RegularJoe@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoAt The Edge Of Our Solar System, NASA's Voyager 1 Found A 'Wall Of Fire' - Jalopnikwww.jalopnik.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1173arrow-down130
arrow-up1143arrow-down1external-linkAt The Edge Of Our Solar System, NASA's Voyager 1 Found A 'Wall Of Fire' - Jalopnikwww.jalopnik.comRegularJoe@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down3·2 days agoWell it’s part of the same media group as Gawker and Kotaku so yeah it’s slop and always has been
minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoIs Jalopnik a zombie site now? It used to be about cars. (Jalopy + Beat-nick I think). I didn’t read this link but the title feels utterly unrelated.
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 day agoLike I said, always has been. And yes, that’s the etymology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/-nik So I’m also not sure why they’re reporting space news.
minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 hours agoIn the early days it had decent people writing articles about shitty cars and LeMons racing and stuff. It was decently funny and Mike Spinelli made some good jokes over the years. https://www.indieauto.org/2025/09/20/mike-spinelli-how-jalopnik-got-its-name/
Well it’s part of the same media group as Gawker and Kotaku so yeah it’s slop and always has been
Is Jalopnik a zombie site now? It used to be about cars. (Jalopy + Beat-nick I think).
I didn’t read this link but the title feels utterly unrelated.
Like I said, always has been.
And yes, that’s the etymology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/-nik
So I’m also not sure why they’re reporting space news.
In the early days it had decent people writing articles about shitty cars and LeMons racing and stuff. It was decently funny and Mike Spinelli made some good jokes over the years.
https://www.indieauto.org/2025/09/20/mike-spinelli-how-jalopnik-got-its-name/