# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=883 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 884 --- ## [Camera shutter sounds during press conferences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camera-shutter-sounds-during-press-conferences/724700)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2015, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camera-shutter-sounds-during-press-conferences/724700 "2015-07-10T21:32:17Z")
I find that shutter sound during press conferences distressingly distracting and annoying. That is what I’m hearing, right? Loud shutter sounds, from what can’t be anything other than a DSLR. Are there DSLR models that a… --- ## [Bees! Bees for Everyone!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bees-bees-for-everyone/724578)
**Author:** [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2015, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bees-bees-for-everyone/724578 "2015-07-10T20:51:06Z")
So I have decided that I want to be an apiarist. I have a spot in my fenced in suburban backyard for one or two hives, a book on the way, places and folks to go to for equipment and bees, and a website of the local beek… --- ## [Advice on buying two Android phones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-buying-two-android-phones/724156)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-buying-two-android-phones/724156 "2015-07-10T20:48:37Z")
So I am about to change our Verizon plan from 2 phones to 4, using the BYO option. That means I need two more Verizon/CDMA phones. These are for our young teens, who finally need real phones better than Tracfoneys. I am… --- ## [What is the value of your car relative to the value of your home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-value-of-your-car-relative-to-the-value-of-your-home/724481)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-value-of-your-car-relative-to-the-value-of-your-home/724481 "2015-07-10T20:45:24Z")
Priorities, priorities, priorities. An old established mantra for financial responsibility. But, hey it’s a free country, and everyone is free to live their life as they please. I know several people that seem to have… --- ## [Sooo I accidentally consumed alcohol...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sooo-i-accidentally-consumed-alcohol/724640)
**Author:** [@GiJoe007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GiJoe007)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2015, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sooo-i-accidentally-consumed-alcohol/724640 "2015-07-10T20:27:31Z")
Hi, I’m 17. A few months ago, I went on a school trip to Europe. As a wrap up event, our group stopped in England for only a brief day before we planned to fly back to North America. Unfortunately, during that day in Eng… --- ## ["A billion dollar company" - IYHO, what does that mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-billion-dollar-company-iyho-what-does-that-mean/724050)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-billion-dollar-company-iyho-what-does-that-mean/724050 "2015-07-10T18:08:27Z")
If heard the phrase, “a billion dollar company”, what you assume that the billion dollars represented? Sales? Assets? Market capitalization? Something else? --- ## [Nature/Nurture - the influence (or not) of parents/caregivers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nature-nurture-the-influence-or-not-of-parents-caregivers/724747)
**Author:** [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nature-nurture-the-influence-or-not-of-parents-caregivers/724747 "2015-07-10T16:10:42Z")
When you think about the kind of person you are as an adult, how much of your personality do you attribute to your parents/caregivers? Do you feel that your parents/caregivers have shaped who you are, or do you think th… --- ## [Is there a simple explanation to what is going on Greece?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-simple-explanation-to-what-is-going-on-greece/724515)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2015, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-simple-explanation-to-what-is-going-on-greece/724515 "2015-07-10T13:41:50Z")
\[ol\] \[li\]How did Greece get to this place?\[/li\]\[li\]What is the significance of the resent “no” vote?\[/li\]\[li\]In discussing the US national debt, one argument that I have heard (and personally advanced) is that sovereign… --- ## [How to delete a comment on squirrelers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-delete-a-comment-on-squirrelers/724718)
**Author:** [@GiJoe007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GiJoe007)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2015, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-delete-a-comment-on-squirrelers/724718 "2015-07-10T11:43:27Z")
Hey, does anyone know how I can delete a comment I made on the Squirrelers website? Thanks! --- ## [The big thread where we share ways to improve our PCs and browsing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-thread-where-we-share-ways-to-improve-our-pcs-and-browsing/720848)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2015, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-thread-where-we-share-ways-to-improve-our-pcs-and-browsing/720848 "2015-07-10T09:13:24Z")
