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Article: Behind the Blog: An AI Army Foot Fetish

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The article is a behind-the-scenes blog post discussing the creation of the outlet's recent top stories. It highlights three main topics: a personal PC repair and upgrade story, a notable comment from an FBI official, and a critique of a specific narrative deemed dangerous and misguided.

The post details the author's personal PC upgrade, where they replaced most components except the GPU, CPU cooler, and storage due to a failing CPU. It also functions as a subscription prompt, noting the full content is for paid members, with free members receiving limited access.

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https://www.404media.co/behind-the-blog-an-ai-army-foot-fetish/

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404 Media

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2026-03-06 16:26

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2026-03-06 13:30

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2026-03-06 13:31

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This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss a PC repair battle, a revealing comment from an FBI official, and a dangerously dumb narrative.
EMANUEL: I want to update those who have been following the 404 Media sidequest “Emanuel’s CPU is dying.” The update is that I basically got a new PC. I kept my GPU (4080 Super), my CPU cooler, and storage, and upgraded everything else, including the case, because I bought the old one in the era before GPUs were more than a foot long.
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