# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1401 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1402 --- ## [Good, cheap graphics tablet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-cheap-graphics-tablet/642898)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-cheap-graphics-tablet/642898 "2012-12-05T00:41:08Z")
I want to get my SIL a graphics tablet for Christmas, because she’s starting to become a photography hobbyist and is dabbling in Photoshop. I don’t want to spend a ton in case it ends up collecting dust, but I only want… --- ## [Is Wikipedia worth donating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wikipedia-worth-donating/642187)
**Author:** [@taskmgr.exe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taskmgr.exe)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wikipedia-worth-donating/642187 "2012-12-04T23:02:58Z")
It didn’t help me much in doing my homework. But I have surely read tons of articles and learnt myriad of things. What do you think? Is it rational to donate Wikipedia? Am I being gullible? --- ## [Kindle Fire or Nook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-fire-or-nook/642202)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-fire-or-nook/642202 "2012-12-04T22:10:12Z")
I need to know which one to ask for for Christmas. What are the pros and cons of each? (What I really want is an Ipad, but that’s over-budget for now.) --- ## [Auto Repair for dummies....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-repair-for-dummies/642977)
**Author:** [@maxoneout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maxoneout)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-repair-for-dummies/642977 "2012-12-04T21:25:08Z")
Just wondering what the standard practice is at repair shops when it comes to billing out labor on multiple repair jobs. For example, if I take my car in for a tranny rebuild, I might as well change out the motor and tra… --- ## [Smoking Medical MJ in a Non-Smoking Apartment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-medical-mj-in-a-non-smoking-apartment/642986)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-medical-mj-in-a-non-smoking-apartment/642986 "2012-12-04T21:21:22Z")
In live in CA and have a medical marijuana prescription. I want to move into an apartment that states “No Smoking” on the application. This question applies ONLY to prescribed or doctor-recommended medical marijuana … --- ## [Back Bay Boston](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-bay-boston/642878)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-bay-boston/642878 "2012-12-04T21:19:31Z")
I am not familiar with Boston. The wedding will be at Alden Castle. Where is a good place nearby (assuming people will be attempting to stay near that venue) for a Rehearsal dinner for about 60? --- ## [What US atlas program should my friend install on his iPhone (to use with my old GPS receiver)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-us-atlas-program-should-my-friend-install-on-his-iphone-to-use-with-my-old-gps-receiver/642920)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-us-atlas-program-should-my-friend-install-on-his-iphone-to-use-with-my-old-gps-receiver/642920 "2012-12-04T21:14:40Z")
My friend and I are taking a camping trip to the lower Appalachian Mountains (parts of NC, SC, GA & TN). He has a new iPhone. It can store and display gobs of information, but it can’t connect to Google Maps (or whatever… --- ## [L.E.D. Lights...gawd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-e-d-lights-gawd/642744)
**Author:** [@Pitter\_Patter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitter_Patter)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-e-d-lights-gawd/642744 "2012-12-04T21:12:00Z")
I constantly hear the term in common use "l.e.d. Light. Of course it is a light. Do you think the public is that stupid? If so, when will the majority of us get it? They have been around quite a while now. --- ## [What was your High School Class Rank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-high-school-class-rank/642767)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-high-school-class-rank/642767 "2012-12-04T19:57:18Z")
What was your High School Class Rank? --- ## [Parents: How to "Coach" English Composition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-how-to-coach-english-composition/642930)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-how-to-coach-english-composition/642930 "2012-12-04T19:32:41Z")
By middle school, English class gets tough! I remember being in 7th grade in tears! Now, I am at that point with my daughter. So, how does a parent teach good writing…without writing it for the kid?!? I can’t seem to… --- ## [Why would you not want to know your genes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-not-want-to-know-your-genes/642950)
