# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=292 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 293 --- ## [Legality of MA collecting income tax from out-of-state residents working from home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-ma-collecting-income-tax-from-out-of-state-residents-working-from-home/919490)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-ma-collecting-income-tax-from-out-of-state-residents-working-from-home/919490 "2020-10-18T03:44:31Z")
In July Massachusetts enacted an emergency regulation to collect income tax from employees of MA companies that are currently working from home in other states. I’m not sure if CT or RI has challenged this yet, but NH c… --- ## [Fast food surveys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-surveys/923115)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-surveys/923115 "2020-10-18T02:40:58Z")
More and more fast food places are seeking customer feedback by offering an incentive for taking a survey. There are two basic types of incentive, something like a free side or drink the next time you come in, or a chan… --- ## [Dehumidifier expected lifespan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dehumidifier-expected-lifespan/922789)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dehumidifier-expected-lifespan/922789 "2020-10-17T21:48:59Z")
Two and a half years ago I purchased this dehumidifier: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073VBWKJZ/ref=cm\_sw\_r\_cp\_api\_i\_IBeHFbAGZ825F) I’ve operated it in our basement 24/7/365 since purchase. A few weeks ago I noticed it w… --- ## [How does Twitter work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-twitter-work/818821)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-twitter-work/818821 "2020-10-17T20:42:50Z")
I have had a Twitter account since 2008, but I haven’t used it much until recently. Lately I have been following a lot of journalists and other newsmakers and have found it a good way to stay up on breaking news that wi… --- ## [Recommend a simple web hosting service for php + css + html only?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-simple-web-hosting-service-for-php-css-html-only/923195)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-simple-web-hosting-service-for-php-css-html-only/923195 "2020-10-17T17:46:18Z")
tl;dr: I’m looking for a simple web hosting provider that doesn’t cost upwards of $150 per year, to host a simple website consisting of nothing more than php files and images. The long-winded version: I’ve been with my… --- ## [Tinnitus. Treatment Options?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinnitus-treatment-options/922699)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinnitus-treatment-options/922699 "2020-10-17T02:45:11Z")
For the past 12.5 years, I’ve worked in a postal sorting facility, in close proximity to some loud-ish machines. I’ve never felt any particular discomfort, indeed, any particular effect from my time spent in the plant. B… --- ## [Famous guitars that would sell for more than Dave Gilmour's black Strat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-guitars-that-would-sell-for-more-than-dave-gilmours-black-strat/839140)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-guitars-that-would-sell-for-more-than-dave-gilmours-black-strat/839140 "2020-10-17T01:21:55Z")
Strangely I just heard about this. Dave Gilmour’s black strat fetched nearly $4 million at auction this past June. Just curious to hear opinions on what guitar you think could top that price. Off the top of my head, a… --- ## [Urinary incontinence, male version](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urinary-incontinence-male-version/922968)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urinary-incontinence-male-version/922968 "2020-10-16T21:51:48Z")
Had a prostatectomy a few months ago, have the inevitable stress incontinence after effects. It’s getting better, doing Kegels, have pads, but any tips from anyone? --- ## [Not being a vexillologist \[on flag design\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-being-a-vexillologist-on-flag-design/922934)
**Author:** [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-being-a-vexillologist-on-flag-design/922934 "2020-10-16T20:03:28Z")
…can someone who is explain what makes a good or bad flag design? I’ve seen comments on a couple of threads\* that sound as though they’re meant to be expert judgements dismissing this or that example, but what’s the aut… --- ## [Selecting Fire Brick for Furnace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selecting-fire-brick-for-furnace/922897)
**Author:** [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selecting-fire-brick-for-furnace/922897 "2020-10-16T18:54:26Z")
I have a wood/oil furnace with a fire box lined with fire bricks, and some of them have started to fall apart and need replacing. It turned out to be easy to take them out, but I can’t find an appropriate replacement. Th… --- ## [Are we still bolding other members' screen names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-still-bolding-other-members-screen-names/922974)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-still-bolding-other-members-screen-names/922974 "2020-10-16T16:16:23Z")
