# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=47 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 48 --- ## [CT Scan Reveals Very High Calcium Around My Heart. Serious or Meh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ct-scan-reveals-very-high-calcium-around-my-heart-serious-or-meh/1016200)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ct-scan-reveals-very-high-calcium-around-my-heart-serious-or-meh/1016200 "2025-06-29T16:11:20Z")
OK, to start with you are not my doctor and I am not seeking specific medical advice. I have a doctor and he is out on vacation until next week, so I’d like to understand my condition more before we discuss. So as part… --- ## [I'm a woman who doesn't like being called "guy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-woman-who-doesnt-like-being-called-guy/1015683)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 369\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2025, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-woman-who-doesnt-like-being-called-guy/1015683 "2025-06-29T05:29:32Z")
Over in the BBQ “What were you THINKING?” thread has been a lengthy debate over whether it’s OK to call women “guys.” The mods want us to start a whole new thread when it gets like that, so here we are. Many times when … --- ## [Cancer treatments that are just plain odd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-treatments-that-are-just-plain-odd/1020212)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2025, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-treatments-that-are-just-plain-odd/1020212 "2025-06-29T04:59:34Z")
What would you say to a family member or friend who says they’re seriously foregoing approved treatment and instead, taking Ivermectin? --- ## [Does practice or sleep make perfect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-practice-or-sleep-make-perfect/1020164)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2025, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-practice-or-sleep-make-perfect/1020164 "2025-06-28T00:35:35Z")
We’ve all heard the phrase, “practice makes perfect”. Sometimes, I’ll pick up my acoustic guitar and try to play a song I memorized years ago. I get halfway through and then forget the chord sequence. I’ll pull out the s… --- ## [Should a Large General U.S. University Offer Study in Foreign Languages, Linguistics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-large-general-u-s-university-offer-study-in-foreign-languages-linguistics/988582)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2025, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-large-general-u-s-university-offer-study-in-foreign-languages-linguistics/988582 "2025-06-28T00:18:43Z")
I think the immediate response of the substantial majority of people reading this (including myself) are going to say “Yes, obviously. Why are you even bringing up the question PastTense?” Because it turns out that West… --- ## [Are theses scams? In what way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-theses-scams-in-what-way/1020173)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-theses-scams-in-what-way/1020173 "2025-06-27T19:13:29Z")
I get this kind of email maybe twice or three times every week. I cannot figure what they are trying to do. They will say: Dear Seldin: We are very impressed by your web site and would like to order some of your prod… --- ## [AI assisted learning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-assisted-learning/1020183)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-assisted-learning/1020183 "2025-06-27T18:44:52Z")
I asked AI today if it could teach me how to run a cad style program. It told me it had no experience but is very good at reading directions and can probably walk me through it. This for me would be a world changer if it… --- ## [Weird videos and thumbnails on You Tube - what are they for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-videos-and-thumbnails-on-you-tube-what-are-they-for/990864)
**Author:** [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-videos-and-thumbnails-on-you-tube-what-are-they-for/990864 "2025-06-26T22:37:57Z")
There’s this weird-ass channel (I’m sure there are others that are similar, but this is the one I’ve noticed) on You Tube with a woman who purports to do knitting videos. Most of the thumbnails show a picture of her. Ho… --- ## [Your worst examples of corporate jargon, buzzwords, and/or gobbledygook that you've encountered (New Thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-worst-examples-of-corporate-jargon-buzzwords-and-or-gobbledygook-that-youve-encountered-new-thread/1019943)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-worst-examples-of-corporate-jargon-buzzwords-and-or-gobbledygook-that-youve-encountered-new-thread/1019943 "2025-06-26T22:14:26Z")
The worst I ever saw belonged to a company called Medspeed. One day about 15 years ago I was driving along and I saw a car with Medspeed livery, and words “Now Hiring,” so I went to their website to apply. What I was met… --- ## [Flea resistant dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flea-resistant-dogs/1020120)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flea-resistant-dogs/1020120 "2025-06-26T14:35:01Z")
