# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1503 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1504 --- ## [Help me decide on a P&S digital camera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-on-a-p-s-digital-camera/625075)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-on-a-p-s-digital-camera/625075 "2012-06-14T18:14:45Z")
My current camera is a giant POS. Horrible JPEG compression even on highest settings, no customizable options, etc… I’ll just be using it for trips/vacations, social gatherings, and the occasional “oh hey, that thing’s … --- ## [Pointless Organizational Structures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointless-organizational-structures/625085)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointless-organizational-structures/625085 "2012-06-14T17:00:31Z")
This is intended as a general thought, but it was inspired by watching a particular “reality” show on Discovery: The Devils Ride - a show about a motorcycle gang. What was most striking to me was that - as depicted by t… --- ## [Facebook Birthday Greetings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-birthday-greetings/625083)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-birthday-greetings/625083 "2012-06-14T16:56:52Z")
When you get a birthday greeting on your wall in Facebook, how to you respond? (poll to come). --- ## [Nine year old daughter lying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nine-year-old-daughter-lying/624985)
**Author:** [@Stendhal\_Syndrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stendhal_Syndrome)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nine-year-old-daughter-lying/624985 "2012-06-14T16:34:11Z")
So…I know every child goes through a phase and they lie about small things, big things…whatever. I have been there myself but it still bothers me and right now, I really don’t know what to do about it. I am failing at ho… --- ## [Why in simple terms are gun laws so varied across the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-in-simple-terms-are-gun-laws-so-varied-across-the-usa/624992)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-in-simple-terms-are-gun-laws-so-varied-across-the-usa/624992 "2012-06-14T14:31:36Z")
The second amendment of the US constitution is well known, yet gun laws are incredibly varied state by state. In fact some states and even cities like NYC and DC have policies that come very close to is not practically b… --- ## [How could a 15 year-old kill a bear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-a-15-year-old-kill-a-bear/625030)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-a-15-year-old-kill-a-bear/625030 "2012-06-14T13:54:11Z")
I’m writing a fantasy short story in which a 15 year-old farmboy has to kill a bear that’s been helping itself to some of the livestock. The setting is standard medieval fantasy, (so no guns), and while the boy is very b… --- ## [Question for vegans (insight into the minds of other vegans)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-vegans-insight-into-the-minds-of-other-vegans/625020)
**Author:** [@wheresmymind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheresmymind)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-vegans-insight-into-the-minds-of-other-vegans/625020 "2012-06-14T13:47:40Z")
I’m having trouble wrapping my head around the motivations behind some vegans. Obviously everyone is different and no one can speak for everyone, but I was hoping some of you could give me some insight on this. The oth… --- ## [Does Everyone Poke Their Sleeping Infant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-poke-their-sleeping-infant/624937)
**Author:** [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-poke-their-sleeping-infant/624937 "2012-06-14T13:36:19Z")
I have a 7 week old and she’s adorable and amazing and the best thing that’s ever happened to me. She naps a lot during the day, which is the second best thing to ever happen. I get to do laundry and read and make fruit … --- ## [Guy at work is having drinking problems; what if anything should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-at-work-is-having-drinking-problems-what-if-anything-should-i-do/624862)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-at-work-is-having-drinking-problems-what-if-anything-should-i-do/624862 "2012-06-14T10:56:04Z")
There’s a guy at work, X, he’s probably in his mid-to-late 50s. He’s always been a nice guys. I can’t say I’m friends with him, but we’ve often chatted about music or art. He’s a musician and has always been a bit of a f… --- ## [How would the US government deal with an alien landing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-the-us-government-deal-with-an-alien-landing/624775)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-the-us-government-deal-with-an-alien-landing/624775 "2012-06-14T10:01:45Z")
In TV and the movies, if an alien spacecraft lands somewhere in America, then unless they had contact with and announced the landing to our government first, it seems like standard operating procedure is to have the mili… --- ## [Food stamps; do you think one's purchases/taxes should be looked into?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-stamps-do-you-think-ones-purchases-taxes-should-be-looked-into/624625)
