# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=207 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 208 --- ## [Is there any way I could become an unpaid butler for a scientist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-i-could-become-an-unpaid-butler-for-a-scientist/962025)
**Author:** [@MarkSh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkSh)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-i-could-become-an-unpaid-butler-for-a-scientist/962025 "2022-04-01T12:51:43Z")
I don’t think I’ll ever be smart or educated enough to make any groundbreaking moves in the area of physics, so I’ve been thinking about this: Is there any way I could contact a famous and important physicist still work… --- ## [Remote computing question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-computing-question/961141)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-computing-question/961141 "2022-04-01T01:10:53Z")
I’ve been remoting into work for 2 years. We use VMWare. Works great. I am not a network guy. I’m a programmer. I know my way around a computer, but not network stuff. This is a question about being able to connect to … --- ## [What would be your ideal hours for daylight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-ideal-hours-for-daylight/961662)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-ideal-hours-for-daylight/961662 "2022-04-01T00:50:38Z")
With the possibility of DST becoming a year round thing here in the US, I though this would be a fun topic. What hours would be your ideal preference for daytime? For me it would be 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM. --- ## [Flying a Box Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-a-box-kite/962018)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-a-box-kite/962018 "2022-03-31T20:00:21Z")
So every now and then I spitball some frivolous and relatively achievable goals for the month. One of them for March was “Learn to fly a box kite”. I was a master of building and flying traditional diamond shaped kites w… --- ## [Toying with the idea of getting back into serious amateur photography — play along with me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toying-with-the-idea-of-getting-back-into-serious-amateur-photography-play-along-with-me/961175)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toying-with-the-idea-of-getting-back-into-serious-amateur-photography-play-along-with-me/961175 "2022-03-31T19:12:52Z")
Around 40 years ago I got VERY seriously into 35 mm photography. I had two match-needle Canon camera bodies, an AT-1 and a gorgeous F-1 (not the “New F1”). Also, prime lenses of 17, 28, 50, 135 and 300 mm, and a teleconv… --- ## [Subscribing to The Guardian and other Free news sites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribing-to-the-guardian-and-other-free-news-sites/961997)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribing-to-the-guardian-and-other-free-news-sites/961997 "2022-03-31T16:18:17Z")
Have most people following this thread Registered at The Guardian? I’ve tried to avoid posting links that can’t be read without Registering. Should we post The Guardian News Links that require a Free account to read? p… --- ## [Dude turns tables on cop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-turns-tables-on-cop/962038)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-turns-tables-on-cop/962038 "2022-03-31T11:16:52Z")
https://twitter.com/VindictiveMMA/status/1508611507403304965 This dude came up months ago–I forget where, so I’m posting it in a new thread–and some folks said he was being a major dickwad, and others said he was their … --- ## ["Tomorrow you start a new career"... continued discussion from Polls Only thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-you-start-a-new-career-continued-discussion-from-polls-only-thread/961797)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-you-start-a-new-career-continued-discussion-from-polls-only-thread/961797 "2022-03-31T11:11:33Z")
Continuing the discussion from Polls only: No discussion: In post #918 of the “Polls only: No discussion” thread, @Mean\_Mr.Mustard posed an interesting question that had a rather strange result so far. Options given a… --- ## [How concerned are you about a cyber-attack, and what safeguards can you take against one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-concerned-are-you-about-a-cyber-attack-and-what-safeguards-can-you-take-against-one/961508)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-concerned-are-you-about-a-cyber-attack-and-what-safeguards-can-you-take-against-one/961508 "2022-03-31T02:27:12Z")
Lot of talk lately about the likelihood that Putin will greenlight a massive cyberattack on western countries. Not sure what we can do to minimize it. Use my computer less? Back up stuff to the cloud? Back up stuff to a … --- ## [Do self driving cars have regular cruse control?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-self-driving-cars-have-regular-cruse-control/961890)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-self-driving-cars-have-regular-cruse-control/961890 "2022-03-31T01:09:57Z")
