# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=315 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 316 --- ## [Do you keep / how do you store the stuff that comes with new electronics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-how-do-you-store-the-stuff-that-comes-with-new-electronics/855286)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-how-do-you-store-the-stuff-that-comes-with-new-electronics/855286 "2020-06-12T12:35:04Z")
New electronic thingies nowadays come with: packaging, manuals, quickstart and more elaborate manuals, in a gazillion languages spare parts, customizing parts, guarantee leaflets, extra software you might never use, ca… --- ## [People that are "bad at math," why? (Poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-that-are-bad-at-math-why-poll/855003)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-that-are-bad-at-math-why-poll/855003 "2020-06-12T12:15:56Z")
I see a decent amount of threads in GQ that amount to fairly basic arithmetic. Roughly equivalent to “I have a block of iron A” x B" x C", how much does it weigh?" To me, this seems trivial. So, why isn’t it? Poll above… --- ## [Feline conjunctivitis, have you dealt with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feline-conjunctivitis-have-you-dealt-with-it/855191)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feline-conjunctivitis-have-you-dealt-with-it/855191 "2020-06-12T04:11:01Z")
Started probably Tuesday, I noticed a discharge and half closed eye. Vet did a steroid shot and sent me home with 2 bottles of drops, 3X a day. Immediate improvement the day we got back from the vet, but now it’s no bett… --- ## [How do I make this type of investment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-this-type-of-investment/855159)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-this-type-of-investment/855159 "2020-06-12T00:24:55Z")
I have more money than I need to remain liquid, sitting around in a bank account doing basically nothing. I would like to invest this money. Specifically, I would like to invest it in a minimal-fee mutual fund. Everyw… --- ## [How old were you when you first left the country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-left-the-country/852119)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-left-the-country/852119 "2020-06-11T19:06:55Z")
At what age did you first leave your country, for any reason (vacation, business, immigration, etc.)? --- ## [Could Advanced Alien Life Be Totally Virtual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-advanced-alien-life-be-totally-virtual/855449)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-advanced-alien-life-be-totally-virtual/855449 "2020-06-11T18:49:34Z")
I have to tell you all, I think a lot about the future. And I think a lot about advanced alien life and technology. Why not? Fermi’s Paradox specifically occupies my mind. I mean advanced alien life has to be out there.… --- ## [Punctuating Presidents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punctuating-presidents/855369)
**Author:** [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punctuating-presidents/855369 "2020-06-11T17:39:27Z")
It appears to me that that second comma makes the next phrase (“at the time … Constitution”) apply to both of the preceding phrases (“No person … Citizen” and “or … States”). The Constitution was adopted on 17 Jun 1788… --- ## [Looking for advice on home generator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-advice-on-home-generator/855285)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-advice-on-home-generator/855285 "2020-06-11T02:26:00Z")
Last fall I was without power for three days because PG&E shut things down during a period of high winds. It’s almost certain that the same thing will happen this year, and for several years to come. I’m thinking of buyi… --- ## [What if Satan Repented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-satan-repented/855137)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-satan-repented/855137 "2020-06-10T18:05:13Z")
Apologies if this isn’t the correct forum. First, I don’t believe in a being called Satan. I see the Father of Lies as a metaphor for the potential for evil that all people have. My question, however, assumes that he … --- ## [The most technically complex thing invented since 1820 that could be reverse engineered in 1820?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-technically-complex-thing-invented-since-1820-that-could-be-reverse-engineered-in-1820/855312)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-technically-complex-thing-invented-since-1820-that-could-be-reverse-engineered-in-1820/855312 "2020-06-10T14:07:45Z")
Okay, piggy-backing off the 1820 thread, but with another twist. You go back in time, but instead of being naked, you can bring back the most technically advanced invention (we’ll say of unlimited size I suppose) invent… --- ## [Was Marilyn Monroe murdered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-marilyn-monroe-murdered/855252)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-marilyn-monroe-murdered/855252 "2020-06-10T05:29:46Z")
