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[–] 14 points 10 months ago (8 children)

We live in the same world as an overclocked magic 8 ball made from Rush Limbaugh's hollowed out skull, that runs up the light bill... named Grok... and it seems like nobody even paused. Grok sounds like a caveman name. Probably not a coincidence.

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  • [–] 11 points 10 months ago* (7 children)

    Grok is old programmer slang for 'understanding.' It's a shame Elon has subverted such a great piece of linguistic history

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  • [–] 23 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Grok is from the book Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein. It means to understand something so fully you can control it. In the book the main character is raised by Martians which teach him a form of meditation that involves grokking things so he essentially has magical powers over things he understands.

    I doubt Elon has read it. He definitely missed the part about understanding things and is rushing for the controlling things.

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