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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Ernie Smith
@ernie.tedium.co
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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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If Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rand Paul are starting to fall off, that’s a sign.
A heartbreaking response
November 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
If Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rand Paul are starting to fall off, that’s a sign.
Marjorie Taylor Greene was once the factory model of a MAGA politician. It’s on him that he screwed that up.
November 15, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene was once the factory model of a MAGA politician. It’s on him that he screwed that up.
The Architect Crest in Silksong when you first get it: Oh cool, a way to bind new tools
The Architect Crest in Silksong when you actually use it: You know that life you were going to bind during that boss fight? You're not getting that because you're holding the up button
The Architect Crest in Silksong when you actually use it: You know that life you were going to bind during that boss fight? You're not getting that because you're holding the up button
November 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
The Architect Crest in Silksong when you first get it: Oh cool, a way to bind new tools
The Architect Crest in Silksong when you actually use it: You know that life you were going to bind during that boss fight? You're not getting that because you're holding the up button
The Architect Crest in Silksong when you actually use it: You know that life you were going to bind during that boss fight? You're not getting that because you're holding the up button
The Affinity installer guide for Wine has been updated for Affinity 3. Give it a look:
updated the guide!!
as of wine 10.17 we don't need to build wine anymore, just use the one shipped by your distro:
affinity.liz.pet
affinity.liz.pet
affinity.liz.pet
as of wine 10.17 we don't need to build wine anymore, just use the one shipped by your distro:
affinity.liz.pet
affinity.liz.pet
affinity.liz.pet
November 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The Affinity installer guide for Wine has been updated for Affinity 3. Give it a look:
Reposted by Ernie Smith
updated the guide!!
as of wine 10.17 we don't need to build wine anymore, just use the one shipped by your distro:
affinity.liz.pet
affinity.liz.pet
affinity.liz.pet
as of wine 10.17 we don't need to build wine anymore, just use the one shipped by your distro:
affinity.liz.pet
affinity.liz.pet
affinity.liz.pet
November 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
ICE protests should not be producing this many news photo of the year candidates
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
ICE protests should not be producing this many news photo of the year candidates
Why does every home theater pc keyboard look like a variation of this?
November 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Why does every home theater pc keyboard look like a variation of this?
I think today’s lesson is that nobody should write a memoir on their phone while hiking
November 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I think today’s lesson is that nobody should write a memoir on their phone while hiking
You can see desperation from a mile away
"Yeah! We're all trying to find the pedophiles who did this"
November 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
You can see desperation from a mile away
Dude with AppleCare+ tries to get his battery serviced on a six-year-old laptop, Apple can’t do it. Gives him a brand new laptop instead, which costs twice as much as the AppleCare payments he’s been making.
Doesn’t matter. Still mad.
wccftech.com/intel-macboo...
Doesn’t matter. Still mad.
wccftech.com/intel-macboo...
A 2019 Intel-Powered MacBook Pro Owner Got A Free M5 MacBook Pro As A ‘Replacement’ And Still Called Out Apple For Its ‘Planned Obsolescence’
Despite receiving a 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro at no change for an Intel-powered MacBook Pro, one customer still complained about Apple’s business practices
wccftech.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Dude with AppleCare+ tries to get his battery serviced on a six-year-old laptop, Apple can’t do it. Gives him a brand new laptop instead, which costs twice as much as the AppleCare payments he’s been making.
Doesn’t matter. Still mad.
wccftech.com/intel-macboo...
Doesn’t matter. Still mad.
wccftech.com/intel-macboo...
“The course correction got messy: Jobs, in the midst of trying to fix this situation in his overly passionate way, might have harmed the evolution of the PowerPC chip, for example.”
The great folks at @spectrum.ieee.org republished my piece on Mac clones—and why they didn’t really work out for anyone, especially Apple.
spectrum.ieee.org/apple-mac-cl...
spectrum.ieee.org/apple-mac-cl...
The Rise and Fall of Apple’s Mac Clone Experiment
The forgotten, short-lived era of Mac clones: How Apple briefly opened its doors to other manufacturers.
spectrum.ieee.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
“The course correction got messy: Jobs, in the midst of trying to fix this situation in his overly passionate way, might have harmed the evolution of the PowerPC chip, for example.”
The great folks at @spectrum.ieee.org republished my piece on Mac clones—and why they didn’t really work out for anyone, especially Apple.
spectrum.ieee.org/apple-mac-cl...
spectrum.ieee.org/apple-mac-cl...
