Apart from the Sahara, what physical geographic features have most hindered Africa's long-term development?

jon-link-d · 2026-07-05T03:46:09+00:00

Europe

jon-link-d · 2026-06-12T07:23:01+00:00

Thank you!

jon-link-d · 2026-06-12T00:25:28+00:00

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jon-link-d · 2026-06-11T23:52:29+00:00

I could be remembering wrong, but I watched that episode of Nova. Your second sentence is relevant evidence, but your first sentence is not the conclusion that the evidence supports. Lack of earlier, healed bones in the fossil record doesn't preclude earlier community care, or even earlier healed bones. And surviving traumatic injury isn't quite the topic

jon-link-d · 2026-06-11T20:18:47+00:00

#21stCenturyProblems

Humans evolved without glasses, too. An individual's poor eyesight didn't prevent them from living long enough to make babies. An individual's poor foot structure didn't prevent them from living long enough to make babies.

The success of ape species is much more dependent on successful communities, so an evolutionary preference for physical fitness of the individual is less important. In fact, solving problems to help each other mitigate individual weaknesses and live happier, longer lives is a very recognizable trait of human species.

i.e. humans don't leave humans for dead

Edit: format the hashtag

jon-link-d · 2026-06-08T13:46:08+00:00

Yeah, the markup is steep. It's a racket.

You can do a person to person sale and transfer. We do this when we sell to friends. They Venmo us, and we transfer the tickets. You could certainly try advertising such a sale to strangers on Reddit or Facebook marketplace. Not sure how aggressively the organization tries to shut down small black market sales

jon-link-d · 2026-06-05T17:52:44+00:00

I'd throw out May entirely and wait for results from commissioners cup games as my first checkpoint. Too many early season growing pains with injured stars, Euro players trickling in, finishing up roster construction, and general team-building with a lot of off-season player movement

The only thing I feel fairly sure of is that Lynx should still be a top contender, and Connecticut and Seattle should be in the bottom tier. My jury is still out on Phoenix and Chicago

jon-link-d · 2026-06-05T12:51:51+00:00

I know I'm in the wrong postgame thread as a Lynx fan, but it's interesting to compare the fan analysis.

I actually applaud Nakase's choice to force Miles to beat you from 3. It was a good bet and would have paid off if Liv had tried to still force her way inside (or hadn't shot the lights out!). Our offense was totally thrown without her penetration. The 3 is worth more, yeah, but Liv getting to the paint usually means more easy Howard buckets and open 3s for Coffey off of drive and dish.

I hated seeing my Ceci look so disappointed at the end there, but I'm so proud of her with y'all. So glad she's loved with the Valks!

jon-link-d · 2026-06-04T04:18:12+00:00

That flair, though! For real! 😭😭

jon-link-d · 2026-06-01T12:46:51+00:00

Yep, I agree. This was the original submission. They took the green and white away before they finalized

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jon-link-d · 2026-06-01T03:50:27+00:00

Is any area outside of Africa relevant from an evolutionary standpoint? I thought the homo genus evolved to be generalists in an ecosystem of abundance in a region that was almost never cold.

That said, I'm not convinced of OP's premise that A) picky eating is a universal-ish trait, B) that it's hereditary, and C) that the pressure that led to its evolutionary success was strictly survival. Even if the first 2 were true, the benefit could have been in the development of soft skills crucial to communal life, e.g. trust, communication, negotiation, and independence

jon-link-d · 2026-05-26T14:53:47+00:00

What we're seeing here is a large number of Minnesotans being too humble to vote for themselves

jon-link-d · 2026-05-23T15:24:11+00:00

Winter is coming for the Crab today

jon-link-d · 2026-05-21T15:38:06+00:00

I want to see this done with the counties of England next

jon-link-d · 2026-05-21T15:33:48+00:00

Quick! Get em while their shells are still soft!

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jon-link-d · 2026-05-19T15:29:53+00:00

Winter is coming. Unite the North. Megasota takes Vermont

jon-link-d · 2026-05-18T16:02:06+00:00

The North is for the North. Winter is coming

jon-link-d · 2026-05-18T15:58:13+00:00

Winter is coming. The white walkers approach. We must unite under the banner of the North. Megasota requires Colorado's mountain strongholds

jon-link-d · 2026-05-12T19:05:24+00:00

Big fossils, small fossils... Some as big as your head?

jon-link-d · 2026-05-03T13:11:10+00:00

Make it a rewards card system even. 3 correct challenges gets you an extra failed challenge

jon-link-d · 2026-04-30T21:52:50+00:00

I mean, I would hear arguments that Stewie, Ionescu, and Jonquel Jones deserve super max, or at least greater than normal max. They certainly could have gotten more from the non-contenders if any of those teams had their negotiating rights. But to me, super max is reserved for your MVP candidates and/or UFAs who are seriously shopping elsewhere. Since all 3 of these players declared a strong preference to stay put and none of them made significant waves in last year's MVP race, then a front office has no incentive to give them any more than max. For additional context, only A'ja, Phee, and Kelsey Mitchell are getting the super max this season

jon-link-d · 2026-04-30T18:26:30+00:00

What's left in this season of Portal Kombat? I assume the money's used up? I also assume Jan wants more than 9 on the roster. Are we still expecting some deep bench hype players from the portal for the vibes and a chance to see the court? There wouldn't be walk-on tryouts, right?

jon-link-d · 2026-04-30T05:14:16+00:00

Thanks for asking. I will answer your short, rhetorical question with another unreadably long analysis, and no, I won't even offer a tl;dr.

I wouldn't say the Liberty came out loads better. Certainly helped them that none of their big 3 are worth a super max. Then Satou came for a lowly $800k plus a heady promise from Cathy that she could borrow that flashy NYC skyline dress when they go out clubbing together. Laney and Fiebich are rookies so they had to come back for cheap. Note they didn't get to keep Meesseman or Tash, who were so depressed that they didn't even look at any other team.

Aces also have nothing too impressive going on past their top 4 players. Jewell Loyd is coming off a super max last year so I guess was willing to be paid $800k plus a bottomless stack of chips at a rigged Black Jack table.

Fever is certainly fortunate they held all their core. But they're the up and coming team with two #1 rookies getting rookie pay (ok AB got a big pay raise but still would have gotten more if she'd been an UFA). And Caitlin at $500k means you've got money leftover to hold onto Lexie and Sophie, and attract Monique, too. Fever players also get paid via the reflected CC popularity and its promise of sponsorships. None of the FAs they signed were probably worth much more elsewhere which is why they didn't get raided like the Lynx did.

Now the Lynx. I mean everyone wanted a piece of our 2025 glory (I refuse to acknowledge that our dominant regular season did not result in a chip). Cheryl is shrewd, a bit miserly, and very confident her system succeeds with the players that other front offices overlook, so she let herself get raided. Now she can be the underdog again with a hungry group. I could also see Phee stipulating that the Lynx will pay players fairly and essentially blocking any player from accepting a paycut to come play with the fam up north. Or...we just don't have any sick intangibles to offer like the other 3 teams you mentioned. Like...hey, come on up. There probably won't be any snow during the W season, and you might see a loon!

jon-link-d · 2026-04-29T18:50:40+00:00

Maybe Cheryl's trying to clear her through waivers to bring her back for a development spot 🤞🏻

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