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Reading this article is completely safe even if you already understand idempotency.
by koterpillar 3y ago
Reading this article is completely safe even if you already understand idempotency.
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- l33t7332273 3y agoI want to meet the article that isn’t safe to read even if you’re familiar with its content.
- starkparker 3y agoNon-idempotent actions often have Lovecraftian outcomes, so I can imagine...
- blurbleblurble 3y agoMaybe some religious texts
- pavel_lishin 3y agoA loved one's suicide note.
- The_Colonel 3y agoWell, it's conceivable that you could end up creating a separate copy of the information in your brain's neural network. Now imagine you keep getting interrupted in the middle, but really want to read it all, thus gradually filling the whole of your brain capacity.
- l33t7332273 3y agoI’d like to think my brain does some deduplication on interrupt. Maybe when allocating large chunks?
- markerz 3y agoI can’t find it anymore, but there was someone who had some home automation where they could open or close their garage door from the internet. However it would occasionally open automatically. Eventually they realized it happens whenever they opened their browser. Apparently, they visited the page often enough for it to be favorited on their homepage. Unfortunately, it was written to act on any request, including GET requests and so whenever they opened his browser to the home page, it would fetch the favicon or preview and trigger the automation.
- fluoridation 3y agoThat's not unsafe, just insecure.
- charcircuit 3y agoThe curse of being familiar with its content is that you know when the author of the article is giving bad advice, explaining wrong about how things work, or having an opposite opinion on a polarizing topic. If you are not familiar with the subject these things won't bother you.
- rrauenza 3y agoA typical chain letter that implores you to pass it on or you'll suffer dire consequences?
- 082349872349872 3y agoThe Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism (if you're an IngSoc outer party member, anyway)
- actionfromafar 3y agoOne of the wonderful things about idempotency is how it enables caching in various systems.
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