Stefan Zajic
@zajic.com
Philadelphia, bikes, marginalia
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Stefan Zajic
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· Dec 11
Better kinds of intelligence:
natural
biological
human
emotional
(each a subset of the prior)
natural
biological
human
emotional
(each a subset of the prior)
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Stay tuned! for details on a seed-bombing Feb collab ride with @sarahmackattack.bsky.social
Philly!
Come to the Native Plant Launch Party Wed 1/21!
Here's why
- I'll have ice whistles/zines
- We'll make seed bombs for a collab w @wednightrides.org
- Poster hosters can pick up seed kits
- I need help packing seeds SO bad
- Free beer/food thx to community donations
RSVP luma.com/sgn1d246
Come to the Native Plant Launch Party Wed 1/21!
Here's why
- I'll have ice whistles/zines
- We'll make seed bombs for a collab w @wednightrides.org
- Poster hosters can pick up seed kits
- I need help packing seeds SO bad
- Free beer/food thx to community donations
RSVP luma.com/sgn1d246
2026 Native Plant Project Launch Party · Luma
We're gearing up for the 2026 iteration of the Philly Native Plant Project, and we need YOUR HELP!
Last year we distributed 10,000 packets of native plant…
luma.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Stay tuned! for details on a seed-bombing Feb collab ride with @sarahmackattack.bsky.social
One of the early jaw-droppers for me in Life after Cars by the @thewaroncars.bsky.social folks was Action Comics #12, in which Superman declares war on, well... more panels at puppetposting.blogspot.com/2023/10/acti...
January 15, 2026 at 10:47 PM
One of the early jaw-droppers for me in Life after Cars by the @thewaroncars.bsky.social folks was Action Comics #12, in which Superman declares war on, well... more panels at puppetposting.blogspot.com/2023/10/acti...
Incredible to see how vibrant & alive East Market once was. On the last Wednesday Night Rides, we rolled down this stretch of Market and my friend described it as "like someone asked an AI to design a city and it glitched"
700 block of Market, Philadelphia, 1897
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January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Incredible to see how vibrant & alive East Market once was. On the last Wednesday Night Rides, we rolled down this stretch of Market and my friend described it as "like someone asked an AI to design a city and it glitched"
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Philly!
Come to the Native Plant Launch Party Wed 1/21!
Here's why
- I'll have ice whistles/zines
- We'll make seed bombs for a collab w @wednightrides.org
- Poster hosters can pick up seed kits
- I need help packing seeds SO bad
- Free beer/food thx to community donations
RSVP luma.com/sgn1d246
Come to the Native Plant Launch Party Wed 1/21!
Here's why
- I'll have ice whistles/zines
- We'll make seed bombs for a collab w @wednightrides.org
- Poster hosters can pick up seed kits
- I need help packing seeds SO bad
- Free beer/food thx to community donations
RSVP luma.com/sgn1d246
2026 Native Plant Project Launch Party · Luma
We're gearing up for the 2026 iteration of the Philly Native Plant Project, and we need YOUR HELP!
Last year we distributed 10,000 packets of native plant…
luma.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Philly!
Come to the Native Plant Launch Party Wed 1/21!
Here's why
- I'll have ice whistles/zines
- We'll make seed bombs for a collab w @wednightrides.org
- Poster hosters can pick up seed kits
- I need help packing seeds SO bad
- Free beer/food thx to community donations
RSVP luma.com/sgn1d246
Come to the Native Plant Launch Party Wed 1/21!
Here's why
- I'll have ice whistles/zines
- We'll make seed bombs for a collab w @wednightrides.org
- Poster hosters can pick up seed kits
- I need help packing seeds SO bad
- Free beer/food thx to community donations
RSVP luma.com/sgn1d246
"The program that generates wisdom is wandering through the wilderness, not trying to adopt the end state of a person who has wandered." sashachapin.substack.com/p/the-rare-p...
The rare people who are solid
Notes on congruence
sashachapin.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:47 PM
"The program that generates wisdom is wandering through the wilderness, not trying to adopt the end state of a person who has wandered." sashachapin.substack.com/p/the-rare-p...
"every time I open Bluesky I am convinced 90% of users there have absolutely lost their minds"
"Is it really so dumb to say fuck this, I'm out? Maybe not"
Two quotes that resonated from this week's @leahreich.com newsletter www.leahreich.com/what-if-dist...
