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ernie

@ernie@writing.exchange

Editor of Tedium, an offbeat newsletter that’s been rocking since 2015. I complain on the internet a lot, and I accidentally made a search engine.

Interests: #writing #news #history #technology #retrotech #weird #geoworks #freelance

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The look of a kid thinking: “Eight months ago I was a kid playing Tetris in my bedroom. Now I'm about to destroy a human meme. LOL I have no idea how I got here”

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I want to see more small sites on the internet. Let’s make it a better place without giant monolithic tools that eventually screw us over.

https://tedium.co/2024/06/07/small-website-tools-importance/

new @tedium

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Logan Paul wasn’t content to just embarrass himself in the wrestling ring. Now he apparently plays competitive Tetris too I guess?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zcl9emw-JM

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In the past two and a half weeks, udm14.com has generated just shy of 250,000 unique visits.

For comparison, Tedium has done around 370,000 unique visits throughout 2024.

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Maybe that Puck take wasn’t the full story after all!
https://mstdn.social/@Mediagazer/112578162150509721

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Never upscale videotape.
https://mastodon.social/@ironicsans/112577067405373796

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Any good finds thus far? Share them!
https://writing.exchange/@ernie/112576159385864063

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I am now in the Dumb Domain business. Buy a Dumb Domain from my store.

It will generate new domains every time you reload the page. See what you get. And tell a friend.

https://dumbdomain.store

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You mean this didn't already exist? LOL

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This presentation by Antenna Man, targeted at an audience of technical folks in the television industry, plows through literally a thousand topics in half an hour.

It's great. One gets a feeling he knows more than the techs.

https://youtu.be/DkfXLX7J4Qw?si=eWzKCediMXefqyBO

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Adobe did the thing companies that host and sync data keep doing: they updated their terms in what is a reasonable way without a) giving advance warning and a thorough explanation and b) realizing that the legal niceties sound horrifying to an average person. Adobe can’t legally safely host your content without a license. This updates mostly adds compliance issues that are govt focused—and should be examined. https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2024/06/06/clarification-adobe-terms-of-use

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@glennf Weaksauce. It only honestly underlines the fact that people would rather not need these tools to be connected to the internet at all.

“We won’t use your data” doesn’t get away from the fact that they have the keys and seem to be willing to use them to unlock doors.

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Quoted: What I started with
Screenshotted: Where it’s at

I’m launching it tomorrow. To dumb domains!

https://writing.exchange/@ernie/112570893985031054

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It’s … alive!

https://dumbdomain.store

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The web view for is working for me on mobile again.

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If you hate Substack, good news: A new (ish) competitor is entering the ring. https://kit.com

This is good news for the newsletter ecosystem. (via @jr)

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To be clear, ConvertKit still exits, and they’re well-established. But they are making room for the ecosystem of small, free newsletters that started with TinyLetter and moved to Substack.

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I am going to make stupid small websites that people use.

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Everyone should own a domain. It’s cheap! By making it stupid and fun more people will do it.

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Plus, it encourages a smaller internet. Domains are how you own your stake on the internet. You don’t need Instagram. Own DrunkAvocadoEater.christmas

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What would you like from a single-page dumb domain store that redirects to Namecheap? Let me know. As you can tell I’m working on it now.

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NuttyMimosa.Christmas is available on the Dumb Domain Store

Dumb Domain Store GIF loopthrough

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Needs a lot more design work obviously, but basically this is going to be a website where you can buy a dumb domain when you just need something, and you don’t want to come up with an idea

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In the world of self-hosting, having a weird, immensely obscure name for your stuff is a huge benefit. Likewise, maybe you just want a stupid name for your blog.

Childish Gambino generated his name through a generator like this. Maybe you can get your next $2 domain through one.

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@Rycaut I love it. My goal with this is to build a stupid little tool like the ones I remember from back in the day. No more, no less, and have fun while doing it.

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This actually has a logo now.

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@dangillmor But admit it you secretly want more :)

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