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tootubular 7 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Will vibe coding end like the maker movement?

But crucially they used "--" and not "—" which means they're safe. Unless it's learning. I may still be peeved that my beloved em dash has been tainted. :(

the_af 7 months ago [–]

Of course they'll learn. LLM bots have been spotted on HN using that hipster all lower case style of writing.

i can write like this if i want. or if i were a clever ai bot.

johnisgood 7 months ago | [–]

No need to be clever, just add the instruction to write in that way.

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