# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1872 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1873 --- ## [Netflix / Plex / a 4K HDR display run through an AV receiver = don't get a Roku!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-plex-a-4k-hdr-display-run-through-an-av-receiver-dont-get-a-roku/854007)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-plex-a-4k-hdr-display-run-through-an-av-receiver-dont-get-a-roku/854007 "2020-05-18T13:13:31Z")
\[So, is a part-question, part-informative-rant (warning to others) that is home theater related appropriate for Cafe Society? Feels like it is to me…\] TLDR: If you have an AV receiver multiplexing input audio/video sour… --- ## [Penguins Appreciate Art](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penguins-appreciate-art/854025)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penguins-appreciate-art/854025 "2020-05-18T12:43:30Z")
Apparently needing something to do, the folks at the Kansas City Zoo brought three penguins to the local Art Museum in the name of “providing visual stimulation”, and filmed the results: They saw that they like Carava… --- ## [Do Nonhuman Animals Have "Types" That They Look For In Mates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nonhuman-animals-have-types-that-they-look-for-in-mates/853786)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nonhuman-animals-have-types-that-they-look-for-in-mates/853786 "2020-05-18T12:27:07Z")
In the wild (or in captivity, I suppose), have animals been observed choosing mating partners that have consistent features? Like, in Africa, Dr. Important Primate Researcher noted that this male chimpanzee prefers to m… --- ## [Supergirl Season 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-season-5/841313)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-season-5/841313 "2020-05-18T12:22:34Z")
The fifth season of Supergirl premieres Sunday at 9 pm ET, after the series premiere of Batwoman. Last season was probably their best one so far. They not only doubled down on the political theme - with illegal aliens … --- ## [How would you rate your level of comfort for public speaking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-rate-your-level-of-comfort-for-public-speaking/853727)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-rate-your-level-of-comfort-for-public-speaking/853727 "2020-05-18T11:48:40Z")
How would you rate your level of comfort for public speaking, on a scale of 1 to 10? 1 being that you have hate it, you would rather be tortured than get up and speak to a group. And 10, have no qualms about it. You co… --- ## [Establishing criteria for dealing with pandemics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/establishing-criteria-for-dealing-with-pandemics/853735)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/establishing-criteria-for-dealing-with-pandemics/853735 "2020-05-18T11:43:51Z")
Experience in business and running shops has taught me to establish criteria to base my decisions on so as to minimize delays in making decisions. when it comes to human life it becomes much more difficult. I made up a f… --- ## [Contact wearers what type do you wear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contact-wearers-what-type-do-you-wear/853799)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contact-wearers-what-type-do-you-wear/853799 "2020-05-18T11:43:42Z")
I might try contacts so I am looking for advice on brands or just types. I would probably use the extended wear soft ones that last more than a day. --- ## [Respirator Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respirator-question/850250)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respirator-question/850250 "2020-05-18T09:52:44Z")
There is a shortage of respirators, and ramping up production is time consuming. Is there any reason the old school iron lung with an oxy mask can’t be used? --- ## [Morbid Songs. (I know, I shouldn't go here)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morbid-songs-i-know-i-shouldnt-go-here/846678)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morbid-songs-i-know-i-shouldnt-go-here/846678 "2020-05-18T09:39:05Z")
I heard a piece of a song: Honey, you’ll know that You’d been loved For I’ll go, I’ll go to my grave, To my grave, to my grave Lovin’ you Lovin’ you Lovin’ you \* Morbid love songs fascinate me. I need to know m… --- ## [Concerns about Impossible Burgers, Beyond Meat, and Others](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerns-about-impossible-burgers-beyond-meat-and-others/846072)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerns-about-impossible-burgers-beyond-meat-and-others/846072 "2020-01-19T23:10:54Z")
