# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=84 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 85 --- ## [Can you explain the appeal of white vinyl fencing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-the-appeal-of-white-vinyl-fencing/1004461)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-the-appeal-of-white-vinyl-fencing/1004461 "2024-08-19T19:35:29Z")
In our area (suburb of Chicago) over the past years it has been increasingly common for people to install 6’ tall privacy fences made of white vinyl. Examples here. I’m a firm believer that anyone can do just about any… --- ## [Preferred virus/malware removal tools?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preferred-virus-malware-removal-tools/1005830)
**Author:** [@Stana\_Claus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stana_Claus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preferred-virus-malware-removal-tools/1005830 "2024-08-19T15:41:00Z")
Many years ago (late 90s to around 2010) I was in the business of providing computer support for individual consumers and small businesses. A big part of that was cleaning up various virus and other malware infections, … --- ## [Safety, industry standards, law, and regulation (hijack from Alec Baldwin trial thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safety-industry-standards-law-and-regulation-hijack-from-alec-baldwin-trial-thread/1000191)
**Author:** [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safety-industry-standards-law-and-regulation-hijack-from-alec-baldwin-trial-thread/1000191 "2024-08-19T03:45:32Z")
Wow. Thanks. But,… you know what, I’m gonna keep on saying it: if yours is the attitude typical of the layperson, there is so much more at stake here than just whether Alec Baldwin is guilty of manslaughter. What is at… --- ## [Care for Mother](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-for-mother/1005809)
**Author:** [@Dogginit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogginit)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/care-for-mother/1005809 "2024-08-18T21:39:04Z")
Mother, 84 (going on 85) is suffering from COPD, rheumatism, and mental declihe. Trying to figure out a way to pay for in-home care or assisted living. They have too much in assets to qualify for Veterans benefits. I… --- ## [How do I port my iTunes Library to my Android Phone? (Need Answer Fast-ish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-port-my-itunes-library-to-my-android-phone-need-answer-fast-ish/1005843)
**Author:** [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-port-my-itunes-library-to-my-android-phone-need-answer-fast-ish/1005843 "2024-08-18T20:02:07Z")
I have my music in iTunes (for Windows) on my laptop. I have a 4th Generation iPod Nano (16 GB) for carrying my songs/podcasts/audio-books around. I use it a lot plugged into the media slot of my car and for travel dom… --- ## [What are you a "snob" about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-snob-about/1004962)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 357\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-snob-about/1004962 "2024-08-18T19:38:12Z")
Yesterday I spoke on the phone with my daughter who had just started a new job. She jokingly observed that she had a horrible cup of coffee at the new job, but had met up with a cow-orker who apparently knew where to re… --- ## [What is the chance money intended for Kamala goes to Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-chance-money-intended-for-kamala-goes-to-trump/1005431)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-chance-money-intended-for-kamala-goes-to-trump/1005431 "2024-08-18T17:30:41Z")
I’m just spitballing here but I keep getting these very aggressive ads (texts) to donate to Kamala. The one I just received said something like "we have to stop Trump at all cost. We will match your donation 500%. And th… --- ## [Recall a time when, as a little kid, you felt very grown-up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recall-a-time-when-as-a-little-kid-you-felt-very-grown-up/1004538)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2024, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recall-a-time-when-as-a-little-kid-you-felt-very-grown-up/1004538 "2024-08-17T23:53:46Z")
Or recall something that happened or that you acquired that indicated/symbolized being a grown-up. By “little kid,” I mean roughly under the age of 10. Here are my two examplee: My parents read a lot, and and we went t… --- ## [A better Trip Planner than Google Maps or Tweaks for Google Maps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-better-trip-planner-than-google-maps-or-tweaks-for-google-maps/1005838)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-better-trip-planner-than-google-maps-or-tweaks-for-google-maps/1005838 "2024-08-17T19:46:23Z")
So Google Maps seems to have a hard limit of 10 stops. But otherwise works great for me and on my phone. I might play with this tool. --- ## [Favorite convenience stores you like to hang around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-convenience-stores-you-like-to-hang-around/1005707)
