Tim Marchman

@timmarchman.bsky.social

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I’m an editor at WIRED and have previously written and edited for a number of places, including my tinned fish newsletter Popping Tins. Timothy_marchman@wired.com. Signal me at timmarchman.01.

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Bought a tv for the first time since I bought one with a W.-era stimulus check and spent 40 minutes turning off surveillance and AI, culminating in having to change the basic picture setting to even get the option to turn off motion smoothing. This shit sucks!

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I’d love to have been there when they invented the leaf blower. “Whoa, it burns as much gas as an airplane AND you can destroy an entire neighborhood’s peace and quiet with it?” “Yeah, and get this—it’s incredibly shitty at what it’s designed for. Way worse than a rake or a broom.” “At last!”

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I’d love to have been there when they invented the leaf blower. “Whoa, it burns as much gas as an airplane AND you can destroy an entire neighborhood’s peace and quiet with it?” “Yeah, and get this—it’s incredibly shitty at what it’s designed for. Way worse than a rake or a broom.” “At last!”

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Retire the national debt by auctioning off the chance to fire RPGs at it.

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NEW: Just because the most annoying people alive claim Mythos is a harbinger of the end of days doesn't mean it isn't a big deal; the nature of that big deal, though, isn't necessarily as the hype would have it. Level-headed @lhn.bsky.social reports:

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Even by current standards, the Pentagon not exactly denying that it threatened to set up an American antipope is sticking with me as an unusually Judge Dredd-esque storyline.

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There are many more important things going on, but let me recommend a tofu press. Pouring out all the yellow liquid that collects after 20 minutes and knowing you've made room for that much more marinade to soak in is incredibly satisfying.

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Speculating about another outlet's sourcing is usually pretty silly, but I do think we can be pretty sure the Times has been talking to either VD Jance or this guy

Guy Incognito, who looks a lot like Homer Simpson with a top hat and fake mustache
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🎵Hail! to the victors valiant Hail! to the conq’ring heroes Hail! Hail! to Michigan The champions of the West! 🎵

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NEW: Border Patrol agents have been commemorating domestic anti-immigration operations by using federal resources to sell challenge coins featuring Charlotte's Web characters, Funko Pops, and the phrase "FAFO," potentially violating a variety of government rules. @regret.bsky.social has you covered:

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