# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=367 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 368 --- ## [A Genealogical Scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genealogical-scam/841189)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genealogical-scam/841189 "2019-10-04T15:34:12Z")
Ok, so here’s the background to my query; Today, while visiting my parents and discussing my plans to have the fosterling over for the weekend, Ma and Pa Vader asked me to relay a message to the ex and all the Vaderling… --- ## [Is Microsoft's next phone an Android phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-microsofts-next-phone-an-android-phone/793132)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-microsofts-next-phone-an-android-phone/793132 "2019-10-04T14:23:51Z")
I’ve been a diehard fan of the underdog Windows Phone platform. I just like the interface - but it’s time to let go, because it seems like Microsoft has already let go. There were all sorts of rumours about the ‘Surfac… --- ## [How much do you pay for bed sheets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-bed-sheets/839747)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-bed-sheets/839747 "2019-10-04T14:06:45Z")
I just heard a commercial on the radio and the spokesperson said something to the effect of “These are $1000 sheets for only a couple hundred bucks.” TBH, I didn’t know that such a thing even existed. If I found out th… --- ## [Strange dog behavior with bowl tipping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-dog-behavior-with-bowl-tipping/841179)
**Author:** [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-dog-behavior-with-bowl-tipping/841179 "2019-10-04T12:14:22Z")
So I am by no means an expert dog owner and as this is my first dog, I’d appreciate any thoughts as searches on pet sites hit thousands of threads and comments but nothing I have found that is what I am observing. I hav… --- ## [Atrial Fibrillation... Sigh.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atrial-fibrillation-sigh/821403)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atrial-fibrillation-sigh/821403 "2019-10-04T05:03:52Z")
Anybody here successfully treat their A-Fib with medication alone? For years even? --- ## [Soloflex: Good/Bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soloflex-good-bad/219893)
**Author:** [@hyjyljyj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyjyljyj)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soloflex-good-bad/219893 "2019-10-03T21:03:35Z")
I’d respect the opinions of dopesters who have experience with the Soloflex machine. They’re available for a song, used. Anything seriously wrong with it from a design or mechanical standpoint? Easy to switch to differen… --- ## [Co-Workers/Applicants to jobs you had who had completely unrealistic ideas of how the job worked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-workers-applicants-to-jobs-you-had-who-had-completely-unrealistic-ideas-of-how-the-job-worked/839723)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-workers-applicants-to-jobs-you-had-who-had-completely-unrealistic-ideas-of-how-the-job-worked/839723 "2019-10-03T20:55:27Z")
Yes this is basically another thread to complain or make fun of people you use to know at work. At any job you worked, did you either have a coworker or somebody who applied to your job that had a completely unreasonabl… --- ## [Home fitness devices--recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-fitness-devices-recommendations/118039)
**Author:** [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-fitness-devices-recommendations/118039 "2019-10-03T20:23:38Z")
Who here has bought a home gym doodad (Soloflex, TotalGym, NordicTrak, etc) and has gotten good results with it? Either cardio or muscle toning types are acceptable. --- ## [Famous scientists who are overrated.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-scientists-who-are-overrated/841004)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-scientists-who-are-overrated/841004 "2019-10-03T19:46:37Z")
IMO… Lee De Forest, the “Father of Radio,” was somewhat of a fraud. He didn’t have a good understanding of the physics of vacuum tubes, and was more concerned with self-promotion than science. I have never understood t… --- ## [How hard to reverse terrible "stance" on an NC Mazda Miata?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-to-reverse-terrible-stance-on-an-nc-mazda-miata/841210)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-to-reverse-terrible-stance-on-an-nc-mazda-miata/841210 "2019-10-03T18:24:49Z")
I’m looking for a track car that is a bit more affordable to run than my last one that will also be streetable. There’s a dirt cheap 2007 Mazda Miata near me. The body looks pretty good in pictures. It supposedly has no … --- ## [Iran/Saudi Arabia Military Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-saudi-arabia-military-question/840647)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-saudi-arabia-military-question/840647 "2019-10-03T17:55:52Z")
Limiting the Saudi response to the attack on its oil production facilities is Iran’s superior military. The question is why this is the case? On the surface it appears to me Saudi Arabia should be a much wealthier countr… --- ## [Does White House Paint from Another Brand Look Different?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-white-house-paint-from-another-brand-look-different/841209)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-white-house-paint-from-another-brand-look-different/841209 "2019-10-03T17:17:16Z")
Are there subtle differences between different brands of flat white exterior latex house paint that are noticeable on the painted surface close up? --- ## [Please Help Me Choose a Clicky Mechanical Keyboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-choose-a-clicky-mechanical-keyboard/841117)
**Author:** [@RayMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RayMan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-choose-a-clicky-mechanical-keyboard/841117 "2019-10-03T12:55:59Z")
I recently got a new keyboard for my desktop computer, and I do not like it at all. I like the way keyboards used to be, back in the '80s, with their heavy duty, clicky keys. I want to replace the bland keyboard I have r… --- ## [Mechanics: Coolant Leak Only During AC Operation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mechanics-coolant-leak-only-during-ac-operation/841062)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mechanics-coolant-leak-only-during-ac-operation/841062 "2019-10-03T07:44:15Z")
Sorry if the title was at all cryptic, but as we all know title space is limited. I have a 1999 Ford Ranger. She’s been a mostly reliable steed but given her age she is starting to have some difficulties. Mostly recen… --- ## [Do you own a firearm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-firearm/840870)
**Author:** [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-firearm/840870 "2019-10-03T06:34:08Z")
With all the talk about different possible gun control measures, I am curious how many here own a gun or someone in their household does. If this poll has been done before, please close. --- ## [Neighbor wants to install wall anchors extending into my property. Should I let them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-wants-to-install-wall-anchors-extending-into-my-property-should-i-let-them/721700)
