# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1158 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1159 --- ## [The Future of Wearable Tech?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-wearable-tech/679086)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-wearable-tech/679086 "2014-01-20T22:14:06Z")
There have been a lot of articles recently about Wearable Tech, but to me it mostly seems to be gimmicks with little value. Anyone have any thoughts on where it is going and what types of wearable tech would be signific… --- ## [Settle dispute - a comma after the date no matter what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settle-dispute-a-comma-after-the-date-no-matter-what/545007)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settle-dispute-a-comma-after-the-date-no-matter-what/545007 "2014-01-20T21:32:28Z")
So a partner in my law firm says that you have to put a comma after the year in a month/day/year date configuration because the year is extraneous and you would not have a comma after the date if you used a month/day dat… --- ## [What kind of "terrorist torture" music would you actually enjoy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-terrorist-torture-music-would-you-actually-enjoy/679139)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-terrorist-torture-music-would-you-actually-enjoy/679139 "2014-01-20T21:29:41Z")
The scenario: You’re trapped in the Branch Davidian compound at Waco, or you’re Manuel Noriega in the final days of his regime, or perhaps you’re merely being held at Guantanamo and due to the new P/C rules about deliver… --- ## [What are the most ultra-hipster things you've ever seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-ultra-hipster-things-youve-ever-seen/678736)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-ultra-hipster-things-youve-ever-seen/678736 "2014-01-20T21:13:42Z")
Hey all, So my sister and I now have a new category, one that is added to on a daily basis: “Too Portland for Portlandia.” But we realized that what we’re REALLY talking about is the ultimate list of hipster things/peop… --- ## [Why were Europeans able to create colonial empires?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-europeans-able-to-create-colonial-empires/678923)
**Author:** [@FightMyIgnorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FightMyIgnorance)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-europeans-able-to-create-colonial-empires/678923 "2014-01-20T18:18:21Z")
Two things before I get on to the main attraction: \[ul\] \[li\]I sure hope I posted this in the right forum.\[/li\]\[li\]This is not a place to promote or discuss white supremacy. Take it elsewhere if that’s your intention, p… --- ## [3/4" thick hardwood vs. 5/8" thick hardwood floor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-4-thick-hardwood-vs-5-8-thick-hardwood-floor/679067)
**Author:** [@sweepkick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweepkick)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-4-thick-hardwood-vs-5-8-thick-hardwood-floor/679067 "2014-01-20T15:52:11Z")
I’ve been looking at solid hardwood and the company that I have been working with has a real nice angico that I like better than the tigerwood and the brazilian cherry that I was initially looking at. They have a 3.5 in… --- ## [Breasts in the wind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breasts-in-the-wind/678949)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breasts-in-the-wind/678949 "2014-01-20T15:46:15Z")
A story about in impromptu topless photo shoot raises an interesting question. The Empire State Observation Deck needs to be “family friendly”, so, no tits out. What I want to know is, in what way are children harmed be … --- ## [Philosophical questions too moronic for GD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philosophical-questions-too-moronic-for-gd/678940)
**Author:** [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philosophical-questions-too-moronic-for-gd/678940 "2014-01-20T15:10:24Z")
As always, feel free to both answer, and submit your own questions. Mine: Does God grade on the curve? For example, if I’m a total scumbag, am I making it easier for you, the morally middling, to get in? Can we, coll… --- ## [Stupid question \[unsolicited check in mail\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-unsolicited-check-in-mail/679083)
**Author:** [@mth5765](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mth5765)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-unsolicited-check-in-mail/679083 "2014-01-20T15:07:17Z")
I recently received a check from a company called Sure Funding Solutions. I have not done business with this company nor did I request or was expecting a check. I have looked at it and I don’t see where it is fake and a… --- ## [Effects of greening the Australian desert?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effects-of-greening-the-australian-desert/622799)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effects-of-greening-the-australian-desert/622799 "2014-01-20T13:32:04Z")
