Just take the string as bytes and hash it ffs

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[–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

255=-1, 256=0
btw, the internet never forgets

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Oh you mean that the number 256 overflows into 0 in 8-bit range. My joke was leaning more into the idea that when you use all 256 possible bit combinations (1111 1111), it can represent -1 in signed integer formats. Even though 255 is the highest number you can directly represent, there are still 256 total combinations, including zero, so IMO, the joke works.

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