# \#future

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## [One queue/channel, several consumers (futures, places, ...)](https://racket.discourse.group/t/one-queue-channel-several-consumers-futures-places/576)

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**Author:** [@sschwarzer](https://racket.discourse.group/u/sschwarzer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/one-queue-channel-several-consumers-futures-places/576 "2022-01-14T23:16:24Z")

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I read Parallelism with places in the Racket Guide. As I understand the section, it isn't possible to send data over a single channel to multiple places, so that the places can act as "workers" and consume tasks from the…