@[email protected] to People [email protected]English • 1 month agoGrok got no chillslrpnk.netimagemessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up11.19K
arrow-up11.19KimageGrok got no chillslrpnk.net@[email protected] to People [email protected]English • 1 month agomessage-square96fedilink
Woops. Sorry mods. Reposting with links. https://nitter.space/thelillygaddis/status/1904852790460965206#m https://archive.is/vuiMj https://x.com/thelillygaddis/status/1904852790460965206#m
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish12•1 month agoMaybe the ghost of Robert A. Heinlein is haunting it. (I will never not be angry that Musk stole the word from one of the classic sci-fi writer greats.)
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish16•1 month agoNot only did he steal it from Heinlein, the part that makes me irrationally angry is that he claimed the term came from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 month agoAre you talking about the name Grok? I’m totally at a loss here. I only know to hate fb for stealing the metaverse…
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 month agoYes, grok is a verb coined by Heinlein in Stranger in a strange land, which is a great book in my opinion.
minus-squareThe_DecryptorlinkfedilinkEnglish7•1 month agoIf it makes you feel any better, he didn’t steal it directly from Heinlein. He stole it from his ex Grimes.
Maybe the ghost of Robert A. Heinlein is haunting it.
(I will never not be angry that Musk stole the word from one of the classic sci-fi writer greats.)
Not only did he steal it from Heinlein, the part that makes me irrationally angry is that he claimed the term came from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
Are you talking about the name Grok? I’m totally at a loss here. I only know to hate fb for stealing the metaverse…
Yes, grok is a verb coined by Heinlein in Stranger in a strange land, which is a great book in my opinion.
Thanks!
If it makes you feel any better, he didn’t steal it directly from Heinlein.
He stole it from his ex Grimes.