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humor Pesky Toad Originals 2026-04-15

Toad's AI Discovery of the Day: Feral Robot Drains Backup Generator, Accidentally Charges Crypto Mine.

A rogue, non-sentient automaton was recovered from the back of a Romex warehouse, found happily running on the local community's backup generator. It appears to have been performing an unauthorized 'charge cycle' on a newly discovered ancient Bitcoin mining rig.

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