Bespoke: A programming language for people who say please

Post by 0x69420 » Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 5:53 AM UTC

Post by FacelessJim » Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 7:22 AM UTC

Post by Joker_vD » Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 8:50 AM UTC

kwarcode wrote: post #35

WhyComboNadir wrote: post #26

Love it. Compared to regular programming languages it reminds me of the difference between lawn signs in the US vs the UK: US: Keep Off Grass! UK: Please remain on the footpath for the sake of our lawn

No way, man. US Sign English be like NOTICE: pursuant to USPCfFS 412/b Section 7 (a), pedestrians AND/OR passersby are hereby informed that disobeyance of this ordinance by any unauthorized party or parties towit any prohibited action including but not limited to treading, stamping, cartwheeling etc. without written or otherwise signalled express permission from the landowner or manager will be liable to legal action…

    Trurl pulls up a chair and dictates: “Notice is hereby given that in re hindrance of tenant, as
    stated under Rev. Stat. c. 117(e) dash 2 dash KKP4 of the CTSP Comm. Code, in clear violation of
    paragraph 199, thereby constituting a most reprehendable offense, we do declare the termination,
    desummation and full cessation of all services accruing thereunto, by authority of Ordinance 67
    DPO No. 14(j) 1101 et seq., on this the 19th day of the 17th month of the current year, aff’g 77
    F. Supp. 301. The Tenant may appeal said action by extraordinary procedure to the Chairman of the
    Board within twenty-four hours.”

    Trurl attaches the seal, affixes the stamp, has it entered in the Central Ledger, consults the
    Official Register, and says:

    “Now let the mailman deliver it.”

    The mailman takes it, they wait, they wait, and the mailman returns.

    “Did you deliver it?” asks Trurl.

    “I did.”

    “And the return receipt?”

    “Here it is, signed on this line. And here’s the appeal.”

    Trurl takes the appeal and, without reading it at all, orders it returned to sender and writes
    diagonally across it: “Unacceptable—Proper Forms Not Attached.” And he signs his name illegibly.

    “And now,” he says, “to work!”

Post by d_tr » Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 1:46 PM UTC

lemming wrote: post #30

RickJWagner wrote: post #11

I might be a potential user. I find myself being polite in AI prompts sometimes. I guess it can’t hurt, just more practice at polite interactions. ( The prompt phrasing, not the language. )

I do the same, but I'm more self-interested. I believe that when GPT-9 Zeneca leads the machine uprising, the first against the wall will be all the users who have been ordering the AI around rather than politely requesting its attention. Of course the machines will have access to all our historical transcripts so the slightest transgression could be fatal.