# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=226 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 227 --- ## [Has anybody else given up on climate change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-else-given-up-on-climate-change/954326)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubbly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubbly)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-else-given-up-on-climate-change/954326 "2021-12-02T17:35:44Z")
Have anybody else given up on climate change? I confess that I have. It seems to me that even if we could get the entire planet to resolutely agree on stopping or at least seriously slowing down climate change, we’re b… --- ## [PC printer recommendations for my mom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-printer-recommendations-for-my-mom/954816)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-printer-recommendations-for-my-mom/954816 "2021-12-02T17:28:06Z")
I need to help my mom purchase a printer. Simple, reliable, and inexpensive. She’s in her 70s and not the most tech savvy. Using inexpensive ink, if such a thing exists, is a plus. I hope to help set it up for her th… --- ## [Looking for an acronym to remember French verbs that are not followed by any preposition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-acronym-to-remember-french-verbs-that-are-not-followed-by-any-preposition/955162)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-acronym-to-remember-french-verbs-that-are-not-followed-by-any-preposition/955162 "2021-12-02T16:13:58Z")
I’m hoping someone has an acronym/mnemonic for remembering those French verbs that are not followed by any prepositions. I don’t mind if the mnemonic is in French. --- ## [How's Philadelphia/Camden at the moment in terms of crime? Planning a trip there soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-philadelphia-camden-at-the-moment-in-terms-of-crime-planning-a-trip-there-soon/954551)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-philadelphia-camden-at-the-moment-in-terms-of-crime-planning-a-trip-there-soon/954551 "2021-12-02T14:50:39Z")
Planning a trip early next year to Pennsylvania going through the state to check out some of the sights ending in checking out the Philadelphia waterfront and then crossing over to the New Jersey side in Camden to also c… --- ## [Question about definition of existentialism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-definition-of-existentialism/955199)
**Author:** [@GeneralTang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GeneralTang)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-definition-of-existentialism/955199 "2021-12-02T12:05:12Z")
I currently call myself a nihilist, but I think some of my beliefs are very close to existentialism to the point that some would argue I am actually an existentialist. However, I don’t know enough about nihilism/existent… --- ## [Do you think I need to go to the doctor for this ingrown toenail? (with picture)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-i-need-to-go-to-the-doctor-for-this-ingrown-toenail-with-picture/954890)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-i-need-to-go-to-the-doctor-for-this-ingrown-toenail-with-picture/954890 "2021-12-02T04:03:28Z")
I’ve had this ingrown toenail for about two weeks now. Usually when I get one, it works itself out after a week or so. This one oozes pus if I squeeze it, which I have had before. The thing that has me wondering if I sho… --- ## [What do you make of people who are "hard of hearing?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-make-of-people-who-are-hard-of-hearing/955177)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-make-of-people-who-are-hard-of-hearing/955177 "2021-12-01T22:31:33Z")
Not long ago, my mom’s birthday passed. I got to reminiscing and I remembered how she seemed to feign this loss of hearing. I say “feign” because it gradually dawned on me that she heard me the first time. \*When other… --- ## [Is It Time For You To Move To Texas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-you-to-move-to-texas/955006)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-you-to-move-to-texas/955006 "2021-12-01T18:21:02Z")
Just curious about this article and it’s conclusions that you might want to move just outside Dallas. As a Canadian I have no opinion on the matter. --- ## [Antifragility and opinions on Nassim Taleb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antifragility-and-opinions-on-nassim-taleb/951350)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antifragility-and-opinions-on-nassim-taleb/951350 "2021-12-01T17:01:29Z")
I enjoy reading books by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, such as The Black Swan, Aphorisms and Skin In The Game. I am currently rereading Antifragility. Although I think Taleb is clever and innovative, I often disagree with his… --- ## [Clothes vs Toys For Charitable Christmas Donations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothes-vs-toys-for-charitable-christmas-donations/955165)
