A Message Queue is not a Task Queue

What is a Task Queue

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A Task Queue is almost self explanatory. At it's simplest it is a list of tasks that need to be processed in some sort of order.

The queue itself does not do any of the work and relies on the external workers to process the tasks.

At a minimum each task should be in one of the following states:

• Waiting to be Processed
• In Progress
• Completed
• Err/Failed

Using a Simple Message Queue

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Message Queues are often used as the underlying technology upon which Task Queues are implemented.

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Mechnical Computing Machines

I find mechanical machines which can perform computations fascinating. So my so that one of the only KickStarter's I've ever supported is Turing Tumble.

Here follows a collection of mechanical machines I've found my scouring the Internet.

Turing Tumble

• Turing Tumble Website

Digi-Compi

• Original Digi-Compi First Edition Game
• Giant Digi-Comp II

TODO: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=digi-comp

Mechanical CPU Clock

• Project page
• Instructables Page

Domino Domino Logic

• Project Page

Domino Computation

• Project Page

Domino Half Adder, Input 10, result 10

Domino Half Adder, Input 01, result 10

Domino Half Adder, Input 11 result 01

Marble Adding Machine

• Project page

TODO: Look at other wood machine projects

Programable Water [Fluidics]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluidics http://www.blikstein.com/paulo/projects/project_water.html

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