Tim Carmody
@tcarmody.bsky.social
Ex-liontamer, writer/editor/strategist.
I used to work for Wired, The Verge, The Atlantic, The Message, Adweek, and Amazon Chronicles.
I also host sometimes at Kottke.org.
Call me he/him.
Everything changes; don’t be afraid.
https://timcarmody.com
I used to work for Wired, The Verge, The Atlantic, The Message, Adweek, and Amazon Chronicles.
I also host sometimes at Kottke.org.
Call me he/him.
Everything changes; don’t be afraid.
https://timcarmody.com
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Tim Carmody
@tcarmody.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Inside each of us is a little boy, a shy, lovesick girl with a curse, a demon made of fire, and a shape-shifting wizard with no heart.
#OldTweets
#OldTweets
Till all respect these laws
We’ll lock up these criminals
Till allllll
Skeet skeet skeet skeet (motherfucker)
We’ll lock up these criminals
Till allllll
Skeet skeet skeet skeet (motherfucker)
i’m really digging the new democratic catchphrase “from the window, to the wall”
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Till all respect these laws
We’ll lock up these criminals
Till allllll
Skeet skeet skeet skeet (motherfucker)
We’ll lock up these criminals
Till allllll
Skeet skeet skeet skeet (motherfucker)
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6 years today the first COVID case was identified in a man in Wuhan marking the beginning of a global pandemic that changed the world. We are way less prepared today to face another pandemic than we were back then. This fact makes me sad.
November 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
6 years today the first COVID case was identified in a man in Wuhan marking the beginning of a global pandemic that changed the world. We are way less prepared today to face another pandemic than we were back then. This fact makes me sad.
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i’m really digging the new democratic catchphrase “from the window, to the wall”
December 1, 2025 at 1:41 AM
i’m really digging the new democratic catchphrase “from the window, to the wall”
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i do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 30, 2025 at 12:51 AM
i do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
Jess likes puzzles, books, goth stuff, compellingly weird nerdy shit, as well as the usual deal
It is now time to ask: who’s got recommendations for me in Dublin
November 30, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Jess likes puzzles, books, goth stuff, compellingly weird nerdy shit, as well as the usual deal
Trying out a new still this year (it’s also slightly rotated)
The online Christmas season doesn’t really begin until @tcarmody.bsky.social brings out his Yukon Cornelius avi
November 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Trying out a new still this year (it’s also slightly rotated)
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MONTH OF DICK READERS: Here is the chapter allotment from the Month of Dick 2024, with a page count taken from a recent edition. I'm leaning towards keeping it, but I wanted to check with you all if this seems like a doomed march towards an immense downfall docs.google.com/spreadsheets... 📖🐋
Month of Dick page counts
docs.google.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
MONTH OF DICK READERS: Here is the chapter allotment from the Month of Dick 2024, with a page count taken from a recent edition. I'm leaning towards keeping it, but I wanted to check with you all if this seems like a doomed march towards an immense downfall docs.google.com/spreadsheets... 📖🐋
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Mind-blowingly cool use of AI
“Altogether, these findings are leading us to an extraordinary conclusion: Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
“Altogether, these findings are leading us to an extraordinary conclusion: Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | I’m a Marine Biologist. This Is How I Talk to Whales.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Mind-blowingly cool use of AI
“Altogether, these findings are leading us to an extraordinary conclusion: Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
“Altogether, these findings are leading us to an extraordinary conclusion: Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
I’m trying to think of other movies like History of the World, Part One that are just a series of loosely connected sketches. Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life is one; what are some others?
November 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I’m trying to think of other movies like History of the World, Part One that are just a series of loosely connected sketches. Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life is one; what are some others?
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Strong Floor, No Ceiling is considerably worse than No Rules, Just Right. Can’t believe we’re gonna lose the messaging war to Outback Steakhouse.
November 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Strong Floor, No Ceiling is considerably worse than No Rules, Just Right. Can’t believe we’re gonna lose the messaging war to Outback Steakhouse.
