# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=291 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 292 --- ## [Is this the kind of device I need to share an ethernet feed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-kind-of-device-i-need-to-share-an-ethernet-feed/923620)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2020, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-kind-of-device-i-need-to-share-an-ethernet-feed/923620 "2020-10-24T02:58:21Z")
I’m running an ethernet line from our router up to my son’s room, & it occurred to me that it would be good to split that feed and run a second line into the other kid’s room. I already realize that a “splitter“ is not e… --- ## [Who is the most influential Gen X-er?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-influential-gen-x-er/919858)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2020, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-influential-gen-x-er/919858 "2020-10-24T00:14:57Z")
A generation so forgotten, no one has thought to ask the question. Rules: GenXer must be born from 1.1.1965 to 12.31 1980 An explanation as to your thoughts would be :ok\_hand: --- ## [Would any of you technology lovers recommend a cell phone that would work for me and my wife?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-any-of-you-technology-lovers-recommend-a-cell-phone-that-would-work-for-me-and-my-wife/810403)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-any-of-you-technology-lovers-recommend-a-cell-phone-that-would-work-for-me-and-my-wife/810403 "2020-10-23T22:31:42Z")
I have a few hopes here and we are far from rich. I turn 40 this year, so we are hardly senior citizens, but the truth is we have not had a proper cell phone plan in 15+ years. I have used pay-as-you-go plans and have be… --- ## [Would you rather lose 5 fingers for $100 million, 4 fingers for $10 million or 3 fingers for $1 million?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-lose-5-fingers-for-100-million-4-fingers-for-10-million-or-3-fingers-for-1-million/923062)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-lose-5-fingers-for-100-million-4-fingers-for-10-million-or-3-fingers-for-1-million/923062 "2020-10-23T19:54:05Z")
Would you rather lose 3 fingers for $1 million, 4 fingers for $10 million or 5 fingers for $100 million? You can choose which fingers to remove. They’re removed instantly and painlessly. You can’t have them replaced or … --- ## [Which abilities would you choose in this scenario?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-abilities-would-you-choose-in-this-scenario/923703)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-abilities-would-you-choose-in-this-scenario/923703 "2020-10-23T18:11:22Z")
You get to choose a white piece and a black piece from this \[list\] of superhuman abilities (https://i.redd.it/454rmf4houu51.png). Which would you choose and why? I’d choose White Rook and Black King because it would ena… --- ## [Tell me about Abilify](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-abilify/923523)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-abilify/923523 "2020-10-23T17:36:35Z")
Someone near and dear to me was just prescribed Abilify. She 26, and has a lot of anxiety and is a little “bipolar” - but not necessarily clinically bipolar, just incredibly moody, with anger management issues. PMS is al… --- ## [VOIP for small business - who do you recommend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voip-for-small-business-who-do-you-recommend/923687)
**Author:** [@Guy\_Incognito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Incognito)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voip-for-small-business-who-do-you-recommend/923687 "2020-10-23T17:06:59Z")
So, our company has a retail store which has an older Toshiba PBX phone system which uses ancient electronic phones set up around the building. We (meaning I) need to replace this current setup for the following reasons: … --- ## [Use of my email address](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-my-email-address/923597)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-my-email-address/923597 "2020-10-23T15:30:06Z")
I have an email address in the form of \[Cyril.Fotheringay-Phipps.1@gmail.com\] (using my actual name). A couple of weeks ago I got an email completely in Spanish from BancoEstado (apparently a Chilean bank), but addressed… --- ## [How do you pronounce 'envelope'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-envelope/922730)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-envelope/922730 "2020-10-23T13:02:55Z")
I was just watching a video and the host said “envelope” (as in something you stick a letter in). She pronounced it, like it’s spelled, ENvelope. I realized that I don’t say it that way, I say AHnvelope. Well I was tryi… --- ## [Why Did Eleanor Roosevelt Have a British Accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-eleanor-roosevelt-have-a-british-accent/919597)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-eleanor-roosevelt-have-a-british-accent/919597 "2020-10-23T12:36:52Z")
