Ernie Smith
@ernie.tedium.co
Editor of Tedium (https://tedium.co), freelance writer, pop-up search engine maven (https://udm14.com).
See my writing: https://erniesmith.net/
“Life is too short to not say exactly what you mean all the time.” — Jesse Welles
See my writing: https://erniesmith.net/
“Life is too short to not say exactly what you mean all the time.” — Jesse Welles
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Hey all, just offering a quick shout that as a freelance guy, I am always on the lookout for cool new editorial/content strategy projects. Have anything like that? Give a shout!
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I Hate Screenshots of Text
Why do people take screenshots of text?
parkscomputing.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 AM
This is on the extreme low end of what I’m hearing from other folks. It appears my decision to go with the regional provider paid off.
Just took a glance at my current marketplace healthcare plan. Monthly going up by $90—and I wasn’t even subsidized. Yikes.
Freelancers are gonna get hit.
Freelancers are gonna get hit.
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This is on the extreme low end of what I’m hearing from other folks. It appears my decision to go with the regional provider paid off.
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My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
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OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Oscar Isaac Was ‘Not So Open to Working With Disney’ After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Said He’d Return to ‘Star Wars’ if Disney Does ‘Not Succumb to Fascism’
Oscar Isaac was not open to working with Disney after Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and will only return to 'Star Wars' if the studio avoids fascism.
variety.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
One small piece of good news from SCOTUS. www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
Supreme Court denies review of Kim Davis’ petition that sought to overturn Obergefell
The county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples had filed a long-shot petition to the justices.
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
One small piece of good news from SCOTUS. www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
Holding a children’s show host to a higher standard than the president
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Holding a children’s show host to a higher standard than the president
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Two-thirds of Democrats say their own party makes them feel frustrated. By far the most commonly cited reason is that the party is not pushing back hard enough against Trump. www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Two-thirds of Democrats say their own party makes them feel frustrated. By far the most commonly cited reason is that the party is not pushing back hard enough against Trump. www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
One of the Asahi Linux devs posted a screenshot of Asahi with a working RTX 3060 on a Mac Pro.
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 AM
One of the Asahi Linux devs posted a screenshot of Asahi with a working RTX 3060 on a Mac Pro.
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2/2
You think Dem voters would have turned out in the numbers, and with the enthusiasm, they did JUST FIVE DAYS AGO if they thought the party was going cave like this? Jesus
You think Dem voters would have turned out in the numbers, and with the enthusiasm, they did JUST FIVE DAYS AGO if they thought the party was going cave like this? Jesus
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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You think Dem voters would have turned out in the numbers, and with the enthusiasm, they did JUST FIVE DAYS AGO if they thought the party was going cave like this? Jesus
You think Dem voters would have turned out in the numbers, and with the enthusiasm, they did JUST FIVE DAYS AGO if they thought the party was going cave like this? Jesus
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
I have a 🌶️ take in this.
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I have a 🌶️ take in this.
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I don’t know if I’m ever going to get over Trump saying “big play coming up” on 2nd and 7.
Government is shut down. Chaos in airports. 42 million going hungry. 24 million face skyrocketing healthcare costs. Economy in turmoil. And the president of the United States is in the Fox broadcast booth calling plays for a football game.
November 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I don’t know if I’m ever going to get over Trump saying “big play coming up” on 2nd and 7.
got the screenshot. OK, nobody else can follow me
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
got the screenshot. OK, nobody else can follow me
November 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Bad edits deserve to get called out, but forcing the top officials of the BBC to resign over it feels a bit steep.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit
Tim Davie and Deborah Turness resign after criticism Panorama misled viewers with an edit of a speech by Donald Trump.
www.bbc.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Bad edits deserve to get called out, but forcing the top officials of the BBC to resign over it feels a bit steep.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
Grandaddy - Jed the Humanoid (Piano Version)
YouTube video by Grandaddy
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
When folks talk about history rhyming, they mean stuff like this.
This video is a refreshing postscript on Nixon that will sound familiar to anyone living in 2025.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGJc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGJc...
President Nixon Appealed To The Jerks
YouTube video by David Hoffman
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
When folks talk about history rhyming, they mean stuff like this.
This video is a refreshing postscript on Nixon that will sound familiar to anyone living in 2025.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGJc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGJc...
President Nixon Appealed To The Jerks
YouTube video by David Hoffman
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This video is a refreshing postscript on Nixon that will sound familiar to anyone living in 2025.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGJc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGJc...
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Stage banter: Harder than it looks. tedium.co/2025/11/08/b...
Terrible Stage Banter: Why Many Musicians Stink at Talking on Stage
Pondering why, despite the fact that bands and musicians have to do it every single night, many suck at stage banter—particularly, but not limited to, Elvis.
tedium.co
November 9, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Stage banter: Harder than it looks. tedium.co/2025/11/08/b...
This story about “Take On Me” is the most poignant story you’ll read about a pop song today.
wapo.st/4oobhco
wapo.st/4oobhco
‘Take On Me’ has been stuck in our heads for 40 years. Here’s how it got there.
“Take On Me,” the 1980s synth-pop hit song from the band A-ha, marks 40 years of global ubiquity even while personal disputes have chilled the Norwegian trio.
wapo.st
November 9, 2025 at 4:19 AM
This story about “Take On Me” is the most poignant story you’ll read about a pop song today.
wapo.st/4oobhco
wapo.st/4oobhco
Tonight I have a refreshed @tedium.co piece on the art of stage banter—who does it well, who stinks at it, and at what point it starts to lose its objective qualities.
My good example is Barenaked Ladies. My bad examples? Elvis and The Gaslight Anthem.
tedium.co/2025/11/08/b...
My good example is Barenaked Ladies. My bad examples? Elvis and The Gaslight Anthem.
tedium.co/2025/11/08/b...
Terrible Stage Banter: Why Many Musicians Stink at Talking on Stage
Pondering why, despite the fact that bands and musicians have to do it every single night, many suck at stage banter—particularly, but not limited to, Elvis.
tedium.co
November 9, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Tonight I have a refreshed @tedium.co piece on the art of stage banter—who does it well, who stinks at it, and at what point it starts to lose its objective qualities.
My good example is Barenaked Ladies. My bad examples? Elvis and The Gaslight Anthem.
tedium.co/2025/11/08/b...
My good example is Barenaked Ladies. My bad examples? Elvis and The Gaslight Anthem.
tedium.co/2025/11/08/b...
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The WSJ on how unbelievably stupid Noem and Lewandowski are.
I don’t care that I’m late to this; it’s to good to pass up.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
I don’t care that I’m late to this; it’s to good to pass up.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
November 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The WSJ on how unbelievably stupid Noem and Lewandowski are.
I don’t care that I’m late to this; it’s to good to pass up.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
I don’t care that I’m late to this; it’s to good to pass up.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Got extest set up, solving my one great frustration with my desktop setup: the constant message that pops up when I want to use steam input on a game
I was having some weird green boot screens which I was worried was a hardware issue but it seems to have gone away after I changed it to game mode.
I was having some weird green boot screens which I was worried was a hardware issue but it seems to have gone away after I changed it to game mode.
November 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Got extest set up, solving my one great frustration with my desktop setup: the constant message that pops up when I want to use steam input on a game
I was having some weird green boot screens which I was worried was a hardware issue but it seems to have gone away after I changed it to game mode.
I was having some weird green boot screens which I was worried was a hardware issue but it seems to have gone away after I changed it to game mode.
He's describing the current program back to us and pretending he invented it
November 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
He's describing the current program back to us and pretending he invented it