# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=76 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 77 --- ## [The Truth Social Share Price Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-social-share-price-contest/1000371)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2024, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-social-share-price-contest/1000371 "2024-11-01T00:39:21Z")
This contest is open to Dopers until April 30, 2024. The goal is to predict when the price of any class of share of Trump’s Truth Social will fall below certain values. The difference between your guesses and the actua… --- ## [Do you do stuff in the bath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-do-stuff-in-the-bath/1008809)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2024, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-do-stuff-in-the-bath/1008809 "2024-11-01T00:10:56Z")
I don’t mean like “nudge-nudge wink-wink… yanno, stuff” kind of stuff. I mean, do you read, play on your phone, eat and drink, or things like that in the bath? It’s one of those things I hear other people talk about doi… --- ## [Chinese people knitting when i want to see the rest of a youtube clip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-people-knitting-when-i-want-to-see-the-rest-of-a-youtube-clip/1009135)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-people-knitting-when-i-want-to-see-the-rest-of-a-youtube-clip/1009135 "2024-10-31T23:23:47Z")
Recently (latest 2 years?) i have noticed that my favorite youtube clips reagulary get stopped whithin the last 30 minutes (lets say) of the clip, by an asian woman knitting or doing other nice housework. Why does this h… --- ## [New apple computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-apple-computer/1009473)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-apple-computer/1009473 "2024-10-31T21:00:12Z")
My iMac is nearing the end of its life and I’ll be replacing it soon with another Apple product. I use it mostly for creating and editing large (50-400 page) Word documents and slide decks/powerpoint of 50-100 slides, w… --- ## [Question about estimating probabilities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-estimating-probabilities/1009253)
**Author:** [@Gordon\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_G)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-estimating-probabilities/1009253 "2024-10-31T17:45:28Z")
My question appears mathematical but I post in IMHO rather than FQ because I don’t think there’s a single clear answer. I am looking for a heuristic, an arithmetic adjustment not guaranteed to be valid but which might b… --- ## [Is there an all inclusive list of risk factors (controllable and not controllable) for cardiovascular disease](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-all-inclusive-list-of-risk-factors-controllable-and-not-controllable-for-cardiovascular-disease/1009489)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-all-inclusive-list-of-risk-factors-controllable-and-not-controllable-for-cardiovascular-disease/1009489 "2024-10-31T15:36:20Z")
I don’t know if this goes here since its a medical question or if this is a GQ. I think there are something like 80 risk factors, but when I look online I mostly just see the same handful over and over again. There are … --- ## [I need a program to retrieve data from government sites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-program-to-retrieve-data-from-government-sites/1009425)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-program-to-retrieve-data-from-government-sites/1009425 "2024-10-31T10:33:07Z")
We have members/clients who need to know when their commercial accounts lose their business licenses. We would upload their commercial accounts receivable files to a company called SimpleVerity each month, and SimpleVer… --- ## [iPad drops network, 2 unrelated networks, 2 iPads!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-drops-network-2-unrelated-networks-2-ipads/1009125)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-drops-network-2-unrelated-networks-2-ipads/1009125 "2024-10-30T07:42:24Z")
So my iPad Air 4th gen starts dropping internet connection a couple months ago. Just suddenly, as I’m trying to use some thing, it tells me “you don’t have an Internet connection”. Go to my network set up and sure enough… --- ## [Roof gutters, covered or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roof-gutters-covered-or-no/1009130)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roof-gutters-covered-or-no/1009130 "2024-10-29T20:57:16Z")
I need to get a new gutter for one small section of my roof, with the hope that its as maintenance free as possible. The section is under a magnolia tree, so leaves are inevitable. I’m considering those gutters that a… --- ## [Math experts: Find an elegant solution for this Car Talk puzzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-experts-find-an-elegant-solution-for-this-car-talk-puzzler/1009269)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-experts-find-an-elegant-solution-for-this-car-talk-puzzler/1009269 "2024-10-28T23:14:55Z")
