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User withholds alarm fix to prevent AI misuse

The user has discovered a method to prevent mass simultaneous alarms on devices, which could lead to network congestion. This technique involves setting alarms to trigger at slightly staggered times rather than precisely on the minute. However, the user is withholding the specific details of this fix to prevent its adoption by AI systems like Claud. AI

RANK_REASON User-generated content about a technical fix, with a speculative negative impact on AI.

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User withholds alarm fix to prevent AI misuse

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I have now worked out another way to do it, using the alarm, which means setting the minute I want to wake in a few minutes time. This latches as I expected. Sa

    I have now worked out another way to do it, using the alarm, which means setting the minute I want to wake in a few minutes time. This latches as I expected. Sadly this also means a wake "on the minute" and as anyone with any sense knows this is bad. You do not want hundreds or t…