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9/28/2024
18 : 54
The Paywall’s Final Frontier 🔒
Could CNN's planned paywall be a harbinger for free online news? Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • September 28, 2024 The Paywall's Final Frontier
9/26/2024
2 : 44
Content Fighting Systems 🔥
WordPress' founder pulls out the nuclear option. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • September 25, 2024 Content Fighting Systems The co-founder of
9/23/2024
3 : 14
Party In The Rear 📺
How the rear projection television got flattened. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • September 22, 2024 Today in Tedium: These days, it's common to see a
9/21/2024
2 : 54
Moore’s Flinch 💾
Qualcomm reportedly makes a bold play for Intel. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • September 20, 2024 Moore's Flinch The rumor mill is picking up steam
9/17/2024
17 : 54
Locking A Loophole 🔒
Temu's favorite shipping loophole may soon disappear. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • September 17, 2024 A couple of years ago, I found myself waiting
9/15/2024
22 : 4
No Plane? No Problem 🚆
What it's like to ride in an Amtrak train cross-country. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • September 15, 2024 Hey all, Ernie here with another piece from
9/12/2024
20 : 4
Can Weird Creatures Survive? 🐞
A unique social network fails, yet it's hard not to admire it. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • September 12, 2024 Can Weird Creatures Survive?
9/8/2024
23 : 24
Tethered 📱
How smartphone tethering, in fits and starts, became a thing. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • September 08, 2024 Today in Tedium: If you're far from
9/4/2024
18 : 44
Taking A Mile 📏
The risk publishers face on the open internet. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • September 04, 2024 Taking A Mile The risk of the open internet is that
9/3/2024
17 : 24
The Worst Form On The Internet? 😡
An online form made me so mad I decided to rant about it. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • September 03, 2024 The Worst Form On The Internet? Oracle's
9/1/2024
21 : 44
Control Freaks 🕹️
Three game controllers that reshaped the nature of play. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • September 01, 2024 Hey all, Ernie here with a piece from Dayten
8/30/2024
16 : 4
Did Section 230 Meet Its Match? ⚖️
A new ruling could shift our thinking on Section 230. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • August 30, 2024 Did Section 230 Meet Its Match? A new ruling from a
8/28/2024
16 : 54
Getting A Second-Hand Bill 💸
Thrifty consumers get a second-hand shock. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • August 28, 2024 Getting A Second-Hand Bill The makers behind connected gadgets
8/25/2024
20 : 44
Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too 📻
The tale of the perfect one-hit wonder. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • August 25, 2024 It's not every day that a famous one-hit wonder decides to re-
8/23/2024
14 : 44
When The Coffee Sweats 🥤
Starbucks hires a CEO who screams “fast food.” Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • August 23, 2024 When The Coffee Sweats Starbucks, which has devolved from
8/20/2024
3 : 24
Platforms Built On Quicksand ⏳
Maybe Patreon should go down fighting. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • August 13, 2024 Platforms Built On Quicksand Given the choice between protecting
8/20/2024
2 : 54
All That Glitters 🪙
A shocking fact about gold records emerges. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • August 15, 2024 All That Glitters I just learned an amazing fact about gold
8/20/2024
2 : 14
From Segments To Pixels 🧮
The calculator's role in the rise of the LCD. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • August 18, 2024 Hey all, hope you're having a killer weekend. Last
8/11/2024
22 : 24
Dead On A Friday 📺
Where you don't want your favorite programs to air. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • August 11, 2024 Today in Tedium: I have this memory of the one
8/9/2024
16 : 44
Mac As Appliance 🖥️
Apple tries bending users to its will through annoyance. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • August 09, 2024 Mac As Appliance Apple ticks off its non-casual