# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=674 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 675 --- ## [Motorcycle physics - near crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-physics-near-crash/774296)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-physics-near-crash/774296 "2016-12-12T17:04:04Z")
Can someone who knows motorcycles, physics, or better yet a combination of the two explain what is happening in this gif? It looks to me like a combination of braking at the wrong tim… --- ## [Tell Me Your Job Searching Techniques](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-job-searching-techniques/773509)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2016, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-job-searching-techniques/773509 "2016-12-12T14:22:00Z")
Perhaps there’s nothing new under the sun here. But, what are your job searching techniques? How do you manage your job search to keep your sanity? Naturally, I set up search agents where I can. Some sites do not allow s… --- ## [Democracy Within the Military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democracy-within-the-military/774451)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2016, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democracy-within-the-military/774451 "2016-12-12T06:41:23Z")
This is primarily aimed at our military or former military members from my perspective as a US Army veteran. Its just a random weird little thought I had after spending too much time reading over in Elections. The US m… --- ## [Do you earn as much as your parents did when they were your age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-earn-as-much-as-your-parents-did-when-they-were-your-age/774288)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2016, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-earn-as-much-as-your-parents-did-when-they-were-your-age/774288 "2016-12-12T00:53:48Z")
Heard on NPR this morning that people earning as much or more than their parents did when their parent were the age they are now, has declined by something like 90% over the past few decades. So here’s a poll for the te… --- ## [Kim Jong Un Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-un-question/774086)
**Author:** [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-un-question/774086 "2016-12-11T20:48:01Z")
The Jong family whether it be Jong il or Jong un or Jong Pak (brother of Un I think) has always had a fixation on western culture whether it be Jong il’s fixation on western imported alcohol and caviar or Jong un’s fixat… --- ## [Earbuds that don't suck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earbuds-that-dont-suck/594442)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earbuds-that-dont-suck/594442 "2011-09-01T20:26:55Z")
Folks, I’m looking for a simple recommendation here: earbuds that don’t suck. I listen to lots of podcasts (walking to the subway station, running, puttering around the house sometimes) and earbuds are my preferred deliv… --- ## [2016 . . . it only gets worse from here on out.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-it-only-gets-worse-from-here-on-out/774235)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2016, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-it-only-gets-worse-from-here-on-out/774235 "2016-12-11T03:59:00Z")
This is not truly a rant. Do what you want. Mourn as you will. Just consider; all the heroes from the middle of the 20th century are getting older minute by minute. Before you say, “can’t 2016 just be over!? First Rickm… --- ## [Is walking exercise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-walking-exercise/570887)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2016, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-walking-exercise/570887 "2016-12-11T02:36:11Z")
Prompted by a discussion in the mini-rants thread, I’m curious about people’s take on walking as exercise. I’m of the opinion (being an avid walker) that walking is indeed exercise, and not only exercise, but an excellen… --- ## [ePub Book Covers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epub-book-covers/774157)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2016, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epub-book-covers/774157 "2016-12-11T00:00:15Z")
Is there a recommended “one size fits all” for dimensions and ppi to provide the best image of an eBook cover to serve various sellers, like Kindle, etc? I am just beginning to look into this, and while I understand a 1.… --- ## [Best smaller convection ovens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-smaller-convection-ovens/774340)
**Author:** [@doreet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreet)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-smaller-convection-ovens/774340 "2016-12-10T21:05:51Z")
HI, It is before Xmas; I really want a smaller (about big enough to bake a 2 layer cake, or 24 muffins,and is not a toaster oven.) a real convection oven espec. for baking bread and other baked pastry. I tried one year, … --- ## [Does your tongue smell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-tongue-smell/774089)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-tongue-smell/774089 "2016-12-10T17:38:00Z")