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) was quite a woman. She was very active as a first lady, possibly more so than any other before or to follow. And she was a delegate for the UN for quite some time after her husband’s death, … --- ## [Brands that use inspirational quotes on their packaging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brands-that-use-inspirational-quotes-on-their-packaging/923572)
**Author:** [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brands-that-use-inspirational-quotes-on-their-packaging/923572 "2020-10-23T00:58:51Z")
I’m an inspirational writer looking for companies that use quotes on their packaging. I know Celestial Seasonings Teas does, and Starbucks puts quotes on their coffee cups… can you think of any others? Or can you sug… --- ## [Which 2 perks would you choose from this list?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-2-perks-would-you-choose-from-this-list/922285)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-2-perks-would-you-choose-from-this-list/922285 "2020-10-22T22:51:33Z")
You get to choose 2 perks from this list of perks. Which do you choose and why? I’d choose The Mic and Ask Away since I’d be able to use them to obtain ridiculous wealth, get the most fulfilling and happy life and get … --- ## [Does anyone know a good alternative app to Librivox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-a-good-alternative-app-to-librivox/923041)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-a-good-alternative-app-to-librivox/923041 "2020-10-22T18:53:31Z")
This is similar to an earlier post of mine, when I was looking for a different podcast manager, and it’s the same basic problem. Librivox offers a wealth of great public domain content, in addition to copyrighted materi… --- ## [Which professions are the most openly critical of each other? Which are most protective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-professions-are-the-most-openly-critical-of-each-other-which-are-most-protective/923338)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-professions-are-the-most-openly-critical-of-each-other-which-are-most-protective/923338 "2020-10-22T17:39:45Z")
I noticed that every time I’ve taken myself or my kids to a different dentist for anything more than the very basic treatment, they mention something negative about the work done by the previous dentist(s). It’s not nec… --- ## [White people voicing non-white characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-people-voicing-non-white-characters/912861)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-people-voicing-non-white-characters/912861 "2020-10-22T06:12:00Z")
I just saw a statement from Jenny Slate apologizing for voicing a mixed race character in an animated series and it was one of the most over-the-top hyperbolic obsequious things I have ever read. (I’m sure she would have… --- ## [What kind of id scam could this be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-id-scam-could-this-be/923429)
**Author:** [@Steve\_McQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_McQwark)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-id-scam-could-this-be/923429 "2020-10-22T05:53:07Z")
A friend bought and moved into a house in May. She told me that a woman came to her door yesterday and said that she used to live there and she has an id that is coming in the mail and wanted to leave her phone number so… --- ## [Do you get a Voters' Guide/Pamphlet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-a-voters-guide-pamphlet/923511)
**Author:** [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-a-voters-guide-pamphlet/923511 "2020-10-22T02:39:21Z")
I have only ever voted in Washington State. Every election (general, primary, special levy, etc.) the government sends in the mail the state & local voters’ guides. For initiatives & resolutions, etc. it has the full … --- ## [The hardest thing to give up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hardest-thing-to-give-up/923149)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hardest-thing-to-give-up/923149 "2020-10-22T01:33:59Z")
Back in about 1987 I was talking to a woman who was beside herself because she’d had an accident in her 1979 Mazda. Because of its age, although the damage wasn’t horrendous it was “totaled,” so insurance handed her a c… --- ## [Manual drivers, do electric cars make you reassess the meaning of driving stick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manual-drivers-do-electric-cars-make-you-reassess-the-meaning-of-driving-stick/923237)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manual-drivers-do-electric-cars-make-you-reassess-the-meaning-of-driving-stick/923237 "2020-10-21T17:22:51Z")
Inspired by this thread: Why do you prefer a stick-shift over an automatic transmission? I learned a lot from this thread. I have been inspired to learn manual lately and get a manual car (leaning toward a WRX). I’m sol… --- ## [Poll: How fast is your internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-fast-is-your-internet/923210)
**Author:** [@ctnguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ctnguy)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-fast-is-your-internet/923210 "2020-10-21T15:30:39Z")
There have been some threads in the past where we share our internet speeds (e.g. February 2004, April 2008) and I’m interested to find out how things have changed for Dopers since then. For the poll please use your act… --- ## [Things That Have Become Less Scary With Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-become-less-scary-with-time/922081)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-become-less-scary-with-time/922081 "2020-10-21T14:06:23Z")
