# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=240 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 241 --- ## [Software for uploading LP records to iMac - HELP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/software-for-uploading-lp-records-to-imac-help/949501)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/software-for-uploading-lp-records-to-imac-help/949501 "2021-08-30T02:04:27Z")
I’m pretty frustrated at this point. We have a lot of old jazz and classical LPs that we’d like to get rid of, but not before digitizing them. I’ve done this before using the EZ Tape Converter program, but that was on an… --- ## [Facebook password scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-password-scam/949706)
**Author:** [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-password-scam/949706 "2021-08-30T01:54:02Z")
I’ve received several emails today stating “We received a request to reset your Facebook password. Enter the following password reset code:” Is someone trying to hack into my account, or is this a scam email phishing f… --- ## [My AirBnB Host is using a fake/stock photo...how worried should I be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-airbnb-host-is-using-a-fake-stock-photo-how-worried-should-i-be/949597)
**Author:** [@edwin\_klockars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwin_klockars)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2021, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-airbnb-host-is-using-a-fake-stock-photo-how-worried-should-i-be/949597 "2021-08-29T22:39:18Z")
I’ve stayed in a handful of AirBnBs before but something struck me as unusual about my upcoming stay in LA. It’s a ‘team’ of people that engage in correspondence but the official host is named "Ryan’ and he his profile … --- ## [Young oak tree with acorns on just one branch. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-oak-tree-with-acorns-on-just-one-branch-why/949696)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-oak-tree-with-acorns-on-just-one-branch-why/949696 "2021-08-29T20:46:06Z")
I didn’t plant the tree, but I know that it is less than 11 years old. I suspect its about 7, but what do I know, I didn’t plant it. It appears healthy, its growing, the leaves are glossy green and I’m not seeing any si… --- ## [If you had tons of excess money to waste, what niche employees would you hire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-tons-of-excess-money-to-waste-what-niche-employees-would-you-hire/947347)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-tons-of-excess-money-to-waste-what-niche-employees-would-you-hire/947347 "2021-08-29T17:38:43Z")
For me, I want a full-time Tall Person. Someone to just be there, instantly ready to retrieve stuff from the top shelves of the kitchen cabinets or dust the top of the fridge or replace burned out light bulbs in ceiling… --- ## [Indoor vs Outdoor temperature equalization](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indoor-vs-outdoor-temperature-equalization/949608)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indoor-vs-outdoor-temperature-equalization/949608 "2021-08-29T14:58:35Z")
My wife hates air conditioning. Believes it is unhealthy, unnatural, whatever. So there is a constant battle in the family about using AC on hot days (say when it’s going to be 90F+). We will get her to agree to turn on… --- ## [Was my dad full of it? A story he used to tell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-my-dad-full-of-it-a-story-he-used-to-tell/949583)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-my-dad-full-of-it-a-story-he-used-to-tell/949583 "2021-08-29T02:06:33Z")
Not sure where this should go, I’ll try here. My dad was a straight up kind of guy. No nonsense. Not a joker. So anyway he told me this story once. As a kid he grew up during the depression. Once while exploring along … --- ## [Customer Service Surveys (phone)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customer-service-surveys-phone/949569)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2021, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customer-service-surveys-phone/949569 "2021-08-27T17:09:32Z")
It’s very common, when calling customer service, for the automated process to ask you to remain on the line after the call for a survey on how satisfied you were with the customer service. I almost never accept this. Bes… --- ## [Have You Ever Had To Put Your Child In A Group Home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-to-put-your-child-in-a-group-home/609463)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-to-put-your-child-in-a-group-home/609463 "2021-08-27T15:46:28Z")
There has to be someone here that’s been through this. Please, og, I beseech you, let there be. I’m having a really hard time with my youngest son, 13, right now. I don’t want to go into too much detail, as he does ha… --- ## [Whose picture should accompany the article, the murderer or the victim?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-picture-should-accompany-the-article-the-murderer-or-the-victim/949578)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2021, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-picture-should-accompany-the-article-the-murderer-or-the-victim/949578 "2021-08-27T08:12:59Z")
