Mikey P

@polyploid.party

MS Plant breeding & genetics. Batologist.

Nobody in this coffee shop knows that I'm aligning genomic data for a specialty crop and listening to the Brokedown Palace (1999) soundtrack.

Whenever I have an idea for an improvement/shortcut to someone's research and they act like they're a fool for not thinking of it: Shh. I only thought of it because I was the fool last time.

Two people riding one lime scooter inside the skinny buffer lines on Lyndale Ave because there's no bike lane. My reaction: Good. It builds character. In my day we rode in traffic, we got run over on the way there and on the way back, and we appreciated what we had.

Joe: I am a 73 year-old retired mechanic in Forsberg, Nebraska. My 3 biggest problems are Iran's uranium enrichment capability, the casting of Helen in Christopher Nolan's "Odyssey," and the ability of Tennesseeans to check out "Roots" from a library 1000 media outlets: can we please talk at length

I am so confused by this article. Who are these people who are so embarrassed to be caught shopping at Aldi that they felt they needed to make excuses? Is this a regional thing? My image of the Typical NPR Listener includes "feels mildly smug about all the money they save shopping at Aldi."

Erin Fogg says Free Link@criminalerin.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Cool economic indicator, NPR telling their core audience not to be ashamed for *checks story* shopping for groceries at Aldi and Costco