**Author:** [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-stamps-do-you-think-ones-purchases-taxes-should-be-looked-into/624625 "2012-06-14T05:44:35Z")
I think the system is too unchecked and allows people to mooch and scam. I think people’s taxes should be looked into as well as their financial transactions before they should be given food stamps. If you spend your mo… --- ## [Inhibitory/excitatory neurons and...GAH! Medical/Scientific Doper help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhibitory-excitatory-neurons-and-gah-medical-scientific-doper-help/624991)
**Author:** [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhibitory-excitatory-neurons-and-gah-medical-scientific-doper-help/624991 "2012-06-14T03:25:38Z")
Not a request for advice, just help translating some information I got from the Angelman Syndrome Foundation, to which I donate on behalf of family members. They sent a breathless email today announcing a discovery in re… --- ## [Are people expected to type on a touchscreen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-expected-to-type-on-a-touchscreen/624786)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-expected-to-type-on-a-touchscreen/624786 "2012-06-14T03:13:49Z")
I recently got an iPad. In most respects I love it. But I can’t get used to typing on the touchscreen keyboard. I’m used to touch-typing, where I don’t even have to look at the keyboard. I know where the keys are by fee… --- ## [Makeup that lasts all day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-that-lasts-all-day/625011)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-that-lasts-all-day/625011 "2012-06-14T02:53:42Z")
I like to look good, but I don’t like being a high maintenance broad who runs to the bathroom every hour to touch up her makeup. So I’m on a quest to find make up products that work well all day. My first suggestion is… --- ## [Pointless Organizational Structures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointless-organizational-structures/625084)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointless-organizational-structures/625084 "2012-06-14T01:50:23Z")
This is intended as a general thought, but it was inspired by watching a particular “reality” show on Discovery: The Devils’ Ride - a show about a motorcycle gang. What was most striking to me was that - as depicted by … --- ## [Who's Got Simple JavaScript Scripts For Me To Experiment With?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-simple-javascript-scripts-for-me-to-experiment-with/625037)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-simple-javascript-scripts-for-me-to-experiment-with/625037 "2012-06-14T00:08:29Z")
Unlike some of my recent threads, this is a little more personal and serious. I’m teaching myself some HTML/CSS/JS over here. If you guys and girls have any simple scripts for me to copy and paste into my text editor of… --- ## [Can alcoholism cause early dementia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-alcoholism-cause-early-dementia/625061)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-alcoholism-cause-early-dementia/625061 "2012-06-13T22:27:01Z")
The old meme is that drinking “kills off brain cells”, which sounded like urban legend. But now I’m not so sure. A person I know is starting to act sort of bizarre: forgetting important conversations, overreacting ang… --- ## [Share your position on saying "I told you so."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-position-on-saying-i-told-you-so/624936)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-position-on-saying-i-told-you-so/624936 "2012-06-13T21:27:39Z")
Poll in a moment. It’ll be public because I’m like that. Unless I change my mind at the last second. One never knows. --- ## [Any public speaking advice for someone really nervous around crowds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-public-speaking-advice-for-someone-really-nervous-around-crowds/624746)
**Author:** [@seaptho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seaptho)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-public-speaking-advice-for-someone-really-nervous-around-crowds/624746 "2012-06-13T21:13:36Z")
Hey guys, As a designer, I have been asked to speak in front of my company about 3 principles we are trying to follow to create a better product experience. I am confident that I have captured what we are doing, but my… --- ## [Do The Rich Cause a Disproportionate Amount of Greenhouse Gas Emissions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-rich-cause-a-disproportionate-amount-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions/625027)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-rich-cause-a-disproportionate-amount-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions/625027 "2012-06-13T20:28:15Z")
