Ten Years Of Tedium
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Ten Years Of Tedium
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· Nov 7
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Considering the inherent tension of the Ovation guitar, which applied aerospace concepts to the acoustic guitar. It’s a brilliant object, but perhaps a conflicted one. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17216323/ovation-guitar-history
Ovation Guitar History: A Defense Contractor Tries Music
Considering the inherent tension of the Ovation guitar, which applied aerospace concepts to the acoustic guitar. It’s a brilliant-but-conflicted object.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Considering the inherent tension of the Ovation guitar, which applied aerospace concepts to the acoustic guitar. It’s a brilliant object, but perhaps a conflicted one. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17216323/ovation-guitar-history
The CEO of Patreon is a great video creator, but perhaps he shouldn’t use that superpower to make a video op-ed. tedium.co/2025/11/19/p...
Should CEOs Produce Their Own NYT Video Op-Eds?
The New York Times’ choice to publish a video op-ed by the CEO of Patreon points at why exec-produced video op-eds might be a bad idea.
tedium.co
November 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The CEO of Patreon is a great video creator, but perhaps he shouldn’t use that superpower to make a video op-ed. tedium.co/2025/11/19/p...
The New York Times’ choice to publish a video op-ed by the CEO of Patreon points at why exec-produced video op-eds might be a bad idea. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17213014/patreon-new-york-times-op-ed
Should CEOs Produce Their Own NYT Video Op-Eds?
The New York Times’ choice to publish a video op-ed by the CEO of Patreon points at why exec-produced video op-eds might be a bad idea.
feed.tedium.co
November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The New York Times’ choice to publish a video op-ed by the CEO of Patreon points at why exec-produced video op-eds might be a bad idea. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17213014/patreon-new-york-times-op-ed
Thumb keyboards built for the home theaters represent one of the more forgotten niches in computing. But with computers encroaching on the living room again, could that change? https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17210564/home-theater-mini-keyboard-history
Why Does Every Thumb Keyboard Look Like That?
Thumb keyboards built for home theaters represent one of computing’s more forgotten niches. But will devices like the Steam Machine bring along a revival?
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November 17, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Thumb keyboards built for the home theaters represent one of the more forgotten niches in computing. But with computers encroaching on the living room again, could that change? https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17210564/home-theater-mini-keyboard-history
To people who are members of the Rii mini keyboard fan base, sorry in advance.
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Why Does Every Thumb Keyboard Look Like That?
Thumb keyboards built for the home theaters represent one of computing’s more forgotten niches. But will devices like the Steam Machine bring along a revival?
tedium.co
November 17, 2025 at 4:39 AM
To people who are members of the Rii mini keyboard fan base, sorry in advance.
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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...
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. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17205790/bad-stage-banter-history
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.
feed.tedium.co
November 9, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17205790/bad-stage-banter-history
Let’s Talk About Werewolves
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November 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The nice thing about having a guy into offbeat culture as a regular contributor is that he kicks ass at Halloween content.
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Let’s Nerd Out On Halloween Pop Culture Oddities
Coming back for a second helping of pumpkin spice pop culture as a way to try to get relief from these trying times.
tedium.co
November 1, 2025 at 4:09 AM
The nice thing about having a guy into offbeat culture as a regular contributor is that he kicks ass at Halloween content.
tedium.co/2025/10/31/h...
tedium.co/2025/10/31/h...
Coming back for a second helping of pumpkin spice pop culture as a way to try to get relief from these trying times. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17200948/halloween-pop-culture-obscurities
Let’s Nerd Out On Halloween Pop Culture Oddities
Coming back for a second helping of pumpkin spice pop culture as a way to try to get relief from these trying times.
feed.tedium.co
November 1, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Coming back for a second helping of pumpkin spice pop culture as a way to try to get relief from these trying times. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17200948/halloween-pop-culture-obscurities
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Want to learn everything you need to know about Halloween in a handful of minutes? @tedium.co has a playlist full of YouTube shorts—and a full video on the way this evening. Check it out here:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Tedium Halloween 2025 - YouTube
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October 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Want to learn everything you need to know about Halloween in a handful of minutes? @tedium.co has a playlist full of YouTube shorts—and a full video on the way this evening. Check it out here:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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With the new Affinity, Canva found a way to neutralize the power user. The reason? Canva thinks it can make more money from regular users.
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Canva’s Affinity Strategy: Normies Over Power Users
Canva makes a bold bet with Affinity: The real money is in the rank-and-file office worker, not the pros. It just turned the pro tool into the loss leader.
tedium.co
October 31, 2025 at 1:16 AM
With the new Affinity, Canva found a way to neutralize the power user. The reason? Canva thinks it can make more money from regular users.
tedium.co/2025/10/30/c...
new @tedium.co
tedium.co/2025/10/30/c...
new @tedium.co
Canva makes a bold bet with Affinity: The real money is in the rank-and-file office worker, not the professionals. It just turned the pro tool into the loss leader. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17200318/canva-affinity-free-loss-leader-strategy
Canva’s Affinity Strategy: Normies Over Power Users
Canva makes a bold bet with Affinity: The real money is in the rank-and-file office worker, not the pros. It just turned the pro tool into the loss leader.
feed.tedium.co
October 31, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Canva makes a bold bet with Affinity: The real money is in the rank-and-file office worker, not the professionals. It just turned the pro tool into the loss leader. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17200318/canva-affinity-free-loss-leader-strategy
The new Affinity is quite good, but its business model may be the most interesting part.
tedium.co/2025/10/30/c...
tedium.co/2025/10/30/c...
