# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=614 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 615 --- ## [Calories vs Fat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calories-vs-fat/786940)
**Author:** [@Maurie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maurie)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calories-vs-fat/786940 "2017-05-22T07:50:06Z")
Not sure if this would be better suited to GQ, but my hypothetical isn’t very realistic so I doubt there is a real factual answer. I know that calories in/calories out is the crux of how a body gains, loses, or maintain… --- ## [iPhone v. other smart phones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-v-other-smart-phones/781393)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-v-other-smart-phones/781393 "2017-05-22T07:32:05Z")
This is not “my” humble opinion, I’d like your humble opinion. What makes the iPhone so expensive as opposed to other smart phones? I only buy unlocked phones. This give me the ability to switch carriers. As I’ve had… --- ## [Nixon-era vs Trump-era Republican apologism: How do they compare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nixon-era-vs-trump-era-republican-apologism-how-do-they-compare/786894)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nixon-era-vs-trump-era-republican-apologism-how-do-they-compare/786894 "2017-05-22T03:45:28Z")
For people who were old enough to live through the Watergate era, were the Republicans defending Nixon and saying stuff like “it’s no big deal” after the information started becoming public, or did they acknowledge that … --- ## [What 'laws' have you come up with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-laws-have-you-come-up-with/785233)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-laws-have-you-come-up-with/785233 "2017-05-22T03:30:18Z")
Sort of like Godwin’s law or along those lines. Doesn’t have to be anything others acknowledge or follow, but any 'dopers have any thing like that that they secretly believe or follow? Here’s mine: XT’s law of pizza i… --- ## [What pureed fruit (baby food) would be best to help a dog take meds? \[RIP puppy\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pureed-fruit-baby-food-would-be-best-to-help-a-dog-take-meds-rip-puppy/786982)
**Author:** [@kaiwik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaiwik)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pureed-fruit-baby-food-would-be-best-to-help-a-dog-take-meds-rip-puppy/786982 "2017-05-22T00:59:29Z")
I have a very sick Pomeranian. I need to give her medicines crushed and mixed with pureed fruit with a syringe every six hours. She needs to be on a very low protein diet. Right now I am wondering if there is any particu… --- ## [What does everyone think of this 'Belt & Road Initiative' China has launched?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-everyone-think-of-this-belt-road-initiative-china-has-launched/786859)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-everyone-think-of-this-belt-road-initiative-china-has-launched/786859 "2017-05-21T22:43:33Z")
China officially launched an initiative to plan a massive infrastructure project with its surrounding neighbours to ease access and also wants to build a rail link to europe and strengthen logistic links as well. It’s… --- ## [Which SIM for my America trip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sim-for-my-america-trip/787168)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sim-for-my-america-trip/787168 "2017-05-21T22:06:26Z")
On landing in America in August I’ll be looking to purchase a SIM for an American network for my mobile phone. Uses will be a few calls, emergency use, and data. I’ll be over for less than a month. So, which SIM should I… --- ## [How did you learn to use a computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-learn-to-use-a-computer/786818)
**Author:** [@Kimera757](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimera757)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-learn-to-use-a-computer/786818 "2017-05-21T20:27:31Z")
I work at a job where people can send information to us via computer. That is far more reliable than sending us info by the mail. Stuff gets lost! Unfortunately, I’m running into people younger than me (I’m in my thirti… --- ## [How to clean very grungy electric kettle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-very-grungy-electric-kettle/787086)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-very-grungy-electric-kettle/787086 "2017-05-21T16:20:08Z")
I have an electric kettle that spent a few years being unused while standing around a kitchen with airborne or aerosolized grease etc. Now the outside is coated with a dusty layer of grime that I would like to remove, b… --- ## [Computers Take away some of the need for memory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computers-take-away-some-of-the-need-for-memory/787126)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computers-take-away-some-of-the-need-for-memory/787126 "2017-05-21T15:17:19Z")
