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11/26/2021
22 : 44
The Can That Always Can 💪
How WD-40 became the rust-defying chemical of choice. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 26, 2021 Hey all, Ernie here with a piece from David Buck
11/24/2021
13 : 44
Dead On Archival 🗞
The challenges we face with archiving shuttered newspapers. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 24, 2021 With the support of Newspapers.com Hey all,
11/12/2021
22 : 44
The Scrolling Orb 🔮
The trackball isn't just a glorified mouse. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 12, 2021 Hey all, Ernie here with a refreshed piece on an
11/10/2021
14 : 24
Open To Conversion 🖼
The image file formats lost to time. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 10, 2021 Today in Tedium: Around this time 30 years ago, two separate working
11/5/2021
21 : 34
Luster Lost 📜
Why physical objects decay, but digital objects won't. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 05, 2021 With the support of Newspapers.com Today in
11/3/2021
13 : 14
The Cold Cocktail 🥃
How NyQuil became the late-night cold remedy of choice. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 03, 2021 Today in Tedium: The weather is changing, and so
10/29/2021
21 : 4
Dancing With The Walking Dead 🧟
How Harry Belafonte brought the dead back to life. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • October 29, 2021 Hey all, Ernie here with a fresh one from David Buck,
10/27/2021
12 : 34
The Animal Years 😺
Why animation was (and is) defined by anthropomorphism. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • October 27, 2021 Today in Tedium: A little less than 15 years ago,
10/22/2021
22 : 4
Embrace Your Inner Stooge 🤪
How The Three Stooges became icons. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • October 22, 2021 Hey all, Ernie here with a refreshed piece about a troupe that you
10/20/2021
11 : 54
Would I Lie To Monty Hall? 🤔
Reframing the infamous Monty Hall Problem. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • October 20, 2021 Hey all, Ernie here with a second look at an infamous logic
10/14/2021
9 : 26
Hampster Economics 🐹
How would the Hampsterdance go over today, anyway? Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • October 13, 2021 Hey all, Ernie here with a new contributor to the site,
10/8/2021
22 : 5
Does This Ring A Bell? 🔔
Thinking about AT&T's breakup through the lens of Facebook. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • October 08, 2021 Today in Tedium: No matter your
10/6/2021
12 : 44
Repetition, In Four Parts 🔁
We're repeating ourselves with this one. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • October 06, 2021 Today in Tedium: So, I'm not sure you're aware, but a
10/1/2021
21 : 34
Braids Of Nylon, Everywhere 🧵
Why braided cables are seemingly everywhere these days. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • October 01, 2021 Today in Tedium: Here's something we haven
9/29/2021
13 : 34
The Story Behind A Box 📦
The cable converter box, and the man who first sold it. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • September 29, 2021 Today in Tedium: As I mentioned a couple of
9/24/2021
20 : 4
Yikes! You Call That a Pencil? ✏️
The pencils that looked like no other pencils ever made. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • September 24, 2021 Hey all, Ernie here with a fresh one from
9/22/2021
12 : 44
ACE In The Hole ♠️
How the cable industry tried and failed to make an Emmys of its own. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • September 22, 2021 Today in Tedium: This week, the
9/17/2021
20 : 54
Tedious Failures, Revisited 🙊
How a failed comedy music career became a secret success. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • September 17, 2021 Hey all, Ernie here with a piece by David Buck
9/15/2021
13 : 56
Intellectual Pinball 🕹
How trivia games closed the gap after the video game crash. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • September 15, 2021 Hey there, Ernie here with a piece from
9/10/2021
21 : 54
How I Research Stuff 🔎
Our strategy for making lots of Tedium, explained. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • September 10, 2021 Today in Tedium: When I first started Tedium six