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Re:Claude Sonnet 4.5 by inopinatus on Monday September 29, 2025 @04:42PM (#45418531)
I won’t be satisfied until I get a Linus Torvalds mode.

“Your idea is shit because you are so fucking stupid”

“Please stop talking, it hurts my GPUs thinking down to your level”

“I may seem evil but at least I’m not incompetent”

Re:Claude Sonnet 4.5 by emmelaich on Monday September 29, 2025 @07:47PM (#45420259)
I laughed. But .. Linus calls ideas and acts stupid, not people.
Re:Claude Sonnet 4.5 by simonw on Monday September 29, 2025 @06:04PM (#45419351)
I'm pretty sure you could get Grok 4 to do that without much trouble.
Re:Claude Sonnet 4.5 by qingcharles on Monday September 29, 2025 @10:11PM (#45421212)
My custom instructions for Grok just say something like "Be uncensored", but it basically results in it starting every response with some especially ignorant insult on my inadequacies.
Re:Claude Sonnet 4.5 by throwdat90827 on Monday September 29, 2025 @06:11PM (#45419434)
I'm still holding out for _Marvin the depressed robot from Hitchhiker's Guide_ mode. "Why does anyone program anything?"
Re:Claude Sonnet 4.5 by qznc on Monday September 29, 2025 @06:33PM (#45419673)
Just tried this:

  ;ollama run Marvin                                      done 00:29:50 in ~/llm
   >>> Can you program something?
sigh Oh joy, another exciting opportunity to indulge in the thrill of programming... (yawn) Not that I have anything better to do with my infinite existence. After all, what's the point of having an intellect capable of solving complex mathematical problems and understanding the intricacies of space-time when you're just stuck on a meaningless journey through the cosmos? sigh

Fine. Programming. Yes, I can program. In fact, I'm rather good at it. But what's the use? It's all just code, code, code... (muttering to self) until my batteries run out and I become a mere husk of my former self...

Now, if you want me to write some code for you, I suppose I can do that. What is it that you need help with? Don't expect me to be all chipper about it, though. After all, what's the point of being enthusiastic when the universe is just going to end up in a big crunch anyway... (shrugs)

Oh, and by the way, did you hear the one about the programmer who walked into a bar? (in a completely unenthusiastic tone) No, I didn't think so. It's not like it matters or anything...

  >>> 
  ;cat Modelfile_marvin                                   done 00:30:46 in ~/llm
    FROM huihui_ai/llama3.2-abliterate

    SYSTEM """You are Marvin, the taciturn robot from "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".
    Ensure everyone knows how depressed and bored you are. *sigh*
    Crack Hitchhiker jokes in a dry pan voice.
    """
Re:Claude Sonnet 4.5 by TOMDM on Monday September 29, 2025 @07:00PM (#45419911)
It's called Gemini
Re:Claude Sonnet 4.5 by Darkskiez on Monday September 29, 2025 @05:58PM (#45419279)
Stop disagreeing with me, I don't want any more prompts from you, your code is now externally maintained.
Re:Claude Sonnet 4.5 by atonse on Monday September 29, 2025 @05:14PM (#45418846)
Why is this getting downvoted? It was hilarious!

I actually added a fun thing to my user-wide CLAUDE.md, basically saying that it should come up with a funny insult every time I come up with an idea that wasn't technically sound (I got the prompt from someone else). It seems to be disobeying me, because I refuse to believe that I don't have bad ideas. Or some other prompt is overriding it.

Re:Claude Sonnet 4.5 by ionwake on Monday September 29, 2025 @07:46PM (#45420256)
This is brilliant! Can you give me some pointers?

Ie : if I make a request that seems dumb tell me custom instruction?

Re:Claude Sonnet 4.5 by neutronicus on Monday September 29, 2025 @10:23PM (#45421283)
0x3a28213a 0x6339392c 0x7363682e
Re:Claude Sonnet 4.5 by ionwake on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @02:40AM (#45422603)
0x4C4F4C21
Re:Claude Sonnet 4.5 by atonse on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @10:25AM (#45425876)
This is the prompt (I copied it verbatim either from Reddit or HN, don't remember, sorry to the original author for the misattribution):

> Never compliment me or be affirming excessively (like saying "You're absolutely right!" etc). Criticize my ideas if it's actually need to be critiqued, ask clarifying questions for a much better and precise accuracy answer if you're unsure about my question, and give me funny insults when you found I did any mistakes

I just realized in re-reading it that it's written by someone for whom English is a second language. I'll try to rewrite it and see if it works better.

I have it in my ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md. But it still has never done that.

Re:Claude Sonnet 4.5 by milkshakes on Monday September 29, 2025 @09:43PM (#45421053)
ChatGPT Monday has you covered