Terry Hancock on Nostr: Capitalism tends to optimize for what we might call "best overall performance". It's ...
Capitalism tends to optimize for what we might call "best overall performance".
It's the kind of design principle that goes into the scheduler for Windows desktop O/S. It tends to do the right thing most of the time, and the exceptions don't kill you.
You do NOT want that design philosophy in your brakes or life-support equipment.
What you want there is "guaranteed minimum performance". This is what "real time" operating systems are about.
We need that for critical parts of society, too.
It's the kind of design principle that goes into the scheduler for Windows desktop O/S. It tends to do the right thing most of the time, and the exceptions don't kill you.
You do NOT want that design philosophy in your brakes or life-support equipment.
What you want there is "guaranteed minimum performance". This is what "real time" operating systems are about.
We need that for critical parts of society, too.