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Ernie Smith

@ernie.tedium.co

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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

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 14d

Hey, can you all do me a big favor? My childhood friend Chris recently found out he has terminal cancer. He has two daughters.

One of them, Alivia, wants to go see Alex Warren with her dad in Columbus, Ohio.

If you know someone in his orbit, send it to him. If you don’t, please share this post. ❤️

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 3h

Jerry Rig Everything and The 8-Bit Guy have some fun upcoming videos ahead I’m sure

Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 3h

cc half of Tech YouTube

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 3h

#RECALL: EcoFlow Technology Recalls Delta Max 2000 Power Stations; The Power Stations may overheat and ignite, posing a risk of serious burn injury and fire hazard. Get free repair. Full notice: www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026...

Recalled EcoFlow Delta Max 2000 Model EFD310 Power Station

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The Onion @theonion.com · 3h

Woman Tends To Do Best Creative Thinking When Backed Into Corner With Livelihood At Stake https://theonion.com/woman-tends-to-do-best-creative-thinking-when-backed-in-1851338274/

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Travels With Brindle Takes Manhattan 11/9 @travelswithbrindle.bsky.social · 1d

David Buck is a goddamn delight, and this @tedium.co article about Dr Demento made me nostalgic for cassette tapes and terrestrial radio.

Dr. Demento Is Retiring. He Leaves Behind An Army Of Musical Oddballs

A Dr. Demento superfan looks back on the novelty radio icon as he finally hangs up his microphone. Oh, he pulled in a bunch of other superfans.

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 19h

I love how my solution to slow internet on vacation was to successfully figure out a way to make it faster

Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 22h

Good news: The Wi-Fi works

A really beautiful outdoor scene of trees with leaves the early stages of turning in front of a lake

Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 19h

So all those “it’s not actually him” people in the mentions were right heh

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h

Good lord.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 19h

This does provide some insight into how the Truth Social sausage gets made.

The note in front of Trump says: "We need you to approve a Truth Social post soon so you can announce deal first."

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h

Good lord.

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 20h

(Actually I have a solve for this, using a third-party app is an excellent workaround for the tethering limitation.)

Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 20h

(Only downside: I’m getting bare minimum tethering speeds from it. But hey, it works consistently, which is kind of what I needed!)

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 20h

Figured out a solution to the problem: eSIMs. I signed up for a month-to-month plan on a Verizon platform and it turns out that Verizon has way better coverage here. So back in business.

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 21h

In this weird spot where it’s nearly unusable unless you’re outside. Pretty sure this is how Thoreau did it

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 22h

Good news: The Wi-Fi works

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 22h

There is a Slack group, which is active but also relatively slow. I'll DM you a link

Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 1d

Some paralegal really trying to score a studio deal

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 1d

The complaint is really something. The situation kind of reads like the start of a movie.

ChatGPT playing a role—he was chatting with it as he was calling 911—is also kind of interesting.

Meghann Cuniff @meghanncuniff.bsky.social · 1d

An Uber driver accused of igniting the fire that led to the deadly Palisades fire in LA has been arrested.

The criminal complaint against Jonathan Rinderknecht mentions his apparent affinity for French rapper Josman's song and video "Un Zder, Un The." www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 1d

Hence why it's such a bizarre choice!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

really can’t say enough about how mike johnson is a sniveling little coward of a man. a bayou-bred pushover with a dignity deficit that would embarrass renfield

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 1d

Left a lighthearted, goofy reply on a LinkedIn post and got a novel in reply. Some folks just don't have a sense of humor.

Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 1d

Like if you have Linus Tech Tips ripping into your company on a livestream because of a boneheaded move, that's gonna hurt. Love him or not, LTT is basically hitting your target audience.

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They wanted to sue me, but I can’t stand for this

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 1d

If you run a NAS company, don't upset the nerds.

www.guru3d.com/story/synolo...

Synology Reverses Policy Banning Third-Party HDDs After NAS sales plummet

Synology has backtracked on one of its most unpopular decisions in years. After seeing NAS sales plummet in 2025, the company has decided to lift restrictions that forced users to buy its own Synology...

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 1d

Tedium’s David Buck: “The show means a great deal to me. Without it, I probably never would have become a musician, I never would’ve gotten into radio and, later, journalism, and I certainly wouldn’t have the sense of humor I have today.”

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Dr. Demento Is Retiring. He Leaves Behind An Army Of Musical Oddballs

A Dr. Demento superfan looks back on the novelty radio icon as he finally hangs up his microphone. Oh, he pulled in a bunch of other superfans.

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 3d

It sucks that all my amazing artist and writer associates constantly have to beg for cash. It's nice that we can come together and support them as a community but it would be better if some sort of government body took a small portion of everyones income and basically distrubuted it universally

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 1d

I’m gonna be on vacation starting tomorrow, and the over/under on having internet access is relatively low. So this is a great piece to leave on.

Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 1d

As you might have heard, Dr. Demento is retiring this weekend. Fortunately, I know an incredibly massive Dr. Demento fan.

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Dr. Demento Is Retiring. He Leaves Behind An Army Of Musical Oddballs

A Dr. Demento superfan looks back on the novelty radio icon as he finally hangs up his microphone. Oh, he pulled in a bunch of other superfans.

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Ten Years Of Tedium @tedium.co · 1d

Find something you love as much as our David Buck loves Dr. Demento, who’s retiring this weekend:

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 1d

Dr. Demento Is Retiring. He Leaves Behind An Army Of Musical Oddballs

A Dr. Demento superfan looks back on the novelty radio icon as he finally hangs up his microphone. Oh, he pulled in a bunch of other superfans.

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