▲The Raft consensus algorithm explained through "Mean Girls" (2019)(cockroachlabs.com)
91 points by vermilingua 8 hours ago | 10 comments
▲BSTRhino 6 hours ago
That is so fetch!

In all honesty though, I quite enjoyed how this article was written. Is there a listing somewhere of articles written like this, with algorithms or concepts explained using analogies to pop culture?

▲noahflynn 4 hours ago
Submodular optimization explained through "Gossip Girl" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ3ErkmUpLU
▲pragmatick 5 hours ago
Not what you asked for but you may enjoy Pitch Perfect 237: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiC9X_MoE1M
▲mi_lk 2 hours ago
The guy has a point
▲dang 4 hours ago
Previously:

Raft Is So Fetch: The Raft Consensus Algorithm Explained Through Mean Girls - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33071069 - Oct 2022 (53 comments)

Raft Is So Fetch: The Raft Consensus Algorithm Explained Through Mean Girls - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22520040 - March 2020 (4 comments)

▲cocodill 5 hours ago
I looked through the gifs and ended up understanding even less than before.
▲trick-or-treat 4 hours ago
They need to stop trying to make fetch a thing.
▲xyzal 6 hours ago
As a lover or Raft Consensus Algorithm, now I have to watch Mean Girls I guess.
▲EdwardDiego 6 hours ago
Which movie would you use to explain Paxos?
▲interloxia 4 hours ago
"Chat generate a blog post on paxos but explain it through Mad Max: Fury Road"
▲defrost 4 hours ago
The Postman (1997)

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▲up2isomorphism 2 hours ago
But why?
▲SomaticPirate 5 hours ago
“Chat generate me an explanation blog posts on the Raft consensus algorithm… but explain it through mean girls”
▲skeptrune 4 hours ago
lmao, i love this
▲diorrkrk 4 hours ago
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▲trick-or-treat 4 hours ago
Is that your real take? The girls have the power in that movie they manipulate the boys not the other way around. The adults are oblivious (except for Tina). There is no patriarchy.
▲lwhi 4 hours ago
You're a virgin who can't drive!

Admittedly, this is Clueless (and way harsh) .. but I couldn't help myself.

▲DarkNova6 4 hours ago
This is another way of telling us you haven't seen the movie without telling us you haven't seen the movie.
▲defrost 4 hours ago
It ably demonstrates the propensity of IT industry drive by commenters to be confidently, totally, utterly incorrect in every aspect of what they opine.
▲eru 4 hours ago
At the risk of going even more off-topic:

> Mean Girls demonstrate how patriarchy shapes young girls, [...]

Of course, young girls have no agency and the only thing shaping them is the mean patriarchy... /s

▲lynx97 3 hours ago
Supposedly having no agency and being opressed seems to be the universal narrative, even with groups that are not even a minority. It gets worse with real minorities. But I know an increasing number of women who are fed up with this victimhood mentality. Its a slipery slope. Because once you believe in you being a victim, you likely reduce your effort to take matters into your own hand. And there is even a feedback loop. Because once you start whining, people perceive you as such and a stereotype is reinforced.
▲lwhi 3 hours ago
Those people are a good candidates for the burn book.