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offbyone42

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    Giving "I cut my finger with a knife, why is the knife so sharp?" energy. JKJK. I think the option should be there, but it needs to be used responsibly.

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    I feel like this misses how LLMs work. Yes, you’re adding this layer of verification, but LLMs don’t think in ASTs or use formal logic. They are statistical predictors, just predic…

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    Comment #47906125

    I just wish product listings were clear and actually followed the specs.

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    Comment #47839363

    I got extremely lucky. I bought a Kindle recently and decided to get one by BestBuy, just trying my luck to see if they had old stock. The firmware was 5.18.0.2 and I was able to j…

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    Comment #47595356

    I'm working on a part 2 with a bit more detail for that skill! It just has to go through a couple more drafts. I don't use AI for these. My friends edit/give feedback, so the cycle…

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    I have a `SessionEnd` hook that summarizes the conversation with a bunch of metadata, but it doesn't always fire 'cause of my habits. So, the `SessionStart` hook was meant to catch…

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    Comment #47592531

    How did you not get caught??!?