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6/22/2024
2 : 54

Finish The Job, Adam 🧹

Annoyed by Meta's half-finished fediverse integration. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 21, 2024 Finish The Job, Adam If Meta is going to support
6/20/2024
16 : 34

When Robots Aggregate 🤖

Breaking down an AI-aggregation battle. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 20, 2024 When Robots Aggregate The mess between Forbes and Perplexity AI
6/16/2024
19 : 4

Artifacting 🖼️

How the JPEG gradually compressed our world. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 16, 2024 Today in Tedium: I fully admit it—I stretch images. I also
6/14/2024
16 : 24

CHIP FIGHT GO! 💻

Qualcomm and Arm are fighting. The likely winners? Consumers. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 14, 2024 CHIP FIGHT GO! The emergence of a conflict
6/11/2024
15 : 14

Adobe’s Slow Decay 🫠

Adobe's real problem isn't the privacy policy mess. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 11, 2024 Adobe's Slow Decay The problem with Adobe is
6/9/2024
19 : 14

The Barleycorn Measurement Scheme 👟

The history of the shoe-sizing Brannock Device. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 09, 2024 Hey all, Ernie here with a piece from 2019 that started with
6/8/2024
4 : 34

Let’s Bring Back Small Tools 🔧

Why I think small tools matter on the internet right now. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 07, 2024 Let's Bring Back Small Tools Thoughts on the
6/4/2024
13 : 34

Quadruple-Booked 💼

It feels like AI is being made just for managers, right? Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 04, 2024 Quadruple-Booked The latest artificial intelligence
6/3/2024
10 : 14

Macroplastics 🫠

I like this kind of plastic more than all the others. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • May 26, 2024 Hey all, Ernie here after the wildest week in the
6/3/2024
9 : 54

Color Is The Enemy 🌈

Could colorful plastics be quietly doing us in? Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • May 27, 2024 Color Is The Enemy If you enjoyed our last issue about plastic
6/3/2024
8 : 24

Losing Sight Of Creators 🔎

The problem with ad-blocking for creators. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • May 31, 2024 Losing Sight Of Creators Instead of building ways to block ads, we
6/3/2024
8 : 18

The Bargain Bin Evolves

The weirdness of the bin store. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 01, 2024 Today in Tedium: If you want to know whether a society is truly advanced,
5/23/2024
3 : 34

The AI Laptops’ Secret Feature 💻

Robust Linux support might make the AI laptops worth buying. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • May 22, 2024 The AI Laptops' Secret Feature Ignore the AI
5/19/2024
17 : 14

Defeating Mouse Lint 🖱️

How optical mice scrolled past rubber balls. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • May 19, 2024 Hey all, sorry this is running a little late. Last week's odd
5/17/2024
13 : 14

Does One Line Fix Google? 🔎

Google's new barebones “Web” view is worth using. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • May 17, 2024 Does One Line Fix Google? Forget AI. Google just created
5/17/2024
12 : 44

Everything Becomes Growth Hacking 🚀

Growth hacking threatens everything you love about the internet. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • May 16, 2024 Everything Becomes Growth Hacking If your
5/11/2024
22 : 44

The CPU That Will Never Die 💾

A tribute to the Z80, an iconic processor. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • May 11, 2024 Hey all, Ernie here with a guest piece by a longtime friend of the
5/10/2024
3 : 34

Press, Pause 🗜️

Apple doesn't understand why people like hydraulic presses. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • May 09, 2024 Press, Pause Beyond misunderstanding its iPad
5/7/2024
18 : 34

Chaos, Coyotes & Palm Trees 🌴

John Mulaney helps Netflix nail its final comedic frontier. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • May 07, 2024 Chaos, Coyotes & Palm Trees John Mulaney's
5/4/2024
15 : 34

When It Rains, It Pours ☔

Why the umbrella's design can't be beat. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • May 04, 2024 Hey there, Ernie here with a refreshed piece about umbrellas