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Description and use

<p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week3-2026-10-19">Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady</a></em></p> <h2> 🦥 What I Built </h2> <p>In 2026, the developer ecosystem suffers from an acute attention crisis: <strong>infinite dopamine feeds, aggressive product marketing disguised as engineering blogs, and firehoses of unread newsletters</strong>. </p> <p>Most of us subscribe to 20+ RSS feeds and developer newsletters with great intentions, only to face "inbox bankruptcy" and doomscroll through promotional fluff.</p> <p><s

Problem

<p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week3-2026-10-19">Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady</a></em></p> <h2> 🦥 What I Built </h2> <p>In 2026, the developer ecosystem suffers from an acute attention crisis: <strong>infinite dopamine feeds, aggressive product marketing disguised as engineering blogs, and firehoses of unread newsletters</strong>. </p> <p>Most of us subscribe to 20+ RSS feeds and developer newsletters with great intentions, only to face "inbox bankruptcy" and doomscroll through promotional fluff.</p> <p><s

Outcome

<p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week3-2026-10-19">Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady</a></em></p> <h2> 🦥 What I Built </h2> <p>In 2026, the developer ecosystem suffers from an acute attention crisis: <strong>infinite dopamine feeds, aggressive product marketing disguised as engineering blogs, and firehoses of unread newsletters</strong>. </p> <p>Most of us subscribe to 20+ RSS feeds and developer newsletters with great intentions, only to face "inbox bankruptcy" and doomscroll through promotional fluff.</p> <p><s

Evidence

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