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12/27/2023
15 : 14
Not The Name That You Call Me With 🎹
Our favorite story of the year (not written by us). Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 27, 2023 Not The Name That You Call Me With The year-end
12/26/2023
15 : 4
The Great YouTube Epic 🎥
We're celebrating the year's best content. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 26, 2023 The Great YouTube Epic To kick off this year's
12/23/2023
14 : 34
Fake Festive Vs. Real Thing 🎄
The odd state of fake Christmas trees. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 23, 2023 Today in Tedium: Imagine this newsletter has just four readers. (
12/20/2023
19 : 34
Fall Of The Mouse House 🪤
Get ready for some wild rethinks on Mickey Mouse. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 20, 2023 Fall Of The Mouse House With less than two weeks to go
12/20/2023
2 : 4
Self-Checkout Game Theory 🛒
In defense of self-checkout. No, really. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 19, 2023 Self-Checkout Game Theory There have been a lot of takes in
12/16/2023
14 : 44
Give Up? Gift Up. 🎁
Need gift ideas? Here's some random crap from eBay. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 16, 2023 Today in Tedium: So, it's pretty funny that I
12/15/2023
13 : 27
Waking Up The Regulators 📱
American regulatory systems suddenly nailed big tech this week. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 14, 2023 Waking Up The Regulators While regulators
12/12/2023
21 : 54
An Incomplete Picture 💸
What a YouTube charity debate is missing. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 12, 2023 A Incomplete Picture A recent scandal around a popular
12/9/2023
0 : 44
Interference Wars 📻
Could the electric car kill off AM radio? Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 08, 2023 Today in Tedium: As you may or may not know, I have no deep
12/8/2023
4 : 4
Diet Facebook 🫠
A Facebook content blocking extension exposes something surprising. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 07, 2023 Diet Facebook A browser extension I
12/6/2023
1 : 34
Stealing Passages 📼
Turns out plagiarism matters on YouTube, too. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 05, 2023 Stealing Passages Plagiarism is often seen as an
12/2/2023
3 : 4
In Search Of New Lows 🎸
How KoRn reinvented the seven-string guitar for nu metal. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 01, 2023 Today in Tedium: I'm going to reveal two
12/1/2023
4 : 54
A Note On Note Apps 📝
Don't hide your notes behind a SaaS paywall like Evernote. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 30, 2023 A Note On Note Apps You shouldn't rely
11/28/2023
20 : 14
Once More With Feeling 🎹
That terrible AI-generated song is being framed all wrong. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 28, 2023 Once More With Feeling That AI-generated pop
11/25/2023
7 : 44
Weird HTML Hacks 🕸️
When the web was young, we made it up as we went along. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 24, 2023 Due to some technical issues which are in fact a
11/23/2023
3 : 4
Bubble Busters 💬
Apple deserves blame for a recent Android messaging drama. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 22, 2023 Bubble Busters The recent security drama
11/22/2023
4 : 24
Ruminating On Replies 💬
The reply guy is evolving into a new form. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 21, 2023 Ruminating On Replies The “reply guy,” the internet-native
11/18/2023
3 : 54
Making Magnetic Media 💾
How 3M dominated floppies, then gave it away. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 17, 2023 Hey all, I know you're all obsessed with the palace
11/17/2023
4 : 4
When Tools Unlock New Paths 🔧
How embracing two new tools gave me a lot of new ideas. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 16, 2023 When Tools Unlock New Paths Don't just keep
11/17/2023
3 : 15
Slamming Into Painted Boulders 🎬
Warner Bros. Discovery's warped motivations get the best of it. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • November 14, 2023 Slamming Into Painted Boulders In the