Have you ever wondered why people wage war in the first place? Is it because of greed? A thirst for power? The need for resources? Well, according to our extensive research (a.k.a. wild guesses and made-up stories), there are some pretty hilarious reasons why people wage war. Sometimes, people wage war simply to show off…
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Opportunity cost
Opportunity cost is the cost of choosing one option over another. But in making that choice, we are also making a statement about what we value and what we believe to be important. For example, imagine you have the opportunity to take a job that pays well but requires you to work long hours and…
A machine in the world of distributed systems
Each machine does its job independently of other machines. It only knows what it’s supposed to do, and it keeps doing that. It knows which machine it needs to talk to when it needs something. But it can only try and retry and hope for a reply. It might eventually get a response. They are…