There are differing models of self driving, from adaptive cruse control to full, and flavors in-between. Do they, or any of them also allow the use of standard cruse control where it holds the speed only? --- ## [IMHO, college shouldn't be all about academics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-college-shouldnt-be-all-about-academics/961837)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-college-shouldnt-be-all-about-academics/961837 "2022-03-30T22:11:18Z")
Even though it’s important to graduate with a respectable GPA. However, everyone is different when it comes to their own college experience, which means that there’s nothing wrong with focusing more on academics, despit… --- ## [Question about aging: does eye color inevitably fade away, or has cataract surgery changed that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-aging-does-eye-color-inevitably-fade-away-or-has-cataract-surgery-changed-that/961961)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-aging-does-eye-color-inevitably-fade-away-or-has-cataract-surgery-changed-that/961961 "2022-03-30T20:35:04Z")
Even as a callous young person, I saw the aesthetic value of many of the consequences of aging. Crows’ feet and other wrinkles are lovely in their own way, age spots are interesting, weight gain/redistribution only merit… --- ## [Allow your dash cam to record audio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allow-your-dash-cam-to-record-audio/961907)
**Author:** [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allow-your-dash-cam-to-record-audio/961907 "2022-03-30T14:51:28Z")
Do you / should you allow your dash cam to record audio? After a couple of recent very close calls (likely by drivers on phones) I just got my first dash cam. Playing around learning to use it I am somewhat uncertain ho… --- ## [Recommend a free VPN for Android tv?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-free-vpn-for-android-tv/923976)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-free-vpn-for-android-tv/923976 "2022-03-30T13:58:39Z")
Well, I guess the title is pretty much it. Looking to use it for Locast. Thanks in advance. --- ## [What Will “Food Shortages” Look Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-food-shortages-look-like/961695)
**Author:** [@Dr.Conrad\_Shadowdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Conrad_Shadowdale)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-food-shortages-look-like/961695 "2022-03-30T12:40:37Z")
The President said that we’ll have Food Shortages, as a result of the Russian sanctions and ongoing supply chain issues. Having seen shortages of toilet paper, sanitary wipes, flour and a host of other things over the p… --- ## [Did this attorney behave unethically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-attorney-behave-unethically/961708)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-attorney-behave-unethically/961708 "2022-03-30T04:14:33Z")
I’ll keep this as simple as possible - more details available if needed. Board members from a nonprofit organization began to explore options for regaining access to funds that had been wrongfully removed from the nonpr… --- ## [If the MTA declared bankruptcy, how would that affect pensions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-mta-declared-bankruptcy-how-would-that-affect-pensions/961904)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-mta-declared-bankruptcy-how-would-that-affect-pensions/961904 "2022-03-29T19:58:45Z")
As the NYCity MTA loses riders, if at any point, declared bankruptcy, how would that affect pensions? Have have other companies unburndened themselves of pension payments? --- ## [Who is a Jew? (removed from thread on Jewish heads of state)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-a-jew-removed-from-thread-on-jewish-heads-of-state/961719)
**Author:** [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-a-jew-removed-from-thread-on-jewish-heads-of-state/961719 "2022-03-29T15:54:24Z")
Puzzlegal: This thread started out as a side discussion here: Puzzlegal: There was discussion as to “how Jewish is President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s current head of state?”, and it led to this digression. As the… --- ## [Treatment of POWs. How often are Geneva Conventions rules ignored?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treatment-of-pows-how-often-are-geneva-conventions-rules-ignored/960954)
**Author:** [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treatment-of-pows-how-often-are-geneva-conventions-rules-ignored/960954 "2022-03-29T13:58:32Z")
Mods please move if you think best. This didn’t seem to be a factual question (answers are gonna be varied), and it’s more serious than MPSIMS. Anyway, in the fog of war, in intense combat, what would a country’s unifor… --- ## [I need to buy very $$ airline tickets, but don't have the credit limit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-buy-very-airline-tickets-but-dont-have-the-credit-limit/961545)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-buy-very-airline-tickets-but-dont-have-the-credit-limit/961545 "2022-03-29T13:20:58Z")
