# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1965 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1966 --- ## [Wishes for all Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishes-for-all-dopers/490157)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishes-for-all-dopers/490157 "2010-04-16T02:14:40Z")
So I was browsing this Web site about beaches the other day, looking at all the beautiful photography, when I came across a JPEG image of a bottle. It was old, poorly-imaged, over-compressed, and tinted green, like verdi… --- ## [Learning to study](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-to-study/536149)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-to-study/536149 "2010-04-16T01:44:52Z")
My youngest daughter, Littlest R, started college this last fall, and is having trouble in her classes. She’s a bright young lady, and it’s disturbing her a lot that she’s having so much trouble. She has talked to a do… --- ## [Health priorities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-priorities/536285)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-priorities/536285 "2010-04-16T01:33:59Z")
My employer offers every year free blook work. I did it two years ago, skipped last year, and did it again this year. Got results today. I was expecting high bad cholesterol; had it - got it. But, in the last two years,… --- ## [Your spouse is friends with an ex. What level of ex makes you uncomfortable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-spouse-is-friends-with-an-ex-what-level-of-ex-makes-you-uncomfortable/536084)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-spouse-is-friends-with-an-ex-what-level-of-ex-makes-you-uncomfortable/536084 "2010-04-16T00:04:06Z")
Let’s pretend: You are married/deeply involved with someone – let’s say you’ve been together for five years. They are still friends with someone they were involved with, but that relationship ended eight years ago, thr… --- ## [Is Emmeryville CA relatively "safe" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-emmeryville-ca-relatively-safe/536176)
**Author:** [@goBuffalo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goBuffalo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-emmeryville-ca-relatively-safe/536176 "2010-04-15T21:00:29Z")
Hey guys, I am moving all the way from Buffalo NY to California for a job, and my boyfriend and I checked out some nice lofts in Emmeryville on Adeline St. Is this area scary or can it be OK? The place is gated and we … --- ## [What helps with ocular migranes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-helps-with-ocular-migranes/536082)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-helps-with-ocular-migranes/536082 "2010-04-15T20:19:26Z")
I am having an ocular migraine at the moment. There is no pain (for which I am very thankful) but I have this bright, shimmering thing right in the middle of my field of vision. If I wait, it will go away on it’s own, bu… --- ## [Your Opinion -- Am I Hopeless With Math?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-am-i-hopeless-with-math/536085)
**Author:** [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-am-i-hopeless-with-math/536085 "2010-04-15T18:45:23Z")
Yeah, the wife’s off to Florida for a function and I have entirely too much time on my hands. But I thought this would be a good opportunity to ask a very mundane question that has nevertheless bothered me my whole life… --- ## [What is a good free program to convert DVDs to MP4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-good-free-program-to-convert-dvds-to-mp4/536129)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-good-free-program-to-convert-dvds-to-mp4/536129 "2010-04-15T17:01:27Z")
I bought a Zune for someone and want to put some of their DVDs on it. However all the programs I find that convert DVDs to zune compatible formats charge $30+ for the program. And their freeware programs usually have maj… --- ## [How do you deal with happy anniversaries turned bad/sad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-happy-anniversaries-turned-bad-sad/536115)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-happy-anniversaries-turned-bad-sad/536115 "2010-04-15T16:34:31Z")
I’m just curious about how folks tend to deal with significant dates in their lives that have had reason to go sour for them at some point. In my case, it was a product of the divorce I’m going through. The passing of Th… --- ## [Tell me about: Phoenix, Arizona!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-phoenix-arizona/535043)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-phoenix-arizona/535043 "2010-04-15T16:16:42Z")
In case you didn’t read this thread I made I am seriously considering, and probably going to, move to Phoenix sometime in the next 8-10 months. Somewhere in the responses to my initial question someone suggested making … --- ## [Looking for a (fast) compact camera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-fast-compact-camera/535933)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-fast-compact-camera/535933 "2010-04-15T12:20:13Z")
Hello! I have a Canon EOS 400D with battery grip and a Tamron 18-270 lens. This thing is simply HUGE and is difficult to carry around. What I am looking for is a small camera that can fit in my pocket for taking casual … --- ## [Interesting things near where you live or work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-things-near-where-you-live-or-work/534648)
**Author:** [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-things-near-where-you-live-or-work/534648 "2010-04-15T11:09:12Z")
Where I work is almost literally a stone’s throw from the houses that John Lennon and Ringo Starr lived in during the Beatles’ heyday. Even closer is the final resting place of one of only twenty Concorde aircraft that … --- ## [What to do in Denver when you're...at a conference.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-denver-when-youre-at-a-conference/535789)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-denver-when-youre-at-a-conference/535789 "2010-04-15T03:35:51Z")
My husband is going to Denver for five days to exhibit at a conference. He’ll have a couple of nights free, and isn’t sure what to do those nights. He’s staying at the Residence Inn City Center (which I assume is downt… --- ## [Have you ever taken a business partner? Was it a good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-taken-a-business-partner-was-it-a-good-idea/536087)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-taken-a-business-partner-was-it-a-good-idea/536087 "2010-04-15T00:39:30Z")
I’m running a small business with a friend as an hourly employee. We’ve discussed changing my operation from a sole proprietorship to a partnership. I can’t find any real good books on the logistics of doing this… how … --- ## [What is the best brand of toilet paper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-brand-of-toilet-paper/535540)
