# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=441 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 442 --- ## [Can one DAC (digital audio converter) be better than another DAC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-dac-digital-audio-converter-be-better-than-another-dac/847980)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-dac-digital-audio-converter-be-better-than-another-dac/847980 "2020-02-17T19:23:44Z")
I was looking in to upgrading my audio system and was reviewing DACs (among other things). I see it is possible to get a $2450 DAC. That seems crazy to me. I assume it is doing something else than being a DAC. Can on… --- ## [hard rocking songs from bands that surprised you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rocking-songs-from-bands-that-surprised-you/847349)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rocking-songs-from-bands-that-surprised-you/847349 "2020-02-17T17:02:31Z")
Following up on my “profound lyrics you didn’t expect” post, what bands not known for hard rock recorded a great rocking song? Victim of Love, and it’s the Eagles again. Just a coincidence I assure you, I was listening … --- ## [Amazon Prime Streaming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-streaming/847824)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-streaming/847824 "2020-02-17T15:21:49Z")
Does anyone else have this issue? When I watch anything from Amazon Prime on my TV it’s terribly blurry. Sometimes it clears up after a while but sometimes not. I’ve been trying to watch Chicago PD and it’s blurry 80%… --- ## [Opinions on "This Is Us" Series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-this-is-us-series/847955)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-this-is-us-series/847955 "2020-02-17T09:15:12Z")
My wife loves this show. I find it “just ok” as I do not like that every scene tries to be so dramatic, including the background music. I mean, even if I character got a splinter or went to the bathroom, they’d turn it … --- ## [The Cheesecake Factory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cheesecake-factory/847374)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cheesecake-factory/847374 "2020-02-17T04:25:40Z")
The wife and I finally went to a Cheesecake Factory, our first ever. The one here in Waikiki. Not far, we walked home, but is place we always meant to try but never got around to. It was pretty good. The first thing we t… --- ## [8 R&R hall of fame members on 1 song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-r-r-hall-of-fame-members-on-1-song/847576)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-r-r-hall-of-fame-members-on-1-song/847576 "2020-02-17T03:56:10Z")
I wonder if any other song has more than 8 , not all from 1 group. Tom Petty Neil Young Eric Clapton Bob Dylan Roger McGuinn George Harrison Steve Cropper Duck Dunn also at the show: Lou Reed Ron Wood C… --- ## [Favorite 'little people' actors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-people-actors/848022)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-people-actors/848022 "2020-02-17T02:30:51Z")
I don’t know the current term for people who are significantly smaller than average. The last I heard was “little people,” but it that is wrong, please forgive me. The Decades channel is showing non-stop Wild, Wild Wes… --- ## [And you thought hoverboards were dangerous!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-hoverboards-were-dangerous/848050)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-hoverboards-were-dangerous/848050 "2020-02-17T00:48:42Z")
Saw a breaking story on how a stuntwoman from Back to the Future II was killed in a gun fight with her ex-husband. I wondered if she was the one famously injured filming the hoverboard scene, and yep. --- ## [Common Gaffes in Movies and TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-gaffes-in-movies-and-tv/847194)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-gaffes-in-movies-and-tv/847194 "2020-02-16T23:11:12Z")
I’m currently binge watching Law & Order so many of these gaffes apply to that show. But I’d like to know if any of you know of other common gaffes that seem to have been present ever since movies and TV shows were firs… --- ## [The fifty year anniversary of The Point](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fifty-year-anniversary-of-the-point/848025)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fifty-year-anniversary-of-the-point/848025 "2020-02-16T16:43:20Z")
Hope you folks have enjoyed this flick, soundtrack as much as I have. --- ## [Saving Private Ryan--End Part--Why not just blow the bridge and leave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-private-ryan-end-part-why-not-just-blow-the-bridge-and-leave/847866)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-private-ryan-end-part-why-not-just-blow-the-bridge-and-leave/847866 "2020-02-16T15:46:41Z")
I’m having another sleepless night and watching Saving Private Ryan for the millionth time, but I’ve not noticed this flaw yet. They find Ryan, but he cannot leave his unit and they cannot leave because this bridge they… --- ## [(Where you believe) the song would be better if one of the instruments were removed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-you-believe-the-song-would-be-better-if-one-of-the-instruments-were-removed/847975)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-you-believe-the-song-would-be-better-if-one-of-the-instruments-were-removed/847975 "2020-02-16T08:14:26Z")
Case in point: Burnin’ for You by Blue Öyster Cult. It’s a good, hard-rock’n tune. But IMO it would be even better & heavier if they would have omitted the keyboard track and simply stuck with guitars. It sounds especial… --- ## [TIL about Susan Tedeschi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-susan-tedeschi/847891)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-susan-tedeschi/847891 "2020-02-16T03:46:33Z")
Where the hell have I been!? Man, this woman can sing. Check out her John Sebastion cover: Darling Be Home Soon And she can play. Chunking it up at Live at Farm Aid. (solo starts around 2:20) And finally, on stage wit… --- ## [Quint in Jaws- where's he from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quint-in-jaws-wheres-he-from/232039)
**Author:** [@seaworthy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seaworthy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quint-in-jaws-wheres-he-from/232039 "2020-02-16T00:56:04Z")
I’m watching Jaws on Bravo for the 500th time, and it got me wondering, yet again, where the hell Quint is supposed to be from. I’ve never heard anyone else speak like that here in America, so I’m a little confused. He s… --- ## [Small "Return of the Archons" Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-return-of-the-archons-q/847952)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-return-of-the-archons-q/847952 "2020-02-16T00:48:15Z")
Is that the first appearance of a “Purge scenario” in fiction? --- ## [Doomsday Machine(again)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doomsday-machine-again/847988)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doomsday-machine-again/847988 "2020-02-15T23:57:56Z")
