Tedium | An Offbeat Digital Newsletter
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Umbrella Patents: When It Rains, It Pours
Umbrella design is an interesting conundrum. Sure, it could be better, but nobody's come up with a successful new design in hundreds of years. Why is that?
The Case For Making A Bet Against Substack
I once turned down Substack because of their design limitations. As they emerge yet again in the news cycle, I thought I’d make my point about them via design.
WordPress Vs. WP Engine? It Doesn’t Matter. It’s Bad For The Internet.
The co-founder of WordPress steps in it, repeatedly, in a forest-for-the-trees fight with WP Engine that makes me feel sad for the open internet.
Qualcomm Apparently Wants To Buy Intel. Mind Blown.
The rumor mill is picking up steam that Intel might become the target of a takeover by Qualcomm. That feels game-changing and dramatic, doesn’t it?
Opera Adware: Why Browser Makers Should Ask Us to Pay
Why a new “feature” Opera added to its browser this week really makes me wish they’d ask me to pay them money for the right to use their browser.
Small Tools: What The Internet Needs In 2024
Thoughts on the misadventure of udm14, or what I hope to gain from successfully reviving the single-serving site for a couple of weeks.