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Maybe I'm missing something but it's not a self contained file if it has external imports. It appears to be using unpkg CDN for CSS and JS. There's also multiple files, no license file, a server in python (???) and many, many indications that this is just AI slop.

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Yeah...

  // Parse Meshtastic protobuf data here
  // This is a simplified example - actual implementation needs protobuf parsing
  console.log('Received BLE data:', data);

If it works despite being a mess, I think there should be a somewhat less protective term than slop. Goulash?

There’s no reason to think this works fine given the readme mentions the author is waiting on their first meshtastic device to test against and the install instructions include ‘insert download link here’.

It’s a shame this is just slop, an approach like this could be interesting, using web APIs instead of native apps… but iOS Safari doesn’t support Web Bluetooth so it’s not going to work on iPhones at all which is a big unmentioned limitation.

Probably because it’s untested AI slop.

I think of AI that is messy, but gets the job done more as "drive-through fast food"

Perhaps "Soylent Green"? It's made of people ('s stolen creative work).

I meant to say "pejorative", not "protective", sorry.

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