I started noticing shortly after we started using computers at work that I no longer remembered things. Things I had routinely remembered like part numbers and specifications on trucks I no longer remembered no matter ho… --- ## [What if everyone adopted Trump's rhetoric](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-everyone-adopted-trumps-rhetoric/787002)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-everyone-adopted-trumps-rhetoric/787002 "2017-05-21T14:35:03Z")
“Smith in Accounting is the biggest loser I’ve ever seen. The current report is a total disaster - it’s very bad. I will build a new report and it will the greatest report ever. It will be so beautiful, so accurate, so t… --- ## [All Four Forces of Physics United](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-four-forces-of-physics-united/784289)
**Author:** [@MANTRAPHILTER](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MANTRAPHILTER)\ **Replies:** 470\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2017, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-four-forces-of-physics-united/784289 "2017-05-21T11:28:31Z")
I have diagrams that the post would not let me enter in post. I can email complete paper with diagrams to anyone who is interested. Thanks All Four Forces of Physics United The effects of gravity are not well understoo… --- ## [Computer Engineering vs Software Engineering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-engineering-vs-software-engineering/567026)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-engineering-vs-software-engineering/567026 "2013-06-14T22:05:50Z")
Hello everyone, Calling all engineering types. I continue to pursue my holy grail of career change. As per older threads I have interests in engineering, software engineering and sciences. It seems my local university… --- ## [1964: Your Memories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1964-your-memories/786669)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1964-your-memories/786669 "2017-05-20T22:40:22Z")
I’m just wondering what the zeitgest of 1964 felt like. Like, was “malt shop” and “beach culture” still at play, despite the Beatles being around? Were they seen as a passing fad at the time - a novelty? What about ice … --- ## [The sad demise of person-to-person e-commerce sites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sad-demise-of-person-to-person-e-commerce-sites/787075)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sad-demise-of-person-to-person-e-commerce-sites/787075 "2017-05-20T19:46:50Z")
I used to love browsing on eBay for unusual or hard to find items. It was akin to rooting through garage sale items, trying to find a great bargain or something really unique. But, over time, the site morphed from an i… --- ## [Craigslist scam? What is going on? What do you think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-scam-what-is-going-on-what-do-you-think/787038)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-scam-what-is-going-on-what-do-you-think/787038 "2017-05-20T16:17:24Z")
I’ve done all kind of stuff on Craigslist and never had a problem, but today, something fishy happened. I responded to an ad for a free item asking some details. I got a reply telling me to email another address. Looks … --- ## [Was this food poisoning or ??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-food-poisoning-or/786025)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-food-poisoning-or/786025 "2017-05-20T15:19:19Z")
Yesterday I had the trots all day. I also started running a fever. By 10pm, despite taking Advil, my fever was 103. I added Tylenol and it came down, finally, to 101.7. I had chills, aches, pains and a raging headach… --- ## [Home chore division](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-chore-division/787053)
**Author:** [@K2500](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K2500)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-chore-division/787053 "2017-05-20T14:25:37Z")
My home dynamic will be changing soon. It will be me, my girlfriend and our combined children, six of them, ages 5-10. Three boys, three girls and a room for each set of three. Im working on equal division of chores. Ro… --- ## [Career Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/career-advice/787024)
**Author:** [@nevermeant2say](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevermeant2say)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/career-advice/787024 "2017-05-20T11:04:34Z")
My company recently announced they were closing the part of the facility that I work in at the end of September. I was offered a position in a different part of the company (moving from operations to finance side) - I wa… --- ## [What would happen if my CO alarm went off while I was out of town?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-my-co-alarm-went-off-while-i-was-out-of-town/786950)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-my-co-alarm-went-off-while-i-was-out-of-town/786950 "2017-05-20T04:49:45Z")