**Author:** [@drew870mitchell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drew870mitchell)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-not-want-to-know-your-genes/642950 "2012-12-04T19:29:49Z")
A few weeks ago I was listening to NPR Science Friday’s interview with Dr. James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double-helical structure, and he mentioned that he had his genome sequenced but with the precondition that h… --- ## [Do computer buyers hate the "walled garden," and want a computer they can tinker with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-computer-buyers-hate-the-walled-garden-and-want-a-computer-they-can-tinker-with/642283)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-computer-buyers-hate-the-walled-garden-and-want-a-computer-they-can-tinker-with/642283 "2012-12-04T19:29:42Z")
I hear this argument all the time on Slashdot in discussing OSes, especially in contrast to open OSes. (There are a lot of variants on this argument; this is just one example.) Given the tone of comments like these, I… --- ## [Is this incident worthy of having your kid taken away from you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-incident-worthy-of-having-your-kid-taken-away-from-you/642605)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-incident-worthy-of-having-your-kid-taken-away-from-you/642605 "2012-12-04T15:26:46Z")
http://www.ksn.com/news/local/story/Boy-shoots-himself-with-a-BB-gun-dad-uses-utility/LX7DjWVtoUab7-cLXaVK3Q.cspx 12 year old kid accidentally shoots himself in the head with a BB gun, and the BB gets lodged under the s… --- ## [Hair Coloring Advice Needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-coloring-advice-needed/642504)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-coloring-advice-needed/642504 "2012-12-04T12:19:18Z")
I’m 42, although I look like I’m 32 if no one saw my hair. I started greying prematurely in my late 20’s and dyed my hair black for many years. I would go monthly to a salon, pay $80 each time, and sit for 45-60 minute… --- ## [Can you bring (and light) a few small intimate candles, in a non-smoking hotel room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-bring-and-light-a-few-small-intimate-candles-in-a-non-smoking-hotel-room/642663)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-bring-and-light-a-few-small-intimate-candles-in-a-non-smoking-hotel-room/642663 "2012-12-04T06:51:09Z")
It’s likely that this is better suited for IMHO, since I’m guessing the answer is “it depends”, YMMV, etc., but I thought I’d take a shot. The purpose of a non-smoking hotel room - is that more to curb the danger of a f… --- ## [What's the margin for error in the modern career?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-margin-for-error-in-the-modern-career/642938)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-margin-for-error-in-the-modern-career/642938 "2012-12-04T06:37:22Z")
I hear all the time about how it’s really hard for young people to get jobs these days - lots of competition and lack of experience leading to either unpaid internships, low level dead end jobs, or exploitative hours for… --- ## [Guy forges documents to take sole ownership of a shared house. Must he pay it back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-forges-documents-to-take-sole-ownership-of-a-shared-house-must-he-pay-it-back/642919)
**Author:** [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-forges-documents-to-take-sole-ownership-of-a-shared-house-must-he-pay-it-back/642919 "2012-12-04T06:08:22Z")
My friend was in a relationship with a shitty dude for a few years, had a kid together, and just split up in September. A year or two ago they bought a double wide together. Rather, she supported him through a personal … --- ## [Disproportional Body](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disproportional-body/642818)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disproportional-body/642818 "2012-12-04T05:37:04Z")
I picked up running about two years ago, and I’m loving it! Just completed my first 40-mile week, and I’ve been noticing my abilities improving. I can run longer and faster, and with much less exertion than before. Howe… --- ## [Girl on top sexual position](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-on-top-sexual-position/642456)
**Author:** [@JDthDJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JDthDJ)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-on-top-sexual-position/642456 "2012-12-04T04:46:50Z")
This is obviously a sensitive topic, so please bear that in mind. And probably some serious TMI in here too. I try to be very sensitive to my wife’s needs and desires. We are both religious, both virgins before marriage… --- ## [Would you more likely hire someone at 22 than 21?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-more-likely-hire-someone-at-22-than-21/642717)
