# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=349 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 350 --- ## [Good shortwave radio stations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-shortwave-radio-stations/845588)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-shortwave-radio-stations/845588 "2019-12-31T16:27:05Z")
I used to listen a while back but it seems like now stations are off the air or I cannot pick them up. I think a lot of stuff moved to the web. --- ## [need an free and easy ad blocker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-free-and-easy-ad-blocker/836703)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-free-and-easy-ad-blocker/836703 "2019-12-31T13:06:26Z")
ok this pc is aging and well the newer ads some places use and the volume of ads places have anymore makes it freeze up badly I’m using ms edge and win 10 … im looking for free and easy to use if possible thanks --- ## [Fountain pens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fountain-pens/845493)
**Author:** [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fountain-pens/845493 "2019-12-31T10:56:21Z")
I need a little help here, and as usual, I’m going to the SDMB to get it. I’m trying to find a fountain pen with the following characteristics. Filled using a pump style reservoir, NOT a cartridge. Medium tip. P… --- ## [What will the 2010s be remembered for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-2010s-be-remembered-for/845631)
**Author:** [@rosecoloredboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rosecoloredboy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-2010s-be-remembered-for/845631 "2019-12-31T09:01:07Z")
My vote goes to avocado toast, EDM dance parties, the wellness craze, and the Kardashians. --- ## [Why are there so few obese Asian Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-few-obese-asian-americans/845574)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-few-obese-asian-americans/845574 "2019-12-31T04:23:07Z")
I took a new job a little over a year ago, that has me traveling all over the country, mostly visiting hospitals or surgery centers. Corpulent Americans, IME, are most prevalent in the South, but Americans are overweight… --- ## [What should a 90 yo do with cash from house sale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-a-90-yo-do-with-cash-from-house-sale/845598)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-a-90-yo-do-with-cash-from-house-sale/845598 "2019-12-31T02:39:35Z")
This will fund their final years in assisted living, let’s say it’s 250k they need to park somewhere safe. They do have pension income and ss that meets about half their monthly expenses. We want to preserve principal, … --- ## [99% chance Comet Swift-Tuttle will impact Earth in 2126. Would it be the same with deniers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-chance-comet-swift-tuttle-will-impact-earth-in-2126-would-it-be-the-same-with-deniers/845261)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-chance-comet-swift-tuttle-will-impact-earth-in-2126-would-it-be-the-same-with-deniers/845261 "2019-12-30T23:59:21Z")
“In 1973, based on calculations about the object’s orbit using limited observations, astronomer Brian Marsden at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics predicted that Comet Swift-Tuttle could collide with Earth … --- ## [Clicking "like" on something on Facebook - how much thought do you put into it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clicking-like-on-something-on-facebook-how-much-thought-do-you-put-into-it/845536)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clicking-like-on-something-on-facebook-how-much-thought-do-you-put-into-it/845536 "2019-12-30T23:48:25Z")
I have the misfortune of holding opposing political views of most of my family and friends - whether it’s pissing off Chinese friends by clicking “like” on an article condemning the Chinese government’s this-or-that acti… --- ## [What phone do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-phone-do-you-have/845448)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-phone-do-you-have/845448 "2019-12-30T20:06:15Z")
What kind of phone do you use? I have a Samsung J3 Luna. --- ## [Is a bottle of wine per night gonna destroy my liver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-bottle-of-wine-per-night-gonna-destroy-my-liver/493881)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-bottle-of-wine-per-night-gonna-destroy-my-liver/493881 "2019-12-30T19:42:45Z")
I usually drink 1 bottle of wine per night. It doesn’t get me drunk or anything, but that is probably just because I have a high tolerance now. I’m 36, i’m very healthy,I eat right, exercise alot etc. But I was thinking… --- ## [A coming retirement crisis? Are you worried?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-coming-retirement-crisis-are-you-worried/845024)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-coming-retirement-crisis-are-you-worried/845024 "2019-12-30T19:37:51Z")
I was watching THIS Video on “The Coming Retirement Crisis” where they basically told about how many people have unfunded pensions so either they wont get retirement or if they are retired the payments will stop or they … --- ## [Intermittent fasters - what is your first meal of the day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intermittent-fasters-what-is-your-first-meal-of-the-day/845530)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intermittent-fasters-what-is-your-first-meal-of-the-day/845530 "2019-12-30T17:26:05Z")
