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webcurios·

Webcurios 12/06/26

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theregister·

Hand-cranked AI box lets you get a workout while you wait for answers

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Gizmodo·

CrankGPT Is a Hand-Powered Chatbot to Guide You Through the Post-Apocalypse

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daemonology.net·

Daily Hacker News for 2026-06-15

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TechRadar
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CrankGPT is a hand-powered, fully offline AI bot powered by a Raspberry Pi and 8GB of RAM — and I'm all for apocalypse-ready chatbots that don't need data cente...

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PC Gamer
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There's one AI machine that doesn't need a nuclear power station to run, and it points to a potential way forward in the memory crisis

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nearfuturelaboratory.com·

Near Future Laboratory Newsletter

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Labnotes (by Assaf Arkin)·

Weekend Reading — A sourdough finisher

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