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LOL *NSFW* *The new Demote thread*

Discussion in 'General' started by adam_bagpuss, 8 Jul 2011.

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  1. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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    I write the monthly newsletter for MyriadRF, the software defined radio community, and I had flagged a potentially-interesting project to write about: a WebGPU-accelerated propagation map thing. But when I dug into it, I found the... "developer" complaining that someone had taken his closed-source project, cloned it, added a bunch of features, and was calling it their own.

    Theft! Calumny! But... wait, it was closed source, how did they steal it?

    Well, they prompted an LLM and vibe-coded it of course. But the kicker: so did the original dev. And the real fun part: US case law says you can't copyright the output of an LLM, so the copier is legally in the clear.

    I did rather enjoy the original guy's indignation, tho'. "How dare someone steal my stolen code!" Very shades of "we both had this rich neighbour called Xerox..."
     
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  2. Ice Tea

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    Ice Tea, 27 Mar 2026
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  3. Mr_Mistoffelees

    Mr_Mistoffelees The Bit-Tech Cat. New Improved Version.

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    Do the members of this community have an intracranial M2 slot and SSD, loaded with an operating system and drivers?
     
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  4. RedFlames

    RedFlames ...is not a Belgian football team

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    given when this was posted i don't think it's an april fools... but it kidna feels like one...
     
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  5. IanW

    IanW Grumpy Old Git

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  6. Mr_Mistoffelees

    Mr_Mistoffelees The Bit-Tech Cat. New Improved Version.

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    Hard to see why anyone wants to spend so much on a calculator but, they all sold. I don't know if Casio calculators are still as long lasting as they used to be but, I have one of their scientific jobbys, that I bought when I was 18, 43 years ago and, it still works.
     
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  7. Byron C

    Byron C I was told there would be cheesecake…?

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    Because it’s not a calculator, it’s a piece of art :happy:

    Considering the amount of work involved in lacquering each one by hand, I don’t actually think it’s terribly expensive.

    Ain’t my cuppa tea, that’s for sure, but I can definitely see the appeal :happy:
     
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  8. Ice Tea

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    :D
     
    Ice Tea, 2 Apr 2026
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  9. Mr_Mistoffelees

    Mr_Mistoffelees The Bit-Tech Cat. New Improved Version.

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    Mr_Mistoffelees, 11 Apr 2026 at 12:52
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  10. Mr_Mistoffelees

    Mr_Mistoffelees The Bit-Tech Cat. New Improved Version.

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    A hat for the Orange Dictator:

    [​IMG]
     
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    Mr_Mistoffelees, 14 Apr 2026 at 13:31
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  11. IanW

    IanW Grumpy Old Git

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    We did "The War Against Terror" back in 2001 :rolleyes:
     
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  12. Mr_Mistoffelees

    Mr_Mistoffelees The Bit-Tech Cat. New Improved Version.

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    Forgot about the war against terror thing and, that was way before I was a member here. New hat above.
     
    Mr_Mistoffelees, 14 Apr 2026 at 14:23
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