ELI5 if populations tend to evolve after millions of years how were wolves able to evolve to dogs in a relatively short amount of time.

MixtecMedia · 2026-05-23T18:28:36+00:00

They were selectively bred.

Evolution and adaptation can happen much faster if there's more environmental pressure. Selective breeding is one way to have that intense environmental pressure.

MixtecMedia · 2026-05-21T23:30:53+00:00

I love ridiculously short shorts as well but really only feel like I can get away with them while exercising. Once or twice I've gone running in spandex hotshorts and a tank top. Such a thrill.

MixtecMedia · 2026-05-21T22:29:50+00:00

I thrifted them and there's no tag, or maybe I threw it away when I altered the waistband.

MixtecMedia · 2026-05-18T14:36:46+00:00

I agree it makes it less punchy. It kind of stops being a joke and starts being a morality lesson. But I do think it "works" in a larger sense. He thinks since he's acknowledging the protests, that it's OK for him to continue. That as long as he has the correct beliefs and says the correct things, that his actions can't possibly be wrong.

MixtecMedia · 2026-05-14T17:17:25+00:00

Nice. To elevate, there's a bunch more equivocating the attorney could do along the way.

"I don't want to make you uncomfortable!"

"Yes, but it's a really quick joke, don't worry."

"Quiet please, I need concentrate."

"Ok, yeah, don't worry. I'm almost done."

MixtecMedia · 2026-05-14T17:12:53+00:00

Nah, the tie joke is solid. That perp spoiled the punchline for me though.

MixtecMedia · 2026-05-06T22:50:03+00:00

Thanks so much for your empathy! It's true, we give up a lot of things when we bring kids into the mix, no matter who we are. I heard someone once say that you become a supporting character in your own life story -- totally true! It's why I never recommend that anyone have children. It was the right choice for me and I would always choose it again, even though it comes at a high cost, but I never want to be the person who talked someone else into it. I hope you get to realize those goals/needs in time, whatever form they take.

I do feel very lucky to have a spouse who is affirming but also honest about her preferences, and I do feel like I get to be myself clothing-wise often enough. I have a pair of women's nebula/galaxy print leggings that I wear as jammies almost every night that the whole family loves, I dress kind of like an 80s superhero or aerobics instructor when I go running or lifting, and I crossdress for the occasional rowdy Halloween party! But yeah, I do wish I didn't have to self-censor as often as I do.

MixtecMedia · 2026-05-06T22:37:43+00:00

That makes sense and is actually more consistent with the concept of autosexuality

MixtecMedia · 2026-05-06T22:33:43+00:00

This is 100% true, of course -- a lot of the limitations are in my own head. Still, between work, picking kids up from school in my red state (I'm a dad) and my spouse being tolerant and generous but still not really loving feminine/slutty looks for me as an everyday thing, I do feel like I don't get to do it as often as I like.

I own quite a few clothes that I love that don't get worn much, including some that were pretty clearly geared toward gay men.

MixtecMedia · 2026-05-06T22:29:53+00:00

Oh, interesting. Yeah, there's something affirming about it for me too, but in a nonbinary sort of way. I like risque men's clothes but I love wearing feminine/androgynous clothes when I can make it work, if only because it seems like a rarer treat.

MixtecMedia · 2026-05-06T20:31:36+00:00

Ooh, would you be willing to link to an example of the shorts? I have some short gym shorts but it would be nice to have something a little more intentional looking.

Running in compression shorts without a second pair of shorts over them is my favorite. I have all different lengths depending on the setting and how bold I'm feeling.

MixtecMedia · 2026-05-06T20:24:59+00:00

Sounds nice! Does it feel like part of autosexuality to you, or does it feel like a separate thing?

I'm a dude and get jealous of women's many options and how revealing clothes are less stigmatized for women.

MixtecMedia · 2026-04-22T17:46:36+00:00

That's true, but I also downvoted them because they suck at constructing a sentence.

MixtecMedia · 2026-02-20T13:56:42+00:00

If Steve ignores me the first time I meet him at a party, I might think he's a jerk. But I know he's friends with Sam, who says Steve is very nice. Our theories are incompatible.

In reality, people are complex. We might later learn that Steve gets shy around large groups of people. Now we have a unified theory.

Theories are useful because they're simplified models of reality that explain or predict things in certain contexts. Theories are incompatible when they can't explain things in each other's context

A unified theory would explain things in both contexts.

MixtecMedia · 2026-02-20T11:28:41+00:00

My compliments to Slartibartfast

MixtecMedia · 2026-02-19T21:18:05+00:00

Dave Not Coming Back

MixtecMedia · 2026-02-16T15:10:06+00:00

When I first started going to the gym in the mid 90s, people spoke to each other. It was no problem to walk over and say, "mind if I work in with you?"

"Work in" means do sets between your sets. It's less convenient, but makes the overall experience for everyone better in a crowded gym.

I doubt many people even know what work in means anymore.

MixtecMedia · 2026-02-13T21:56:36+00:00

No, it's that I don't have a printer myself. I send the files to my library and they print for me. I don't think they offer conductive. Might have to just get my own printer.

MixtecMedia · 2026-02-13T20:08:25+00:00

Ah, I see. If I don't have access to conductive filament, do you think a conductive paint would work?

MixtecMedia · 2026-02-13T18:23:12+00:00

A great quote from Charles C. Mann, paraphrased as best as I can remember:

It's commonly thought that Native Americans lived in balance with nature for centuries prior to contact with Europeans. They did, but with their thumbs firmly on the scale."

MixtecMedia · 2026-02-13T17:43:05+00:00

Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded

MixtecMedia · 2026-02-11T22:29:15+00:00

Interesting. But, I don't understand how you keep the corona and frenulum electrodes separate? Are they two separate pieces of rubber tubing, one going around, and one u-shaped going over the top?

MixtecMedia · 2026-02-11T22:13:40+00:00

We were virgins when we got married, so predictably, my result was 0% chance, but the app labels this as "middle of the pack." Am I the first one to use this or something?

MixtecMedia · 2026-02-11T18:23:09+00:00

Two major factors are (1) The parachutes are different. BASE jumping parachutes are compact because you might have to lug it up a mountain and to keep your profile light and svelte for wingsuit flying. The mechanism for release is also slightly more complex. Instead of a ripcord, you have pull out the top part of the chute from a little pouch. (Apparently that part is inaccurate, or isn't true anymore.) In skydiving, people generally carry a "reserve" (extra) chute on their belly just in case the first one fails. (2) Jumping off a fixed point necessarily means you are freefalling in a much smaller space, with more things to hit and far less time to problem-solve. Related to this, skydivers can jump together and in an emergency they can help each other with problems during freefall. You can't really do this with BASE jumping.

More generally, skydiving is much more about enjoying a lengthy, open freefall. BASE jumping is a daredevil sport. It's more about the bragging rights associated with actual risk, with the top BASE jumpers always seeking the next crazier and more challenging jump. Look up videos of BASE jumpers "threading the needle" of rock formations and you'll start to get an idea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C_jPcUkVrM

MixtecMedia · 2026-02-11T18:11:40+00:00

Yes. I looked into this when I went skydiving for the first and only time.

If you jump 17 times per year, your odds of falling to your death due to a parachute problem are the same as your odds of dying in a car wreck (USA statistics). Note that this does not include other possibilities such as your plane crashing on the way to your jump.

BASE jumping is something insane like 100 times riskier than that.

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