# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=48 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 49 --- ## [Why does Adobe keep bugging me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-adobe-keep-bugging-me/1019737)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-adobe-keep-bugging-me/1019737 "2025-06-18T23:12:29Z")
Two or three times a week, a window pops up asking me to make Adobe my default pdf reader. Why do they even care? I am not paying them even when I do use it. The reason I resist is that the Adobe reader does not get a… --- ## [This 5K is a bad idea for me, right? If not, tell me how to make it work, please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-5k-is-a-bad-idea-for-me-right-if-not-tell-me-how-to-make-it-work-please/1019727)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-5k-is-a-bad-idea-for-me-right-if-not-tell-me-how-to-make-it-work-please/1019727 "2025-06-18T21:36:35Z")
Ok, so I’ve been a runner off and on for many years. I have a dream of running a half marathon in memory of a boyfriend that passed away. For now, though, I just want to be able to walk or run a 5K. But… Here’s my healt… --- ## [Should I just start utilizing AI, finally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-just-start-utilizing-ai-finally/1019650)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-just-start-utilizing-ai-finally/1019650 "2025-06-18T20:02:59Z")
So I have a Google Pixel 9 Pro but I’ve resisted downloading Gemini.. Now that I have a system update downloading, it says it’ll ask me about poopy AI again. Should I submit? I’m personally concerned about environmental … --- ## [Why does my cruise control turn off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-cruise-control-turn-off/1019806)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-cruise-control-turn-off/1019806 "2025-06-18T18:57:21Z")
I have a 2012 Hyundai Sonata with just over 220K miles, but this weirdness has been happening for at least the last 60-70,000 miles. Maybe more - I don’t recall when it started. I’ll be driving along in cruise and all of… --- ## [Why didn't this Vegas dealer intervene when I was harassed at his table?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-this-vegas-dealer-intervene-when-i-was-harassed-at-his-table/1019753)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-this-vegas-dealer-intervene-when-i-was-harassed-at-his-table/1019753 "2025-06-18T01:50:34Z")
This is a story that happened to me 15 years ago but I still remember it. Was at the MGM Grand at Vegas, decided to go check out a blackjack table. Table had two people already and I went to their right and got dealt in… --- ## [Please Recommend A New Multimeter And New Screwdrivers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-new-multimeter-and-new-screwdrivers/1019648)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-new-multimeter-and-new-screwdrivers/1019648 "2025-06-18T01:34:18Z")
I need a set of small screwdrivers to help disassemble laptops and other electronics. I had a few sets. I lost them all in the move. I cannot find my multimeter. I prefer a needle readout. If I can afford it, a unit wit… --- ## [Anyone live in the Lake Forest, CA area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-live-in-the-lake-forest-ca-area/1019744)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-live-in-the-lake-forest-ca-area/1019744 "2025-06-17T21:50:24Z")
We’re re-locating for my new job, looking around the Irvine area, visited a bunch of houses for rent, and have narrowed it down to a house in a gated community in Lake Forest. Does anyone have any advice? I’ll be commuti… --- ## [Need tips on introducing a third cat to our house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-tips-on-introducing-a-third-cat-to-our-house/1012579)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-tips-on-introducing-a-third-cat-to-our-house/1012579 "2025-06-17T14:22:23Z")
Some of you may have seen this thread about the injured outdoor cat that we captured and had operated on. Poppy is doing well and will have her last casts removed in about 10 days. After that the vet recommends that she… --- ## [The bear spray thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bear-spray-thread/1019193)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bear-spray-thread/1019193 "2025-06-17T11:43:06Z")
There is a bear encounter thread that raised some questions in my mind about my upcoming trip to Glacier National Park. So as not to hijack @FloatyGimpy’s tale, I started my own bear thread (not to be confused with my ow… --- ## [Constitutional Convention - what should be proposed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constitutional-convention-what-should-be-proposed/991765)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constitutional-convention-what-should-be-proposed/991765 "2025-06-17T06:07:52Z")
