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Ernie Smith

@ernie.tedium.co
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Editor of Tedium (tedium.co), freelance writer, search engine maven (udm14.com). Just launched boxed.news. See my writing: 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 · 2h
Son “makes history” by appearing in same room with man directly responsible for his existence
AMC's New Series Makes History as It Reunites Charlie Sheen With 'Two and a Half Men' Co-StarA half-hour family comedy titled Happy Jack is on the streamer's upcoming slate, and the series will reunite Sheen with his longtime co-star and real-life father, Martin Sheen. The elder Sheen has joined his son on the big and small screen numerous times before, and this latest union of the talented duo once again situates them as father and son.
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 2h
Ulysses S. Grant, the ultimate beardo
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 2h
He’s appointing the “weirdo, beardo, and fatty” he just banned from the military.
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 2h
Sorry Paul Bunyan, you can put down your axe. Your services aren't needed.
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 2h
Zohran Leonard’s
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 2h
i’m starting a cuck army who wants to join
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 3h
To fight unauthorized scraping, Reddit is making its platform worse for people who don’t scrape
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 18h
The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”
Document signed by Trump, Sundar Pichai
Google
Dario Amodei
Anthropic
Mark Zuckerberg
Meta

Greg Brockman
OpenAl

Elon Musk
XAI

Jensen Huang
nvidia “Unites States”
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 8h
A great way to determine whether someone who emailed you is a person or AI is to immediately ask if they want to get on a call.
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 9h
Relatedly, I love what this House candidate is doing: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/u...
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‘Make Quinceañeras Great Again’: A Texan Singer Puts the G.O.P. on Defense (Gift Article)
Bobby Pulido, a Tejano musician running as a Democrat for the House, has left his Republican opponent struggling to match his star power in a district that President Trump won easily in 2024.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11h
Something remarkable is happening: James Talarico is running an expansively pro-immigrant campaign in Texas, a state Trump won by 14 points, speaking in Biblical terms about our duty to "the stranger." And it's resonating. That's seismic. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s Fault
Thanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state.
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 10h
I can tell that platforms are hoping to capitalize on Patreon’s decision to change its pricing model to fit Apple’s, because I’ve gotten multiple requests from platforms to move away from Patreon in recent days. This one struck me as promising, but it seems super-new. fuelmyproject.com
fuelmyproject.com
fuelmyproject — build and fund your creative work
One place to grow your community, raise money for your projects, run memberships and sell what you make. Free to start, 3% when you get paid, no deadlines.
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Phil Salvador @philsalv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We don't talk enough about the soundtrack of Fuck's Quest II, which was clearly made by someone who understands how to compose music and used that knowledge for evil
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 19h
Being wrong over and over again wears you down
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#BREAKING: Over dissents from the three Democratic appointees, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the third-country removals case; clears way for Trump admin. to continue removing non-citizens without a full chance to litigate the conditions in those countries (while also taking up the full merits appeal).
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 29/09/2026
Love reading the comments of enthusiast tech sites that are just like 100 shades of “I hate everything that isn’t a giant gamer box that I built myself”
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 29/09/2026
Sam Altman is the ultimate example of “sometimes the best asset is being early.” He managed to get in the door at YC super early and then got wind that AI was blowing up super early. That’s basically his strategic advantage.
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 29/09/2026
Someone tried to pitch me on this service based on the fact that I run a “tech community.” I looked at it and laughed my ass off at the idea that they think you can charge people $50 a month for literally anything online.
Mighty Networks screenshot, proposing a $48/month price for members
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 29/09/2026
Well there goes another piece of my childhood. I know more about Mr. Belding than I do many presidents.
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 29/09/2026
I look forward to the Pitchfork rating on Taylor Swift’s next album, the 0.2-rated “Angles by Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip” pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
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Taylor Swift: The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore
Read Shaad D’Souza’s review of the album.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Fuck that." "I'm Sherrod Brown and I approve of this message."
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 29/09/2026
The AI video used the beginning felt unnecessary, but I liked this video of Jaleel White more or less embracing his life as a guy who regularly acts in minor roles, because being a dad is more important to him now than being Steve Urkel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EtZ...
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I finally outgrew the character that made my career | Jaleel White
YouTube video by Big Think
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 29/09/2026
There is a LOT going on in this story. Apparent revenge killing, reported domestic violence, plus the victim is trans and had accused the suspects of attacking him in the past. Finally, he worked for the NYT, which buried the detail about him being trans. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Couple Accused of Killing Their Son-in-Law in Bay Area Park (Gift Article)
Jonathan McKinsey, an engineer who worked in the games department for The New York Times, was fatally shot Saturday in a San Francisco suburb. The police have accused his parents-in-law, both 76.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
You have to wait until the sixth paragraph of this piece before you learn, in the New York Times reporting on the murder of THEIR OWN EMPLOYEE, that the victim was a trans man who had been abused for being trans by the in-laws who murdered him. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Couple Accused of Killing Their Son-in-Law in Bay Area Park (Gift Article)
Jonathan McKinsey, an engineer who worked in the games department for The New York Times, was fatally shot Saturday in a San Francisco suburb. The police have accused his parents-in-law, both 76.
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 29/09/2026
This “long-term platform manipulation” explanation for Ella Langley feels more true to me than “you’re a stuck up liberal.” It also feeds into stuff I’ve written in the past about gaming the charts. www.garbageday.email/p/why-choosi...
garbageday.email
Why "Choosin' Texas" doesn't feel like a hit
Read to the end for FlubberLover01
