# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=715 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 716 --- ## [What's wrong with AMD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-amd/761200)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-amd/761200 "2016-08-08T21:29:25Z")
Whether in the CPU or GPU market, at the consumer or entreprise levels, AMD has been doing badly for a fairly long while. What are the factors which cause that? I’m having difficulty explaining why they acted or failed… --- ## [Umbrella insurance policy vs car insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umbrella-insurance-policy-vs-car-insurance/762137)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umbrella-insurance-policy-vs-car-insurance/762137 "2016-08-08T19:38:39Z")
I’m going to talk to my insurance agent about this soon, but wanted to get my head on straight first to make sure I’m not being upsold on anything. For the last many years, my auto liability insurance has been at 100/30… --- ## [Atheists/Non-Believers, when did you come to this realization?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-non-believers-when-did-you-come-to-this-realization/761712)
**Author:** [@bb49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bb49)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-non-believers-when-did-you-come-to-this-realization/761712 "2016-08-08T19:08:38Z")
Just recently I volunteered to be interviewed at a university by someone who was doing a study of people that had drifted away from religion. Aka non-believers. It was during this interview that the interviewer asked m… --- ## [Are You A Shy Pooer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-shy-pooer/761054)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-shy-pooer/761054 "2016-08-08T14:56:54Z")
Recently a person close to me admitted they were a shy pooer. That is, when away from home, they prefer not to defecate, but will in fact go for several days without having a poop. A relative of mine confirmed they fel… --- ## [Do I really need a DAC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-dac/761887)
**Author:** [@davey77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davey77)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-dac/761887 "2016-08-08T03:42:30Z")
I found a 35 year old integrated amplifier (Technics V-95 with a super-cheesy 80s vintage look) at Goodwill for 10 bucks. It’s perfect for me because: 1. I like vinyl, 2. I appreciate a “loudness” control, and 3. I don… --- ## [What to do in Kansas City?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-kansas-city/752287)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-kansas-city/752287 "2016-08-08T03:39:12Z")
I just got a very nice gift from some friends that found out that I’ve never been to a WorldCon: Membership to this year’s WorldCon in Kansas City and $500 spending money! I get to go to my first World Science Fiction Co… --- ## [Hives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hives/761894)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hives/761894 "2016-08-08T01:24:39Z")
I woke up two days ago with a bad headache and with my left ear swollen and very painful. I also had a swelling on the left side of my neck that was very painful to touch. I saw my doctor this afternoon; he said he thoug… --- ## [Walking Tours in England - anyone done this? Tips, tricks, suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-tours-in-england-anyone-done-this-tips-tricks-suggestions/761609)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-tours-in-england-anyone-done-this-tips-tricks-suggestions/761609 "2016-08-08T01:20:59Z")
I’ve never been to England and I want to go. I want to do a walking tour, and I’m thinking about the Thames River Valley path (usually 15 days, from 10-15 miles per day). I think I can handle the walking, I gather it’s f… --- ## [You must fire one of these employees. Which one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-fire-one-of-these-employees-which-one/761429)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-fire-one-of-these-employees-which-one/761429 "2016-08-07T22:36:36Z")
Getting away from the honor them, I present today’s hypo, set in Memphis, Tennessee. The location is important for two reasons. First, because Tennessee is an at-will employment state; you can fire anybody for any reason… --- ## [Odd, probably local language usage example - Bettern't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-probably-local-language-usage-example-betternt/762016)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-probably-local-language-usage-example-betternt/762016 "2016-08-07T21:43:55Z")
Here’s a weird thing I have heard overheard in my locality ore than once (which makes me suspect it’s a regional habit of central southern England) “I’d bettern’t do that, better I?” Meaning: “I had better not do that,… --- ## [US Dopers: have you read the Constitution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-have-you-read-the-constitution/761304)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-have-you-read-the-constitution/761304 "2016-08-07T18:28:35Z")
There’s a lot of rumbling going on over the fact that Donald Trump has probably not read the US constitution. The fact that it’s obvious to a lot of people that he hasn’t makes me think that maybe more people in the US h… --- ## [Recommend an easy audio editing software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-easy-audio-editing-software/762012)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-easy-audio-editing-software/762012 "2016-08-07T04:23:51Z")
My needs: Create clips of audio from an existing file. I may only need 30 seconds of a particular song. Adjust the volume. Different files have various sound levels and I want to take some of them down. That’s basical… --- ## [Can you simulate an investment tontine with derivatives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-simulate-an-investment-tontine-with-derivatives/761829)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-simulate-an-investment-tontine-with-derivatives/761829 "2016-08-07T03:32:02Z")
I recently saw that there is an annuity that has tontine-like aspects: – You put your money in and never get it out – even your heirs receieve no principal – It pays off an amount every month – It invests this money f… --- ## [Accumulated Pressure of wound string](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accumulated-pressure-of-wound-string/761877)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accumulated-pressure-of-wound-string/761877 "2016-08-07T03:26:27Z")
If I took a string say with a 1% elasticity under 10# tension and another string with 0 stretch under 10# for examples. Let’s say the string had a breaking strength of 50# and was being wound up on a fishing reel level a… --- ## [Non-English-native speakers, tell me about the accents of your native tongue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-english-native-speakers-tell-me-about-the-accents-of-your-native-tongue/761422)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-english-native-speakers-tell-me-about-the-accents-of-your-native-tongue/761422 "2016-08-07T03:15:43Z")
For example, if Spanish is your native language, what are the different accents like within the Latin American world, or between Latin America and Spain? Or for French, between France and Belgium and Quebec and the Cari… --- ## [Refills are due BUT !](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refills-are-due-but/760826)