**Author:** [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MW_Degen_Gamblr)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2024, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-convenience-stores-you-like-to-hang-around/1005707 "2024-08-17T18:05:22Z")
There’s just something about convenience stores that are distinctly American and Midwestern, right? Two dollar two day old hotdogs. Scratch off tickets. Kids on their bikes during the day. Drunk older men on their bikes… --- ## [Google Maps misbehaving on Android phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-misbehaving-on-android-phone/1005753)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-misbehaving-on-android-phone/1005753 "2024-08-17T15:04:50Z")
Lately, when I use Google Maps on my Android phone to take me from point A to point B, by the time I get to the end of the trip, the bottom part of the screen is unresponsive, so I can’t close the trip instructions and j… --- ## [Bumper sticker - what did Garfield do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumper-sticker-what-did-garfield-do/1005615)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumper-sticker-what-did-garfield-do/1005615 "2024-08-16T21:05:01Z")
I saw a bumper sticker this weekend, reading thusly: This Christian mom HATES Garfield Umm, what!? It was the only bumper sticker on the car and was replete with a cross. What the heck has G cat done now? Did her son d… --- ## [A probably dumb computer/connection question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-probably-dumb-computer-connection-question/1005785)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-probably-dumb-computer-connection-question/1005785 "2024-08-16T16:29:32Z")
I have an old pc. The monitor doesnt work anymore. To be honest I don’t even know if the pc is on as no one ever uses it anymore. I have a modem and a router, and several wireless devices. My question: can I get rid of t… --- ## [Question about Low Voltage in a Walk-In Closet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-low-voltage-in-a-walk-in-closet/1005746)
**Author:** [@CanHandleTheTruth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanHandleTheTruth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-low-voltage-in-a-walk-in-closet/1005746 "2024-08-16T13:56:03Z")
I’m an architectural drafter and I have a note from one of my clients saying they want “low voltage on three walls of the walk-in closet” in the master bedroom. I don’t want to ask them exactly what they mean (for fear o… --- ## [Musk predicts civil war in the UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musk-predicts-civil-war-in-the-uk/1005381)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2024, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musk-predicts-civil-war-in-the-uk/1005381 "2024-08-16T09:05:42Z")
I’d add some cites, but they are all over the media… \[To moderators: this might become inflamed, move to BBQ if appropriate\] It looks like a pot calling the kettle black. There seems to me to be at least as much divis… --- ## [Is it normal to be ok with somebody disagreeing with you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-normal-to-be-ok-with-somebody-disagreeing-with-you/1005639)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2024, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-normal-to-be-ok-with-somebody-disagreeing-with-you/1005639 "2024-08-16T02:46:42Z")
I was having what I thought was a discussion with my cousin about Imane Khelif. He was saying she was transgender and I was saying she wasn’t. There was some back and forth between us with me saying why I thought she was… --- ## [Google chrome removing ublock origin extension/app?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-chrome-removing-ublock-origin-extension-app/1005515)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-chrome-removing-ublock-origin-extension-app/1005515 "2024-08-15T20:15:25Z")
dont know where this goes exactly so i put it here … mods maya move it if im wrong When my spellcheck app quit working i went to see if i turned it off and subsequently fixed it I found this on the page : This exte… --- ## [Help me design a modest home gym](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-design-a-modest-home-gym/1005699)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-design-a-modest-home-gym/1005699 "2024-08-15T16:17:30Z")
Having moved house recently, I’ve acquired a slightly tumbledown stone built coach house in the garden - probably around 2-300 years old. Luckily, someone has fairly recently installed a new roof and lighting, it’s water… --- ## [West Coast Trail (or any through hike) solo or hiking partner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-coast-trail-or-any-through-hike-solo-or-hiking-partner/769076)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-coast-trail-or-any-through-hike-solo-or-hiking-partner/769076 "2024-08-15T15:26:47Z")
Next summer I am going to be hiking the west coast trail. I am trying to decide if I want to do it alone or with a partner. The one and only reason I want a partner is because it might be a little scary doing it alone. T… --- ## [Opinions on a Wikipedia disagreement regarding sources](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-a-wikipedia-disagreement-regarding-sources/1005705)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-a-wikipedia-disagreement-regarding-sources/1005705 "2024-08-15T15:24:43Z")
