# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=398 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 399 --- ## [Were the any ways in which "the olden days" were better than today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-any-ways-in-which-the-olden-days-were-better-than-today/832947)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2019, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-any-ways-in-which-the-olden-days-were-better-than-today/832947 "2019-05-30T14:26:16Z")
It’s often said that some Trump voters want a return to the 1950s, and then it’s pointed out that the 1950s weren’t actually a good time - there was segregation, more racism, more sexism, less environmental protection, e… --- ## [E-Bikes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-bikes/834546)
**Author:** [@Casparlatete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casparlatete)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-bikes/834546 "2019-05-30T13:56:44Z")
Aren’t they a curse? - little fat old people, unsteadily blocking the cycle-paths which should be for proper “push” cyclists. These bastard-contraptions, not bikes and not motor-bikes, get more and more powerful, attain… --- ## [Kindle Fire Tablet or Another iPad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-fire-tablet-or-another-ipad/831096)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2019, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-fire-tablet-or-another-ipad/831096 "2019-05-30T12:16:02Z")
Couple things going on. 1. My iPad is on its last leg and 2. off to Europe soon and I don’t want to bring hardcover books. Given that 99% of iPad usage is at-home internet access, is there any reason not to purchase a K… --- ## [Does anyone else find it highly annoying when people wander around when watching movies at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-it-highly-annoying-when-people-wander-around-when-watching-movies-at-home/834541)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2019, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-it-highly-annoying-when-people-wander-around-when-watching-movies-at-home/834541 "2019-05-30T03:26:01Z")
I’ve basically found it’s impossible to watch a movie at anyone else’s house because inevitably at some point they’ll just get up and just start wandering around. Everybody I know does this, friends and family members. F… --- ## [Is glucose really better than other carbs for treating low blood sugar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-glucose-really-better-than-other-carbs-for-treating-low-blood-sugar/834691)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-glucose-really-better-than-other-carbs-for-treating-low-blood-sugar/834691 "2019-05-29T21:17:43Z")
The tablets they sell at walmart for treating low blood sugar events are pure glucose. Is pure glucose meaningfully better than high fructose corn syrup or sucrose at dealing with a low blood sugar event? Do the disacch… --- ## [Does everyone want to retire to a cabin somewhere? \[Avengers Endgame spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-want-to-retire-to-a-cabin-somewhere-avengers-endgame-spoilers/834647)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-want-to-retire-to-a-cabin-somewhere-avengers-endgame-spoilers/834647 "2019-05-29T20:54:46Z")
I was watching Avengers Endgame and it seems that Thanos, the bad guy, has “retired” from being supreme leader of the universe to where now he is living all alone in a tiny cabin where he tends his garden. Also Tony Sta… --- ## [Scan book to searchable file](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scan-book-to-searchable-file/834714)
**Author:** [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scan-book-to-searchable-file/834714 "2019-05-29T20:25:17Z")
I have a 50 page family history book published by a family member in the 1950s. Looking for inexpensive solutions/solutions for digitizing it that Dopers have used. I have tried the OCR utility included with current Ca… --- ## [Be honest, how many of you fool around way too much with your phone while driving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-honest-how-many-of-you-fool-around-way-too-much-with-your-phone-while-driving/834630)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-honest-how-many-of-you-fool-around-way-too-much-with-your-phone-while-driving/834630 "2019-05-29T16:40:23Z")
I rarely try to type something in my phone while driving, but I rely on my phone for music and podcasts so I use my iPhone way more than I probably should while driving, trying to skip to the next song or move to a diffe… --- ## [Do you live on a busy street?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-live-on-a-busy-street/834508)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2019, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-live-on-a-busy-street/834508 "2019-05-29T14:26:17Z")
I think my street is the opposite of beckdawrek’s dead end lane. There is an exit on the interstate highway just 6 houses to my north side. Although most of the interstate traffic goes in the other direction to the north… --- ## [C-64/Vic-20 cases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-64-vic-20-cases/830022)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2019, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-64-vic-20-cases/830022 "2019-05-29T14:25:19Z")
