# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=324 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 325 --- ## [Was Ted Kaczynski insane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ted-kaczynski-insane/852740)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ted-kaczynski-insane/852740 "2020-04-30T04:14:33Z")
Let me preface that I’m NOT defending him. He did horrible things and deserves every bit of what happened to him. But I find the defense’s move to try to get him declared insane to be completely ridiculous and never wo… --- ## [Beginners "Reading Pack" on Climate Change Basics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginners-reading-pack-on-climate-change-basics/852846)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginners-reading-pack-on-climate-change-basics/852846 "2020-04-29T22:00:03Z")
I have a niece who’s starting to want to understand a bit more about climate change. She’s in her mid-20s and a high school dropout and when she was in school she wasn’t a strong student nor has she ever been much of a … --- ## [Car body work cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-body-work-cost/852832)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-body-work-cost/852832 "2020-04-29T19:28:29Z")
I have a dent in the back door of my 2017 Nissan Rogue. There is no other damage to the car. The paint is intact. What’s a ballpark cost to fix this? Hopefully $500 but maybe $1000? White color if that matt… --- ## [Changing site hosting, Pros & Cons of BlueHost](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-site-hosting-pros-cons-of-bluehost/834989)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-site-hosting-pros-cons-of-bluehost/834989 "2020-01-27T13:40:22Z")
I’ve had a thread about wanting to leave GoDaddy for another site to host a business. The most immediate reason is because the webmail e-mail accounts they provide with each domain have become unreliable in sending & r… --- ## [Is there a polite way to tell my internship advisoe to pay me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-polite-way-to-tell-my-internship-advisoe-to-pay-me/751764)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-polite-way-to-tell-my-internship-advisoe-to-pay-me/751764 "2020-04-29T16:02:14Z")
I have been working 6 years – I got an average of $1500 per year in random pay. He told me he is happy with my work and gave me a new assignment. Is there any polite way to tell him I am not happy with being unpaid? --- ## [IMHO: The retail industry is an interesting place to work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-the-retail-industry-is-an-interesting-place-to-work/852033)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-the-retail-industry-is-an-interesting-place-to-work/852033 "2020-04-29T15:22:29Z")
As a college student, I’ve been apart of the retail industry for 5 years and counting, since high school. Even though I don’t hate my job at all, I’ve noticed some patterns over the years: Some people act like they’re… --- ## [Your favorite "to-do" or reminder app?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-to-do-or-reminder-app/822941)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2019, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-to-do-or-reminder-app/822941 "2019-06-07T08:21:26Z")
So apparently, my current To-Do app has quit reminding me. About anything. Y’all do not want to know how long it took me to notice. (Nothing to remind me, right?) So, I need a new phone reminder app. This needs to be se… --- ## [To what organizations should we donate our stimulus money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-organizations-should-we-donate-our-stimulus-money/852680)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-organizations-should-we-donate-our-stimulus-money/852680 "2020-04-29T14:09:32Z")
Mr. Middon and I are in the enviable position of not really needing the stimulus money we should be getting soon. We’ve decided to donate it, but are having difficulty deciding who to give it to. Here are our guideline… --- ## [Best wireless video doorbell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-wireless-video-doorbell/852688)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-wireless-video-doorbell/852688 "2020-04-29T02:03:54Z")
Looking for user opinions on the best wireless video doorbell. Would like to be able to store the traffic for say 2 or 3 days. --- ## [Mini (portable) dishwashers - any experience with them? Are they worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-portable-dishwashers-any-experience-with-them-are-they-worth-it/852706)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-portable-dishwashers-any-experience-with-them-are-they-worth-it/852706 "2020-04-29T01:50:31Z")
The rental house I moved into was built decades ago & has no dishwasher. I’m contemplating one of those little portable dishwashers, the kind that hook up to your faucet and wash a few plates and a few cups at a time. It… --- ## [Poll: Food Colors - Diabetes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-food-colors-diabetes/851937)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-food-colors-diabetes/851937 "2020-04-28T16:52:00Z")
