Matt Hampel

niceeee. thank you for doing the work!

This week -- frost expected tonight.

Budget Cuts and the End of the Line — The Map Center Well, the budget cuts come for us all, in the end. For the past year I've been a contractor for Amtrak where I've been working remotely from my desk at The Map Center. I've effectively been doing two ...

In continuation of my spotless record of earnestly oversharing about my career, I offer yet another blog post: www.mapcenter.com/blog/budget-...

Still getting a good dahlia collection out!

We are thrilled to announce that @aadl.org plans to acquire the Ann Arbor Observer!

Public ownership of local news media is more important than ever, and this acquisition builds on years of partnership and archival work to ensure the future of this priceless community asset.

aadl.org/node/647334

If you see this, post a bridge.
www.jazzadvice.com/lessons/paul...

Something of a garden cleanout bouquet this week. Sage, broccoli and basil flowers, with the usual ammis and zinnias.

Maaaaany institutional customers want to see 1M in liability / e&o, even for stuff like SAAS 🙃

Your guide to grant terminations at UMich A collection of research projects at the University of Michigan, many focused on marginalized communities, health equity and public health, whose grants have been terminated following a directive from...

Student newspapers, again doing the work
@michigandaily.bsky.social

specials.michigandaily.com/2025/grant-t...

I recall that moment! And being shocked that someone would give me 1M in E&O and liability for like… $500 or $1,000 or something. Felt like a steal 😅

bsky.app/profile/bunk...

It’s peak dahlia season!

Ours have really come in over the last few weeks. They’re surprisingly easy to grow “good enough”!

Phew it’s good to finally know what that is!!

"A Massive Chasm" - Ann Arbor Observer A decade after buying the iconic Downtown Home & Garden, owner Kelly Vore announced that it will close on Christmas Eve.

Good context in the @annarborobserver.bsky.social annarborobserver.com/a-massive-ch...

Also especially when their landlord doesn’t get along with them anymore.

I hate that any shitty lawmaker can introduce a bill and get an article 😭
I guess 404 needs clicks as much as everyone

Do not RSVP to protests you attend and do not bring your devices along for the ride if you do not need them.

Seeing this sort of thing again and I genuinely think this advice is more harmful than helpful in the context of the kind of massive, permitted protests like this one

Reporter, Midwest Regions

🚨🚨🚨 ProPublica reporting job alert 🚨🚨🚨

Where: The Midwest (Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Minnesota).
What: Accountability reporting!
Salary: $90K-$125K

job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...

If it’s the law, why the Please… oops forgot this is a mirror.

The shield-shaped Lands Pond is shown surrounded entirely by private homes. The homes are bordered by Scio Church to the north, S. 7th to the East, and Greenview Drive to the west. Greenview and 7th curve to meet at the southern end.

I've seen it while biking, but I never connected that there is a whole big private pond off of Scio Church.

app.regrid.com/us/mi/washte...

beg buttons on a pedestal separated from the sidewalk by a hill and grass barrier more protection between the pedestal and pedestrians than between pedestrians and drivers

letting carbrains design our transportation infrastructure means we get beg buttons that can only be pressed after an able bodied pedestrian climbs onto a retaining wall

This is not true. Blackstone owns 0.06% of the single family homes in America. There is no market where they own more than 1% of the homes.

Nobody has a monopoly on housing. 2/3 of American households own their homes and rental housing is a VERY diversified and competitive industry.

I will say in the dark I do need to pay a bit too much attention

Agree!! I bet the people who are mean to Chat are also mean to service workers. Also maaaannn interesting choice they’re making on this Pascal’s Wager.

my father-in-law is a “I know a guy” Guy. sadly all the old Guys are aging out of the Guy Economy. Guys are fundamentally incompatible with Hustle Culture because it’s not about “winning” a deal, it’s about collecting favors and goodwill in a mutually-beneficial cycle. protect your local Guy Economy

Not going to say "off your game", but I do appreciate the return of medium and longer-length commentary and industry observation! I feel like you had a lot less of that the last few years in favor of shorter link posts.

If you want to see some wild carbrain stuff, check out how affordable SFMTA parking violation tickets are compared to SFMTA mass transit violation tickets. www.sfmta.com/sites/defaul...

Just got Mackenzie's number and texted to ask

@sstrudeau.bsky.social do you know if any last minute help getting yard signs to polling places is wanted? If so I’m available. Just saw our crotchety neighbor put his out at Eberwhite.