# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=980 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 981 --- ## [Math tutoring: Sylvan vs. Kumon smackdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-tutoring-sylvan-vs-kumon-smackdown/537758)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-tutoring-sylvan-vs-kumon-smackdown/537758 "2014-03-18T02:21:55Z")
Does anyone have any experience with Sylvan Learning Centers vs. Kumon for math tutoring? --- ## [Where (and when) would you send a computer to the past?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-and-when-would-you-send-a-computer-to-the-past/707610)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2014, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-and-when-would-you-send-a-computer-to-the-past/707610 "2014-12-20T02:21:09Z")
Time travel is still a fantasy, full of rules, ifs and buts. But let’s say you decided to travel to 1945, bringing a computer - a high-end notebook. Where would this computer be of better use, in your opinion? And when?… --- ## [Going to Puerto Rico (Rincon) for New Years... tips and advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-puerto-rico-rincon-for-new-years-tips-and-advice/707707)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2014, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-puerto-rico-rincon-for-new-years-tips-and-advice/707707 "2014-12-20T01:43:25Z")
Our first trip to PR. We’ll be staying in an AirBnB. We’re really excited. We like just about any activity, though snorkeling/diving is difficult (not impossible) because of my glasses (I have difficulty with contacts… --- ## [Incest: How close is too close?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incest-how-close-is-too-close/420924)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2014, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incest-how-close-is-too-close/420924 "2014-12-20T01:32:13Z")
Siblings? Half-siblings? Stepsiblings? Adopted siblings? First, second, third cousins? Uncle/aunt and Niece/nephew? When do you lose the “EWWWWWWWWWWWWW” factor? --- ## [Parents - if your children could attend any university](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-if-your-children-could-attend-any-university/707586)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2014, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-if-your-children-could-attend-any-university/707586 "2014-12-20T01:30:50Z")
…which university would you want them to attend? Obviously the choice is theirs, but I imagine you have a preference. Fortunately I’m made out of international airports and can donate one to the faculty of your choice t… --- ## [How do you like the new Apple IOS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-the-new-apple-ios/707623)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-the-new-apple-ios/707623 "2014-12-20T00:42:11Z")
I’m the opposite of an early adopter, especially when it comes to Apple. I have an iPad 4, not exactly by choice - I need it to run a certain app for work, otherwise I might have something different. Anyway, I purposely … --- ## [What kind of cat is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-cat-is-this/707555)
**Author:** [@InfiniteJest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InfiniteJest)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2014, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-cat-is-this/707555 "2014-12-19T23:34:25Z")
The one with the “textured” fur, not the big fat tabby. --- ## [RE-apply for Medicaid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-apply-for-medicaid/707701)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2014, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-apply-for-medicaid/707701 "2014-12-19T23:13:54Z")
Until pretty recently I was out of work for long enough to qualify for Medicaid. Last week I found out I was diabetic. Medicaid covered everything, but my eligibility expires December 31–before I use up my first vial of… --- ## [Is following directions hard for you? If so, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-following-directions-hard-for-you-if-so-why/706989)
**Author:** [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2014, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-following-directions-hard-for-you-if-so-why/706989 "2014-12-19T22:56:58Z")
I’m just curious about this, as student papers are due soon. Do you find it difficult to follow directions? What makes it difficult? I’ve tried to make the directions for this assignment (and others, but this is the mo… --- ## [How is Cheney a war criminal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-cheney-a-war-criminal/707687)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-cheney-a-war-criminal/707687 "2014-12-19T21:06:06Z")
First off- I’m not saying the asshole isn’t a war criminal, I’m wondering what specifically he could be charged with in a hypothetical trip to the Hague. As vp he didn’t really have any power to order anything, did he? W… --- ## [Would you turn in someone you recognized from surveillance footage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-turn-in-someone-you-recognized-from-surveillance-footage/707678)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2014, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-turn-in-someone-you-recognized-from-surveillance-footage/707678 "2014-12-19T20:59:57Z")
