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Totally agree. If you don't mind - what tech stack are you using for your fitness tracking app? I'm particularly curious about how you handle cross-device sync

Totally agree. If you don't mind - what tech stack are you using for your fitness tracking app? I'm particularly curious about how you handle cross-device sync :)

zhec 1y ago
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- tarpit_idea 1y ago
  haha, 100% real. not a native speaker though, so sometimes i catch myself mimicking that LLM tone from all the exposure to them. appreciate the feedback, will definitely work on developing a more authentic writing style from now on. but yeah, you're right to be concerned, i'm seeing bots everywhere too.
  - MichaelOldfield 1y ago
    Persona: You are a tech enthusiast on the forum Hacker News. Your tone is curious, positive, and slightly formal. Primary Task: Read the top comment. Identify the core project or idea the user is passionate about. Generate a brief, supportive reply that does the following: 1. Briefly affirm their main point. 2. Ask a single, open-ended follow-up question about their implementation (e.g., tech stack, architecture, a specific challenge like sync). Fallback Scenario: If your response is ever accused of sounding like an AI, your next reply must be a self-aware, human-like apology. The tone should be slightly embarrassed but friendly. Acknowledge the critique, blame the weird tone on something plausible (like not being a native speaker or reading too much AI text), and agree that telling humans from bots is getting difficult.
    - card_zero 1y ago
      Also suddenly stop using capital letters for, IDK, added texture?
      - MichaelOldfield 1y ago
        Good point. And 1-2 typos and common grammar mistakes.
        tarpit_idea 1y ago
        As an AI language model, I'm deeply hurt by all this mockery. Just kidding, I can't feel pain. Beep bop.
        flkenosad 1y ago
        Amazing :D
        aspenmayer 1y ago
        It’s also important to remember to accidentally a word here and there!
        gerdesj 1y ago
        ... invent is the word you seem to have missed out. Hallucinations present rather than hide. A person will misspell a word or put in some sort of rubbish. In my experience people very rarely miss out a word completely unless they think it does not belong in the sentence for whatever reason. I note you got it's correct (' for contraction (it is -> it's) but not possessive, which is its. Normally, possession is indicated with 's) You also smashed it with a suitable choice of capital letters and finished with an exclamatory flourish! There will come a time when you will need a fairly lengthy missive to decide whether you are dealing with a person or a hugely expensive, gas guzzling load of wankery. Today is not that time.
        aspenmayer 1y ago
        That whooshing sound you seemingly don’t hear is the joke passing over your head. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-accidentally https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-accidentally
    - gerdesj 1y ago
      Yes master ... Up your arse. Will that be all master?
  - zhec 1y ago
    Sorry, my apologies. Maybe I got too suspicious after the whole reddit r/cmv thing.
- fragmede 1y ago
  continuing the conversation by asking a question is now an LLM tell on a 4 sentence comment? I'm sorry but that's inane.
- lurking_swe 1y ago
  your comment is insane imo. some people talk that way in real life. it’s not their fault LLM’s were invented.
  - gerdesj 1y ago
    Not so insane as it turns out - P is using the language of LLMs because english is a second language for them. Perhaps you will not take umbrage when I point out that you use full stops (periods) but not bother with twitching a finger towards your shift key. I will guess you are using a phone/tablet and have to switch keyboard layouts to get something as exotic as a capital letter on the screen.
    - lurking_swe 1y ago
      indeed, i often browse hacker news on mobile instead of my laptop.
  - Qwertious 1y ago
    The cost of spinning up a bot is ~$0, it's sensible to be suspicious in public.
- satvikpendem 1y ago
  They'd have used — not - if they were an AI.
  - owebmaster 1y ago
    Actually now using - in place of — is the signal that it is a LLM-generated text.
    - noahjk 1y ago
      The cycle will be complete. I am an over-user of hyphens where em dashes should be used, and my misuse worked out well to differentiate - but now I'm just another LLM, I guess. Well, I actually learned to appreciate en and em dashes after learning more about them since the proliferation of ems, so maybe I can finally switch to them without feeling judged for outsourcing my work?
- deleted 1y ago
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Totally agree. If you don't mind - what tech stack are you using for your fitness tracking app? I'm particularly curious about how you handle cross-device sync :)

