Ten Years Of Tedium
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Ten Years Of Tedium
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· Nov 7
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Look at this weirdo running our brand into the ground
This is some real galaxy-brain stuff I’m doing to build these videos. youtube.com/shorts/yI134...
I Edit Smartphone Videos With My #Terminal
YouTube video by Tedium: The Dull Side Of The Internet
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January 14, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Look at this weirdo running our brand into the ground
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I am trying to do something that freaks me out. I’m trying to make video on the internet. If you would like to follow along, I have a channel. It has 41 subscribers. Maybe you could be #42.
www.youtube.com/channel/UCZi...
www.youtube.com/channel/UCZi...
January 14, 2026 at 2:08 AM
I am trying to do something that freaks me out. I’m trying to make video on the internet. If you would like to follow along, I have a channel. It has 41 subscribers. Maybe you could be #42.
www.youtube.com/channel/UCZi...
www.youtube.com/channel/UCZi...
How the virtual machine, a foundational element of cloud computing, found its modern footing after a couple of scientists proved a couple of theorems wrong. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17251925/vmware-virtualization-history
How VMware Solved The Hypervisor Problem
How the virtual machine, a foundational element of cloud computing, found its modern footing after a couple of scientists proved a couple of theorems wrong.
feed.tedium.co
January 12, 2026 at 9:11 PM
How the virtual machine, a foundational element of cloud computing, found its modern footing after a couple of scientists proved a couple of theorems wrong. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17251925/vmware-virtualization-history
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If I’m going to do video, I’m going to commit to the bit.
Anyway, some thoughts on what I want out of @tedium.co in 2026. I shot this with a Connectix QuickCam. (No I didn’t.)
Anyway, some thoughts on what I want out of @tedium.co in 2026. I shot this with a Connectix QuickCam. (No I didn’t.)
January 10, 2026 at 12:21 AM
If I’m going to do video, I’m going to commit to the bit.
Anyway, some thoughts on what I want out of @tedium.co in 2026. I shot this with a Connectix QuickCam. (No I didn’t.)
Anyway, some thoughts on what I want out of @tedium.co in 2026. I shot this with a Connectix QuickCam. (No I didn’t.)
The number 26, which gets back-burnered compared to numbers with neater divisibility, is an essential digit. And you’re gonna be hearing all about it in 2026. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17245690/tedium-trends-2026
Tedium Trends 2026: The Surprisingly Importance Of 26
The number 26, which gets back-burnered compared to numbers with neater divisibility, is an essential digit. And you’re gonna be hearing all about it in 2026.
feed.tedium.co
January 2, 2026 at 8:07 PM
The number 26, which gets back-burnered compared to numbers with neater divisibility, is an essential digit. And you’re gonna be hearing all about it in 2026. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17245690/tedium-trends-2026
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OK, have another year-end @tedium.co award to give out—this time for Best Feature Story. Maybe it’s obvious, but I mean, the sheer farce of the Signal leak, where a White House official dropped the editor-in-chief of @theatlantic.com into the chat, is too much to ignore.
tedium.co/2025/12/31/b...
tedium.co/2025/12/31/b...
The Year’s Best Feature Story: The Absurdity Of The Signal Leak
The absurd comedy of errors that put a reporter in a high-stakes Signal chat is almost too silly to be believed. But it happened, and it led to a great story.
tedium.co
December 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
OK, have another year-end @tedium.co award to give out—this time for Best Feature Story. Maybe it’s obvious, but I mean, the sheer farce of the Signal leak, where a White House official dropped the editor-in-chief of @theatlantic.com into the chat, is too much to ignore.
tedium.co/2025/12/31/b...
tedium.co/2025/12/31/b...
The absurd comedy of errors that led to the year’s best feature story is almost too silly to be believed. But it happened. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17244623/best-feature-story-2025-white-house-signal-leak
The Year’s Best Feature Story: The Absurdity Of The Signal Leak
The absurd comedy of errors that put a reporter in a high-stakes Signal chat is almost too silly to be believed. But it happened, and it led to a great story.
feed.tedium.co
December 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The absurd comedy of errors that led to the year’s best feature story is almost too silly to be believed. But it happened. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17244623/best-feature-story-2025-white-house-signal-leak
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Posted this late last night, but I just wanted to hand out my annual @tedium.co awards for best online video. It was quite a journey.
tedium.co/2025/12/30/l...
tedium.co/2025/12/30/l...
