buckingham. You may remember its original use as the theme song for National Lampoon’s Vacation. On the one hand, because of its backgro… --- ## [Do floor traders look worried because the stock market is having a bad day ? Or is it just for illustration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-floor-traders-look-worried-because-the-stock-market-is-having-a-bad-day-or-is-it-just-for-illustration/966386)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-floor-traders-look-worried-because-the-stock-market-is-having-a-bad-day-or-is-it-just-for-illustration/966386 "2022-06-21T21:21:28Z")
When the DJIA or S&P 500 is down 1% or 3% for the day, the media will make an article out of it. There will usually be a picture of traders, presumably on the floor at the NYSE, watching screens and looking worried and t… --- ## [Dealing with an unstable in-law (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-an-unstable-in-law-long/966526)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-an-unstable-in-law-long/966526 "2022-06-21T19:29:18Z")
My husband has a niece. They spent a lot of time together intermittently when she was a child, as he was living with his sister and her husband for a while, working on getting his green card (this is many years ago now, … --- ## [Atomic bomb on the Moon vs. Earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atomic-bomb-on-the-moon-vs-earth/966456)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atomic-bomb-on-the-moon-vs-earth/966456 "2022-06-21T18:46:44Z")
I thought it might be interesting to compare an atomic blast on the Moon vs. Earth. Just in case we need to make a new crater or something. I can think of several differences. Initial crater. I know the Moon is cover… --- ## [Is everyone on craigslist a scam artist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-everyone-on-craigslist-a-scam-artist/964946)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2022, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-everyone-on-craigslist-a-scam-artist/964946 "2022-06-21T07:05:25Z")
I posted a piece of furniture for sale yesterday ($300) and got an interesting response: The potential buyer wanted it, but couldn’t get there right away. So he would send me a cashier’s check for the amount plus an ext… --- ## [Free speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-speech/965303)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-speech/965303 "2022-06-20T20:15:04Z")
Can free speech truly exist without good manners? --- ## [Can soda indirectly prevent you from getting fat? (by causing gastric problems)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-soda-indirectly-prevent-you-from-getting-fat-by-causing-gastric-problems/966410)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2022, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-soda-indirectly-prevent-you-from-getting-fat-by-causing-gastric-problems/966410 "2022-06-20T10:26:02Z")
Every or almost every single article on negative effects of soda mentions the chance of getting obese and various heart problems that come with it. Also high blood pressure. I am a 26 year old guy without any (diagnosed… --- ## [Visiting Chicago for a couple days. Could use some help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-chicago-for-a-couple-days-could-use-some-help/966120)
**Author:** [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2022, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-chicago-for-a-couple-days-could-use-some-help/966120 "2022-06-20T04:00:33Z")
We’re planning a short family vacation at the end of the month. Really want to take our kids to the Shedd Aquarium, Museum of Science and Industry, and the Field Museum. I’m trying to find a place to stay and it’s prett… --- ## [Do humans, as observers, occupy a special place when observing Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-humans-as-observers-occupy-a-special-place-when-observing-earth/966007)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-humans-as-observers-occupy-a-special-place-when-observing-earth/966007 "2022-06-19T21:22:56Z")
The Copernican Principle states that Earth doesn’t occupy a special place when observing the Universe. So does it apply to humans as well? Do humans occupy a special place when observing the Earth? --- ## [So it looks like Russia is going to win this war after all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-looks-like-russia-is-going-to-win-this-war-after-all/966035)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-looks-like-russia-is-going-to-win-this-war-after-all/966035 "2022-06-19T18:38:03Z")
.McDonalds restaurants are all re-opening in Russia. (though without the arches). They are covering the McDonalds logo with the Russian flag. paywalled cite: Two months ago the news was optimistic.We all smugly enjoy… --- ## [Starting a remote job, kinda unhappy with it ... anyone want to give me a pep talk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-remote-job-kinda-unhappy-with-it-anyone-want-to-give-me-a-pep-talk/965999)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-remote-job-kinda-unhappy-with-it-anyone-want-to-give-me-a-pep-talk/965999 "2022-06-19T17:08:11Z")
The contract I have worked on for the last few years has ended, and for months, I have had plans in place to move into a new position with a different company. That job fell through, and I ended up accepting a different… --- ## [How much should i go down from initial offer (buying new car - need answer sorta fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-i-go-down-from-initial-offer-buying-new-car-need-answer-sorta-fast/966412)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-i-go-down-from-initial-offer-buying-new-car-need-answer-sorta-fast/966412 "2022-06-19T04:06:19Z")
So I’m about to drive a long way to get a car tomorrow. They said they don’t settle on final price over the phone but gave me a highball estimate of $56K, telling me there’s room to negotiate. I said thanks, I might ca… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=191) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=193)