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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 33m

Some paralegal really trying to score a studio deal

Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 41m

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 · 1h

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 · 55m

Hence why it's such a bizarre choice!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h

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 · 3h

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 · 2h

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.

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 5h

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.

youtu.be/H1COU0ZpLQU

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

YouTube video by LMG Clips

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 5h

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...

www.guru3d.com

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 14h

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.”

tedium.co/2025/10/07/d...

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 · 2d

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 · 14h

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 · 14h

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

tedium.co/2025/10/07/d...

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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.

tedium.co

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Ten Years Of Tedium @tedium.co · 14h

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

tedium.co/2025/10/07/d...

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 14h

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.”

tedium.co/2025/10/07/d...

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.

tedium.co

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 14h

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

tedium.co/2025/10/07/d...

new @tedium.co

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.

tedium.co

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 18h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 17h

Thing I learned today: Gene Shalit is still alive.

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 18h

Excellent context re: Link. As bad as it may be for someone to be banned, the fact that his data still has a home is a victory.

Still not enough, but it's something

Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 19h

Suspension of accts from Bluesky has called into question the mission and very existence of Blacksky. "If bsky can still suspend you, what's the point?"

For one usually Bluesky doesn't just suspend you. They delete all of your data AND suspend you. Moving to Blacksky prevents that. 4/11

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 19h

Feels like a great talking point to promote basically everywhere

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Furloughed workers not guaranteed back pay after shutdown, OMB claims

Federal workers may not be entitled to back pay after the government shutdown ends, the Trump administration’s budget office wrote in a new draft memo obtained by The Washington Post, ratcheting up te...

www.washingtonpost.com

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 23h

Worth noting per @thedailybeast.bsky.social that this was also his first TV appearance since the Babe piece hit in 2018.

www.thedailybeast.com/jimmy-kimmel...

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 23h

Whether or not you buy any of that is another thing, but the fact that he even brought it to that place is good on Aziz.

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 23h

Ansari’s answer, for what it’s worth, strikes me as a somewhat better one than many of the other performers—he donated some of the proceeds to major human rights nonprofits, and saw performing there as a way to help support a long-term opening of Western culture.

But Kimmel kept the pressure up.

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 23h

Seeing Kimmel spend like half the interview pushing Aziz Ansari to explain why he accepted the Riyadh Comedy Festival is a great use of his platform. Shows that the free-speech mandate he’s been given is not limited to Trump.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JQU...

Aziz Ansari on His New Movie Good Fortune & Why He Did the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 1d

I blocked reels with a browser extension long ago because of how creepy it often got.

TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 1d

Facebook updated its algorithm so users can have greater control over which Reels videos they see.

Facebook updates its algorithm to give users more control over which videos they see | TechCrunch

Facebook updated its algorithm so users can have greater control over which Reels videos they see.

techcrunch.com

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 1d

“Agree or disagree on whether Bluesky has treated Link fairly, the incident has exposed that the social network’s decentralization plans have yet to be fulfilled.”

In a world where nearly everyone is on the same server, a single-server block is a service ban.

plus.flux.community/p/banning-co...

Banning controversy reveals Bluesky’s federation isn’t there yet

Twitter alternative hasn’t been able to let its users spread their wings amid moderation disputes

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 1d

To follow up for my friend Chris: If you’re in the mid-Michigan area and want to support a family who is about to go through some heavy stuff, they’re holding a spaghetti dinner on Thursday. $10 a head, $35 for a family.

Tell ’em Ernie sent ya.

www.facebook.com/events/11385...

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 1d

All meetings should leak 5 minutes after they've ended

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