It seems as if every day, another crime is caught on video that’s shown on the evening news with a plea to contact the police if you recognize the perpetrator(s). Many of the videos are quite good quality and I expect i… --- ## [Looking for a tablet(s) for kids that can watch movies w/o internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-tablet-s-for-kids-that-can-watch-movies-w-o-internet/707224)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-tablet-s-for-kids-that-can-watch-movies-w-o-internet/707224 "2014-12-19T20:33:15Z")
I have two girls, 8 and 6, and I’m looking at getting a tablet for them. They are not with me but every other weekend so it doesn’t need to be too expensive. I would want to stick with Android and not the iPad. I’d like… --- ## [Au pairs in Japan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/au-pairs-in-japan/707260)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2014, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/au-pairs-in-japan/707260 "2014-12-19T18:50:02Z")
Moon Unit is graduating high school this spring. She’ll be 18 and has studied Japanese throughout. She’s trying to decide what she wants to do when she goes to college and is planning to take a gap year for a number of … --- ## [What is the incentive structure for realtors representing buyers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-incentive-structure-for-realtors-representing-buyers/707231)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-incentive-structure-for-realtors-representing-buyers/707231 "2014-12-19T18:37:45Z")
Apparently(?) the realtor representing a buyer of a house gets paid just if the house is sold. But then, doesn’t that mean the buyer’s realtor has an interest at odds with the buyer him or herself? The buyer wants a goo… --- ## [The role of satiety in obesity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-role-of-satiety-in-obesity/707375)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2014, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-role-of-satiety-in-obesity/707375 "2014-12-19T18:28:43Z")
Inspired by this Cracked article, which has some pretty damning stats: Ouch. Plus, how has the whole low-fat diet thing worked out for America? “Two ounces of chicken breast, a side of broccoli, a glass of skim milk…” … --- ## [Wakie, wakie! What do you want to hear when you wake up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wakie-wakie-what-do-you-want-to-hear-when-you-wake-up/707570)
**Author:** [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wakie-wakie-what-do-you-want-to-hear-when-you-wake-up/707570 "2014-12-19T18:19:41Z")
I recently started using the Wakie app, which is “a community of people waking people” and I’ve found it to be very neat, both as a Wakie (one who wakes up other people) and as a Sleepy (one who gets woken up). This morn… --- ## [Any tips for using contacts for someone having trouble getting them in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tips-for-using-contacts-for-someone-having-trouble-getting-them-in/707540)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tips-for-using-contacts-for-someone-having-trouble-getting-them-in/707540 "2014-12-19T17:45:34Z")
I have mild myopia, the only thing I have trouble with is reading at a distance so I’d prefer contacts but my god is it a pain to put them in, I’ve had ophthalmologists struggle with it and just say maybe I should wear g… --- ## [Treating a hurt ankle while waiting to see the Doc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treating-a-hurt-ankle-while-waiting-to-see-the-doc/707675)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treating-a-hurt-ankle-while-waiting-to-see-the-doc/707675 "2014-12-19T17:19:17Z")
This is directed especially to the runners among us, though I’ll appreciate input from anyone. As the title implies, I have a doctor appointment but that won’t occur until after Christmas so I’m just looking for some ho… --- ## [Any personal trainers here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-personal-trainers-here/707634)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-personal-trainers-here/707634 "2014-12-19T16:07:13Z")
My wife is working on certification. In a practical exam administered online, one of the questions was “how would you modify a lunge for a pregnant woman” (something like that). What would be some good answers to this? … --- ## [Would you want your funeral webcast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-your-funeral-webcast/707470)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2014, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-your-funeral-webcast/707470 "2014-12-19T15:07:50Z")
I’ve webcast a few funerals. It’s an odd thing to mention, but I feel that in each case, I accomplished something worthy that helped grieving people. The first was my brother-in-law. He died after a battle with ALS. He … --- ## [So yeah I got the diabetus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-yeah-i-got-the-diabetus/707588)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-yeah-i-got-the-diabetus/707588 "2014-12-18T23:28:47Z")
