Shall I implement it? No

Re:Shall I implement it? No by niobe on Thursday March 12, 2026 @11:54PM (#47360505)

But that's one of the first things you fix in your CLAUDE.md: - "Only do what is asked." - "Understand when being asked for information versus being asked to execute a task."

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Re:Shall I implement it? No by bdangubic on Thursday March 12, 2026 @11:56PM (#47360519)

This - per extensive experiments - works about as well as when I tell my wife to calm down

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Re:Shall I implement it? No by smackeyacky on Friday March 13, 2026 @02:27AM (#47361302)

Asking might work better than telling

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Re:Shall I implement it? No by bdangubic on Friday March 13, 2026 @07:53AM (#47363191)

How do you do that???? Say the words but in the form of a question? I feel like that will go a lot worse than just telling (but nicely). I have a daughter too so I am genuinely willing to try anything

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Re:Shall I implement it? No by smackeyacky on Saturday March 14, 2026 @06:30AM (#47375215)

Please and thank you and make sure you’re addressing the behaviour and not the person.

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