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5/6/2023
13 : 34
The Cover-Up 📱
Why screen protectors became a thing for smartphones. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • May 06, 2023 Today in Tedium: You know something I always kind of
5/3/2023
15 : 44
Social Gloss 💬
Our glossary continues by assessing a few online communities. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • May 03, 2023 Today in Tedium: Social media has been a big
4/29/2023
13 : 4
Switching Pad 📱
A review of OnePlus' attempt to take on the iPad. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 28, 2023 Today in Tedium: When it comes to operating systems, I
4/26/2023
16 : 14
CISC-y RISC-ness 💻
The most interesting processor ever made. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 26, 2023 Today in Tedium: If you've kept a close eye on the technology
4/22/2023
15 : 44
The Next Chapter 💾
What this week's big shifts say about internet history. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 22, 2023 Today in Tedium: As internet culture goes, it
4/19/2023
15 : 34
Textbooks of the Air 📻
Looking back at when radio was seen as a game-changer for education. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 19, 2023 Today in Tedium: Remote learning. If
4/19/2023
7 : 15
The Whole Stack 📨
On Substack's moat, and what it means for newsletter publishers. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 12, 2023 Today in Tedium: As lots of folks are
4/19/2023
5 : 55
Socket To Me 🖥
How the processor socket reflects an era of bygone upgradability. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 15, 2023 Hey all, Ernie here with a refreshed piece
4/8/2023
17 : 34
Hiding in the Basket 🥚
Cracking a few Easter eggs. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 08, 2023 Today in Tedium: Much credit to Andy Baio for finding the best Easter Egg in
4/5/2023
14 : 35
Mile-High Productivity ✈️
Can you really be productive on a plane? Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 05, 2023 Today in Tedium: I am not above stunt journalism. One of my
4/1/2023
14 : 34
A Musical War of the Worlds 🛸
The story of perhaps the most audacious rock opera of all time. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 01, 2023 Hey all, Ernie here with a fresh one from
3/29/2023
13 : 4
When the Training Wheels Decide ⚾️
How new tech could build better athletes. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • March 29, 2023 Hey all, Ernie here with a fresh one from Andrew Egan, who
3/25/2023
13 : 4
A Side of Gloss 🥪
A glossary full of tedious food-related terms. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • March 25, 2023 Today in Tedium: If you think about it, you could probably
3/22/2023
14 : 14
When Atari Was Politicized 🕹
How Atari inspired a whole generation of Democrats. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • March 22, 2023 Today in Tedium: Recently, there was a campaign against
3/18/2023
16 : 24
Appetite for Destruction 📃
The evolution of the paper shredder. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • March 18, 2023 Today in Tedium: Paper is one of our most important materials—and one
3/16/2023
14 : 59
Field of Bankruptcies 💸
A kind of failed startup you're not thinking about. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • March 15, 2023 Today in Tedium: If the big business headlines of
3/11/2023
15 : 4
On “Ernie” 🤖
Why does Baidu want to steal my name? Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • March 11, 2023 Today in Tedium: Unless you're Elton John or Lady Gaga or Elliott
3/8/2023
14 : 4
Point, Shoot, and Forget 📸
How disposable cameras came to line the landscape. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • March 08, 2023 Hey all, Ernie here with a piece from the archives. Over
3/4/2023
16 : 54
Self-Host All the Things? 🖥️
Can you self-host your way out of SaaS? Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • March 04, 2023 Today in Tedium: Recently, I got a bit of a shocking message in the
3/1/2023
14 : 34
Robot Hand is the Future 🤖
I tried making YouTube listen to nothing but Elliott Smith. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • February 28, 2023 Today in Tedium: Can an algorithm be seen as