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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, and I accidentally made a search engine.

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

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The web view for is working for me on mobile again.

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If you hate Substack, good news: A new (ish) competitor is entering the ring. https://kit.com

This is good news for the newsletter ecosystem. (via @jr)

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To be clear, ConvertKit still exits, and they’re well-established. But they are making room for the ecosystem of small, free newsletters that started with TinyLetter and moved to Substack.

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I am going to make stupid small websites that people use.

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Everyone should own a domain. It’s cheap! By making it stupid and fun more people will do it.

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Plus, it encourages a smaller internet. Domains are how you own your stake on the internet. You don’t need Instagram. Own DrunkAvocadoEater.christmas

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What would you like from a single-page dumb domain store that redirects to Namecheap? Let me know. As you can tell I’m working on it now.

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NuttyMimosa.Christmas is available on the Dumb Domain Store

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If you want to make domain-related jokes, I would like to point out that non-premium .store domains are available for like $2 per year, with NameCheap selling the original for like $1.

Find here: https://namecheap.pxf.io/B07VWL

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Did you know that a .store domain costs just $2 per year? Ask me how I know.

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I’m not going back to the bin store this weekend.

Someone did ask me if I could do a list of bin stores, though, so I may consider that if it makes sense.

https://tedium.co/2024/06/01/daabin-bin-store-retail-ecommerce-returns/

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So the interesting thing about udm14.com is that I figured out a way to consistently get 2,000+ visits per day directly from Google search results, by making Google easier to use.

People are going to Google, searching for &udm=14, finding my site and using it.

Imagine if Google just worked and people didn’t need to search for &udm=14 to make Google work better.

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(And to be clear, that’s only a small portion of the people using it. udm14 should not need to exist! But it does.)

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The link in bio must be stopped.

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I for one welcome the Instagram exodus
https://journa.host/@mathewi/112570292607910265

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Howie Berman, a pal of mine from my association reporting days, just wrote an epic take on the silliness of Zoom and digital twins.

In case you want a thoughtful perspective on AI from someone who has actually served in an executive role:

https://learningcurvepartners.com/2024/06/06/digital-twins-cant-save-us/

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Humane Ai Pin owners: It’s official, you have a collector’s item.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/6/24172718/humane-ai-pin-selling-hp-rumor-1-billion

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Not enough singers out there sounding like Michael Stipe. Just Roddy Woomble of Idlewild ... and that's it.

https://youtu.be/oTIJnd78_sU?si=eBFk949c5UL3W1xe

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It should be illegal to block use of a product if you don't agree to new terms.

Doesn't matter who's doing it or why. Hey Congress, can we fix this?

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Brutal.

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Apparently an artist focused platform that has promised not to do generative AI just saw massive sudden growth this week.

https://cara.app/post/074bcb9e-690e-4237-901f-6b6bc3538d77

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An artist is already pointing out it may not pass the smell test because it's proprietary and closed.

https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1032/a-critique-of-caraapp-the-no-ai-instagram-and-artstation-copycat-child

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How to get attention:

  • Say something stupid and controverisal
  • Double down
  • Profit

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/mom-sparks-debate-returning-shopping-cart-grocery-store/story?id=110840621

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

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