# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=539 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 540 --- ## [Using an old Tablet as a picture viewer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-an-old-tablet-as-a-picture-viewer/805329)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-an-old-tablet-as-a-picture-viewer/805329 "2017-12-26T21:05:36Z")
What I’d like to do is turn an old tablet into a photo viewer for my Dad to use. The catch is…I would like to be able to edit what he can see remotely. I would like to add photos as needed without going to his home to … --- ## [Do you have sympathy for YouTubers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-sympathy-for-youtubers/804986)
**Author:** [@Mavic\_Chen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mavic_Chen)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-sympathy-for-youtubers/804986 "2017-12-26T19:30:42Z")
It seems to me that YouTube channels tend to have one “hook” and once that hook runs out they struggle to continue to deliver content. For example, one channel I followed played the PC game “The Forest” inside and out o… --- ## [What is going on with UFOs in the NY Times and Politico?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-ufos-in-the-ny-times-and-politico/804686)
**Author:** [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-ufos-in-the-ny-times-and-politico/804686 "2017-12-26T19:13:56Z")
There’s a story in today’s NY Times - Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious UFO Program and a story in Politico - The Pentagon’s Secret Search for UFOs. It seems like UFO stories are pretty faddish, … --- ## [Is the US Senate required to hold a trial after the House Impeaches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-senate-required-to-hold-a-trial-after-the-house-impeaches/805225)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-senate-required-to-hold-a-trial-after-the-house-impeaches/805225 "2017-12-26T18:46:42Z")
The US constitution grants the Senate the power to try an official who is successfully impeached in the House: But it’s not clear from the wording if the Senate can decline to hold a trial. As a purely hypothetical ex… --- ## [Ever written a good review just to offset a bad one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-written-a-good-review-just-to-offset-a-bad-one/805312)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-written-a-good-review-just-to-offset-a-bad-one/805312 "2017-12-26T18:12:19Z")
There used to be a small blues bar directly across the street from the main entrance to the National Zoo in DC, appropriately named the “Zoo Bar” (now closed). My friends’ band had a regular monthly gig there for years … --- ## [Gender Dysphoria and Deborah Tannen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-dysphoria-and-deborah-tannen/805259)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-dysphoria-and-deborah-tannen/805259 "2017-12-26T17:02:59Z")
I wish to state I believe Gender Dysphoria is an actual thing and not some sad delusion. That being said, is this disorder something that can (even theoretically) be objectively quantified? I mean, aside from the “I sa… --- ## [Should I buy this laptop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-this-laptop/805228)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-this-laptop/805228 "2017-12-26T15:56:07Z")
This one here on Amazon What the heck is the full model # for this one? I’m currently on a Toshiba Satellite 17 inch screen laptop. It has been great, but is really starting to break down. I got it in 2012. Specifically… --- ## [One Year of Weekly Blogging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-year-of-weekly-blogging/805311)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-year-of-weekly-blogging/805311 "2017-12-26T15:06:22Z")
Well, I managed to do it: I posted a weekly blog post without missing any weeks for the entirety of 2017. They didn’t all get posted reliably on the same day of the week, but each week got its entry, and I wrote for a … --- ## [Do you think addiction in of itself is bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-addiction-in-of-itself-is-bad/701394)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2014, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-addiction-in-of-itself-is-bad/701394 "2014-10-21T07:07:40Z")
Assume that an addictive drug had minimal bad effects from its administration, was cheap as dirt, and had no negative lifestyle associated with it. Studies showed that addicts had the same life expectancy as non addicts… --- ## [Living wage in the USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-wage-in-the-usa/805111)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-wage-in-the-usa/805111 "2017-12-26T08:29:07Z")
I have seen recently that Skywest are advertising in Australia for pilots. The blurb talks about “great pay” and various other benefits. Sounds great! Unfortunately it seems that “great pay” equates to less than half as … --- ## [Help me pick a Crosstraining plan.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-crosstraining-plan/805277)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-crosstraining-plan/805277 "2017-12-26T04:26:01Z")
