# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=501 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 502 --- ## [Is there a legitimate non-sex reason to rent a hotel room at an hourly rate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-legitimate-non-sex-reason-to-rent-a-hotel-room-at-an-hourly-rate/813398)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2018, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-legitimate-non-sex-reason-to-rent-a-hotel-room-at-an-hourly-rate/813398 "2018-05-04T23:20:28Z")
I’ve seen a few articles that have basically said HOURLY MOTEL RATES - NOT JUST FOR HOOKERS ANYMORE but I’m not really buying it. I travel a lot and I know a lot of people who travel a lot but have never really seen any … --- ## [Writing forms for dialog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-forms-for-dialog/813481)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2018, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-forms-for-dialog/813481 "2018-05-04T22:05:12Z")
I was listening to John Scalzi’s The Ghost Brigades on Audible, and as usual I was struck by his overuse of the he said / she said pattern: We have to go in through the front gate, Kevin said. But we’ll get killed!, Ma… --- ## [Moving files and installed applications from one WIN10 PC to another](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-files-and-installed-applications-from-one-win10-pc-to-another/813586)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2018, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-files-and-installed-applications-from-one-win10-pc-to-another/813586 "2018-05-04T21:38:45Z")
My goal is to have my new computer, a Dell 7000 series laptop, look and function just like my old Dell Inspirion. The latter is only a year old and is also using Windows 10. I’m not trying to save money (IOW not looking … --- ## [Stock the federal government with entertainers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-the-federal-government-with-entertainers/813534)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2018, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-the-federal-government-with-entertainers/813534 "2018-05-04T16:42:12Z")
Mrs. Charming and Rested and I were talking yesterday about just how bad some of the heads of U.S. government agencies are. Then we talked about how John Legend has been doing a great job of politely pointing out how bon… --- ## [bee hives with no maintenence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bee-hives-with-no-maintenence/813584)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bee-hives-with-no-maintenence/813584 "2018-05-04T15:52:18Z")
Can I set up bee hives on a property that I only visit 2-3 times a year (in spring, summer/fall, and maybe winter) and have them survive? I don’t know the least bit about bee keeping, so I don’t know if they require wee… --- ## [Why are there so many restaurants? (or, Doesn't working in a kitchen suck?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-restaurants-or-doesnt-working-in-a-kitchen-suck/812994)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-restaurants-or-doesnt-working-in-a-kitchen-suck/812994 "2018-05-04T15:22:40Z")
I’ve been watching a bunch of old episodes of Kitchen Nightmares to pass the time (I’m ashamed, don’t worry) and I’m amazed at the number of people who seem to dream of owning a restaurant some day. Even successful rest… --- ## [Do you know about Onshape? Tell me about it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-about-onshape-tell-me-about-it/813578)
**Author:** [@VanillaGorilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VanillaGorilla)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-about-onshape-tell-me-about-it/813578 "2018-05-04T14:00:21Z")
Hi! So, I was hoping someone here knows about Onshape, and how they seem to compare to other 3D-CAD programs. My reason for asking is that I am studying 3D-printing and design at the moment, and through the school we g… --- ## [Paul Manafort -- Great American?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-manafort-great-american/813541)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2018, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-manafort-great-american/813541 "2018-05-04T03:57:58Z")
I had never heard of Paul Manafort until 2016, so I found the Atlantic bio of him rather shocking. He was an important trendsetter in American politics long before 2016. Yet I see only one SDMB thread with his name in … --- ## [If you could be a non feeder vampire (a la True blood) would you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-a-non-feeder-vampire-a-la-true-blood-would-you/813207)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2018, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-a-non-feeder-vampire-a-la-true-blood-would-you/813207 "2018-05-04T02:16:22Z")
You have every single common downside of a traditional, Stoker like vampire. But you don’t have to kill, because of a readily available blood substitute. In exchange, you get immortality and ONLY immortality. Do you tak… --- ## [Google Project Fi: The pros and cons of a Google cellular plan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-project-fi-the-pros-and-cons-of-a-google-cellular-plan/735986)
