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12/23/2024
4 : 54

Christmas On Repeat 🎅

Christmas nostalgia is a hell of a drug. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 22, 2024 Hey all, Ernie here with a refresh of a piece from our very
12/21/2024
4 : 54

The Thrill Was Never There 🎸

Takeaways from a punk-rock creator who says he doesn't like punk. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 20, 2024 The Thrill Was Never There A famous
12/19/2024
8 : 14

Going Atomic ⚛️

The scoop on my current Linux distro of choice. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 12, 2024 Going Atomic My recent Linux experience has been pretty
12/19/2024
7 : 14

Pressed 

In the WordPress saga, the bridges have already been burned. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 14, 2024 Pressed This week's preliminary
12/19/2024
7 : 4

Guitar, Synthesized 🎸

Pondering whether synthesizers that look like guitars can be good. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 15, 2024 Hey all, Ernie here with a fresh piece
12/19/2024
6 : 24

Stupidest Drama Ever 😖

Bad news, Bluesky fans: It has an extortion problem. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 17, 2024 Stupidest Drama Ever An apparent extortion scheme
12/10/2024
5 : 25

Don’t Strip-Mine The Sky ☁️

Bluesky could be the Craigslist of social media—in a good way. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 05, 2024 Don't Strip-Mine The Sky More thoughts
12/10/2024
4 : 54

Do General Audiences Exist? 🎬

They're making way fewer G-rated films than they used to. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 08, 2024 Today in Tedium: In the fall of 1968, the
12/3/2024
15 : 24

How Giants Fall 📉

The CEO of Intel retired out of the blue. That doesn't sound good. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 03, 2024 How Giants Fall The departure of
12/2/2024
17 : 14

Belated Expansion 🕹️

Why a forgotten expansion port on a famous console is emerging now. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 02, 2024 Hey all, Ernie here with a mea culpa.
11/30/2024
3 : 54

Power User Vs. Strong POV 💻

Elementary OS doesn't work like most Linux distros. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 29, 2024 Power User Vs. Strong POV The just-released
11/25/2024
0 : 24

Corporate Casserole 🥘

How marketing and lobbying inspired Thanksgiving traditions. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 24, 2024 Hey all, Ernie here with a classic
11/23/2024
20 : 4

Not Ready For The Camera 📸

What (and who) video-based social media leaves out. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 23, 2024 Not Ready For The Camera Why hasn't video
11/20/2024
5 : 24

The Floater Manifesto 🛟

Some people use one operating system. I use many. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 19, 2024 The Floater Manifesto Our technology should be good
11/17/2024
15 : 4

Leaning Towers 📶

On NIMBYism and cell towers in the 5G era. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 17, 2024 Today in Tedium: Earlier this week, I got an email about an
11/15/2024
6 : 15

The Network Serves Us 🌐

Bluesky is having a moment. Here's why. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 14, 2024 The Network Serves Us Thoughts on the sudden surge of success
11/11/2024
4 : 44

The Loophole 🥃

When free samples get out of hand. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 10, 2024 Today in Tedium: When my wife and I got married in 2013, we ended up
11/8/2024
17 : 24

The Hacker Ring 💍

Life with a hackable smart ring. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 08, 2024 The Hacker Ring I bought a ring because I heard about it on Hacker News.
11/6/2024
18 : 24

Know What You Control 🪰

How a bug-fixing endeavor gave me a good POV on election night. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 06, 2024 Know What You Control If you're stuck
11/4/2024
4 : 34

Everything Zen 😌

Tedium as an election chaos palate cleanser. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 03, 2024 Today in Tedium: The odds are that, based on my recent