# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=494 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 495 --- ## [Cheap / Old Phone with a Good Camera and Battery Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-old-phone-with-a-good-camera-and-battery-life/814864)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2018, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-old-phone-with-a-good-camera-and-battery-life/814864 "2018-05-28T03:09:13Z")
I am looking for a camera that happens to be a phone. I have the moto g4 which has a terrible camera (the megapixel # doesn’t tell the real story). --- ## [Possible way to reduce recidivism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-way-to-reduce-recidivism/814814)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2018, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-way-to-reduce-recidivism/814814 "2018-05-28T02:50:22Z")
It’s well-known in criminal and legal circles that when first-time criminals are jailed, many times they learn tips and tricks from the “old hands” about how to get better at being a criminal. (Note: I’m sure that at l… --- ## [Anyone have thoughts good or bad on Peace Industry ATVs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-thoughts-good-or-bad-on-peace-industry-atvs/814917)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2018, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-thoughts-good-or-bad-on-peace-industry-atvs/814917 "2018-05-27T23:13:27Z")
Hello Everyone, W are looking at purchasing another ATV for our youngest son. We currently own a Honda Foreman 350 that his brother rides. He won’t be racing, just tiling around the neighborhood (we live in the count… --- ## [True Crime Stories: Headline Murders In Your Small Hometown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-crime-stories-headline-murders-in-your-small-hometown/153857)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2018, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-crime-stories-headline-murders-in-your-small-hometown/153857 "2018-05-27T11:50:01Z")
Everyone knows about OJ and other big city murders and crimes. But what has happened in your “small” town? I grew up in a small town in Illinois. In the 60’s, at a place called Starved Rock State Park, three middle ag… --- ## ["I'm not asking for money - just some gas..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-asking-for-money-just-some-gas/814618)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2018, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-asking-for-money-just-some-gas/814618 "2018-05-27T04:33:12Z")
When I was in Ocala, Florida this past weekend, I was approached at the gas pump by a young man with a sob story about having his grandmother and his son in the “silver SUV over there” and he needed a couple of gallons o… --- ## [Rhyming “lawyer” and “warrior”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-lawyer-and-warrior/814805)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2018, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-lawyer-and-warrior/814805 "2018-05-27T01:00:41Z")
Do the words “lawyer” and “warrior” rhyme in your dialect? I expect there’s a lot of variety in how these words are pronounced, but I wonder how closely they mirror each other. --- ## [Solutions to problems that don't exist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solutions-to-problems-that-dont-exist/814126)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2018, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solutions-to-problems-that-dont-exist/814126 "2018-05-26T23:21:22Z")
I like my technology, a lot. But I also hate, hate, hate new devices or processes that don’t improve on anything and seemingly justify themselves by changing around the interface or incorporating unnecessary “convenience… --- ## [I hate to be cheated: Good Hourly Rate for Web Developer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-to-be-cheated-good-hourly-rate-for-web-developer/814684)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-to-be-cheated-good-hourly-rate-for-web-developer/814684 "2018-05-26T21:45:49Z")
Does anyone work as an IT recruiter in the New York City area who would like to tell me a good hourly rate on a W2 for a web developer with over 20 years total experience in IT and the last 10 years exclusively building … --- ## [Homeless immigrant with no money to her name spends $50 on pizzas, what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeless-immigrant-with-no-money-to-her-name-spends-50-on-pizzas-what/813856)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2018, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeless-immigrant-with-no-money-to-her-name-spends-50-on-pizzas-what/813856 "2018-05-26T21:29:11Z")
I read this article and was immediately thrown for a loop when I came to this passage. I can’t be the only one confused by this. Note, that has to be $50 US since the numbers wouldn’t match peso currency conversation … --- ## [Men's belts - do you wear ratchet buckles or reversibles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-belts-do-you-wear-ratchet-buckles-or-reversibles/814801)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-belts-do-you-wear-ratchet-buckles-or-reversibles/814801 "2018-05-26T16:47:53Z")