The Year’s Best Online Video: A Complex Take On Empathy
One of the best videos of the year came from someone who once publicly quit YouTube. It’s a multi-hour epic—and it’s stuck with me for months.
tedium.co
December 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Posted this late last night, but I just wanted to hand out my annual @tedium.co awards for best online video. It was quite a journey.
tedium.co/2025/12/30/l...
tedium.co/2025/12/30/l...
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OK, in the first of our @tedium.co awards, I looked back at quite a few videos I’ve watched on YouTube and elsewhere this year, and I kept coming back to this Lindsay Ellis video.
It was an event when it came out. It is an impactful video months later.
tedium.co/2025/12/30/l...
It was an event when it came out. It is an impactful video months later.
tedium.co/2025/12/30/l...
The Year’s Best Online Video: A Complex Take On Empathy
One of the best videos of the year came from someone who once publicly quit YouTube. It’s a multi-hour epic—and it’s stuck with me for months.
tedium.co
December 30, 2025 at 7:22 AM
OK, in the first of our @tedium.co awards, I looked back at quite a few videos I’ve watched on YouTube and elsewhere this year, and I kept coming back to this Lindsay Ellis video.
It was an event when it came out. It is an impactful video months later.
tedium.co/2025/12/30/l...
It was an event when it came out. It is an impactful video months later.
tedium.co/2025/12/30/l...
One of the best videos of the year came from someone who once publicly quit YouTube. It’s a multi-hour epic—and it’s stuck with me for months. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17243699/lindsay-ellis-best-online-video-2025
The Year’s Best Online Video: A Complex Take On Empathy
One of the best videos of the year came from someone who once publicly quit YouTube. It’s a multi-hour epic—and it’s stuck with me for months.
feed.tedium.co
December 30, 2025 at 7:19 AM
One of the best videos of the year came from someone who once publicly quit YouTube. It’s a multi-hour epic—and it’s stuck with me for months. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17243699/lindsay-ellis-best-online-video-2025
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Finally, the Christmas piece you’ve all been waiting for—the one that connects the fates of C.W. McCall and Mannheim Steamroller.
David Buck outdid himself this time:
tedium.co/2025/12/25/c...
new @tedium.co
David Buck outdid himself this time:
tedium.co/2025/12/25/c...
new @tedium.co
Convoy Steamroller: C.W. McCall’s Unexpected Christmas Music Tie
The unexpected connection between advertising, a 1975 novelty song, CB radio, and some of your favorite modern Christmas tunes.
tedium.co
December 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Finally, the Christmas piece you’ve all been waiting for—the one that connects the fates of C.W. McCall and Mannheim Steamroller.
David Buck outdid himself this time:
tedium.co/2025/12/25/c...
new @tedium.co
David Buck outdid himself this time:
tedium.co/2025/12/25/c...
new @tedium.co
The unexpected connection between advertising, a 1975 novelty song, CB radio, and some of your favorite modern Christmas tunes. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17241600/cb-radio-cw-mccall-mannheim-steamroller-christmas
Convoy Steamroller: C.W. McCall’s Unexpected Christmas Music Tie
The unexpected connection between advertising, a 1975 novelty song, CB radio, and some of your favorite modern Christmas tunes.
feed.tedium.co
December 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The unexpected connection between advertising, a 1975 novelty song, CB radio, and some of your favorite modern Christmas tunes. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17241600/cb-radio-cw-mccall-mannheim-steamroller-christmas
Not every musician can be into CB radios and synth-driven Christmas music. But the guy behind Mannheim Steamroller pulled it off.
tedium.co/2025/12/25/c...
tedium.co/2025/12/25/c...
Convoy Steamroller: C.W. McCall’s Unexpected Christmas Music Tie
The unexpected connection between advertising, a 1975 novelty song, CB radio, and some of your favorite modern Christmas tunes.
tedium.co
December 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Not every musician can be into CB radios and synth-driven Christmas music. But the guy behind Mannheim Steamroller pulled it off.
tedium.co/2025/12/25/c...
tedium.co/2025/12/25/c...
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My assessment of running Tedium in 2025: “Often, I feel like Troy Barnes from Community, returning with pizza, only to find all hell has broken loose in the short time I’ve been gone.”
tedium.co/2025/12/22/t...
tedium.co/2025/12/22/t...
a man in a suit is carrying a stack of pizza boxes .
Alt: a man in a suit is carrying a stack of pizza boxes .
media.tenor.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
My assessment of running Tedium in 2025: “Often, I feel like Troy Barnes from Community, returning with pizza, only to find all hell has broken loose in the short time I’ve been gone.”
tedium.co/2025/12/22/t...
tedium.co/2025/12/22/t...
