Ernie Smith

Tech

Internet Filters Tried to Get Us to Stop Swearing, But Shit Finds a Way

07.29.16

By Ernie Smith
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Canned Food, Doomsday Fears, and the Y2K Hoarding Disaster That Didn’t Happen

07.21.16

By Ernie Smith
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The Guy Who Made the Mouse Pad Famous

07.14.16

By Ernie Smith
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Why You Shouldn’t Dial 1-800-COLLECT, and Other Phone Number Oddities

07.07.16

By Ernie Smith
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What Air Conditioning Can Teach Us About Innovation and Laziness

07.04.16

By Ernie Smith
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One Weird Trick That a 1930s Novelty Advertiser Has in Common With Taboola

06.27.16

By Ernie Smith
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The Online Community That’s Turning Old Video Games Into an Archaeological Dig

06.21.16

By Ernie Smith
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What Happened to the Dream of Underground Cities?

06.09.16

By Ernie Smith
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The Print Shop: Why the Dot-Matrix Printer Icon Faded From View

06.06.16

By Ernie Smith
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When McDonald’s, Domino’s, and Chester Cheetah Took Over Your Nintendo

05.25.16

By Ernie Smith
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The Hobbyists Obsessed With Picking Up TV Signals From Thousands of Miles Away

05.18.16

By Ernie Smith