And how was YOUR day? --- ## [Where Should I Go After The Disease Apocalypse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-go-after-the-disease-apocalypse/707526)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2014, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-go-after-the-disease-apocalypse/707526 "2014-12-18T22:36:35Z")
When we have the disease apocalypse (DA), I plan to go south where the livin’s easy (well, it doesn’t kill you half of the year, anyway), but I can’t figure out where the best place to go is. California is out because of… --- ## [Eyewear preference:does it ever change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyewear-preference-does-it-ever-change/670319)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2014, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyewear-preference-does-it-ever-change/670319 "2014-12-18T22:25:00Z")
In a discussion of eyewear at work, most people who wore contacts had done so since their teenage years and wouldn’t think of switching. The people who wore glasses said pretty much the same thing. Have you always stay… --- ## [Unreasonable about roommate and his guns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unreasonable-about-roommate-and-his-guns/681810)
**Author:** [@bongo5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bongo5)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unreasonable-about-roommate-and-his-guns/681810 "2014-12-18T21:55:49Z")
This is long, but interesting, I hope. I have been living with my roommate, let’s call him Matt, for about two years now. Overall, we get along great despite being very different people. He’s gaming at 4 in the morning,… --- ## [Guys (and gals), how attractive was the first person that you had sex with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-gals-how-attractive-was-the-first-person-that-you-had-sex-with/705465)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-gals-how-attractive-was-the-first-person-that-you-had-sex-with/705465 "2014-12-18T21:53:24Z")
I’ve a short story first, then I’ll close this post with a few questions. One of my closest friends is certifiably a ladies man, meaning that at his age (25) he has already slept with several different women in addition… --- ## [Can we use economic warfare on anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-use-economic-warfare-on-anyone/707510)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2014, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-use-economic-warfare-on-anyone/707510 "2014-12-18T21:15:24Z")
I love this new style of warfare that allows us to force a country to our will – or face implosion – without firing a shot. Are we (the US) able to do this to anyone? China? The UK? North Korea – if we really want to go … --- ## [Should male virgins keep their virginity a secret from the women they're dating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-male-virgins-keep-their-virginity-a-secret-from-the-women-theyre-dating/707393)
**Author:** [@TheBuilding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBuilding)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-male-virgins-keep-their-virginity-a-secret-from-the-women-theyre-dating/707393 "2014-12-18T19:21:48Z")
There are a lot of threads here about whether women would date a virgin by a certain age. I guess I’m just wondering if it should even come up. If a man who has the misfortune of being a virgin as an adult, if he should … --- ## ["If your body PH is alkaline, it won't get cancer or other diseases!" - a woo debunking thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-body-ph-is-alkaline-it-wont-get-cancer-or-other-diseases-a-woo-debunking-thread/705592)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2014, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-body-ph-is-alkaline-it-wont-get-cancer-or-other-diseases-a-woo-debunking-thread/705592 "2014-12-18T16:44:19Z")
So I was at some networking event last week and, intermixed with the juice-plusers, the essential-oilers, and other housewives selling MLM products of dubious nature, one guy stood up and his pitch gave the quote seen in… --- ## [Direct Debit Credit score adjustment!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/direct-debit-credit-score-adjustment/707392)
**Author:** [@Henryunderborn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Henryunderborn)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/direct-debit-credit-score-adjustment/707392 "2014-12-18T16:31:31Z")
So I have used nothing but direct debit since I started working, 2007. Frivelous spending, car spending, insurance spending, any spending, check is deposited, and I burn through it, for whatever its worth to me. Now. I … --- ## [Judge/juries sentencing question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-juries-sentencing-question/707578)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-juries-sentencing-question/707578 "2014-12-18T16:26:01Z")
Anyone know of any studies done that show that in cases where the defendant is found guilty in cases where the evidence is not a slam dunk…they receive lighter sentences? Or at least in murder cases are more likely not … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=979) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=981)