Ernie Smith

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Ernie Smith
🛡️ ernie_at_writing.exchange@momostr.pink
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Editor of Tedium, an offbeat newsletter that’s been rocking since 2015. I complain on the internet a lot, and I accidentally made a search engine. Support what I do here: https://ko-fi.com/tedium Interests: #writing #news #history #technology #retrotech #weird #geoworks #freelance Tedium: https://tedium.co/ &udm=14: https://udm14.com Portfolio: https://erniesmith.net/ Verified Journalist: https://www.verifiedjournalist.org/people/nostr:npub1v23szcqnvpjlg4zqaua2uey9plxpajz5zu2cufh42d649gghfglswp6xmy
I’m seeing some sky-is-falling posts about Affinity and download links. It is still possible to download v1 and v2 without logging in. Here are the links for Windows: v1: Windows: Designer:
Affinity Designer Updates (Windows)
Download the latest and previous versions of Affinity Designer (Windows)
 Photo:
Affinity Photo Updates (Windows)
Download the latest and previous versions of Affinity Photo (Windows)
 Publisher:
Affinity Publisher Updates (Windows)
Download the latest and previous versions of Affinity Publisher (Windows)
 v2: Windows: Designer:
Affinity Designer 2 Updates (Windows)
Download the latest and previous versions of Affinity Designer 2 (Windows)
 Photo:
Affinity Photo 2 Updates (Windows)
Download the latest and previous versions of Affinity Photo 2 (Windows)
 Publisher:
Affinity Publisher 2 Updates (Windows)
Download the latest and previous versions of Affinity Publisher 2 (Windows)
So, I just wrote a 3,000 word piece about a great electronics what-if. What if we didn’t get transistors? What if we just kept using vacuum tubes? Would we be where we are today? That thought experiment led me to the story of the subminiature vacuum tube.
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet.
Subminiature Vacuum Tube History: Letting The Better Tech Win
For years, subminiature vacuum tubes were looking like the future of electronics—until a key figure in their rise heard about something better.
 new @Tedium