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vardalabyesterday at 9:23 PM3 repliesview on HN

This is really just a meme. People don't know how to use these tools.

Here is the response from Gpt-5.2 using my default custom instructions in the mac desktop app.

OBJECTIVE: Decide whether to drive or walk to a car wash ~50 meters from home, given typical constraints (car must be present for wash).

APPROACH: Use common car-wash workflows + short-distance driving considerations (warm engine, time, parking/queue). No web sources needed (stable, local decision).

OUTPUT: • Default choice: Drive. A car wash generally requires the car on-site, and 50 meters of driving is trivial. • When walking makes sense: • You’re going to drop the car off (hand-wash/detail) and pick it up later. • You want to avoid moving the car now (ice, tight parking, you’ve been drinking, etc.) and someone else will handle the car. • Micro-guidance: • If it’s an automatic wash you stay in, drive. • If it’s detail/hand wash with a wait, drive there, then walk home (or just wait).

CONFIDENCE: 92/100 Assumptions: It’s a normal car wash that requires your car to be there; conditions are safe to drive 50 meters.


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reliabilityguyyesterday at 10:13 PM

Your objective has explicit instruction that car has to be present for a wash. Quite a difference from the original phrasing where the model has to figure it out.

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pegasusyesterday at 11:05 PM

Interesting, what were the instructions if you don't mind sharing?

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sphyesterday at 10:02 PM

"You're holding it wrong."