Why harnesses matter for energy (and token) efficiency

Re:Why harnesses matter for energy (and token) efficiency by LaurensBER on Friday October 16, 2026 @07:00PM (#50125923)

Wait until you realize that deep down everything on a computer is text. We juist build "harnesses" to manipulate in-memory "text" in different ways.

One level deeper is all numbers though.

And eventually it's all 0 and 1s!

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Re:Why harnesses matter for energy (and token) efficiency by Terr_ on Friday October 16, 2026 @07:13PM (#50126030)

"It was just a dream, Bender--there's no such thing as 2."

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Re:Why harnesses matter for energy (and token) efficiency by ashkankiani on Friday October 16, 2026 @07:34PM (#50126220)

Quantum computers have entered the chat

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Re:Why harnesses matter for energy (and token) efficiency by verdverm on Friday October 16, 2026 @09:24PM (#50126907)

there is an "everything is a file descriptor" in there somewhere too

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Re:Why harnesses matter for energy (and token) efficiency by devmor on Friday October 16, 2026 @09:24PM (#50126912)

This is too reductive of a statement to have any meaning. You have re-defined a class of program to encompass all programs. The term “harness” exists to differentiate it from programs that are not harnesses.

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Re:Why harnesses matter for energy (and token) efficiency by jswelker on Friday October 16, 2026 @09:44PM (#50127053)

I say I am reading the text, but really it's a simple loop moving eyes left then right then repeat.

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