**Author:** [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2015, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-wants-to-install-wall-anchors-extending-into-my-property-should-i-let-them/721700 "2015-06-09T18:02:59Z")
My elderly neighbor and a contractor approached me yesterday. Her basement wall is bowing (not uncommon in this neighborhood) and she needs/wants to install wall anchors. This being an old neighborhood, there’s only 18 f… --- ## [Strange clothing choices by friend's teenage girls, bizarre phase?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-clothing-choices-by-friends-teenage-girls-bizarre-phase/841018)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-clothing-choices-by-friends-teenage-girls-bizarre-phase/841018 "2019-10-02T17:48:02Z")
I recently spent a week in Florida with some friends that used to live up in my area. They has a son (12) and two daughters, we’ll call them Sarah (15) and Katie (16). Both of them will wear the same type of clothes no … --- ## [Would a single world-wide currency be accepted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-single-world-wide-currency-be-accepted/841097)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-single-world-wide-currency-be-accepted/841097 "2019-10-02T13:47:31Z")
How likely is it that leaders around the world would agree to a new currency, new names for the denominations, that would replace all existing money? Would national pride/identity prevent international agreement? Would… --- ## [Have you ever been friends with people who are bad parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-friends-with-people-who-are-bad-parents/841014)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-friends-with-people-who-are-bad-parents/841014 "2019-10-02T11:22:13Z")
I’m not just talking about abusive parents who have had their kids removed from their care. I’m also talking about parents who routinely make poor child-rearing choices. Like overly indulging their children or being in… --- ## [Lottery win - Where would you live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-win-where-would-you-live/617077)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-win-where-would-you-live/617077 "2019-10-01T20:43:18Z")
Like many Americans, I like to daydream about winning the lottery. I know about what sort of house I’d build, and what sort of property I’d be looking for. I also know it wouldn’t be in my current state, and I’m not even… --- ## [Question about job termination after an accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-job-termination-after-an-accident/840996)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-job-termination-after-an-accident/840996 "2019-10-01T18:27:46Z")
My roommate is on the F1 visa (Students’ visa) and in March this year joined CompanyA on CPT. He was posted to work in the premises of CompanyB. He was being paid a hourly rate. He was in a car crash in July, and spent n… --- ## [What would you tell kids in your life about climate change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-tell-kids-in-your-life-about-climate-change/840744)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-tell-kids-in-your-life-about-climate-change/840744 "2019-10-01T10:52:08Z")
Inspired by recent young people being outspoken, and the feeling I get that even sheltered kids have a good chance these days to be exposed to and absorb concern by osmosis, even if it’s not shared by their parents. If … --- ## [Sacramento to San Diego: Which part of scenic 1 would you take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacramento-to-san-diego-which-part-of-scenic-1-would-you-take/840492)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacramento-to-san-diego-which-part-of-scenic-1-would-you-take/840492 "2019-10-01T10:48:57Z")
Hey. We are visiting friends in Auburn, CA before heading to San Diego for a few days. We considered flying, but decided to drive instead. Our friends suggested driving down scenic highway 1. While I dig the idea of … --- ## [What are your Watergate memories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-watergate-memories/841011)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-watergate-memories/841011 "2019-10-01T09:20:32Z")
I was 18 when Nixon finally resigned. I thought it would all come apart as soon as I heard about the Watergate break-in, but that was just my already established anti-Nixon bias speaking, when it turned out to be true th… --- ## [Can a person have thin eyelids??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-person-have-thin-eyelids/840940)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-person-have-thin-eyelids/840940 "2019-10-01T02:26:47Z")
My fella gets up about 2 - 3 am, and leaves the bedroom to lay on the couch and watch TV until he falls asleep again. I wear very very good earplugs and don’t hear a thing. But if one of the cats bumps the bedroom door o… --- ## [Has your car’s safety features prevented a wreck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-your-car-s-safety-features-prevented-a-wreck/840937)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-your-car-s-safety-features-prevented-a-wreck/840937 "2019-09-30T18:26:04Z")
I’ve had a Honda for a year and a half with lane keeping, adaptive cruise control and automatic breaking. They’re convenient and I like them but I’m curious about their perceived and actual effectiveness. The only time t… --- ## [Should we feel guilty for not consuming news 24/7?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-feel-guilty-for-not-consuming-news-24-7/840871)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-feel-guilty-for-not-consuming-news-24-7/840871 "2019-09-30T13:59:41Z")
I saw a post on Twitter this morning that said: Many of the responses were even more judgmental, from the one who basically berated their friend for watching Survivor, to one who literally used the word “enraged” to de… --- ## [Hearing aids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearing-aids/840802)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearing-aids/840802 "2019-09-30T10:14:43Z")
A few years ago my Dr, recommended I get hearing aids. My hearing loss is over 50% he says. Anyway it seems like hissing sounds of letters with a hiss are about the only ones I really struggle with and that is ony if I a… --- ## [Suggestions--Indeed Job Searches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-indeed-job-searches/840807)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-indeed-job-searches/840807 "2019-09-30T08:29:30Z")
I’m looking to change my life. Indeed, & a new job, would be a good place to start. I have a Liberal Arts degree, elementary computer skills, a background in mapping, experience as a library tech, a bureaucrat (25 + ye… --- ## [Question for those who use comma as decimal separator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-those-who-use-comma-as-decimal-separator/840843)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-those-who-use-comma-as-decimal-separator/840843 "2019-09-30T06:29:32Z")
I’m presenting a pair of x,y coordinates between 0 and 1000 with one digit of precision. It’s a display of map coordinates your mouse moves over, so it’s constantly changing and often a blur. If I’m doing this right, the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=366) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=368)