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3/9/2024
15 : 34
Circles And Slashes 🚫
No, Ghostbusters didn't invent the red circle-slash. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • March 09, 2024 Today in Tedium: Recently, I heard someone talking
3/6/2024
16 : 34
Save Our Emulators 🎮
Nintendo strong-arms an emulator into submission. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • March 06, 2024 Save Our Emulators Nintendo's strong-arming of the
3/4/2024
22 : 24
When The Ware Isn’t Firm 🚗
A car review underlines the pitfalls of shipping with early firmware. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • March 04, 2024 When The Ware Isn't Firm A viral
3/2/2024
16 : 14
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 • March 02, 2024 Hey all, Ernie here with a refreshed piece from
2/29/2024
22 : 54
Missing The Human Touch 👎
Are tech and creativity breaking up thanks to AI? Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • February 29, 2024 Missing The Human Touch Tech and creativity once had a
2/28/2024
17 : 34
When Stewards Go Astray 💔
WordPress' owner may be at risk of threatening the platform's trust. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • February 28, 2024 When Stewards Go Astray A
2/24/2024
3 : 44
Create For Yourself 💡
Looking for potential in a brutal time for media. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • February 23, 2024 Today in Tedium: One of the first full-length articles
2/22/2024
19 : 54
Losing The Buzz, Keeping The Heat 🔥
BuzzFeed looks like a shadow of its former self. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • February 22, 2024 Losing The Buzz, Keeping The Heat BuzzFeed's sale of
2/20/2024
18 : 34
Spammy Saturday 🤬
Diving into a major spam issue on the fediverse. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • February 20, 2024 Spammy Saturday A fediverse spam crisis highlights an
2/19/2024
2 : 24
Retro Zeitgeist 📺
Jon Stewart helps Comedy Central stay the course. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • February 14, 2024 Retro Zeitgeist Jon Stewart's fascinating late-
2/19/2024
2 : 4
The Web App Switcheroo 📱
Apple leans on the old hobby-horse to kneecap the open web. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • February 15, 2024 The Web App Switcheroo In its quest to do as
2/19/2024
1 : 43
The Liaison 🖥
How firmware became computing's middle ground. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • February 17, 2024 Today in Tedium: In 2006, the Nintendo Wii's
2/10/2024
3 : 54
The Sneaky Standard 🖥
Intel shaped an industry through a canny bit of deception. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • February 09, 2024 Today in Tedium: Computing has changed a lot
2/9/2024
3 : 14
sudo embrace 🧑💻
Microsoft doesn't have superusers, but it now has sudo. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • February 08, 2024 sudo embrace Microsoft's decision to
2/7/2024
3 : 44
Remaking Podcasts For Text 📡
A case for RSS getting a creator-economy revamp. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • February 06, 2024 Remaking Podcasts For Text Podcasts are far and away the
2/3/2024
3 : 34
The Ballad Of Mark Discordia 🎮
A second take on an infamous early-internet meme. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • February 02, 2024 Today in Tedium: Game culture has never been a high-
1/31/2024
21 : 14
Cache Clearing 🔍
Google quietly takes away something from its search results. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • January 31, 2024 Cache Clearing Google appears to hide away an
1/30/2024
2 : 34
No Frame Of Reference 💻
Is the Framework 16 trying to do too much all at once? Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • January 29, 2024 No Frame Of Reference The mixed-feelings reviews
1/27/2024
4 : 24
Locked Up In Regions 🔐
How region-locking became a form of control. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • January 26, 2024 Today in Tedium: It's not unheard of for smartphones to
1/24/2024
21 : 34
The YouTube Boogie 🎹
A piano guy somehow ends up in the middle of the culture wars. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • January 24, 2024 The YouTube Boogie A livestreaming pianist