So you’re an eccentric young mega-billionaire looking to become even richer. You buy the Australian desert and semi-arid areas. All of it. Basically almost everything from the Tanami Desert south and the Sturt Sony Deser… --- ## [Using the lower gears on an automatic transmission](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-the-lower-gears-on-an-automatic-transmission/679066)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-the-lower-gears-on-an-automatic-transmission/679066 "2014-01-20T12:12:23Z")
My car has a continuously variable automatic transmission. Is it OK to shift to lower gears on a daily basis while traveling downhill? I drive downhill to work, which results in a lot of brake wear. I have been told by … --- ## [Where can I get a vertical resting board used by actors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-vertical-resting-board-used-by-actors/679189)
**Author:** [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-vertical-resting-board-used-by-actors/679189 "2014-01-20T12:00:57Z")
I’m referring to a wooden or plastic slab made to stand on-end for an actor to use to rest between takes. I saw one recently online in one of the pix posted by Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) taken during filming of Star Wars. … --- ## [My Friend's Son Has a Weird Crawl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-son-has-a-weird-crawl/678584)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-son-has-a-weird-crawl/678584 "2014-01-20T07:33:35Z")
My friend’s son, “Ozzy,” turned one yesterday. One of the fun things we adults did at his birthday party was chuckle at the way Ozzy crawls. He keeps his left knee bent as if sitting criss-cross-applesauce (or whatever p… --- ## [The creepy side of the PATRIOT Act](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-creepy-side-of-the-patriot-act/679177)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-creepy-side-of-the-patriot-act/679177 "2014-01-20T04:09:49Z")
Suppose you are a suspect/perpetrator of a crime and are subsequently placed under arrest. You are known to the police and the neighborhood as a habitual offender/career criminal. As you are being led away, the crowd p… --- ## [Florida aquarium in Tampa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-aquarium-in-tampa/678541)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-aquarium-in-tampa/678541 "2014-01-20T03:27:22Z")
I’m going back to Tampa, Florida in March and I think I’d like to see the http://www.flaquarium.org/ I’m giving serious thought to taking the dolphin cruise. Is it worth the money to pay extra for the dolphin cruise. --- ## [Electrical issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-issue/679224)
**Author:** [@mlw22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlw22)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-issue/679224 "2014-01-20T00:42:13Z")
I have 3 electrical outlets in series. All show that power is present through the use of a plug-in tester. Breaker is not tripped. Although the presence of power is indicated, nothing that’s plugged into any of the three… --- ## [How abstract would you consider the inside of a large industrial building?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-abstract-would-you-consider-the-inside-of-a-large-industrial-building/679114)
**Author:** [@compositejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/compositejoe)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-abstract-would-you-consider-the-inside-of-a-large-industrial-building/679114 "2014-01-20T00:27:55Z")
As the thread title asks, how abstract would you consider the inside of a large industrial building to be? Especially one that is mostly empty? One of my dreams I just remembered having as a child which featured the in… --- ## [Two questions about WWII - south Pacific](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-about-wwii-south-pacific/678947)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2014, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-about-wwii-south-pacific/678947 "2014-01-19T20:54:35Z")
First, how effective were the coast watchers, really? I know the arrangement with the volunteers increased the Allies’ observation capability by nearly a hundred fold but did they really figure in a major engagement (obs… --- ## [Urgent help. I am stuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-help-i-am-stuck/679124)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2014, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-help-i-am-stuck/679124 "2014-01-19T19:22:50Z")
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/01/18/e2araqu8.jpg Took a shower. Tried to open door. Doorknob came out in my hand. Tried to put it back and pushed the other one out. Now i am stuck. I live on the eight floor, all by mysel… --- ## [If your sibling was obliviously in love with another sibling, would you tell her](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-sibling-was-obliviously-in-love-with-another-sibling-would-you-tell-her/679115)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-sibling-was-obliviously-in-love-with-another-sibling-would-you-tell-her/679115 "2014-01-19T19:04:26Z")
I just saw a movie that involved this and it’s got my mind a-working. Let’s say you have a younger sister. She’s the “old maid” in the family–never talking about a love interest or bringing anyone over for dinner. Her… --- ## [Why are there so many stupid laws in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-stupid-laws-in-the-usa/676485)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-stupid-laws-in-the-usa/676485 "2014-01-19T18:21:16Z")
