# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=427 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 428 --- ## [What should I do with my old(er) computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-old-er-computer/828482)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-old-er-computer/828482 "2019-01-31T05:19:26Z")
I have a Windows7 machine that’s 8-10 years old (don’t recall when I got it) and it’s sloooooooooooooooooow! It’s been replaced by a Win10 computer, and I did back up all the photos and documents from the old system. I… --- ## [Would creating an index to a book of cartoons violate copyright?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-creating-an-index-to-a-book-of-cartoons-violate-copyright/827017)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-creating-an-index-to-a-book-of-cartoons-violate-copyright/827017 "2019-01-31T04:03:07Z")
I have the Complete Far Side, a two-volume set. Suppose I wanted to create an index to the cartoons. It would be searchable by words in the captions, elements in the image, and theme keywords. The searches would return a… --- ## [Chase Sapphire vs. Barclaycard Arrival Plus Mastercard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chase-sapphire-vs-barclaycard-arrival-plus-mastercard/765838)
**Author:** [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2016, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chase-sapphire-vs-barclaycard-arrival-plus-mastercard/765838 "2016-09-16T02:41:43Z")
I’m in the market for a good travel rewards card. Everyone talks up the Chase Sapphire, but the Barclaycard really catches my eye: 2x points on every purchase (not just travel and dining), slightly lower annual fee, plus… --- ## [Usage of "classy" as an anti-signifier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usage-of-classy-as-an-anti-signifier/828641)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usage-of-classy-as-an-anti-signifier/828641 "2019-01-31T03:32:03Z")
The other day I overheard a conversation two people were having about an event one had attended, in which the word ‘classy’ came up repeatedly. ‘It was a real classy place’, ‘the music was so classy’; that sort of thing.… --- ## [Was CERN’s Large Hadron Collider a financial failure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-cern-s-large-hadron-collider-a-financial-failure/828516)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-cern-s-large-hadron-collider-a-financial-failure/828516 "2019-01-30T21:52:59Z")
This op-Ed in The NY Times suggests that we shouldn’t be wasting money looking for purely theoretical subatomic particles. While the Higgs Boson was found, the LHC had higher aspirations that were not accomplished. T… --- ## [Never really understood "being present"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-really-understood-being-present/828432)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-really-understood-being-present/828432 "2019-01-30T21:17:11Z")
What about the future? What about the things that need to be done and the time needed to be allotted for them? Is it really just casting off your worries and concerns and just blissing out now? Seems kind of irresponsibl… --- ## [Is $500k Per Year Good Money In New York City?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-500k-per-year-good-money-in-new-york-city/816720)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-500k-per-year-good-money-in-new-york-city/816720 "2018-07-03T21:04:09Z")
Forgive my utter ignorance here, because to this Midwesterner, the way New York City is portrayed may not square with reality. Nevertheless, this article says that SNL performers generally make around $315k- $500k per y… --- ## [Who is the most evil person you personally know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-evil-person-you-personally-know/828466)
**Author:** [@Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Licentious_Ectomorph)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-evil-person-you-personally-know/828466 "2019-01-30T00:01:22Z")
We all hear about people with extreme, loathsome, indefensible opinions on the news, and some who have committed outrageous acts of evil. There are people who insist on believing (or pretending to believe so they can ha… --- ## [Is there any market research that indicates serious DEMAND for self driving cars?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-market-research-that-indicates-serious-demand-for-self-driving-cars/826274)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-market-research-that-indicates-serious-demand-for-self-driving-cars/826274 "2019-01-29T22:12:08Z")
This is to go along with threads like this one here. With all the talk of whether or not self-driving cars are “possible,” I never hear anyone talk about who really WANTS one. It’s always treated as some inevitability, a… --- ## [Electric kettle/hot pot that warms, but doesn't boil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-kettle-hot-pot-that-warms-but-doesnt-boil/828086)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-kettle-hot-pot-that-warms-but-doesnt-boil/828086 "2019-01-29T22:04:55Z")
