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StoneRed

The StoneRed project (SR) is a wide-area curiosity retrieval initiative aiming to give universal access to one interesting document per day.

Everything there is online about SR is linked directly or indirectly to this document, including an executive summary of the project, the document archive, today's SR news and other appearances.

Today's document: The one interesting thing for Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
What's out there?: Pointers to every previous document, by subject and date.
Arbitrary document: Retrieves a document at random. Results not guaranteed.
Bored: A recommendation, for users with nothing to do.
Exhibition: Pictures, by artists both dead and very dead. Viewing requires imagination.
Case files: Unsolved matters. Restricted to users with a magnifying glass.
Motion pictures: Moving images. Download time at 9600 baud: approximately one geological era.
Bulletin board: Pictures and sounds posted by other users of this system.
Your documents: Documents kept on this machine.
Audio: Experimental. Requires a loudspeaker and the patience of a saint.
Help: Change how documents are displayed. Recommended for users arriving from the future.

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The daily log

Friday, August 28, 2026

On this day, StoneRed ran:

Cold Cases · The Strange Case Thirteen Empty Frames In 1990, two men dressed as police officers walked into a Boston museum and left with a Vermeer, three Rembrandts and more. The empty frames are still hanging on the wall. 2 min read · Aug 28, 2026

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Aug 30, 2026 The House in Villisca Cold Cases
Aug 29, 2026 The Footprints at Hinterkaifeck Cold Cases
Aug 27, 2026 The Night Max Headroom Hijacked Chicago Cold Cases
Aug 26, 2026 The Summer the Mona Lisa Vanished Cold Cases
Aug 25, 2026 The Cipher That Took 51 Years Cold Cases
Aug 24, 2026 The Eleven Days Agatha Christie Disappeared Cold Cases

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