ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to People Twitter@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agoGrok got no chillimagemessage-square96linkfedilinkarrow-up11.19Kfile-text
arrow-up11.19KimageGrok got no chillByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to People Twitter@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square96linkfedilinkfile-text
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-squareIonAddis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 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-squareTin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 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-squareThe_Decryptor@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoIf it makes you feel any better, he didn’t steal it directly from Heinlein. He stole it from his ex Grimes.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 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-squarexvapx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoYes, grok is a verb coined by Heinlein in Stranger in a strange land, which is a great book in my opinion.
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.
If it makes you feel any better, he didn’t steal it directly from Heinlein.
He stole it from his ex Grimes.
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!