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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-up1·1 day 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/
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/