I have an impression in my head that reversible belts are prone to failure under the ‘less moving parts = better’ maxim. I also have a distinct but unreasoned distaste of ratchet buckles. It may be because I like the “sc… --- ## [What in Heaven (or Hell) was the noxious smell in my garden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-heaven-or-hell-was-the-noxious-smell-in-my-garden/814792)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2018, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-heaven-or-hell-was-the-noxious-smell-in-my-garden/814792 "2018-05-26T08:49:04Z")
Yesterday, while putting a plant in the ground, I was suddenly . . .assaulted by an unidentifiable, indescribable stench. It was unlike anything I’ve ever had the displeasure to experience; like Satan’s own belch. I ho… --- ## [Is there any website or brick and mortar store where I can get those little black drawstring bags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-website-or-brick-and-mortar-store-where-i-can-get-those-little-black-drawstring-bags/814699)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2018, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-website-or-brick-and-mortar-store-where-i-can-get-those-little-black-drawstring-bags/814699 "2018-05-26T08:25:54Z")
I almost hesitate to ask this, lest I grow a reputation for asking about unusual or weird small consumer products, but once again I look to the SDMB. This time I’m looking for small black drawstring bags like this, whic… --- ## [who is the greatest American born philosopher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-american-born-philosopher/814784)
**Author:** [@SuperBravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperBravo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2018, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-american-born-philosopher/814784 "2018-05-25T20:28:23Z")
in your opinion this has always been a tough question for me, since there aren’t that many famous american philosophers that are up there with the best European philosophers, there aren’t many original american philosop… --- ## [Any Toronto tourist tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-toronto-tourist-tips/814671)
**Author:** [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-toronto-tourist-tips/814671 "2018-05-25T20:12:41Z")
We’re going to be in Toronto for a week in the middle of June and we’re looking for some tips. We won’t have a car so it looks like the PRESTO card is the best way to get around, is that right? If we get them at the air… --- ## [Using chores as punishment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-chores-as-punishment/814722)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2018, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-chores-as-punishment/814722 "2018-05-25T16:50:33Z")
My mom was an advocate of making us kids do manual labor as punishment. My mother-in-law used to make her boys pull weeds as punishment. I’m sure they weren’t the only two who doled out such tasks for transgressions. I… --- ## [Freaking out over Alexa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaking-out-over-alexa/813561)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2018, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaking-out-over-alexa/813561 "2018-05-25T16:17:15Z")
I am seriously upset over an Alexa feature, and an curious if SD posters understand or think I’m overreacting. Let me try to explain succintly(ish) - feel welcome to ask for details if you need them in order to assess th… --- ## [Laurel or Yanny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laurel-or-yanny/814250)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laurel-or-yanny/814250 "2018-05-25T15:50:30Z")
So this is another of those what color is the dress things, except now people are hearing a different word. Me, I’m clearly hearing one word, so it’s unclear how anyone could hear the other. But then the dress was CLEAR… --- ## [What color are the walls in your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-the-walls-in-your-house/600402)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-the-walls-in-your-house/600402 "2011-10-24T13:00:59Z")
We’re choosing inside house paint colors (possibly buying a new house and painting all the rooms). My wife tells me she has already made up her mind and chosen some boring color like Whispering Wheat or Tranquil Splendor… --- ## [Request for some help with a short Spanish phrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-some-help-with-a-short-spanish-phrase/814616)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-some-help-with-a-short-spanish-phrase/814616 "2018-05-25T14:38:44Z")
I’m interested in good, colloquial Spanish for the phrase: Tangled Oaks. The context is: imagine several oak trees growing relatively close together such that their limbs are a bit intertwined. I’m thinking Robles e… --- ## [Man, do I love Amazon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-do-i-love-amazon/814291)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-do-i-love-amazon/814291 "2018-05-25T14:08:30Z")
I’ve reached the point where I buy almost everything (other than food) from Amazon. The few times I run to a local brick and mortar store I find myself disappointed over the poor selection, lousy service, or inflated pri… --- ## [Best non-diamond engagement rings you've seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-non-diamond-engagement-rings-youve-seen/607999)