I was not a particularly nervous child, but it seems to me now that TV exaggerated certain dangers. The ones I’m thinking of, which turned out not to be such a big deal, include: Quicksand The Bermuda Triangle Spider … --- ## [Did Obamacare help you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obamacare-help-you/922529)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obamacare-help-you/922529 "2020-10-21T13:49:22Z")
It’s hard to find objective infirmation on the ACA. I’ve heard what medical colleagues think about it, what American politicians say and have read books from both sides. I know what many Canadians think. I am an emerg… --- ## [Prison inmates and the April $1,200 stimulus checks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prison-inmates-and-the-april-1-200-stimulus-checks/923227)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prison-inmates-and-the-april-1-200-stimulus-checks/923227 "2020-10-21T02:16:26Z")
I do prison ministry in Texas, and one extremely hot topic these days is whether prison inmates qualify to receive the $1,200 stimulus checks sent out by the government half a year ago. For inmates, such a sum of money i… --- ## [When should I get my flu shot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-i-get-my-flu-shot/920520)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-i-get-my-flu-shot/920520 "2020-10-21T01:40:34Z")
I could go get one tomorrow. Is the any reason to wait? I know you’re not a doctor. I’ve already made the decision to get a flu shot but September seems really early. --- ## [What do I do when I suspect my anti-virus software of causing problems on purpose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-suspect-my-anti-virus-software-of-causing-problems-on-purpose/923364)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-suspect-my-anti-virus-software-of-causing-problems-on-purpose/923364 "2020-10-20T16:55:28Z")
Paranoia time here. I have Bitdefender, and aside from constantly trying to sell me additional “services” that I don’t want, I sort of suspect them of being complicit in some problems. For example, recently I had problem… --- ## [Were you aware that it required a Supreme Court ruling to legalize birth control?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-aware-that-it-required-a-supreme-court-ruling-to-legalize-birth-control/922977)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-aware-that-it-required-a-supreme-court-ruling-to-legalize-birth-control/922977 "2020-10-20T15:24:50Z")
poll Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) came up today during the Senate confirmation hearing for Judge Barrett. I was completely dumbfounded to learn birth control was illegal in some states. I’m very familiar with Roe v Wa… --- ## [Is American culture itself part of the problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-american-culture-itself-part-of-the-problem/922036)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-american-culture-itself-part-of-the-problem/922036 "2020-10-19T23:40:43Z")
Trump. Bezos. The Bundys. Pence. White supremacists. Zuckerberg. The Waco people. Serial killers. School shooters. Dime a dozen corrupt politicians. Pharma execs. Why does America have a tendency to spawn such shitty hum… --- ## [Thoughts on the suspension of this professor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-suspension-of-this-professor/919830)
**Author:** [@complexfreeformd2r](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/complexfreeformd2r)\ **Replies:** 387\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-suspension-of-this-professor/919830 "2020-10-19T19:05:42Z")
Summary: a professor at USC (California) Business School is suspended for using a Mandarin Chinese word that sounds like the English racial slur for Black people. The Dean’s response is below in another link and quote… --- ## [Is this moving quote (Indy to Chicago) in the ballpark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-moving-quote-indy-to-chicago-in-the-ballpark/922877)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-moving-quote-indy-to-chicago-in-the-ballpark/922877 "2020-10-19T16:12:15Z")
In 2018, my ex-wife moved back to Japan, and I used a Japanese mover to move my stuff locally. The cost was pretty reasonable. Since I already knew them, I had them quote my move from Indy to Chicago. It’s moving 430 cu.… --- ## [Archbishop performs exorcism to cleanse protest site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archbishop-performs-exorcism-to-cleanse-protest-site/923285)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archbishop-performs-exorcism-to-cleanse-protest-site/923285 "2020-10-19T14:14:03Z")
In a nutshell, the statue of Father Serra, the guy credited with bringing Catholicism to the west coast, was torn down by protesters. Apparently, they had issues with the way the good Father mistreated Native Americans… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=290) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=292)