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From: Tim Rentsch
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Taming The Switch-Statement
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2026 06:39:19 -0800
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Janis Papanagnou writes:
> On 2026-10-28 20:02, Tim Rentsch wrote:
>
>> Janis Papanagnou writes:
>>
>>> On 2026-10-28 00:00, Dan Cross wrote:
>>>
>>>> In some article, Dan Purgert wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2026-10-27, Richard Harnden wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 27/10/2026 21:25, Chris M. Thomasson wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 10/27/2026 1:49 PM, fir wrote:
>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I can see it now. Somebody hires you as their graphics guy.
>>>>>>> They say go at it. You ask well, where is the AI, you get fired
>>>>>>> on the same day?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The lazy/incoherent way fir writes ... I can't see his CV getting
>>>>>> past the AI vetting stage.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's okay, he used AI.
>>>>
>>>> But seriously though why can't he use AI for his spelling and
>>>> grammar.
>>>
>>> Why doesn't he communicate completely and exclusively with an AI
>>> instead of posting in newsgroups, spouting gibberish at humans.
>>>
>>> (An AI appears to be the perfect communication partner for that
>>> individual! One could even think that AIs have been developed for
>>> exactly this kind of clients in mind.)
>>>
>>>
>>> PS: Related question: Why do some folks here play the role of the
>>> AI and continuously feed him.
>>
>> Why do you make things worse by encouraging further pointless
>> discussion?
>
> [...]
My understanding is you have decided not to read my postings
so it seems better not to respond further.