[Discuss] The Domesticated AI

[jabr at blu.org (John Abreau)]

Sorry, I had asked the chatbot to write those reports, and it never
occurred to me that this wasn't obvious.

John Abreau / Executive Director, Boston Linux & Unix
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On Thu, May 7, 2026, 2:19?AM Steve Litt <slitt at troubleshooters.com> wrote:

> Dale R. Worley said on Wed, 06 May 2026 21:57:09 -0400
>
> >> From: abreauj at gmail.com
> >
> >> [Regarding https://gist.github.com/blu-jabr [I've somehow lost the
> >> record of where John sent that out.  -DRW]]
> >
> >Well, it reads like you've written it to be read by a very select
> >community of people with a *lot* of common knowledge.
>
> That's putting it charitably. It could also be that some folks try to
> look smart with verbiage others can't understand, including made-up
> phrases. Sidecar whatever instead of two processes handing off to each
> other, just as one example. We've all been doing that the last 40
> years. Or more.
>
> >That is, I
> >couldn't make hide nor hair of it.
>
> You're not alone, brother. But then, I wasn't going to take 6 hours
> looking up every phrase and figuring out whether it's meaningful or
> bullshit.
>
> Look at Neil deGrasse Tyson. He's a pretty smart guy, and pretty secure
> in his intelligence. He explains in common English, and when he needs to
> use jargon he explains the jargon in common English.
>
> Check out the two reviews on my book, Samba Unleashed:
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Samba-Unleashed-Steve-Litt/dp/0672318628
>
> LOL, pay no attention to the reference to Owen Lloyd: He wasn't
> involved, and Sams Publishing's failure to correct this is one of the
> many reasons I self-published the rest of my books.
>
> But anyway, absolutely any halfway technical person could understand my
> book, and I didn't need to make up even one buzzword or buzzphrase.
>
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>
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