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Paul Chambers🚧Truly enjoyed this week's <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Tedium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tedium</a> <a href="https://social.tedium.co/@tedium" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tedium</a> by <a href="https://writing.exchange/@ernie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ernie</a> I actually have Bell Centennial still installed from the days when Penny and I owned our newspapers. We used the fonts in our display advertising and "enhanced" classified ads. I load the old font archive onto every new computer I get. <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/font" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#font</a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Fonts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fonts</a>There is something beautiful and magical about fonts. A true work of art. A world where art and text collide.🔗 Tiny Type On Yellow Pages Why AT&T had to redesign its primary phone-book font in the late 1970s to keep with the times, and the clever typographical trick it used.<a href="https://tedium.co/2025/03/05/phone-book-typography-bell-centennial-ink-trap/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tedium.co/2025/03/05/phone-book-typography-bell-centennial-ink-trap/</a>

JoeGuess I should put some <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/hashtags" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hashtags</a> on this so <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/literally" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#literally</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/any" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#any</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/person" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#person</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/ever" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ever</a> will see this on this <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/algorithm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#algorithm</a>-less <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/nowheresville" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nowheresville</a> of a “#social” “#network”! <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/fedi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fedi</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/boring" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#boring</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/meta" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#meta</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/facebook" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Facebook</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/fedimeta" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fedimeta</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/akkoma" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#akkoma</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/pleroma" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pleroma</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/ennui" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ennui</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hashtag</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/tedium" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tedium</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/hashtags" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hashtags</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/thecontentdiscoveryonfedisucks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thecontentdiscoveryonfedisucks</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/youlljustgetboredandleave" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#youlljustgetboredandleave</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/peoplehavecomplainedaboutthisforyearsandabunchofdebianhumpingboreswillneverletitbefixed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#peoplehavecomplainedaboutthisforyearsandabunchofdebianhumpingboreswillneverletitbefixed</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/why" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#why</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/do" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#do</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/i" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#I</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/bother" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bother</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/running" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#running</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/this" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#this</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/i" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#I</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/knew" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#knew</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/it" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#it</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/would" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#would</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/be" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#be</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.joebaldwin.me.uk/tag/dull" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dull</a>

groschi<a href="https://tedium.co/2024/12/20/punk-rock-mba-youtube-quitting/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tedium.co/2024/12/20/punk-rock-mba-youtube-quitting/</a> Some worthy and valid thoughts by <a class="u-url mention" href="https://social.tedium.co/@tedium" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tedium</a> about the ever-present clash of conflicting values between punk and social media attention economies, idealism vs money and influence. I gotta say i was at best superficially aware of that "Punk Rock MBA" dude, as in: i've noticed at some point that this channel exists and that's about it. Although i do watch plenty of youtube things - my main interest there being film-/media criticism and analysis - that platform actually plays no part in my music obsession and mostly that's exactly because of that platform's algorithmic push towards a monoculture which can already only be overcome by a select few of creators working in more broadly appealing categories such as film, political commentary, etc... but is pretty much preventing unique and consistent voices from taking hold especially in fundamentally niche and anti-commercial (in a profits-over-artistic-expression sense) subcultures as the punk scene. In our current culture defined by hordes of *sigh* "influencers" and *bang my head on table* "content creators" chasing clout and money by any means possible, i'm just gonna say that the - currently still kinda frowned-upon - ancient notion of "selling out" as actually being a bad thing is pretty fucking overdue for a comeback. But in this climate instead, the things getting washed into our feeds are just the kinds <a class="u-url mention" href="https://writing.exchange/@ernie" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ernie</a> is describing here - varying degrees of influencer-type personas sticking to a winning formula and making videos about artists everybody's already known for years while failing to shine a light on the incredibly dynamic and diverse underground scenes, whose bands and artists, quite ironically, are in turn forced by the algorithmic attention economics to play that same social media popularity game with varying degrees of success and ethical compromise. I'm kinda glad i'm not playing in bands 'cos the potential cognitive dissonance arising from the need to balance recognition and integrity, having an audience vs staying true to your own values and beliefs, seems kinda crushing to me. I can't really fault bands and musicians for playing the game but it's still a sad state of affairs that the artists with the biggest audience are always gonna be those most willing to intrusively market themselves. With my punk music blog 12XU, i've chosen to not go that route of promoting the shit out of things exactly because i despise the tireless race of "building your brand" on social media. Privately, i've opted for a quieter, less cluttered, more focused mode of media consumption and i refuse to add to that firehose of relentless attention-seeking. The price i have to pay for it is that i'm staying a kinda poor fellow. And fuck me, i'm pretty sure that - by way of a lot of noisy and aggressive self-promotion - i could have maybe double or ten times or even 100x more visitors. The question is: What for? I'm glad that i'm reaching at least *some* of the audience i intend to reach and the notion of generating income doing what i do wouldn't be realistic even with that greater reach! Believe me - even in this incumbent era of paid-for or donation-based newsletters - if i'd see a reasonable chance of eeking out a reasonable living or at least a substantial side-hustle from what i'm doing, in a way that won't make me feel utterly gross (for that to happen, it would have to stay a non-paywalled, donation-based operation), i'd sure have given that a try already. But i don't see that happening in our present media climate and thus, i just try to keep my little thing going for as long as i'm able to, doing music blogging for its own sake. It sucks but that's how it is. Don't wanna end up as another Punk Rock MBA dude. <a class="u-url mention" href="https://a.gup.pe/u/punk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@punk</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://12xu.xyz/tag/punk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Punk</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://12xu.xyz/tag/tedium" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tedium</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://12xu.xyz/tag/blogging" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blogging</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://12xu.xyz/tag/youtube" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Youtube</a>

