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Subject: Re: Taming The Switch-Statement
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Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> writes:

> On 2026-10-28 00:00, Dan Cross wrote:
>
>> In some article, Dan Purgert  <dan@djph.net> 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?