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permablog
permablogJul 23, 2026
50 things i won't build on atproto
but maybe you should?
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atprotoatp
Defector | The last good website.
Defector | The last good website.Jun 3, 2026
Atlantic Writer’s Son Offers Bold Advice To Democrats: Pretend To Be A Sports Moron
JournalismismPolitics
Defector | The last good website.
Defector | The last good website.Apr 22, 2026
Nats To Fans: Hey Everybody, Look What Dumbasses Our Players Are!
MLBbad ideas
Defector | The last good website.
Defector | The last good website.Mar 22, 2026
Cam Skattebo Sorry For Saying CTE And Asthma Are Fake
NFLbad ideas
Defector | The last good website.
Defector | The last good website.Mar 13, 2026
Big 12 Pulls Glass Court Following Conference Tournament Fiasco
College BasketballDeath To The NCAA
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetAug 11, 2023
In The Age Of Culling
Discussing the dumb thing CNET did in an effort to please the Google Gods: Don’t cull old news content to improve your SEO ranking. That’s your history!
cnetwebsites
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetNov 13, 2020
Messy Convergence
When technology concepts awkwardly merge together, or why someone thought it might be a good idea to combine a mouse and a telephone.
convergencephones
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetDec 4, 2017
Do Not Trust
The ethical issues with getting a tattoo that says “Do Not Resuscitate,” then having said tattoo put to the test. Yes, a hospital had to deal with one.
bad ideasDo Not Resuscitate
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetAug 23, 2017
Shorthand For No
The incredibly frustrating tale of a college that tried to bar a Scottish student with cerebral palsy from getting a journalism certification—because rules.
bad ideascerebral palsy
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetAug 2, 2017
A Business Card With Impact
How the CD-ROM influenced a particularly tacky variant on the business card around the turn of the 21st century.
bad ideasbusiness cards
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetJan 21, 2016
Smells Like a Stupid Idea
From a machine to send smells over the internet to a cartridge full of terrible games, some of the most terrible product ideas ever put into the market.
bad ideasterrible ideas
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetDec 3, 2015
What's Your Gimmick?
The numerous ways, throughout television history, that networks have tried to convince us to keep watching. Often, they're big failures.
televisiontelevision history
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetNov 3, 2015
Contractually Obligated to Suck
Actors, musicians, and companies sometimes make creative decisions for the worst possible reason: Because they legally have to. The result is usually awful.
bad career choicescontracts

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