"Is it really so dumb to say fuck this, I'm out? Maybe not"
Two quotes that resonated from this week's @leahreich.com newsletter www.leahreich.com/what-if-dist...
What if Distress is a Feature, Not a Bug?
Have you ever had an allergic reaction to stress? It's not fun. Last week, after I got some unexpected news that threw my life into upheaval (again), the stress of the situation triggered a histamine ...
www.leahreich.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:40 PM
"every time I open Bluesky I am convinced 90% of users there have absolutely lost their minds"
"Is it really so dumb to say fuck this, I'm out? Maybe not"
Two quotes that resonated from this week's @leahreich.com newsletter www.leahreich.com/what-if-dist...
"Is it really so dumb to say fuck this, I'm out? Maybe not"
Two quotes that resonated from this week's @leahreich.com newsletter www.leahreich.com/what-if-dist...
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i think most species of bird could probably perform this calculation with absolute 100% accuracy
January 12, 2026 at 5:23 PM
i think most species of bird could probably perform this calculation with absolute 100% accuracy
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Unearthed footage of the first Tour de Wawa, four years ago today on Jan 12 2022. I love this video
January 12, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Unearthed footage of the first Tour de Wawa, four years ago today on Jan 12 2022. I love this video
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really annoying to see this useless product of the Philly machine garnering national media attention for this grandstanding. it's a grift, pure and simple.
‘You don’t want this smoke’: Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal goes viral, draws criticism for message to ICE agents
Clips of Bilal have circulated on social media, and the sheriff’s name has been invoked in headlines. One Florida politician said Bilal should be arrested.
www.inquirer.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:01 PM
really annoying to see this useless product of the Philly machine garnering national media attention for this grandstanding. it's a grift, pure and simple.
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Karen took this nice photo of the group gathering at the start (a.k.a. Wawa #1). I found it pretty inspiring that about 100 people showed up to ride bikes past Wawas and remember Andrea
January 8, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Karen took this nice photo of the group gathering at the start (a.k.a. Wawa #1). I found it pretty inspiring that about 100 people showed up to ride bikes past Wawas and remember Andrea
Philly Bike train was beatific this morning. The city was unexpectedly beautiful, bathed in midwinter sunshine
January 7, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Philly Bike train was beatific this morning. The city was unexpectedly beautiful, bathed in midwinter sunshine
"The freeways of Los Angeles lace the city together, and driving over (and under) some of the giant interchanges can feel almost like a divine hallucination. The engineering is so extreme that the typical response is one of marvel: How the fuck could anyone build anything so absurd?"
January 6, 2026 at 6:13 PM
"The freeways of Los Angeles lace the city together, and driving over (and under) some of the giant interchanges can feel almost like a divine hallucination. The engineering is so extreme that the typical response is one of marvel: How the fuck could anyone build anything so absurd?"
How would I like to receive my code? Not at all, tbh
January 5, 2026 at 3:42 PM
How would I like to receive my code? Not at all, tbh
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Ride Philly Bike Train in the AM and Wednesday Night Rides in the PM - this Wed Jan 7, and every two weeks thereafter through at least March! Wednesdays are for bikes
Thrilled to see that Philly Bike Train dates for Jan-Mar 2026 line up perfectly with WNRs. Pop these into your calendars! Wednesdays are for riding bikes
January 5, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Ride Philly Bike Train in the AM and Wednesday Night Rides in the PM - this Wed Jan 7, and every two weeks thereafter through at least March! Wednesdays are for bikes
"So this is the new year" --Death Cab for Cutie
January 5, 2026 at 12:57 PM
"So this is the new year" --Death Cab for Cutie
Why are so many people RidewithGPSing the H Mart on Cottman Ave? Is there a ride that ends at the food court or something?
December 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Why are so many people RidewithGPSing the H Mart on Cottman Ave? Is there a ride that ends at the food court or something?
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Why yes, we *are* planning on riding next Wed on Dec 24, Christmas Eve. Stay tuned for details!
December 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Why yes, we *are* planning on riding next Wed on Dec 24, Christmas Eve. Stay tuned for details!
