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6/25/2021
20 : 34
Billboard Empire 🏙
The evolution of billboard signs, which are older than you think. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 25, 2021 Hey all, Ernie here with a piece from
6/23/2021
12 : 54
ProtoAppStore 📲
The many app stores before the App Store. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 23, 2021 Today in Tedium: How much credit does Apple deserve for introducing
6/18/2021
20 : 54
The 2021 Sparks Spectacular 🎹
Honoring the no-compromises sound of Sparks. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 18, 2021 Hey all, Ernie here with a piece from David Buck, who calls this
6/16/2021
12 : 4
Three Flavors, One Carton 🍨
Neapolitan ice cream: Not from Naples, not eaten by astronauts. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 16, 2021 Today in Tedium: Putting three options in a
6/11/2021
20 : 4
Slackers vs. Strivers 📖
The literary battle to define work and leisure in the 20th century. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 11, 2021 Hey all, Ernie here with a piece from
6/9/2021
13 : 49
Wrapped Up 🦃
How shrink-wrap was helped along by the frozen turkey. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 09, 2021 Today in Tedium: You know something you probably don
6/4/2021
20 : 54
Electric Ink Analysis 🖋
Thoughts on the state of e-paper. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 04, 2021 Today in Tedium: For years, there's been a deep interest in using the
6/2/2021
11 : 54
Home Security Insecurities 🚨
Where home security ends and security theater begins. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 02, 2021 Hey all, Ernie here with a piece from Andrew Egan, who
5/28/2021
20 : 14
A Tailgate for the Ages 🤘
Heavy Metal Parking Lot turns 35—here's how it was made. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • May 28, 2021 Hey all, Ernie here with a piece from David Buck
5/26/2021
13 : 24
A Home For Mobile Linux 📲
The potential of the Linux-driven PinePhone. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • May 26, 2021 Today in Tedium: If you've been keeping a close eye one the
5/21/2021
20 : 34
Retro Psychology 🧠🕹
What psychologists thought about video games in 1983. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • May 21, 2021 Hey all, Ernie here with a fresh piece from Michael
5/19/2021
11 : 54
It’s Not Delivery, It’s … 🍕
How frozen pizza first came into our lives. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • May 19, 2021 Hey all, Ernie here with a refresh of a 2018 piece about frozen
5/14/2021
20 : 4
Phar Too Ambitious 💊
The big-box pharmacy retailer that wanted to be Walmart. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • May 14, 2021 Today in Tedium: As the place that people have
5/14/2021
3 : 12
The World Of Whiteboards 🖍
The whiteboard's apparent inventor is not getting enough credit. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • May 12, 2021 Today in Tedium: You know something that
5/7/2021
20 : 4
Boot Vector 💿
The unusual distribution format that reshaped Linux. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • May 07, 2021 Today in Tedium: Selling a new idea is hard, especially
4/28/2021
12 : 4
The Letter In The Window 🪟
How NYC got its unique restaurant grading system. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 28, 2021 Hey all, Ernie here with a piece from Andrew Egan, who
4/14/2021
11 : 54
Too Terrible for Television 📺
Why TV networks used to dump their unsold pilots on the air. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 14, 2021 Hey all, Ernie here with a freshly updated
4/7/2021
12 : 54
Make Digital Preservation Easier 💾
Rethinking corporate motivations for preserving digital content. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 07, 2021 Today in Tedium: Look, I'm not going to
4/2/2021
20 : 4
Bridge To Nowhere ♠️♥♦♣
Why nobody understands bridge anymore. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 02, 2021 Today in Tedium: As you probably know about me, I used to spend years
3/31/2021
12 : 34
They Might Be Trailblazers 🪗
How They Might Be Giants turned tech into music. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • March 31, 2021 Hey all, Ernie here with a piece from David Buck about one