# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=685 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 686 --- ## [legal questions allowed here? \[HOA lot ownership\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-questions-allowed-here-hoa-lot-ownership/770525)
**Author:** [@crucible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crucible)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2016, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-questions-allowed-here-hoa-lot-ownership/770525 "2016-11-06T22:28:24Z")
I have a ‘broke’ HOA board who can’t afford to pursue a claim against the developer. They say that if I can get some opinions that we might win the case, they will spend the $500-1000 it might take. The developer origi… --- ## [Recommendations for Disney World or other nearby FLA attractions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-disney-world-or-other-nearby-fla-attractions/770356)
**Author:** [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2016, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-disney-world-or-other-nearby-fla-attractions/770356 "2016-11-06T21:31:12Z")
Ok, so my wife wants to go to FLA to visit a friend next month. Wants to go to Disney World because, the best I can tell, “all her friends have gone” and she needs to keep up. My wife hates rides, can’t tolerate height… --- ## [Do you see anything inherently wrong with this type of politician?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-see-anything-inherently-wrong-with-this-type-of-politician/770540)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2016, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-see-anything-inherently-wrong-with-this-type-of-politician/770540 "2016-11-06T16:15:33Z")
This is about what a politician personally believes vs what the majority of his constituents believe. Imagine a politician says; “I personally don’t believe in abortion unless it’s under very limited circumstances. But … --- ## [How long did it take you to be good at Cryptic Crosswords? Which newspaper is best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-be-good-at-cryptic-crosswords-which-newspaper-is-best/352725)
**Author:** [@pretend\_my\_name\_is\_witty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pretend_my_name_is_witty)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-be-good-at-cryptic-crosswords-which-newspaper-is-best/352725 "2006-04-15T19:20:50Z")
I wasn’t sure which forum to put this in, CS or here, but anyway… My parents have always be able to do cryptic crosswords, and when I’d look at them they’d make no sense to me. I’ve recently started to learn how to und… --- ## [Are there any actually impartial news sites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-actually-impartial-news-sites/770589)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2016, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-actually-impartial-news-sites/770589 "2016-11-06T09:35:17Z")
When I read the news, sites like foxnews are pro trump and other sites like CNN or NBC are pro clinton and don’t even try to hide it. Are there any mainstream media sites that just report the news without trying to take … --- ## [Does anyone still sell individual low capacity thumb drives, like 2G or 4G??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-still-sell-individual-low-capacity-thumb-drives-like-2g-or-4g/770673)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2016, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-still-sell-individual-low-capacity-thumb-drives-like-2g-or-4g/770673 "2016-11-06T00:05:34Z")
I’m in this situation now where I need to mail a physical letter, with which I want to include several dozen photos. Time was when I could have simply enclosed a DVD, but these days discs are pretty much done and it wou… --- ## [You own a self-driving Tesla. Would you send it out for taxi duty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-own-a-self-driving-tesla-would-you-send-it-out-for-taxi-duty/769235)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-own-a-self-driving-tesla-would-you-send-it-out-for-taxi-duty/769235 "2016-11-05T14:45:58Z")
Elon Musk mentions the following in his master plan, part deux: The second paragraph is of interest here. Suppose you owned a self-driving Tesla, and you trust the self-driving systems enough to peacefully nap while i… --- ## [So how do I get a checkup nowadays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-i-get-a-checkup-nowadays/769816)
**Author:** [@ultimate11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultimate11)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2016, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-i-get-a-checkup-nowadays/769816 "2016-11-05T04:12:37Z")
I have a problem. Tonight my father was complaining about how I should get a checkup for all the boils on my head (I’m working on trying to fix that), and being the guy who wants permanent fixes, I’m just going to get a … --- ## [when someone steals your money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-steals-your-money/770497)
**Author:** [@JJcm711](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JJcm711)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-steals-your-money/770497 "2016-11-05T02:31:45Z")
Hello all! I need your honest opinion. My family member stole money from me and I don’t like her because of it. I lost all respect for her when it happened and I cannot forget what has happened. It doesn’t bother me bu… --- ## [Chase sapphire reserve annual fee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chase-sapphire-reserve-annual-fee/769883)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2016, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chase-sapphire-reserve-annual-fee/769883 "2016-11-05T00:55:10Z")