Poll Incoming! For most of your life, about how many colors of food have you eaten regularly? Vegetables (0-8): white, brown, purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red Fruits (0-7): brown, purple, blue, green, yellow… --- ## [Law enforcement types: A question about vehicle registrations.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-enforcement-types-a-question-about-vehicle-registrations/852386)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-enforcement-types-a-question-about-vehicle-registrations/852386 "2020-04-28T13:40:22Z")
In the last year, my state started requiring carrying proof of registration in a vehicle. This proof has my address on it. My vehicle has a garage door opener. If someone steals my truck, they’ll know my address and have… --- ## [Good soundproofing for a door](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-soundproofing-for-a-door/427589)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-soundproofing-for-a-door/427589 "2020-04-28T13:29:05Z")
What’s a good suggestion for something relatively inexpensive that would mostly soundproof from higher frequencies, on an interior door? Thanks. --- ## [Shoeshine questions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoeshine-questions/852649)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoeshine-questions/852649 "2020-04-28T06:36:39Z")
I’ve read various online instructions, and they sound to me like they’re written by journalists who have never shined a shoe in their life. I’d like to hear from people who have professional experience or equivalent know… --- ## [How should I get rid of these old rifles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-get-rid-of-these-old-rifles/852472)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-get-rid-of-these-old-rifles/852472 "2020-04-28T04:56:16Z")
Just curious. The day is going to come when I will have to deal with 3-4 hunting rifles in the gun safe. They were bought within the last 50 years and there are boxes and boxes of ammo in the closet, too. I don’t kno… --- ## [So ... about black holes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-about-black-holes/852516)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-about-black-holes/852516 "2020-04-27T13:28:25Z")
The laws of space and time break down inside a black hole. Is there a possibility that 2 + 2 ≠ 4 inside a black hole? --- ## [The DIY haircut/color thread - tips, tricks, results, rants raves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-diy-haircut-color-thread-tips-tricks-results-rants-raves/852590)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-diy-haircut-color-thread-tips-tricks-results-rants-raves/852590 "2020-04-26T18:16:54Z")
So the IL stay-at-home order has been extended to May 30, and I will be shocked if it’s not extended again after that. I had gotten a haircut and color a couple of weeks before the shutdown order, but my hair grows fast … --- ## [Recommend a tablet/app for crosswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-tablet-app-for-crosswords/852613)
**Author:** [@Happytree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happytree)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-tablet-app-for-crosswords/852613 "2020-04-26T17:58:59Z")
I have accepted that newspapers won’t be with us for very much longer. My local paper is already down to Sunday, Thursday, Friday. My paper syndicates the NYT crossword. Luckily, they put an entire weeks worth into the S… --- ## [Do you NEED to use a pen for tips and a signature for CC's when getting takeout food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-to-use-a-pen-for-tips-and-a-signature-for-ccs-when-getting-takeout-food/852511)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-to-use-a-pen-for-tips-and-a-signature-for-ccs-when-getting-takeout-food/852511 "2020-04-26T15:44:47Z")
I have a hole-in-the-wall pizza shop I want to support by doing takeout a couple times a week. For the most part, they are pretty good on the social distancing front (they don’t have an automatic door but I can deal wit… --- ## [Do you have a theory about why people are getting more obese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-theory-about-why-people-are-getting-more-obese/843874)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-theory-about-why-people-are-getting-more-obese/843874 "2019-12-02T14:46:35Z")
In many countries around the world statistics on weight seem to indicate we are getting fatter and fatter, a trend that seems to accelerate after it startedaround the 70s. I am a person that believes in causality, I thin… --- ## [Toddlers and nap time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toddlers-and-nap-time/852556)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toddlers-and-nap-time/852556 "2020-04-26T03:40:40Z")