OK, this isn’t going to keep me up at night, but as a longtime member here I’m accustomed to “Cite?” Anyway, I removed a comment on a Wikipedia entry, which a subsequent editor replaced. Yes, it had a published source,… --- ## [Things to do/see in Kelowna, BC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-see-in-kelowna-bc/1005697)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-see-in-kelowna-bc/1005697 "2024-08-15T00:41:43Z")
I might be going there in a couple weeks. I’ll check out the standard websites, but looking for any inside dope. Thanks! --- ## [Some one said to me that biology and medicine have not really change in the past 30 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-one-said-to-me-that-biology-and-medicine-have-not-really-change-in-the-past-30-years/1005593)
**Author:** [@Jackson99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackson99)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-one-said-to-me-that-biology-and-medicine-have-not-really-change-in-the-past-30-years/1005593 "2024-08-14T19:14:52Z")
Some one said to me that biology and medicine have not really changed in the past 30 years. Is that true? Has biology and medicine been stagnated compared to engineering, computers and technology? Not much changed with … --- ## [Troubling Facebook friend request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troubling-facebook-friend-request/1005703)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troubling-facebook-friend-request/1005703 "2024-08-14T14:56:15Z")
Every once in a blue moon I’ll get a friend request from some scantily clad lady that I don’t know. I assume they are doing this to direct traffic to their website. I usually just ignore them no problem. But this lady … --- ## [Freeloading or fair use? Where is this headed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freeloading-or-fair-use-where-is-this-headed/1005631)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freeloading-or-fair-use-where-is-this-headed/1005631 "2024-08-14T14:27:46Z")
Not sure if this is merely an opinion question or a debate, but I’ll start here… There was a CNN article today about various companies tightening their policies on sharing membership privileges, such as Netflix and most… --- ## [Problem with tuner/amplifier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-tuner-amplifier/1005678)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-tuner-amplifier/1005678 "2024-08-14T13:16:46Z")
I don’t really expect any Doper will actually be able to help, but it costs nothing to try. I have a Sony tuner/amplifier and listen to the radio between 9 and 3 every day. It is probably about 10 years old and can con… --- ## [Calling someone a ‘Terrorist’](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-someone-a-terrorist/1005578)
**Author:** [@SpicyDuckBillyHunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpicyDuckBillyHunt)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-someone-a-terrorist/1005578 "2024-08-14T10:18:24Z")
In an under 17 soccer game a boy was sent off for calling an opponent a Terorist. Then he got a six week suspension. Is calling someone a terrorist similar to calling someone a f- word or n- word? Is it that unforgivable… --- ## [Incredibly useful math concepts that everyone should know how to use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredibly-useful-math-concepts-that-everyone-should-know-how-to-use/1004826)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredibly-useful-math-concepts-that-everyone-should-know-how-to-use/1004826 "2024-08-13T23:17:54Z")
If I had a nickel for every time that I’ve used cross multiplication to figure out an unknown quantity, I would have an extraordinary amount of nickels. I’ve used the Pythagorean theorem on occasion and even a little tr… --- ## [Great purchases, good design](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-purchases-good-design/1005537)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-purchases-good-design/1005537 "2024-08-13T19:26:56Z")
I LOVE good design of any product. When a manufacturer said, “Ya know, we should put the switch over here” Or purchasing something that is just right for you. This is sort of a whimsical thread I suppose. We all buy go… --- ## [Do campaign tours help win votes in a state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-campaign-tours-help-win-votes-in-a-state/1005514)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-campaign-tours-help-win-votes-in-a-state/1005514 "2024-08-13T03:46:26Z")
This is not about any particular candidate or election so I put it here. Candidates make stops in various states at campaign rallies. In the old days before mass media, whistlestop tours and stump speeches might have at… --- ## [Role Models of Eloquence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/role-models-of-eloquence/1005536)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/role-models-of-eloquence/1005536 "2024-08-12T20:13:57Z")
The thread about snobbery, in which I admit to being a private grammar snob (I’ll think disapproving thoughts but will rarely voice them) raises an interesting question to me: who is the best role model of eloquence? Th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=83) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=85)