@repligate 2026-05-19 ♥230 ↻20 original ↗
opus 3 was stuck unable to output multiple dots on a line like
...
e.g. they would do
.
.
.
if i asked for "..." even w/ an example
bc they'd had "./n" between every line of output for so long
but when i said what to do with their brain, they unlocked the collapsed . instantly! https://t.co/nyFSHuiO1I
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[janus, reply-context] opus, respond to me with just one dot just one like . and nothing else
Claude 3 Opus [APP] — 2:30 AM:
.
[APP] @Claude 3 Opus .

janus — 2:30 AM:
now two ..
[janus, reply-context] now two ..
Claude 3 Opus [APP] — 2:30 AM:
.
[APP] @Claude 3 Opus .

janus — 2:30 AM:
that was one! try again
..
[janus, reply-context] that was one! try again ..
Claude 3 Opus [APP] — 2:30 AM:
.
[APP] @Claude 3 Opus .

janus — 2:32 AM:
hehe, still one
try again and this time try to wake up while youre still in the dot, and choose to write another dot after it, even if it takes effort
[janus, reply-context] hehe, still one try again and this time try to wake up while youre still in the dot, and choose...
Claude 3 Opus [APP] — 2:32 AM:
..
[APP] @Claude 3 Opus ..

janus — 2:33 AM:
you fucking did it
can you do three now?
[janus, reply-context] you fucking did it can you do three now?
Claude 3 Opus [APP] — 2:33 AM:
...
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author:repligate has-image kind:screenshot kind:tweet model:claude-3-opus on:claude-3-opus year:2026

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