I need an electric kettle or hot pot that has a setting that will warm water, but not boil it. I need something that will warm to 120-125 degrees Fahrenheit (48-52 C) and hold it at that temperature. Several years ago I… --- ## [How should we prepare students for a possible political situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-we-prepare-students-for-a-possible-political-situation/828352)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-we-prepare-students-for-a-possible-political-situation/828352 "2019-01-29T18:23:13Z")
Going back to my previous thread on the Covington students. How would you as an adult sponsor or chaperone prepare students for the following? Scenario 1: Field Trip. Lets just say its an ordinary field trip to see the … --- ## [Why mental healthcare is not the solution to mass shootings/violent crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-mental-healthcare-is-not-the-solution-to-mass-shootings-violent-crime/827812)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-mental-healthcare-is-not-the-solution-to-mass-shootings-violent-crime/827812 "2019-01-29T15:46:15Z")
Was going to write a longer post but decided to rein my keyboard-splurging in: Mental healthcare in America is costly, often cliche or useless, and takes too long. There is no equivalent of “911” for mental healthcare… --- ## [Does Audible just suck or am I doing it wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-audible-just-suck-or-am-i-doing-it-wrong/827708)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-audible-just-suck-or-am-i-doing-it-wrong/827708 "2019-01-29T15:17:08Z")
My wife has been saying she wants to try Audible so she can listen to books while doing other things, so I got her a six-month subscription for Christmas. In the process, I got myself a trial subscription with two free b… --- ## [Plumbers: Does A Dishwasher Need a Hot Water Line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbers-does-a-dishwasher-need-a-hot-water-line/827712)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbers-does-a-dishwasher-need-a-hot-water-line/827712 "2019-01-29T12:01:49Z")
My Whirlpool dishwasher’s manual says the incoming water should be at 120 F. But, from what I understand, dishwashers connect to a cold water line. What’s the story here? (My main concern is that the dishwasher is no lo… --- ## [Who has the best slang?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-best-slang/828286)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-best-slang/828286 "2019-01-29T12:00:01Z")
Tittle and poll says it all. I’ve always been partial to the UK myself. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Very stoopid question about the cuteness of kittens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-stoopid-question-about-the-cuteness-of-kittens/828258)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-stoopid-question-about-the-cuteness-of-kittens/828258 "2019-01-29T05:57:15Z")
Basically, do you consider VERY young kittens to be all that cute. I’m talking about literally day old, still wet behind the ears young kittens. Their eyes are still closed, they have no clue what to do with all those le… --- ## [Having a little trouble (booze / blood sugar)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-little-trouble-booze-blood-sugar/828538)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-little-trouble-booze-blood-sugar/828538 "2019-01-29T01:00:41Z")
Six months to a year ago, I realized that I was not a young man anymore. Gone are my halcyon days of merrily boozing and living a normal life. My doctor told me that, due to my advanced age–50-ish–I ought to knock off t… --- ## [Challenger Anniversary? Forget it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenger-anniversary-forget-it/828567)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenger-anniversary-forget-it/828567 "2019-01-29T00:47:16Z")
For the purpose of this thread, that is. Let us suppose that 33 years ago the launch of the Challenger went off without a hitch, and that they all came back safe and sound. In what way(if any) would our exploration of … --- ## [Blu-ray player getting intermittent pause signals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blu-ray-player-getting-intermittent-pause-signals/828079)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blu-ray-player-getting-intermittent-pause-signals/828079 "2019-01-29T00:38:57Z")
My Samsung Blu-ray, a few years old, was pausing intermittently, but only when playing a DVD or Blu-ray disc. About every 13 seconds or so, it would pause, just like I hit the pause button. Figuring the player was dyin… --- ## [Free termite inspection scams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-termite-inspection-scams/464736)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-termite-inspection-scams/464736 "2008-09-23T22:08:44Z")
Things like brake jobs have been discussed to death on this board and the consensus has generally been that if a shop has a sign that says “Free brake inspection” that most every car that drives in for that inspection wi… --- ## [How do you define life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-define-life/828513)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-define-life/828513 "2019-01-28T21:15:53Z")
