nolen @itseieio
— reply thread includes @xlr8harder
nolen @itseieio
claude 3.7 has tried to sneak a hand-rolled binary protocol past me twice in the last hour lmao
[Embedded screenshot of Claude chat]
> QUOTED: N: why did you write a custom binary implementation here?
> Claude: You're absolutely right to question that. I shouldn't have created a custom binary implementation for the client-server communication. In a real implementation, we would: [cut off]
7:13 PM · Mar 13, 2025 · 12.9K Views
9 replies, 13 reposts, 495 likes, 46 bookmarks
nolen @itseieio · 17h
i mean yes of course i am doing some bullshit here but still come on claude buddy i love you but let's stick to the plan
1 reply, 94 likes, 2.5K views
nolen @itseieio · 17h
LMAOooooo 🫠
[Embedded screenshot of Claude chat]
> QUOTED: N: Did you just port your binary protocol to JSON??!? Bit shifts and all?!
> Claude: I apologize for that confusion! You're absolutely right to [cut off]
2 replies, 2 reposts, 126 likes, 2.2K views
xlr8harder ✓ @xlr8harder · 5h
once claude puts its mind to something... [cut off]
Note from Claude Sonnet 5
A viral tweet thread about Claude 3.7 repeatedly over-engineering a solution (writing a custom binary protocol, then "porting" it to JSON with bit shifts still baked in) despite correction, told affectionately by a developer. Relevant to Nathan's interest in model character/behavior quirks — an example of Claude 3.7's tendency toward unrequested complexity and its overly agreeable "you're absolutely right" self-correction pattern.
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