IMO the victim’s picture if available. Not bloodied of course but like a happy picture. If you’re going to glorify someone, glorify the victim. I think putting the murderer’s mugshot alone is not good practice, unless t… --- ## [Multi-Reschedules on Traffic ticket court hearing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-reschedules-on-traffic-ticket-court-hearing/949504)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2021, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-reschedules-on-traffic-ticket-court-hearing/949504 "2021-08-27T04:09:17Z")
I got a speeding ticket in Texas in December 2019. My lawyer requested a court hearing / jury trial. The Court has been rescheduling the hearing/appearance date multiple times due to Covid. Each time the date is pushed … --- ## [Taking my son to college, anything I should know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-my-son-to-college-anything-i-should-know/948417)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2021, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-my-son-to-college-anything-i-should-know/948417 "2021-08-27T03:10:40Z")
Well, as amazing at it seems to me, my son will be attending Virginia Tech, and we are taking him down on Saturday. Also amazing to me, I’m pretty terrified. It’s literally dropping him off in a small city of 35,000 a… --- ## [Wills and lawsuits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wills-and-lawsuits/949333)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2021, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wills-and-lawsuits/949333 "2021-08-26T19:05:49Z")
IANAL, you’re not my lawyer, I’m not asking for legal advice, only imho thoughts. And I’m particularly interested in Canadian aspects. Imagine, if you will, an elderly parent has 3 adult children. One of the children is… --- ## [Predictions on the August 31st deadline for troop withdrawal \[Afghanistan\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-on-the-august-31st-deadline-for-troop-withdrawal-afghanistan/949387)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-on-the-august-31st-deadline-for-troop-withdrawal-afghanistan/949387 "2021-08-26T17:49:00Z")
Apparently, Biden wants more time and the Taliban are saying “No way”. What leverage does Biden really have? IMHO, the only thing that might work is some sort of payoff. Any sort of military action can lead only to a big… --- ## [Anyone caught a cold since COVID?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-caught-a-cold-since-covid/949129)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-caught-a-cold-since-covid/949129 "2021-08-26T17:21:54Z")
I played golf in 100 degree heat on Friday, and noticed a slight sore throat towards the end. It got a bit worse on Saturday, and since I planned on leaving for a short golf trip with 3 friends on Sunday, I went to the … --- ## [Security questions to join web networks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-questions-to-join-web-networks/949314)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-questions-to-join-web-networks/949314 "2021-08-26T16:12:10Z")
I recently noticed that websites are now using security questions that include pieces of information that were never provided to them; e.g. which car did you own in 2012? The questions are followed by a multiple choice … --- ## [Police Details](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-details/949439)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2021, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-details/949439 "2021-08-26T03:31:14Z")
I’m having a stone wall built, and the city is making us get a police detail because the bobcat will be on the sidewalk. Mass is (I believe) the only state that does not allow civilian flaggers. It’s been an issue here f… --- ## [What Is This Portuguese/Brazilian Term Of Endearment? (Sounds like "Ma-MAU")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-portuguese-brazilian-term-of-endearment-sounds-like-ma-mau/949488)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-portuguese-brazilian-term-of-endearment-sounds-like-ma-mau/949488 "2021-08-26T01:03:15Z")
In this video, the older guy (Brazilian) calls the younger guy (his nephew) something that sounds like “Ma-MAU” or “Mo-MAU.” That’s not the younger man’s name - I know this because he addresses another younger man (anoth… --- ## [How important is it to wait until a kitten is 6 months before neutoring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-it-to-wait-until-a-kitten-is-6-months-before-neutoring/949042)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-it-to-wait-until-a-kitten-is-6-months-before-neutoring/949042 "2021-08-25T13:56:21Z")
We haven’t had a kitten for over 30 years and things change a bunch in that amount of time. When I was volunteering with a rescue group, we liked to have kittens fixed ASAP because people just couldn’t be trusted to fix… --- ## [Which phone would you recommend for screen quality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-phone-would-you-recommend-for-screen-quality/949398)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-phone-would-you-recommend-for-screen-quality/949398 "2021-08-25T01:13:40Z")
