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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mstdn.social/users/990000/statuses/115993630141888644">@990000@mstdn.social (990000@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 02-Feb-2026 01:21:06 JST</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/@990000" title="990000@mstdn.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/140872-48-20231013154141.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="@990000@mstdn.social" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">@990000@mstdn.social</a></section><article><p>Some genius made his AI remind him to get milk in the morning and it used up his $20 account balance overnight because it kept checking if it was morning every 30 minutes. Lmao. “AI” </p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/rusty.todayintabs.com/post/3mdrdhzqmr226" rel="nofollow">https://bsky.app/profile/rusty.todayintabs.com/post/3mdrdhzqmr226</a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AI" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" rel="tag">#ArtificialIntelligence</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/6114776#notice-12041932">In conversation</a><time datetime="2026-02-02T01:21:06+09:00" title="Monday, 02-Feb-2026 01:21:06 JST">about 5 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mstdn.social/@990000/115993630141888644" rel="external" title="Sent from mstdn.social via ActivityPub">mstdn.social</a></span></span><a href="https://mstdn.social/@990000/115993630141888644">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/5747269">Benjamin De Kraker
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OpenClaw is interesting, but will also drain your wallet if you aren't careful.
Last night around midnight I loaded my Anthropic API account with $20, then went to bed.
When I woke up, my Anthropic balance was $O.
Opus was checking "is it daytime yet?" every 30 minutes, paying $0.75 each time to conclude "no, it's still night."
Doing literally nothing, OpenClaw spent the entire balance. How?</a></label><br><a href="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/993/629/636/608/462/original/2081e706e34a97e0.jpeg" rel="external">https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/993/629/636/608/462/original/2081e706e34a97e0.jpeg</a></li><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/5747270">The "Heartbeat" cron job, even though literally the only thing I had going was one silly reminder, ("remind me tomorrow to get milk")
1. Sent ~120,000 tokens of context to Opus
4.5
2. Opus read HEARTBEAT md, thought about reminders
3. Replied "HEARTBEAT_OK"
4. Cost: ~$0.75 per heartbeat (cache writes)
The damage:
- Overnight = ~25+ heartbeats
- 25 × $0.75 = ~$18.75 just from heartbeats alone
- Plus regular conversation = ~$20 total
The absurdity: Opus was essentially checking
"is it daytime yet?" every 30 minutes, paying $0.75 each time to conclude "no, it's still night."</a></label><br><a href="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/993/629/912/185/082/original/7bbe78205dbbd2de.jpeg" rel="external">https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/993/629/912/185/082/original/7bbe78205dbbd2de.jpeg</a></li><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: cdn.bsky.app</div><h5><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/rusty.todayintabs.com/post/3mdrdhzqmr226#AI">Rusty Foster (@rusty.todayintabs.com)</a></h5><div> from <span>Rusty Foster (@rusty.todayintabs.com)</span></div></header><div>I’m starting to think the people who are excited about “AI agents” have literally never used a computer in their lives</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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@990000@mstdn.social (990000@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 02-Feb-2026 01:21:06 JST @990000@mstdn.social
Some genius made his AI remind him to get milk in the morning and it used up his $20 account balance overnight because it kept checking if it was morning every 30 minutes. Lmao. “AI”
https://bsky.app/profile/rusty.todayintabs.com/post/3mdrdhzqmr226
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence
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1. Benjamin De Kraker @BenjaminDEKR OpenClaw is interesting, but will also drain your wallet if you aren't careful. Last night around midnight I loaded my Anthropic API account with $20, then went to bed. When I woke up, my Anthropic balance was $O. Opus was checking "is it daytime yet?" every 30 minutes, paying $0.75 each time to conclude "no, it's still night." Doing literally nothing, OpenClaw spent the entire balance. How?
  https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/993/629/636/608/462/original/2081e706e34a97e0.jpeg
2. The "Heartbeat" cron job, even though literally the only thing I had going was one silly reminder, ("remind me tomorrow to get milk") 1. Sent ~120,000 tokens of context to Opus 4.5 2. Opus read HEARTBEAT md, thought about reminders 3. Replied "HEARTBEAT_OK" 4. Cost: ~$0.75 per heartbeat (cache writes) The damage: - Overnight = ~25+ heartbeats - 25 × $0.75 = ~$18.75 just from heartbeats alone - Plus regular conversation = ~$20 total The absurdity: Opus was essentially checking "is it daytime yet?" every 30 minutes, paying $0.75 each time to conclude "no, it's still night."
  https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/993/629/912/185/082/original/7bbe78205dbbd2de.jpeg
3. Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: cdn.bsky.app
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  I’m starting to think the people who are excited about “AI agents” have literally never used a computer in their lives

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