I have often wondered why breeders have not featured flea resistant dogs. We see dogs certified as multiple generations of being free from hip dysplasia. I know for a fact that many dogs across many breeds I am familiar … --- ## [Technical: Splashtop, multi monitors, recurrent Thunderbolt shutdown on MBPro](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technical-splashtop-multi-monitors-recurrent-thunderbolt-shutdown-on-mbpro/1016156)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technical-splashtop-multi-monitors-recurrent-thunderbolt-shutdown-on-mbpro/1016156 "2025-06-26T03:04:03Z")
Bit of a long shot but maybe someone else has a notion… I’ve got a vintage 2018 MacBook Pro (i.e., the era where absolutely everything external has to connect via Thunderbolt 3). I also need to get some paid development… --- ## [What manufacturer's recommendation do you completely ignore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-manufacturers-recommendation-do-you-completely-ignore/1019818)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-manufacturers-recommendation-do-you-completely-ignore/1019818 "2025-06-25T17:00:23Z")
The battery alert on one of our Co2/smoke detectors went out last night (what law of the universe dictates that this only happens in the middle of the night? ;)) During the night, all I was able to accomplish was clawi… --- ## [Americans - will current events affect your July 4th plans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-will-current-events-affect-your-july-4th-plans/1020042)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-will-current-events-affect-your-july-4th-plans/1020042 "2025-06-25T02:07:52Z")
We are planning on attending a largish family event on the 5th, and had discussed inviting a couple for a cookout on the 4th. My wife likes to watch some fireworks, so she’s been looking up schedules. Me, I’ve seen eno… --- ## [Windows 11 disabled my audio interface](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-11-disabled-my-audio-interface/1013916)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-11-disabled-my-audio-interface/1013916 "2025-06-24T15:26:46Z")
A big update came in a day ago, and now I find that about a minute after reboot, my audio interface stops working. Unfortunately this is an old Lexicon Lambda device which is no longer supported by the manufacturer. I … --- ## [The worst websites you've encountered/dealt with (better explained in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-websites-youve-encountered-dealt-with-better-explained-in-op/1019944)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-websites-youve-encountered-dealt-with-better-explained-in-op/1019944 "2025-06-24T14:41:34Z")
I like to ask this question of the Dope every few years: What are some of the worst websites you’ve encountered and/or had to deal with? By “worst” I mean worst design, ugliest, worst functionality, etc. So the website’s… --- ## [Legal/Ethical: What to do if a merchant sends you a more expensive version of a product than you ordered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-ethical-what-to-do-if-a-merchant-sends-you-a-more-expensive-version-of-a-product-than-you-ordered/1019787)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2025, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-ethical-what-to-do-if-a-merchant-sends-you-a-more-expensive-version-of-a-product-than-you-ordered/1019787 "2025-06-24T12:42:56Z")
This has not happened to me…just asking. Imagine you order a Widget from a merchant. You paid for the Widget. But, for some reason, they shipped you the Widget+++ which is more expensive than the regular Widget. Do… --- ## ["Mystery" products which don't explicitly identify what kind they are](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-products-which-dont-explicitly-identify-what-kind-they-are/1019627)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2025, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-products-which-dont-explicitly-identify-what-kind-they-are/1019627 "2025-06-24T06:14:22Z")
Considered this for Cafe Society since my two examples are food items, but could apply to anything, tho you usually see it in the grocery store… I had been buying Country Crock spread, certain that it was butter, but a … --- ## [Free Will versus Determinism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-will-versus-determinism/1019278)
**Author:** [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-will-versus-determinism/1019278 "2025-06-23T15:22:49Z")
The thread on Time Travel in fiction has gotten into a discussion on determinism. I don’t want to hijack that thread, but I felt the urge to make this comment: If you believe that we are just puppets dancing on the str… --- ## [Crime Capsules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crime-capsules/1019973)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crime-capsules/1019973 "2025-06-23T13:06:07Z")
This has been going through my mind for months now and I might have even brought it up here before. In one of our many political or pit threads, the subject of ‘history/ current times being rewritten by donnie and frien… --- ## [My Older Daughter Is Going To Los Angeles Next Month - What Should She Know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-older-daughter-is-going-to-los-angeles-next-month-what-should-she-know/1018283)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-older-daughter-is-going-to-los-angeles-next-month-what-should-she-know/1018283 "2025-06-23T12:42:36Z")
