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Cut-Up Culture
Today in Tedium: In a world where browser extensions basically deliver discounts to e-commerce sites as soon as they’re needed, it can be strange to consider the printed coupon in that context. That...
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These Eyes Are Trackin’
Today in Tedium: There’s this tool I’ve used for a number of years that I’ve found incredibly useful and important. It’s a password manager called 1Password, and it helps me save logins so I don’t...
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Give Like You Don’t Care
Today in Tedium: Was life ever normal? Getting back to normal after 2020 was probably an impossible task, something proven by the many nuances of 2021, which started with a fraught political conflict,...
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Old Stories, New Eyes
Hey all, Ernie here with a piece that’s literally second-guessing everything we did this year. Michael Bentley had a great idea of gathering up some secondary directions for some of the many topics...
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You Know, For Kids
Today in Tedium: Over the weekend, I finally watched a movie I was really curious to see, the HBO Max original 8-Bit Christmas. I mean, obviously, just looking at the thing, it was clear what it was...
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Hippos, Punks & Yuletide Cheer
Hey all, Ernie here with the master of novelty music himself, David Buck, who brings us an analysis of the kind of music he wants under his Christmas tree this year. Maybe after you listen, you’ll...
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Down Is Up, Up Is Down
Today in Tedium: Perhaps you don’t think of it this way, but the way that we interact with the objects we own is not necessarily a given. And this is proven when those not-a-given things change...
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Arbitrary Calendar Marker Commentary
Today in Tedium: So, 2021 was no 2020, even if it borrowed many of the same contours of that wretched year. But it was still the calendar equivalent of me walking down the street after I rolled my...
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The Leech Machine
Hey all, Ernie here with a piece from a new contributor, Nathan Lawrence, who decided to start the year out on a high note by delivering a piece about leeches and meteorology. Because sure, why not....
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Prize Patrol Immortality
Hey all, Ernie here with an odd question: Would you be interested in winning a sweepstakes if it meant a loved one of yours could inherit the winnings if you die? Andrew Egan posits the answer in...
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Lessons in Pivoting
Today in Tedium: Say what you will about the last two years, but it’s fascinating how quickly the future caught up with our immediate needs. We had to rebuild entire infrastructures, entire...
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Let's Get Sauced
Hey all, Ernie here with a refresh from all the way back in 2015. I was inspired to refresh it by some news involving another kind of salad dressing. Consider this counter-programming. Today in...
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Surfing Upstream
Today in Tedium: It’s often been suggested that the web browser is at real risk of becoming a monoculture, all thanks to the browser engine behind most of our clicks. Chromium and its forked-off...
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Sounding Board
Today in Tedium: A couple months ago, on a lark, I came up with a list of obscure image formats, most of which were not particularly known outside of specialist circles or by collectors. But the post...
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███████ Alert
Hey all, Ernie here with a fresh piece from Dayten Rose, who previously hit us up with a discussion on the robot-like phenomenon of brazen heads. This time, he goes for a story angle you’ve likely run...
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One Song, Many Writers
Hey all, Ernie here with a piece from Chris Dalla Riva. You probably remember his last piece on key changes, which blew up the internet in a way that pieces on music theory rarely do. Now, he’s back...
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Bridge To Nowhere
Hey all, Ernie here with a refreshed 2021 piece about everyone’s favorite card game, bridge. When I wrote this a couple of years ago, I expected a flood of angry messages and notes, but did not...
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AI, Minus the Hype
Hey all, Ernie here with a piece from David Buck, who, like many of you, has looked at the boundless innovation in the artificial intelligence sector over the last year with deep interest and a little...
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A Layer of Gloss
A quick note: Before we get started today, I just wanted to give a quick shout to the team at 1440, which has sponsored this newsletter in the past. The newsletter recently lost its cofounder Pierre...
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Old Archives, New Controversy
Today in Tedium: For people who get nervous when we talk about hot-button issues, this one might not be your favorite, but I think it’s important to talk this through. Let’s face it: History-focused...
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