"Alea Iacta Est," 2026 Edition: jax.random.key(42)
fhuszar · x · 2026-10-20
A programmer joke making the rounds: in 49 BC Caesar declared "Alea iacta est" (the die is cast) crossing the Rubicon; the 2026 equivalent is jax.random.key(42) — still rolling dice, just via JAX's RNG API. Retweeted by ML researcher fhuszar (43.8K followers), a quintessential geek meme.
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