Linux script turns spare RAM into a joke aimed at Sam Altman
Technology · First reported 8 Nov, 17:20 · Updated 19:55
An open-source Linux script called “Ram Altman” tracks unused memory and can prepare humorous email reports addressed to Sam Altman. Its creator leaves email sending unconfigured by default, and the project includes tools to preview messages without sending them.
- Developer Iain Kay created the open-source BASH script for Linux systems to monitor idle RAM.
- When more than 10% of a computer’s RAM is available, the script selects from a rotating set of sarcastic email templates.
- Email is not configured by default; a dry-run option and local test suite let users preview messages without sending them.
- TechRadar describes the Linux app as tongue-in-cheek, while Neowin says it sends Sam Altman daily reports about spare memory.
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- Iain Kay
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- More than 10% of total RAM available
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- Not configured out of the box
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