This is a break-off from something mentioned in the late 2023 Speaker of the House thread. I have been maintaining a list of “things that people have mentioned should be brought up as amendments in the Constitutional Con… --- ## [I have an artery with a lot of plaque. What should expect to happen at the cardiologist visit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-artery-with-a-lot-of-plaque-what-should-expect-to-happen-at-the-cardiologist-visit/1019633)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-artery-with-a-lot-of-plaque-what-should-expect-to-happen-at-the-cardiologist-visit/1019633 "2025-06-16T23:15:30Z")
During my checkup with my PCP, she suggested that at age 70 I might want to have a CT Coronary Calcium Study done to see if there was plaque developing in the blood vessels around my heart. I’d never heard of this test, … --- ## [Recommend Bereavement Forums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-bereavement-forums/1019498)
**Author:** [@Wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallet)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-bereavement-forums/1019498 "2025-06-15T13:28:29Z")
Hoping someone has some suggestions about bereavement forums/chats, websites? My husband passed away last month, and things have been … difficult. I know I need some help, but I’m not yet ready to speak with someone in… --- ## [Homo X- another name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homo-x-another-name/1019318)
**Author:** [@ric62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ric62)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homo-x-another-name/1019318 "2025-06-15T00:31:38Z")
I jokingly told someone recently the it should not be Homo Sapien - Intelligent Ape, but instead should be Should Have Know Better Ape. But what would that be? Homo? --- ## [What else to do in Montreal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-to-do-in-montreal/1018221)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2025, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-to-do-in-montreal/1018221 "2025-06-14T20:57:43Z")
We already have a dozen or more threads that I’ve mined for past visits, and I feel like I’ve hit most of the common suggestions people make. So I’m soliciting any hidden gems that might not make the typical lists for we… --- ## [Tableau Data Prep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tableau-data-prep/1019438)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tableau-data-prep/1019438 "2025-06-14T18:25:49Z")
I’ve just been in a meeting with our company president and our IT consultant. You all know that I’ve been wanting a newer way to clean up and reformat files than Easytrieve. Python has been suggested, and the IT consul… --- ## [Accidentally using regular gas in a "premium required" car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-using-regular-gas-in-a-premium-required-car/1019370)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-using-regular-gas-in-a-premium-required-car/1019370 "2025-06-14T17:54:31Z")
A friend of mine leased a Lexus RX350, and 6 months and 5k miles later, she just discovered that it requires at least 91 octane gas. Can there be any permanent damage at this point? Will using 91 for the next 2.5 years… --- ## [The physics of sucking spaghetti (NEW DATA)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-physics-of-sucking-spaghetti-new-data/1019608)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-physics-of-sucking-spaghetti-new-data/1019608 "2025-06-14T13:01:57Z")
Oh, dear g\*d, not again. Yes. The Dope has had numerous discussions about how we are able to slurp spaghetti into our mouth. I’ll link to just one, the latest I think. But today I had the chance to add to the data. I had… --- ## [When time appears to slow down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-time-appears-to-slow-down/1019542)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2025, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-time-appears-to-slow-down/1019542 "2025-06-14T01:51:36Z")
I have been a mechanic most of my life on both vehicles and machinery. I learned very early on not to be intimidated by a piece of high speed production equipment. If I watch it long enough and watch enough cycles I will… --- ## [Help me solve a food delivery mystery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-solve-a-food-delivery-mystery/1019397)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-solve-a-food-delivery-mystery/1019397 "2025-06-13T22:24:28Z")
Here is the situation. The other day I ordered some dim sum delivered. It was about 80 degrees outside and it sat outside my door for up to 30 minutes because I was waiting for double dash. The food included an order of … --- ## [Car Gurus: Intermittent Engine Trouble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-gurus-intermittent-engine-trouble/1019085)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-gurus-intermittent-engine-trouble/1019085 "2025-06-13T22:16:24Z")