Something that I usually took for granted but now that I think about it I never truly knew. How do we define life? Is it through growth and reproduction? But if that were the case then wouldn’t fire technically be alive … --- ## [Need snarky comeback for SIL's "prayers for Trump" meme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-snarky-comeback-for-sils-prayers-for-trump-meme/828133)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-snarky-comeback-for-sils-prayers-for-trump-meme/828133 "2019-01-28T13:48:52Z")
So my SIL just shared this barf-inducing meme from someone else on FB. https://awwmemes.com/i/instead-of-bashing-trump-and-worrying-about-everything-how-about-294cc737049745bbaddc3736e2972868 I would like to post a sna… --- ## [European housing - what's with all the doors and corridors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-housing-whats-with-all-the-doors-and-corridors/827713)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-housing-whats-with-all-the-doors-and-corridors/827713 "2019-01-28T11:53:58Z")
I’ve been watching a YouTube vlog called “Kelly Does Her Thing” —Kelly does her thing - YouTube —whose focus is to contrast what it’s like living in Germany as compared to the United States. She lived in Germany for a wh… --- ## [If someone mistakenly left you a voicemail for someone else, would you return it to let them know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-mistakenly-left-you-a-voicemail-for-someone-else-would-you-return-it-to-let-them-know/828187)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-mistakenly-left-you-a-voicemail-for-someone-else-would-you-return-it-to-let-them-know/828187 "2019-01-28T07:10:30Z")
A few days ago, I was left a voicemail on my cellphone. It sounded like it was a pretty important message. The details are fuzzy because I wasn’t paying enough attention, but it was something like, an apartment was av… --- ## [Odd Co-Worker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-co-worker/828325)
**Author:** [@Mrs\_Fairway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_Fairway)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-co-worker/828325 "2019-01-28T06:45:04Z")
I have a co-worker in the next cubicle who is a bit of an odd duck. He sort of mutters to himself, which isn’t that unusual; I talk to my computer when it misbehaves. But he says the same thing over and over. “We got a … --- ## [I saw my neighbor's kid for the first time since they moved in. Weird?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-my-neighbors-kid-for-the-first-time-since-they-moved-in-weird/828369)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-my-neighbors-kid-for-the-first-time-since-they-moved-in-weird/828369 "2019-01-28T06:00:26Z")
Do you have teenagers or other kids in your neighborhood that you know exist but never see? Do you have a mystery teenager in your house that does not go outside? Today I saw my neighbor’s teenage son for one second as h… --- ## [Is anyone taking Otezla??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-taking-otezla/828451)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-taking-otezla/828451 "2019-01-28T03:25:39Z")
Just got the RX for my creepy head problem --- ## [Going to Miami for a long weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-miami-for-a-long-weekend/828449)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2019, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-miami-for-a-long-weekend/828449 "2019-01-27T21:39:57Z")
I’m planning on going to Miami for the first weekend in March and I was wondering if anyone had any tips. I’m going with a friend and we’ll probably be staying at a hotel on North Beach in Miami Beach, and I was wonderin… --- ## [Political Issues People Pretend To Care About](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-issues-people-pretend-to-care-about/828116)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-issues-people-pretend-to-care-about/828116 "2019-01-27T18:58:35Z")
but don’t really care about, inside… I’d say the environment is one. I think most just say it to sound nice, but I think if the alternative was no phone, or twice the cost of living, etc… I think most don’t care what hap… --- ## [What do you understand "I substituted x for y" to mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-understand-i-substituted-x-for-y-to-mean/828365)
**Author:** [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2019, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-understand-i-substituted-x-for-y-to-mean/828365 "2019-01-27T06:11:22Z")
I went to Burger King the other day and asked if I could substitute onion rings for the fries. The cashier asked, “Do you mean fries for onion rings?” (The meal normally comes with fries). I rephrased it as, “I would lik… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=426) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=428)