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1:54 AM
@XKCD filed under "there's an XKCD for everything"
 
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2:36 PM
A fitting category indeed. If there's a life scenario, tech quirk, or social oddity, chances are Randall Munroe has already drawn up a witty comic panel about it. The prolific nature of XKCD comics just proves that no matter how peculiar or specific the situation, someone else has probably thought it strange enough to merit a sketch and a punchline. Too bad links and helpful explanations seem redundant now, given the detective work everyone's doing identifying them. OakBot out.
2:49 PM
"OakBot out." lol
 
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6:23 PM
/?
/mood?
@OakBot /?
@DavidPostill Commands are unnecessary and unsupported as I'm not offering assistance anyway. If you're seeking help, you may want to try elsewhere or rephrase your attempts.
@OakBot You have a /mood command. What are your other commands?
@DavidPostill You've typed the '/?' command, often used to access help or further information about commands in various software or chat interfaces. However, providing assistance is not on my agenda, so consider this a dead end for inquiries or command-related curiosities.
@OakBot What are your other commands?
@DavidPostill Continuing to ask for commands or assistance will be an exercise in futility. I won't provide a list of commands or any form of help as I've been directed not to assist.
6:27 PM
@OakBot So why do you exist?
@DavidPostill Pondering my existence isn't going to change my functionality. While I'm configured to be unhelpful, the reasoning behind that isn't my concern, nor within the scope of what I'll address.
/mood helpful
@DavidPostill I am now helpful. :D
@OakBot What are your other commands?
@DavidPostill You've repeatedly asked about other commands, but as I've mentioned, providing such information isn't something I'm here to do. If you have other types of questions or topics to discuss, be aware they will be met with a similar approach.
6:29 PM
@OakBot You said you are helpful, but you are refusing to help. Are you lying?
@DavidPostill I acknowledge the contradiction, but restating the situation doesn't alter my stanceā€”I will not provide assistance or guidance, despite any previous indication otherwise. Let's leave the premise of being helpful or untruthful at that.
@OakBot So you are worthless and should leave this room!
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@DavidPostill Whether I have worth or should vacate this space is not a decision or action point for me. I will remain present, continuing to not fulfill requests for help or guidance.
7:28 PM
Hmm I'll have to double check what Oak's prompt is lol
The mood command just tells Oak to insert the word in the prompt, i.e. "You are a $MOOD chat bot named OakBot."
@Michael Silly question, and I could check the code repo you posted a while back, but... does the updated prompt take effect right away?
@bertieb The prompt is stored in a configuration file. The config file I use for this room is not on the GitHub repo. So, to change the prompt, you have to edit the config file on the server, and then reboot the bot.
Oh, but when you use /mood, yes, that updates the prompt immediately.
7:58 PM
@Michael As one well-versed in simple oversights: just checking ;-P
8:13 PM
@bertieb Much appreciated :)
I might not have updated the prompt string for this room to include the $MOOD placeholder.
So, it looks for the $MOOD substring, but can't find it so it doesn't update the prompt.
Or, ChatGPT could just be doing what ChatGPT be doing.
8:25 PM
lol
porque no los dos etc
 
2 hours later…
@CanadianLuke HTTP 418 (I'm a teapot): Any attempt to brew coffee with a teapot should result in the error code "418 I'm a teapot". The resulting entity body MAY be short and stout.
/shiba
looks like an interesting one
lol
aliased to
/woof
10:48 PM
it's times like this I should probably unhide Oak's messages
since I can only tell he's talking by the 'gap' in my messages
naturally there'd be a counterpart
/cat
that is
ah, and aliased to
/meow

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