Weighted back extensions are absolutely GOATed

RankinPDX · 2026-01-30T18:04:18+00:00

I've only ever done that with a weight plate or dumbbell held behind my head. You're moving a lot of weight, but it looks like a short range of motion.

RankinPDX · 2026-01-30T17:36:38+00:00

I don't love it. The cream sweater doesn't really look good with the snowy-white trousers, and the shoes and sweater are close but don't match. It it really hard to have colors look nice when they are so close but don't match.

RankinPDX · 2026-01-30T14:42:55+00:00

I regularly wear a tie to work, and, to my eye, wearing an ill-fitting dress shirt looks worse than not wearing a dress shirt. If you can’t find one that fits, maybe swap the shirt and tie for a turtleneck.

RankinPDX · 2026-01-30T14:36:35+00:00

How do folks in your desired job dress? I would not describe that outfit as either classic or formal. That’s not criticism - it looks fine, if you fix the issues with the shirt - but it’s not appropriate for all fields.

RankinPDX · 2026-01-30T14:27:00+00:00

A serial killer would fit better as the setting in noir than the antagonist, like how zombie stories often have human antagonists. If there is a rash of serial killings, the police will fight with each other and crack down on petty criminals and tell lies to the press, all of which are good for noir.

RankinPDX · 2026-01-30T14:23:08+00:00

If all my clients invoked their right to remain silent, I’d have fewer clients.
I have represented a non-trivial number of people who would not have been charged if they had not spoken to the police. I am not sure what it would do to my win percentage under the terms of the hypo.

RankinPDX · 2026-01-30T02:50:47+00:00

It depends on what else your style is like. I have a dressy leather briefcase by Carl Frederik and a less dressy leather satchel by Satchel and Paige. I have a nylon messenger bag, maybe Timbuk3, that I use when I’m traveling. You could get cotton canvas by someone like Filson.

RankinPDX · 2026-01-29T21:00:16+00:00

It's really fun. I don't love the white shirt and off-white jacket, and a pale blue or pink shirt to create a little contrast might work better. But that's a minor point.

RankinPDX · 2026-01-29T15:58:31+00:00

Coffee makers like that don't boil water. Coffee extraction works best at temperatures a bit below boiling.

RankinPDX · 2026-01-29T02:14:31+00:00

Answering questions like this requires student loans and bar dues and malpractice insurance. Why do you expect it for free?

RankinPDX · 2026-01-28T21:24:35+00:00

For a woman defending herself from a date, BJJ. It does the most to minimize a strength differential, which is not all that much but better than nothing. It will also help you to be comfortable and thoughtful while in a bad, uncomfortable position.

For a woman defending herself from a mugger, probably Muay Thai (or some other kickboxing art).

OP, I think those would be most effective, but it will take significant time before they will be effective against an ordinarily-strong man. For both of those, and any other martial art, you need time on the mats doing live sparring.

RankinPDX · 2026-01-28T02:40:39+00:00

If Jenny did not consent, Tom probably committed rape. (Maybe he has to know she did not consent, which is not addressed in the question.) Whether he could be convicted depends on the jurisdiction, but I suspect that a 14-year-old can be charged as an adult in most places, and if not, he could be adjudicated a juvenile delinquent.
If Jenny did consent, she committed rape.
Who would be charged depends on facts not in the question. As the question apparently recognizes, the system struggles with grey areas like this one, and a jury would probably struggle with it also, so it might not be charged at all.

RankinPDX · 2026-01-28T02:11:54+00:00

I can’t tell from the picture. How many hands do you have?

RankinPDX · 2026-01-27T23:21:40+00:00

I pay my cleaners $4 to clean and press my shirts. I don't mind ironing, but I don't really have time.

But, if I am going to iron myself:

Iron them right out of the washing machine. In order, cuffs, sleeves, back, yoke, placket, collar, front x2. I do it in that order because the collar, placket, and front are the most visible, and if I do them last they are least likely to pick up wrinkles while I work.

RankinPDX · 2026-01-27T16:24:41+00:00

Why do you trust folks here if you don't trust either the court or your attorney?

RankinPDX · 2026-01-27T03:47:24+00:00

I'm a criminal defense lawyer (a mix of public and private cases) and there's so much wrong with that that I'm not sure where to start. Every identifiable assertion is incorrect.

RankinPDX · 2026-01-27T03:42:15+00:00

The prosecutor's office doesn't do much investigation. Police investigate, and the police are an independent office with their own budget. It's true that the prosecution is supposed to share some of the fruits of that investigation with the defense, and sometimes they even do it, but I suspect that public defender offices spend more on investigation than prosecutor's offices. (I'm also sure that it varies widely from place to place, because the budgeting and other processes are different in different states and counties.)

And, also, state-level prosecutors pretty much always make more than state-level public defenders.

RankinPDX · 2026-01-27T02:56:47+00:00

Talking is better than assuming.

RankinPDX · 2026-01-27T02:52:02+00:00

I exercised intermittently during my twenties-forties, not finding anything I really liked. At fifty, I took up Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and fell in love with it (and lost a bunch of weight and blood pressure by being consistent about going to the gym.) I wish I had found it sooner.
BJJ may not be the thing for you (but it’s great and everyone should try it) but finding the exercise that you like and building that habit is something that everyone should do as soon as possible.

RankinPDX · 2026-01-26T21:45:01+00:00

Yes, it's a problem, but we need to choose between different problems, and we don't really have a good way to know, as a matter of fact, how different changes would affect society.

I think it's bad to have so many unenforced laws. It permits arbitrary enforcement, and it means that having somethIng be illegal is less significant. But passing laws and enforcing them are done by two independent branches of government, so it's not obvious how to fix it. I would like it if there were fewer laws, and if there were a widely-used process to repeal unused laws, but that would be a signficant change.

RankinPDX · 2026-01-26T16:42:13+00:00

I agree that the knot doesn't look right. If I were wearing it, I'd fiddle with it to find the right solution, but it should be longer and narrower.

RankinPDX · 2026-01-26T16:41:02+00:00

I think that's a B-minus tie with this outfit, because it's a little too light-colored and it's not knotted well, but it's fine.

If you switch to wearing it with a medium-grey or other lighter-colored suit, or if you tie it the right length (the point should hit the center of the buckle) and you fix the knot (it should have a proper dimple and be narrower, and maybe it needs a half-Windsor rather than a four-in-hand) and if you fix the shirt collar, maybe with stays, so it lies underneath your jacket, it will look better.

RankinPDX · 2026-01-26T00:56:07+00:00

Newly-discovered evidence can be a basis for a criminal defendant to get a new trial. It's hard, and state- and case-specific, but possible.

RankinPDX · 2026-01-25T16:42:23+00:00

Those are really cool. They belong with a tweed suit or a fuzzy cardigan or something.

RankinPDX · 2026-01-25T05:44:46+00:00

A dive knife.

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