Seattle-based graphic designer, married, one kid, two dogs, three turtles, four Macs and many fish. You can also find me on Twitter, Flickr, Last.fm, Facebook, or on rare occasions actually being productive and getting work done at Bainbridge Studios.Tumblr (3.0; @tomcarmony)http://blog.tomcarmony.com/<p><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/275157872/wits-end">merlin</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Just tossing this out, gang.</p> <p>As a pilot program? Try <b>not</b> reading Twitter @ responses from people you don’t follow.</p> <p>Just try it.</p> <p>I’d never ask people on the bus if they liked what I just said. And, if I did, I’d never be surprised when they respond with half-literate grunts and a demand to know who the hell “Renny Dess-carts” is.</p> <p>Noise, poop, and wanky little bags of sad don’t deserve a place in your awesome head.</p> <p>Pilot program.</p> </blockquote> <p>Of course no one outside one’s inner circle could have anything of value to contribute to a discussion, eh? That’s sad, really. Yes, there’s a fair amount of rabble and robot @ replies out there, but there’s also some thoughtful responses and alternative perspectives being shared.</p> <p>If one can’t be bothered to read replies (not even necessarily engaging with those other users), what’s the point of having a public Twitter stream?</p> <p>Might as well go “private” and keep to your sandbox…</p>http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/275312320http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/275312320Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:40:55 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktwqqrfKDP1qzvqipo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://shaunandrews.com/post/265271490/via-tmblg">shaunandrews</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://tmblg.com/">tmblg</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/266011276http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/266011276Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:18:48 -0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktob6jSSSP1qz4s19o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://jimray.tumblr.com/post/257057740/193-of-americans-support-some-republican-in-2012">jimray</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>193% of Americans support some Republican in 2012. Looks like somebody’s <a href="http://jimray.tumblr.com/post/254956880/fox-news-announces-new-zero-tolerance-policy-for-on-air">gettin’ fired</a>… [via <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/11/24/unveiling-the-teabagger-plan">The Slog</a>]</p> </blockquote>http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/257095910http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/257095910Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:12:51 -0800<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktanvrupzF1qzvw5po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://jimray.tumblr.com/post/248554668/mad-magazine-brings-you-blunder-woman-via">jimray</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Mad Magazine brings you Blunder Woman [via <a href="http://comicbooks.tumblr.com/post/248228307/sarah-palin-as-blunder-woman-in-mad-magazine-with">comicbooks</a>]</p> </blockquote>http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/253537702http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/253537702Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:54:11 -0800<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt370gi8BZ1qzvyz4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><b>WTF does this even mean?!?</b></p>http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/243394035http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/243394035Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:50:40 -0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QMkH6xi6-Og&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QMkH6xi6-Og&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/239406967/sunny-day-real-estate-seven-1994">merlin</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMkH6xi6-Og"><b>Sunny Day Real Estate - “Seven”</b></a> [1994]</p> </blockquote>http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/240714453http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/240714453Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:17:21 -0800<a href="http://www.downgoesbrown.com/2009/11/nhl-suspensions.html">The NHL's top secret flow chart for handing out suspensions...</a>http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/240672396http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/240672396Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:35:37 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksx6qtdMZc1qz70kwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/240344372/jimray-epic">merlin</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://jimray.tumblr.com/post/240300373/epic">jimray</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://blog.texburgher.com/post/239669626/as-a-stern-disciplinarian-with-a-discriminating">Epic</a></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>Most DEFINITELY epic.</p>http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/240662250http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/240662250Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:25:21 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksx8zkNzOy1qz4s19o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://jimray.tumblr.com/post/239718196/president-obama-continues-a-long-tradition-of">jimray</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>President Obama continues a long tradition of planting a tree at the White House. This tree is replacing one planted by George W. Bush which, reportedly, “didn’t take”.</p> <p>Or maybe they just shouldn’t have let Cheney spit there.</p> </blockquote>http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/240142555http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/240142555Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:59:39 -0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aHnFIaLp_ys&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aHnFIaLp_ys&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/232317736/sugar-if-i-cant-change-your-mind-i-very">merlin</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a title="SUGAR - If I Can't Change Your Mind" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHnFIaLp_ys"><b>SUGAR - “If I Can’t Change Your Mind”</b></a></p> <p>I very dearly love <i>Copper Blue</i>. And, how much do I love Bob in a cardigan? Yes. Very much, thanks.</p> <p>That compressy acoustic guitar sound’s all Pixy Stix and unrequited crushes. Just perfect.