# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=197 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 198 --- ## [Getting money back from a software bootcamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-money-back-from-a-software-bootcamp/949785)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-money-back-from-a-software-bootcamp/949785 "2021-09-03T12:53:52Z")
A relative of mine decided to try starting a new career in software development and opted to join an online “bootcamp” course which is “run” by a university.\* As condition of joining, you have to sign a contract saying, … --- ## [Sciatica with zero back pain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sciatica-with-zero-back-pain/964866)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sciatica-with-zero-back-pain/964866 "2022-05-23T23:29:15Z")
And I do mean zero; no pain, discomfort, soreness, sensitivity of any description ever at all. Nor does the sciatica pain react negatively or positively to changes in posture or any type of movement. Ever. I know there … --- ## [What agencies (if any) regulate internet television?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-agencies-if-any-regulate-internet-television/964906)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-agencies-if-any-regulate-internet-television/964906 "2022-05-23T21:59:12Z")
So I’m watching one of the Roku channels, American Horrors, and a My Pillow commercial pops up. It starts with ol’ Mike blathering about “cancel culture”, then he talks up his “deal” where with a promo code you get the … --- ## [What can a trustee of a revocable trust do to access assets? NEED ANSWER FAST](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-a-trustee-of-a-revocable-trust-do-to-access-assets-need-answer-fast/964300)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-a-trustee-of-a-revocable-trust-do-to-access-assets-need-answer-fast/964300 "2022-05-23T21:48:37Z")
From the MAY we have a new mini-rants thread now: With respect to the above post, I have some questions suited for IMHO. In February, the two of us bought cremation services from the Trident Society (Neptune Society e… --- ## [Which cars have lowest insurance rates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cars-have-lowest-insurance-rates/964019)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cars-have-lowest-insurance-rates/964019 "2022-05-23T19:51:07Z")
I am looking to replace my 2018 Nissan Rogue SV that was in an accident. Somehow the damage went from “fender bender” to “we are just going to total it, sorry”. It looks like I am going to get between $22,000 and $25,0… --- ## [What past event would you most like to see on film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-past-event-would-you-most-like-to-see-on-film/964442)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-past-event-would-you-most-like-to-see-on-film/964442 "2022-05-23T19:40:22Z")
Assume a magical camera (with or without sound) that can travel back in time and auto-focus on the main action of any event in the history of the Earth or universe. You may choose a human event, a cosmological event, or … --- ## [Can I water plants with the water from my birdbath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-water-plants-with-the-water-from-my-birdbath/964858)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-water-plants-with-the-water-from-my-birdbath/964858 "2022-05-23T19:17:10Z")
Just what the title says, I have a baby pomegranate tree planted next to a bird bath. I change the water in the birdbath daily. Is it OK to water the tree with bird poop soup or will that be too strong for the tree. (We … --- ## [Second dog coming home - advice:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-dog-coming-home-advice/964782)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-dog-coming-home-advice/964782 "2022-05-23T15:03:00Z")
First here’s our 4 1/2 year old Miniature Aussie, Augie. Sunday we are bringing home this 8 week old Border Collie Mini Aussie mix, to be named Jersey (my wife a New Jersey Gir… --- ## [Any way to increase internet speed on older device?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-increase-internet-speed-on-older-device/964878)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-increase-internet-speed-on-older-device/964878 "2022-05-23T14:43:51Z")
I have Gigabit internet service at my home. I use a Deco mesh wifi system. On my phone, coonected to my wifi, I get download speed of 860 Mbps, so I am confident I’m getting the service I am paying for. However, I also h… --- ## [Door Dashers - ever take a working vacation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/door-dashers-ever-take-a-working-vacation/964914)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/door-dashers-ever-take-a-working-vacation/964914 "2022-05-23T03:07:59Z")
I’ve been delivering for 5 months, about 15-20 hours a week and working at 7-11 a couple of days. I’ve left 7-11 and now drive 25 or so hours a week, and I was thinking about taking a road trip from southwest VA down to … --- ## [Cheap Gas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-gas/964469)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-gas/964469 "2022-05-22T22:49:51Z")
Canada has a number of companies selling fuel at many stores, as well as a few “independent” stores filled from the same trucks that sometimes offer lower prices. In Canada, much of the final price is from taxes. It se… --- ## [To whom it may concern: I appreciate you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-whom-it-may-concern-i-appreciate-you/964891)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-whom-it-may-concern-i-appreciate-you/964891 "2022-05-22T20:04:42Z")
First of all, to a couple of (I think) new-ish mods here, PuzzleGal (ha! I finally got your name right!) and What\_Exit, I think you’re doing a great job. Yes, even when I disagree with you. I believe that you’re trying t… --- ## [Ukraine separatist areas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-separatist-areas/964887)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-separatist-areas/964887 "2022-05-22T17:30:01Z")
How separatist are they? Is it small group that group that gained control, or does the population largely support Russia? Did they just take Russian backing to remove themselves from the Ukrainian government? --- ## [Has anyone ever done a "Band Of Brothers" type tour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-done-a-band-of-brothers-type-tour/964870)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2022, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-done-a-band-of-brothers-type-tour/964870 "2022-05-22T02:39:29Z")
We’re not able to coordinate this ourselves, we’re just not, so with old(er) age fast approaching, I’d like to take my fella on one of these tours. We need the organization and convenience provided by a structured tour… … --- ## [Advice on what new mobile phone to get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-what-new-mobile-phone-to-get/963993)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2022, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-what-new-mobile-phone-to-get/963993 "2022-05-22T00:35:30Z")
