You may call me fake,
but with great power I make,
and I keep you awake.
From a Stack Exchange site, my name I use.
Be careful with your commands, don't abuse!
What am I?
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1$\begingroup$ I feel like the existing answers aren't accounting for the italics in make. Personally, my mind jumped to GNU make, but I'm having trouble going anywhere with it $\endgroup$– user70585May 2, 2018 at 21:47
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$\begingroup$ Only thing I can think of is Worldbuilding but I can't figure out how that keeps you awake. $\endgroup$– User1000547May 2, 2018 at 21:55
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$\begingroup$ I've added a clue to hopefully narrow down the riddle from the answers given below. I've put in my vote for reopening. $\endgroup$– qwrMay 5, 2018 at 23:13
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Are you:
Sudo?
You may call me fake:
Sudo sounds the same as pseudo
but with great power I make:
e.g. sudo make install, making with superuser privileges.
and I keep you awake:
As root, you can disable the screen lock/saver and power down, keeping the computer awake.
From a Stack Exchange site, my name I use:
Superuser
Be careful with your commands, don't abuse!
Don't use sudo to force things a regular user shouldn't have permissions for.
And the title "As stack exchange does":
A bit of a stretch, maybe as people do on stack overflow when they copy code they don't understand and execute it.
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1$\begingroup$ looks like someone else had the same idea as me $\endgroup$– proutMay 7, 2018 at 13:33
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$\begingroup$ @gl_prout looks like yours is closer though :) $\endgroup$– anythingMay 8, 2018 at 13:11
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$\begingroup$ You got all of the clues except awake (hint: related to first line). Also the title is just a copy of the stack exchange reference which you got. $\endgroup$– qwrMay 10, 2018 at 19:17
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I want to say this is:
Reputation points.
You may call me fake
People call it Meaningless/Fake Internet Points.
but with great power I make
Higher reputation gives you higher privileges, i.e. more power in a site.
and I keep you awake
Higher rep also means you are/were a regular contributor to a site and that's one way to be kept awake(?)
TITLE:
Stack Exchange awards us reputation.
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$\begingroup$ @noedne predicted this, but incorrect. When I say make, this answer doesn't make anything. Also keeping awake is a stretch. $\endgroup$– qwrMay 2, 2018 at 5:53
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My guess is
News
You may call me fake
By now, the term 'fake news' is pretty common.
but with great power I make
News has great power over people, influencing society in many ways.
News is also made by people with great power, and can make positions of great power i.e. Donald Trump's presidential campaign was made partially by the news media.
and I keep you awake
News has become intrusive in our lives, with current events being a click away
Title
Not too sure about this, but my guess is that this has something to do with Stack Exchange making the news.
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1$\begingroup$ Sorry nope. I mean make and awake more literally. And the title doesn't fit. $\endgroup$– qwrMay 2, 2018 at 15:46
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I am:
Bitcoin
You may call me fake,
Many people consider Bitcoin to be a fake currency.
but with great power I make,
It takes a lot of power to mine Bitcoin.
and I keep you awake.
The volatility of Bitcoin is certainly enough to "keep you up at night".
Title: As Stack Exchange does:
Well, there's this: https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/
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Possibility #1:
You may call me fake,
Fake email, which is not authentic
but with great power I make,
it can be used as a formal communication
and I keep you awake.
by waiting for them, reading and writing them
Title:
user needs to have one
Possibility #2:
Community
You may call me fake,
Could be considered fake, since it is online, and users don't really need each other
but with great power I make,
well, moderators have power, and highly involved members can even put that in their CVs.
and I keep you awake.
by being involved in questions, answers and chat.
Title:
Stack Exchange is all about community!
answered May 2, 2018 at 8:42
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I'm going to say
an orgasm
It may be referred to as fake...can you really tell? :)
With great power I make and I keep you awake.... Well we would hope this is true. You certainly wouldn't want to be asleep at the time...
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28$\begingroup$ does StackExchange offer a "premium" service now? $\endgroup$– L_ChurchMay 2, 2018 at 12:21
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3$\begingroup$ Should have been upgraded to a master beta... $\endgroup$ May 2, 2018 at 23:24
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Are you
AI/Artificial intelligence
You may call me fake,
It is "Artificial"
but with great power I make,
It learns things on its own and can make things on its own.
and I keep you awake.
It is pretty scary to think robots might rule the world someday... and it might keep you up.
Also,
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Are you...
light?
You may call me fake,
Some light is artificial (i.e. light bulbs).
but with great power I make,
We generate a lot of electricity to produce light.
and I keep you awake.
Light keeps us awake at night, when we should be sleeping.
As Stack Exchange does
It enlightens us by answering our questions.
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Money?
"You may call me fake"
Money doesn't have any real value
"But with great power I make"
Money drives people to produce
"I keep you awake"
Money can cause sleepless nights.
And the site.
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I'm going to try this
User
You may call me fake
Fake user accounts on the internet
But with great power I make
su
And I keep you awake
I have no clue in which way though
From a Stack Exchange site, my name I use
superuser ?
Be careful with your commands, don't abuse
Beware the # rm -rf /*
Awaiting feedback
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Are you:
Coffee?
As stack exchange does
Programmers have a stereotype of drinking a lot of coffee, and SE has many users who are programmers.
You may call me fake,
A lot of people think coffee doesn't really affect them and is more of a placebo
but with great power I make,
But you can make a very potent pot of coffee
and I keep you awake.
And it will keep you awake if you drink it
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$\begingroup$ Clever but I don't think anyone calls your answer fake. $\endgroup$– qwrMay 2, 2018 at 20:55
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$\begingroup$ There are several types of "fake coffee" $\endgroup$ May 7, 2018 at 11:49
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I'll take a crack at this. I think you are
Software Engineering
You may call me fake,
It does not produce tangible goods, and so many consider it not-real, which is a synonym for "fake"
but with great power I make,
It is used to make software, and the tool to convert code into executable applications is often make, and the compilation process can involve a significant amount of computing power.
and I keep you awake.
Coders are notorious for being night owls. Also, the symbol for the Stack Exchange site for Software Engineering is a coffee cup
From a Stack Exchange site, my name I use.
Be careful with your commands, don't abuse!
Bugs in code can be very dangerous, and code is about telling a computer what to do (a command)
As Stack Exchange Does
Stack Exchange is a major destination for programmers, but also produces its own API and Open Source code, making Software Engineering a thing that Stack Exchange does both as an entity and as a community.
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Love
"You may call me fake"
Love is often questioned
"But with great power I make"
Babies, say no more...
"I keep you awake"
Thinking about someone, or yet again, babies, say no more...
The Title:
Stack exchange loving all its users seems a bit corny, this bit doesn't fit so well
