On Sat, 18 Mar 2000, Jesse Pollard wrote:
On Sat, 18 Mar 2000, Paul Jakma wrote:
>bzzzttt... bad analogy. :)
>
>overcommit is more like writing out many cheques where you know from
>experience that typically only a small percentage are ever cashed.
>
>would you keep $1,000,000 of cash in reserve when you know that most
>likely you could cover your debts with only $100?
You do if it means that you will die if someone calls your bluff.
indeed you would. But in this analogy the risk of death might be well
worth taking, ie resurection is just a reboot away. (and also in this
analogy the $1,000,000 dollars is as good as unattainable.)
it's a performance/risk tradeoff. Adjust it to your liking.
regards,
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