Developer releases Ram Altman, a satirical idle-memory monitor
What happened
On November 9, Hacker News featured Ram Altman, a Linux BASH script by open-source developer Iain Kay. It monitors idle memory and emails Sam Altman each day the percentage of unused RAM. When free memory exceeds 10% of the total, it rotates through a set of satirical email templates. The script ships with no mail server configured by default, to prevent email spoofing or a DoS against OpenAI servers. The repo also includes a --dry-run flag and a local test suite to preview messages without sending them.
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- Hacker News front pageRAM Altman: Linux Script Emails Sam Altman Daily How Much Unused RAM in Your PC
开源开发者 Iain Kay 发布 Linux BASH 脚本 Ram Altman，监测机器闲置内存并把未使用 RAM 百分比邮件发给 Sam Altman。脚本默认不配置邮件服务器，以防被用作邮件伪造或对 OpenAI 服务器的 DoS 工具；当可用内存超过总量 10% 时，会从一组讽刺邮件模板中轮换选用。仓库还提供 --dry-run 参数和本地测试套件，可预览生成内容而不实际发信。
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