Ernie Smith

@ernie@writing.exchange
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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.

Support what I do here: https://ko-fi.com/tedium

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

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Ernie Smith4h ago

Tedium has a relationship with Bubsy, a onetime contributor. He was excited about his new video game, a straight sequel of Bubsy 3D.

https://tedium.co/2025/08/19/bubsy-new-atari-game/

Bubsy 4D Announcement: Can A Bubsy Game Be Good?

Oh no, someone made a new Bubsy game. And that someone was Atari. How concerned should we be?

Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet.
Show threadErnie Smith6h ago
If I have to spend my time being annoyed by these folks they should pay me for it lol
Ernie Smith6h ago
Zach Leatherman 6h ago

A note from my late Grandmother about Eleventy

https://www.zachleat.com/web/history-of-eleventy-name/

A Note from my Late Grandmother about Eleventy—zachleat.com

A post by Zach Leatherman (zachleat)

Zach Leatherman
Ernie Smith6h ago

I wonder if the solution to my backlink problem is to turn it into self-service advertising. You can put an ad on any old article that doesn’t have one, but I get approval rights and you have to work within my rules.

The prices increase by 400% if the ads are related to VPNs, AI, or gambling

Show threadErnie Smith8h ago

“Now, one might argue that the Tamagotchi has its own benefits from an ADHD standpoint: While never promoted this way, it is a tool designed to encourage tiny amounts of executive function.”

https://tedium.co/2025/08/19/focus-friend-hank-green-adhd-app/

Focus Friend: Why Hank Green’s Tamagotchi Inversion Stands Out

On the success of Focus Friend, the ADHD-support app, backed by Hank Green, currently at the top of the iOS App Store. It’s like an inverted Tamagotchi.

Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet.
Ernie Smith8h ago

Hank Green’s new chart-topping iOS app is like an inverted Tamagotchi, which says a lot about where the relationship with our phone is headed.

https://tedium.co/2025/08/19/focus-friend-hank-green-adhd-app/

new @tedium

Focus Friend: Why Hank Green’s Tamagotchi Inversion Stands Out

On the success of Focus Friend, the ADHD-support app, backed by Hank Green, currently at the top of the iOS App Store. It’s like an inverted Tamagotchi.

Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet.
Show threadErnie Smith1d ago
Here’s a pic of the format, by the way. Smaller text, easier to look at, but still keeps the nav.
Ernie Smith1d ago

We needed a format that allowed us to just post random stuff sometimes. Now we have it.

https://tedium.co/2025/08/18/tedium-quick-hit-format/

Announcement: New Tedium Quick-Hit Format

For those posts that have essential updates, but don’t make sense for a full Tedium issue.

Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet.
Ernie Smith2d ago
Ernie Smith3d ago

I see a path forward in the FOSS space for designers who can’t let go of Photoshop, and it involves node-based editing apps like PixiEditor and Graphite.

In fact, I might even suggest that 2D image editors are late to the party.

https://tedium.co/2025/08/16/foss-photoshop-alternatives-pixieditor-node-procedural/

new @tedium

The Node-Driven Future Of FOSS Image Editing

Blender-inspired node-based image editors like PixiEditor and Graphite are looking beyond the Photoshop paradigm.

Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet.
Ernie Smith3d ago
Mitch Effendi (ميتش أفندي)3d ago

@ernie I loved today's Tedium. I am a huge proponent of noodle charts for visual algorithmic processing. I would just be remiss if I didn't mention the project of an acquaintance from my time as an AI researcher:

https://chainner.app/

It is a similar approach to PixiEditor, but focused entirely on the tasks that Photoshop would do to manipulate images and prepare them, including access to PyTorch, ONNX and NCNN. FOSS, too!

chaiNNer

chaiNNer's website