The page seems AI-generated, it has a few front-end Claudeisms: - PlayFair Display and Inter as fonts - Comments in the HTML for each section (" " and " ") - Bottom fade-in animation - Tailwind (obviously a common choice for humans, but since it's an even more common choice for LLMs, it counts as evidence in favor)
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#242The page seems AI-generated, it has a few front-end Claudeisms: - PlayFair Display and Inter as fonts - Comments in the HTML for each section (" " and " ") - Bottom fade-in animation - Tailwind (obviously a common choice for humans, but since it's an even more common choice for LLMs, it counts as evidence in favor)
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#243No more ask.com toolbars being installed without asking.
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#245Oh my, I remember the time they sent a friend of mine a cease-and-desist. https://web.archive.org/web/20001017194117/http://www.askgee...
Did he comply? Because it seems like that site would clearly have been covered by the protection for parody.
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#246I don't think I have used ask.com in the past (perhaps many years ago though), but now I am becoming increasingly troubled here - does this mean we depend even more on google search? And it constantly gets worse too. That's concerning. We need some real alternatives that don't just suddenly vanish.
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#248Missed opportunity to name an LLM "Jeeves" and finally live up to the vision.
Maybe this is a precursor to them selling the mark to someone who (at least thinks they) can capitalize on it.
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#249The page seems AI-generated, it has a few front-end Claudeisms: - PlayFair Display and Inter as fonts - Comments in the HTML for each section (" " and " ") - Bottom fade-in animation - Tailwind (obviously a common choice for humans, but since it's an even more common choice for LLMs, it counts as evidence in favor)
I think that's fair for a static "end of service" notice which probably, almost by definition, won't be worked on further.
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#250Earlier quoted context omitted.
And I’ve just made the Woodhouse from Archer connection!
Archer has a whole load of obscure literary references that are easy to miss. e.g. in the very first episode, the flight attendant's dog is named Abelard > The name Abelard is a reference to Pierre Abélard, the French philosopher and monk, who is famous for his work in the fields of dialectic and theology, along with his tragic romance with Héloise d’Argenteuil. Additionally, Abélard was known for the studies of the…
The episode title itself is also a literary reference. I’m sure there are many cultural references that went over my head while watching the show; I really should watch it again.