Rather than block web scrapers, Cloudflare invites them to trawl a web of useless ‘AI-generated nonsense.’
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ITX-Llama Mainboard
retrodreams.ca…a retro-inspired true x86 motherboard designed for those passionate about late-DOS and early Windows 98 systems.
Microchip data for tens of thousands of Australian pets at risk as company goes dark
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404media.coIt’s already come for the crochet community, and researchers have tried to teach machines to knit. But lace-making—a craft that even Renaissance artists struggled to master, and in which there are a literal infinite number of patterns to be created—is now having its AI slop moment.
On Standby
loudnumbers.netOn Standby is a piece of sound art designed to be listened to while sleeping. It’s based on data collected by seven different people in Malmö, Sweden. Each of those people used a smart plug to collect data on the energy consumption of a device in their home over the course of a single night, the night of 25th August 2024.










