‘Ram Altman’ script emails Sam Altman daily about unused RAM

techNov 8, 202622248

Open-source developer Iain Kay released a Linux BASH script called Ram Altman that can monitor a machine's idle RAM and, if configured, email OpenAI CEO Sam Altman a daily report. The script reads /proc/meminfo so it does not run on macOS and only selects from a rotating set of sarcastic sample messages when a system has more than 10 percent free RAM. Ram Altman does not send mail out of the box; the repository omits an email server by default and includes a --dry-run flag and a local test suite so users can preview messages without dispatching them. The project FAQ explicitly answers questions with tongue-in-cheek replies, including saying it does not help the DRAM shortage and that the 10 percent threshold is to avoid needlessly bothering low-memory machines. The author said the default restrictions are intended to prevent the tool from being used for mail spoofing or denial-of-service attacks against OpenAI's servers. The script follows a wave of online mockery after Sam Altman criticized widespread consumer RAM usage and later posted on X saying his remarks were taken out of context.

Mako Fukasame 🦈👩‍🏫 | Vershion AU

@makofukasame.bsky.social

troubleshooting your PC when you know it’s probably the hardware but Sam Altman made RAM cost 1000 dollars

485d ago

Paul Eric

@pauleric70.bsky.social

🚨 Last week, Sam Altman suggested that big tech should own all the compute, and people shouldn’t be allowed to buy RAM. Then several days later, reports started emerging that Amazon began refusing orders and shutting down accounts of people buying compute. Safe to say, 1984 is now reality…

205d ago

852dude

@852dude.bsky.social

I honestly want to taunt him with my RAM. respawnfirst.com/linux-script...

304d ago

The Doctor | 📝🎬📸

@lucidillusions.in

A bash script that writes to Sam Altman once a day to report the RAM he missed... github.com/IainKay/ram-...

245d ago

kim_harding ✅

@kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy

“Ram Altman” Is Now a Linux Script That Emails Sam Altman Daily to Report How Much Unused RAM Is in Your PC https://respawnfirst.com/linux-script-emails-sam-altman-unused-ram-ram-altman/

35d ago

AnEternalEnigma 🔜 TwitchCon US

@aneternalenigma.com

You think Sam Altman would be mad that I used my 128GB of DDR5 to emulate N64 games last night

174d ago

Null_Run1

I’m doing my part! 128gigs for notepad and MS paint!

International Cyber Digest

@intcyberdigest.bsky.social

❗ Someone built a script that emails Sam Altman to let him know when their RAM sits idle. Sam Altman said the RAM belongs in datacenters, that the RAM in people's PCs is used "maybe 5% of the time", and called it "quite terrible".

95d ago

International Cyber Digest5

Ram-Altman logs a Linux PC's memory every five minutes and, once a day, reports in if more than 10% of it is unused.

She Guevara

@sheg7.bsky.social

I think it is interesting that Sam Altman thinks hoarding RAM for personal use is immoral. Let's talk about money...

155d ago

Red Pill Junkie

@redpilljunkie.bsky.social

Don't let the Ramburglar get you, lil' laptop!! #SamAltman #OpenAI #FuckAI www.dailygrail.com/2026/11/sund...

Caricature of Sam Altman dressed up as the Hamburglar (in his case, the Ramburglar) chasing after a poor little laptop and yelling "GET BACK HERE!"

Drawn by Miguel Romero (absurdbydesign.com)

134d ago

jon ben-menachem

@jbenmenachem.com

"Hi Sam, Please don't be alarmed, but there is 8.6 GiB of RAM on my desk that isn't in a data centre. That's 56.2% of what's installed here, and as far as I can tell it has no plans today. Hoarding responsibly, A concerned RAM owner" respawnfirst.com/linux-script...

124d ago

Minus40 NAFO Fella

@minus40.eurosky.social

So Tech Oligarch Altman say because your personal computer RAM 💻 only uses 5% of its capacity it should be coopted for the greater good. Bro.... I feel the same about your Billions 💰💲

85d ago

jege.bsky.social3

Lol I'll have my RAM in my pc thank you very much. Altman can go wank himself.

Runnin L8 (like usual)2

Altman can eat a pile of road kill raccoon dicks. I frequently bottom out the RAM on my work machine and have probably 75% load on my personal one. Keeping his bullshit AI resident on my machine means I have to keep it powered on and cover that expense myself. Hard no.

🦇 Arsenal Bat 🦇

@arsenalbat.bsky.social

Hey, Sam Altman, I’m using my PC with 64GB of RAM to run games that are over 20 years old. What do you think about that? Asshole!

95d ago

AKK

@akk666.bsky.social

Excuse me, I'm just cackling gleefully Someone published a Bash script to report daily to Sam Altman about the unused Ram being hoarded! #ai #ram #RevengeOfTheNerds respawnfirst.com/linux-script...

45d ago