It’d be awfully nice to have a thread where we share tricks, websites, programs and such that can improve our use of our PCs and our browsing. I’ll start first by relaying a great program Crazyhorse brought to my attent… --- ## [Problems communicating with Uber](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-communicating-with-uber/724620)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2015, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-communicating-with-uber/724620 "2015-07-10T03:11:14Z")
I really like the idea of Uber…but in practice, it’s been frustrating more often than not. I just finished a ride where I got picked up at a hospital. The only hospital in town, the tallest building in town, and I was … --- ## [I know why Aliens won't visit us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-why-aliens-wont-visit-us/724656)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-why-aliens-wont-visit-us/724656 "2015-07-10T01:47:08Z")
I figured it out sitting in my apartment the other day. Dust. “Dust in homes, offices, and other human environments contains small amounts of plant pollen, human and animal hairs, textile fibers, paper fibers, minerals… --- ## [Telltale signs someone is marrying just for the green card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telltale-signs-someone-is-marrying-just-for-the-green-card/724363)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2015, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telltale-signs-someone-is-marrying-just-for-the-green-card/724363 "2015-07-10T00:10:34Z")
I know a guy sort of - not really well. Anyway, he married someone a couple years ago, but it seems as if she is always away, and spends months at a time in her home country for reasons that seem dubious. Is this norma… --- ## [Is it the journey or the destination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-the-journey-or-the-destination/724313)
**Author:** [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-the-journey-or-the-destination/724313 "2015-07-09T20:32:52Z")
TheKid is currently on a road trip. They left Minnesota, drove down to North Carolina, are now on their way to Orlando, Florida. At no point have they stopped to sightsee. All meals have been at fast food joints (I take… --- ## [Pleas Help with Window Covering Options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pleas-help-with-window-covering-options/724668)
**Author:** [@RememberMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RememberMe)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pleas-help-with-window-covering-options/724668 "2015-07-09T20:21:52Z")
Hey all, I need some help figuring out my options for window coverings in my house…well, one room in particular. Here is the situation: I have a great room with 5 normal sized (72"x23") south facing windows that are ab… --- ## [People who try to hide behind "sarcasm" or "satire"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-try-to-hide-behind-sarcasm-or-satire/724101)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-try-to-hide-behind-sarcasm-or-satire/724101 "2015-07-09T19:30:50Z")
Request for advice: How would you deal with someone who likes to insult people or say offensive things (meant genuinely, in earnest,) but then, whenever confronted, always retorts, “Can’t you tell what sarcasm is?” or i… --- ## [High WhiteBloodCell Count but Differential Is Good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-whitebloodcell-count-but-differential-is-good/724682)
**Author:** [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-whitebloodcell-count-but-differential-is-good/724682 "2015-07-09T19:09:23Z")
What’s this mean and what does that mean? This means that there’s an unusual number of wbc, but there’s also an unusual number of the other kinds of cells? What does that mean? Could it just mean that I have “rich” bl… --- ## [NYSE Outage: "glitch" or cyber-attack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyse-outage-glitch-or-cyber-attack/724611)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyse-outage-glitch-or-cyber-attack/724611 "2015-07-09T19:03:51Z")
The NYSE says it was a glitch, but it happened " hours after United Airlines temporarily grounded its flights due to what the company said was a “network connectivity issue… And at about the same time as the NYSE freeze,… --- ## [Other Online selling Sites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-online-selling-sites/724511)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-online-selling-sites/724511 "2015-07-09T18:59:52Z")
What non-ebay, non-Amazon sites would you recommend for selling items? --- ## [Special Education and Education in general.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-education-and-education-in-general/724242)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-education-and-education-in-general/724242 "2015-07-09T18:28:41Z")
