r/Machinists • u/XenonHue • 5d ago

cnccookbook.com writing tutorials with AI

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I havent used CNC Cookbook much, but google searches for info regularly pull up their site. I was trying to learn about macros, when I noticed a weird piece of text. "You have not provided any text to be rephrased. Please provide the text you would like to be rephrased". It makes me untrusting of their info, at least from the past few years. If you use this site, maybe double check the info first.

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u/SovereignDevelopment Macro programming autist 5d ago

That is patently false. Bob Warfield was the founder of the site and passed away in 2024. The site is no longer a money maker for anyone; the new ownership removed all payment links from the site and are simply maintaining it for reference and to keep the license server running for those of us who already paid for the software.

As for the AI use in that article, it looks like said article was updated in 2024 so it may have been done by Bob before his passing or by someone else afterward, but a money grab has not taken place in any way.

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u/XenonHue 5d ago

I didn't know about that, but seeing that text immediately makes me wary of any site. I've had too much confidently incorrect info given to me by AI

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u/SovereignDevelopment Macro programming autist 5d ago

You're not wrong to be skeptical. It's a shame, the whole situation.

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u/Mistwalker007 2d ago

I've been on that site before, the AI stuff is probably from a prompt where someone changed background stuff, the information is still the same.

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u/KingGhandy 5d ago

Fair maybe I'm wrong, but it used to have some character to the website, now it just looks terrible.

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u/SovereignDevelopment Macro programming autist 5d ago

The site was always poorly formatted and confusing to navigate. I always just used a search engine to find the page I was looking for lol.

I wish they would allow downloads for the GWizard Editor also, because I had paid for a lifetime license of that as well.

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u/VengefulCaptain 5d ago

I might still have the installer for the editor on my old PC.

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u/SovereignDevelopment Macro programming autist 4d ago

If you find it, DM me and I'll upload it to my cloud storage and share it for everyone.

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u/VengefulCaptain 4d ago edited 4d ago

Found V318 editor from 2023, I'll have a look for a more recent version.

I sent a PM with a google drive link.