My 2015 Ford Focus Hatchback (2.0 L Engine, I think) has an intermittent issue where the car won’t start. Starter solenoid doesn’t even click. Battery was 6 years old and just changed with brand new battery two days ago.… --- ## [Do You honk your horn when you see people you know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-honk-your-horn-when-you-see-people-you-know/380237)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-honk-your-horn-when-you-see-people-you-know/380237 "2025-06-13T14:38:22Z")
So I’ve noticed that there is a distinct subset of people who honk their car horns as a greeting when they pass by people they know. I almost never use my horn, unless another driver is doing somthing particularly egreg… --- ## [Hypoallergenic CPAP mask?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypoallergenic-cpap-mask/1019587)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypoallergenic-cpap-mask/1019587 "2025-06-13T14:32:39Z")
Does anyone here have experience with hypoallergenic CPAP masks? My last two soft latex masks give me gin blossoms that would make Ted Kennedy blush! What should I be looking for? --- ## [Do you have a spirit? What is it? How do you know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-spirit-what-is-it-how-do-you-know/988245)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-spirit-what-is-it-how-do-you-know/988245 "2025-06-13T12:46:30Z")
Most of us believe we have a “Spirit,” but do we ever wonder where our spirit comes from and if it is a young, old or dateless spirit? How do we know we have a Spirit? --- ## [Troops sent to Los Angeles-Housing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troops-sent-to-los-angeles-housing/1019406 "2025-06-13T02:50:25Z")
All the troops sent to Los Angeles by the President- Where are they staying? Are there empty barracks in decent shape for them to hole up in nearby? Where are they eating? Where is all the support staff coming from? --- ## [Misdiagnosing psoriasis when it is really a simple but severe fungal infection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misdiagnosing-psoriasis-when-it-is-really-a-simple-but-severe-fungal-infection/1018641)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misdiagnosing-psoriasis-when-it-is-really-a-simple-but-severe-fungal-infection/1018641 "2025-06-12T23:50:22Z")
After fighting this for over a year I decided to try and antifungal medication. Instant relief . Logic being that scratching my arms bare had likely opened them up to fungal infections. I wonder how common this is. --- ## [What's the biggest thing in your household that you don't even use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-thing-in-your-household-that-you-dont-even-use/1018753)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-thing-in-your-household-that-you-dont-even-use/1018753 "2025-06-12T11:28:12Z")
I was thinking about this today, because my mom told me she gave away the Hammond organ that’s taken up space in their living room for so long. It belonged to my grandma, who died last year, but even she hadn’t played … --- ## [Legal standing of a fetus in regards to inheritance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-standing-of-a-fetus-in-regards-to-inheritance/1019405)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-standing-of-a-fetus-in-regards-to-inheritance/1019405 "2025-06-12T03:13:12Z")
Asking for legal advice here, but it’s not practical, just theoretical, and therefor I don’t need answers fast. Inheritance is left to the children of X divided equally. X has 2 born children and one fetus. Does the f… --- ## [Who decides “proper” pronunciation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-decides-proper-pronunciation/1019111)
**Author:** [@Dirtymartini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dirtymartini)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-decides-proper-pronunciation/1019111 "2025-06-11T23:58:55Z")
There definitely seems to be two camps on the issue. “Xxxxx” is properly pronounced “xxxxXxx” based on historical, linguistics, or other factual parameters. “Xxxxx” is pronounced “Xxxhxx” by 99% of people, so that’s th… --- ## [Crafty types. Will my idea work for this travel bidet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crafty-types-will-my-idea-work-for-this-travel-bidet/1019481)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crafty-types-will-my-idea-work-for-this-travel-bidet/1019481 "2025-06-11T22:01:06Z")
The below is just one example. I don’t need to know about this particular model. I bought one of these things before that worked pretty much just like the one you see below. (But it wasn’t this particular model.) I did… --- ## [Thoughts About Ditching my Smart Phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-about-ditching-my-smart-phone/1019196)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-about-ditching-my-smart-phone/1019196 "2025-06-11T21:08:37Z")
I was thinking about (mostly) ditching my smart phone. My idea was to put the SIM card in a flip phone and keep the other one on hand mainly for GPS, music, and podcasts in my car. I wish I could keep it in my car but wi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=47) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=49)