Tedium’s annual last-minute gift guide presumes you’re going to give your loved ones gifts on the 26th … or let’s be honest, the middle of January. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17239895/tedium-gift-guide-2025
2025 Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide: Later Than Ever
Tedium’s annual last-minute gift guide presumes you’re going to give your loved ones gifts on the 26th … or let’s be honest, the middle of January.
feed.tedium.co
December 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Tedium’s annual last-minute gift guide presumes you’re going to give your loved ones gifts on the 26th … or let’s be honest, the middle of January. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17239895/tedium-gift-guide-2025
Out this holiday season: Stocking stuffers.
In: Egg cartons that you bought in bulk from Amazon, filled with gifts.
Does it make sense? No. But honestly, what does?
tedium.co/2025/12/22/t...
In: Egg cartons that you bought in bulk from Amazon, filled with gifts.
Does it make sense? No. But honestly, what does?
tedium.co/2025/12/22/t...
2025 Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide: Later Than Ever
Tedium’s annual last-minute gift guide presumes you’re going to give your loved ones gifts on the 26th … or let’s be honest, the middle of January.
tedium.co
December 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Out this holiday season: Stocking stuffers.
In: Egg cartons that you bought in bulk from Amazon, filled with gifts.
Does it make sense? No. But honestly, what does?
tedium.co/2025/12/22/t...
In: Egg cartons that you bought in bulk from Amazon, filled with gifts.
Does it make sense? No. But honestly, what does?
tedium.co/2025/12/22/t...
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On bottle deposits, cheap local commercials, projectile-style turkeys, union-busting grocery stores, and the friend of mine who showed me the ropes. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17238034/chris-zolinski-remembrance
The Guy Who Got Me My First Job
On bottle deposits, cheap local commercials, projectile-style turkeys, union-busting grocery stores, and the friend of mine who showed me the ropes.
feed.tedium.co
December 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
On bottle deposits, cheap local commercials, projectile-style turkeys, union-busting grocery stores, and the friend of mine who showed me the ropes. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17238034/chris-zolinski-remembrance
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In case you’re looking forward to the @404media.co zine, here’s some behind-the-scenes content about its layout process that is also reliably nerdy.
Over on @tedium.co tonight, I explain what it was like to lay out the @404media.co zine in Affinity, using WINE on Linux.
Yeah, it occasionally crashed. Yes, it did try to export a 17-exabyte PDF (not WINE’s fault). But YES, it was absolutely viable. Would do again.
tedium.co/2025/12/10/4...
Yeah, it occasionally crashed. Yes, it did try to export a 17-exabyte PDF (not WINE’s fault). But YES, it was absolutely viable. Would do again.
tedium.co/2025/12/10/4...
The Weird Way The 404 Media Zine Was Built
Lessons on laying out the 404 Media zine using a relatively weird setup—on Linux, using Affinity, with the help of the Windows translation layer WINE.
tedium.co
December 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
In case you’re looking forward to the @404media.co zine, here’s some behind-the-scenes content about its layout process that is also reliably nerdy.
Not sure how many folks are doing this, but we just did it and it more or less worked.
tedium.co/2025/12/10/4...
tedium.co/2025/12/10/4...
The Weird Way The 404 Media Zine Was Built
Lessons on laying out the 404 Media zine using a relatively weird setup—on Linux, using Affinity, with the help of the Windows translation layer WINE.
tedium.co
December 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Not sure how many folks are doing this, but we just did it and it more or less worked.
tedium.co/2025/12/10/4...
tedium.co/2025/12/10/4...
Lessons on laying out the 404 Media zine using a relatively weird setup—on Linux, using Affinity, with the help of the Windows translation layer WINE. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17229376/404-media-zine-linux-affinity
The Weird Way The 404 Media Zine Was Built
Lessons on laying out the 404 Media zine using a relatively weird setup—on Linux, using Affinity, with the help of the Windows translation layer WINE.
feed.tedium.co
December 11, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Lessons on laying out the 404 Media zine using a relatively weird setup—on Linux, using Affinity, with the help of the Windows translation layer WINE. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17229376/404-media-zine-linux-affinity
How the shipping container, a dominant force in ocean shipping, came from a truck driver whose invention proved to be too good at its job. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17227945/shipping-container-history
Shipping Containers: Malcom McLean’s Complicated Gift To Free Trade
How the shipping container, a dominant force in ocean shipping, came from a truck driver whose invention proved to be too good at its job.
feed.tedium.co
December 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
How the shipping container, a dominant force in ocean shipping, came from a truck driver whose invention proved to be too good at its job. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17227945/shipping-container-history