I have the new Chase Sapphire Reserve card, but they haven’t hit me with the annual fee yet. Does anybody know when it is supposed to kick in? --- ## [Anecdote: did I witness a violation of the Hatch Act?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anecdote-did-i-witness-a-violation-of-the-hatch-act/770397)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2016, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anecdote-did-i-witness-a-violation-of-the-hatch-act/770397 "2016-11-05T00:05:55Z")
(I was originally going to post this to GQ, but I realized that a question of the law would be under discussion, so IMHO, it is! :)) In 1984, I was serving aboard the USS Tautog (SSN 639) out of SUBASE, Pearl Harbor. Th… --- ## [Should the US charge for our military protection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-us-charge-for-our-military-protection/770503)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-us-charge-for-our-military-protection/770503 "2016-11-04T20:11:16Z")
Much of the developed world has their military subsidized by the United States. Especially Japan and the EU the American military stands ready to defend countries around the world and largely does so at its own expense. … --- ## [Stuff you thought you had figured out as a child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-thought-you-had-figured-out-as-a-child/766642)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-thought-you-had-figured-out-as-a-child/766642 "2016-11-04T18:39:27Z")
but later found out you were completely wrong! The very first time I saw an algebraic equation was when I was in elementary school. One of my older friends showed me his algebra textbook. I immediately figured it all … --- ## [Recommendations for software (Windows platform) for local e-mail backup in non-proprietary format?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-software-windows-platform-for-local-e-mail-backup-in-non-proprietary-format/770598)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-software-windows-platform-for-local-e-mail-backup-in-non-proprietary-format/770598 "2016-11-04T15:43:54Z")
A requirement that the German finance ministry came up with last year was that for businesses (including my small part time web business) not only the accounting information/invoices etc. were to be backupped in an unalt… --- ## [Choose a name for the F-23 military airplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-a-name-for-the-f-23-military-airplane/770211)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-a-name-for-the-f-23-military-airplane/770211 "2016-11-04T14:56:22Z")
I’m writing a short story set in an alternate present when the Cold War never ended, the USSR never fell and the S-37/Su-47 and YF-23 went into production (instead of the F-22) I’ve heard it called the F-23 Black Widow … --- ## [Recommend a basic primer on LED lighting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-basic-primer-on-led-lighting/597197)
**Author:** [@FlyingDragonFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingDragonFan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-basic-primer-on-led-lighting/597197 "2012-09-03T22:12:25Z")
I’m planning on doing a little DIY project that’s going to require buying and rigging up an LED system for a specific purpose. Can anyone recommend a good starting place for learning how LED systems work and what’s requi… --- ## [Developers how difficult are Phone and Pad Apps to write?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/developers-how-difficult-are-phone-and-pad-apps-to-write/770407)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/developers-how-difficult-are-phone-and-pad-apps-to-write/770407 "2016-11-04T03:07:01Z")
I’ve been a business programmer for almost thirty years. I’m thinking about writing a phone App. Are they hard to write for an experienced programmer? What language choices are most commonly used? Procedural or Objec… --- ## [How do you take care of your red ceder wood deck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-care-of-your-red-ceder-wood-deck/768913)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-take-care-of-your-red-ceder-wood-deck/768913 "2016-11-04T01:54:51Z")
Do you treat it regularly? How often, and with what? Or do you let it weather naturally and go grey. --- ## [What to do about a cooking pan with rust spots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-a-cooking-pan-with-rust-spots/770379)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2016, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-a-cooking-pan-with-rust-spots/770379 "2016-11-03T14:46:53Z")
The pan that came with our toaster oven has surface rust in several spots. I’ve tried grinding some of it off but those spots are rusting again. We do line the pan with aluminum foil when using it but I made BBQ ribs Sun… --- ## [Why was Solange Knowles (Beyonce's sister) never prosecuted for assault against rapper Jay-Z?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-solange-knowles-beyonces-sister-never-prosecuted-for-assault-against-rapper-jay-z/770467)