I just watched a rather convincing 48-minute video about the murder of Marilyn Monroe. It seems there are many MANY witnesses, including Peter Lawford, who eventually came forth to set the record straight about the nigh… --- ## [How to confirm that a car seller really owns the car they're selling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-confirm-that-a-car-seller-really-owns-the-car-theyre-selling/855104)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-confirm-that-a-car-seller-really-owns-the-car-theyre-selling/855104 "2020-06-10T02:46:15Z")
Someone I know responded to a Craigslist add for a loaded 2015 Honda Accord with ~38K miles in great condition for $1,500. They thought the price might be a typo, but the person responding says it’s legit and she is an a… --- ## [Predict the onset of the next recession.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-onset-of-the-next-recession/820107)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-onset-of-the-next-recession/820107 "2020-06-09T20:59:48Z")
When will the next recession begin\* in the United States? Poll options, if I set it up right, are calendar year quarters, e.g. we’re in 2018 Q3, which spans July August and September of this year. \*As declared by NBER,… --- ## [Anyone encountered this 'inverted' version of Dunning-Kruger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-encountered-this-inverted-version-of-dunning-kruger/855209)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-encountered-this-inverted-version-of-dunning-kruger/855209 "2020-06-09T20:15:29Z")
The Dunning-Kruger effect observes that people with low ability tend to overestimate it. But there are times I’ve observed the opposite: people who are really smart, who are really hard to convince when they’re wrong ab… --- ## [Opinions on Rolex watches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-rolex-watches/804538)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-rolex-watches/804538 "2020-05-01T00:25:50Z")
The other day, my wife said she stopped in a Rolex store at the mall. She tried on a watch, and was surprised at how much she liked it. I don’t know the model or anything, but the pricetag was around $6200. She doesn’… --- ## [Professional Fiduciary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-fiduciary/855258)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-fiduciary/855258 "2020-06-09T17:03:12Z")
Are there any professional fiduciaries here, or people who have had some experience with them? We are in a position of needing to use a professional fiduciary as the first alternate successor trustee on our family livin… --- ## [Have you given up your American citizenship? How did that work out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-given-up-your-american-citizenship-how-did-that-work-out/817658)
**Author:** [@Gleena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gleena)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-given-up-your-american-citizenship-how-did-that-work-out/817658 "2020-06-09T15:19:42Z")
As the title says. I’m considering giving up my US citizenship. It’s not a direct political thing (although I detest the current administration) although some of my reasons are overarchingly political. I detest filing U… --- ## [Do you have sleep study and/or CPAP use experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-sleep-study-and-or-cpap-use-experience/811198)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-sleep-study-and-or-cpap-use-experience/811198 "2020-06-09T12:19:56Z")
Looking for advice. I had a study done and the basic results follow. To start, I’m not sure how effective the test was. They told me it didn’t matter whether I took an ambien or not. My plan was to go to sleep without… --- ## [How to get better at crosswords?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-better-at-crosswords/853925)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-better-at-crosswords/853925 "2020-06-09T09:39:24Z")
I’ve been doing a ton of crosswords during lockdown. I still can get almost nowhere with the Thursday-Saturday NYT puzzles. Will I just ‘get it’ after continuing to plug away? I seem to do much better with the LA Times, … --- ## [Lockdown hobbies....how many of them will stick after we can go back to 'normal' activities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lockdown-hobbies-how-many-of-them-will-stick-after-we-can-go-back-to-normal-activities/855061)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lockdown-hobbies-how-many-of-them-will-stick-after-we-can-go-back-to-normal-activities/855061 "2020-06-09T07:08:16Z")
Lots of people with extra time on their hands, or who aren’t able to go ‘out’ and do the things they are used to doing, have taken up new hobbies during the lockdown. Some might be as simple as walking; I live on a stre… --- ## [How Does One Deal With Painfully Stupid Friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-deal-with-painfully-stupid-friends/345626)
