you are the first person that I’ve seen to finally mention his voice. Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with his entire vocal box??

I think most people don’t talk about it because there are plenty of things to complain about with RFK Jr, we don’t have to resort to ableism.

He has a condition called spasmodic dysphonia. Legendary NPR interviewer Diane Rehm also suffered from this condition, which eventually ended her radio career.

I could be wrong, but I don’t think it’s because of his terrible health decisions. It happens to some people.

Judging by that picture, pedestrians can get fucked though.

A picture can be deceiving.

That picture is of work being down on a part of Lyon street south of DeVos Performance Hall and Convention center, between Monroe Avenue and the Grand River.

(Don’t let the name fool you, DeVos Hall and DeVos Center are owned by the city. They’re just named after the billionaires who paid a chunk of change for its construction and subsequent renovations.)

The reconstruction there is to make the area much better for pedestrians. There used to be a some parking along that street, which I think when the work will be finished will be purely for valet service for the hotel on the south side of the street. That part of the street has been at least partially closed to cars for a while, even though most of the work is done. And I wouldn’t be shocked if those sidewalks are already heated.

As I said elsewhere, they’ve added a really nice seating area at the end of the street (you can’t really see it in this picture because it goes down toward the Grand River). This also better connects Monroe Avenue (where the picture is taken) to the walking bridge behind DeVos Hall that goes over the Grand River to the Gerald R Ford Presidential Library and Museum. Just across the street from that is the Grand Rapids Public Museum, with yet another pedestrian/cyclist only bridge back across the river.

Just behind the camera and about a block south is Rosa Parks Circle, another pedestrian focused area with safe access to several restaurants with outdoor seating and the Grand Rapids Art Museum.

In short, this is a very walkable part of town. It isn’t perfect, but it’s far from “pedestrians can get fucked.”

Also as I stated elsewhere, heating under the street like this can prevent the accumulation of snow which would be plowed onto sidewalks or bike lanes, and the accumulation of ice which would be treated with salt that would then run into the Grand River. It’s a very good solution for the specific problem faced by this city.

They should leave, go back to Holland or wherever they came from

They didn’t take land. Their ancestors did. They were born and grew up in South Africa.

And yes, they benefitted from an absolutely horrible system of apartheid.

But telling them to “go back where they came from” is racist AF, just like it is when said to a brown person in the States. Don’t be that guy. They are where they came from.

Nobody hates those who oppose conservatism like other people who oppose conservatism. 🙄

As an American I used to use a variation of this phrase.

Then I decided to experimentally switch to using Celsius. Took a few weeks/months to really internalize it and stop having to do on-the-fly conversions, but honestly I love it.

It’s remarkable how useful having 0 be freezing is for weather. It makes understanding sub-freezing temperatures much easier. Which also helps reinforce what a degree Celsius means.

I wish other Americans would try it. I haven’t gone back, all my devices are still on Celsius over five years later.

George Soros, maybe?

Just remember, every accusation is a confession. Musk pays protestors, so he believes others do as well.

They fixed the MCAS issue a while back. It now requires data from multiple sensors, is only able to activate once per flight, and has a dramatically reduced strength on that one activation.

Mentour Pilot did great videos about the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines incidents that go into detail about that system and its flaws.

I have an LG TV. Absolutely love it.

However, it’s not connected to the internet so it doesn’t do any of this shit. It’s just a really nice dumb TV that has the potential to spy on me if I ever gave it a chance to be smart, and I still get to take advantage of the various picture improvements that come from having the processing power of a smart TV.

Just need something else to do streaming if that’s what you want. Like an Apple TV, nVidia Shield, Roku, or game console. Some of those will also advertise to you, but I’ve had good experience with my Apple TV.

That’s the make, not the model. I know people who have been plenty happy with their Swasticar Model 3.

Why you would want a Swasticar Deplorean though is completely beyond me.

Where Pūteketeke?

• Gives piggyback rides
• Good co-parent
• Bulemia

Earlier this morning, while reading the final Discworld novel, I came across this reference Terry Pratchett made to Monty Python. It’s not my favorite thing to come out of Monty Python, but it made me smile.

No no, that would give too many senators to people who understand the value of universal healthcare. Can’t have that.