Reposted by Mike SpharSteve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 05/10/2026[car dealership waiting room] Me: [chanting] knobs, knobs- Other car buyers: knobs, KNOBS Car salesman: [pounding desk] KNOBS, KNOBS, KNOBS!forbes.comKnobs Returning To Some Automakers’ Vehicles, To The Relief Of ManyAuto companies are listening to the complaints of consumers, who want their knobs and buttons back. 21591421677
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Staying at grandparents, alone in the guest room watching late night tv with the lights off and this commercial comes on youtu.be/leJfJxMnf6c?...youtu.beSuspiria (1977) - TV Spot #1 HD 1080pYouTube video by Grindhouse Movie Trailers 000
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Tippy-Toe not taking any shit from some hollow-boned strigiforme 021
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Yeah I already had that damn song far more than the Biberty Ball 120
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is the most adorable Yakuza scene I have ever watched 001
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Have you counted the number of superhero shows in production as a percentage of the total number of shows in production? I think you got your wish years ago 000
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It’s risky to read too much into such things but he said he based Tiffany on his daughter (likewise with Eskarina) 110
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026By many accounts, he was an amalgam of Vimes and Granny Weatherwax in what made him angry about society. Injustice and cruelty in particular filled him with deep righteous anger. I don’t doubt he could have had opinions that “aged poorly” but his guiding stars would adjust his course more than not. 120
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Overheard convo in coffee shop: “Been reading about them LGBTs” “Yeah, about how they're all spying on us.” “They come installed with secret software that uses your network…” Me: well I know more than a few queer people who are good with software but… My brain rewinds a bit. He had said “LG TVs” 000
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Fantastic work across the board producing an all-time great episode. Every person involved deserves a standing ovation. 000
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Using the word “partition” here intentionally is a real choice 000
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 03/09/2026NYC and adjacent friends, I sincerely can’t recommend this show enough. Manual Cinema is brilliant in general and this show is no exception. You have almost certainly never seen a show like this. manualcinema.com/work/the-4th...manualcinema.comThe 4th Witch | Manual CinemaManual Cinema’s The 4th Witch is a fantastic new tale, inspired by elements of Shakespeare’s Macbeth , in which a girl escapes war and flees into a dark… 000
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I had tickets to George Carlin at the Rosemont and I got stuck in bad traffic and then got completely lost trying to find how to actually get into the Rosemont and got so angry and frustrated I gave up and drove home, thinking "I'll see him next time", but there was never a next time 020
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Director: “You get that choreography done for the brother and sister and the drunk that runs the orphanage?” Choreographer: “Sure did, boss…” 040
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 26/08/2026“She speaks with the might of a hundred soldiers!” Indeed. Go, Dolly.youtu.beThe Orville - 9 to 5 sceneYouTube video by Ganymede23 010
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Also are future Chicagoans doing shots of synthalort? 020
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 19/08/2026We know in Star Trek the Federation developed synthahol, allegedly alcohol without “negative effects, so does that also imply the existence of synthabbis? Synthstacy? Synthal meth? 311
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Discworld. I have never been asked an easier question. 020
Reposted by Mike SpharMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 12/08/2026woke 1youtu.beLead Belly - "Scottsboro Boys"YouTube video by SmithsonianFolkwaysRecordings 18320
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Sarugami armor from Iki island by far the best armor in the game, both in utility and appearance. Fully upgraded Sakai armor second best for standoffs. 100
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 09/08/2026A friend in Denmark informs me the Scandinavian equivalent of "hobbyless behavior" translates roughly as "not enough eyes as a kid" 000
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Ever since I learned of the german-inspired term "hobbyless behavior" I can't not see it in all the hateful horseshit some people engage in 111
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 06/08/2026"Noh theater is classic Japanese drama. Noh plays have been produced since the 13th century, and Noh actors are revered even today." 050
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 05/08/2026The most pressing problem we struggle with is we still expect all code to be reviewed by humans, but the rate of code generation is testing the ability of humans to keep up. It's rapidly becoming this for some teamsstatic.klipy.comI Love Lucy Chocolate FactoryALT: I Love Lucy Chocolate Factory 020
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I also do have to stress that of course 1) not everyone does this, and 2) how we use coding agents is constantly changing, and we really don't know the long-term effect on, say, the ability to developer senior-level engineers from entry-level engineers, vs people like myself already senior 230
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Just as one very anecdotal data point, we do see a lot of success in software development having AI work with us. Some people do just hand off tasks to the AI and come back later, but many (inc myself) iterate with the AI in real time. Coding agents are a very specific implementation though. 140
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I won’t pretend to know whether a mega datacenter benefits a rural town economy, but if it does it’s not by employing hundreds of people long term. And for those few tech workers, any upward mobility likely means leaving the area. 000
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I’m one of those high income tech workers and I haven’t set foot in a datacenter in over 5 years, and even years before that it had become only occasionally. DC crews are mostly electrical/hvac, security, shipping/receiving, and smallish crew of entry-level folks as remote hands. Good jobs but few. 110
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Not even computer engineers really. They’ll need a few electricians/hvac folks, and handful of “smart hands” which are more entry-level jobs doing the onsite work for the remote engineers (like myself). No shade on them they’re great to work with, but they aren’t the real high earner tech jobs 020
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Also it will be extra funny when the next season of Fallout introduces a certain organization from Boston 000
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 31/07/2026“Okay but our think tank still needs a name.” “I’d like something that suggests a third-tier antagonist on a CW show.” “Way ahead of you!” 100
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Did they stay using twitter or just disappear? Or went elsewhere? 000
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 28/07/2026And that almost 1/3 of the population is Native American 010
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 27/07/2026“The writing is abysmal. None of the characters has convincing motivation for their actions or words. There are no sex scenes, and all the food looks horrible.” I don’t think I could love film commentary more than this. 010
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 26/07/2026I feel it's worth noting he was a conductor on the underground railroad _at 17 years old_ 0230
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Flight attendant on my flight today knew my name. Turned out she used to work at the coffee shop by my house 010
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Leslie Jones. Just viciously roasting every moment without mercy until my last breath 030
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Trans women in sports be like youtu.be/1K4EDfUjpIE?...youtu.beGodzilla Drop KickYouTube video by ZillaJumper 000
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I assume the distinction here is you can vary the slice width, otherwise yes even whole foods has a standard slicer they let the general public use 000
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Of all the ways to get explosive diarrhea, are there any less worth it than iceberg lettuce? 000
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 15/07/2026I don't even have kids but I used to do this to my younger siblings! 020
Mike Sphar @mikesphar.bsky.social · 10/07/2026When I worked in a video store in my youth, one customer eventually started randomly testing me with like “do you have that movie where <vague premise or cover art description>?” just to see how well I knew the shelves. (In a good-natured way, mind you, he was usually impressed) 000
