Editing 2315: Eventual Consistency
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β | [[Cueball]]'s employer wants him to continue his work, possibly as a home-based remote worker as encouraged by the common current advice during the {{w|2019β20 coronavirus outbreak|2020 COVID-19 pandemic}}. | + | [[Cueball]]'s employer wants him to continue his work, possibly as a home-based remote worker as encouraged by the common current advice during the {{w|2019β20 coronavirus outbreak|2020 COVID-19 pandemic}}. Alternatively, he could be distressed/distracted because of the current unrest in the United States due to the {{w|Killing of George Floyd|death of George Floyd}}, and the resulting protests. |
The stated task is to "test the database" and "guarantee eventual consistency". Trying to avoid work, Cueball points out that the {{w|second law of thermodynamics}} itself "guarantees eventual consistency", as the {{w|universe}} is ''guaranteed'' to ''eventually'' die a {{w|Heat death of the universe|heat death}}, at maximum {{w|entropy}} and perfect ''consistency''. His boss responds that in a system that has reached maximum entropy, no {{w|work}} can be performed (as this requires a difference in energy states between two sources). Cueball claims that he's simply getting a head start on this. | The stated task is to "test the database" and "guarantee eventual consistency". Trying to avoid work, Cueball points out that the {{w|second law of thermodynamics}} itself "guarantees eventual consistency", as the {{w|universe}} is ''guaranteed'' to ''eventually'' die a {{w|Heat death of the universe|heat death}}, at maximum {{w|entropy}} and perfect ''consistency''. His boss responds that in a system that has reached maximum entropy, no {{w|work}} can be performed (as this requires a difference in energy states between two sources). Cueball claims that he's simply getting a head start on this. |