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It's not the best analogy as when airplane is low on fuel, dropping a passenger wouldn't make a big difference (I'm assuming). But think of a a hypothetical si
by cuu508 13y ago
It's not the best analogy as when airplane is low on fuel, dropping a passenger wouldn't make a big difference (I'm assuming).
But think of a a hypothetical situation where low fuel situations somehow were common, unforeseeable and unavoidable. And if dropping a passenger could indeed make a difference between full crash or safe landing. It's a shitty situation, but it makes sense to give somebody a chute and kick them out, instead of letting all die.
- twistedpair 13y agoLet's just accept that it is a poor analogy and a sensational title?
- k__ 13y agoyes, but how many people would you have to kick out to make a difference?
- Dylan16807 13y agoYeah, sure, it's more like throwing out luggage, and some passengers bring huge amounts of luggage. But critically low memory situations aren't unavoidable. Not overallocating is one very easy solution.