**Author:** [@AmericanMaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmericanMaid)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-deal-with-painfully-stupid-friends/345626 "2020-06-09T03:39:27Z")
I’ve been friends with this woman for a couple of years. She’s a very nice person. I usually limit my conversations with her to men, movies and money. Last night, I found out that she has no idea what the Berlin Wall … --- ## [Best background data on individuals legit website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-background-data-on-individuals-legit-website/855278)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-background-data-on-individuals-legit-website/855278 "2020-06-09T01:20:17Z")
Hi All, Hopefully I am posting in the correct forum. I am a small business person and I frequently get phone calls and solicitations from people I would like to find out more about. There are several websites which if yo… --- ## [How much change do we need?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-change-do-we-need/855254)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-change-do-we-need/855254 "2020-06-08T22:09:28Z")
Our political system. Our legal system. Our police system. Our economic system. Whatever. I’m just going to call it the system. It’s the way things work in America. Many people are saying we need some changes. But there… --- ## [Are Diamonds worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-diamonds-worth-it/855094)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-diamonds-worth-it/855094 "2020-06-08T19:59:11Z")
Their has been some discussion that diamonds are only really valuable because certain people wanted them to be and started a successful marketing campaign for them in 1938. Otherwise they would basically be worthless roc… --- ## [Credit score, why did it go down after I made a large deposit to savings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-score-why-did-it-go-down-after-i-made-a-large-deposit-to-savings/855190)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-score-why-did-it-go-down-after-i-made-a-large-deposit-to-savings/855190 "2020-06-08T18:42:37Z")
Found an old forgotten 401k, cashed it out and deposited it at the first of the week, about $30k (vested and forgotten, sheesh). So (and I know the bank’s credit score is not the actual Fair-Isaac), but why would they s… --- ## [Seems like just the other day, not getting haircuts and being made to wear masks was tyranny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-like-just-the-other-day-not-getting-haircuts-and-being-made-to-wear-masks-was-tyranny/854948)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-like-just-the-other-day-not-getting-haircuts-and-being-made-to-wear-masks-was-tyranny/854948 "2020-06-08T18:10:57Z")
Oh wait, it was just the other day. Now, bringing military might - and maybe the military itself - down on protesters is A-OK with pretty much that same crowd. Very much including Trump. Guess what’s ‘tyranny’ depends… --- ## [Choose: "On a Desert Island", with \_exactly\_ 8 other non-primate species....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-on-a-desert-island-with-_exactly_-8-other-non-primate-species/855226)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-on-a-desert-island-with-_exactly_-8-other-non-primate-species/855226 "2020-06-08T14:28:12Z")
I’ve been toying with this idea for a while now, and inspired by the “8 Meals Forever / No Repeating Meals” thread, I figured I would post it. You \[alone\] are on a desert island. Assume that sand makes up the entirety o… --- ## [Suggestions for "treats" to bring to hospital nursing staff, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-treats-to-bring-to-hospital-nursing-staff-please/855185)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2020, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-treats-to-bring-to-hospital-nursing-staff-please/855185 "2020-06-08T13:22:26Z")
A good friend is one of those unique people (aka batshit crazy). He was diagnosed with congestive heart failure a couple of years ago, and of course thought he could out stubborn it. This hasn’t been working very well, a… --- ## [Anyone have an ebike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-an-ebike/851656)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-an-ebike/851656 "2020-06-08T00:34:05Z")
I rode a few and they were nice but outside my budget. I am hoping to spend around $1200 and the ones I rode were around $2k. --- ## [Places to move to, elsewhere in USA or world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-to-move-to-elsewhere-in-usa-or-world/855014)
**Author:** [@ArtBeforeScience](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArtBeforeScience)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-to-move-to-elsewhere-in-usa-or-world/855014 "2020-06-07T14:13:02Z")
Related to all the burnings, and the City of Oakland’s long-term failures that so many other cities have too. Many of my friends keep talking vaguely about “buying some land” and “getting away from it all”. One friend ac… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=314) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=316)