[HN Gopher] Cormac McCarthy loves a good diner
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       Cormac McCarthy loves a good diner
        
       Author : tintinnabula
       Score  : 43 points
       Date   : 2022-12-20 23:01 UTC (23 hours ago)
        
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       | mullingitover wrote:
       | I'm a big fan of his Yelp reviews[1].
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       | [1] https://yelpingwithcormac.tumblr.com/post/12634112681/the-
       | ta...
        
         | josecastillo wrote:
         | My personal favorite:
         | https://yelpingwithcormac.tumblr.com/post/15243208646/chipot...
        
           | mullingitover wrote:
           | I fed one of the reviews to ChatGPT and told it to write a
           | review of the Burbank WalMart in this style. Result:
           | 
           | > Two Stars
           | 
           | >The Burbank WalMart is a behemoth of consumerism, a vast
           | labyrinth of plastic and steel where the soul withers and
           | dies. I wandered its sterile corridors, searching for some
           | scrap of humanity amidst the endless rows of merchandise. But
           | all I found was the dull glint of metal shelves, the hum of
           | fluorescent lights, and the dull roar of consumerism.
           | 
           | > I took my chances with the food court, hoping for a glimmer
           | of salvation. But all I found was a false burrito, swaddled
           | in tinfoil and wrapped in a lie. I looked upon it with
           | disgust, knowing that it was a symbol of all that is wrong
           | with this place.
           | 
           | > As I left the Burbank WalMart, I felt a sense of despair
           | wash over me. I had been to the abyss, and it had left me
           | cold and empty. I will not return to this place of soulless
           | consumerism, and I recommend that others stay away as well.
        
             | voisin wrote:
             | When you say " I fed one of the reviews to ChatGPT" do you
             | mean you put it in the input box and said write a review in
             | this style? I wasn't aware of this functionality!
        
               | mullingitover wrote:
               | Yeah exactly - prompt was 'Here's an example of a Yelp
               | review by Cormac McCarthy. Write about the Burbank
               | WalMart in this style:'
        
       | o_____________o wrote:
       | https://archive.is/KpDQF
        
       | damontal wrote:
       | "There's a man who likes eggs with his pepper."
       | 
       | I think of this line any time I put pepper on my eggs.
        
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