Tim Mohr
@timmohr.bsky.social
author of Burning Down the Haus; translator of Sibylle Berg, Wolfgang Herrndorf, Alina Bronsky, etc; co-writer of memoirs by Gil Scott-Heron, Duff McKagan, Paul Stanley, Genesis P-Orridge; semi-retired club DJ
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I am once again thinking about this Nick Cave quote: "I'm forever near a stereo saying 'What the fuck is this garbage?' And the answer is always the Red Hot Chilli Peppers"
November 20, 2024 at 3:28 PM
I am once again thinking about this Nick Cave quote: "I'm forever near a stereo saying 'What the fuck is this garbage?' And the answer is always the Red Hot Chilli Peppers"
My latest translation project is obviously a change of pace in some ways, on-brand in others.
Goth Moth • NorthSouth Books
From the world of Jitterbug, a picture book for any child who is afraid to step into the limelight and try something new! Walter is a shy moth. He prefers to hide out in his quiet attic. But a fiery p...
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November 19, 2024 at 7:03 PM
My latest translation project is obviously a change of pace in some ways, on-brand in others.
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great first wave French punk rock
OLIVENSTEINS - Euthanasie - (Live on FR3 1979)
YouTube video by Born Bad Records
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November 19, 2024 at 4:12 PM
great first wave French punk rock
Polizei räumt #Tesla-Camp in Grünheide. Noch aber verschanzen sich Aktivisten in den Bäumen
taz.de/Tesla-Fabrik...
taz.de/Tesla-Fabrik...
Tesla-Fabrik in Grünheide: Polizei löst Protestcamp auf
Die Polizei räumt das Protestcamp gegen den Ausbau der Tesla-Fabrik in Brandenburg. Am Montag sollten Bodenuntersuchungen beginnen.
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November 19, 2024 at 4:02 PM
"At what point shall we expect the approach of danger? Shall we expect some transatlantic military giant to step the ocean and crush us at a blow? Never! If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher." - Abraham Lincoln, 1/27/1837
www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/ad....
www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/ad....
Address Delivered Before the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois | The American Presidency Project
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November 18, 2024 at 7:41 PM
"At what point shall we expect the approach of danger? Shall we expect some transatlantic military giant to step the ocean and crush us at a blow? Never! If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher." - Abraham Lincoln, 1/27/1837
www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/ad....
www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/ad....
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AI isn’t about unleashing our imaginations, it’s about outsourcing them. The real purpose is profit
AI isn’t about unleashing our imaginations, it’s about outsourcing them. The real purpose is profit
Artificial intelligence doesn’t just incrementally erode the rights of authors and other creators. These technologies are designed to replace creative workers altogether
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2024 at 5:54 PM
AI isn’t about unleashing our imaginations, it’s about outsourcing them. The real purpose is profit
And it would help if editors stopped ludicrously overpaying for them - they don't earn out, and the ephemeral nature of celebrity means they have no backlist value. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Celebrities need to stop writing children’s books: they’re woefully underqualified | Arwa Mahdawi
As Jamie Oliver has found out to his cost, write what you know or you could end up with a flop and an international PR disaster, says Arwa Mahdawi
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November 13, 2024 at 3:18 PM
And it would help if editors stopped ludicrously overpaying for them - they don't earn out, and the ephemeral nature of celebrity means they have no backlist value. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Ugh. They even duped Killer Mike and Tom Morello.
Revealed: how top pop stars are used to ‘launder the reputation’ of Koch family
Stand Together Music, part of rightwing billionaire Charles Koch’s advocacy network, collaborates with Pitbull, Machine Gun Kelly and others
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December 7, 2023 at 6:27 PM
Ugh. They even duped Killer Mike and Tom Morello.
Burning Down the Haus spotted in the wild.
November 29, 2023 at 1:23 PM
Burning Down the Haus spotted in the wild.
Alina Bronsky's Barbara Isn't Dying is a WaPo book of the year! www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/1...
50 notable works of fiction
Highlights from the year’s novels, short-story collections and works in translation
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November 20, 2023 at 6:05 PM
Alina Bronsky's Barbara Isn't Dying is a WaPo book of the year! www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/1...
Last of Berlin's old school S-bahn trains decommissioned www.dw.com/en/berlin-sa...
Berlin says goodbye to its East German trains
Trainspotters have one last chance to see Berlin's beloved Model 485s, known to fans as "Coke Cans," before the city decommissions the last of its GDR S-Bahn trains.
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November 13, 2023 at 3:59 PM
Last of Berlin's old school S-bahn trains decommissioned www.dw.com/en/berlin-sa...
Yet another compelling argument against AI
The Beatles - Now And Then (Official Music Video)
Now and Then's eventful journey to fruition took place over five decades and is the product of conversations and collaborations between the four Beatles that...
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November 3, 2023 at 7:11 PM
Yet another compelling argument against AI
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Der Weltbeste englisch- deutsch übersetzer ist hier. Er ist lustig, und gut- folgt @timmohr.bsky.social
November 2, 2023 at 3:28 PM
Der Weltbeste englisch- deutsch übersetzer ist hier. Er ist lustig, und gut- folgt @timmohr.bsky.social
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Im Moment startet und endet fast jeder Tag mit @sibylleberg.bsky.social s Frage "Haben Sie sich heute schon um den Zustand der Welt gesorgt?"
Und ich befürchte, dass die Nerds heute auch pessimistischer sind.
Und ich befürchte, dass die Nerds heute auch pessimistischer sind.
October 30, 2023 at 10:30 AM
Im Moment startet und endet fast jeder Tag mit @sibylleberg.bsky.social s Frage "Haben Sie sich heute schon um den Zustand der Welt gesorgt?"
Und ich befürchte, dass die Nerds heute auch pessimistischer sind.
Und ich befürchte, dass die Nerds heute auch pessimistischer sind.