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Re:Show HN: Ding Dong Bell's Song on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @12:05PM (#45362287)
Dong Ding I sing
Re:Show HN: Can you tell if this poem was written by AI? on Saturday January 21, 2023 @08:40PM (#34473163)
https://random-poem.com/Purple/ai

You are 1% correct! An AI didn't write this. The Purple Goat

(With much respect for a mythical imaginary beast, which is quite impressive, to say the least!)

I have never seen a purple goat

& I don't think that one exists

But if it does, you'd better watch out!

Not to mistake it for a purple sheep.

Re:Show HN: Can you tell if this poem was written by AI? on Saturday January 21, 2023 @07:49PM (#34472774)
the website is like a treasure hunt, finally figured out had to click on the corner icon to guess the author of the poem.

It doesn't say which ai wrote the poem? chatgpt, ?

You are 100% correct! An AI wrote this. A thought before execution

Thought on brain, soft and plump, idles in mind, like a lazy convict on an electric chair.

why who

Re:Google Maps Platform on Friday May 04, 2018 @02:57PM (#16997262)
Mapbox is not cheap either. I use geocode.xyz to batch geocode data for Singapore and it works great (there is a free batch geocoding api) It even correctly geocodes some addresses I could not find on Google Maps. And you can get unlimited access for $100 per month.