MidRange

By Ernie Smith

Not quite short form, not quite tedious. A less ambitious newsletter by Ernie Smith.

Not ten short items. Not one long item. One mid-range item.

Three times a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday). With a time limit. ⏲

Previous issues

Remote Control Takes 🤡

#46 May 13, 2021

Don’t Make Lorne Mad 📺

#45 May 11, 2021

Road Writing 101 🚗

#44 May 10, 2021

#43

May 6, 2021

Open MagSafe 🧲 – How I accidentally learned that the Linux-based PinePhone is compatible with the iPhone’s fancy MagSa
#42

May 4, 2021

First-Mover Advantage 📲 – The problem with the mobile ecosystem, being stress-tested by Epic vs. Apple, is highlighted by the f
#41

May 3, 2021

Kings Of Consistency 💿 – The reason why Kings of Convenience hit so unexpectedly hard with its new single last week might be b
#40

Apr 29, 2021

Squirrel Story 🐿 – How I got attacked by a squirrel when I was in college—and why I absolutely deserved it.
#39

Apr 27, 2021

Gopher Hole 🕳 – A recent saga involving the Linux kernel reflects the way that open-source communities are built arou
#38

Apr 26, 2021

Beavers Destroy The Internet 🦫 – Pondering why beavers would dare use their natural skills to damage something as important as the int
#37

Apr 22, 2021

The Cupertino Shakedown 🍎 – Why the leak-friendly Apple press really needs to think hard about their next moves as a ransomware a
#36

Apr 20, 2021

30 Seconds of Ubuntu 💾 – Why a fleeting moment in a buzzy movie makes me think 2021 is the year of Linux on the desktop.
#35

Apr 19, 2021

The Hissing Of Mowing Lawns 🌱 – My not-really-that-hard-fought battle against the tyranny of the lawn opens up a new front in Las Veg
#34

Apr 15, 2021

Not-So-Mysterious Ways 🛍 – COVID-19’s devastating impact on mainstream retail ultimately rewarded good business practices and ha
#33

Apr 13, 2021

Golden Slumbers 🍽 – Nearly a year after writing about the pandemic’s impact on the buffet, I consider the issue again—aft
#32

Apr 12, 2021

Living On Rented Time 📼 – The death of Family Video, the last notable major video rental chain in the U.S., reflects how COVID-
#31

Apr 8, 2021

Finding My Inner Hermit – The pandemic taught me something I didn’t think I’d ever say about myself 15 years ago: I make a pret
#30

Apr 6, 2021

The Web Librarian 📚 – One of the web’s earliest creators can teach us what we need to know about building a better future.H
#29

Apr 5, 2021

Miss Cleo and Me 🔮 – A fundraising scandal involving the former president’s aggressive approach to recurring donations rem
#28

Apr 1, 2021

My Words, Your Voice 🎤 – What an open letter that emerged from the music industry says about the art of creativity in mainstre
#27

Mar 30, 2021

The Lone Coder – A letter of appreciation to the guy who spent years developing one of the few modern web browsers for

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