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slop in the wild

2026-08-24 20:21:57.680153+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

lcamtuf @lcamtuf@infosec.exchange posted a screenshot of this book with the caption

rarely is the question asked: is our children learning?

A quick "look inside" of Practical Electronics for Inventors and Makers 2026: A Step-by-Step Guide to Circuits, Components, and Real Projects (The Practical Electronics & Electrical Engineering Series) by Wesley Crest verifies that it is indeed the worst sort of AI generated slop, you can scroll down as far as the diagram that lcamtuf posted in the free bits.

And for all that is holy, do not reward this crap by buying it...

It looks like it's an attempt to profit off of an O'Reilly book or something, but it's pretty bad.

[ related topics: Children and growing up Books Education Douglas Adams Artificial Intelligence ]

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