</p> </blockquote>http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/233080039http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/233080039Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:42:06 -0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksc3m0Id9i1qz4s19o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://jimray.tumblr.com/post/228009079/next-to-big-daddy-your-halloween-costume-sucks">jimray</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Next to <a href="http://volpinprops.blogspot.com/2009/09/big-daddy-bioshock.html">Big Daddy</a>, your Halloween costume sucks</p> </blockquote>http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/228184031http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/228184031Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:51:11 -0700<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksbmjlCJf91qzvyz4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/227797072http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/227797072Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:33:20 -0700<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krmb8urtlh1qze4z0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://itsalwayssunny.tumblr.com/post/217830398/acrossoceans-jackie-what-is-it-that-you-do">itsalwayssunny</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://acrossoceans.tumblr.com/post/214824585/jackie-what-is-it-that-you-do-again-charlie-im">acrossoceans</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><b>Jackie:</b> What is it that you do again?<br/><b>Charlie:</b> I’m a janitor- um, I’m a full-on rapist. Y’know? Um, Africans, dyslexics, children, that sort of thing. <br/><b>Jackie:</b> I’m sorry. Did you say you’re a full-on rapist?<br/><b>Charlie:</b> No! Did I say that? No no no no. I help people, you know what I mean? I’m a philan- philan- philan-<br/><b>Jackie:</b> A philanthropist?<br/><b>Charlie:</b> Yeah, that’s exactly what it is. It gets blocked in my mouth, I don’t say it no good.</p> <p><i>It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia</i> 5.05 “The Waitress Is Getting Married”</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/223979632http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/223979632Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:28:07 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krxozyWgQb1qzyfn9o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://redcloud.tumblr.com/post/220283614/doublejack-puzzld-you-betcha-i-wonder-if">redcloud</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://doublejack.tumblr.com/post/220277811/puzzld-you-betcha">doublejack</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://puzzld.tumblr.com/post/220276520/you-betcha">puzzld</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>You Betcha!</p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>I wonder if I can follow her on Fascebook?</p> </blockquote>http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/220301646http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/220301646Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:36:49 -0700<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/g9Hk0ZCqRxg&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/g9Hk0ZCqRxg&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><b>Wow…</b></p> <p>Can Microsoft come up with anything new for themselves anymore (without copying Apple)?</p> <p>Um… apparently ‘no’. (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/microsoftstore">microsoftstore</a>)</p>http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/220300580http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/220300580Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:35:00 -0700<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2CdJTfGiRCI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2CdJTfGiRCI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><b>I think it’s time to start watching </b><i><b>Miracle</b></i><b> with Del.</b>..</p> <p>Miracle-Herb Brooks” Pre-Game Speech (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/jsacco14">jsacco14</a>)</p>http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/205702035http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/205702035Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:38:21 -0700<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqredlhxHm1qz50x3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mrgan.tumblr.com/post/200515250/golfing-and-stuff">mrgan</a>:</p> <blockquote>Huh, I never tried actually reading these airport ads…</blockquote>http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/200792479http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/200792479Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:30:00 -0700<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqrib41w0q1qzvyz4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Omar Mullick, an award winning photographer who shoots for National Geographic, NY Times, etc., has traveled all across America for 7 years documenting the elusive Muslim American community.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/09/29/cant-take-it-with-yo.html"> Can’t Take It With You - A Landmark Muslims in America Photo Exhibit - Boing Boing </a>)</p>http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/200576778http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/200576778Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:16:15 -0700<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AJkxBLgd5Hs&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AJkxBLgd5Hs&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://jimray.tumblr.com/post/198053719/oh-and-look-theres-hannity-there-at-the-end">jimray</a>:</p> <blockquote>Oh, and look, there’s Hannity there at the end</blockquote>http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/198187578http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/198187578Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:41:16 -0700<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1cX4t5-YpHQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1cX4t5-YpHQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mrgan.tumblr.com/post/194462451/heres-another-excruciating-video-from-microsoft">mrgan</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Here’s another excruciating video from Microsoft, this time explaining how to host your own Windows 7 launch party.</p> <p>The poor actors are all chuckling so uneasily and so much, I’m starting to feel like this is all subtext for an orgy they’re throwing later.</p> </blockquote>http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/194638650http://blog.tomcarmony.com/post/194638650Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:39:31 -0700