# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=665 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 666 --- ## [How hard would it be for someone to hack Trump's Twitter account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-would-it-be-for-someone-to-hack-trumps-twitter-account/776498)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2017, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-would-it-be-for-someone-to-hack-trumps-twitter-account/776498 "2017-01-09T23:58:46Z")
How hard would it be for someone to hack Trump’s Twitter account and what about the ramifications? --- ## [Polls and perspective - - fake news impact](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-and-perspective-fake-news-impact/776451)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2017, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-and-perspective-fake-news-impact/776451 "2017-01-09T16:02:23Z")
So over the holidays we were in the DC area and went to the Newseum. It’s a great museum by the way, if you haven’t been. On display was an exhibit on the recent presidential election. There was a board which asked th… --- ## [WWYD: asteroid bulls-eye Mexico City](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwyd-asteroid-bulls-eye-mexico-city/776491)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwyd-asteroid-bulls-eye-mexico-city/776491 "2017-01-09T15:34:01Z")
For this scenario, you are POTUS. NASA inform you that they have detected a massive asteroid on a collision course with Earth. Their calculations indicate that it will impact the Earth with a force of 10 Gigatonnes (plus… --- ## [Antivax nuttery, crank magnetism, and the Cleveland Clinic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antivax-nuttery-crank-magnetism-and-the-cleveland-clinic/776721)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antivax-nuttery-crank-magnetism-and-the-cleveland-clinic/776721 "2017-01-09T15:23:24Z")
Well, the Cleveland Clinic’s foray into “integrative medicine” has come back to bite it in a big way. The director of the Clinic’s “Wellness Institute”, Dr. Daniel Neides, is being roundly castigated for an incredibly s… --- ## [The Psychology of Trolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-psychology-of-trolls/776318)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2017, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-psychology-of-trolls/776318 "2017-01-09T10:27:50Z")
I have never understood why anyone would come to an internet forum with the intent of disrupting discussion and pissing people off. But that seems to be the goal of most trolls I have seen here and elsewhere. What motiva… --- ## [Are women-only bridge tournaments discriminatory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-only-bridge-tournaments-discriminatory/775866)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2017, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-only-bridge-tournaments-discriminatory/775866 "2017-01-09T06:02:02Z")
The thread about various identity-based employee groups reminds of this question I have wondered about for a while. Bridge tournaments usually open (to either sex), but there are special tournaments open only to women. … --- ## [How fake news can trip you up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fake-news-can-trip-you-up/776578)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2017, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fake-news-can-trip-you-up/776578 "2017-01-09T00:25:40Z")
… even when you’re alert for it. I saw this article on Snopes debunking a fake news story that CNN had doctored a photograph of Ft. Lauderdale shooting suspect Esteban Santiago to make him appear whiter. All BS of cours… --- ## [Shower temperature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-temperature/776449)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-temperature/776449 "2017-01-08T20:33:05Z")
My wife and I don’t typically shower at the same time (I’m a morning showerer; she’s a night showerer), but last night, I needed a shower and hopped in ahead of her. I commented that I would make it quick so that I didn’… --- ## [Best destination in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-destination-in-the-world/776502)
**Author:** [@mattg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattg)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-destination-in-the-world/776502 "2017-01-08T20:06:41Z")
What’s the best destination in the world to make a trip alone? Where have you been, what did you do, why would you recommend it? --- ## [Helping my fixed-income in-laws find a new apartment - advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helping-my-fixed-income-in-laws-find-a-new-apartment-advice/776601)
**Author:** [@snoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snoe)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helping-my-fixed-income-in-laws-find-a-new-apartment-advice/776601 "2017-01-08T17:09:50Z")
My girlfriend’s parents got a 60-day notice to leave the place they’ve rented for 35 years as on-site managers. (Owner sold it.) Obviously, they’re quite worried and a bit at a loss, since they haven’t looked for an apar… --- ## [CHAT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat/776512)