**Author:** [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-more-likely-hire-someone-at-22-than-21/642717 "2012-12-04T02:19:22Z")
I work at a university. I’ve encountered a small but noticeable number of students stating that they could graduate early, but don’t want to because they would only be 21, not 22. I suspect most of these students would w… --- ## [Seattle Vacation question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-vacation-question/642908)
**Author:** [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-vacation-question/642908 "2012-12-04T02:17:30Z")
A friend from Iowa just sent me an email saying she & her husband are going to be vacationing in Seattle and they’re wondering what sort of awesome hiking trail-outdoorsy activies there are for a pair of reasonably fit 2… --- ## [Guise: How Many Girlfriends Have you Had?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guise-how-many-girlfriends-have-you-had/642797)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guise-how-many-girlfriends-have-you-had/642797 "2012-12-04T01:50:51Z")
Guise: How Many Girlfriends Have you Had? --- ## [Software Suggestions - DVD burner for Mac](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/software-suggestions-dvd-burner-for-mac/642795)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/software-suggestions-dvd-burner-for-mac/642795 "2012-12-04T01:41:39Z")
I’m the proud owner of an iMac that’s a few years old. Got it used (and blank) last year, and loaded Snow Leopard on it. I have iMovie, but no iDVD, and am trying to burn a DVD to send with Xmas packages. I’ve had a d… --- ## [Questions after reading Slate on nudity.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-after-reading-slate-on-nudity/642498)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-after-reading-slate-on-nudity/642498 "2012-12-04T00:11:37Z")
Slate has this article \[Why is public nudity illegal? The offense principle, the Bible, and taboos. - Slate Magazine\](http://www.slate.com/articles/news\_and\_politics/explainer/2012/11/why\_is\_public\_nudity\_illegal\_the\_off… --- ## [Why do the Japanese hate Apple?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-japanese-hate-apple/642509)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-japanese-hate-apple/642509 "2012-12-03T23:54:17Z")
According to this article: I can’t seem to find any further detail or explanation for this. Does anyone have any insight? --- ## [Advise the brand new Jr. Server Admin!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advise-the-brand-new-jr-server-admin/642571)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advise-the-brand-new-jr-server-admin/642571 "2012-12-03T23:50:55Z")
Not sure if this one should go here, or MSPIMS, so I flipped a coin and put it here. Mods, feel free to move it. So, after 16 years of being a Computer Operator, mostly monitoring batch execution and AS400 systems, plu… --- ## [Next-of-kin precedence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-of-kin-precedence/642827)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-of-kin-precedence/642827 "2012-12-03T20:05:27Z")
Legal question, NOT anything I’m directly involved in. This question occurred to me while watching “Untold Stories of the ER”, when a patient’s wife and mother were basically at war. If they’d had conflicting wishes re… --- ## [Rooting Against Opportunities You've Already Declined](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rooting-against-opportunities-youve-already-declined/642574)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rooting-against-opportunities-youve-already-declined/642574 "2012-12-03T17:49:14Z")
I got to thinking about this the other day, when I turned down an invitation from my office colleagues to participate in an office pool buying tickets for the big lottery jackpot (I didn’t have $10 in cash on hand, and w… --- ## [College student trying to find a good tablet to buy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-student-trying-to-find-a-good-tablet-to-buy/639183)
**Author:** [@Atman8r](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atman8r)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-student-trying-to-find-a-good-tablet-to-buy/639183 "2012-12-03T17:26:57Z")
Hi, I’ve just started college and I want to buy a tablet that’s good for taking notes amd what not but under 300$. Help? --- ## [How much should I charge for group lessons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-i-charge-for-group-lessons/642709)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-i-charge-for-group-lessons/642709 "2012-12-03T17:26:44Z")
I tutor a 5th grader for $30 per hour. His parents asked if I’d teach his friend as well, and I agreed. To compensate for the extra student, we want to do 1 1/2 hour lessons. I could charge the same rate, but that doe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1400) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1402)