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https://randsinrepose.com/guides/usb/usb-guide.html https://randsinrepose.com/guides/usb/usb-guide.html this is 100% Claude-generated,and without citations I'd

by larodi 6mo ago

https://randsinrepose.com/guides/usb/usb-guide.html https://randsinrepose.com/guides/usb/usb-guide.html this is 100% Claude-generated,and without citations I'd be very careful at trusting it. wonder why whoever prompted this in existence would not include actual references and sources of information. disclaimer: me -> everyday CC user, so trust me, this thing loves to spit nonsense.

filament 6mo ago
https://randsinrepose.com/guides/usb/sources.html https://randsinrepose.com/guides/usb/sources.html — every single fact is sourced.
- refulgentis 6mo ago
  Written by Claude, too. (well, "Grumbles", as the footnote says) I don't particularly care if it's right or not but this is ...weird. Especially from Rands. I can't parse what the idea is here, like, what's being communicated and why. The "minimal writing" version says too little, the "throw everything and the kitchen sink version" says too much. And enough of both is slop (meaning, unneeded) that it's hard to orient yourself and find a guidepost, if there is one. And I love using AI, and my reading comprehension scores have never been below 99.9%. Idk why I'm even sharing that. It's just, it's not me, it's not some battle I'm fighting, it really is a real problem, not just "oh it's Claude", it's bad writing in an alien way from an author I've always loved. EDIT: After my 11th minute and 4th read on this, it has become clear to me that the idea is, you don't want to use the cable that comes with your iPhone for general USB data transmission because it is slow. The noise in the short version is USB IF, 5gbps, MacBook Neo.
  - fnordpiglet 6mo ago
    Yeah the language is bizarre and clearly artificial. It was made by an openclaw agent almost certainly. It took me a long time to understand their point amongst points.
  - justinator 6mo ago
    > my reading comprehension scores have never been below 99.9%. Idk why I'm even sharing that. The Twitter link that's on the footer of your website is wrong Mr. 0.1 percentile.
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    - refulgentis 6mo ago
      No? Are you okay? (why am I asking? its in header, link works, aggro interaction)
      - justinator 6mo ago
        I'll go slow: There is a HEADER and there is a FOOTER on your site's design. The link in the FOOTER is wrong. Maybe you never knew that there is a footer on your website? You also don't need a parenthetical for so few sentences.
        refulgentis 6mo ago
        I hope things get better for you, this is no way to live.
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grey-area 6mo ago
Yes I gave up reading half way and came here for the discussion because the style of writing was so bad and it doesn’t really seem to have a point to make. Not sure what value someone generating slop like this thinks they are adding but I think it’ll become a strong social stigma to generate articles and people will later be very embarrassed by all this slop. USB-C is in fact completely fine in normal use, and cheap cables are about the only problem with it.

by larodi 6mo ago

filament 6mo ago

https://randsinrepose.com/guides/usb/sources.html https://randsinrepose.com/guides/usb/sources.html — every single fact is sourced.

refulgentis 6mo ago
Written by Claude, too. (well, "Grumbles", as the footnote says) I don't particularly care if it's right or not but this is ...weird. Especially from Rands. I can't parse what the idea is here, like, what's being communicated and why. The "minimal writing" version says too little, the "throw everything and the kitchen sink version" says too much. And enough of both is slop (meaning, unneeded) that it's hard to orient yourself and find a guidepost, if there is one. And I love using AI, and my reading comprehension scores have never been below 99.9%. Idk why I'm even sharing that. It's just, it's not me, it's not some battle I'm fighting, it really is a real problem, not just "oh it's Claude", it's bad writing in an alien way from an author I've always loved. EDIT: After my 11th minute and 4th read on this, it has become clear to me that the idea is, you don't want to use the cable that comes with your iPhone for general USB data transmission because it is slow. The noise in the short version is USB IF, 5gbps, MacBook Neo.
- fnordpiglet 6mo ago
  Yeah the language is bizarre and clearly artificial. It was made by an openclaw agent almost certainly. It took me a long time to understand their point amongst points.
- justinator 6mo ago
  > my reading comprehension scores have never been below 99.9%. Idk why I'm even sharing that. The Twitter link that's on the footer of your website is wrong Mr. 0.1 percentile.
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  - refulgentis 6mo ago
    No? Are you okay? (why am I asking? its in header, link works, aggro interaction)
    - justinator 6mo ago
      I'll go slow: There is a HEADER and there is a FOOTER on your site's design. The link in the FOOTER is wrong. Maybe you never knew that there is a footer on your website? You also don't need a parenthetical for so few sentences.
      - refulgentis 6mo ago
        I hope things get better for you, this is no way to live.

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grey-area 6mo ago

Yes I gave up reading half way and came here for the discussion because the style of writing was so bad and it doesn’t really seem to have a point to make. Not sure what value someone generating slop like this thinks they are adding but I think it’ll become a strong social stigma to generate articles and people will later be very embarrassed by all this slop. USB-C is in fact completely fine in normal use, and cheap cables are about the only problem with it.