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Counterpoint, if you give the agent access to your files - which happens to include the Notepad diary you've been writing since your teens - and it makes a similar conclusion ab…
by threecheese · Oct 5, 2026
> For the sake of argument what would happen if she had kept the diary locally and claude code scanned the file? For the sake of even more argument, imagine if she was writing h…
by the_af · Oct 5, 2026
Not weighing in on the privacy issue but using Ollama you can run a smaller agent like Qwen 3.6 35b a3b on a sufficiently potent laptop. Pair it with something like Hermes for a…
by gaoshan · Oct 5, 2026
I totally agree. People seem to be stuck on the notion that we must not punish thought crimes, and have elevated this above all other considerations, when really it's just one a…
by akoboldfrying · Oct 5, 2026
You're missing the part where it's a diary entry, so the actual content is irrelevant. Her only mistake was not realizing that her diary wasn't private.
by stronglikedan · Oct 5, 2026
Writing in a diary is protected by the first amendment. Or at least should be.
by charcircuit · Oct 5, 2026
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A diary is a written or audiovisual memorable record, with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period. Diaries have traditionally been handwritten but are now also often digital. A personal diary may include a person's experiences, thoughts, and/or feelings, excluding comments on current events outside the writer's direct experience. Someone who keeps a diary is known as a diarist. Diaries undertaken for institutional purposes play a role in many aspects of human civilization, including government records, business ledgers, and military records. In British English, the word may also denote a preprinted journal format. Read more on Wikipedia