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Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet.

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A twice-weekly newsletter that takes a deep-dive into the depths of the long tail. Our goal with Tedium? We're trying to reach the bottom.

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The $500 Price Increase

Plex sends a message to the self-hosting community with a massive upcharge targeted at the very people who hate monthly fees.

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The Biz Reaper

If Byron Allen shows up at your door, you did something wrong with your media business. And BuzzFeed has a visitor. Also: I built a thing.

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The Bold Ones Win

We lost Ted Turner, a patron saint of Tedium, just as an entrepreneur made an audacious Turner-style bet. What can we learn from that?

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Reinventing the Wheel

You’ve probably heard it’s futile, but that hasn’t stopped plenty from trying—some successfully, shockingly.