Michael Sperger
@michaelsperger.bsky.social
I'm the creator and host of Neighborful Station, a story-based meditation podcast. Philly suburbs born and raised, once and future West Philly resident. https://linktr.ee/neighborful
Have an awesome time up there!
November 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Have an awesome time up there!
Still not seeing any meaningful updates from SEPTA or in the Inquirer, and it's coming up on two full weeks...!
November 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Still not seeing any meaningful updates from SEPTA or in the Inquirer, and it's coming up on two full weeks...!
I'll take Reagancare, or Gippercare, or Nixoncare. I'm not picky.
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I'll take Reagancare, or Gippercare, or Nixoncare. I'm not picky.
They're looping trolleys at the 40th Portal right now, which I take as a slightly hopeful sign... 🤷
November 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
They're looping trolleys at the 40th Portal right now, which I take as a slightly hopeful sign... 🤷
"squid aren't real" is the logical follow-up to "birds aren't real"
November 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
"squid aren't real" is the logical follow-up to "birds aren't real"
I've seen a software firm offer a premium solution where they test new releases of their product in a simulation of the given customer's actual environment, with integrations etc... not scalable perhaps but an intriguing concept for those who can afford the option.
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I've seen a software firm offer a premium solution where they test new releases of their product in a simulation of the given customer's actual environment, with integrations etc... not scalable perhaps but an intriguing concept for those who can afford the option.
Don't get me wrong, rapid tech advancement cycles are generally good. But if you bought a bunch of 386 computers in 1988 and you assumed 5+ years of depreciation... no.
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Don't get me wrong, rapid tech advancement cycles are generally good. But if you bought a bunch of 386 computers in 1988 and you assumed 5+ years of depreciation... no.
The previous time would have been in the 1980s and 90s, from the 80286 through the initial Pentium series, which then slowed the curve again (in a good way) for a while.
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The previous time would have been in the 1980s and 90s, from the 80286 through the initial Pentium series, which then slowed the curve again (in a good way) for a while.
That also gives us way out of the madness on the Electoral College - go back to the Article I provision of one House rep per 30K people, and the US House would be (checks notes) 11,426 people. That... dilutes the Senate pretty nicely. Oh dang, does this make me an originalist? 🤔
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
That also gives us way out of the madness on the Electoral College - go back to the Article I provision of one House rep per 30K people, and the US House would be (checks notes) 11,426 people. That... dilutes the Senate pretty nicely. Oh dang, does this make me an originalist? 🤔
Time to nuke the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929, is what I'm saying. history.house.gov/Historical-H...
The Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929 | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives
On this date, the House passed the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929, fixing the number of Representatives at 435. The U.S. Constitution called for at least one Representative per state and that no ...
history.house.gov
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Time to nuke the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929, is what I'm saying. history.house.gov/Historical-H...
This has major Kamogawa Food Detectives energy! www.npr.org/2024/02/19/1...
You'll savor the off-beat mysteries served up by 'The Kamogawa Food Detectives'
Hisashi Kashiwai's charming novel centers on a diner where carefully reconstructed meals help unlock mysteries of memory and regret.
www.npr.org
November 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
This has major Kamogawa Food Detectives energy! www.npr.org/2024/02/19/1...
It’s wild to me that we haven’t worked out escrow for freelance work, kinda like eBay in the old days.
November 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It’s wild to me that we haven’t worked out escrow for freelance work, kinda like eBay in the old days.
Plywood, brushed steel… meatballs, tasty.
November 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Plywood, brushed steel… meatballs, tasty.
The math just isn't mathing, not on the circular deals or any of the rest. OpenAI is asking for government money and the datacenter real estate market is doing CDOs. It's like the dot-com bubble and the housing bubble had a baby.
November 7, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The math just isn't mathing, not on the circular deals or any of the rest. OpenAI is asking for government money and the datacenter real estate market is doing CDOs. It's like the dot-com bubble and the housing bubble had a baby.
I chaired a professional society conference once and was like, I beg of you, PLEASE redesign the badges. Make the first name bigger, etc. They looked at me like I was an alien. No dice.
November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I chaired a professional society conference once and was like, I beg of you, PLEASE redesign the badges. Make the first name bigger, etc. They looked at me like I was an alien. No dice.
Diet Coke and Mentos, y'know...?
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Diet Coke and Mentos, y'know...?
Hi, we don't know each other and I'm a Bluesky rando, but thank you for this... she's amazing and Devotion has been a fave of mine for a minute now 😊
November 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Hi, we don't know each other and I'm a Bluesky rando, but thank you for this... she's amazing and Devotion has been a fave of mine for a minute now 😊