Has someone come out with a modern computer that fits in a C-64 or Vic-20 case? The power supply was external and with USB and SSDs which weren’t around back then I think it could be done. :confused: --- ## [Are there any good books on dealing with parental alienation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-books-on-dealing-with-parental-alienation/834702)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2019, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-books-on-dealing-with-parental-alienation/834702 "2019-05-29T12:22:07Z")
When an adult manipulates a child into hating and fearing someone. Are there good books on coping with it or reconnecting after the abusive parent is out of the picture? --- ## [Has anyone here tried those cheap hearing aids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-tried-those-cheap-hearing-aids/834199)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2019, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-tried-those-cheap-hearing-aids/834199 "2019-05-29T08:38:04Z")
I keep seeing ads for hearing aids that cost a few hundred each. Some of them even come with rechargeable batteries. I know from friends that the batteries are a major expense as well as a major PITA when they have to … --- ## [Are Air Pods (or any other wireless earbuds) worth the cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-air-pods-or-any-other-wireless-earbuds-worth-the-cost/834608)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2019, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-air-pods-or-any-other-wireless-earbuds-worth-the-cost/834608 "2019-05-29T06:11:46Z")
I listen to everything from classical to jazz to pop to podcasts. Do you think the high cost of Air Pods is worth it? I do often listen on a crowded CTA train so not exactly the best listening environment. I have an exce… --- ## [Home Advisor fishy responses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-advisor-fishy-responses/834698)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2019, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-advisor-fishy-responses/834698 "2019-05-29T05:54:53Z")
Today I put in a request for quotes for gutter cleaning on Homeadvisor.com for a job in Pennsylvania. Within moments I got two calls: Call 1 showed up on my iPhone as from Honolulu, yet the voice mail was from a phone … --- ## [Should I seal my house foundation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-seal-my-house-foundation/834207)
**Author:** [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2019, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-seal-my-house-foundation/834207 "2019-05-29T05:29:07Z")
(Putting it here because I think it’s more of an opinion than a factual question. If I’m wrong, I’m ok with it being moved.) I live in the metro-Phoenix area. In my instance it means that my house is of frame construct… --- ## [How often should I wash my Brita filter pitcher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-should-i-wash-my-brita-filter-pitcher/583516)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-should-i-wash-my-brita-filter-pitcher/583516 "2011-06-02T18:39:57Z")
I change out the filter every three months. But I’m at six months now with the pitcher. I keep the thing in the fridge all the time, except when pouring water or filling the reservoir. So basically the entire usage of… --- ## [Off to Tokyo for a Week. Suggestions Requested.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-tokyo-for-a-week-suggestions-requested/834686)
**Author:** [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2019, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-tokyo-for-a-week-suggestions-requested/834686 "2019-05-29T01:57:45Z")
I haven’t taken a real vacation in years and I decided to jump on cheap tickets on Singapore Airlines from LAX to NRT in early September. I realize that we just did this for RickJay a couple months ago and a couple years … --- ## [Is there an inverse of remedial/special education research?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-inverse-of-remedial-special-education-research/833831)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2019, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-inverse-of-remedial-special-education-research/833831 "2019-05-29T00:22:06Z")
I’m guessing there’s a fair amount of research being done in education, perhaps especially for special ed for students with major difficulties or remedial ed for students with minor difficulties. Genius students must als… --- ## [How could a government go about changing a young persons dependence on mobile phones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-a-government-go-about-changing-a-young-persons-dependence-on-mobile-phones/834374)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2019, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-a-government-go-about-changing-a-young-persons-dependence-on-mobile-phones/834374 "2019-05-29T00:17:44Z")
The addiction to mobile phones by teenagers and young adults is an epidemic. Everywhere you look young people are glued to their screens. No one talks to each other. How could governments change this behaviour without o… --- ## [extradition hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extradition-hypothetical/834628)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2019, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extradition-hypothetical/834628 "2019-05-28T23:57:34Z")
