We found an undocumented bug in the Apollo 11 guidance computer code

Re:We found an undocumented bug in the Apollo 11 guidance co... by mpalmer on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @08:17AM (#47674082)

I've seen way, way worse. Either someone LLM-polished something they already wrote, or they did their own manual editing pass.

The short sentence construction is the most suspicious, but I actually don't see anything glaring. It normally jumps out and hits me in the face.

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Re:We found an undocumented bug in the Apollo 11 guidance co... by bookofjoe on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @09:15AM (#47674892)

>Hemingway's 4 Fast Rules For Effective Writing

1. Use Short Sentences

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Re:We found an undocumented bug in the Apollo 11 guidance co... by mpalmer on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @09:45AM (#47675310)

I didn't say they're dispositive. I said they're suspicious. Most people don't write effectively.

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Re:We found an undocumented bug in the Apollo 11 guidance co... by NetMageSCW on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @10:02AM (#47675573)

So LLMs write effectively and when people do you accuse them of using an LLM?

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Re:We found an undocumented bug in the Apollo 11 guidance co... by mpalmer on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @10:49AM (#47676310)

No, they don't. They use short sentences in weird, stilted ways.

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Re:We found an undocumented bug in the Apollo 11 guidance co... by bookofjoe on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @04:07PM (#47680683)

But you have the ability to detect those "weird, stilted ways." Impressive.

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Re:We found an undocumented bug in the Apollo 11 guidance co... by bookofjoe on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @03:06PM (#47694780)

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