Stephen Cox AuthorThe 'debate' on book formats sucks. As a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reader</a> my preference for print doesn't affect you as a reader. My inability to enjoy reading a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/novel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#novel</a> via screen or using audio isn't smart, clever or more authentic. It's just me. As an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#author</a>, I love to be in all formats that keep me afloat. It may be that the hardback first needs to go - that we provide in the mass market forms first. e, audio, and ppk. Then a special edition. <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eBook</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AudioBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AudioBook</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amwriting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tedium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tedium</a>

Ernie SmithOK, screw it, we’re going full Santa Claus with today’s <a href="https://social.tedium.co/@tedium" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tedium</a>. This piece ponders the evolution of the cultural icon, whether he represents capitalism or socialism, and whether we should expect further evolutions from here. <a href="https://tedium.co/2022/12/24/santa-claus-cultural-portayal-evolution/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tedium.co/2022/12/24/santa-claus-cultural-portayal-evolution/</a> new <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/tedium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tedium</a>

Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)● NEWS ● <a class="hashtag" href="https://pleroma.site/tag/tedium" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tedium</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://pleroma.site/tag/politics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> ☞ The <a class="hashtag" href="https://pleroma.site/tag/internet" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Internet</a> 's First <a class="hashtag" href="https://pleroma.site/tag/election" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Election</a> <a href="https://tedium.co/2020/11/06/1992-election-internet-influence/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tedium.co/2020/11/06/1992-election-internet-influence/</a>

Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)● NEWS ● <a class="hashtag" href="https://pleroma.site/tag/tedium" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tedium</a> ☞ <a class="hashtag" href="https://pleroma.site/tag/ftp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FTP</a> Fadeout <a href="https://tedium.co/2020/09/25/ftp-internet-history/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tedium.co/2020/09/25/ftp-internet-history/</a>

Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)● NEWS ● <a class="hashtag" href="https://pleroma.site/tag/tedium" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tedium</a> ☞ Flight Risk <a href="https://tedium.co/2020/06/19/in-flight-entertainment-system-covid-19-impact-history/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tedium.co/2020/06/19/in-flight-entertainment-system-covid-19-impact-history/</a>

Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)● NEWS ● <a class="hashtag" href="https://pleroma.site/tag/tedium" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tedium</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://pleroma.site/tag/apple" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#apple</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://pleroma.site/tag/hardware" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hardware</a> ☞ Looking back at Apple’s transition from <a class="hashtag" href="https://pleroma.site/tag/powerpc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PowerPC</a> to <a class="hashtag" href="https://pleroma.site/tag/intel" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Intel</a> CPUs, and considering why Intel now finds itself in the same position PowerPC did 15 years ago. <a href="https://tedium.co/2020/06/16/apple-powerpc-intel-transition-history/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tedium.co/2020/06/16/apple-powerpc-intel-transition-history/</a>

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