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This was so fun. Community work feels fantastic
45 people out to the native plant prep party tonight and packaged a collective 3400 packets of native seeds and folded 200 zines. Absolutely killer work by this crew.
December 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This was so fun. Community work feels fantastic
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It feels like every single app or website I open launches a goddamn POP-UP asking me if I want to use AI. It reminds me of trying to surf the web in the early 2000s, Christ. Make it stop. No.
December 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
It feels like every single app or website I open launches a goddamn POP-UP asking me if I want to use AI. It reminds me of trying to surf the web in the early 2000s, Christ. Make it stop. No.
It feels like every single app or website I open launches a goddamn POP-UP asking me if I want to use AI. It reminds me of trying to surf the web in the early 2000s, Christ. Make it stop. No.
December 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
It feels like every single app or website I open launches a goddamn POP-UP asking me if I want to use AI. It reminds me of trying to surf the web in the early 2000s, Christ. Make it stop. No.
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"There are a lot of Wednesdays! They come around much more quickly than you'd imagine! Sometimes it feels like there are more Wednesdays than any other days!"
@leahreich.com's newsletter isn't about bikes (tho she values IRL interaction, as do we), but the quote made me LOL
tinyurl.com/yfskmssu
@leahreich.com's newsletter isn't about bikes (tho she values IRL interaction, as do we), but the quote made me LOL
tinyurl.com/yfskmssu
Tiny Little Tectonic Shifts
Well friends, here we are, almost at the end of an extremely long year. I don't know about you, but I'm pooped. My brain is tired, my body is tired, my soul is tired. So what I'm thinking is that we s...
www.leahreich.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"There are a lot of Wednesdays! They come around much more quickly than you'd imagine! Sometimes it feels like there are more Wednesdays than any other days!"
@leahreich.com's newsletter isn't about bikes (tho she values IRL interaction, as do we), but the quote made me LOL
tinyurl.com/yfskmssu
@leahreich.com's newsletter isn't about bikes (tho she values IRL interaction, as do we), but the quote made me LOL
tinyurl.com/yfskmssu
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Wednesdays forever! A decade ago I did an essay series called "A Year of Wednesdays" and I've been stuck on Wednesdays ever since.
Also I do like bikes, and if I lived in Philly (I was born there & sometimes wish I'd moved back), I would 100% come on a ride
Also I do like bikes, and if I lived in Philly (I was born there & sometimes wish I'd moved back), I would 100% come on a ride
December 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Wednesdays forever! A decade ago I did an essay series called "A Year of Wednesdays" and I've been stuck on Wednesdays ever since.
Also I do like bikes, and if I lived in Philly (I was born there & sometimes wish I'd moved back), I would 100% come on a ride
Also I do like bikes, and if I lived in Philly (I was born there & sometimes wish I'd moved back), I would 100% come on a ride
This was so fun. Community work feels fantastic
45 people out to the native plant prep party tonight and packaged a collective 3400 packets of native seeds and folded 200 zines. Absolutely killer work by this crew.
December 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This was so fun. Community work feels fantastic
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why yes, I do hate that everything now has a Year in Review
LinkedIn Year in Review? I'd rather slip on an icy sidewalk
Google One (i.e. storage!) Year in Review? hard pass
LinkedIn Year in Review? I'd rather slip on an icy sidewalk
Google One (i.e. storage!) Year in Review? hard pass
December 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
why yes, I do hate that everything now has a Year in Review
LinkedIn Year in Review? I'd rather slip on an icy sidewalk
Google One (i.e. storage!) Year in Review? hard pass
LinkedIn Year in Review? I'd rather slip on an icy sidewalk
Google One (i.e. storage!) Year in Review? hard pass
why yes, I do hate that everything now has a Year in Review
LinkedIn Year in Review? I'd rather slip on an icy sidewalk
Google One (i.e. storage!) Year in Review? hard pass
LinkedIn Year in Review? I'd rather slip on an icy sidewalk
Google One (i.e. storage!) Year in Review? hard pass
December 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
why yes, I do hate that everything now has a Year in Review
LinkedIn Year in Review? I'd rather slip on an icy sidewalk
Google One (i.e. storage!) Year in Review? hard pass
LinkedIn Year in Review? I'd rather slip on an icy sidewalk
Google One (i.e. storage!) Year in Review? hard pass