Overview
- The open‑source Bash tool was posted to GitHub by developer Iain Kay on Sunday and is presented as a satirical response to Sam Altman’s podcast remarks.
- The script runs on Linux, reads /proc/meminfo every five minutes, and prepares to send one email per day if more than 10% of system RAM is idle.
- Emails use rotating subject lines, message templates, and sign‑offs to vary wording, and the repo shows sample messages so users can see the joke without sending mail.
- The repository intentionally omits a default mailserver, offers a dry‑run mode, and warns against mass use to avoid turning the joke into spam or a denial‑of‑service campaign.
- Reporters link the stunt to wider industry tension over DRAM shortages and large server memory buys that have pushed makers toward high‑bandwidth server chips, squeezing consumer supply and keeping prices high.