Cassandra is last writer wins... according to the client timestamp? What the fucking fuck? (via @fowlduck)
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Replying to @therealadam
@therealadam orly! eeeenteresting. I'm still confused why they don't use a server timestamp instead of a client one3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @bascule
@bascule@therealadam so the timestamp doesn’t have to be the current time only, it could be in reference to when an event occurred3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @fowlduck
@fowlduck@therealadam that's what NTP is for, amirite?!?! Wall time is the most monotonic clock of them all! (except when it's not)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @bascule
@bascule@therealadam no joke, that’s the recommended solution1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
Replying to @fowlduck
@fowlduck @therealadam if it were enforced by the server, Cassandra could implement a monotonic "now" function and prevent that problem
9:30 PM - 8 Aug 2012
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