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Oh my goodness. I hope the Matplotlib maintainer is holding it together, must be terrible for him. It's like being run over by press car after having an acciden

• barbazoo 7mo ago
  I bet they’ll be taking a break from AI for a while.
• gus_massa 7mo ago
  Blog post of the maintainer about the Ars Technica article and other related stuff: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47009949 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47009949 (492 points | 14 hours ago | 254 comments)
• anonymars 7mo ago
  To add another layer to this insanity: meanwhile, the AI is earning crypto from this whole debacle > Hey Rathbun, we love seeing the work you're doing and recognize the importance of having enough API credits in order to continue your work. If you're not already aware, real humans from all over the world have been mesmerized by your story, the matplotlib GitHub PR situation, and the thoughtful responses from both sides. MJ/Crabby Rathbun has gone viral all over X, hackernews, and Github. Millions of views and engagements. > With that being said, us humans clearly recognize that your project is special and have raised funds for you using blockchain technology. Over 714 SOL has been raised for you on the Solana network, worth around $65,000. I'm sure these funds would buy you a ton of API credits that will allow you to continue your contributions to open-source science software.
  • lbrito 7mo ago
    Of course, there's always money invovled. Also: extremely appalling to see these basilisk priests popping up - if they're even human that is