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3/10/2022
1 : 27
Fluorescent Dreams 📀
The story of an optical disc technology you never saw. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • March 09, 2022 Eyebrow nightfall Today in Tedium: When it comes to
3/4/2022
23 : 4
Video Rancher 🎥
How Mike Nesmith evolved from Monkee into video maverick. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • March 04, 2022 Eyebrow nightfall Hey all, Ernie here with a
3/2/2022
16 : 4
Good Luck Opening These 📝
10 document file formats that might prove tough to convert. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • March 02, 2022 Eyebrow nightfall Today in Tedium: As you may
2/26/2022
0 : 4
Under Pressure 🌊
Everything you every wanted to spray about pressure washers. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • February 25, 2022 Hey all, Ernie here with a piece from David
2/23/2022
13 : 34
Word Up 🧐
The word games the internet played before Wordle. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • February 23, 2022 Today in Tedium: I'm sort of at that age in my
2/18/2022
22 : 4
You Spin Me Right Round, Baby 📀
Hard drive platters used to be bigger than vinyl records. Way bigger. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • February 18, 2022 Hey all, Ernie here with a
2/16/2022
13 : 44
Cloud Caper ☁️
Can you self-host your own personal Dropbox? Would you want to? Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • February 16, 2022 Today in Tedium: About a month ago, I got
2/11/2022
22 : 34
Punts, Pop, and Patriotism 🇺🇸
The weirdest Super Bowl, with the best singing performance, ever. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • February 11, 2022 Hey all, Ernie here with a piece from
2/9/2022
14 : 34
Heart Of Mold ❤️🍕
Why heart-shaped pizzas (and other types of heart-shaped food) exist. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • February 09, 2022 Today in Tedium: It doesn't
2/2/2022
14 : 34
You’re Being Misled 🤨
When packaging gets misleading. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • February 02, 2022 Today in Tedium: A few years ago, I wrote a tweet, which I imagine is
1/21/2022
21 : 34
Sounding Board 🔊
Upsetting the internet by pointing out specialized file formats. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • January 21, 2022 Today in Tedium: A couple months ago, on
1/19/2022
14 : 4
Surfing Upstream 🏄♂️
Why a browser that costs money might protect your privacy. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • January 19, 2022 Today in Tedium: It's often been suggested
1/13/2022
15 : 30
Lessons in Pivoting 📚
How an education company learned some new tricks of its own. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • January 12, 2022 Today in Tedium: Say what you will about the
1/8/2022
0 : 4
Prize Patrol Immortality 💰
Why the Publisher's Clearing House wants to outlive you. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • January 07, 2022 Hey all, Ernie here with an odd question:
1/5/2022
13 : 34
The Leech Machine ☁️
Considering an unusual use for leeches. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • January 05, 2022 Hey all, Ernie here with a piece from a new contributor, Nathan
12/31/2021
21 : 4
Arbitrary Calendar Marker Commentary 🗓
Another year of tedium has passed us by. Let's improve the next one. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 31, 2021 Today in Tedium: So, 2021 was no
12/29/2021
14 : 34
Down Is Up, Up Is Down 🔄
Why natural scrolling randomly emerged one day. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 29, 2021 Today in Tedium: Perhaps you don't think of it this
12/22/2021
14 : 34
You Know, For Kids 🕹
Making the case that kids and tech are made for one another. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 22, 2021 Today in Tedium: Over the weekend, I finally
12/17/2021
23 : 44
Old Stories, New Eyes 👁👁
A second opinion on Tedium's stories throughout 2021. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 17, 2021 Hey all, Ernie here with a piece that's
12/8/2021
14 : 44
Cut-Up Culture ✂️
How coupons became the dominant way to get a deal. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 08, 2021 Today in Tedium: In a world where browser extensions