I just replied to a post in another thread, and out of habit I put the other person’s screen name in bold. That used to be customary here, to make it easy to find someone’s reference to your post. Are we still doing that… --- ## [Backup Battery/Equipment for Aquarium](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backup-battery-equipment-for-aquarium/921337)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backup-battery-equipment-for-aquarium/921337 "2020-10-16T14:37:16Z")
Winter is coming and I live out in the boonies where we experience frequent power outages. Last year I fretted and stressed and had to jump into action every time the power went out, covering the tank and checking on thi… --- ## [Leak inside my refrigerator-need advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leak-inside-my-refrigerator-need-advice/922936)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2020, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leak-inside-my-refrigerator-need-advice/922936 "2020-10-16T00:03:22Z")
Any ideas about a leak in (under) my refrigerator? To clarify, the refrigerator itself is not leaking. I buy water in 2.5 gallon containers with a tap so I can use refillable bottles with less plastic waste because my ta… --- ## [Do you own (and use) a bathrobe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-and-use-a-bathrobe/922463)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-and-use-a-bathrobe/922463 "2020-10-15T23:20:03Z")
Fairly simple. Do you own a bathrobe (dressing gown)? If you own one, do you use it regularly? I don’t own one as of today. I think I’ll get one with the inevitable gift cards I’ll get for Christmas. I’ve enjoyed using … --- ## [Retail workers: what do you think of "How are you?" at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retail-workers-what-do-you-think-of-how-are-you-at-work/922817)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retail-workers-what-do-you-think-of-how-are-you-at-work/922817 "2020-10-15T16:06:33Z")
An acquaintance who works at a convenience store recently told me that he finds “how are you” from customers annoying and wishes that people would not ask. Why? First, he has 200+ interactions per shift, and getting aske… --- ## [J K Rowling and the trans furore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-k-rowling-and-the-trans-furore/855795)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 5388\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-k-rowling-and-the-trans-furore/855795 "2020-10-15T13:12:55Z")
Apologies if there is already a thread on this, but I couldn’t find one. For the past few days there’s been a row about JKR posting ‘anti-trans’ tweets; various actors from the Harry Potter films have appeared to disavow… --- ## [Zoomwear - the new fashion niche](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoomwear-the-new-fashion-niche/913795)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoomwear-the-new-fashion-niche/913795 "2020-10-15T12:54:39Z")
… If you ask, people who have managed to stay employed during the pandemic will confess to owning a Zoom Shirt: a top, typically kept on the back of the computer chair or a hanger nearby, that they pop on in the momen… --- ## [The fashion retreads of today aren't "retro"--they're just lame retreads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fashion-retreads-of-today-arent-retro-theyre-just-lame-retreads/844497)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fashion-retreads-of-today-arent-retro-theyre-just-lame-retreads/844497 "2019-12-17T22:35:44Z")
Inspired by another fashion thread up in IMHO now: Were “70s” style fashions still popular in the early 80s? Well, one 70s fashion that’s popular now is puffer jackets: they look basically, sometimes exactly, the same … --- ## [Restaurants and Reducing Plastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-and-reducing-plastic/922446)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-and-reducing-plastic/922446 "2020-10-15T01:35:32Z")
Canada, possibly behind the curve (?), has announced that they are set to ban certain single-use plastic items. Alberta, hoping to change oil into petrochemicals, is unhappy. Don’t know how the restaurant industry feel… --- ## [Google Shot-for-Shit Advanced Search](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-shot-for-shit-advanced-search/921061)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-shot-for-shit-advanced-search/921061 "2020-10-15T01:25:52Z")
You can do an Advanced Search for the verbatim interpretation of what you typed in the box. Which ought to be the goddam default, yeesh, I meant what I said and all that. You can also constrain your search results so a… --- ## [Need opinions on router](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-opinions-on-router/922966)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-opinions-on-router/922966 "2020-10-15T00:09:14Z")
