Exhibit I do not know what number I am up to that markdown files are not “programming” the LLM

[cthos@mastodon.cthos.dev]

RE: https://vmst.io/@jalefkowit/116246587865814045

Exhibit I do not know what number I am up to that markdown files are not “programming” the LLM

[glyph@mastodon.social]

@cthos … have you heard about the week that Garry Tan is having

[cthos@mastodon.cthos.dev]

@glyph No? Will I be thrilled?

[glyph@mastodon.social]

@cthos Maybe? It's … weird. This (from a YouTuber who is a recently-maybe-reformed sloplord) is probably the best summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6nem-F8AG8

[xgranade@wandering.shop]

@glyph @cthos "You don't open source your shower thoughts, Gary!"

[glyph@mastodon.social]

@xgranade @cthos there were a few great lines. I also appreciated "with the confidence of a man delivering the sermon on the mount"

[glyph@mastodon.social]

@xgranade @cthos anyway the gist is that he open sourced a repository of "skills" (prompt prefixes in markdown text files) which people have been either praising him or roasting him for. He has personally claimed to be having "cyber psychosis" and he _looks_ like he is having a severe manic episode. Guy's a manic piece of shit at the best of times though, so, who knows. More specific details: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/17/why-garry-tans-claude-code-setup-has-gotten-so-much-love-and-hate/