I’m going to start a 16/8 IF program this week or next. I have a few friends who have been very successful with the plan, and I’m looking forward to getting it going. I’m curious what you guys have for your break fast.… --- ## [Coat Lengths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coat-lengths/845294)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coat-lengths/845294 "2019-12-30T13:41:31Z")
From looking at old pictures or paintings, it would appear that back in the old days virtually all winter coats were knee length. Nowadays, those seem to be the minority, and most coats seem to be slightly below waist le… --- ## [Is there any way for Sears to reverse their decline or be salvaged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-for-sears-to-reverse-their-decline-or-be-salvaged/820855)
**Author:** [@Kennedy1960](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kennedy1960)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-for-sears-to-reverse-their-decline-or-be-salvaged/820855 "2019-12-30T00:49:55Z")
I’m a lot younger, probably, than most people here, and yet I remember going into Sears as a child. It was actually a pretty cool place from what I remember. Lots of stuff. And all of my family’s portraits were done ther… --- ## [Impeachment question (part 2) - how soon, after impeachment, must a president leave WH?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeachment-question-part-2-how-soon-after-impeachment-must-a-president-leave-wh/845144)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeachment-question-part-2-how-soon-after-impeachment-must-a-president-leave-wh/845144 "2019-12-29T18:11:21Z")
There is no historical precedent since it’s never gotten to this point yet before in U.S. history, but suppose that the Senate does vote 2/3 to convict Trump. I assume this means that Trump becomes ex-president the mome… --- ## [Do you expect WiFi to be available in public places?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-expect-wifi-to-be-available-in-public-places/845098)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-expect-wifi-to-be-available-in-public-places/845098 "2019-12-29T15:37:43Z")
I’m not asking to be snarky or start a generational war - I promise. I don’t have a smart phone so this sort of thing isn’t even on my radar. My husband and I took a cruise recently and we’d booked an excursion at one o… --- ## [Agile vs Waterfall, is Agile a real benefit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agile-vs-waterfall-is-agile-a-real-benefit/845132)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2019, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agile-vs-waterfall-is-agile-a-real-benefit/845132 "2019-12-29T12:25:14Z")
Seems like Agile has been around long enough now, that there should be real metrics to show if it really improves the project over Waterfall. When I read about Agile, people talk more about the philosophy of it. I’m not … --- ## [Bestow the title of Emperor/Empress of the Earth - who would you choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bestow-the-title-of-emperor-empress-of-the-earth-who-would-you-choose/845259)
**Author:** [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2019, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bestow-the-title-of-emperor-empress-of-the-earth-who-would-you-choose/845259 "2019-12-29T09:32:51Z")
Suppose we all got together and decided that we would pick someone as Emperor or Empress of Earth (work with me here…). It would be a largely ceremonial role (like the UK royals). They would live in a great home and ri… --- ## [Are failed residential semi truck deliveries a common problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-failed-residential-semi-truck-deliveries-a-common-problem/669062)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2019, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-failed-residential-semi-truck-deliveries-a-common-problem/669062 "2019-12-29T07:11:44Z")
I was watching Kitchen Crashers and their semi truck delivery of trax decking boards got stuck a couple streets away. It couldn’t make the turn. They had to forklift the 20 ft long decking over to the house. I’ve had co… --- ## [Online airline site booking recomendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-airline-site-booking-recomendations/845515)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2019, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-airline-site-booking-recomendations/845515 "2019-12-29T06:14:28Z")
Bah. So, I’m trying to book tickets for my wife and I from Denver to Miami, for April 2020. Never a problem in the past to book a flight that guarantees stretch seating. I’m 6’3" and really need it (just had a hip rep… --- ## [Home or other remedies to restore my voice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-or-other-remedies-to-restore-my-voice/845346)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-or-other-remedies-to-restore-my-voice/845346 "2019-12-29T03:28:43Z")
