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5/1/2024
2 : 34

Interface Interference 👎

Amid the AI device dunking, should everything “just be an app”? Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 30, 2024 Interface Interference The problem
4/27/2024
22 : 34

Your Phone’s Other Number 📱

Let's talk about your phone's IMEI number. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 27, 2024 Today in Tedium: As you may know, Tedium is a blog and/or
4/24/2024
16 : 24

The Protest Song Wakes Up 🎙️

Is this song the future of musical protest? Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 24, 2024 The Protest Song Wakes Up A buzzy protest song about the
4/23/2024
2 : 34

Post-Post 🗨️

Assessing the post-Twitter climate amid Post.News' shutdown. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 22, 2024 Post-Post The demise of Post, one of the
4/20/2024
16 : 14

Trip’s Big Interactive Reset 💿

The 3DO was an entrepreneur's big bet on a business model. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 20, 2024 Today in Tedium: Lately, there's been a
4/18/2024
2 : 14

Berliner Goes Tabloid 🤬

The movie that perfectly explains what that NPR editor did. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 17, 2024 Berliner Goes Tabloid Considering the tale of
4/15/2024
23 : 34

It’s Easy. But Is It Easy Enough? 🤓

Is self-hosting still too hard for normal people? Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 15, 2024 It's Easy. But Is It Easy Enough? Self-hosted apps are
4/13/2024
16 : 44

What’s A Workgroup? 🤝

When groupware emerged, Microsoft wasn't taking Notes. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 13, 2024 Today in Tedium: Networking has played an
4/13/2024
8 : 25

The Post-SEO Era 📰

The news site Sherwood rethinks the role of SEO in news. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 09, 2024 The Post-SEO Era What happens when a news site
4/8/2024
15 : 4

My Final Hackintosh Rodeo 🤠

A relatively painless VM-driven approach to Hackintoshing. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 08, 2024 My Final Hackintosh Rodeo As we near what might
4/6/2024
16 : 14

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 • April 06, 2024 Hey all, Ernie here with an updated piece
4/4/2024
16 : 44

The Venue’s Too Small 🎸

An indie pop band can't fit its concert inside an arena. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 04, 2024 The Venue's Too Small A popular indie-pop
4/2/2024
2 : 34

xz, tarred 🗜️

The biggest Linux security issue since Heartbleed? Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • April 01, 2024 xz, tarred One of the most common programs in computing
3/30/2024
18 : 4

Recapturing Real Time 📰

Can we find our way back to useful real-time journalism? Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • March 30, 2024 Today in Tedium: This week, the tragic, seemingly
3/29/2024
2 : 24

The Value Of A Promise 🤞

How much is a promise from a tech company really worth, anyway? Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • March 28, 2024 The Value Of A Promise When you hear a
3/28/2024
2 : 54

A Creative Market Reset 🎨

Adobe needed some real competition. Now it has some. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • March 27, 2024 A Creative Market Reset Canva's purchase of
3/23/2024
18 : 4

Songs About Superman 🦸

Why are there so many alt-rock songs about Superman? Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • March 23, 2024 Today in Tedium: One could argue that in the modern era
3/22/2024
2 : 34

The House Always Wins 🎲

The individual is losing out amid media's corporate greed era. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • March 21, 2024 The House Always Wins The drama around G/
3/19/2024
17 : 24

Hackintosh In The Pastintosh? 🍎

If Hackintosh is dying, it served its purpose. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • March 19, 2024 Hackintosh In The Pastintosh? If the Hackintosh ecosystem is
3/16/2024
16 : 54

Digital Training Wheels 🪀

Kids' tech that might have helped inspired the real thing. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • March 16, 2024 Today in Tedium: For a moment, consider the