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by joseph8th 147 days ago
Since ICE List is a MediaWiki site, it can have an API. I asked various AIs to write a web app that would scrape and mirror the data on the ICE List wiki.

The AI made a fast, bare-bones interface to the cloned data. I prompted it to make a nice README with instructions on how to host your own clone.

Once data is distributed, it's hard to destroy.

Disclaimer: I just prompted this. I didn't actually write it.

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> Installation Process Enhanced by AI

Proceeds to use requirements.txt in 2026...

Old habits die hard for our LLM overlords. But at least it sure knows how to market itself!