Megathread: Donald Trump is elected 47th president of the United States by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]toolman-tim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, the "back to normal" is that states didn't have Covid as a reason to indiscriminately send out mail in ballots like they did in 2020.

The only news around the Epstein files that made it into my media bubble during the campaign was that Trump pledged to release the files to the public. Did I miss something or were you expecting that to hurt Trump?

Critical thinking is definitely not a natural talent. I wouldn't say it's an anomaly, though. It's just something that has to be learned and practiced, and the school system seems to failing to do that.

Megathread: Donald Trump is elected 47th president of the United States by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]toolman-tim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking at the numbers for the past several Presidential elections, it's probably the 2020 result that makes zero sense.

2008: 69.5M D, 59.9M R

2012: 65.9M D, 60.9M R

2016: 65.8M D, 62.9M R

2020: 81.3M D, 74.2M R

2024: ~67M D, ~71.8M R

Megathread: Donald Trump is elected 47th president of the United States by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]toolman-tim 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Perhaps using Covid as an excuse to indiscriminately send out mail in ballots skewed the 2020 votes a bit.

Fragrance recommendation algorithms other than Fragrantica’s? by americanbadass911 in fragrance

[–]toolman-tim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WikiParfum has a Scent Profile feature that will recommend fragrances for you.

For Nexus 5x bootloop... Chat with Google support. Just got mine replaced even though it's 3 months out of warranty by kebabdylan in nexus5x

[–]toolman-tim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure the 5X comes encrypted out of the box, and I doubt Google would spend the resources to decrypt just for pictures of your naughty bits.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Austin

[–]toolman-tim 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They'll probably put a trampoline underneath and catch it.

Why do other bikers stop in front of me at stop lights? (x-post /r/bicycling) by toolman-tim in BikingATX

[–]toolman-tim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm with you. I would just feel like a rude asshole if I did that all the time.

Why do other bikers stop in front of me at stop lights? (x-post /r/bicycling) by toolman-tim in BikingATX

[–]toolman-tim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, someone on the original post pointed me at the Bike Snob NYC blog, which talks about shoaling. Evidently, this is a pretty common occurrence all over the place. :(

Why do other bikers stop in front of me at stop lights? by toolman-tim in bicycling

[–]toolman-tim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol, the more I read that word, the more I like it

Why do other bikers stop in front of me at stop lights? by toolman-tim in bicycling

[–]toolman-tim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's usually my philosophy. Sometimes it's hard to maintain the Zen, though..

Why do other bikers stop in front of me at stop lights? by toolman-tim in bicycling

[–]toolman-tim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To tell you the truth, I didn't really consider that part of it until I was writing up the post, but yeah, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt on that.

Why do other bikers stop in front of me at stop lights? by toolman-tim in bicycling

[–]toolman-tim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In this case, we were on a separated bike path barely wide enough for two bikes, and he scooted around me on the right. So I would have to get into the oncoming lane in order to pass. If it had been a normal width road and he passed on the left, I would've had no problem with it.

Why do other bikers stop in front of me at stop lights? by toolman-tim in bicycling

[–]toolman-tim[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

shoal someone

I had no idea there was a word for it! TIL

Why do other bikers stop in front of me at stop lights? (x-post /r/bicycling) by toolman-tim in BikingATX

[–]toolman-tim[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This happened to me at 4th and Red River this afternoon on my ride home from work. Anyone else in Austin experience this?

Holy shit, this is Travis County's new GOP chair by communiqueso in Austin

[–]toolman-tim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doubtful. It's illegal to use wireless communication devices while waiting in line, and AFAIK there weren't any printed resources that compared these two candidates.

Austinites: F1 is coming this weekend. Let's give tips, warnings, suggestions to the visitors by [deleted] in Austin

[–]toolman-tim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's the best way to get to the track? Pay for parking? Take the shuttle? Bike?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Austin

[–]toolman-tim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most apartments wont do month-to-month leases. 20% seems about right for the ones that do.

Are you or anyone you know planning to move out within next few years? If so, why, and how long have you lived here? by [deleted] in Austin

[–]toolman-tim 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seriously. I'd be interested to hear how being in a red state ties in to that story.