I was just listening to an old episode of Car Talk, and they had this puzzler. RAY: You’re given a hundred dollars and told to spend it all purchasing exactly a hundred animals at the pet store. Dogs cost $15. Cats cos… --- ## [The Telegraph](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-telegraph/1009151)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-telegraph/1009151 "2024-10-28T16:02:09Z")
I’m trying to get an idea on what sort of political bias The Telegraph has. It’s a British publication so I’m not real familiar with it. Based on just one headline alone, I’m guessing it’s a right wing rag with nonexiste… --- ## [Annoying others with your new technique...what do you proselytize about in your field or hobby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-others-with-your-new-technique-what-do-you-proselytize-about-in-your-field-or-hobby/1009057)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-others-with-your-new-technique-what-do-you-proselytize-about-in-your-field-or-hobby/1009057 "2024-10-28T04:24:29Z")
This came out of the “Things that infuriate you well beyond their actual importance”. I was reminded about how there is a neat and effective way of arranging your side mirrors on your car that eliminates the blind spots… --- ## [Is rawdogging it bad for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rawdogging-it-bad-for-you/1006579)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rawdogging-it-bad-for-you/1006579 "2024-10-28T00:42:47Z")
Some “health experts” are claiming that sitting doing nothing for a few hours is bad for your health, but it doesn’t seem that outrageous a practice to me. Some people simply call that “meditating”, or “Saturday”. Wha… --- ## [Have I Learned Nothing from Horror Movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-learned-nothing-from-horror-movies/1009015)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-learned-nothing-from-horror-movies/1009015 "2024-10-27T12:07:14Z")
A few days ago, I was walking towards the elevator, and its doors opened while I was still about 8 feet away. I fully expected someone to step out of it, but nope, it was empty. So, I did the obvious thing, walk right in… --- ## [The sound of sneezing in English and other languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sound-of-sneezing-in-english-and-other-languages/1009064)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sound-of-sneezing-in-english-and-other-languages/1009064 "2024-10-26T16:40:34Z")
My three languages are German, English and French (only rather badly). In colloquial speech and also in stories, the sound of a sneeze in German is usually rendered as “Hatschi!” and in French as “Atchoum!”. But I can’t … --- ## [Instacart scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instacart-scam/1009217)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instacart-scam/1009217 "2024-10-26T15:29:26Z")
I’ve been using Instacart for grocery shopping pretty extensively since the pandemic started and have been mostly happy with their service. But a couple of days ago something happened that makes me question their integri… --- ## [What national news sites are still free?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-national-news-sites-are-still-free/1009153)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-national-news-sites-are-still-free/1009153 "2024-10-26T03:24:49Z")
Fox News asks for a subscription to many of the stories. Now CNN is requiring one for all stories. --- ## [Anyone ever use a service cancellation app like Rocket Money or Experian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-use-a-service-cancellation-app-like-rocket-money-or-experian/1009113)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-use-a-service-cancellation-app-like-rocket-money-or-experian/1009113 "2024-10-24T20:43:47Z")
There have been a lot of commercials lately for Rocket Money which will search your “something” and cancel unwanted/unneeded services or subscriptions. I see that Experian offers a similar service. I might trust them m… --- ## [iPhone calling restriction - “Calling Restrictions Announcement 19.”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-calling-restriction-calling-restrictions-announcement-19/1009108)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-calling-restriction-calling-restrictions-announcement-19/1009108 "2024-10-24T17:49:55Z")
I’ve been trying to call a number I have been calling weekly for the last several years. I now get a recorded message saying the the number has restrictions, specifically, “Calling Restrictions Announcement 19.” I texte… --- ## [So Ollie (my cat) is acting weird…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ollie-my-cat-is-acting-weird/1008931)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2024, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ollie-my-cat-is-acting-weird/1008931 "2024-10-24T17:24:19Z")
…and I don’t know what the problem is. He’s about 5-6 years old, neutered, indoor cat. For the last few days to a week, he’s decided that he’s occupying one of the beds in the house. Not a problem, right? Well, he refu… --- ## [The spoken sound of gunshots in English and other languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spoken-sound-of-gunshots-in-english-and-other-languages/1009109)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spoken-sound-of-gunshots-in-english-and-other-languages/1009109 "2024-10-24T16:15:51Z")
