Moooooonitoring the Cow.txt Herd
Summary
The piece catalogs a whimsical set of cow.txt files across the web and how their statuses (last seen, new!) are tracked. It doubles as a playful look at external data source monitoring and uptime checks, offering a gateway to discuss data provenance and health automation. It can inspire practical no-code dashboards for monitoring external resources in small to mid-size IT environments.