**Author:** [@ragerdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ragerdude)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-brand-of-toilet-paper/535540 "2010-04-15T00:33:30Z")
So, what is your favorite brand of toilet paper? (If your brand has more than one variety, please specify which one.) I’m looking for something that is strong (won’t fall apart) and soft (not like sandpaper). Thanks! --- ## [Are You Buying An iPad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-buying-an-ipad/534767)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 346\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-buying-an-ipad/534767 "2010-04-14T23:27:28Z")
So are you buying an iPad? Explain why or why not. --- ## [Best route to drive cross-country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-route-to-drive-cross-country/536130)
**Author:** [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-route-to-drive-cross-country/536130 "2010-04-14T23:06:20Z")
I’m moving in a couple of weeks and looking for some advice on the best route to drive cross-country. The drive is from Los Angeles to Boston, but I need to make a pit stop in Michigan to drop some stuff off/sign my leas… --- ## [Domestic Problems and Alternate Lifestyles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domestic-problems-and-alternate-lifestyles/535446)
**Author:** [@Scupper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scupper)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domestic-problems-and-alternate-lifestyles/535446 "2010-04-14T22:29:52Z")
I have a sad situation in which a friend is in a bad relationship. We’re geographically distant, and I’m not in a situation that lets me lend much except moral support. I’d like to at least make my moral support useful. … --- ## [Tell me about buying or building a home with a home builder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-buying-or-building-a-home-with-a-home-builder/535989)
**Author:** [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-buying-or-building-a-home-with-a-home-builder/535989 "2010-04-14T21:55:18Z")
My wife and I are considering buying or building a home this fall, and I’d be interested to hear other people’s experiences with either buying a new home or picking a plan and getting it built. Is there any wiggle room i… --- ## [A time machine and a sack full of sheet music...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-time-machine-and-a-sack-full-of-sheet-music/536120)
**Author:** [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-time-machine-and-a-sack-full-of-sheet-music/536120 "2010-04-14T21:26:09Z")
So, you’ve got access to a time machine. You could go to the library and research stock prices, sports scores, or lottery numbers from past years, but you’re a rocker, dude! So you gather up all your sheet music of top… --- ## [How on earth do you pick a lawyer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-on-earth-do-you-pick-a-lawyer/535868)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-on-earth-do-you-pick-a-lawyer/535868 "2010-04-14T21:07:36Z")
All I need is a really simple will to make sure my evil half-brother doesn’t touch a penny of my money if I get hit by a bus. Nobody I know has a lawyer they like, though (I hardly know anybody with a will for some reas… --- ## [Any example of a war with no "bad guy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-example-of-a-war-with-no-bad-guy/535514)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-example-of-a-war-with-no-bad-guy/535514 "2010-04-14T20:21:24Z")
Almost all wars involve at least one side in the conflict, possibly both, being expansionist/aggressive/paranoid and it’s generally easy to pick out at least one “bad guy” from the fighters, possibly both, (although dep… --- ## [Nature or nurture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nature-or-nurture/535976)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nature-or-nurture/535976 "2010-04-14T19:53:39Z")
You’ve all seen Trading Places, right? So, where do you put you $1? --- ## [Recommandations for a (Garmin) GPS, both urban and hiking uses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommandations-for-a-garmin-gps-both-urban-and-hiking-uses/536051)
**Author:** [@Khaki\_Campbell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khaki_Campbell)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommandations-for-a-garmin-gps-both-urban-and-hiking-uses/536051 "2010-04-14T19:14:59Z")
Why Garmin ? Because they are the only ones (AFAIK) to provide maps for Iceland, my next destination. But that’s only why. I have already fiddled around on a friend’s mobile equipped with Garmin XT, and must I say that … --- ## [Spacesuits vs. Mini-Ships?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spacesuits-vs-mini-ships/535987)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spacesuits-vs-mini-ships/535987 "2010-04-14T15:57:21Z")
In the old Walt Disney flick (the “Conquest of Space”), the astronauts did not wear spacesuits. Instead, they were in cone-shoped rigid structures, with a clear galss dome for the head, and mechanical arms. Was this app… --- ## [Do you have to be obscenely talented to be a digital 3D artist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-be-obscenely-talented-to-be-a-digital-3d-artist/535877)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-be-obscenely-talented-to-be-a-digital-3d-artist/535877 "2010-04-14T10:08:29Z")
I’ve always been interested in digital art and for a while now I’ve been enhancing my Photoshop skills as a hobby. I have CS4 which introduced some very basic 3D capabilities into the program and it’s tantalized me enoug… --- ## [Job interview attire - need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-attire-need-answer-fast/535926)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-attire-need-answer-fast/535926 "2010-04-14T04:47:28Z")
I have a job interview tomorrow morning. I’m nowhere near excited about the actual work (boy, that expensive degree has sure helped me get…this interview for a position as a cashier at a grocery store!), but I am in desp… --- ## [Why Social Networking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-social-networking/535955)
**Author:** [@Pabitel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pabitel)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-social-networking/535955 "2010-04-14T03:15:12Z")
Just to start out let me say that I am not a cave dweller or a Luddite. I am in fact an IT professional. I have also been an early adopter of several new technologies. I generally like “The Next Big Thing” I am currently… --- ## [Who Do You Support In the Southern Rebellion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-support-in-the-southern-rebellion/536003)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-support-in-the-southern-rebellion/536003 "2010-04-14T01:54:11Z")
Who would you have supported in the Southern Rebellion of 1861-65? --- ## [Look at porn or at kitty pics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-porn-or-at-kitty-pics/535608)
**Author:** [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-porn-or-at-kitty-pics/535608 "2010-04-13T19:56:18Z")
So there you are, cozily tucked away with you laptop. Do you look at porn or kitty pics? Are you male or female? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1964) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1966)