Odd question, I know. I recently had a minor bout of thrush in my mouth. I didn’t know I had it until I went to the doctor for my ears feeling “full”. He figured the thrush was causing some blockage in my eustachian t… --- ## [Killing ET.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-et/774155)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-et/774155 "2016-12-10T16:01:17Z")
This is just a hypothetical question (or is it;)?). But if a humanoid extraterrestrial came to earth, and someone maliciously killed him (i.e., not in self-defense, not out of fear), would this person be legally liable f… --- ## [Can I shoot ET? (Need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-shoot-et-need-answer-fast/516249)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2016, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-shoot-et-need-answer-fast/516249 "2016-12-10T15:27:49Z")
Well, ok, I don’t really need an answer all that quickly, as I’m not aware of any aliens nearby. But assume, for the purposes of this hypothetical, that the following are true: Intelligent aliens exist, and visit thi… --- ## [What is the "right" number of people to execute for serious crimes in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-right-number-of-people-to-execute-for-serious-crimes-in-america/774231)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2016, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-right-number-of-people-to-execute-for-serious-crimes-in-america/774231 "2016-12-10T15:18:41Z")
Let’s pretend that all crimes with a possible death sentence are prosecuted by the Feds under the same laws … essentially, serious crime is nationalized, Federal laws are added or changed so the rules in all such cases a… --- ## [Tech buy advice: Drawing pad for daughter, smartphone for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-buy-advice-drawing-pad-for-daughter-smartphone-for-me/774265)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2016, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-buy-advice-drawing-pad-for-daughter-smartphone-for-me/774265 "2016-12-10T04:08:25Z")
My daughter is a talented artist and wants an electronic drawing pad for her Windows system. I’m willing to spend money if it’s worth it, but I also don’t want to spend more than I have to. These two pads seem like possi… --- ## [Should the Second Amendment be repealed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-second-amendment-be-repealed/774065)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2016, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-second-amendment-be-repealed/774065 "2016-12-09T19:52:33Z")
I want to see if there is a significant proportion of liberals or progressives that are in favor of repealing the Second Amendment. --- ## [Thoughts on how to perceive/interact w/ electronic devices/transactions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-how-to-perceive-interact-w-electronic-devices-transactions/774217)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-how-to-perceive-interact-w-electronic-devices-transactions/774217 "2016-12-09T18:06:21Z")
Time for another of my periodic quasi-Luddite rants. :rolleyes: I regularly find aspects of electronic devices/transactions difficult. When I experience such reactions, I sense it has the effect of compounding my disl… --- ## ["Government Workers are Lazy and Inefficient" attitude?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-workers-are-lazy-and-inefficient-attitude/773636)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-workers-are-lazy-and-inefficient-attitude/773636 "2016-12-09T14:56:51Z")
I have overheard so many conversations where people claim that all government workers are lazy, stupid, inefficient, etc., to the point where they “probably couldn’t even get a job in the private sector”. How long has t… --- ## [When Trump is president is there a greater risk of an ISIS type of attack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-trump-is-president-is-there-a-greater-risk-of-an-isis-type-of-attack/774180)
**Author:** [@fervour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fervour)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2016, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-trump-is-president-is-there-a-greater-risk-of-an-isis-type-of-attack/774180 "2016-12-09T14:33:01Z")
I had a disturbing thought that an ISIS attack on US infrastructure or a population center would be a win-win (from their perspectives) for Trump and ISIS. Trump could consolidate power and establish Muslim databases and… --- ## [FB and Hyperlinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fb-and-hyperlinks/774216)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2016, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fb-and-hyperlinks/774216 "2016-12-09T02:17:28Z")
My FB account is jacked up, so I cannot simply post links to Facebook (FB) directly. I have to type in the full link. Usually, FB understands this is a link and will automatically make it a hyperlink. Then, other times,… --- ## [Reading a book with moisturized hands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-a-book-with-moisturized-hands/774092)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2016, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-a-book-with-moisturized-hands/774092 "2016-12-09T01:17:00Z")