Recently we have seen a few states pass some pretty stiff laws that close in on a woman’s right to do as she will with her own body. Notwithstanding the Constitutionality of these laws, consider this possibility. Suppos… --- ## [Please recommend some reasonably priced noise-cancelling headphones for mowing the lawn.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-reasonably-priced-noise-cancelling-headphones-for-mowing-the-lawn/834618)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-reasonably-priced-noise-cancelling-headphones-for-mowing-the-lawn/834618 "2019-05-28T18:18:41Z")
Father’s Day is coming up and hey, I’m a Father. Kids and wife are always looking for gift ideas and with all the mowing I’m doing this year, I thought about some decent bluetooth headphones. Now, hold your horses. I se… --- ## [Anyone know of a good place to buy electronic parts online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-place-to-buy-electronic-parts-online/126691)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-place-to-buy-electronic-parts-online/126691 "2019-05-28T14:42:33Z")
I usually go on Ebay and just see what I can find, but I would like to find a more stable place now. --- ## [Memorial Day Fireworks?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-fireworks/834625)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-day-fireworks/834625 "2019-05-28T13:39:26Z")
I can hear fireworks from my house, and recall reading about them in the paper earlier this week. Am I alone in thinking it’s extraordinarily bizarre and not just a little tone-deaf to be having celebratory fireworks di… --- ## [What is the relationship between you and the most distant LIVING relative you know of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-relationship-between-you-and-the-most-distant-living-relative-you-know-of/834436)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2019, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-relationship-between-you-and-the-most-distant-living-relative-you-know-of/834436 "2019-05-28T07:32:57Z")
Okay, a lot of people do a lot of research into their family history. In one line of descent I can document my seven greats grandparents. They are, of course, deceased. But recently, while watching a show on PBS, I sa… --- ## [Has writing and spelling gotten worse with all this auto-correcting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-writing-and-spelling-gotten-worse-with-all-this-auto-correcting/782201)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2019, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-writing-and-spelling-gotten-worse-with-all-this-auto-correcting/782201 "2019-05-28T05:29:32Z")
One thing that I have noticed is that my handwriting and spelling on paper has got a lot worse since auto correction in word processing (and browsers) has become common. It was never that great to begin with and the las… --- ## [Polyamorous people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polyamorous-people/834328)
**Author:** [@UCBearcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCBearcats)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2019, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polyamorous-people/834328 "2019-05-28T04:50:30Z")
Are polyamorous people just sluts who can’t keep it in their pants? --- ## [The Unnecessary “what”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unnecessary-what/834606)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2019, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unnecessary-what/834606 "2019-05-28T03:18:20Z")
Maybe it’s just me but lately I’ve been noticing a lot of sentences worded like: when it seems the sentence would be perfectly clear written: Is there some rule of grammar I’m missing in this case or perhaps this has… --- ## [Not straining to do something physical. Am I just being lazy or being smarter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-straining-to-do-something-physical-am-i-just-being-lazy-or-being-smarter/834176)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2019, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-straining-to-do-something-physical-am-i-just-being-lazy-or-being-smarter/834176 "2019-05-28T01:21:47Z")
As I’m nearing my 6th decade on this Earth, I find myself not bothering to strain to do something physical if I can do it an easier (sometimes longer) way. I just opened two bottles of spaghetti with a jar opener. I cou… --- ## [Spam flag not working?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-flag-not-working/834605)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2019, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-flag-not-working/834605 "2019-05-28T00:29:53Z")
I get my email through comcast using their native application. I have a sort of technical question about this situation. Yesterday I started getting spam emails from this address: no-reply@is.email.nextdoor.com. This is… --- ## [For Sale by Owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-sale-by-owner/833856)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-sale-by-owner/833856 "2019-05-27T18:52:02Z")
Spouse and I live in a very desirable property. We are fortunate to be in excellent financial shape…no mortgage. Could finance the sale ourself depending on where/how we would want to live after the sale. We definitel… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=397) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=399)