**Author:** [@SweetKim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetKim)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2017, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat/776512 "2017-01-08T08:56:06Z")
I have been off line for several years. Use to chat on yahoo messenger, awc (when it was not yet an all sex for pay site), and jmeeting. Been busy with with home life and work life…now once in awhile I am home and bored … --- ## [Talk to me about mono](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-mono/776242)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-mono/776242 "2017-01-07T22:03:16Z")
I’m posting here because I’m not seeking medical advice, just wondering about any experiences you may have had with it. In a nutshell, the teenager has been sick. She was diagnosed with an ear infection and put on an ant… --- ## [Ordering from India - US Customs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordering-from-india-us-customs/755526)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordering-from-india-us-customs/755526 "2017-01-07T19:55:12Z")
I would like to order some tapestries from a company based in India. Their site tells me I’m responsible for any US Custom fees. The Customs site is less than helpful. There is a office near by that I’ll try to visit to … --- ## [What places generally have attractive employees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-places-generally-have-attractive-employees/775689)
**Author:** [@Mr.Insaneo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Insaneo)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-places-generally-have-attractive-employees/775689 "2017-01-07T15:32:14Z")
Went into Sports Chek today and noticed the place was just dripping of sex. Every guy was muscular, clean and good looking, and every girl was cute, sexy and energetic. I only went to one store, so I’m not sure if ever… --- ## [Memorizing Dialogues for Foreign Language Acquisition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorizing-dialogues-for-foreign-language-acquisition/775127)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorizing-dialogues-for-foreign-language-acquisition/775127 "2017-01-07T10:21:23Z")
A language tutor I know told me that memorizing dialogues was the most effective method of learning a foreign language, and (implied) that it almost was sufficient to learn the language. Is this true? Or is it just anot… --- ## [Have you ever seen a women used in a 'social engineering' scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-women-used-in-a-social-engineering-scam/776379)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-women-used-in-a-social-engineering-scam/776379 "2017-01-07T08:12:06Z")
The average man may have ‘more’ financial power (according to some feminists) and physical power, but the average middle class woman is perceived as non threatening around people and more trustworthy with random stranger… --- ## [Sweaters, and the washing and drying thereof](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweaters-and-the-washing-and-drying-thereof/776394)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweaters-and-the-washing-and-drying-thereof/776394 "2017-01-07T04:15:18Z")
So, it’s winter, which means that I’m wearing more sweaters than usual. Sweaters are nice and cozy - but I usually try to avoid them, because they’re such a pain in the butt on laundry day. Okay, wash on gentle, cold wa… --- ## [Browsing in Stores, then Buying Online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browsing-in-stores-then-buying-online/776427)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browsing-in-stores-then-buying-online/776427 "2017-01-07T02:40:21Z")
Moral/ethical issue here, in that you’re using resources that the store pays for but then buying it cheaper from someone who can sell for less for the very reason that he doesn’t have to expend those resources. As I see… --- ## [Windows 8 problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-8-problem/776489)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-8-problem/776489 "2017-01-07T02:34:48Z")
I inherited my dad’s computer, which runs on windows 8. It apparently attempted to update today and wasn’t able to finish them, and now I get an endless screen of “We couldn’t complete the updates. Undoing changes. Do… --- ## [Is anybody else unaffected by stimulants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anybody-else-unaffected-by-stimulants/776319)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anybody-else-unaffected-by-stimulants/776319 "2017-01-07T02:09:55Z")
More information than I usually share, and with all disclaimers in place that nobody’s participation in this thread is to be considered medical advice and all that, but- Brief background: I have a lifelong problem with … --- ## [O Canada this summer: recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-canada-this-summer-recommendations/776423)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-canada-this-summer-recommendations/776423 "2017-01-06T21:17:22Z")
