Clive Thompson
@clivethompson.bsky.social
Writer, musician, hobbyist coder. Journalist with Wired / New York Times Magazine / Mother Jones, author of "Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World". Blog at clivethompson.medium.com. Built https://www.weirdoldbookfinder.net/
my work here is done
November 13, 2025 at 2:29 AM
my work here is done
it's pretty rad
November 13, 2025 at 1:57 AM
it's pretty rad
oh believe me, I'm a pope obsessive -- I have entire chunks of Essay on Man and Essay on Criticism committed to *memory*
it's only a pale imitation
it's only a pale imitation
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
oh believe me, I'm a pope obsessive -- I have entire chunks of Essay on Man and Essay on Criticism committed to *memory*
it's only a pale imitation
it's only a pale imitation
i know, i know, i'm sorry
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 AM
i know, i know, i'm sorry
wooooo
the three part country harmonies are really clutch for reinterpreting songs
the three part country harmonies are really clutch for reinterpreting songs
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
wooooo
the three part country harmonies are really clutch for reinterpreting songs
the three part country harmonies are really clutch for reinterpreting songs
they're actually naming it after the three body problem
that's pretty metal really
that's pretty metal really
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
they're actually naming it after the three body problem
that's pretty metal really
that's pretty metal really
aha, didn't know that, thank you!!
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
aha, didn't know that, thank you!!
yep yep
most often (not always, but most often) a superb song can be reinterpreted in all manner of styles, tempos, genres and the results are fab
most often (not always, but most often) a superb song can be reinterpreted in all manner of styles, tempos, genres and the results are fab
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
yep yep
most often (not always, but most often) a superb song can be reinterpreted in all manner of styles, tempos, genres and the results are fab
most often (not always, but most often) a superb song can be reinterpreted in all manner of styles, tempos, genres and the results are fab
my country band did a seriously weird country cover of that song years ago deloreansisters.bandcamp.com/track/girlfr...
Girlfriend in a Coma, by The Delorean Sisters
from the album The DeLorean Sisters
deloreansisters.bandcamp.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
my country band did a seriously weird country cover of that song years ago deloreansisters.bandcamp.com/track/girlfr...
also: a pigeon with a thumb drive
November 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
also: a pigeon with a thumb drive
yeah there is a strong risk of magical thinking here
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
yeah there is a strong risk of magical thinking here
Reposted by Clive Thompson
I've got you! www.wired.com/2006/04/how-...
How Lara Croft Steals Hearts
Conventional wisdom says is a smash success because its cynical blend of prurience and violence plays perfectly to the base instincts of teenage boys. But the reasons for its success may be a whole lo...
www.wired.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I've got you! www.wired.com/2006/04/how-...
Oooooh thank you!
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Oooooh thank you!
(“Piece” not “peace”, bien sur — the hazards of writing posts with voice dictation)
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
(“Piece” not “peace”, bien sur — the hazards of writing posts with voice dictation)