**Author:** [@StanielMarsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StanielMarsh)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-solange-knowles-beyonces-sister-never-prosecuted-for-assault-against-rapper-jay-z/770467 "2016-11-03T02:49:20Z")
She was on The Tonight Show recently, and it got me wondering why she was never prosecuted. It’s almost like we reward physical assault. She attacked her sister’s husband Jay-Z and it was all caught on tape. You would th… --- ## [Woodworkers -- attaching handle to head of croquet mallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woodworkers-attaching-handle-to-head-of-croquet-mallet/770304)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2016, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woodworkers-attaching-handle-to-head-of-croquet-mallet/770304 "2016-11-03T01:26:26Z")
I’m looking for the best way to attach the handle/shaft of a croquet mallet to the mallet head. My number one criterion is a firm joint with no play. Normally the handle end is threaded, like this broom handle, and of c… --- ## [obesity and urination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obesity-and-urination/769836)
**Author:** [@cwblack666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwblack666)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2016, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obesity-and-urination/769836 "2016-11-03T00:08:54Z")
I am very obese and spend my life in a recliner and a bathroom. I use plastic urinals and then empty them in the commode. My penis has been steadily shrinking (I’m 84 yrs old) to the point that I can’t direct my urine st… --- ## [Serious Q involving foster kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-q-involving-foster-kids/769268)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-q-involving-foster-kids/769268 "2016-11-02T20:39:33Z")
So I have a really odd/messy situation going on in my life with a variety of moral and potential legal implications. I was dating a woman a few years back, who eventually turned out to be a giant nightmare, but I had a … --- ## [When will the NY Times publish its last print edition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-ny-times-publish-its-last-print-edition/769740)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-ny-times-publish-its-last-print-edition/769740 "2016-11-02T19:31:28Z")
I’m not picking on the NY Times. I just think that they will be one of the last to give up on printed editions of their newspaper. Are there really any under 30 year old subscribers to the printed edition that have it d… --- ## [Should I be miffed about this? \[workplace seating seniority issue\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-miffed-about-this-workplace-seating-seniority-issue/770359)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-miffed-about-this-workplace-seating-seniority-issue/770359 "2016-11-02T19:24:17Z")
So I sit in a cube farm at work. It’s your typical farm where all the cubes are pretty much the same. The managers offices are in the middle of the floor with cubes all around the outside so that we get more natural li… --- ## [Do hot tubs gross you out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-hot-tubs-gross-you-out/770004)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-hot-tubs-gross-you-out/770004 "2016-11-02T18:20:45Z")
I’ve heard stories of hot tubs being cesspools of floating organic matter (flaked skin cells, etc.). I’ve lately been reluctant to stick my toe in it, so to speak. I’m not a germaphobe but I admit to feeling icked by th… --- ## [I need a couple million dollars and a couple hotshot programmers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-couple-million-dollars-and-a-couple-hotshot-programmers/770268)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-couple-million-dollars-and-a-couple-hotshot-programmers/770268 "2016-11-02T17:51:31Z")
One of those times where one sees an opportunity, but you have to have money to make money. No, I’m not soliciting money, there’s really a question here. I am aware of a potential ripe opportunity to create an alternat… --- ## [Is my counselor a quack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-counselor-a-quack/769942)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-counselor-a-quack/769942 "2016-11-02T16:41:00Z")
I’ve been seeing a counselor for a few months now. Most of it regarding my emotions dealing with being in my first serious relationship in over a decade. And, the relationship itself is troubled. (Yeah, we’re back togeth… --- ## [Calling academics: do historians and Poli Scientists analyze differently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-academics-do-historians-and-poli-scientists-analyze-differently/770333)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-academics-do-historians-and-poli-scientists-analyze-differently/770333 "2016-11-02T16:13:30Z")
Can those of you in the world of academia can tell me if historians and political scientists approach their analyses differently? Do they use different tools, emphasize different aspects of human behavior, etc.? Here’s … --- ## [The pain scale; highest rating you ever gave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pain-scale-highest-rating-you-ever-gave/397468)
**Author:** [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pain-scale-highest-rating-you-ever-gave/397468 "2016-11-02T14:37:22Z")
“On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being no pain and 10 being the most pain you can imagine, how do you feel right now?” Medical people ask you this question, sometimes including a smiley face chartso you can point to the correct… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=684) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=686)