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John P

@johnpalkovic.bsky.social

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Science, fitness, bikes and infrastructure. PhD, physics & mathematics. Aquila non capit muscās. No DMs. Ride a bike. Ich kann Deutsch.

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John P @johnpalkovic.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I'll always remember him for this gem from his "How We Ruined America" piece in 2017. Condescending drivel

"Recently I took a friend with only a high school degree to lunch. Insensitively, I led her into a gourmet sandwich shop. Suddenly I saw her face freeze up as she was confronted with sandwiches named “Padrino” and “Pomodoro” and ingredients like soppressata, capicollo and a striata baguette. I quickly asked her if she wanted to go somewhere else and she anxiously nodded yes and we ate Mexican."

John P @johnpalkovic.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Nice. I've climbed Engineer Mountain twice. I saw snow up there on July 4th, 2016. Here's a view from the top

View from the peak of Engineer Mountain in Colorado near Coal Bank Pass. About 13,000 ft above sea level.

John P @johnpalkovic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Coffee nerds would call that a pourover. That's what my son does. I'm an AeroPress guy

Coffee mug atop a Timemore scale with an AeroPress. 1ZPresso hand grinder, JBC Coffee, and a digital kettle with temp display.

John P @johnpalkovic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Be serious. Bike lanes are too expensive

An overview of a gigantic highway interchange with the words "We can't afford more bike lanes" superimposed

John P @johnpalkovic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Barbara from 🇨🇦 has a comment

NYT article comment, Barbara, Canada "If anyone wanted to seriously damage their child's prospects for success as an independent individual - follow the advice in this article. What masquerades as caring is CONTROL writ large and guaranteed to produce a dependent, insecure, self centered, entitled, individual. Incapable of dealing with the vagaries of life."

John P @johnpalkovic.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I think so

John P @johnpalkovic.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I prefer signs like this

DO NOT ENTER - EXCEPT BIKES sign in Madison, WI, USA

John P @johnpalkovic.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

This Joel Pett cartoon from 2009 seems relevant

A presenter is extolling the virtues of energy independence, ecosystem preservation, clean water & air etc while a skeptic says "What if it's a big hoax and we create a better world for nothing?"

John P @johnpalkovic.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Maintain situational awareness

WARNING sign "Check your surroundings for venomous critters"
Spotted in Tucson, Arizona

John P @johnpalkovic.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Usage note from The New Oxford American Dictionary

Fewer versus less: strictly speaking, the rule is that fewer, the comparative form of few, is used with words denoting people or countable things (‘fewer members’; ‘fewer books’; ‘fewer than ten contestants’). Less, on the other hand, is used with mass nouns, denoting things that cannot be counted (‘less money’; ‘less music’). In addition, less is normally used with numbers (‘less than 10,000’) and with expressions of measurement or time (‘less than two weeks’; ‘less than four miles away’). But to use less with count nouns, as in ‘less people’ or ‘less words’, is incorrect in standard English

John P @johnpalkovic.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I must be the plumber. Just soldered in some new water hammer arrestors with a torch. No leaks detected 😀

Red and blue pex lines feeding a washing machine hookup with water hammer arrestors.

John P @johnpalkovic.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Bike lanes are too expensive

An overview of an enormous highway interchange with the words "We can't afford more bike lanes" superimposed

John P @johnpalkovic.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

One of the top comments on the speech from the NYT coverage

NYT comment with text "I tried watching but had to turn it off when he went off script and started trashing Minnesota and the Somali community. It was all lies. All divisive rhetoric. What a sad spectacle to see the GOP smirk, stand up and applaud this vitriol. It's all about retaining power and the people are fed up. As Talarico recently pointed out on Colbert, it's no longer about the left and the right, it's about the top and the bottom. The GOP are failing the majority of Americans, regardless of political affiliation, and encouraging us to hate each other in the meantime. The rest of the world has figured it out by now, when will we?"

John P @johnpalkovic.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

It sure looks like him. 1:54 in the video on YouTube

Pedro Pascal jamming to Bad Bunny at SuperBowl LX halftime show

John P @johnpalkovic.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Counterpoint:

Sign on a post that reads "AI IS USEFUL IF YOU ARE A LOSER WITH NO RIZZ. SERIOUSLY, READ A FUCKING BOOK AND USE YOUR BRAIN. MORON."

John P @johnpalkovic.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Fenster is a law prof at UFL

Nondisclosure agreements are a paradox, said Mr. Fenster, because seeking to enforce them risks further exposing the very information they are designed to conceal. “If the employer has to go to court to enforce a damages claim or an injunction, you’re in public,” he said.
For the nation’s highest court to bring legal action against an employee could create its own puzzle, he and others said. “Who would represent the Supreme Court?” Mr. Fenster asked.

John P @johnpalkovic.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

This is my bag's location. Terminal 5, O'Hare. It's been there since arriving from Schiphol (which not on my itinerary) yesterday.

A satellite view picture of O'Hare Airport Terminal 5 with an AirTag location.

John P @johnpalkovic.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Here's a pictorial depiction of that sentiment

Image of an enormous highway interchange with the words "We can't afford more bike lanes" superimposed.

John P @johnpalkovic.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Even after the new taxes they'll still have so much money they can't spend it all. Eat the Rich.

Cookie Monster costumed protester at No Kings in Madison, WI 18 Oct 2025 holding a sign that read "Eat the R(e)ich!" with a picture of some cookies.

John P @johnpalkovic.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

A sign from the No Kings march 18 Oct 2025 in Madison, WI. A bare-chested Ralph Wiggums holding a liquor bottle and sporting Hegseth tattoos declares "Daddy says I'm a warfighter"