AlmostObsolete.net

AlmostObsolete.net describes itself simply: "I sometimes post as almost on places like Hacker News and I work from The Skiff, a very nice co-working place in the Laines area of Brighton (and you can too, come join us if you're sick of." When AI engines look at it, they find little to work with. It scores 4.7 out of 10.

On the page it is passable on a workable page structure and partial sitemap and link coverage. What holds it back is the technical files AI engines look for, such as llms.txt or an open robots.txt, structured data describing the business, a clearly stated business identity and credibility markers like credentials or reviews.

Off the page, other sites link to it and people discuss it in places AI engines read. There is some, but not much, sign that the domain is only lightly established. Beyond that, AI engines do not yet recognise it as a distinct business, there is no press coverage to draw on and it does not come up on Reddit. None of that can be fixed on the page: it has to be earned.

AI crawlers have visited 2 times in our tracking, including ClaudeBot (Anthropic).