It’s ironic that the README has all the tells of being LLM-written:
> 53 numbered rules, 9 sections, written in 1983 by people whose readers die when a sentence is ambiguous. The ones doing the heavy lifting: …
Not really a promising tell for a writing skill, IMO.
It’s ironic that the README has all the tells of being LLM-written: > 53 numbered rules, 9 sections, written in 1983 by people whose readers die when a sentence is ambiguous. The ones doing the heavy lifting: …
Not really a promising tell for a writing skill, IMO.
On a related note I wrote a skill to apply the economist style guide to LLM generated writing https://github.com/TAJD/economist-style-guide-plugin
Tends to produce relatively well structured prose that’s easy to edit.
I wish this were selectable as the default output style.
["Skill", "Force"]
Pick one.
Here is the revised post title that follows ASD‑STE100 Simplified Technical English rules:
"Agent Skill to Enforce ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English in Documents"
Okay here's one of the outputs:
> Before you start, make sure that your AWS credentials are correct. If they are not, S3 rejects the upload with a permission error.
Wouldn't it be better to write:
Before start, ensure AWS credentials are correct. Otherwise, S3 rejects uploads with permission error.
Violates rule 4.2: Do not omit words or use contractions to shorten sentences. Keep articles, keep "that".
The example is unambiguous. Your modification is ambiguous at best. <failure to ensure aws credentials are correct> != <aws credentials are incorrect>
No, how is that better?
Which one would do better in a college essay? I think the original one, and it has higher word count.
What a wonderful skill. I hate the long and verbose do strings or docs LLMs spit out. This will make a great addition to my docu agent.
And I agree, maybe I should use this for my emails too
Honestly I should use this on my own emails and slack messages.
Oh, is ASD-STE100 this week’s mindless productivity/AI-bro trend?
Ads-STE100: Simplified Technical English - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49101215
ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English for LLMs - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49065956
ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English [pdf] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49075687
Show HN: Claude Skill for ASD-STE100 – Simplified English - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49108318
New models (especially Opus 5, released just last week) produces unintelligible output, so people are trying to fix it.
What’s it like to be this abrasive about people simply doing things?
You didn’t link to it but I looked back at my very few submissions and realized that I had posted it in 2019. I thought it sounded familiar!
nice :-) i'll try that! thx