Would it just keep going? It’s hard wired, so the batteries won’t wear out. It’s loud but I don’t know if anyone outside can hear it. And if, say, a neighbor heard it and called 911, would they break into the house to se… --- ## [Your instincts for the meaning of these buttons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-instincts-for-the-meaning-of-these-buttons/786884)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-instincts-for-the-meaning-of-these-buttons/786884 "2017-05-20T01:26:04Z")
You’re in the middle of getting a program to create a folder for you. There are two buttons at the bottom of the pop-up window for this task. The one on the left is white, the one on the right is black. One says finish, … --- ## [Ever turn down a promotion and raise? Tell about it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-turn-down-a-promotion-and-raise-tell-about-it/786865)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-turn-down-a-promotion-and-raise-tell-about-it/786865 "2017-05-20T01:18:30Z")
I’ve just declined a promotion with a 30% raise. Again. For the 2nd time in less than 3 years. The pitch came from the most senior folks in the highest levels of the hierarchy. I’ve worked with them for well over a de… --- ## [Phone plan for frequent international travel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-plan-for-frequent-international-travel/786858)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-plan-for-frequent-international-travel/786858 "2017-05-19T22:10:34Z")
I’m starting a new job soon that will often have me traveling internationally to many countries. Occasionally with little advance notice. My cel phone plan is through Veriz0n, and when I spoke to them I was told, “Sure!… --- ## [If you gave me a dollar for every cliche'....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-gave-me-a-dollar-for-every-cliche/787021)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-gave-me-a-dollar-for-every-cliche/787021 "2017-05-19T21:35:44Z")
…a dollar for every cliche’ that you say… …how rich would I be by the end of the day? --- ## [Need help installing graphics card.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-installing-graphics-card/786961)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-installing-graphics-card/786961 "2017-05-19T21:24:01Z")
So I installed the card, and when I plugged my computer back in, I get no video screen. Took the card out and my screen is back. Am I doing something wrong? Also, after I install the card, and plug my computer back in… --- ## [What is the worst thing you've accidentally seen on a computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-thing-youve-accidentally-seen-on-a-computer/786736)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-thing-youve-accidentally-seen-on-a-computer/786736 "2017-05-19T20:56:57Z")
Not necessarily the typical content (child porn images/videos, disturbing internet searches) but rather also something that reveals a secret about someone. Worst thing for me was probably helping a guy in this computer … --- ## [Just had a surround sound system installed, and it isn't working.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-had-a-surround-sound-system-installed-and-it-isnt-working/786882)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-had-a-surround-sound-system-installed-and-it-isnt-working/786882 "2017-05-19T19:58:27Z")
The device is my HP desktop computer. I have hdmi going to the tv for video, and a (headphone) jack going from my computer to the surround sound receiver. I can hear sound, but the problem is, sound is only coming from… --- ## [I need to have some custom curtains made.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-have-some-custom-curtains-made/786836)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-have-some-custom-curtains-made/786836 "2017-05-19T18:04:50Z")
I need to have some custom curtains made. It doesn’t have to be fancy. Basically just a huge piece of fabric with a flap folded over and sewn shut so I can stick a rod through it. Can I just take a piece of fabric to a … --- ## [20 dollar gold coin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-dollar-gold-coin/681848)
**Author:** [@TexanCountryboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TexanCountryboy)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-dollar-gold-coin/681848 "2014-02-22T15:33:03Z")
Hypothetical question: If you have a coin thats once ounce of pure gold, but has $20 dollars legal tender value engraved on it, how much is it worth in it’s current form? $1317 (current price of gold) or $20.00 as the va… --- ## [What's the big deal about gender-specific bathrooms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-gender-specific-bathrooms/786778)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-gender-specific-bathrooms/786778 "2017-05-19T16:22:12Z")
I almost posted this in GQ but I think there may not be a factual answer. Why are public bathrooms that are set up for use by more than one person at a time always set up to be used by just one gender? I can’t say I’ve… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=613) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=615)