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We put a coding agent in a while loop

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425 points sfarshid | 5 comments | 24 Aug 25 16:18 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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rozab ◴[24 Aug 25 21:01 UTC] No.45007744[source]▶
These people are weird. The blog post that inspired this has this weird iMessage screenshot, like a shitty investment grift facebook ad:

https://ghuntley.com/ralph/

Apparently one of the lucky few who learned this special technique from Geoff just completed a $50k contract for $297. But that's not all! Geoff is generous to share the special secret prompt that unlocked this unbelievable success, if only we subscribe to his newsletter! "This free-for-life offer won't last forever!"

I am sceptical.

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precompute ◴[24 Aug 25 23:27 UTC] No.45008739[source]▶
It's grifting, plain and simple. And that blog is atrocious, high noise-to-signal and repulsive, AI-generated everything.
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1. ghuntley ◴[25 Aug 25 11:37 UTC] No.45012741[source]▶
And yet, the original post, which has been on the front page of Hacker News for 18 hours, is based on techniques from my blog that you're degrading.
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2. LeafItAlone ◴[25 Aug 25 12:07 UTC] No.45012969[source]▶
Small suggestion: It might be best to avoid responding to these “trolls” because some of us who appreciate the work you do might be put off by your off-hand attempting-witty responses. It doesn’t really help you and can only hurt you to respond.
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3. ghuntley ◴[25 Aug 25 12:17 UTC] No.45013033[source]▶
Fair
4. rideontime ◴[25 Aug 25 15:32 UTC] No.45014966[source]▶
Front-paging Hacker News is no longer something bragworthy, sadly.
5. precompute ◴[27 Aug 25 00:19 UTC] No.45033971[source]▶
Oh, I'm not trolling at all.