My once in a lifetme dream trip to South Africa, my preliminary research says my 1st class (necessary) tickets, Phx - NYC -London - Jburg & return, will cost about $30. SHOCK. I have the funds to do this, but not the cre… --- ## [Is the 555 timer IC still in use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-555-timer-ic-still-in-use/961792)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-555-timer-ic-still-in-use/961792 "2022-03-29T10:10:34Z")
If so, could it be the IC that has been used for the longest time? Or do modern circuits just have timing built into a large chip. --- ## [Favourite Marketing Campaign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-marketing-campaign/961757)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-marketing-campaign/961757 "2022-03-28T23:08:04Z")
I was reading how Payless Shoes opened up a pop-up store in 2018 in a fancy boutique. They staffed it with models, sold 25 dollar shoes for up to $640, and won rave reviews for their “Palessi” brand. I think they all c… --- ## [Slang terms and idioms that have stood the test of time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-and-idioms-that-have-stood-the-test-of-time/959317)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-and-idioms-that-have-stood-the-test-of-time/959317 "2022-03-28T22:58:49Z")
I thought of this when using the term ‘cool’ the other day. It’s an adjective / modifier I’ve used since I was a little kid. And to this day, it seems, at least to me, to still be, well, ‘cool’ to keep using. Typically … --- ## [Installing android on unknown device](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-android-on-unknown-device/961863)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-android-on-unknown-device/961863 "2022-03-28T22:49:27Z")
I have a tablet that worked fine while I was in China, but is near useless here in the UK, probably because it has bloatware on it that is trying to connect to a Chinese server or whatever. So I’d like to just “wipe” it… --- ## [Instant (or nearly instant) feelings of ecstasy. Only SFW and legal suggestions please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-or-nearly-instant-feelings-of-ecstasy-only-sfw-and-legal-suggestions-please/961656)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-or-nearly-instant-feelings-of-ecstasy-only-sfw-and-legal-suggestions-please/961656 "2022-03-28T22:48:52Z")
What things happen to you that make you feel instant ecstasy or something close to it? For me, many of them involve instant relief from pain. Like if you have a gas bubble that’s trapped in you and it pops out from one… --- ## [A question about a stance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-a-stance/961779)
**Author:** [@BACI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BACI)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-a-stance/961779 "2022-03-28T21:56:56Z")
A man stands with his feet a little apart, his hands clasped behind his back. All things being equal are you more likely to interpret that stance as assertive, or passive? Bonus question; if the person is a woman instea… --- ## [Sell me (or don't) on paddling your urban river](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-or-dont-on-paddling-your-urban-river/697626)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-or-dont-on-paddling-your-urban-river/697626 "2022-03-28T19:11:50Z")
I am an enthusiastic flatwater kayaker. Most of my paddling has been in rural areas, if not in wilderness, but I have recently been on the Chicago River a couple of times. This would’ve been inconceivable when I was grow… --- ## [Want to make sure I don't damage my new device when charging it for the first time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-make-sure-i-dont-damage-my-new-device-when-charging-it-for-the-first-time/961849)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-make-sure-i-dont-damage-my-new-device-when-charging-it-for-the-first-time/961849 "2022-03-28T18:06:57Z")
It’s an Ortizan S3 wireless speaker. The first two purchases (another make & model, then the first version of this one) both failed to charge properly (or were damaged or faulty in some other way). The one I got last w… --- ## [How much does the average European know about all the other European nations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-the-average-european-know-about-all-the-other-european-nations/960481)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-the-average-european-know-about-all-the-other-european-nations/960481 "2022-03-28T17:40:33Z")
This whole Ukraine war has gotten me thinking: If you were to question random American passers-by on a street in Dallas or Buffalo and ask them, “What’s the capital of Honduras?”, chances are near-zero that they would b… --- ## [Defending Stalin (If you had to)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defending-stalin-if-you-had-to/961254)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defending-stalin-if-you-had-to/961254 "2022-03-28T17:04:07Z")
For some reason, one of my students has to engage in a ‘debate’ in school about totalitarianism, and whether or not Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin were totalitarians. She has the task of arguing that Stalin was not—leavi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=206) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=208)