Oddbean new post about login | logout Signals provide a way to cancel requests that may be based on a timeout or any other reason. They're very powerful especially when used in a pool, because you can pass one signal down to many children then abort them all from the top.
The reason it's used here is so we can time out database requests.
Australian pair earn shot at grand slam redemption in US Open men’s doubles final https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9af19e62ed68e6a0c9a047be2762c965919d4913/0_0_4203_2522/master/4203.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=bfb42e654bed196af9d71257539a479d Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell win 6-4, 7-6 (4) in semi-finalSydneysiders failed to convert three match points in Wimbledon defeatJordan Thompson is in line for a monster million-dollar pay day after earning a shot at grand slam redemption in New York. Two months after suffering Wimbledon finals heartbreak, Thompson and his great Sydney mate Max Purcell are through to the US Open men’s doubles title decider at Flushing Meadows.Thompson and Purcell outclassed Americans Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in the semi-finals on Thursday to edge to within one tantalising win of taking the title. The tense last-four victory comes after Thompson and Purcell ousted top seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in the quarter-finals. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/sep/06/us-open-results-doubles-jordan-thompson-max-purcell-vs-jackson-withrow-nathaniel-lammons
