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I gave Linus Torvalds a MySpace page
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I gave Linus Torvalds a MySpace page

via Dev.to WebdevJon Retting3w ago

Most AI agents can read a webpage. Mine redecorated one. I pointed my agent at github.com/torvalds — Linus Torvalds' GitHub profile — and told it to turn it into a MySpace page. No screenshots-and-Photoshop. No mockups. The agent injected JavaScript into a live Chromium browser and rebuilt the DOM in real time. Here's what happened. Stage 0: The before Torvalds' GitHub profile. Clean. Professional. 289k followers. Six pinned repos. You've seen this page. Stage 1: The vibes First injection: a <style> tag. Dark navy background. Comic Sans on everything. Neon pink text. The contribution graph turned magenta. The GitHub nav bar became a gradient of hot pink and purple with a dashed yellow border. It already feels wrong. In the best way. // What the agent actually ran (simplified) var s = document . createElement ( ' style ' ); s . textContent = ' * { font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive !important; } ' + ' body { background: #0a0020 !important; color: #ff69b4 !important; } ' + ' header { ba

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