I’ve become a fairly athletic 35 year old male. I’m actively training for my next half-marathon in March and Full Marathon in May aiming to be close to or beat 4:00 hours. Perhaps a mini-triathalon after that (the short… --- ## [Preparing for kids with disabilities when then become adults](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-for-kids-with-disabilities-when-then-become-adults/804919)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2017, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-for-kids-with-disabilities-when-then-become-adults/804919 "2017-12-25T23:08:21Z")
New discussion thread for what the title says. Looking for experience and/or advice for what parents with kids that have disabilities should be preparing for. How should we be looking at living trusts, leveraging relativ… --- ## [Any Experiences Using Fiverr?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experiences-using-fiverr/804939)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experiences-using-fiverr/804939 "2017-12-25T17:36:23Z")
I signed up today. It’s a marketplace for Services. If you can draw, Somebody will probably pay you to produce sketches. Need a harmonica player to record \* We Are the Champions? \* He’s probably out there too. :smiley: … --- ## [Fair Compensation for a CTO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fair-compensation-for-a-cto/805240)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fair-compensation-for-a-cto/805240 "2017-12-24T23:23:38Z")
I am in the process of joining a startup as the CTO and I am not sure what compensation to ask. My role would be to manage outsourcing and coding all the behind the scenes parts of a website and app. I am in a large ci… --- ## [Pressure on high school students in Japan.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-on-high-school-students-in-japan/805064)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-on-high-school-students-in-japan/805064 "2017-12-24T21:37:53Z")
I’ve heard that Japanese high school students have a lot of pressure on them to do well and get into a good university. Like, even more pressure than American high school students. Supposedly, it’s not uncommon for stude… --- ## [Fill outdoor concrete planters with what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fill-outdoor-concrete-planters-with-what/805120)
**Author:** [@NeoCortex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NeoCortex)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fill-outdoor-concrete-planters-with-what/805120 "2017-12-24T18:39:12Z")
I have 3 large round planters on my back patio. They are essentially permament fixtures and would guess they weigh in the neighborhood of 400-500lbs each. They are solid, very thick concrete about 2.5 ft high and 2.5 ft … --- ## [Money belt or neck pouch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-belt-or-neck-pouch/544478)
**Author:** [@pendgwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pendgwen)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-belt-or-neck-pouch/544478 "2017-12-24T16:47:35Z")
I am shortly going on an international trip and want to get something to carry passport and money that is harder to steal from than a purse. Besides I don’t want to have to carry my purse all the time. So Dopers, which… --- ## [My dog is licking the damp dirt??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-licking-the-damp-dirt/805115)
**Author:** [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-licking-the-damp-dirt/805115 "2017-12-24T16:45:02Z")
He will scratch down an inch or so and then lick the dirt 2-4 times. Is he looking for a mineral his body needs? Is he just strange? Likes damp black dirt. I feed him well so what could be missing in his food? Ideas… --- ## [U.S. Life Expectancy Down Second Year in Row (Drugs). No Obamacare Effect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-life-expectancy-down-second-year-in-row-drugs-no-obamacare-effect/805000)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-life-expectancy-down-second-year-in-row-drugs-no-obamacare-effect/805000 "2017-12-24T14:53:52Z")
But on the other hand: So why didn’t the implementation of Obamacare save enough lives to dwarf the increase in drug overdoses? \[and note Obamacare should have helped with the drug problem too especially with the … --- ## [CA Law: Can the State Charge you with Felony Murder for Defending Yourself with Brass Knuckles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-law-can-the-state-charge-you-with-felony-murder-for-defending-yourself-with-brass-knuckles/804877)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-law-can-the-state-charge-you-with-felony-murder-for-defending-yourself-with-brass-knuckles/804877 "2017-12-24T14:44:21Z")
