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Show HN: I build one absurd web project every month (Score: 150+ in 7 hours)

Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6vupD
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6vupD

I’ve been building absurd, mostly useless web projects for fun — and I publish one every month at absurd.website.
These are deliberately non-functional, weird, sometimes funny, sometimes philosophical — and usually totally unnecessary.
Some examples:
Sexy Math — solve math problems to reveal erotic images.
Trip to Mars — a real-time simulation that takes 7 months to finish.
Add Luck to Your e-Store — add a waving cat widget to boost your conversion via superstition.
Microtasks for Meatbags — the future: AI gives prompts, humans execute.
Invisible Lingerie — it’s sexy. And invisible.
Artist Death Tracker — art prices spike when artists die. We track that.
Open Celebrity — one open-source face, shared by all. Together we make her famous.
I just enjoy exploring what the web can be when it doesn’t try to be “useful”.
Would love to hear what you think — and absurd ideas are always welcome.
Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users' web browsing identifiers (🔥 Score: 164+ in 2 hours)

Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6vwyd
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6vwyd
How to Store Data on Paper? (❄️ Score: 150+ in 3 days)

Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6vn67
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6vn67
Covert Web-to-App Tracking via Localhost on Android (Score: 153+ in 4 hours)

Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6vwBL
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6vwBL
Ask HN: How do I learn practical electronic repair? (❄️ Score: 150+ in 3 days)

Link: https://readhacker.news/c/6vmY2

In my country, 2 decades ago there are were plenty of people who knew the basics. Today, it feels like a lost art.
I would like to approach it as a hobby, not like electronic engineer level, but enough to debug problem and change components to a low level.
What is the pragmatic approach in this mission? I reckon it will be valuable in the future that comes.