The Rise and Fall of Apple’s Mac Clone Experiment
The forgotten, short-lived era of Mac clones: How Apple briefly opened its doors to other manufacturers.
spectrum.ieee.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The great folks at @spectrum.ieee.org republished my piece on Mac clones—and why they didn’t really work out for anyone, especially Apple.
spectrum.ieee.org/apple-mac-cl...
spectrum.ieee.org/apple-mac-cl...
Reposted by Ernie Smith
Android Developer Verification Starts as Google Partially Retreats on Measures
Android Developer Verification Starts as Google Partially Retreats on Measures
Hackaday Article
hackaday.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Android Developer Verification Starts as Google Partially Retreats on Measures
Reposted by Ernie Smith
I dug into many covers of this for my long-ago covers blog, back when Glen Campbell died. I'm sure you've probably come across many of these already, but thought I'd share just in case. I agree with your zeal, and I think it's the cover versions that got me to that conclusion.
“Wichita Lineman”: Cover Songs Uncovered
This is the 67th post in a weekly series. Read about it here and see the list of previous songs here. A new post about a different song is posted each Monday. You can listen to the songs in a Spoti…
popcultureexperiment.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I dug into many covers of this for my long-ago covers blog, back when Glen Campbell died. I'm sure you've probably come across many of these already, but thought I'd share just in case. I agree with your zeal, and I think it's the cover versions that got me to that conclusion.
Vertical Horizon would never
Verizon is preparing to eliminate as many as 20,000 jobs and convert about 180 to 200 stores into franchises, marking one of the largest workforce reductions in its history, according to sources.
Verizon to cut up to 20,000 jobs in one of the largest tech layoffs ever
Verizon is preparing to eliminate as many as 20,000 jobs and convert about 180 to 200 stores into franchises, marking one of the largest workforce reductions in its history, according to sources.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Vertical Horizon would never
I’ve spent the last week listening to every version of “Wichita Lineman” I can find.
I for some reason never gave that song a shot until this past week and I think I realized that it may be the best written pop song this side of Leonard Cohen.
I for some reason never gave that song a shot until this past week and I think I realized that it may be the best written pop song this side of Leonard Cohen.
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I’ve spent the last week listening to every version of “Wichita Lineman” I can find.
I for some reason never gave that song a shot until this past week and I think I realized that it may be the best written pop song this side of Leonard Cohen.
I for some reason never gave that song a shot until this past week and I think I realized that it may be the best written pop song this side of Leonard Cohen.
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Do HQ next
Vine reboot called diVine has been launched 📱
• Funded by Jack Dorsey
• Includes over 100K videos from Vine's archive
• Users can upload 6-second videos
• AI-generated content is not allowed
• Funded by Jack Dorsey
• Includes over 100K videos from Vine's archive
• Users can upload 6-second videos
• AI-generated content is not allowed
November 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Do HQ next
Should have stuck with the mini, which at least had a fan base. www.macrumors.com/2025/11/13/i...
iPhone 16e Has Apparently 'Failed' Just Like iPhone Air
Apple's entry-level iPhone 16e model is selling poorly, just like the iPhone Air, according to an Asia-based leaker. The Weibo user known as
www.macrumors.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Should have stuck with the mini, which at least had a fan base. www.macrumors.com/2025/11/13/i...
Dude, you have MIckey Mouse
The future of Disney Plus could involve AI-generated videos
The future of Disney Plus could involve AI-generated videos
Hopefully, it’s not a stream of Sora-like videos.
buff.ly
November 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Dude, you have MIckey Mouse
This is the coffee shop I chose to work out of today
November 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This is the coffee shop I chose to work out of today
The hemp loophole closure is so lame and unnecessary
November 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The hemp loophole closure is so lame and unnecessary
OnePlus couldn’t deliver its phone on time because of the government shutdown www.theverge.com/tech/819200/...
The OnePlus 15 will go on sale in the US… sometime
Another flight delay.
www.theverge.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
OnePlus couldn’t deliver its phone on time because of the government shutdown www.theverge.com/tech/819200/...
Reposted by Ernie Smith
@404media.co is doing lots of really incredible journalism right now.
Last thing I’ll say about this for now:
What is the _actually existing publication_ that you evangelize for? That you consistently hype when they do good things, urge people to support, and are a sustaining donor or subscriber to?
This isn’t a prompt; it’s a reminder to hold yourself accountable.
What is the _actually existing publication_ that you evangelize for? That you consistently hype when they do good things, urge people to support, and are a sustaining donor or subscriber to?
This isn’t a prompt; it’s a reminder to hold yourself accountable.
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
@404media.co is doing lots of really incredible journalism right now.