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1/27/2024
4 : 24
Locked Up In Regions 🔐
How region-locking became a form of control. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • January 26, 2024 Today in Tedium: It's not unheard of for smartphones to
1/24/2024
21 : 34
The YouTube Boogie 🎹
A piano guy somehow ends up in the middle of the culture wars. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • January 24, 2024 The YouTube Boogie A livestreaming pianist
1/23/2024
2 : 4
Cropping Into A Debate 🎨
GIMP's awkward place in the modern software sphere. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • January 22, 2024 Cropping Into A Debate I took a pretty rough swipe
1/20/2024
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Counterfeit Computing 🖥
Considering all the fake hardware out there. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • January 19, 2024 Today in Tedium: You probably haven't thought about it
1/19/2024
0 : 54
Out With The Pitchforks 🔥
Condé Nast shows it doesn't even understand Pitchfork. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • January 18, 2024 Out With The Pitchforks What Condé Nast did to
1/18/2024
1 : 54
Making My Linux Move 🐧
Your dedicated inbox Apple complainer just moved to Linux. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • January 17, 2024 Making My Linux Move Why I decided to mostly
1/13/2024
3 : 54
What Was ISDN? 📞
Considering why the phone industry couldn't make ISDN work. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • January 12, 2024 Today in Tedium: If you live in the United
1/12/2024
9 : 24
Barely Minimum 📫
Substack does almost nothing to fix its moderation crisis. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • January 10, 2024 Barely Minimum Substack favors the quick fix
1/8/2024
17 : 24
Mac All The Keyboards ⌨️
How to get a Mac keyboard layout in Windows & Linux. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • January 08, 2024 Mac All The Keyboards The standard Macintosh
1/6/2024
16 : 44
Snapping The Cable 📺
The cable industry may be at the breaking point. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • January 06, 2024 Today in Tedium: So, I have to start this somewhere, so
1/5/2024
2 : 34
The Gator Bites Back 🐊
Facebook's new data-siphoning trick is a very old trick, really. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • January 04, 2024 The Gator Bites Back Facebook's
1/3/2024
0 : 24
We Beat The Machine 🕹️
The 13-year-old who took down Tetris. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • January 02, 2024 We Beat The Machine The story of a 13-year-old gamer crashing the
12/30/2023
3 : 34
2024: Live Another Day 🗓️
OK, who's ready for 2024? Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 29, 2023 Today in Tedium: Okay, we've made it to year nine. That's pretty
12/28/2023
21 : 4
The Open Letter Still Works 📨
The article that might ensure creators a better 2024. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • December 28, 2023 The Open Letter Still Works Our final year-end
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
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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
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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