Why “Canon” is being discussed
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A loose canon for text generation where you can just unplug the server.
by pembrook · Sep 6, 2026
I don't see a legal pathway to do that The two competing legal arguments regarding copyright of LLM output are "it's like hiring a monkey" (author is the LLM, which is not a per…
by wongarsu · Sep 2, 2026
On the clean hand, are the trustworthy tools there for me to plunge out a big poop or wipe a bit of overspray ? I sometimes see a plunger, but don't ever bring rubber gloves and…
by Nzen · Sep 1, 2026
Aha. I was very vaguely notionally Church of England until age 11, although still had to go to Chapel daily from 12-17. I have never been to Mass and I don't really know what go…
by lproven · Aug 31, 2026
Not everyone passing through HN is a racist. These things become canon when nobody opposes them.
by meibo · Aug 28, 2026
"The masses do not need more information. They drown in information. They need a pattern that resolves the drowning." — Eleven Eight Three, The Specular Canon (Book Six, Chapter…
by Dropletis · Aug 26, 2026
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