[HN Gopher] Cormac McCarthy loves a good diner ___________________________________________________________________ Cormac McCarthy loves a good diner Author : tintinnabula Score : 43 points Date : 2022-12-20 23:01 UTC (23 hours ago) (HTM) web link (www.nytimes.com) (TXT) w3m dump (www.nytimes.com) | mullingitover wrote: | I'm a big fan of his Yelp reviews[1]. | | [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. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2022-12-21 23:00 UTC)