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Re:AI makes the easy part easier and the hard part harder by afro88 on Monday February 09, 2026 @12:57AM (#46942016)
Once you start arguing, it's time to start a new prompt with new instructions
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Re:AI makes the easy part easier and the hard part harder by stingraycharles on Monday February 09, 2026 @01:47AM (#46942298)
Or, as I prefer, go back in the conversation and edit / add more context so that it wouldn’t go off the wrong track in the first place.
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Re:AI makes the easy part easier and the hard part harder by sothatsit on Monday February 09, 2026 @01:18AM (#46942126)
I also like asking the agent how we can update the AGENTS.md to avoid similar mistakes going forward, before starting again.
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