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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
11/2/2024
19 : 14

Pixel-Perfect? 🎨

The Apple-Pixelmator deal makes sense. Just look at its feature set. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 02, 2024 Pixel-Perfect? Apple makes a move to
10/31/2024
3 : 24

Caught In The Middle 💸

On rich guys, collateral damage, and The Washington Post. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • October 30, 2024 Caught In The Middle The mess with Bezos and The
10/28/2024
1 : 14

Why Butterfingers Break 🍫

Pondering why Butterfingers are often broken in half. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • October 27, 2024 Today in Tedium: Ok, so we're near Halloween,
10/23/2024
18 : 44

Stressing The Protocol 🧮

What it's like to back up your tweets on Bluesky. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • October 23, 2024 Stressing The Protocol I'm trying to import as
10/20/2024
23 : 34

So, Your CMS Blew Up 💣

So, thinking about moving from WordPress for the first time … ever? Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • October 20, 2024 Today in Tedium: Deciding on a content
10/20/2024
7 : 44

Gateway Country 🐄

What Gateway 2000's demise says about outsourcing and globalization. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • October 13, 2024 Hey all, Ernie here with a
10/20/2024
6 : 44

Gatekept 🚪

I just got hit by a stab to the ego. Ow, that hurt. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • October 15, 2024 Gatekept Thoughts on a bruise to the ol' ego that
10/20/2024
5 : 54

More Signs, Worse Signal 📱

TFW you develop a data-hungry app for your political campaign. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • October 16, 2024 Today's issue is brought to you by
10/7/2024
3 : 34

Domains For The Masses 🕸️

An interview with the founder of GoDaddy. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • October 06, 2024 Today in Tedium: For obvious reasons, we've been discussing
10/5/2024
14 : 34

Hooked On Clarendon 💡

The very common font that kicked off a redesign. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • October 05, 2024 Hooked On Clarendon I saw a font recently, and it
10/3/2024
15 : 54

When Benevolence Fades 😾

The WordPress saga could hurt FOSS as a whole. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • October 03, 2024 When Benevolence Fades The WordPress situation devolves
9/29/2024
19 : 34

Entering The Fray 👎

The risks critics face when becoming artists themselves. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • September 29, 2024 Today in Tedium: If you're someone who