We’ve fairly well exhausted the PNW (other than for a few days at the coast) and two extended trips to the Southwest US has pretty much exhausted us on that part of the country. We’re now casting our eye northward to th… --- ## [Job interview with unusual request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-with-unusual-request/775729)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-with-unusual-request/775729 "2017-01-06T18:37:31Z")
I analyze data with statistical software . I have an interview for a new job coming up. They want to see examples of my work which nobody has never asked for in the past. The main issue I have is that as far as I kno… --- ## [If Jane sends Dick a nude pic, who else besides Dick has seen that pic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-jane-sends-dick-a-nude-pic-who-else-besides-dick-has-seen-that-pic/776382)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-jane-sends-dick-a-nude-pic-who-else-besides-dick-has-seen-that-pic/776382 "2017-01-06T17:57:38Z")
Let’s assume Dick hasn’t shared the pic with anyone. He got it through email or sms text. What are the odds that there is some no name guy working in a computer room somewhere that handles internet traffic taking a gand… --- ## [Creative ideas for a stag night (bachelor party)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-ideas-for-a-stag-night-bachelor-party/543180)
**Author:** [@alexandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alexandra)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-ideas-for-a-stag-night-bachelor-party/543180 "2017-01-06T17:49:01Z")
I’m looking for some imagination and experience from Dopers in anticipation of my friend’s stag do next month (located in London, but don’t let that preclude you replying). He’s gay, it’s a (small) mixed sex group, he d… --- ## [Arghh! Jeep problems - time to sell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arghh-jeep-problems-time-to-sell/776338)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arghh-jeep-problems-time-to-sell/776338 "2017-01-06T16:44:49Z")
Over the past 3 months I’ve spent 2k+ on my 07 JGC! It was initially a crunching front passenger wheel sound that lead to speed sensor, bearings, and ABS sensor. Noise began again, which led to rear pinion seals replacem… --- ## [Recommend a Good Password Manager/Vault (2017 Edition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-password-manager-vault-2017-edition/776413)
**Author:** [@BobArrgh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobArrgh)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-password-manager-vault-2017-edition/776413 "2017-01-06T15:59:10Z")
I didn’t want to derail or hijack the conversation in “How easily can a hacker break your password” in MPSIMS, so I thought I would ask the question here and get some feedback. Can ye recommend a good password manager o… --- ## [Is this respect for a teacher or an overt display of sexual attraction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-respect-for-a-teacher-or-an-overt-display-of-sexual-attraction/776340)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-respect-for-a-teacher-or-an-overt-display-of-sexual-attraction/776340 "2017-01-06T15:21:36Z")
I’m still laughing at this. I have a 15yr old male cousin who’s currently homeschooled due to some ongoing personal issues. Unlike in the US, he has a teacher come and homeschool him from the school. This has been going … --- ## [Unexplained Personal Mysteries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexplained-personal-mysteries/775776)
**Author:** [@Maurie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maurie)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexplained-personal-mysteries/775776 "2017-01-06T13:55:53Z")
Over the holidays, my sister and I were reminiscing about a strange thing that we remembered from when we were kids. For a period of about 6 months, we would periodically find a little puddle of… something… on the floor… --- ## [What insect made this, and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-insect-made-this-and-why/668223)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-insect-made-this-and-why/668223 "2017-01-06T13:43:40Z")
I debated putting this in IMHO, because right now all that can be done (I assume) is speculate. However, this question does have an answer, so it seemed to fit General Questions better. Mods, feel free to move if you dis… --- ## [New contacts prescription. Is it wrong, or am I adjusting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-contacts-prescription-is-it-wrong-or-am-i-adjusting/776372)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-contacts-prescription-is-it-wrong-or-am-i-adjusting/776372 "2017-01-06T06:30:27Z")
Got a new contacts prescription just before Christmas. Began to wear it ten days ago. For the first week, I was traveling and didn’t have my computer. Everything I looked at was either several feet+ away or my cell phon… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=664) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=666)