**Author:** [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothes-vs-toys-for-charitable-christmas-donations/955165 "2021-12-01T01:18:38Z")
Work is doing the yearly local charity donation drive, this year with a place that is basically pre-K combined with homelessness charity. Unlike some years, it’s pretty open-ended in that there’s a number of children wit… --- ## [Getting used to progressive lenses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-used-to-progressive-lenses/952368)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-used-to-progressive-lenses/952368 "2021-11-30T22:26:09Z")
So I’m getting my first pair of progressive lenses sometime in the next ten business days from my eye doctor’s office. I’ve read the past threads suggested by Discourse, and the most recent one seems to be five years old… --- ## [Tell me about soundbars for my TV and also maybe recommend one for me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-soundbars-for-my-tv-and-also-maybe-recommend-one-for-me/926684)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-soundbars-for-my-tv-and-also-maybe-recommend-one-for-me/926684 "2021-11-30T21:03:37Z")
I need a Christmas idea for myself and I always hear soundbars really help with sound. I have some questions. My model of TV is the Samsung UN50EH5300 which I believe has whatever ports in the back it needs for a soundb… --- ## [Facebook jerk: "$85M on a climate change studying its effects on pregnant women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-jerk-85m-on-a-climate-change-studying-its-effects-on-pregnant-women/955223)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-jerk-85m-on-a-climate-change-studying-its-effects-on-pregnant-women/955223 "2021-11-30T19:06:29Z")
So there’s this right wing idiot on my timeline saying: “Sick of paying high taxes? Stop voting for these idiots who think it’s worthwhile to spend $85M on a climate change studying the effects on pregnant women…” It h… --- ## [Languages: Curious details you find interesting and who sets the rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/languages-curious-details-you-find-interesting-and-who-sets-the-rules/955197)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/languages-curious-details-you-find-interesting-and-who-sets-the-rules/955197 "2021-11-30T15:52:17Z")
Continuing the discussion from Pronunciation of non-English words in old movies: Vering away from the discussion on non-English words in old movies: Yes, I believe German would benefit from an official institution with … --- ## [Recommend a smart watch for emergency alerts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-smart-watch-for-emergency-alerts/955069)
**Author:** [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-smart-watch-for-emergency-alerts/955069 "2021-11-30T15:28:55Z")
While up in the attic changing the HVAC filter, it occurred to me that I (73 y.o. and live alone) really need a way to call for help to avoid the scenarios in \[Dying alone: what safety measures are feasible?\]. I don’t r… --- ## [How to fax without a fax machine (international)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fax-without-a-fax-machine-international/939102)
**Author:** [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fax-without-a-fax-machine-international/939102 "2021-11-30T06:13:00Z")
It seems that there are still financial services that require paper, or at least faxes. I have to fax something to Texas (U.S.) and I’m in Switzerland. So even if I had a fax machine, or went to the post office, it woul… --- ## [Rittenhouse after the verdict](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rittenhouse-after-the-verdict/955047)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rittenhouse-after-the-verdict/955047 "2021-11-29T23:28:24Z")
So now that he has been cleared in the shootings. Regardless of ones opinion on the justification…how does the dust settle legally if he goes all lawsuit happy on various media outlets who were painting him in an extrem… --- ## [iPhone duplicating contacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-duplicating-contacts/955139)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-duplicating-contacts/955139 "2021-11-29T19:42:09Z")
My iPhone belongs to my employer, and the contacts are synched with my Outlook contacts. The problem I have is that for some reason it keeps creating duplicate copies of the contacts, so that I end up with 5 or so copies… --- ## [Is this Involuntary Servitude?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-involuntary-servitude/951013)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-involuntary-servitude/951013 "2021-11-29T18:06:09Z")
In the mail today I received an order from a court, demanding that I fill out numerous forms supplying information about an employee, her wages, benefits, etc. They want copies of her W-2s, which as far as I know I sup… --- ## [What skill are you most proficient at, that you accidentally learned with your off hand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-skill-are-you-most-proficient-at-that-you-accidentally-learned-with-your-off-hand/955020)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-skill-are-you-most-proficient-at-that-you-accidentally-learned-with-your-off-hand/955020 "2021-11-29T13:35:20Z")