**Author:** [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2018, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-project-fi-the-pros-and-cons-of-a-google-cellular-plan/735986 "2018-05-03T23:06:33Z")
Inspired by this post, prior to which I was completely unaware of the existence of Project Fi. Apparently it’s been making a small amount of noise over this year, but is still in beta and invite-only. Based on the main… --- ## [Do you free yourself from a death trap if escaping means killing the person you love most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-free-yourself-from-a-death-trap-if-escaping-means-killing-the-person-you-love-most/813354)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-free-yourself-from-a-death-trap-if-escaping-means-killing-the-person-you-love-most/813354 "2018-05-03T18:13:16Z")
Eddies in the space-time continuum have ripped you out of your comfy chair and into an alternate universe in which the 7.5 billion inhabitants of earth include 143 people with actual superpowers. Your arrival increases t… --- ## [digital microscope: suggestions??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-microscope-suggestions/813513)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-microscope-suggestions/813513 "2018-05-03T15:47:35Z")
I’m interested in getting a decent digital microscope so I can look at little critters in hay infusions. I’d like it to have decent resolution, but since this isn’t a professional deal, I’m not interested in spending $1… --- ## [Why top off when filling gasoline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-top-off-when-filling-gasoline/813267)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-top-off-when-filling-gasoline/813267 "2018-05-03T13:57:17Z")
I’ve been mulling about this a while now, and this thread about no self-serve in NJ and OR mentioned the habit of topping off a couple times has finally triggered me. Why do so many people still go through the topping a… --- ## [Recommend a laptop cooler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-laptop-cooler/778991)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-laptop-cooler/778991 "2017-02-04T23:26:29Z")
My laptop overheats a lot, so I was looking for a little desktop fan, but ran across laptop coolers, which I didn’t know existed. Like these: Computing Peripheral Reviews | Top Ten Reviews Anyone have experience with th… --- ## [Please help me buy a good rental anti-debugging device.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-buy-a-good-rental-anti-debugging-device/737444)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2015, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-buy-a-good-rental-anti-debugging-device/737444 "2015-11-16T15:01:53Z")
I need help finding concealed listening devices and cameras that I suspect are in my rental home. NOTE: I am up and up and not engaged in any nefarious activities. Price is not a barrier. Also, I find Amazon reviews c… --- ## [What do you think about the Honda Ridgeline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-honda-ridgeline/793845)
**Author:** [@Solanaceae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Solanaceae)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2018, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-honda-ridgeline/793845 "2018-05-03T02:27:57Z")
I’ve heard that the Honda Ridgeline isn’t a truck countless times, so let’s put this to rest. What do you think about it? --- ## [Are topical antibiotic ointments sterile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-topical-antibiotic-ointments-sterile/813315)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-topical-antibiotic-ointments-sterile/813315 "2018-05-02T23:49:46Z")
I noticed that the active and inactive ingredients in topical bacitracin zinc ointment and bacitracin zinc eye ointments are the same. The only difference that I can see is the eye ointment is marked as sterile. But wou… --- ## [Have Gun Will Travel NRA episode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-gun-will-travel-nra-episode/813201)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-gun-will-travel-nra-episode/813201 "2018-05-02T20:18:56Z")
There is an episode of the 1950s television show, Have Gun-Will Travel, The Protege that I call Have Gun-Will Travel, the NRA. --- ## [Toxoplasmosis and wandering cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toxoplasmosis-and-wandering-cats/341957)
**Author:** [@jaderabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaderabbit)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toxoplasmosis-and-wandering-cats/341957 "2018-05-02T20:09:29Z")
Glad to see Cecil addressing the toxoplasmosis problem. My husband and I have a great deal of trouble with the neighbors’ cats pooping in our garden beds. It’s pretty icky, and they’ve dug up young plants burying their p… --- ## [Tell me about getting my first tattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-getting-my-first-tattoo/813370)