So good. One thing never mentioned are the sound effects. The transporter screwing up…or the score…so good. Edit: I will say the biggest plot hole is…The Enterprise keeps making passes only to get smashed by the Anti-p… --- ## [Your opinion on the Harry Potter Illustrated editions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-on-the-harry-potter-illustrated-editions/847886)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-on-the-harry-potter-illustrated-editions/847886 "2020-02-15T21:51:48Z")
Here’s an example. The only Potter book I currently own is a U.K. copy of Philosopher’s Stone that I bought a few years ago in London. I donated my original Potter books to the library when I moved in 2012, I had to b… --- ## [I need hard science fiction and fantasy trivia quesstions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-hard-science-fiction-and-fantasy-trivia-quesstions/847762)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-hard-science-fiction-and-fantasy-trivia-quesstions/847762 "2020-02-15T16:18:34Z")
I’ve been given the task of preparing 30 HARD trivia questions from the fandom world. Television Film Comics Literature So can you all help? --- ## [What's Your Favorite Garnish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-garnish/847872)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2020, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-garnish/847872 "2020-02-15T11:28:23Z")
I’ve been favoring capers lately, but I just had a salad topped with baby corn cobs, and damn! I’ve had baby corn cobs before of course, but these seemed sent from heaven. Not sure why. So, mine is baby corn cobs for … --- ## [Fictional artifacts with unassuming but remarkable properties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-artifacts-with-unassuming-but-remarkable-properties/847812)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2020, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-artifacts-with-unassuming-but-remarkable-properties/847812 "2020-02-15T05:22:01Z")
That is a tad oxymoronic, so let me explain. Many fictional artifacts have rather exciting properties. The Ark of the Covenant shoots out weird spirits and melts faces. Gandalf’s fireworks form a full-size flying drag… --- ## [Fun Zep cover!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-zep-cover/847967)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2020, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-zep-cover/847967 "2020-02-15T04:57:49Z")
Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You --- ## [Tommy , new CBS cop show starring Edie Falco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tommy-new-cbs-cop-show-starring-edie-falco/847771)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2020, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tommy-new-cbs-cop-show-starring-edie-falco/847771 "2020-02-15T01:28:04Z")
She plays LA police chief. Thursdays at 10. Reviews are mixed to good. https://www.cbs.com/shows/tommy/ It will be funny if they have a show where she busts Mafia guys --- ## [Google Translate Fails](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-translate-fails/847922)
**Author:** [@GMANCANADA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GMANCANADA)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-translate-fails/847922 "2020-02-15T01:12:10Z")
I came across a video on Youtube where a singer does “Google translate fails”: She sings the “google translated” version of a popular song and it’s inevitably pretty silly. However, she doesn’t really explain how she d… --- ## [Bowdlerized songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowdlerized-songs/847752)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2020, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowdlerized-songs/847752 "2020-02-15T00:50:02Z")
Back in 1982, in a more innocent time, the band Musical Youth had a UK number one hit single with the song Pass The Dutchie. Musical Youth were, as the name suggests, a bunch of kids, and (as I remember) the parents of s… --- ## [Stranger Things 3. No spoilers until post 54](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranger-things-3-no-spoilers-until-post-54/836575)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranger-things-3-no-spoilers-until-post-54/836575 "2020-02-14T21:19:11Z")
Yes I binged the whole thing. Still fun but a bit less fun than 2 which was a bit less fun than 1. Some good bits. I do wonder if I propose spoiler-free through end of the month and \*\*as of August 1 no more needed \*\*w… --- ## [Relatively Simple Pork Belly Prep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relatively-simple-pork-belly-prep/847835)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relatively-simple-pork-belly-prep/847835 "2020-02-14T20:59:43Z")
I bought a lb. of what looks to be very nice pork belly - a couple pieces about 1-1/2" X 1-1/2" X 6" Problem is I’m not sure what to do with it. I was thinking of a slow braise in soy, garlic, and brown sugar for an h… --- ## [Is it always Lobsterfest at Red Lobster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-always-lobsterfest-at-red-lobster/847718)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-always-lobsterfest-at-red-lobster/847718 "2020-02-14T20:31:55Z")
I used to work at Red Lobster and Lobsterfest was a big deal with a mandatory employee meeting to go over the menu and get new buttons to wear. Now it seems like Lobsterfest is every other week. I just saw a commercial … --- ## [I stream TV thru a Roku box. How can I watch the Academy Awards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-stream-tv-thru-a-roku-box-how-can-i-watch-the-academy-awards/847593)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-stream-tv-thru-a-roku-box-how-can-i-watch-the-academy-awards/847593 "2020-02-14T17:18:23Z")
I cut the cord and stream everything I watch on TV through a Roku box. How can I watch (for free) the Academy Awards this Sunday? Is there a free channel that will carry it? Thanks, J. --- ## [The Stranger & Safe (Netflix)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stranger-safe-netflix/847827)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stranger-safe-netflix/847827 "2020-02-14T16:27:30Z")
I just binged The Stranger on Netflix and am halfway through Safe. Both are based on novels written by Harlan Coben. An 8 episode miniseries based on a novel means that things are kind of stretched out, but what the he… --- ## [Billy Crystal as Sammy Davis, Jr.: Offensive or No?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-crystal-as-sammy-davis-jr-offensive-or-no/614214)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2020, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-crystal-as-sammy-davis-jr-offensive-or-no/614214 "2020-02-14T03:23:52Z")
Apparently many were offended enough to stand up and… tweet… when Billy Crystal dusted off his Sammy Davis, Jr. impression at the Oscars last night. It was referred to as black face and mistrel show flashback and other … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=440) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=442)