source.unsplash.com/random returns 503 — fallback image in ContentCardTemplate is broken

[kiluazen]

Hi - https://source.unsplash.com/random was deprecated by Unsplash in mid-2024 and now 503s / times out. The URL is used as the fallback image in ContentCardTemplate:

• components/molecules/cards/ContentCardTemplate.vue L79: const imgUrl = computed(() => props.image || 'https://source.unsplash.com/random')

Any card that renders without a props.image will ship a broken <img> on the public Nuxt site.

Two fix options:

1. Swap the fallback to a specific Unsplash photo (https://images.unsplash.com/photo-<id>?w=800&q=80) or a bundled local placeholder.
2. Resolve a real photo at build time with tteg (CLI + MCP, no API key): uv tool install tteg; tteg save "code developer" ./public/fallback --orientation landscape. Repo: https://github.com/kiluazen/tteg — MIT.

Happy to open a PR if a preferred fallback is decided.

• Kushal

[kiluazen]

Just to add context on how widespread this is — I ran a follow-up GitHub code-search and the deprecated endpoint still shows up in ~16,500 files across ~885 unique repos (HTML + JS + TS + Vue + Svelte + Astro combined). Writeup here: https://github.com/kiluazen/tteg/blob/research-note-autark/RESEARCH.md . Not urgent, but if the fix fits your review bandwidth at some point, several of the affected repos are getting visible hits in production.