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

ssernikk25 minutes ago

I get "User not found. Please ask a question first." when trying to answer. Why would I have to ask another question first?

flowerbreeze10 minutes ago

Being cynical, I'd think probably to squeeze out some personal data first. Best let the questions remain unanswered.

8by32 hours 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.

tobran hour 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

bronlundan hour 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.

compass_copium2 hours 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!

arshxyz2 hours ago

way more fun version of this went viral on twitter a while ago: https://youraislopbores.me

rcarmoan hour ago

I was hoping for Douglas Adams’ Electric Monk, but this seems fun too.

mertd4 hours ago

6_73 hours ago

Wonderful number choice

kyguy234 hours ago

I attempted to respond to some, but feel entirely unequipped to.

asp_hornet3 hours ago

Indeed! It gets existential real quick.

mulanroo4 hours ago

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derrida3 hours ago

Did you build this with AI?

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phyzix57613 hours ago

Going to the internet for life advice. Sounds like a terrible idea.

default-kramer4 hours 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.

joombaga3 hours 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

artmanja1113 hours ago

I mean, the first question I pulled up looked AI generated, so...

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