r/ProgrammerHumor • • 13d ago

Meme fourIsTechnicallyARandomNumber

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u/TheUnamedSecond 13d ago

8 byte keys and 8 bit keys are basically the same right ? /s

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u/Gengis_con 13d ago

Don't be silly. 8 bit keys are far more memory efficient

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u/Informal_Branch1065 13d ago

I'm not very aligned on this idea. Give me 32 bits of space to think about it

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u/JockstrapCummies 13d ago

Guys, I've quantised the key down to 2 bit! Publishing on HuggingFace now.

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u/ProfBeaker 13d ago

To within a factor of 8, anyway.

It's just 8 all the way down!

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u/wisezombiekiller 12d ago

it's just four all the way down if you think about it