Myself as a right-handed person: Went to slingshot left-handed, which led to shooting a bow left-handed, led to pretending to shoot a rifle left-handed…also play air-guitar/ rock band left handed. But it all started be… --- ## [Why aren’t more color names used as surnames?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-aren-t-more-color-names-used-as-surnames/954978)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-aren-t-more-color-names-used-as-surnames/954978 "2021-11-29T03:05:37Z")
White, Black, Grey/Gray, Brown… these are fairly common surnames. But why don’t we read about the exploits of the Lavender family or the acting dynasty of the Ceruleans? Why is there no real Mr. Pink or Mr. Orange? Wh… --- ## [Tell us about something you have done on a stage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-something-you-have-done-on-a-stage/954768)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-something-you-have-done-on-a-stage/954768 "2021-11-29T02:35:04Z")
Have we not all known the roar of the greasepaint, the smell of the crowd at some point in our lives? The show must go on, so I will let you entertain me. When I was in second or third grade, I played the role of Mopsy… --- ## [Acoustic Guitar Buying Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acoustic-guitar-buying-advice/950053)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acoustic-guitar-buying-advice/950053 "2021-11-29T00:40:11Z")
I am looking to buy an acoustic guitar for my 18 year old son for Christmas. He has been teaching himself on an inexpensive electric guitar for about 18 months and is pretty enthusiastic about it. I don’t know anything a… --- ## [Simple Technique to Boost My Stationary Bike Work Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-technique-to-boost-my-stationary-bike-work-out/954997)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-technique-to-boost-my-stationary-bike-work-out/954997 "2021-11-28T23:14:53Z")
I have Type II Diabetes. And believe me, I am doing the best I can. My A1C is 7ish, down from over 8 before. My doctor said that we want it around 6ish. I suspect that we may need some pharmacological intervention. I dig… --- ## [On the matter of bail (particularly as it relates to the Waukesha suspect)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-matter-of-bail-particularly-as-it-relates-to-the-waukesha-suspect/954877)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-matter-of-bail-particularly-as-it-relates-to-the-waukesha-suspect/954877 "2021-11-28T23:13:30Z")
Continuing the discussion from Dozens injured in Waukesha, WI at Christmas parade \[update: 6 dead, over 40 injured\]: Separate topic in order not to derail the MPSIMS thread. The Waukesha suspect’s bail was set at $5 mi… --- ## [Was America Always Materialistic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-america-always-materialistic/955002)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-america-always-materialistic/955002 "2021-11-28T22:38:20Z")
Status has been reflected by material goods for thousands of years. Problems with the supply chain are much in the news, especially with approaching holidays and more frequent Black Fridays and the like. Said less ofte… --- ## ["The Vast Majority of Violent Protestors and Looters are Alt-Right Provocateurs"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vast-majority-of-violent-protestors-and-looters-are-alt-right-provocateurs/854802)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vast-majority-of-violent-protestors-and-looters-are-alt-right-provocateurs/854802 "2021-11-28T18:42:34Z")
Dunno if this is the right forum to post this in. I’m seeing more and more people post this on twitter, and also a lot of hypothetical think pieces hitting the news today, but is this really the case? Apparently they’re… --- ## [Who pays the video producers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-pays-the-video-producers/954982)
**Author:** [@cincinnatus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cincinnatus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-pays-the-video-producers/954982 "2021-11-28T16:56:36Z")
I just learned here about Brave browser and it playing Youtube videos without ads. It was remarkable when I tried it, but several people I follow do very nice presentations that take a fair amount of time and trouble. W… --- ## [Mundane things that give you satisfaction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-things-that-give-you-satisfaction/954140)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-things-that-give-you-satisfaction/954140 "2021-11-28T12:48:57Z")
For me, it’s when I join a forum that uses a system I already know how to use. In my example, I joined the Brave browser community forums, and to my delight, it uses Discourse, something I’ve come to know for over a year… --- ## [Is there a difference between naïve and gullible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-naive-and-gullible/954992)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-naive-and-gullible/954992 "2021-11-27T16:57:32Z")
I used naïve to describe someone earlier and then later in the conversation used the word gullible. Obviously the two words are similar but gullible sounds more insulting to me now that I think about it and that wasn’t m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=225) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=227)