PNW_Doug 2w ago • 100%
JFC NY Times, you're just noticing his decline now?. It's been self-evident for years.
PNW_Doug 2mo ago • 94%
Stuff like this has a real 'whistling past the graveyard' quality to it.
I'm sure it's catnip to his base, but man, does it ever have the possibility of coming back to haunt him if she keeps building momentum at this rate.
PNW_Doug 2mo ago • 95%
News like this makes me wonder if David Bowie finally reincarnated somewhere on Earth. Everything went to shit in 2016 after he left for his home planet.
PNW_Doug 3mo ago • 100%
It's pronounced "xitter."
PNW_Doug 4mo ago • 98%
While I wouldn't say that's right, I also wouldn't come right out and call it wrong either. This very much engages with the "Selfish Gene", an heuristic model of thinking about evolution from the perspective of the gene itself instead of populations.
As an added amusement, the book "The Selfish Gene" came out in 1976, and is the source of the word "meme," used somewhat differently than it is now, naturally.
PNW_Doug 4mo ago • 100%
Haha, I've been using old.lemmy.world for so long I'd forgotten I even had the Space Needle profile on my account. Was truly puzzled for a minute.
"How do they know I'm in Seattle? Oh, yeah."
PNW_Doug 4mo ago • 88%
You can predict the outcome of this court's decisions with two questions:
A: Will it cause chaos?
B: Is it cruel?
They seem to feel it's bonus points if the answer to both is yes.
PNW_Doug 10mo ago • 90%
Man, she's cuckoo for crazy puffs. She needs serious mental help.
PNW_Doug 11mo ago • 100%
Thanks! You can’t hear it, but I squee like a little kid in my head every time someone says they like it.
PNW_Doug 11mo ago • 100%
Because that’s what this bike is designed for as a low-trail bike. It’s biased to handle weight on the front. Even fully loaded with two panniers it handles completely neutral. It’s almost unnerving how normal it feels. More stability climbing passes too is also nice bonus.
I’ve toured with both this and a more standard four pannier setup and this one is far better, IMO.
PNW_Doug 11mo ago • 100%
Bike’s a bit dirty, but that’s inevitable when you commute in our rainy winters.
This past Sunday's ride, a view across the water from Alki Beach in West Seattle.
PNW_Doug 1y ago • 100%
This really rises to one of 2023's oddest stories. I mean, I don't even have a square for "Indian-Canadian Cold War" on my 2023 bingo card.
PNW_Doug 1y ago • 100%
PNW_Doug 1y ago • 83%
The differences between the classic American and English breakfasts are one of those things that make travel between the two countries so pleasing, at least for me.
Different enough from one another to feel mildly exotic, yet similar enough to make you feel (mostly) at home.
Did wonder while I was over there ages ago why no one had shown them you can fry green tomatoes too for a bit of variety. Searing a ripe one just kinda makes a mess, lol.
PNW_Doug 1y ago • 100%
This is sadly most likely stowaways that either fell off ships, or more horrifyingly, have been possibly tossed overboard after being discovered by crew.
The feet, being encased in a floatable material — shoes — eventually detach and float to shore.
PNW_Doug 1y ago • 100%
Not after midnight please! We all know how that turns out.
PNW_Doug 1y ago • 100%
Corporate "wellness" speech for a concert, sounds like.