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ernie

@ernie@writing.exchange

Editor of Tedium, an offbeat newsletter that’s been rocking since 2015. I complain on the internet a lot.

Interests: #writing #news #history #technology #retrotech #weird #geoworks #freelance

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Hacker News man upset that I suggested thing he doesn’t like might have good ideas.

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I like how these LinkedIn folks see a person who has been freelance for more than a year and their first instinct is to send you a note offering you recruiting services.

No, you don’t get it. I want this.

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Just hit 5K followers on this not-quite-hellsite. Happy to be here.

ernie,
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Pretty sure #5,000 was @Wraithe.

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This Metal Jesus Rocks video starts with Kelsey Lewin pulling out like 30 different random handhelds and then transitions into LGR wearing a Phar-Mor shirt.

It’s basically everything I want in a YouTube video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAFkxtVFM_g

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How I fixed Google so it doesn’t shove AI into my face anymore.

https://tedium.co/2024/05/17/google-web-search-make-default/

new @tedium

EDIT: Nobody cares if you use DuckDuckGo, you do you

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“It is not Google circa 2001—it is a Google-circa-2001 presentation of Google circa 2024, a very different site.” https://tedium.co/2024/05/17/google-web-search-make-default/

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@bitsgalore @tedium Thanks, I’m updating the piece for this very reason, because this ended up popping off right away.

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@bitsgalore @tedium Just added a section and credited you. Thanks!

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@peterbutler @tedium that's pretty cool! Given the way Google reshapes our meaning so often on specific searches that can really come in handy!

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If you’re going to join a band, join it like Matt Chamberlain did Pearl Jam—only for three weeks, but long enough to appear in the video for their most-famous song, “Alive.”

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And then leave the band to join the SNL house band.

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As the operator of an LLC, I find it very curious when I get an official looking letter telling me to go to some website to do something like renew my annual registration, something that costs $50.

I got a letter today linking to an official-looking website telling me to fill out the registration. The price? $135.

MFers out here charging $85 to be unnecessary middlemen.

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Tip: If you want a suck-free Google experience, set this parameter as your default search engine.

https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&udm=14

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By adding udm=14 to any Google URL parameter, it forces Google to present a knowledge-panel-free search.

That means no AI, no gaming the results, and as far as I can tell for now, no ads. It makes a great default search.

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@lauren On the other hand, it is the purest form of Google we’ve seen in quite some time. I think power users should have the option to turn off the knowledge panels.

Maybe this isn’t great for normies, but I also think using this sends a message that folks do not want the new changes.

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@jhpot It’s a very steal-able story idea, I get it. A s/o would be welcomed, but no worries

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@jhpot Wrote something, feel free to link if you do end up going with it: https://tedium.co/2024/05/17/google-web-search-make-default/

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@Newmy @jhpot Try it in incognito mode. I would be curious if it worked there.

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I think Deadspin relaunched. That relaunch appears to be the same wire content as before, except with a whole bunch of gambling ads. https://deadspin.com

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This news really …

https://about.winamp.com/press/article/winamp-open-source-code

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@jloc0 I just tried it for Android. It’s wild. It just finds all your MP3s on your phone and plays them

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When my stunt double dies, he’s also going to get on obit in Deadline.

https://deadline.com/2024/05/tony-mcfarr-dead-1235919447/

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Decided to help out someone in my neighborhood with their computer stuff. And honestly, even though I couldn’t figure everything out, it was kind of a nice feeling.

If anyone knows why a Ring camera can’t get through a firewall, let me know.

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@ashleycollinge That’s what it sounds like to me but I don’t think her router password is easily accessible. I wasn’t able to check it when I was there.

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"enjoying" is a stretch

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@danhon They’re buttering you up for the 40% price increase

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