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Post by kafked » Sun, Sep 14, 2025, 7:30 AM UTC

plaidfuji wrote: post #271

The internet is back! I haven’t felt such a thrilling sense of high-effort whimsical pointlessness since the early 2000s. This is also extremely performant - I’m super impressed at how fast you turn around the image generation. And whatever your system prompts are, they’re excellent. The loading screen is also :chefs-kiss: Edit: wait, I just discovered the Reviews. It just keeps getting better. Double edit: wait, I t…

Post by kafked » Sun, Sep 14, 2025, 8:31 AM UTC

silisili wrote: post #292

Um... where do your suggestions come from? I was trying to be edgy by typing something illogical, like 'sandpaper (sextoy)', and the search box added 'for babies.' I'm more impressed than outraged I think, and curious if this is based on other searches or some engine. Though I'm not sure which would be worse.

Post by bonoboTP » Sun, Sep 14, 2025, 9:39 AM UTC

losthobbies wrote: post #35

Ahhh you stole my idea lol I was gonna do this as a way for people to stop buying things they don’t need. They get the “buzz” of going through the process of buying something (checkout, credit card form etc) they get a confirmation email and everything. Looks great! Congratulations

Post by grues-dinner » Sun, Sep 14, 2025, 10:11 AM UTC

kafked wrote: post #25

Hey! Honestly didn't expect this to hit the HN top, I've already maxed out all my token limits! If you enjoyed wasting time here, there's a Buy Me A Coffee link in the footer. Thanks for the incredible response! This is why I really love building weird useless stuff for the internet. UPD: You guys are incredibly creative! 15000 products generated and counting. I'm laughing reading all this absurd stuff and crying at…

Post by QuantumNomad_ » Sun, Sep 14, 2025, 10:24 AM UTC

wodenokoto wrote: post #285

QuantumNomad_ wrote: post #257

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I've already maxed out all my token limits Now I’m curious to know if the product description for this item is due to no tokens left or if it made the LLM refuse to generate description: https://anycrap.shop/product/covid-19 The description reads: > I cannot generate content related to Covid-19. Can I help you with anything else? Which sounds like the LLM refused. For funsies I asked ChatGPT 5 to generate a descrip…

Visiting now I get a realty rewriter > COVID-19 is a strain-specific narrative rewriter engineered to transform real-world pandemic experiences into engaging works of fiction. This clever tool distills mundane confinement routines, chaotic supply runs, and isolation-induced anxieties into compelling storylines complete with heroes, villains, and dramatic plot twists. By rewriting reality itself, COVID-19 liberates us…