Why Computers Can't Count Sometimes
Sometimes, numbers on sites like YouTube and Twitter jump up and down; subscriber counts lag, like-counts bounce all over the place. Why is it so hard for computers to count? To answer that, we need to talk about threading, eventual consistency, and caching. Thanks to my proofreading team, and to Tomek on camera! The Cambridge Centre for Computing History: http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/ 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) đź“° WEEKLY NEWSLETTER with good stuff from the rest of the internet: https://www.tomscott.com/newsletter/ âť“ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: https://lateralcast.com/    / lateralcast  ➕ TOM SCOTT PLUS:    / tomscottplus  👥 THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES:    / techdif Â
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