Adding a feature because ChatGPT incorrectly thinks it exists

Re:Adding a feature because ChatGPT incorrectly thinks it ex... by IggleSniggle on Monday July 07, 2025 @03:01PM (#44493588)

That's funny, I always thought that meant, "my superior told me I had to do this obviously stupid thing but I'm not going to say my superior was the one who decided this obviously stupid thing." Only occasionally, that is said in a tongue-and-cheek way to refer directly to the speaker as the "superior in charge of the decision."

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Re:Adding a feature because ChatGPT incorrectly thinks it ex... by dylan604 on Monday July 07, 2025 @03:43PM (#44493935)

That reads like several comments I've left in code when I've been told to do something very obviously dumb, but did not want to get tagged with the "why was it done this way?" by the next person reading the code

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Re:Adding a feature because ChatGPT incorrectly thinks it ex... by SoftTalker on Monday July 07, 2025 @09:41PM (#44496209)

You’re both right; I’ve seen it used both ways.

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