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 28/09/2026
Just thinking through this message I just got. “We created an intelligence tool that tracks newsletter sponsors and since we included your newsletter, we’d like to give you an account.” So wait, you took my data without asking and are giving it back to me?
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 28/09/2026
He’s playing Apples to Apples with his greatest hits, hoping that it wins the current round
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The Verge @theverge.com · 28/09/2026
Critics say the move will raise fuel costs for Americans. www.theverge.com/news/1001610...
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Trump finalizes rule to make cars less fuel efficient
The cost savings are disputed.
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 28/09/2026
“Drain the swamp“ = put the swamp in a giant swimming pool only I control
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 28/09/2026
CEO said a thing!
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"CEO Said A Thing!" Journalism
"CEO said a thing!" journalism involves parroting the claims of a business leader or executive with absolutely no context, correction, or challenge whatsoever, no matter how elaborate the delusion.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
BREAKING: DOJ asks SCOTUS to erase trans people from the law in case over trans care in prison. Solicitor General John Sauer made the alarming, all-encompassing argument — previously covered at Law Dork — to the Supreme Court on Monday morning. Today, at Law Dork:
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Breaking: DOJ asks SCOTUS to erase trans people from the law in case over trans care in prison
Solicitor General John Sauer made the alarming, all-encompassing argument — previously covered at Law Dork — to the Supreme Court on Monday morning.
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 28/09/2026
I didn’t know that the Splog to Epstein pipeline existed, but I guess here we are futurism.com/artificial-i...
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You Know Those Three Brothers Who Buy Struggling News Sites and Turn Them Into AI-Powered Content Farms? It Turns Out One of Them Has Extensive Connections to Ghislaine Maxwell
Ideapod, a cornerstone brand of Brown Brothers Media's AI empire, has deep ties to convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 28/09/2026
Really scary moment in the Panera today. An employee fainted and they’re struggling to wake her up. A nurse who just happened to be here is trying to help. This is really heart-wrenching.
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 28/09/2026
Hey Lidl, we need this in your American supermarkets pronto www.wsj.com/world/a-supe...
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A Supermarket Opened a Pub to Get Around Liquor Laws. Now It Needs Bouncers.
The bar at Lidl’s new store in Northern Ireland is more than a marketing stunt, even if it has seating that resembles shopping carts.
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 28/09/2026
Been thinking about this Asahi since I spotted it overnight and I think my main thought is whether we could ever hope it to be as thoughtful as Asahi has been. And if Gravity Linux finds something good, will Asahi take inspiration from it?
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 28/09/2026
LLMs really create a strange situation for reverse engineering projects, don’t they. This is essentially years of work hacked together in weeks, but packed with ethical bugaboos for the original Asahi team.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A provocative article in Rolling Stone titled "What some folks really mean when they claim to have never done the Humpty Hump."
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 28/09/2026
LOL Nate Bargatze’s list of top 10 shows includes The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon.
Nate Bargatze’s top 10 shows
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 28/09/2026
Wow, a list of top TV shows that I think roughly gets it right. The only quibble I really have with it is that it doesn't make room for many animated shows. Bojack Horseman is great but no Adult Swim representation? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century
More than 500 influential stars, showrunners and other notable names in the world of TV voted on the best series released since Jan. 1, 2000. See what they chose.
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 28/09/2026
The blown out final section is clutch. More music should blow out the levels as an artistic choice.
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 28/09/2026
That old guy from Modern Family wishes he could run for as many touchdowns as this stone cold high school legend.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
She's much likelier to win Senate, but also not running for president pulls the field to the left more than running would. Running means she has the leftmost lane locked up and everyone else is competing over the rest. Not running means those votes are up for grabs, they're worth trying to get.
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Boxed News @boxed.news · 22/09/2026
Welcome to the mini PC game (finally), Qualcomm.
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Snapdragon’s Belated Snap
It took a few years, but we finally have a Qualcomm-based mini PC. Depending on how you hold it, it’s actually fast.
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 27/09/2026
During a recent road trip I grew an unhealthy obsession with trying to understand how Combos were made. Friends, I found patents with drills going into breadsticks. tedium.co/2026/09/27/c... new @tedium.co
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Combos History: Its Inventors Literally Drilled Into Pretzels
Discover how Combos, the popular gas-station snack, was invented by a pair of brothers who drilled into an original snack-food idea, then immediately sold it.
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 27/09/2026
Stole ’em a little too early in the GPU manufacturing process
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Tedium: The Dull Side Of The Internet @tedium.co · 27/09/2026
Combos aren’t the official food of Tedium, but they could be. tedium.co/2026/09/27/c...
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Combos History: Its Inventors Literally Drilled Into Pretzels
Discover how Combos, the popular gas-station snack, was invented by a pair of brothers who drilled into an original snack-food idea, then immediately sold it.
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Harry McCracken @harrymccracken.com · 27/09/2026
I haven’t really thought about Combos in decades, but I DO associate a jingle with them: “Combos really cheeses your hunger away.” youtu.be/gqio9zlzVjE?...
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Combos cheese snacks "Combos really cheeses your hunger away" (1984)
YouTube video by PrincessofPower84
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Computer Chronicles Revisited @deviledeggpress.com · 27/09/2026
Ironically, I'm sponsoring an article about a food I've never actually eaten before. 😆
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 27/09/2026
During a recent road trip I grew an unhealthy obsession with trying to understand how Combos were made. Friends, I found patents with drills going into breadsticks. tedium.co/2026/09/27/c... new @tedium.co
tedium.co
Combos History: Its Inventors Literally Drilled Into Pretzels
Discover how Combos, the popular gas-station snack, was invented by a pair of brothers who drilled into an original snack-food idea, then immediately sold it.
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 27/09/2026
OK, where were the Boyz II Men fans brow-beating people to listen to “End of the Road” in 1992?
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