Scope
This page verifies three things:
- The legacy April 2023 URLs existed and were captured by the Wayback Machine.
- The 2026 replacement pages were archived after publication.
- The recovered 2023 snapshots contain body text and media metadata, not just headers.
Method
- Source: Internet Archive CDX index (
web.archive.org/cdx/search/cdx) - Fields checked: timestamp, original URL, status code, MIME type
- Capture preference: representative
200 text/htmlcapture with recoverable body text - Archive-save validation:
locationheader returned byweb.archive.org/save/<url>
Preservation Value (2023)
| Legacy URL | Capture timestamp | Recovery status | Historical value | Current authority | Recommended treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
/2023/04/04/the-20-minute-blog/ | 2023-04-11 10:50:07 UTC | Body text recoverable; later 2023-07-22 capture also validates the page | High: documents the early GPT-4-era workflow that led to the current vibe -> verify -> ship standard | Historical only | Keep /posts/20-minute-blog-archaeological-update/ canonical; preserve excerpts only inside annotated commentary or <details> blocks |
/2023/04/04/the-fortune-telling-cyborg-how-ai-is-revolutionizing-divination/ | 2023-04-11 17:45:50 UTC | Body text and media metadata recoverable | Medium: useful evidence of 2023 anthropomorphic AI framing and weak verification norms | Historical only | Route to /posts/vibe-coding-april-2023-lost-posts/; discuss as an annotated example, not current guidance |
/2023/04/04/the-top-10-ai-technologies-to-watch-in-2023/ | 2023-04-11 09:57:08 UTC | Body text and media metadata recoverable | Medium: shows how fast AI listicles decayed under rapid model and platform churn | Historical only | Preserve as evidence for listicle decay and dated criteria; do not republish as an indexable ranking |
/2023/04/05/10-game-changing-ai-chatbot-plugins-that-will-change-your-life-forever/ | 2023-05-15 02:48:35 UTC | Body text and media metadata recoverable | Medium: captures plugin-era expectations before platform absorption changed the category | Historical only | Preserve as plugin-era provenance; keep current readers on the canonical replacement and related verification methodology |
Replacement Page Archive Evidence (2026)
| Canonical 2026 page | Archived snapshot |
|---|---|
/posts/20-minute-blog-archaeological-update/ | 2026-02-11 10:32:43 UTC |
/posts/vibe-coding-april-2023-lost-posts/ | 2026-02-11 10:32:27 UTC |
/posts/vibe-coding-trenches-lessons-2023-2026/ | 2026-02-11 10:32:45 UTC |
Interpretation
These captures confirm the archaeology framing is evidence-backed:
- The original 2023 posts were live and crawlable.
- The original body text is recoverable from Wayback for all four known legacy posts.
- The 2026 replacements are now archived for future citation and migration resilience.
- The legacy pages should remain preservation evidence, not current technical recommendations.