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   Kit Rhett Aultman (roadriverrail@signs.codes)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Jan-2026 01:54:48 JST Kit Rhett Aultman

   At work, someone used AI tools to figure out why something didn't work as he expected on the project. It told him he needed some kernel config options changed and asked for my help. I researched them and quickly concluded they didn't exist.

   What happened? The AI was giving configs for Zephyr, not Linux.

   I told my colleague. He later let me know he "confronted" the AI about it and that it "apologized".

   ...and Jesus wept.

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     Kit Rhett Aultman (roadriverrail@signs.codes)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Jan-2026 03:07:07 JST Kit Rhett Aultman

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     • Operation: Puppet 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈

     @operationpuppet I mean, I have some grace, and it's fine to use a tool you're being told to use. But you can't confront an LLM and its apologies have no value, you know?

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     Operation: Puppet 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 (operationpuppet@mastodon.content.town)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Jan-2026 03:07:09 JST Operation: Puppet 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈

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     @roadriverrail Love how LLMs have made "garbage in garbage out" no longer true. They can turn *anything* into garbage!