In the US kids say, “Bang, bang”. I saw a French comic book once and I’m pretty sure they said, “Flan, flan”. Modern kids say,“Pew, pew” for laser sounds. --- ## [Is there an "effect" that describes an initial infuriating statement that later turns out to be logical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-effect-that-describes-an-initial-infuriating-statement-that-later-turns-out-to-be-logical/1009118)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-effect-that-describes-an-initial-infuriating-statement-that-later-turns-out-to-be-logical/1009118 "2024-10-24T14:08:48Z")
Something like the “Mandela Effect” or the “Streisand Effect”. I’m referring to headlines or initial statements that are designed to stoke outrage and are ‘one sided.’ but that when you delve into the details you find o… --- ## [Turks and Caicos Islands, luggage and bullets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turks-and-caicos-islands-luggage-and-bullets/1005246)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turks-and-caicos-islands-luggage-and-bullets/1005246 "2024-10-23T20:07:19Z")
What is up with this? Why are people flying around with stray ammo in their luggage? How stupid do you have to be? The first person? yeah ok…mistake. It was well reported. Check your suitcase out folks. Is T & C on… --- ## [Travel to Mexico City question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-to-mexico-city-question/1009070)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2024, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-to-mexico-city-question/1009070 "2024-10-23T18:37:54Z")
I will be going with a friend for a week to Mexico City next week and staying in Condesa over Halloween and Dia de los Muertos. I am not a newbie to international travel having been to multiple places in Europe and Sout… --- ## [Test drive etiquette when selling a used car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-drive-etiquette-when-selling-a-used-car/1008780)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-drive-etiquette-when-selling-a-used-car/1008780 "2024-10-23T15:36:46Z")
It’s been a long time since I sold a used car to a stranger. I tend to keep vehicles for a long time, and my last two used vehicles I sold to a nephew and a friend, respectively. My wife asked me “do we let people take a… --- ## [What will it take to allow Cuba to prosper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-it-take-to-allow-cuba-to-prosper/980491)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-it-take-to-allow-cuba-to-prosper/980491 "2024-10-23T13:55:32Z")
Is the Castro family lock a given? Who is in the wings that could lead the country out of communism? --- ## [What % of extra money would it cost to make all new construction 99% hurricane-proof?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-of-extra-money-would-it-cost-to-make-all-new-construction-99-hurricane-proof/1009065)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2024, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-of-extra-money-would-it-cost-to-make-all-new-construction-99-hurricane-proof/1009065 "2024-10-23T07:53:25Z")
I read this article the other day that inspired this post: How to Build a Hurricane-Proof House | WIRED Humanity was unwilling or unable to do what was needed 30+ years ago to keep the planet cold-ish, and the warmer pl… --- ## [Does The Department Of Motor Vehicles Deserve Its Terrible Reputation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-department-of-motor-vehicles-deserve-its-terrible-reputation/1008977)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-department-of-motor-vehicles-deserve-its-terrible-reputation/1008977 "2024-10-22T20:38:38Z")
Disclaimer- I have never had a driver’s license. My only dealings with the DMV involve obtaining, renewing, and changing the address on a state issued non-driver ID. The state was supposed to send me a voter registratio… --- ## [How can Israel become more independent when it comes to their defense industry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-israel-become-more-independent-when-it-comes-to-their-defense-industry/1008963)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-israel-become-more-independent-when-it-comes-to-their-defense-industry/1008963 "2024-10-21T16:10:11Z")
Israel has a long history of facing arms embargoes. Right now the US supplies many of their weapons, but politics is making NATO nations less reliable sources of arms. The US, Italy, Spain, Canada, France, the Netherland… --- ## [Penile circumcision-- are today’s young parents opting out of this for their babies? (Read note in OP.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penile-circumcision-are-today-s-young-parents-opting-out-of-this-for-their-babies-read-note-in-op/1008773)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penile-circumcision-are-today-s-young-parents-opting-out-of-this-for-their-babies-read-note-in-op/1008773 "2024-10-20T23:39:22Z")
NOTE: This thread is about male circumcision only. Do not bring up or attempt to discuss female circumcision. That subject is off-limits in this thread. I started thinking about this because I had lunch the other day w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=75) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=77)