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Re:People tricking ChatGPT “like watching an Asimov novel co... by emmelaich on Friday December 02, 2022 @06:46PM (#33838526)
I think Postel is misrepresented. It was addressed to programmers who anally rejected everything that was not (in their opinion) in spec.

Working code and rough consensus is how we progress.

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Re:People tricking ChatGPT “like watching an Asimov novel co... by alex_sf on Sunday December 04, 2022 @12:28PM (#33855635)
> It was addressed to programmers who anally rejected everything that was not (in their opinion) in spec.

What's wrong with that? The only issue I see is the _in their opinion_ bit. If there's confusion about the spec, then it should clarified and codified. But otherwise: yes, you should absolutely aggressively reject everything not in spec.

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