Don’t get me wrong - I have zero problems with vegetarians or vegans. Eat the way you want to eat. I think more options are great for everyone. I’ve had meatless days in my own household for years. However, as someon… --- ## [Black Hole spacetime geometries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-hole-spacetime-geometries/853993)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-hole-spacetime-geometries/853993 "2020-05-18T07:00:25Z")
In what ways are Penrose Diagrams https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Daniel\_Pollack2/publication/45910536/figure/fig3/AS:667041270861828@1536046440330/The-Carter-Penrose-diagram-6-for-the-KruskalSzekeres-space-time-wi… --- ## [So why not make PPE out of garbage bags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-not-make-ppe-out-of-garbage-bags/851362)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-not-make-ppe-out-of-garbage-bags/851362 "2020-05-18T05:31:30Z")
We have seen the social media stories of medical personnel having to use garbage bags in lieu of proper personal protective equipment. People were outraged. That got me thinking. Why shouldn’t we make them out of polyth… --- ## [Did you know what PPE meant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-what-ppe-meant/853617)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-what-ppe-meant/853617 "2020-05-18T05:03:40Z")
I’m curious about how widespread the term PPE was before the current pandemic. It’s very common in the military where it is usually referring to items that protect from injury rather than illness. I believe I heard it th… --- ## [Going Down the Youtube Rabbithole With Scottish Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-down-the-youtube-rabbithole-with-scottish-guy/853988)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-down-the-youtube-rabbithole-with-scottish-guy/853988 "2020-05-18T04:48:17Z")
Scottish Guy is an Edinburghian Scot who makes some slightly amusing videos but he is perfect for some time killing socially isolating fun. Here he explains his experiences with North American wildlife duri… --- ## [The day-after-mothers-day MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-mothers-day-mmp/853574)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-mothers-day-mmp/853574 "2020-05-18T04:14:13Z")
Get yer half-price Mother’s Day cards today! (Not nearly as much fun as the day-after-easter candy sales … ) I’m up stupid early because I crashed stupid early after irkedy-irk yesterday. Long shift, so I gave myself pe… --- ## [How to get through to someone who gives a \*\*\* about their health?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-through-to-someone-who-gives-a-about-their-health/853922)
**Author:** [@Sandwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sandwood)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-through-to-someone-who-gives-a-about-their-health/853922 "2020-05-18T03:25:26Z")
Hello dear people of the Dope, this is going to be a very long post, partly because I need to vent a bit, and partly because I am at a total loss what to do. My mother is a bit over 60, significantly overweight, was di… --- ## [Joe Biden is wrong. Betsy DeVos is right.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-is-wrong-betsy-devos-is-right/853382)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-is-wrong-betsy-devos-is-right/853382 "2020-05-18T02:58:47Z")
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/06/biden-vows-a-quick-end-to-devos-sexual-misconduct-rule-241715 Perrine has him dead to rights here. That Biden could take this stance, at the very moment he is getting his reput… --- ## [Minimal anagrams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimal-anagrams/853970)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimal-anagrams/853970 "2020-05-18T02:19:42Z")
An anagram is a word or phrase that made by rearranging the letters from another word or phrase. For this thread, I’m only interested in those of words (not phrases) and only when there’s the minimal change between them.… --- ## [ok i have preseasoned pork riblets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-have-preseasoned-pork-riblets/853767)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-have-preseasoned-pork-riblets/853767 "2020-05-18T01:58:51Z")
I bought these dry seasoned riblets and i’m trying to figure out how to cook them in the oven I bought them in a Hispanic/Latin ethnic supermarket so it got the red dry seasoning on it Some sites say you just pour bb… --- ## [Help me with my Spanish Rice game.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-my-spanish-rice-game/853974)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-my-spanish-rice-game/853974 "2020-05-18T01:54:55Z")
Made a beloved Pernil recipe last night. ( Well. Yesterday. It’s a 4+ hour bake… ). Hadn’t tried in 20 years. Turned out great. Tried making a fairly simple Spanish rice recipe I found. Here’s where I struggled and I as… --- ## [Do masks help prevent the spread of COVID-19?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-masks-help-prevent-the-spread-of-covid-19/852440)