We have a router that we got years ago from Verizon when we upgraded to Fios. We’re having connection issues now, and Verizon wants $15 a month for an upgraded model (we could get another like our old one free, but ther… --- ## [How big a problem are food deserts in your town?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-problem-are-food-deserts-in-your-town/921699)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-problem-are-food-deserts-in-your-town/921699 "2020-10-15T00:05:30Z")
I live in a medium Canadian city with a fair amount of industry, some insurance companies and a good university. There has always been a bit of tension between “town and gown” with a large student population. The downt… --- ## [Should everyone get the flu shot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-everyone-get-the-flu-shot/922611)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-everyone-get-the-flu-shot/922611 "2020-10-14T20:35:03Z")
I’ve never had the flu and have never taken a flu shot. No doctor has even recommended I get one. I’m now seeing various public service announcements that seem to suggest a social responsibility in getting one in the C… --- ## [For those over 50, how many prescription drugs do you take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-over-50-how-many-prescription-drugs-do-you-take/922674)
**Author:** [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-over-50-how-many-prescription-drugs-do-you-take/922674 "2020-10-14T17:01:43Z")
I’m in my late 60’s and take an antidepressant I’ve used for decades. I pride myself on not being on any “old age” drugs, although doctors have wanted me to take a statin for years. :frowning: I have some friends in the… --- ## [How do you (or the people in general) benefit from someone else's education in high education institutions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-or-the-people-in-general-benefit-from-someone-elses-education-in-high-education-institutions/920749)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-or-the-people-in-general-benefit-from-someone-elses-education-in-high-education-institutions/920749 "2020-10-14T09:16:57Z")
When you study at a university (whether it is undergraduate, graduate or PhD), you are “supposed to be” a more sophisticated and knowledgeable individual. Is it really so? Do you really believe in it? If he or she isn’t … --- ## [What was your favourite subject in school (any level) and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-subject-in-school-any-level-and-why/922614)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favourite-subject-in-school-any-level-and-why/922614 "2020-10-13T22:28:25Z")
I know, kind of a cliche question, but I’m genuinely curious! Also, I’m very new here, so I want to get to know you guys on this site a little bit. For me, I liked English, simply because the information just…came to me… --- ## [You hear a smoke/gas-detector alarm in apt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hear-a-smoke-gas-detector-alarm-in-apt/922719)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hear-a-smoke-gas-detector-alarm-in-apt/922719 "2020-10-13T18:09:28Z")
Simple situation: You’re in the hallway of your apartment building and thru an apt door you hear a smoke/gas-detector alarm beep-beeping. You wait a minute or so to see if the alarm stops. It continues. So you knock o… --- ## [How many network devices in your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-network-devices-in-your-house/921927)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-network-devices-in-your-house/921927 "2020-10-13T15:40:28Z")
For reasons, I’m using NMAP and WakeMeOnLan and PRTG and AngryIP, and I’ve had occassion to do so at home. And – I’ve got 23 devices showing on the home network. There are phones, and TV’s, and iPads and Desktops and Wi… --- ## [Sports drink -- suggestion wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-drink-suggestion-wanted/921184)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-drink-suggestion-wanted/921184 "2020-10-13T01:29:21Z")
I’m running low on my current sports drink and want suggestions. Perhaps there’s a better one out there. Currently I drink Cytomax. I used to get it from Performance Bicycles, but they closed their local store a couple … --- ## [Damn you lower lip! I just want to sleep!! Anyone else have this weird problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-lower-lip-i-just-want-to-sleep-anyone-else-have-this-weird-problem/430316)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-lower-lip-i-just-want-to-sleep-anyone-else-have-this-weird-problem/430316 "2020-10-13T00:12:29Z")
Okay, this is weird. I can verify it’s weird because a ton of Google searches yielded 0 relevant results – that NEVER happens! Unfortunately, it also seems hard to explain… In short, my damn lower lip rests right on top… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=291) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=293)