Olivia Locher did an interesting photography project where she shows wierd laws on the US. Why the hell can’t you have an ice cream on your back pocket? Why do they serve CHEESE on an apple pie? Is a mullet an unusual ha… --- ## [How'd you like a poke in the snot locker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-you-like-a-poke-in-the-snot-locker/679162)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-you-like-a-poke-in-the-snot-locker/679162 "2014-01-19T18:16:29Z")
How’d you like a knuckle sandwich? How’d you like a punch in the nose? I oughta knock your block off! Watch it, Buster, or you’ll wake up with a crowd around ya! We watch a lot of old movies that were made in the 193… --- ## [Universe Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universe-question/679015)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2014, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universe-question/679015 "2014-01-19T15:31:20Z")
I am not sure how to phrase the question but I will do my best. Just as people of earth experience time based on our solar sytem are there any indications at that any kind of seasonal or daily light may be entering our … --- ## [So, what will cause someone to get fired on the spot where you work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-will-cause-someone-to-get-fired-on-the-spot-where-you-work/372817)
**Author:** [@groo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/groo)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2014, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-will-cause-someone-to-get-fired-on-the-spot-where-you-work/372817 "2014-01-19T05:08:50Z")
What things will get you walked out the door at your job? (Literally walked out the door by a security guard so they can’t get to their computer). IME it’s very rare that anyone gets fired, but there are situations whe… --- ## [If I Shut Off Water to the House...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-shut-off-water-to-the-house/679053)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2014, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-shut-off-water-to-the-house/679053 "2014-01-19T03:25:55Z")
While away, if I shut off the main water to the house and drain the lines…and shut off the electric hot water heater, (in fear of potential for another deep freeze)…what negative effects might one expect when re-starting… --- ## [Have you ever worked upstairs from a street musician?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-worked-upstairs-from-a-street-musician/679173)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2014, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-worked-upstairs-from-a-street-musician/679173 "2014-01-18T23:46:20Z")
Here in DC, at the subway stop for the sports arena, there are often street musicians. Some of them are really quite loud, such as the horn section that raucously toots the music of yesteryear, or the minimally talented… --- ## [What's the deal with petition site AVAAZ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-petition-site-avaaz/679168)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2014, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-petition-site-avaaz/679168 "2014-01-18T23:15:46Z")
I sometimes get requests to sign a petition on http://www.avaaz.org/ . My impression is that the site caters to slactivism I also think signing such pettitions is not useful because a nonone will offer the petetions to… --- ## [I can't stand my mom, I don't know if I should move though... ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-stand-my-mom-i-dont-know-if-i-should-move-though-ideas/679082)
**Author:** [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-stand-my-mom-i-dont-know-if-i-should-move-though-ideas/679082 "2014-01-18T23:10:24Z")
I am wondering if I should move out. I can’t stand living with my mom. Or my dad oftentimes. I feel like forced to pay attention to someone elses standards at all times when I’m outside of my room. If I spend a lot of t… --- ## [Adult-teen interaction. It's as bad as I think, isn't it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-teen-interaction-its-as-bad-as-i-think-isnt-it/674350)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-teen-interaction-its-as-bad-as-i-think-isnt-it/674350 "2014-01-18T19:54:48Z")
Cast: Donna, my friend Henry, her husband The Girl, Donna’s 14 year old daughter The Boy, The Girl’s similarly aged (15, iirc) boyfriend Henry texted his step-daugher’s boyfriend the other day. I know this because T… --- ## [How to deal with an online predator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-an-online-predator/679136)
**Author:** [@Scoutknife15](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scoutknife15)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2014, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-an-online-predator/679136 "2014-01-18T19:38:08Z")
I was playing a game with some friends and one of the newer guys, who’s thirteen, essentially pulled me into a private chat and confided that someone he met online was asking him to do inappropriate things on skype for h… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1157) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1159)