**Author:** [@CoolHandCox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoolHandCox)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-masks-help-prevent-the-spread-of-covid-19/852440 "2020-05-18T01:53:36Z")
Harris County (Houston) is going to order the use of face masks while in public - most of the masks will likely be homemade or surgical type. Does wearing a mask help prevent the spread of Covid-19? Common sense tells … --- ## [I think the Tuvix (Voyager) outcry is stupid...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-tuvix-voyager-outcry-is-stupid/853983)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-tuvix-voyager-outcry-is-stupid/853983 "2020-05-18T00:51:43Z")
…but I’m not here to argue that. HA GOTCHA!! CLICKBAIT!! Seriously though. I think the subject is much better handled in DS9’s “Children of Time”. But I’m not really here to talk about that. I have a very simple questi… --- ## [Songs with different/odd stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-different-odd-stories/853729)
**Author:** [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-different-odd-stories/853729 "2020-05-18T00:33:29Z")
Mountain - Nantucket Sleighride - Life as a whaler in Massachusetts. Genesis - Driving the Last Spike - Life building railroads in England in the 1800s. Others? --- ## [New Jerseyan???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jerseyan/853755)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jerseyan/853755 "2020-05-18T00:29:15Z")
Governor Murphy used the term today in his press conference. I’ve lived in the state almost my entire life, and defend its honor from all the external hatred, but I swear that today is the first time I’ve ever heard tha… --- ## [Texas Senator John Cornyn and Obamacare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-senator-john-cornyn-and-obamacare/853939)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-senator-john-cornyn-and-obamacare/853939 "2020-05-18T00:09:23Z")
He’s telling recently unemployed Americans how fortunate they are, because they can sign up for Obamacare…which he voted to abolish some 20 times. WTF? Somebody help me make sense of this. --- ## [SMTP: How does the receiving server validate using SPF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smtp-how-does-the-receiving-server-validate-using-spf/853852)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smtp-how-does-the-receiving-server-validate-using-spf/853852 "2020-05-18T00:02:15Z")
A receiving SMTP server is bouncing my emails. I think it has an error in how it validates SPF records. What I can’t figure out is what part of the header an SMTP server is supposed to look at to determine the sending SM… --- ## [Rank Your NBC Mystery Movie In Order](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-your-nbc-mystery-movie-in-order/853913)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Taggart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Taggart)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-your-nbc-mystery-movie-in-order/853913 "2020-05-17T23:58:49Z")
Me: Columbo McMillan and Wife Banacek McCloud --- ## [Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome Temporally Associated with COVID-19. (Kawasaki-like)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pediatric-multi-system-inflammatory-syndrome-temporally-associated-with-covid-19-kawasaki-like/853488)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pediatric-multi-system-inflammatory-syndrome-temporally-associated-with-covid-19-kawasaki-like/853488 "2020-05-17T23:13:29Z")
Let’s first get out of the way that this Kawasaki Disease (KD) like illness is not a reason for parents to panic. It is very rare, and as of yet it is not even firmly established that it is a causative association. The r… --- ## [If one suspects one is infected, proper procedure is to stay home and ask for a test at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-one-suspects-one-is-infected-proper-procedure-is-to-stay-home-and-ask-for-a-test-at-home/853461)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-one-suspects-one-is-infected-proper-procedure-is-to-stay-home-and-ask-for-a-test-at-home/853461 "2020-05-17T22:52:46Z")
OK, so I haven’t found the proper protocol for this (and I don’t know if it varies by region): Considering how contagious Covid-19 is, I am assuming that if one is at home, but begins to develop symptoms that strongly s… --- ## [RIP Brian Dennehy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-brian-dennehy/851938)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-brian-dennehy/851938 "2020-05-17T22:32:36Z")
His family as reported that Brian Denney has died of natural causes not related to COVID-19 at 81 He was in so many things I liked but one movie that I loved that doesn’t top any lists was F/X with Bryan Brown. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1871) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1873)