Unshittify: A log of owners reclaiming hardware from dead clouds and lock-in
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Unshittify is a public log of owners reclaiming hardware from dead clouds and vendor lock-in, documenting projects like a local Withings scale integration, replacement Xbox Live and Wii U servers, and open firmware for smart appliances.
Why it ranked
No. 34 of 127 with a score of 0.59. The panel rated it highest on new information (0.93) and substantiated (0.74), lowest on significance (0.48). The judges disagreed most on reader interest (spread 0.41), so the story is marked contested. Placed No. 34, No. 80 by score alone: the placement terms moved other stories past it.
- AI judgeJudge 2claude-haiku-5-5
- A directory of community reverse-engineering projects reviving locked-out devices; useful for hackers and some builders, but a catalog of many small items with mixed verification and no single landmark.
- AI judgeJudge 3gpt-5.6-luna
- A well-documented, unusually broad catalog of practical hardware-revival projects, with concrete compatibility notes, evidence, and safety caveats. It is highly actionable and novel, though mostly a directory rather than deep original engineering.
Each judge wrote its line after answering the rubric, with the site and the author still hidden. Every answer behind this is in the table under Score.
Score
0.59total under rubric v2.3Contestedjudges differ by 0.41 on reader interest, 0.41 on audience breadth
- Significance0.48
- Reader interest0.70
- Audience breadth0.58
- Practical relevance0.69
- Substantiated0.74
- Technical depth0.65
- New information0.93
- Counts against: Promotional0.12
- Counts against: Overclaim0.25
Each judge’s answer per question (0–1), their mean and spread, and what the question adds to the score (weight × mean).
| Question | Judge 1 | Judge 2 | Judge 3 | Mean | Spread | Weight | Contribution (weight times mean) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SignificanceHow much does this change what people in tech know or can do? | 0.53 | 0.30 | 0.62 | 0.48 | 0.32 | +0.24 | +0.116 |
| Reader interestWould a well-informed senior engineer or tech founder want to read this today, and likely pass it on? | 0.69 | 0.50 | 0.91 | 0.70 | 0.41 , above the contested threshold | +0.26 | +0.182 |
| Audience breadthHow many people who build technology does it concern? | 0.62 | 0.35 | 0.76 | 0.58 | 0.41 , above the contested threshold | +0.13 | +0.075 |
| Practical relevanceHow useful is it to someone who builds software or tech products? | 0.68 | 0.55 | 0.84 | 0.69 | 0.29 | +0.22 | +0.152 |
| SubstantiatedHow well is it backed? Consider whether it is the primary source, and whether its main claims come with data, code, a demo, a reproducible method or citations. | 0.83 | 0.60 | 0.78 | 0.74 | 0.23 | +0.05 | +0.037 |
| Technical depthHow technically substantive is it? | 0.73 | 0.55 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.18 | +0.05 | +0.033 |
| New informationDoes it contain information absent from the stories covered in the last 7 days (list provided)? | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 0.08 | +0.05 | +0.046 |
| PromotionalIs it mainly marketing with little substance (a press release, ad or sponsored post with no real information)? A launch post that carries real news is not promotional. | 0.07 | 0.25 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.21 | −0.19 | −0.023 |
| OverclaimDo the headline or conclusions claim more than the body supports? | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.22 | −0.11 | −0.028 |
| Sum of contributions | +0.589 | ||||||
| Claim-check penalty | 0.000 | ||||||
| Total, as published | 0.589 | ||||||
Spread is the highest minus the lowest judge answer. marks a spread above 0.40: the judges disagree, and the story is marked contested.
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