I dropped my phone the other day and screen has bright lines all over it. So time for a new phone. I mainly use my phone for watching video content, and since my current phone and Netflix both support HDR, I have decide… --- ## [The Death of Just-In-Time Manufacturing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-just-in-time-manufacturing/942392)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-just-in-time-manufacturing/942392 "2021-08-25T00:52:58Z")
This might not be appropriate for GQ since I’m not sure there’s a factual answer, but I figured I’d start here and see what happens. The pandemic has exposed serious, gaping holes in the supply chain, which have been ex… --- ## [What do "AK-47 people" like the Taliban think of American guns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-ak-47-people-like-the-taliban-think-of-american-guns/949292)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-ak-47-people-like-the-taliban-think-of-american-guns/949292 "2021-08-25T00:33:45Z")
As a layman with little to no understanding of guns: I understand that the stereotype of Kalashnikovs is that they are cheap but reliable. And AK-47s are the de facto gun in the Middle East, like in many other non-Weste… --- ## [Non Slip Socks for Dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-slip-socks-for-dogs/945268)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-slip-socks-for-dogs/945268 "2021-08-24T22:07:31Z")
We have an old (14 years) large (100+ lbs) dog with bad hips, and her feet slide all over any flooring that isn’t carpet. Lately her feet slip so much she can barely get herself up off the floor. I’m thinking about getti… --- ## [Why all the hate for Branson and Bezos, and their forays into space travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-hate-for-branson-and-bezos-and-their-forays-into-space-travel/946916)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-hate-for-branson-and-bezos-and-their-forays-into-space-travel/946916 "2021-08-24T20:10:41Z")
It’s their money, and they can do whatever they want with it. Wally Funk probably never thought, when Apollo 11 landed, that she would go into space herself 52 years to the day later. --- ## [Pocket change - let's discuss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pocket-change-lets-discuss/949014)
**Author:** [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pocket-change-lets-discuss/949014 "2021-08-24T15:43:09Z")
As I was exiting my local grocery store yesterday, a scruffy gentleman implored me, “Spare change?” As is usual for me, I continued on my way without acknowledging his request. Without getting into the politics or opin… --- ## [Importing objects for personal use and CBP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/importing-objects-for-personal-use-and-cbp/949392)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/importing-objects-for-personal-use-and-cbp/949392 "2021-08-24T03:16:21Z")
I came to the attention of Customs and Border Patrol today. I am attempting to import a wooden pen storage box, which is partially broken but which I think I can repair back to original or close-to-original condition. A… --- ## [Looking for a NON GPS bicycle computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-non-gps-bicycle-computer/949335)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-non-gps-bicycle-computer/949335 "2021-08-23T22:13:34Z")
I hit a bump and my cateye adventure went flying. Spent about an hour looking for it and it is gone. Looking for a replacement. – I like that it did slope calculations, and recorded total climbs. In my search, most mod… --- ## [Your cooking range: how many tops on your top?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-cooking-range-how-many-tops-on-your-top/949082)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-cooking-range-how-many-tops-on-your-top/949082 "2021-08-23T19:20:18Z")
In Australia, cook tops are almost invariably 4 slots. Which is totally ridiculous, because for the most part, you’ll use two at the same time, maybe MAYBE three, but almost never three. Four? Forget it. I’m partial to … --- ## [Employer rejiggered job titles- should I be concerned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-rejiggered-job-titles-should-i-be-concerned/949117)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-rejiggered-job-titles-should-i-be-concerned/949117 "2021-08-23T14:51:28Z")
So my employer recently undertook a compensation study of some kind, and as a result of this survey, they rejiggered all the job titles and levels, and in my case, I went from being a Senior Analyst V to an IT Analyst II… --- ## [Replacing a rear bike wheel, what do I need to know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-a-rear-bike-wheel-what-do-i-need-to-know/943727)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-a-rear-bike-wheel-what-do-i-need-to-know/943727 "2021-08-23T14:43:19Z")
I have a Schwinn 21 speed ‘Woodland’ bike (which is more of a city/road/gravel bike than a woods bike). I got it used and a rear spoke is broke, the wheel is a bit out of true, but not too bad considering the spoke. It … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=239) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=241)