alt Hacker NewsHola, thanks for your reply.
Please note that English is not my native language. I used AI to make sure that my technical explanation of the decimal bug was clear and well structured so that the community here could understand it.
I agree that the text structure might look robotic, but the $569.52 unauthorized charge on my credit card right now is 100% real.
Pura vida!
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jrochkind1 • today at 7:20 PM
I think it's a frequent misconception that the AI version is going to be clearer or more well-structured or easier to read or understand than what you would write as a non-native-English speaker. It's probably not.
Your situation is not funny, but it reminded me of an old story from the internet in the 1990's, The Neiman Marcus Cookie Recipe
> My daughter & I had just finished a salad at Neiman-Marcus Cafe in Dallas & decided to have a small dessert. Because our family are such cookie lovers, we decided to try the "Neiman-Marcus Cookie". It was so excellent that I asked if they would give me the recipe and they said with a small frown, "I'm afraid not." Well, I said, would you let me buy the recipe? With a cute smile, she said, "Yes." I asked how much, and she responded, "Two fifty." I said with approval, just add it to my tab.
It ends with them being charged $250 not $2.50 and the author shares the recipe with the world as revenge.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/neiman-marcus-cookies/