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Joel Stocksdale

@geekygearhead99.bsky.social

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Automotive Journalist at CarBuzz. Former News Editor for Autoblog. Nerding out over cars, video games and more. He/Him. Opinions are, of course, solely my own.

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Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · Jul 18

My feeling as I start properly scrolling the feed for the day

a group of people are gathered in a living room with a fire coming out of the floor

Alt: Troy from Community steps into his apartment with pizzas to find it on fire. Jeff is swinging a shirt to put it out. Pierce is on the floor after being shot and Abed and Annie are tending to him.

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Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 3h

Raising Hell in a Daihatsu Basket

Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 6h

Yeah, that’s not good technique for crank starting safely

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Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 11h

I need to catch this week’s episode, but Peacemaker S2 has been amazing

Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 17h

Yeah I’ve driven past various little travel agencies. And honestly, if you’re planning kind of a large, complex trip, I can see the appeal of letting someone else figure out bookings for flights, hotels, cars, etc. so you can just arrive and enjoy.

Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 18h

The price is attractive too. Temptingly so

Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 18h

Timex keeps rolling out cool throwbacks

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Q Timex® 1975 SSQ Digital Reissue 38mm Stainless Steel Bracelet Watch

The Q Timex 1975 SSQ Digital Reissue is a ‘70s LCD trailblazer reimagined for today. Housed in a recycled stainless-steel case, this modern-day reissue is thoughtfully elevated with a sunburst-brushed...

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Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 19h

That’s definitely the wave of “Hey, sorry, yeah, we’re not happy about this either”

Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 19h

Solid Cake?

Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 19h

A mystery even to themselves

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Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 1d

So we’re getting Subaru Forester next?

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Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 1d

That cover without the fearmongering does go pretty hard though

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cow tools daily @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social · 1d

it's not FOR us

edited comic panel. Batman is breaking a lump-with-handle cow tool over his knee and saying "this is the tool of the cow. we do not understand it. we will not use it."

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Seth Rudy @sethrudy.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile in #Portland

Kermit faces off with Hopper in The Muppet Movie

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Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 1d

Culture war won’t fight itself

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 1d

But I still want to know the thinking behind the body decisions

Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 1d

The Ann Arbor area has too many Cybertrucks btw

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Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 1d

I now really want to know the reason for these decisions, since the Evo VII WRC car was still very obviously mostly Evo body parts. Clearly there was more wiggle room for body work for that generation, but was there a space/aero/cooling advantage at the front? Why the taillights?

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Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 1d

Is still on Netflix right? Just hit play again

Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 1d

I was looking at some photos of the Mitsubishi Evo VIII based WRC car, and I noticed something odd. It looks like they actually used base Lancer taillights, not Evo ones. And then I noticed that the hood/grille and headlights appear to also be derived from the base Lancer, too, rather than the Evo

Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII WRC from the front three-quarter angle

Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII WRC from the rear three-quarter angle

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Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 1d

I learned this was a thing, and you need to also.

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Duel of the Fates - Kazoo Cover (Also known as 'Kazooel of the Fates [Festival Edition]')

YouTube video by Raindrops on Roses99

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Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 1d

How was it?

Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 1d

I’m always surprised at how much more widely adopted laserdisc was than I thought

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 1d

Federal charges against a Chicago couple who were arrested for protesting against ICE were dropped after a grand jury refused to indict them.

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Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 1d

And at some point it dawned on me that I was working the night of the daylight savings switchover, and I was so overjoyed when I realized I had an extra hour to finish. I think I was within an hour of the submission time when I turned it in.