Canva’s Affinity Strategy: Normies Over Power Users
Canva makes a bold bet with Affinity: The real money is in the rank-and-file office worker, not the pros. It just turned the pro tool into the loss leader.
tedium.co
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The new Affinity is quite good, but its business model may be the most interesting part.
tedium.co/2025/10/30/c...
tedium.co/2025/10/30/c...
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Run a website? Might want to search Grokipedia—there’s a chance it might have taken more than you’re comfortable with.
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Grokipedia Cited My Article 43 Times In One Post. Not Cool.
Elon Musk’s new Wikipedia clone has been criticized for nicking Wikipedia. Something else it also does: Aggressively cite the Tedium archive.
tedium.co
October 29, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Run a website? Might want to search Grokipedia—there’s a chance it might have taken more than you’re comfortable with.
tedium.co/2025/10/29/g...
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Grokipedia has been called out for misinformation and cribbing the Wikipedia archive.
It should also be called out for its poor citation—as well as the fact that, at least in my case, it’s borrowed heavily from my archive.
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It should also be called out for its poor citation—as well as the fact that, at least in my case, it’s borrowed heavily from my archive.
tedium.co/2025/10/29/g...
new @tedium.co
Grokipedia Cited My Article 43 Times In One Post. Not Cool.
Elon Musk’s new Wikipedia clone has been criticized for nicking Wikipedia. Something else it also does: Aggressively cite the Tedium archive.
tedium.co
October 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Grokipedia has been called out for misinformation and cribbing the Wikipedia archive.
It should also be called out for its poor citation—as well as the fact that, at least in my case, it’s borrowed heavily from my archive.
tedium.co/2025/10/29/g...
new @tedium.co
It should also be called out for its poor citation—as well as the fact that, at least in my case, it’s borrowed heavily from my archive.
tedium.co/2025/10/29/g...
new @tedium.co
Elon Musk’s new Wikipedia clone has been criticized for nicking Wikipedia. Something else it also does: Aggressively cite the Tedium archive. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17199158/grokipedia-content-citations-aggressive
Grokipedia Cited My Article 43 Times In One Post. Not Cool.
Elon Musk’s new Wikipedia clone has been criticized for nicking Wikipedia. Something else it also does: Aggressively cite the Tedium archive.
feed.tedium.co
October 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Elon Musk’s new Wikipedia clone has been criticized for nicking Wikipedia. Something else it also does: Aggressively cite the Tedium archive. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17199158/grokipedia-content-citations-aggressive
Want to get in the Halloween spirit? Learn about Spirit Halloween. More from our very own David Buck:
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October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Want to get in the Halloween spirit? Learn about Spirit Halloween. More from our very own David Buck:
tedium.co/2018/10/16/h...
tedium.co/2018/10/16/h...
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In looking for examples of people calling the Web dead, I learned that, apparently, you can say the Web is dying for 30 years and get away with it. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17193390/web-dead-predictions-george-colony
The Man Who Keeps Predicting The Web’s Death
A prominent analyst has spent the past 30 years suggesting the Web was not long for this world. It keeps proving him wrong.
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October 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
In looking for examples of people calling the Web dead, I learned that, apparently, you can say the Web is dying for 30 years and get away with it. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17193390/web-dead-predictions-george-colony
OK, who wants a Halloween-y fact about Butterfingers? We got one of those, via our very own David Buck.
Learn more here: tedium.co/2024/10/27/b...
Learn more here: tedium.co/2024/10/27/b...
October 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
OK, who wants a Halloween-y fact about Butterfingers? We got one of those, via our very own David Buck.
Learn more here: tedium.co/2024/10/27/b...
Learn more here: tedium.co/2024/10/27/b...
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Inspired by a great @zeldman.bsky.social piece, I dove into perhaps the worst predictor of the Web’s success, Forrester CEO George Colony.
He’s been saying the Web is dying or is dead for 30 years.
tedium.co/2025/10/25/w...
new @tedium.co
He’s been saying the Web is dying or is dead for 30 years.
tedium.co/2025/10/25/w...
new @tedium.co
The Man Who Keeps Predicting The Web’s Death
A prominent analyst has spent the past 30 years suggesting the Web was not long for this world. It keeps proving him wrong.
tedium.co
October 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Inspired by a great @zeldman.bsky.social piece, I dove into perhaps the worst predictor of the Web’s success, Forrester CEO George Colony.
He’s been saying the Web is dying or is dead for 30 years.
tedium.co/2025/10/25/w...
new @tedium.co
He’s been saying the Web is dying or is dead for 30 years.
tedium.co/2025/10/25/w...
new @tedium.co
In looking for examples of people calling the Web dead, I learned that, apparently, you can say the Web is dying for 30 years and get away with it. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17193390/web-dead-predictions-george-colony
The Man Who Keeps Predicting The Web’s Death
A prominent analyst has spent the past 30 years suggesting the Web was not long for this world. It keeps proving him wrong.
feed.tedium.co
October 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
In looking for examples of people calling the Web dead, I learned that, apparently, you can say the Web is dying for 30 years and get away with it. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17193390/web-dead-predictions-george-colony
The legendary music site’s message board is the broader internet—where people are going to agree or disagree with its ratings and keep it in the conversation. But on-site comments are apparently coming anyway. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17191616/pitchfork-doesnt-need-comments
Pitchfork Doesn’t Need Comments. And Yet …
The legendary music site’s message board is the broader internet. But apparently, Pitchfork is getting a comments section anyway.
feed.tedium.co
October 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The legendary music site’s message board is the broader internet—where people are going to agree or disagree with its ratings and keep it in the conversation. But on-site comments are apparently coming anyway. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17191616/pitchfork-doesnt-need-comments