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A comment on The Raft Consensus Algorithm Explained Through "Mean Girls".

Re:The Raft Consensus Algorithm Explained Through "Mean Girls" by BSTRhino on Friday April 10, 2026 @12:31AM (#47713677)
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?

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Re:The Raft Consensus Algorithm Explained Through "Mean Girls" by noahflynn on Friday April 10, 2026 @02:53AM (#47714479)
Submodular optimization explained through "Gossip Girl" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ3ErkmUpLU
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Re:The Raft Consensus Algorithm Explained Through "Mean Girls" by pragmatick on Friday April 10, 2026 @02:07AM (#47714216)
Not what you asked for but you may enjoy Pitch Perfect 237: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiC9X_MoE1M
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Re:The Raft Consensus Algorithm Explained Through "Mean Girls" by mi_lk on Friday April 10, 2026 @04:25AM (#47715170)
The guy has a point
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Re:The Raft Consensus Algorithm Explained Through "Mean Girls" by jfengel on Friday April 10, 2026 @04:53PM (#47723520)
Stop trying to make fetch happen.
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