Wake up! 16b
MaximilianEmel
137 points
8 comments
May 24, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (7 comments)
gnabgib
Discussion (209 points, 6 days ago, 34 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48173962
kennywinker
Definitely thought this was a 16b parameter llm, not a 16 byte demo.
3form
Some other time, I really thought that a 32 byte demo I saw is the limit of how small the binary can get and still look good. That other demo didn't even have sound. This is hell of a good work. A masterpiece to retire after. (or more realistically, chase it on other architectures)
sneak
This is absolutely obscene. I am floored. Sweet hack.
hei-lima
I'm really impressed. Those are the things that made me love programming and computing. It's all so beautiful, it's TRULY art. It's a shame that in the industry we don't usually have the opportunities to make something like that, with AIs and all that...
electroglyph
i'll upvote this each time it's submitted
tedggh
This sent me on a one hour long rabbit hole that ended with two guys building a Sierpinski triangle with recursive PowerPoint presentations https://youtu.be/b-Fa6HtvGtQ?si=LpQszgA9_K-m3V3-