**Author:** [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2018, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-non-diamond-engagement-rings-youve-seen/607999 "2018-01-27T09:45:23Z")
So my boyfriend-er-fiance proposed to me over the holidays. :smiley: We are going to be picking out the ring together. I’ve always liked the idea of a non-diamond engagement ring to avoid the political controversy ove… --- ## [Help me solve an argument \[about speeding\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-solve-an-argument-about-speeding/814506)
**Author:** [@niki501](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/niki501)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2018, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-solve-an-argument-about-speeding/814506 "2018-05-25T04:37:19Z")
My friend says driving under the speed limit isn’t dangerous and doesn’t warrant a ticket. Hwy speed limit here in California is 65 and he usually drives 55 - 60, hwy traffic out here usually goes about 70-90. His drivin… --- ## [Watch the historic event, or take a photo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-the-historic-event-or-take-a-photo/814531)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2018, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-the-historic-event-or-take-a-photo/814531 "2018-05-25T04:20:40Z")
Here’s a story with what is, to me, a telling photo of the folks looking on. It’s the recent princely wedding, and at least half of the observers are taking photos with their phones. So here is my question, and poll to … --- ## [When do you think modernity began?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-think-modernity-began/813933)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2018, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-think-modernity-began/813933 "2018-05-25T03:29:32Z")
This is sort of a gut-feel thing that I’m curious about. I Googled “the modern era” and, among a variety of definitions, found in Wikipedia that it started around the renaissance. But to you, Dopers, when would you say … --- ## [Recommend a Teacher Scheduling Tool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-teacher-scheduling-tool/814752)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2018, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-teacher-scheduling-tool/814752 "2018-05-25T02:22:29Z")
I’m looking for software/a tool that will schedule teachers based on requirements such as topic, date, and location. It doesn’t have to be free. If I have, say, 100 classes on different topics (English, History, Math, A… --- ## [Can a bank undo/cancel a check deposit if the depositor requests it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-bank-undo-cancel-a-check-deposit-if-the-depositor-requests-it/814689)
**Author:** [@biometricks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biometricks)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2018, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-bank-undo-cancel-a-check-deposit-if-the-depositor-requests-it/814689 "2018-05-25T01:20:01Z")
I recently went to the bank and while I was at the teller one of the other bank employees answered the phone. Apparently a customer that had been in there “5 minutes earlier” wanted to know if they could undo the the ch… --- ## [Is there an android app that will tell me why my phone keeps overheating and draining the battery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-android-app-that-will-tell-me-why-my-phone-keeps-overheating-and-draining-the-battery/814710)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-android-app-that-will-tell-me-why-my-phone-keeps-overheating-and-draining-the-battery/814710 "2018-05-24T21:35:54Z")
Sometimes my phones overheats and the battery drains rapidly. Something is using a lot of cpu power but when I go on settings, then battery it just days ‘screen’ as the main user of the battery. I’ve had times where my … --- ## [Do you suffer from Auto-Pilot's Syndrome?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-suffer-from-auto-pilots-syndrome/814679)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-suffer-from-auto-pilots-syndrome/814679 "2018-05-24T19:25:54Z")
My body has a nasty habit of doing tasks (incorrectly) even when my mind has completely disengaged from the task at hand. Examples: Driving to work, I’ll take a left towards the grocery store, instead of taking a right… --- ## [AirTV Users: Tell Me About Your Experience!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airtv-users-tell-me-about-your-experience/814743)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airtv-users-tell-me-about-your-experience/814743 "2018-05-24T19:24:27Z")
I cut the cord recently, which means that I now access network TV via a hodgepodge of Roku apps and a Sling subscription. However, this appears to hold some promise, but I can’t seem to separate fact from the sales pitch… --- ## [Need ideas on a long text video in Sony Vegas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-ideas-on-a-long-text-video-in-sony-vegas/814725)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-ideas-on-a-long-text-video-in-sony-vegas/814725 "2018-05-24T15:30:28Z")
I am trying to make a long video with a lot of text, something about the history of one country, actually I want an entire series, but I don’t want it to look like a 12 year old made it as a school assignment in Power po… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=493) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=495)