When I was in school, I was in Special Education, and it was a nightmare. I had special needs just like most of the other children in my class, but we were all so different from each other, and there were varying degree… --- ## [Best language for an American student to learn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-language-for-an-american-student-to-learn/724548)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-language-for-an-american-student-to-learn/724548 "2015-07-09T18:24:10Z")
Besides Spanish, which should be a common second language for Americans now, what other language should Americans learn? In older times it was French and German. I’m going to say Chinese now. What do you all think? --- ## [Best hardware for posting on youtube?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-hardware-for-posting-on-youtube/724639)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-hardware-for-posting-on-youtube/724639 "2015-07-09T17:57:11Z")
Anyone here post a video of themselves playing and or singing on youtube? Did you look into the camera and mics, or other equipment options that are best for this purpose? Thx --- ## [Black Lives Matter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-lives-matter/724473)
**Author:** [@cornopean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornopean)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-lives-matter/724473 "2015-07-09T17:35:18Z")
What is going on in Chicago?? “The final toll for Independence Day 2015 in Chicago was ten killed and 55 wounded.” I cannot get my mind around that. It sounds like Baghdad. What is going on in Chicago? Is it time t… --- ## [Need help marketing myself to non accounting jobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-marketing-myself-to-non-accounting-jobs/724621)
**Author:** [@CaptainAmerica\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptainAmerica_1987)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-marketing-myself-to-non-accounting-jobs/724621 "2015-07-09T15:04:43Z")
Recently I was asking on here about advise for different kinds of drafting programs and civil engineering technology however after a long discussion at home my family and I have reached the conclusion that going about th… --- ## [A/C dispute - expert opinions sought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-c-dispute-expert-opinions-sought/724392)
**Author:** [@Trinary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinary)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-c-dispute-expert-opinions-sought/724392 "2015-07-09T12:50:26Z")
With the end goal being to lower the current (staggering) electric bill, here are some facts: Hot climate – no snow in winter 2 story rental, 1650 sq. ft. living space 35-40 y/o air-conditioning unit – (landlord won’t… --- ## [Hot or Not!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-or-not/723905)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-or-not/723905 "2015-07-09T12:06:37Z")
So with all of the virginal advice and self esteem advice etc. etc. threads recently, one common theme is whether or not you are attractive. So it’s time to rate yourself. Are you Hot! or Not :(??? --- ## [GM vehicle owners: Are you being urged by OnStar to purchase an "upgrade"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gm-vehicle-owners-are-you-being-urged-by-onstar-to-purchase-an-upgrade/724555)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gm-vehicle-owners-are-you-being-urged-by-onstar-to-purchase-an-upgrade/724555 "2015-07-09T11:54:59Z")
I recently received a message from OnStar. Note that I am in Canada, if that makes any difference: I’m a little disturbed by this. I thought I bought a truck that would work and was mine until I decided to get rid of… --- ## [What do you use your computer / phone for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-your-computer-phone-for/724581)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-your-computer-phone-for/724581 "2015-07-09T05:45:59Z")
Inspired by the conversation on \[URL=“Basic Computer knowledge question - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board”\]this thread. What do you use your computer and/or smartphone for? Do you mostly use a web br… --- ## [Will USA keep on borrowing money and just pay the interest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-usa-keep-on-borrowing-money-and-just-pay-the-interest/724404)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-usa-keep-on-borrowing-money-and-just-pay-the-interest/724404 "2015-07-09T02:37:13Z")
What would be the wise thing to do if by some odd chance the US Treasury took in twice as much as they normally do in just one year? Present spending =$3,636,497,000,000 Present intake = $3,140,386,274,000 How abou… --- ## [Anatomical nicknames and Connotations (slightly NSFW language)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anatomical-nicknames-and-connotations-slightly-nsfw-language/724535)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anatomical-nicknames-and-connotations-slightly-nsfw-language/724535 "2015-07-09T01:45:19Z")
Hi SD, In a departure from my usual questions about politics, religion, or baseball, I’d like to know about anatomical nicknames and their connotations. I’m not sure on policy regarding the use of vulgar language in a … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=882) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=884)