This is an abridged version of the piece 'Debugme'. Originally, it was meant to be viewed as a Python script through a CLI (Command line interface) but has been translated to javascript to be viewed online.
Debugme is a piece with a story-like essence, read as a running python script. It evokes the feeling of parsing through endless loglines, while taking advantage of its generative qualities to create a more or less unique experience for each reader.
Loglines are lines of output that long running computer programs produce in order to provide the maintainers of the code with a sort of roadmap of the history of the program. They are typically of the form:
< Timestamp > [Port number/ array id/ id] Message/ Error message