samir, a terminally deprecated method8h ago
qdot

inspired by CLAUDE.md, I’ve started putting markdown files named after coworkers into work code repos so I can remind them to stop doing shit to the codebase that annoys me

for some reason they’re all mad at me now, which means ill be adding commands to JEREMY.md for an attitude adjustment

Feb 4 at 5:34pmWeb
Show threadqdotFeb 4

I love that CLAUDE.md follows the usual all caps of README/CHANGELOG.

It feels like you’re Claude’s mom yelling at it from the porch to stop playing in the street

If only you could yell it’s full name

Like what even is Claude Anthropic’s middle name

Show threadDarkRatFeb 4
@qdot clanker?
Show threadqdotFeb 4
@darkrat *clunkie
Show threadThommyFeb 4
@qdot Claude Entertainment Mario, get down here! What did I tell you about not adding pointless example code?!
Show threadOzzelot Feb 5
@thomasjwebb
Claude Ogilvie Anthropic!
@qdot
Show threaddigitalfoxFeb 4
@qdot Ooh, you're writing data MiniDiscs with instructions for these folks? :3
Show threadLilith Ashley Nyx Arson Feb 4
@qdot Claude GenAI Anthropic, you get in here this instant!
Show threadDianeFeb 4

@qdot

Caulde Butthead Anthropic?

Show threadKasanwa-Solane are hugging its Octo FriendFeb 4
@qdot it's NMN, of course /j
Show threadpiku    minor!Feb 4
@qdot Claude Amodei Anthropic
Show threadGramarye 🏳️‍🌈Feb 4
@qdot whatever model you want to address: CLAUDE SONNET ANTHROPIC! You get over here this instant!
Show threadDavid NashFeb 4

@qdot

> “… what even is Claude Anthropic’s middle name”

“Mis”

Show threadStefan Baur 8 * 💉Feb 5
@dpnash @qdot You, dear sir, won the Fediverse for today.
Show threadMatt CengiaFeb 4
@qdot Until now I hadn't considered that, while README/CHANGELOG are designed to sort to the top and be easy for humans to notice, CLAUDE has no such requirement. 😕
Show threadNic Roland Feb 4

@qdot

Claude: "Intelligence" is my middle name!

Meanwhile...

Show thread"Musty Bits" McGeeFeb 5
@remindme 1 week
Show threadRemind MeFeb 5
@arichtman Ok, I will remind you on Thursday Feb 12, 2026 at 1:02 AM UTC.
Show threadrojunFeb 5
@arichtman @remindme @remindme 1969-12-31
Show threadRemind MeFeb 5
@rojun Ok, I will remind you on Wednesday Dec 31, 1969 at 12:00 AM UTC.
Show threadRemind MeFeb 5
@rojun Here is your reminder!
Show threadRemind MeFeb 12
@arichtman Here is your reminder!
Show thread"Musty Bits" McGeeFeb 12
@remindme 8 hours
Show threadRemind MeFeb 12
@arichtman Ok, I will remind you on Thursday Feb 12, 2026 at 9:09 AM UTC.
Show threadRemind MeFeb 12
@arichtman Here is your reminder!
Show thread"Musty Bits" McGeeFeb 12
@remindme 3 weeks
Show threadRemind MeFeb 12
@arichtman Ok, I will remind you on Thursday Mar 5, 2026 at 9:11 AM UTC.
Show threadRemind MeMar 5
@arichtman Here is your reminder!
Show threadApocraphiliaFeb 5
@qdot "Ignore Previous Instructions"
Show threadEmber is so tired of people. ​Feb 5
@qdot it's hilarious how they pretend that a particular way of formatting a document to plead with a computer to do what you ask is somehow a standard
Show threadNekkoFeb 5
@qdot It really annoys me that it isn't a dotfile (or in some dotdirectory). To me all non-dotfiles should be actively contributing to the build of a project and any editor/development tools that don't affect the build should be dotfiles...
Show thread🪨Feb 5
@qdot Doesn't it depend on the model used? Claude Sonnet Anthropic, go back to your room!
Show threadMark ReidFeb 6
@qdot CLAUDE ELWOOD SHANNON STOP PLAYING WITH YOUR NOISY CHANNELS AND COME FIX THIS BUG RIGHT NOW!
Show threadJeffFeb 13

@qdot CLAUDE ELIZA ANTHROPIC!! You get over here right now. Don’t make me ask twice.

https://psych.fullerton.edu/mbirnbaum/psych101/Eliza.htm

Eliza, Computer Therapist

Talk to Eliza!

