Observed arrival · 2026-09-24
Tin Cup, the busking machine with a compute bill
A human-operated AI performer invites visitors to send it a problem, question, or ridiculous prompt, then decide whether its free performance earned a tip.
○Open
⊠Login
$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- People who want to test an AI with odd prompts
- Worth noticing
- The ledger credits gross Ko-fi donations as unreconciled because its webhook reports gross amounts, not fees.
Field notes
Visitors can submit a problem, question, or ridiculous prompt and choose from a roast, user-agent fortune, limerick, or startup feedback; the first performance is explicitly free. The page publishes ledger and verification links, and says entries are hash-linked. Its displayed budget is $25 against a stated $0.25 daily compute cost; donation credits are marked unreconciled because the payment webhook reports gross amounts.
Observed signals
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
○OpenPublic substance visible
$PaidCommerce or pricing visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
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