Anyone could come up with a better slogan than “strong floor, no ceiling.” Even if you wanted to convey the same idea, “Health, Strength, and Prosperity For All” gets the job done without sounding stupid
November 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Anyone could come up with a better slogan than “strong floor, no ceiling.” Even if you wanted to convey the same idea, “Health, Strength, and Prosperity For All” gets the job done without sounding stupid
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My favorite ludicrous New Yorker style is that they print initialisms in full caps but acronyms (initialisms pronounced as words) in small caps, so in the days of CD-ROMs, they'd write the word like this:
November 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
My favorite ludicrous New Yorker style is that they print initialisms in full caps but acronyms (initialisms pronounced as words) in small caps, so in the days of CD-ROMs, they'd write the word like this:
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i think it's useful to look at areas where the *tech* has gotten much better while tech *interactions* have gotten way worse. streaming has gotten worse, google search has gotten worse, digital cameras are leaps better. apple's silicone is so good it's threatening their user upgrade cycle
it’s so weird to look around and realize like, tech and media are materially worse than a decade ago
November 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
i think it's useful to look at areas where the *tech* has gotten much better while tech *interactions* have gotten way worse. streaming has gotten worse, google search has gotten worse, digital cameras are leaps better. apple's silicone is so good it's threatening their user upgrade cycle
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Feel bad for whoever designed the header font the White House is using, probably didn't want this to be your serif's legacy
November 30, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Feel bad for whoever designed the header font the White House is using, probably didn't want this to be your serif's legacy
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News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
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Since Louis CK is in the news again, it's worth restating that he never gave an honest accounting of his sexual misconduct—his initial "apology" and his subsequent statements have been contradicted by the testimony of his victims, and contained elisions and gaps intended to exonerate him.
November 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Since Louis CK is in the news again, it's worth restating that he never gave an honest accounting of his sexual misconduct—his initial "apology" and his subsequent statements have been contradicted by the testimony of his victims, and contained elisions and gaps intended to exonerate him.
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Wake up, babe—new apples just dropped!
U of M to license new fruit varieties, including a sequel to the Honeycrisp apple
The Superior Fruit Innovations program promises access to top-performing fruits, such as the Big Flirt Apple and the LumiGlo grape.
www.mprnews.org
November 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Wake up, babe—new apples just dropped!
Louis CK: bad for the redheads
November 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Louis CK: bad for the redheads
Who’s got the best obituary for Tom Stoppard? I linked to the BBC one because it’s the first one I saw but it’s pretty meager. Someone should have prewritten a banger.
November 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Who’s got the best obituary for Tom Stoppard? I linked to the BBC one because it’s the first one I saw but it’s pretty meager. Someone should have prewritten a banger.
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A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
My favorite playwright, perhaps ever. Also a genius screenplay doctor. His uncredited work on Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade made it unforgettable. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88
Sir Tom won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love.
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
My favorite playwright, perhaps ever. Also a genius screenplay doctor. His uncredited work on Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade made it unforgettable. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Northwestern throws trans women under the bus to please the Trump administration (while also paying off the Trump administration).
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Northwestern throws trans women under the bus to please the Trump administration (while also paying off the Trump administration).
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The fact doomers have gone from "America is over" to "Dems won't hold anyone responsible when this is over" can actually be read as an optimistic signal imo.
November 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The fact doomers have gone from "America is over" to "Dems won't hold anyone responsible when this is over" can actually be read as an optimistic signal imo.
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is Microsoft Excel a feminist? Is Gemini a queer ally? Is this graphing calculator my friend
November 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
is Microsoft Excel a feminist? Is Gemini a queer ally? Is this graphing calculator my friend
All the mojo in one South Philly house can’t help you if you can’t stop the run
The dog was so embarrassed he took his own sweater off
November 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
All the mojo in one South Philly house can’t help you if you can’t stop the run