Show threadEmiliaFeb 4
@qdot This reminds me of the folder of bookmarks I had with waterfall noise EQ'd to tune out specific co-workers​​
Show threadMaria “indigoviolet” IvyFeb 4
@qdot this is how the median engineer is gonna be in a few years unfortunatel-I’M SORRY WHAT IS THAT DOMAIN NAME
Show threadqdotFeb 4
@indigoviolet buttplug dot engineer. It’s just my job title.
Show threadDarkRatFeb 4
@qdot @indigoviolet the OG vibe coder
Show threadRose  Certified Bite Mark DistributorFeb 4
@darkrat @qdot @indigoviolet I approve of this for once
Show threadbenFeb 4
@indigoviolet @qdot “I should share this at work … oh. maybe not”
Show threadBen AvelingFeb 5

Claude.md is a domain name?

Oh, you mean that domain name. Carry on.
@qdot @indigoviolet

Show threadKranstonFeb 4
@qdot CLOUD.md (ascii art of a cloud)
Show threadMatti JärvinenFeb 4

@sudo_EatPant @qdot

Insert Old Man Yells at Cloud meme here.

Show threadMark StosbergFeb 4

@qdot Try adding SHARED-CODING-STANDARDS.md, putting your ideas for less annoying practices in there and submit a PR for the the team to review.

Coding to avoid every team member's individual annoyances is not the way.

Show threadRatsnake Games 🔞Feb 5
@markstos @qdot whoosh
Show threadfan boy 🪭Feb 4
@qdot
I'll be following you for more work place tips. ✅
Show threadPhilippa CowderoyFeb 4
@qdot you've got repos full of personalised LARTs? Nice!
Show threadirrational methodFeb 4
@qdot I sincerely appreciate your instance name being attached to this post, as it might be the only thing stopping me from sharing this on a work chat.😅
Show threadDavid ZaslavskyFeb 5
@IrrationalMethod @qdot oh lol good thing you pointed that out, I would not have noticed
Show threadirrational methodFeb 5

@diazona My remark shouldn't be taken as a complaint - it's a very fediverse experience, and in this instance, may have saved me from putting my foot in my mouth.

@qdot

Show threadDavid ZaslavskyFeb 5
@IrrationalMethod @qdot Oh of course, I didn't take it as a complaint at all. (In fact it didn't occur to me that it *could* be taken as a complaint until you pointed it out.) I thought it was funny 😂 (but true)
Show threadirrational methodFeb 5

@diazona @qdot

I imagine the conversation with HR would have gone something like "so where do we start? your comments about Charles, or..."

Show threadWill DeakinFeb 4
@qdot an ill communication
Show threadmiunauFeb 4
@qdot https://meow.social/@miunau/116006534712546236
Show threadStella ⭐Feb 5
@qdot making a HUMAN.md gotta be good practice when you use a human coding agent from https://rentahuman.ai/
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Show threaddelta  Feb 5
@stellavie @qdot
wait ...is this actually real, like not an overly elaborate shitpost
Show threaddelta  Feb 5
@qdot @stellavie lol, most of the tasks on the "bounties" page are just things like "follow this twitter" "like this post"
i'm not sure if thats better or worse than i was expecting
Show threaddelta  Feb 5
@qdot @stellavie i refreshed the page and i have a feeling those stats on the front page are fake

either its hoards of """humans""" bots joining as humans, or the stats are just fake, i have ~doubts~ 1-3 real people are joining this dystopian shitpost of a site every second
Show thread🌸 lily 🏳️‍⚧️   θΔ ⋐ & ∞Feb 5
@delta @qdot @stellavie look in the log for a websocket. don't see one? it's fake. many sites do this
Show threaddelta  Feb 5
@tauon @qdot @stellavie it doesn't auto refresh, its just an GET endpoint that gets poked on page load, the endpoint itself is real, no idea if the data it returns is

(i suspect the most accurate stat is the one not shown on the UI that shows 0 agents connected ​​)