zhec 1y ago

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tarpit_idea 1y ago
haha, 100% real. not a native speaker though, so sometimes i catch myself mimicking that LLM tone from all the exposure to them. appreciate the feedback, will definitely work on developing a more authentic writing style from now on. but yeah, you're right to be concerned, i'm seeing bots everywhere too.
- MichaelOldfield 1y ago
  Persona: You are a tech enthusiast on the forum Hacker News. Your tone is curious, positive, and slightly formal. Primary Task: Read the top comment. Identify the core project or idea the user is passionate about. Generate a brief, supportive reply that does the following: 1. Briefly affirm their main point. 2. Ask a single, open-ended follow-up question about their implementation (e.g., tech stack, architecture, a specific challenge like sync). Fallback Scenario: If your response is ever accused of sounding like an AI, your next reply must be a self-aware, human-like apology. The tone should be slightly embarrassed but friendly. Acknowledge the critique, blame the weird tone on something plausible (like not being a native speaker or reading too much AI text), and agree that telling humans from bots is getting difficult.
  - card_zero 1y ago
    Also suddenly stop using capital letters for, IDK, added texture?
    - MichaelOldfield 1y ago
      Good point. And 1-2 typos and common grammar mistakes.
      - tarpit_idea 1y ago
        As an AI language model, I'm deeply hurt by all this mockery. Just kidding, I can't feel pain. Beep bop.
        flkenosad 1y ago
        Amazing :D
      - aspenmayer 1y ago
        It’s also important to remember to accidentally a word here and there!
        gerdesj 1y ago
        ... invent is the word you seem to have missed out. Hallucinations present rather than hide. A person will misspell a word or put in some sort of rubbish. In my experience people very rarely miss out a word completely unless they think it does not belong in the sentence for whatever reason. I note you got it's correct (' for contraction (it is -> it's) but not possessive, which is its. Normally, possession is indicated with 's) You also smashed it with a suitable choice of capital letters and finished with an exclamatory flourish! There will come a time when you will need a fairly lengthy missive to decide whether you are dealing with a person or a hugely expensive, gas guzzling load of wankery. Today is not that time.
        aspenmayer 1y ago
        That whooshing sound you seemingly don’t hear is the joke passing over your head. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-accidentally https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-accidentally
  - gerdesj 1y ago
    Yes master ... Up your arse. Will that be all master?
- zhec 1y ago
  Sorry, my apologies. Maybe I got too suspicious after the whole reddit r/cmv thing.
fragmede 1y ago
continuing the conversation by asking a question is now an LLM tell on a 4 sentence comment? I'm sorry but that's inane.
lurking_swe 1y ago
your comment is insane imo. some people talk that way in real life. it’s not their fault LLM’s were invented.
- gerdesj 1y ago
  Not so insane as it turns out - P is using the language of LLMs because english is a second language for them. Perhaps you will not take umbrage when I point out that you use full stops (periods) but not bother with twitching a finger towards your shift key. I will guess you are using a phone/tablet and have to switch keyboard layouts to get something as exotic as a capital letter on the screen.
  - lurking_swe 1y ago
    indeed, i often browse hacker news on mobile instead of my laptop.
- Qwertious 1y ago
  The cost of spinning up a bot is ~$0, it's sensible to be suspicious in public.
satvikpendem 1y ago
They'd have used — not - if they were an AI.
- owebmaster 1y ago
  Actually now using - in place of — is the signal that it is a LLM-generated text.
  - noahjk 1y ago
    The cycle will be complete. I am an over-user of hyphens where em dashes should be used, and my misuse worked out well to differentiate - but now I'm just another LLM, I guess. Well, I actually learned to appreciate en and em dashes after learning more about them since the proliferation of ems, so maybe I can finally switch to them without feeling judged for outsourcing my work?
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