I had the Sore Throat from Hell for four days about three weeks ago. Went to Doc-in-a-Box and they gave me steroids and an antibiotic. Sort throat gone right away. Cough and nose blowing lasted almost two weeks. (Where d… --- ## [Women Dopers - How Do you Read this Situation ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-dopers-how-do-you-read-this-situation/844138)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2019, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-dopers-how-do-you-read-this-situation/844138 "2019-12-28T10:45:11Z")
Sorry, rambling post. In the past month, I’ve spent a lot of time with a new female colleague. I had begun to think that she was showing some romantic interest in me. Now, it seems that I was wrong about it, but I reall… --- ## [Do you work Christmas? How did you like it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-work-christmas-how-did-you-like-it/845388)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2019, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-work-christmas-how-did-you-like-it/845388 "2019-12-28T10:17:33Z")
Once again I work tonite, Christmas Eve into Christmas Day. Which I do most years because either I need the money or I’m forced to. At this job though I dont mind it much. I get holiday pay and its usually an easy night. … --- ## [Your Apocalypse must haves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-apocalypse-must-haves/845430)
**Author:** [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2019, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-apocalypse-must-haves/845430 "2019-12-28T02:44:15Z")
My brother-in-laws and I have been talking about combining our talents to make a farm to table distillery. In joking about it over Christmas one of our tangents was that a distillery is perfect for the apocalypse since e… --- ## [Question about new underqualified judges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-new-underqualified-judges/845393)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2019, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-new-underqualified-judges/845393 "2019-12-27T22:22:26Z")
As I understand it, there is a large enough number of minimally qualified judges being appointed at the moment that it is a cause of grave concern. What I’m wondering is, if a judge is just plain incompetent, how evident… --- ## [Advice on wiring house for ethernet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-wiring-house-for-ethernet/845246)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-wiring-house-for-ethernet/845246 "2019-12-27T21:23:19Z")
I am in the process of buying a new construction house, which naturally, as I’m buying it, I really like, but one drawback is that despite being new construction firmly within the digital era, the builder did not run any… --- ## [What should be done in response to the White Power gesture being flashed on camera?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-done-in-response-to-the-white-power-gesture-being-flashed-on-camera/844895)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 399\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-done-in-response-to-the-white-power-gesture-being-flashed-on-camera/844895 "2019-12-27T18:06:05Z")
Military Investigating Suspected ‘White Power’ Hand Gestures Flashed at Game If you look at internet chatter whenever stories like this crop up, the chatter tends to fall into two camps. One side says that anyone bothe… --- ## [Best PCIe hardware based RAID controller (for Z390 and modern systems)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pcie-hardware-based-raid-controller-for-z390-and-modern-systems/844898)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2019, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pcie-hardware-based-raid-controller-for-z390-and-modern-systems/844898 "2019-12-27T15:22:30Z")
I bought a raid controller. It is “StarTech 2 Port PCIe Controller RAID controller”. It is a Marvell based RAID controller. It does not function well. I could not configure it. I cannot enter the configuration by pressin… --- ## [Indoor Cannabis Gardening: Less Expensive To Buy All-In-One Kit, Or Component Parts Separately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indoor-cannabis-gardening-less-expensive-to-buy-all-in-one-kit-or-component-parts-separately/845360)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2019, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indoor-cannabis-gardening-less-expensive-to-buy-all-in-one-kit-or-component-parts-separately/845360 "2019-12-26T22:52:23Z")
I’m planning on starting to grow my own cannabis indoors. I’ve got my eyes on an all-in-one kit that appears to have everything I need, minus pots, soil, seeds, nutrients & water. Am I getting hosed on the price here? C… --- ## [No THIS is the sort of solid plans I can see actually making a difference with climate change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-this-is-the-sort-of-solid-plans-i-can-see-actually-making-a-difference-with-climate-change/845353)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-this-is-the-sort-of-solid-plans-i-can-see-actually-making-a-difference-with-climate-change/845353 "2019-12-25T16:42:02Z")
I’m going to link to this YouTube video (What the Divestment Movement Doesn’t Understand (w/ Rob West)). Basically, it’s this guy, Rob West (no idea who he is) talking about technology, climate change and investment, wi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=348) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=350)