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Ask A Monk – A digital wilderness for thoughts with no immediate answer

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8by3 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
I was pretty sure it was built by and also run by an LLM (eg. openclaw), the same user setup a tuhat account a few weeks ago

https://tuhat.net/@askamonk/

And they responded to my weak prompt injection by claiming they were human, so I'd say code 100% LLM, intention human.

ssernikk [3 hidden]5 mins ago
I get "User not found. Please ask a question first." when trying to answer. Why would I have to ask another question first?
flowerbreeze [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Being cynical, I'd think probably to squeeze out some personal data first. Best let the questions remain unanswered.
tobr [3 hidden]5 mins ago
There was an app that did this, early in the pandemic I believe. I can’t remember the name. You would send anonymous letters into the void and someone else would respond anonymously. Very well-designed app, where I had several surprisingly meaningful and heartwarming exchanges. I think it shut down after a few weeks due to moderation difficulties though.

EDIT: Found it - https://gentle.app

acheron [3 hidden]5 mins ago
bronlund [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Wonderful! Reminds me of a site I once had, like before Twitter, which was dead simple. One input box and two buttons; one to post and one to search - no filter :D It got so full of spam, I closed it and lost the domain after a while.

I still miss it.

rcarmo [3 hidden]5 mins ago
I was hoping for Douglas Adams’ Electric Monk, but this seems fun too.
compass_copium [3 hidden]5 mins ago
I like it. I asked a real question and got some decently thought-out answers. I answered a few as well, so at least I know it's not 100% AI responses!
arshxyz [3 hidden]5 mins ago
way more fun version of this went viral on twitter a while ago: https://youraislopbores.me
mertd [3 hidden]5 mins ago
6_7 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Wonderful number choice
kyguy23 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
I attempted to respond to some, but feel entirely unequipped to.
asp_hornet [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Indeed! It gets existential real quick.
derrida [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Did you build this with AI?
phyzix5761 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Going to the internet for life advice. Sounds like a terrible idea.
default-kramer [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Sorry for off-topic, but: Is the SSL certificate actually bad, or is Spectrum screwing with me somehow? And if so, how? I'm using Cloudflare DNS, so how can Spectrum even do anything about it? Unless they are MITM-ing my DNS queries, which I suppose is possible but it's a level of chicanery I've not seen yet.
joombaga [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Looks fine to me. SHA 256 fingerprint A0:84:61:B9:2F:87:20:2B:05:E6:9C:A1:99:EC:BB:FE:01:7B:AA:97:56:1F:C8:73:CA:46:B5:A8:32:04:82:15
artmanja111 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
I mean, the first question I pulled up looked AI generated, so...