She’s 18 and it’s her first solo trip. She’s always been rather shy and afraid to speak for herself, so I’m really glad to see her coming out of her shell. I’m also very nervous about the whole thing, though I keep this … --- ## [Why it's a bad idea to talk to the cops: the case of the alleged wife-killer Barry Morphew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-talk-to-the-cops-the-case-of-the-alleged-wife-killer-barry-morphew/942222)
**Author:** [@KennyT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennyT)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-talk-to-the-cops-the-case-of-the-alleged-wife-killer-barry-morphew/942222 "2025-06-22T23:32:00Z")
Some backstory: Barry Morphew looks a lot like his wife. Perhaps likeness attracts? Both appear to be attractive and healthy. Title: Husband charged with murder of missing wife in Colorado also charged with voter fr… --- ## [The US bombs three major nuclear sites in Iran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-bombs-three-major-nuclear-sites-in-iran/1019975)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-bombs-three-major-nuclear-sites-in-iran/1019975 "2025-06-22T09:04:17Z")
Donald Trump says the strikes “totally obliterated” Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities, and tells Tehran to “make peace” or face “far greater” attacks in future. This is what the BBC tells me this morning. Naturally… --- ## [What is your reaction to Android 15?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-reaction-to-android-15/1019873)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-reaction-to-android-15/1019873 "2025-06-21T18:52:02Z")
My Samsung phone updated to Android 15 yesterday. I’m pissed and extremely disappointed. The best features are gone. The gear icon in the upper,top right corner is gone. I finally found Settings in the application dra… --- ## [Dental bridge vs implant. Experiences? Horror stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-bridge-vs-implant-experiences-horror-stories/982257)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-bridge-vs-implant-experiences-horror-stories/982257 "2025-06-21T04:14:54Z")
I have a dentist appointment at the end of the month to get a cracked tooth pulled. (The specific tooth is molar #14, upper left side.) The endodontist who did a root canal on the tooth last week said my dentist will lik… --- ## [Would you object to being kept alive as a virtual "ghost" using AI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-object-to-being-kept-alive-as-a-virtual-ghost-using-ai/1019746)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-object-to-being-kept-alive-as-a-virtual-ghost-using-ai/1019746 "2025-06-20T23:04:10Z")
Topic pompted by this story— —in conjunction with another recent story, which I’ll mention further down. The basic upshot: It’s now feasible (and has been for a little while) to train a generative-AI model on the i… --- ## [(Missing person case) Cutting the wire to the starter relay question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-person-case-cutting-the-wire-to-the-starter-relay-question/1019864)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-person-case-cutting-the-wire-to-the-starter-relay-question/1019864 "2025-06-20T16:09:02Z")
Specifically, a 1993 Jeep Cherokee. Short version: On March 9, 2000, Twenty-three-year-old college senior Leah Roberts left her home in North Carolina for a cross-country trip that lasted just three days and never ret… --- ## [Looking for a 4K television with good speakers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-4k-television-with-good-speakers/1019856)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-4k-television-with-good-speakers/1019856 "2025-06-19T19:53:47Z")
I would like it to be under $350, and between 50 and 55 inches. I really don’t want to add a sound bar, so good internal speakers are a must. Any suggestions? --- ## [Leaving elder cat alone for the first time. (Sad)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-elder-cat-alone-for-the-first-time-sad/1019779)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-elder-cat-alone-for-the-first-time-sad/1019779 "2025-06-19T13:59:25Z")
I lost one of my cats about a month ago. My remaining cat hasn’t been taking it well. He still cries very loudly at times throughout the day. Wondering around the house looking for his brother. I tried to give him as m… --- ## [So... how are men supposed to look for "business casual" shirts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-are-men-supposed-to-look-for-business-casual-shirts/1019430)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-are-men-supposed-to-look-for-business-casual-shirts/1019430 "2025-06-19T13:04:33Z")
It’s a bit embarrassing to ask this… but, uh, how do I shop for everyday shirts that aren’t just t-shirts? (I don’t know all the different clothing vocabulary, sorry, maybe “business casual”?) As a working-class millenni… --- ## [Why does R. Kennedy jr have that voice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-r-kennedy-jr-have-that-voice/1019734)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-r-kennedy-jr-have-that-voice/1019734 "2025-06-19T11:21:03Z")
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