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Distro Lackey wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS:

On Sun, 5 Apr 2026 15:45:29 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

I asked about how to use C++17's <filesystem> to iterated through
directories in a certain order, and it gave a good answer...
except the answer used the "fs" namespace, without noting that
"fs" was a alias for "std::filesystem". Sometimes you need to know
something about the subjects you're asking about.

It doesn't matter how good it is.

You are just like Trump, applying bronzer and hairspray to disguise
your repulsive features.

Please, I'm eating breakfast.

A REAL MAN does not wear lipstick.

A REAL MAN uses his own intelligence or nothing at all.

Anything created by man rests on the shoulders of many previous
creations.

At the end of the day I must sign my name onto my creations and
it is only *my* name that shall be so affixed.

Signed,

"Distro Lackey"

:-D

The case is closed.

:-D

Your mind is closed.
--
I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute -- where no Catholic prelate would tell the president (should he be Catholic)
how to act, and no Protestant minister would tell his parishioners for whom
to vote--where no church or church school is granted any public funds or political preference--and where no man is denied public office merely
because his religion differs from the president who might appoint him or the people who might elect him.
- from John F. Kennedy's address to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association
September 12, 1960.
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On 2026-04-05, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Sun, 5 Apr 2026 12:02:01 -0400, DFS wrote:

I absolutely LOVE that I can ask a fairly complicated question - not
necessarily about programming - and Google AI parses it well and gets me
a cogent answer with further explanation and analysis.

https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/02/copilot_terms_of_service/

If it gives you a stream of pure bullshit you won't know the difference.
The way to really impress people in tech forums is to start with 'I asked ChatGPT...' The replies used to be more patient but now most are 'Well
ask ChatGPT to fix its fuckups.'

I love the fact I don't have to use "garbage in - garbage out" ChatGPT. The
AI crap is blocked on my computer.
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Not all Jews are Zionists. Not all Zionists are Jews. Zionism ≠ Judaism.
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On 5 Apr 2026 17:18:37 GMT, rbowman wrote:

On Sun, 5 Apr 2026 12:02:01 -0400, DFS wrote:

I absolutely LOVE that I can ask a fairly complicated question - not
necessarily about programming - and Google AI parses it well and gets
me a cogent answer with further explanation and analysis.

https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/02/copilot_terms_of_service/

If it gives you a stream of pure bullshit you won't know the difference.
The way to really impress people in tech forums is to start with 'I
asked ChatGPT...' The replies used to be more patient but now most are
'Well ask ChatGPT to fix its fuckups.'

I asked Grok if Gentoo Sux and the answer was a simple "YES".
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On 4/5/2026 1:24 PM, 🇵🇱Jacek Marcin Jaworski🇵🇱 wrote:

W dniu 5.04.2026 o 18:02, DFS pisze:

I absolutely LOVE that I can ask a fairly complicated question - not
necessarily about programming - and Google AI parses it well and gets
me a cogent answer with further explanation and analysis.

One Grey (so called "alien", but it is not correct), told me

Like an extraterrestrial alien?

that evil
corpos violate authors rights and train AI with law covered texts, codes
and arts.

Yes.

Google AI Overview -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Major AI companies—including Anthropic, OpenAI, Microsoft, Meta, and Apple—are facing lawsuits for using copyrighted books to train AI models without permission, often utilizing pirated datasets. Anthropic agreed
to a $1.5 billion settlement to resolve claims in 2025, marking a major
shift in copyright disputes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------

And they have a plan to pay people for this thieve by AI chat
services.

"pay people"? You mean pay users?

Nice next conspiracy theory, isn't it?!?

It wouldn't be your first.

I saw some conspiracy wackjobs claiming Microsoft trains their AI using
your OneDrive files.


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On Tue, 7 Apr 2026 23:23:56 -0400, DFS wrote:

I saw some conspiracy wackjobs claiming Microsoft trains their AI using
your OneDrive files.

https://thenewstack.io/github-copilot-interaction-data/

Some projects have moved to Codeberg.

https://taggart-tech.com/migrate-to-codeberg/
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rbowman wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS:

On Tue, 7 Apr 2026 23:23:56 -0400, DFS wrote:

I saw some conspiracy wackjobs claiming Microsoft trains their AI using
your OneDrive files.

https://thenewstack.io/github-copilot-interaction-data/

Some projects have moved to Codeberg.

https://taggart-tech.com/migrate-to-codeberg/

Interesting. Better to not keep all your eggs in one basket.
--
The Seventh Commandments for Technicians:
Work thou not on energized equipment, for if thou dost, thy fellow
workers will surely buy beers for thy widow and console her in other
ways.
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On 4/5/2026 4:54 PM, Distro Lackey wrote:

On Sun, 5 Apr 2026 15:45:29 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

I asked about how to use C++17's <filesystem> to iterated through
directories in a certain order, and it gave a good answer...
except the answer used the "fs" namespace, without noting that
"fs" was a alias for "std::filesystem". Sometimes you need to know
something about the subjects you're asking about.

It doesn't matter how good it is.

It matters greatly.

If it's better code than yours, use it with attribution in service of whoever's paying you. No harm, no foul. Unless you're in college and
the rules disallow AI, nobody will care.

You are just like Trump, applying bronzer and hairspray to disguise
your repulsive features.

A REAL MAN does not wear lipstick.

tf?

Several times you've plagiarized from the Internet and intentionally
posted code to cola without attribution.

Using AI and noting it is not offensive.

A REAL MAN uses his own intelligence or nothing at all.

I have no idea why you continue to refer to yourself as a "REAL MAN".

In your mid-40s you live with Mom (or in her house), have no wife or girlfriend, have a lame Windows job which you refuse to explain, and
spend the rest of your time futzing with GuhNoo/Linux.

When's the last time you did something normal? (nonstop insulting
everyone on cola isn't normal).

At the end of the day I must sign my name onto my creations and
it is only *my* name that shall be so affixed.

Then it better damn well be YOUR creation.

The case is closed.

What case?

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On Wed, 8 Apr 2026 06:51:04 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

rbowman wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS:

On Tue, 7 Apr 2026 23:23:56 -0400, DFS wrote:

I saw some conspiracy wackjobs claiming Microsoft trains their AI
using your OneDrive files.

https://thenewstack.io/github-copilot-interaction-data/

Some projects have moved to Codeberg.

https://taggart-tech.com/migrate-to-codeberg/

Interesting. Better to not keep all your eggs in one basket.

The Software Freedom Conservancy started a "Give Up GitHub" campaign and
moved its projects to Codeberg. The Zig language project is one I know of
that moved completely and Gentoo is headed in that direction.

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gentoo-Starts-Codeberg-Use

While I do have a github account I don't have any projects on the site. My biggest problem is banishing Copilot from VS Code.
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