Robust Local Synchronization - Research Notebook Video
Channel: Dave Ackley
Date: 2021-12-06

Discussion and demos about synchronizing the asynchronous robustly in computing systems.

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0:00 Introduction
0:45 Sync of Computers Past
3:05 Sync of Computers Present
4:34 Sync of Computers Future
5:58 Sync over Asynchronous Cellular Automata
8:25 Demo 1: Waiting for the neighbors
10:56 Simulating synchronous updating
12:30 Demo 2: Conway's Game of Life
15:00 It's the end of the universe
18:30 Bottom Line: Global sync fails
19:14 Local programmed sync is different
21:28 Demo 3: The jerk and the empath
24:25 Related work: Ring Oscillators
27:50 Demo 4: Generalized Software Ring Oscillator
34:13 Discussion: Against object-orientation
36:53 Conclusion: Fight the master of the universe