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I'm Ernie Smith, editor of Tedium (https://tedium.co/), a twice-weekly newsletter that covers obscure and unusual things and tries to make them interesting. Previously, I ran ShortFormBlog (https://shortformblog.com/), a site that focuses on explaining the news using alternative storytelling methods and brevity.

I am also a freelance journalist with a focus on technology and content strategy. Please check out my portfolio over this way: https://erniesmith.net/

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The Library with Free-to-Use Bloomberg Terminals

linkedin.com·2 pts·shortformblog·
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Why 3M stopped making floppy disks in the '90s

tedium.co·107 pts·shortformblog·
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The Internet's First Emulation Streaming Show [video]

youtube.com·2 pts·shortformblog·
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Halloween Problem History: The Most Boring Halloween Tradition

tedium.co·1 pts·shortformblog·
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The “Modem Tax”: An Urban Legend with the Ring of Truth

tedium.co·2 pts·shortformblog·
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Full EGPUs and PCIe GPUs in Early 2006 to Early 09 iMacs

lowendmac.com·1 pts·shortformblog·
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Pricing Out Your Legacy: Thoughts on WordPress’ 100 Year Plan

tedium.co·1 pts·shortformblog·
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The Story Behind a Cable Converter Box (2021)

tedium.co·1 pts·shortformblog·
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Dear Substack: Quit Sending Me Your Corporate Propaganda

empathynovel.substack.com·39 pts·shortformblog·
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Substack removing double opt-in on email signups

mastodon.social·2 pts·shortformblog·
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A Tale of Two Linux Tablets

tedium.co·2 pts·shortformblog·
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What Newsletter Authors Can Learn from the Print Newsletter Era

tedium.co·2 pts·shortformblog·
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SharkWire: The Nintendo 64’s GameShark-Operated Online Service

tedium.co·2 pts·shortformblog·
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FYI: Samsung security update breaks Google Authenticator functionality

twitter.com·5 pts·shortformblog·
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How the Association for Computing Machinery Is Opening the Doors to Its Archives

associationsnow.com·5 pts·shortformblog·
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Quantel Paintbox History: Painting with Light

tedium.co·1 pts·shortformblog·
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Wordle’s Digital Predecessors: The Evolution of Online Word Games

tedium.co·2 pts·shortformblog·
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Jumpstation History: The Internet’s Forgotten Terminology (2019)

tedium.co·3 pts·shortformblog·
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Gator Adware History: They Hate When You Call It Spyware

tedium.co·3 pts·shortformblog·
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The Eroded Self (2000)

nytimes.com·1 pts·shortformblog·
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Personal Computing on an Amiga in 2021

thedorkweb.substack.com·214 pts·shortformblog·
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Tumblr users lash out against its beta subscription feature

techcrunch.com·2 pts·shortformblog·
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Active-Matrix LCD Panel History: Why American Companies Missed Out

tedium.co·1 pts·shortformblog·
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Duracell PowerCheck History: An Energizer of a Battery Patent Battle

tedium.co·1 pts·shortformblog·
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The Firmware Update of Doom: Sony’s PS3 OtherOS Debacle

tedium.co·3 pts·shortformblog·
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Why John McAfee Was Secretly a Social Media Innovator

tedium.co·1 pts·shortformblog·
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An Examination of Quizbowl’s Technological Evolution

tedium.co·1 pts·shortformblog·
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NES Advantage History: The Story of the NES’ Defining Early Controller

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Test Pattern History: How Color Bars Became a TV Staple

tedium.co·1 pts·shortformblog·
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Browse Minimally: A Case for More Minimal Web Browsers

tedium.co·3 pts·shortformblog·
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