**Author:** [@Khearts19](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khearts19)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refills-are-due-but/760826 "2016-08-06T23:35:36Z")
So my husband is on methadone for pain, a anti anxiety medication, blood pressure meds. They were all do dor refills on July 23rd but the office staff has said the only appt they have is on the 27th. I have called and … --- ## [Are there still pickpockets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-still-pickpockets/761595)
**Author:** [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-still-pickpockets/761595 "2016-08-06T22:58:57Z")
Whenever I’m traveling in a large city, I transfer my wallet to my front pocket from its usual place in my back pocket. Am I just showing my age here? Is this type of thievery a lost art? --- ## [Headlight lens restoration kits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlight-lens-restoration-kits/761586)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlight-lens-restoration-kits/761586 "2016-08-06T20:22:56Z")
It’s time to restore some headlight lenses. Now, I could take my car to a detail shop and have it done for $90 or so. Or, I could buy a kit for $25 to $75 and do it myself, and do more than one vehicle. The thing of i… --- ## [Iran hostages for money -2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-hostages-for-money-2016/761643)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-hostages-for-money-2016/761643 "2016-08-06T19:06:53Z")
So it’s finally being reported that this past January when the US hostages were being released from Iran, that the US also had $400 million equivalent in Euros, Swiss francs, etc. (no US dollars) flown to Tehran, as the … --- ## [Who is actually The Most Interesting Man in the World?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-actually-the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/761611)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-actually-the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/761611 "2016-08-06T19:03:17Z")
That guy in those Dos Equis commercials? Actor. Who is really The Most Interesting Man in the World? --- ## [Penn Jillette's 100 lb loss on a no exercise potato diet. Anyone know how that works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-jillettes-100-lb-loss-on-a-no-exercise-potato-diet-anyone-know-how-that-works/761681)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-jillettes-100-lb-loss-on-a-no-exercise-potato-diet-anyone-know-how-that-works/761681 "2016-08-06T16:00:37Z")
Per this article he lost 100 lbs on a potato then veggies no exercise diet. Penn Jillette Lost 100 Pounds Eating These 2 Things His book describing it is here. Presto!: How I Made Over 100 Pounds Disappear and Other … --- ## [Collateral effects of a cashless society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collateral-effects-of-a-cashless-society/761828)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collateral-effects-of-a-cashless-society/761828 "2016-08-06T15:22:53Z")
We don’t know exactly how long it will be before we become a cashless society, but one can definitely see it on the horizon. When that time comes, will begging on street corners and unsolicited windshield washing service… --- ## [How long is too long for a dog to be in a shelter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-too-long-for-a-dog-to-be-in-a-shelter/761778)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-too-long-for-a-dog-to-be-in-a-shelter/761778 "2016-08-06T14:47:01Z")
Scanning the web page for a no-kill shelter I used to volunteer at I noticed most of their “old timers” were still there. These are four dogs that have been at the shelter since 2012! One is a 4.8 year old female that … --- ## [Were the late '00s more like the early '00s or the early '10s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-late-00s-more-like-the-early-00s-or-the-early-10s/761311)
**Author:** [@Odnako](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odnako)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-late-00s-more-like-the-early-00s-or-the-early-10s/761311 "2016-08-06T13:33:04Z")
Based on fashion, music, television, internet, movies, technology, culture in general, etc., would you say the late '00s, being 2007-2009 or so, belong more with the early '10s (2010-2013) or early '00s (2000-2003)? I wo… --- ## [Are you opposed to voter ID laws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-opposed-to-voter-id-laws/761411)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-opposed-to-voter-id-laws/761411 "2016-08-06T06:33:50Z")
I don’t understand why people are against something as simple as showing ID to vote. We show ID routinely all the time. Cashing a check at the bank. Buying a six pack of beer. My daughter shows ID at Walmart when I sen… --- ## [People Who Were Wronged Terribly And Had To Pay (Financially) For It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-were-wronged-terribly-and-had-to-pay-financially-for-it/761498)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-were-wronged-terribly-and-had-to-pay-financially-for-it/761498 "2016-08-06T05:15:38Z")
Or, “People Who Had Salt Rubbed In Their Wounds, Then Got Billed For The Salt.” I’m going to try my hand at writing a Cracked article, and I have the idea to write about people who went through what the old saying hints… --- ## [Help me be a good boss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-be-a-good-boss/761775)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-be-a-good-boss/761775 "2016-08-06T03:04:22Z")
I’m a tutor. I go house to house in some of the suburbs of NYC, visiting students where they live. Business has been good, so I’ve hired someone to help me with (and, at some point, hopefully, take over) my scheduling. … --- ## [Good responses to "that's a non sequitur"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-responses-to-thats-a-non-sequitur/761733)
**Author:** [@freebird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freebird)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-responses-to-thats-a-non-sequitur/761733 "2016-08-06T01:48:02Z")
Sometimes people just dismiss our comments and arguments by saying “that’s a non sequitur” just to show their disapproval. So instead of trying to \*explain \*why it isn’t a non sequitur what would be some witty or good re… --- ## [Would Trump survive a term?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-trump-survive-a-term/761539)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-trump-survive-a-term/761539 "2016-08-05T22:34:15Z")
The major complaint of the man who ghost-wrote The Art of the Deal was the Trump had a very short attention span-- almost to the point that it seemed like there was something wrong with him. It makes me wonder if Trump … --- ## [MO Governor Appointed as Public Defender (Legal?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mo-governor-appointed-as-public-defender-legal/761763)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mo-governor-appointed-as-public-defender-legal/761763 "2016-08-05T21:52:13Z")
Missouri’s head public defender assigns case to Gov. Nixon, cites overburdened staff I was originally thinking of putting this in MPSIMS because it’s a cute story, but I was also wondering about the legality of it. I w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=714) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=716)