What is it about useless machines that makes them so attractive to build? After all, they’re meant to be low-key enraging. At this point, the name of the game is more about giving that faceless enemy ...

There’s no project that dives into existential quandaries more than a useless machine, as they can truly illustrate the futility of existence by turning themselves off once they have been powered on.

Have you ever seen a video of something called “The Most Useless Machine Ever”? Actually, this is really rather cool. I would love something like this on my desk with a big red switch and a sign ...

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Bought a Raspberry Pi, but don’t know how to put it to good use? Judging by some of the creations on the internet, you’re not alone. The $35 machine received a fourth-generation update last month, ...

The world’s most useless machine, which is essentially a small electronic box that turns itself off whenever you try to turn it on, first made waves on the Internet a couple of years ago. It became so ...