I would say yes, they have: -enormous houses (Tom Brady has a huge mansion in SoCal-probably over 30,000 sq. feet) -enormous engined cars (like the V-12 BMWs) -extensive air travel-they jet around at the drop of a ha… --- ## [How do rape and sexual assault victims cope with the psychological after effects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-rape-and-sexual-assault-victims-cope-with-the-psychological-after-effects/624731)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-rape-and-sexual-assault-victims-cope-with-the-psychological-after-effects/624731 "2012-06-13T19:05:27Z")
I’d like to know what psychological after effects rape and sexual assault victims tend to suffer from and how they handle them. For example, I presume that a fair number of rape victims are more fearful of men or of bei… --- ## [Vizio TV and sound quality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vizio-tv-and-sound-quality/624655)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vizio-tv-and-sound-quality/624655 "2012-06-13T16:19:48Z")
Anyone here with a Vizio flat screen tv? I bought one about a year and a half ago (44"). The picture quality is excellent, but the sound is awful. Basically, I listen to most things with the volume on 2 or 3, yet a lo… --- ## [What to say to someone who had one twin baby stillborn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-say-to-someone-who-had-one-twin-baby-stillborn/624517)
**Author:** [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-say-to-someone-who-had-one-twin-baby-stillborn/624517 "2012-06-13T14:02:34Z")
My neighbor and I are quite friendly, and we chat about goings-on in our respective families. Her son and daughter-in-law were expecting twins, who would have been full-term right about now. A couple of weeks ago they le… --- ## [Anyone have a home cure for your tinnitus? That works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-home-cure-for-your-tinnitus-that-works/624784)
**Author:** [@gunnergoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gunnergoz)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-home-cure-for-your-tinnitus-that-works/624784 "2012-06-13T11:29:13Z")
(I must admit I’m really beginning to be fond of this board so I hope I’m not being a pest by starting two new threads in an hour, but it seems the right place to do it.) Anyway, I’ve had tinnitus in both ears since my … --- ## [Dorm Policies: An equal protection violation against heterosexuals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorm-policies-an-equal-protection-violation-against-heterosexuals/624539)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorm-policies-an-equal-protection-violation-against-heterosexuals/624539 "2012-06-13T05:50:59Z")
My niece is starting college in the fall and living in the dorms. The policy in the dorms is no overnight guests on weeknights. However, on weekends, same sex visitors are permitted to stay overnight. Opposite sex vis… --- ## [Do you know a transsexual/transgender person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-a-transsexual-transgender-person/621484)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-a-transsexual-transgender-person/621484 "2012-06-13T01:53:03Z")
This news story about a rock musician who has decided to live as a woman reminds me about issues I’ve long wondered about. First off, do you know a transsexual or transgendered person? Friend, family member, or signifi… --- ## [How many browser tabs do you usually have open at once?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-browser-tabs-do-you-usually-have-open-at-once/624878)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-browser-tabs-do-you-usually-have-open-at-once/624878 "2012-06-13T00:34:08Z")
As I mention in a useless, ranty thread of mine, I’m trying to understand why Firefox’s CPU usage periodically surges over 120% (and more!) when doing even simple tasks in a non-graphic heavy tab. The first step, I thin… --- ## [Why is there a crawfish living in my basement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-crawfish-living-in-my-basement/624545)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-crawfish-living-in-my-basement/624545 "2012-06-12T23:10:04Z")
Take a guess, yours is a good as mine! Background: I have an old house with a ratty old basement. It used to be just dirt floor, but at some point a previous owner skimmed an inch or two of concrete on the floor. The… --- ## [Geography Trivia: What's the closest (in miles) that you have ever been to New York City?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024 "2012-06-12T22:54:57Z")
After getting some interesting votes in Geography Trivia: What’s the closest (in miles) that you have ever been to New Orleans? I realized that perhaps New Orleans might not have been the best city to choose. So I follow… --- ## [Looking for advice on switching over to Google Voice! :D](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-advice-on-switching-over-to-google-voice-d/624890)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-advice-on-switching-over-to-google-voice-d/624890 "2012-06-12T22:33:32Z")
I’ve had a google voice account and number for a long time now, but I’ve never used it. I read about the service, but I don’t grok how it all works. I’ll be activating the smartphone I got off eBay in the next week (all… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1502) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1504)