When you have (or had) toddlers, how did you handle nap time? Did you try to have a schedule or did you wait for signs of fatigue? Or did you ask “Do you want a nap?” My daughter is 35, and for the most part, her naps w… --- ## [New computer crashing games, error that it ran out of video memory.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-computer-crashing-games-error-that-it-ran-out-of-video-memory/849027)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-computer-crashing-games-error-that-it-ran-out-of-video-memory/849027 "2020-04-26T01:15:49Z")
Ok, built large kid a computer this Christmas. We’re using AMD Ryzen 3400 and relying on the onboard graphics. However, after playing a game for a while (30-45 minutes), the game crashes and we get an “Insufficient vid… --- ## [spouse considering disability, financial implications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spouse-considering-disability-financial-implications/851963)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spouse-considering-disability-financial-implications/851963 "2020-04-25T13:36:09Z")
My wife has been out of work for 4 months and left her job because of stress related reasons. SHe’s not in the best shape, and while I’m thinking she isn’t completely and permanently disabled, there is a distinct possib… --- ## [Minivan suggestions - required: low second row floor/step-in height with flat floor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minivan-suggestions-required-low-second-row-floor-step-in-height-with-flat-floor/852525)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minivan-suggestions-required-low-second-row-floor-step-in-height-with-flat-floor/852525 "2020-04-25T00:44:52Z")
I used to have a Pontiac Montana which I absolutely loved. One of the main things I liked about it was the fact the the second and third row seats DID NOT fold down into the floor. Instead they latched into lugs in the f… --- ## [Opinions about the Stimulus Check](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-about-the-stimulus-check/852523)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-about-the-stimulus-check/852523 "2020-04-24T23:02:27Z")
I deposited my Treasury Check today…and it got me thinking: this money just didn’t come out of nowhere, so, when the bill comes due, WHO’S GONNA PAY UP? --- ## [Do you know what the word "wanigan" means? Would many people in the 1950s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-the-word-wanigan-means-would-many-people-in-the-1950s/852406)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-the-word-wanigan-means-would-many-people-in-the-1950s/852406 "2020-04-24T17:15:51Z")
I was watching a video - apparently a promotional film by the Mack truck company, made in 1956 - about a supply convoy traveling through the Arctic. Suddenly I was confronted with a word I had never heard before: “Waniga… --- ## [Why did you decide against learning more about economics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-decide-against-learning-more-about-economics/851660)
**Author:** [@Hellestal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hellestal)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-decide-against-learning-more-about-economics/851660 "2020-04-24T16:19:29Z")
For those of you with little or no knowledge of economics, what went into skipping it? Was there a particular reason you remember that made you go “Ehhhhh I ain’t gonna look any more into that”? --- ## [If you've got crude storage capacity....buy all you can get.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youve-got-crude-storage-capacity-buy-all-you-can-get/852206)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youve-got-crude-storage-capacity-buy-all-you-can-get/852206 "2020-04-24T15:55:54Z")
WTI just traded for $0.01 per barrel. --- ## [What is the recoil of a submachine gun like, and why so few calibers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-recoil-of-a-submachine-gun-like-and-why-so-few-calibers/852129)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-recoil-of-a-submachine-gun-like-and-why-so-few-calibers/852129 "2020-04-24T15:55:31Z")
Almost all the submachine guns listed are 9mm, is there a reason for this? There are a few 40s, but almost no 380, 22, 357, 25 etc calibers. Also are submachine guns easy to control enough that you don’t have to fire … --- ## [Looking for an exercise bike (stationary/spin bike)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-exercise-bike-stationary-spin-bike/852498)
**Author:** [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-exercise-bike-stationary-spin-bike/852498 "2020-04-24T14:03:03Z")
I currently use a Virzoom bike which is a cheap folding exercise bike fitted with a wireless interface to a VR headset. The company (VZFit) has since come out with a sensor that can attach to any exercise bike, so I’m lo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=323) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=325)