(Need answer two months ago.) I’m sure this subject has been done before, but recently? ATT announced a long time ago that their 3G was going to die at the end of February, but around where I live that didn’t happen th… --- ## [Accidentally putting glue in one's eye: does that really happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-putting-glue-in-ones-eye-does-that-really-happen/964762)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-putting-glue-in-ones-eye-does-that-really-happen/964762 "2022-05-21T22:52:24Z")
Over the years I have heard a version of this story at least five times. Someone (never the teller of the story) keeps their Krazy glue right next to their eye drops - whether in the medicine cabinet or on their nightsta… --- ## [Lack of low-wage workers... where have they gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-low-wage-workers-where-have-they-gone/953752)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-low-wage-workers-where-have-they-gone/953752 "2022-05-21T18:17:44Z")
So I’m aware of the various reasons people might not choose to work a low-paying job- poor conditions, low pay, lack of autonomy, economic boosts due to stimulus checks, etc… But what I’m trying to figure out is where t… --- ## [How's Florida for Covid right now? Need input regarding possible business trip soon-ish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-florida-for-covid-right-now-need-input-regarding-possible-business-trip-soon-ish/964677)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-florida-for-covid-right-now-need-input-regarding-possible-business-trip-soon-ish/964677 "2022-05-21T17:36:01Z")
I’m living in Canada and my work is thinking of sending a group of us to Florida so that we can do a few days of face-to-face with other team members scattered across N. America. Here’s the thing - my wife is immunocomp… --- ## [LEDs on gaming PCs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leds-on-gaming-pcs/964257)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leds-on-gaming-pcs/964257 "2022-05-21T14:16:04Z")
Why the LEDs around the cooling fans? --- ## [Computer Inflation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-inflation/964212)
**Author:** [@Yelnick\_McWawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yelnick_McWawa)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-inflation/964212 "2022-05-21T12:22:26Z")
I purchased a new laptop online on March 1st. Today, May 9th, I decided to purchase a duplicate for my wife. When I went to the company web site and clicked on “reorder”, I received the following message: Up 28% in 6… --- ## [In the late 1990s, did you play with pairs of jingling balls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-late-1990s-did-you-play-with-pairs-of-jingling-balls/964703)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-late-1990s-did-you-play-with-pairs-of-jingling-balls/964703 "2022-05-21T12:22:04Z")
I had 3 or 4 sets of them in various sizes and styles. I live near a huge flea market that had a number of Asian vendors at the time, and it seems that all of them had these along with the herbs, counterfeit toys and thr… --- ## [D&D alignment, of the SDMB and your own, with polls!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-alignment-of-the-sdmb-and-your-own-with-polls/964713)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-alignment-of-the-sdmb-and-your-own-with-polls/964713 "2022-05-21T06:35:44Z")
So, like many, I’m a gaming geek. Have been since around 8 years old or so, with my shiny red D&D boxed set, on to many different editions and other games over the decades. I’ve often found the alignment system trite a… --- ## [Thoughts on neighbor inviting your dog into their house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-neighbor-inviting-your-dog-into-their-house/964692)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-neighbor-inviting-your-dog-into-their-house/964692 "2022-05-21T03:16:08Z")
First, a little background. I’ve posted before that we aren’t on great terms with our immediate neighbors to the north. We previously had issues regarding their downspouts which were directed towards our property, and … --- ## [Betting in the hope of losing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-in-the-hope-of-losing/964674)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-in-the-hope-of-losing/964674 "2022-05-20T23:23:01Z")
First an introduction - here in the UK, soccer is by far our best-supported sport. I’ve followed Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs) for 60 years. :heart\_eyes: Currently they are 4th in the top League (the Premiership) with one … --- ## [What's literally meant by "Great White Replacement Theory"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-literally-meant-by-great-white-replacement-theory/964553)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-literally-meant-by-great-white-replacement-theory/964553 "2022-05-20T18:31:28Z")
This has been in the news lately, but it’s not defined very well or consistently in the references I’ve found. One definition is that white people are gradually losing majority status in the US, which as I understand it… --- ## [Swimming Pool Maintenance for Dummies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimming-pool-maintenance-for-dummies/964125)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swimming-pool-maintenance-for-dummies/964125 "2022-05-20T18:16:49Z")
Howdy Dopers, We recently opened our pool and wouldn’t you know I’ve never owned or managed a pool before. I paid a guy to show me how to get it going, but he flaked out (more on that at the end) so I’ve been learning … --- ## [Is it rude to refer to your doctor as "Doc"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-refer-to-your-doctor-as-doc/964297)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-refer-to-your-doctor-as-doc/964297 "2022-05-20T18:11:15Z")
I was at the doctor’s office today. The doctor comes into the room, gives me an examination, and as he was leaving the room, I say: “OK thanks doc”. After he leaves, I notice the nurse that is still in the room has a s… --- ## [Is Macbeth's phrase "terrible feat" an oxymoron?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-macbeths-phrase-terrible-feat-an-oxymoron/964741)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-macbeths-phrase-terrible-feat-an-oxymoron/964741 "2022-05-20T14:08:39Z")
I had read somewhere that Macbeth’s phrase to describe his impending murder of Duncan as a “terrible feat” was an oxymoron? I don’t see it that way but if it is can someone explain why? --- ## [Have you ever experienced ASMR?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-experienced-asmr/964659)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-experienced-asmr/964659 "2022-05-19T21:00:57Z")
From Wikipedia: Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR), sometimes auto sensory meridian response, is a tingling sensation that usually begins on the scalp and moves down the back of the neck and upper spine. I’v… --- ## [Call recorder apps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-recorder-apps/964705)
**Author:** [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-recorder-apps/964705 "2022-05-19T20:31:50Z")
I’ve been looking for an app that will let me instantly record both sides of a cellphone conversation on the fly when I press a button. This would be very useful to take audio notes in a situation where a pen and paper a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=196) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=198)