**Author:** [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-getting-my-first-tattoo/813370 "2018-05-02T20:04:08Z")
Hi all, I’m thinking of getting my first tattoo. Want to get an iceberg on my forearm. I’ve contacted one place and gave them an idea of an image that I liked. First visit is for the design ($50), and then make anothe… --- ## [How to work politics to change teams at work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-work-politics-to-change-teams-at-work/813467)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-work-politics-to-change-teams-at-work/813467 "2018-05-02T16:15:32Z")
This time I’m actually asking for a coworker’s issue rather than mine! TL;DR: She wants to change teams but her current manager (who is not really politically respected but perhaps protected by the director) is graspin… --- ## [THe US Supreme Court as an enabler of police racism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-supreme-court-as-an-enabler-of-police-racism/812738)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-supreme-court-as-an-enabler-of-police-racism/812738 "2018-05-02T15:25:28Z")
I stumbled across this article and thought it might interest Dopers. I’m not sufficiently knowledgeable to make any judgement but the article does seem to hold water. --- ## [HR Types: A question about interviewing from the candidate's perspective](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-types-a-question-about-interviewing-from-the-candidates-perspective/813453)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-types-a-question-about-interviewing-from-the-candidates-perspective/813453 "2018-05-02T13:28:08Z")
I’ve been asked to be part of the panel for a candidate here. HR scheduled the interview and then doubled up, i.e two people interview the candidate simultaneously. I said that didn’t really make sense since the two int… --- ## [Move to be closer to work, or stay to be in my neighborhood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-to-be-closer-to-work-or-stay-to-be-in-my-neighborhood/811907)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-to-be-closer-to-work-or-stay-to-be-in-my-neighborhood/811907 "2018-05-02T12:03:41Z")
\*\*Tl;dr version: \*\*I live in the city. I’m going to be working out of an office in the suburbs. Moving to the suburbs would save me a ton of time and money, but I think I’d feel isolated there. Staying in my current neig… --- ## [Any opinions on Whatsapp?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-opinions-on-whatsapp/810798)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-opinions-on-whatsapp/810798 "2018-05-02T04:17:50Z")
A friend is asking me to install it. I am hesitant because I know Facebook owns it and I don’t use the Facebook app because its permissions are obnoxious. I also know Whatsapp is very very popular (especially in Europe a… --- ## [What To Bring For a Day Hike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-bring-for-a-day-hike/811606)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-bring-for-a-day-hike/811606 "2018-05-02T01:33:00Z")
I’m planning a hike in a few weeks when the weather is better, in Illinois. What do I really need to get that is useful? So far what I am bringing: A light that lasts as long as possible (any recommendations? headlig… --- ## [Your expensive new Rx comes in a metal tube, best way to get all of it out w/o slicing your finger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-expensive-new-rx-comes-in-a-metal-tube-best-way-to-get-all-of-it-out-w-o-slicing-your-finger/813211)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-expensive-new-rx-comes-in-a-metal-tube-best-way-to-get-all-of-it-out-w-o-slicing-your-finger/813211 "2018-05-01T20:49:50Z")
As I did. I cut it in half, but then peeling it apart, gash. Dammit!!! And I have 7 more refills to go. --- ## [Could an F-14 "Splash a Zero" without firing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-an-f-14-splash-a-zero-without-firing/813322)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-an-f-14-splash-a-zero-without-firing/813322 "2018-05-01T18:36:26Z")
So I recently came upon a YouTube clip here where apparently the Japanese Pearl Harbor attack fleet has been transported through time to modern Hawaii. (I’m actually not familiar with what movie this comes from). Two F-1… --- ## [Relationship with a Narcissist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-with-a-narcissist/813224)
**Author:** [@alliw76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alliw76)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-with-a-narcissist/813224 "2018-05-01T18:36:05Z")
I recently walked away from a 5+ year relationship after finding out he was unfaithful. Since that time, I have learned a lot of things about him that are not good. He has cheated in almost every relationship he has ever… --- ## [Business owners: what's with the single locked door?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-owners-whats-with-the-single-locked-door/810480)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2018, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-owners-whats-with-the-single-locked-door/810480 "2018-05-01T18:32:16Z")
This may have a simple factual answer, but it may not, so I’ll start it in IMHO. I just want to know why it happens so often that when I walk up to a business with a standard set of swinging double doors at the entrance… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=500) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=502)