How do I do this without getting the book soiled? The only solution I can think of is to wear plain white cotton gloves. --- ## [If the ONLY reason I don't want a laptop is the keyboard, will I eventually just get over it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-only-reason-i-dont-want-a-laptop-is-the-keyboard-will-i-eventually-just-get-over-it/774014)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-only-reason-i-dont-want-a-laptop-is-the-keyboard-will-i-eventually-just-get-over-it/774014 "2016-12-09T00:06:22Z")
I’m due for a new computer. Overdue, in fact. I really don’t need any kind of jumbo superpowered I-Can’t-Allow-You-To-Do-That-Dave computer. My needs are simple: Internet, Word, iTunes. I do a little bit of artwork and … --- ## [Anyone else getting insecure security certificate if visiting Youtube using Chrome right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-insecure-security-certificate-if-visiting-youtube-using-chrome-right-now/774137)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2016, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-insecure-security-certificate-if-visiting-youtube-using-chrome-right-now/774137 "2016-12-08T22:06:13Z")
Anyone else getting an insecure security certificate if visiting Youtube using Chrome right now? In the browser’s URL bar the “https://” has a red line and warning sign through it saying “This page is insecure (broken HT… --- ## [what sort of repercussions for Trump's call with Taiwan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-repercussions-for-trumps-call-with-taiwan/774033)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-repercussions-for-trumps-call-with-taiwan/774033 "2016-12-08T21:18:07Z")
Owing to several decades of diplomatic precedent during which the US did not formally acknowledge Taiwan as an independent country, the world seems to be in a tizzy regarding Trump’s recent phone conversation with the pr… --- ## [Judging someone for the words they say in their sleep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judging-someone-for-the-words-they-say-in-their-sleep/773981)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judging-someone-for-the-words-they-say-in-their-sleep/773981 "2016-12-08T20:34:44Z")
So, an odd question, which is frivolous enough that the mods can move it to MPSIMS if they see fit: Would you judge someone based off of words that they say in their sleep? (No, this is not meant to be a thread about m… --- ## [Killing drug dealers en mass like the Philippines is doing. Has this been done elsewhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-drug-dealers-en-mass-like-the-philippines-is-doing-has-this-been-done-elsewhere/765171)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2016, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-drug-dealers-en-mass-like-the-philippines-is-doing-has-this-been-done-elsewhere/765171 "2016-12-08T19:55:40Z")
Per this story Obama Cancels Meeting With Philippine President Who Called Him A ‘Son Of A Bitch’ “I don’t give a s\*\*t about anybody observing my behavior,” President Rodrigo Duterte said. the current policy in the Phi… --- ## [Unreasonable management - how far can they push it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unreasonable-management-how-far-can-they-push-it/774032)
**Author:** [@Preypacer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Preypacer)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unreasonable-management-how-far-can-they-push-it/774032 "2016-12-08T19:31:17Z")
Hello. Posting this in this forum section as I assume the answer would/should be fairly standard or consistent across the board. So I work at a job whose management is, to put it kindly, the living embodiment of every … --- ## [What's the deal with all of these "re-homing" fees for dogs on craigslist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-of-these-re-homing-fees-for-dogs-on-craigslist/774128)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-of-these-re-homing-fees-for-dogs-on-craigslist/774128 "2016-12-08T19:18:40Z")
I was looking at CL as an alternative to the shelters in my area, and while there are a few seemingly well-meaning people who need to get rid of a dog, there’s a lot of puppies out there, some litters but most aren’t, wh… --- ## [Crossing borders with minors (not your own)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossing-borders-with-minors-not-your-own/773960)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossing-borders-with-minors-not-your-own/773960 "2016-12-08T19:13:57Z")
So there’s a chance we’ll be travelling from the US to Canada with a high-school-aged student next summer - visiting from another country. His English is good, so if someone asked him “are you here voluntarily” he could … --- ## [Thinking about not paying my Obama Care bill - Looking for advice for potential tax risks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-not-paying-my-obama-care-bill-looking-for-advice-for-potential-tax-risks/773958)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-not-paying-my-obama-care-bill-looking-for-advice-for-potential-tax-risks/773958 "2016-12-08T18:48:08Z")
Well… my ACA bill is going up to 550 a month and given I'm a single, relatively healthy 57 year old non-smoking male, to me this is not a particularly good deal for the Carefirst Bronze plan with it's 6500 deductible … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=673) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=675)