tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574081927159370325.post5128071119174091284..comments2021-10-07T03:57:56.752-07:00Comments on A Few Thoughts on Distributed Computing: A little puzzle to amuse you on a summer eveningKen Birmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09089001097038804245noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574081927159370325.post-47674485726150057932020-08-16T10:01:31.421-07:002020-08-16T10:01:31.421-07:00Both Alice and Bob had the following logical activ...Both Alice and Bob had the following logical activities assigned as per their plan:<br />Alice: Send email confirming good weather<br />Bob: Read and confirm/Acknowledge the email<br />Alice and Bob: Go and meet for lunch.<br />However nothing was decided upon who would initiate the request (or initiate the thought of going on a lunch date on a particular day)? since neither Alice nor Bob were the kind of people who would engage in useless (I am reading this as undefined) activities, hence the email never happened.<br />sunayanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678222296655772067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574081927159370325.post-74807923368415114022020-08-12T23:53:03.425-07:002020-08-12T23:53:03.425-07:00Alice knew that their methodology to reach consens...Alice knew that their methodology to reach consensus was flawed. She, realizing that there's no solution to "Two Generals Problem", didn't send message to Bob. Bob also knew this and trusted Alice's reasoning. apurwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866883916417792502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574081927159370325.post-517414815923259432020-08-12T17:42:52.537-07:002020-08-12T17:42:52.537-07:00A problem in temporal logic? Each can comfirm the ...A problem in temporal logic? Each can comfirm the conditions at the moment of checking and no farther. After every round of communication the problem of whether it will rain remains as unresolved as at the start of the day. Yes, the window of uncertainty is narrowing but so is the time remaining to conclude the protocol. Realizing this, A did not waste B's time, and knowing A's reasoning, B didn't expect any different. <br /><br /><br />pankaj mehrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11565249921748190381noreply@blogger.com