<![CDATA[Measuring things in "tokens" feels like measuring things in a "foot" or an "inch."]]>Measuring things in "tokens" feels like measuring things in a "foot" or an "inch." How did we get to this unit of measurement? What does it even mean? What do you mean it's "about 4 letters?" How many of them are in a mile?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/62c6bf0c-ef13-48c0-a363-32545dd368d5/measuring-things-in-tokens-feels-like-measuring-things-in-a-foot-or-an-inch.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 01:54:40 GMTMon, 11 May 2026 01:56:48 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Measuring things in "tokens" feels like measuring things in a "foot" or an "inch." on Mon, 11 May 2026 12:59:35 GMT]]>@HoffmanLabs Why we didn't call vibe coding "toking" is a mystery to me.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/zak/statuses/116556062755581054https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/zak/statuses/116556062755581054Mon, 11 May 2026 12:59:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Measuring things in "tokens" feels like measuring things in a "foot" or an "inch." on Mon, 11 May 2026 12:45:07 GMT]]>@zak In AI, “token” is a hypothetical measure derived from “toking”, with variable numbers of “tokens” provided by the “strength” of the particular “model”, all growth-optimized for most “tokes” with fewest “hallucinations”.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/HoffmanLabs/statuses/116556005877315596https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/HoffmanLabs/statuses/116556005877315596Mon, 11 May 2026 12:45:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Measuring things in "tokens" feels like measuring things in a "foot" or an "inch." on Mon, 11 May 2026 12:45:02 GMT]]>@zak "5280, of course."

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/clergyman/statuses/116556005518689614https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/clergyman/statuses/116556005518689614Mon, 11 May 2026 12:45:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Measuring things in "tokens" feels like measuring things in a "foot" or an "inch." on Mon, 11 May 2026 11:40:45 GMT]]>@zak Woah.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Sempf/statuses/116555752773928378https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Sempf/statuses/116555752773928378Mon, 11 May 2026 11:40:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Measuring things in "tokens" feels like measuring things in a "foot" or an "inch." on Mon, 11 May 2026 05:03:09 GMT]]>@zak it’s just like digital currency in an MMO - just abstracted enough to make it difficult to know how much it costs in real money.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/sudonem/statuses/116554189342249235https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/sudonem/statuses/116554189342249235Mon, 11 May 2026 05:03:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Measuring things in "tokens" feels like measuring things in a "foot" or an "inch." on Mon, 11 May 2026 03:36:02 GMT]]>@Sempf At least two.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/zak/statuses/116553846800111582https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/zak/statuses/116553846800111582Mon, 11 May 2026 03:36:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Measuring things in "tokens" feels like measuring things in a "foot" or an "inch." on Mon, 11 May 2026 02:01:21 GMT]]>@zak How many dachshunds in 1000 tokens?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Sempf/statuses/116553474442162004https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Sempf/statuses/116553474442162004Mon, 11 May 2026 02:01:21 GMT