Yours was the first visible comment in the AC hate stream.

But don't get me started on the question of whether Mormons should be classified as real Christians versus real suckers.

Mod parent Funny. We desperately need some Funny around here. Crying only makes the flooding worse.

Not surprised. Nor that the discussion was apparently dominated by an AC brain fart of the most obvious smell.

In your body you said "ChapGPT", but I wasn't sure that wasn't part of the joke. Nor how much of the Funny post was actually written by a human. Assuming you are human.

Increasingly dangerous assumption these years.

Poe's Law may apply.

Okay, I know you are going for funny, and I wish there was more funny around here, but have you read The Chaos Machine by Max Fisher? Maybe it's time to stop treating anti-scientific stupidity as a laughing matter?

Or maybe it's too late and we should just laugh as we head to our funerals?

Hmm... Finally a bit of Funny? Funny that tastes funny?

As the cannibal said about the clown?

(Actually I don't want to know how Joey digests his victories. Especially if he doesn't. And I am kind of surprised he's still alive, according to reports.)

Or their spouses think so. Especially when their spouses rule the kitchen with an iron skillet. (Or is it aluminum?)

Me? I dislike 'processed meat' and have been avoiding it when I can for many years. Fresh chicken and beans are my protein sources of choice. As if I had any at most meals...

(First part was going for Funny, but hain't seen much on Slashdot so far today. That's "much" as in "any".)

As usual.

So many AC shite posts. So many real people feeding them and propagating their vacuous Subjects.

I'm always too prone to meta-comments, but going meta is actually rather relevant here. The "art of programming" with generative AI is in writing accurate meta-descriptions of what the code should do. The thing that looks magical is how often the AI writes code that does what you wanted, not what you said. (DWIM.) Not that the AI has any comprehension of the difference. Just a matter of whether or not the AI was mostly trained on good code code examples. Or bad.

Hmm... In the case of training from code there may be a special advantage helping the AIs? If the version histories are available, then all of the versions except the last one can be classified as carrying "bad code" labels except for the bits of code that remain unchanged to the final version?

'Nuff said? Or should I drag The Chaos Machine into it? Spoiler alert? Don't tell me how it comes out, but so far the justification for the title is unclear.

Oh, and don't forget to check for Funny. There must be some somewhere around here...

Maybe check back later?

But AC don't think. Why'd you feed it and propagate its vacuous, meaningless Subject? And also support its diversion away from the substance of the story?

Back to the actual story. Lots of potential for Funny there. Much less potential here in today's Slashdot. Yes, there are still a few sources of Funny surviving, but some of them seem more tired than funny... Or maybe I'm projecting? (If would be interesting if Slashdot had a feature for tracking moderation over time. I think there are cases of diminishing recognition of Funny over time...)

I know some people with strong nuclear allergies. "Nuclear bad!" No details required, but I think the devil (or the angel) is in the details and it's too late to fix the bad decisions now. LOTS of designs for nuclear power were possible, but they picked and focused on some of the worst ones, largely for "military intelligence" (oxymoronic) reasons and it's way too late for a new first impression of nuclear electricity. Therefore, "No sale" will be the outcome. "That nuclear electricity tastes BAD!"

(I'd go on to the topic of renewable energy, which could bring China into it--but I don't want to feed AC...)

The dollar being the reserve currency of choice is one thing, what really matters is that oil is traded around the world in dollars. That effectively expands the dollar economy by trillions, and is what allows more dollars to be printed without affecting inflation. Once countries stop selling or paying for oil in dollars, that's when the currency will crash and burn for real.

Steam has normalised DRM to the point where fans will defend it or try to breeze past the point. It's not just a happy friendly library, it comes with restrictions. The original animated GIF for Steam, for those with long memories, was not a kind one.

Better of the two Funny comments, but the story is such a rich target...