Even if using them to defend yourself? In Ca, mere possession of brass knuckles is a felony. So, if you strike someone, even in self defense, can you be charged with felony murder? I ask not for myself because I am mal… --- ## [Will aluminum ever be worth big money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-aluminum-ever-be-worth-big-money/805194)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-aluminum-ever-be-worth-big-money/805194 "2017-12-24T14:09:45Z")
Right now it looks like aluminum is worth about $1/lb. considerably less for scrap aluminum, but let’s go with the $1/lb. In the next decade or two, what are the odds aluminum is worth $10, $20, $100 per pound? --- ## [Looking for tips for transfering money across the country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-tips-for-transfering-money-across-the-country/805089)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-tips-for-transfering-money-across-the-country/805089 "2017-12-24T07:31:18Z")
In the next couple months I’m going to move to another state. I’m going to need to close my Credit Union account that I’ve had since I was a teenager and start an account in my new town. But a thought occurred to me: Sh… --- ## [When was last summer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-last-summer/804976)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-last-summer/804976 "2017-12-24T02:03:44Z")
Weigh in on a stupid argument! From the point of view of today, what year did “last summer” occur in? --- ## [Do you use the term "oak tag" or know what it means?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-term-oak-tag-or-know-what-it-means/574630)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-term-oak-tag-or-know-what-it-means/574630 "2017-12-24T01:04:22Z")
When I was a kid and I had some school project I had to do that required posterboard, my dad would always say, “let’s go to the store and we’ll get you some oak tag” or something along those lines. By “oak tag,” what he … --- ## [I left the freezer partly open, do I need to throw everything out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-left-the-freezer-partly-open-do-i-need-to-throw-everything-out/805016)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-left-the-freezer-partly-open-do-i-need-to-throw-everything-out/805016 "2017-12-24T00:26:41Z")
Shit. So last night I must have left the freezer door open by a half an inch (freezer that is in the top part of the fridge). I didn’t check everything, but the chicken nuggets still felt solid. The frozen waffles felt… --- ## [What are some great tour guides in NYC this Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-great-tour-guides-in-nyc-this-christmas/805174)
**Author:** [@rastafarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rastafarian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-great-tour-guides-in-nyc-this-christmas/805174 "2017-12-23T23:22:52Z")
I’ll be travelling to New York City between 26th Dec to 3rd Jan with another relative of mine. We’re planning on staying in Jersey City as the prices for hotels in Manhattan are very expensive as well as the fact that th… --- ## [So what happened to tablets (electronic devices)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-happened-to-tablets-electronic-devices/802925)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-happened-to-tablets-electronic-devices/802925 "2017-12-23T22:24:49Z")
The iPad launched in 2010. It was made out to be a BFD. Tablets have arrived, ohmyjesus!!! People commenced to play Angry Birds on a bigger screen than that of an iPhone. Fast forward to 2017. The iPhone X comes out, an… --- ## [Gender differences in hair length](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-differences-in-hair-length/805053)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-differences-in-hair-length/805053 "2017-12-23T20:51:51Z")
While there are obviously any number of individual exceptions, it seems pretty apparent that in the vast majority of cultures - both current and historical - women tend to have as long or longer hair on average than men.… --- ## [Is it "unprofessional" for a military unit to fight to the death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-unprofessional-for-a-military-unit-to-fight-to-the-death/805148)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-unprofessional-for-a-military-unit-to-fight-to-the-death/805148 "2017-12-23T19:08:01Z")
Reading about various instances of military troops fighting to the death has me wondering if that’s regarded in military circles as an “unprofessional” thing to do if one has a viable surrender option. (Not talking about… --- ## [Puppy advice...bitey, nippy 'lil rotter. :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-advice-bitey-nippy-lil-rotter/805037)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-advice-bitey-nippy-lil-rotter/805037 "2017-12-23T18:55:41Z")
Okies, so we have a new pup, a RED HEELER, now around 8.5 weeks old. And as is normal with this breed AND with all new pups, he’s a bitey 'lil monster during his waking hours. We can’t get into Puppy School until the 1… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=538) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=540)