I guess any sufficiently advance science is indeed consider magic by some.
Amancio
>
> :
> :It should be possible to prevent a user from hogging a system if the system's
> :naive scheduler is improved.
> :
> : Amancio
>
> No, it isn't. For a very simple reason: The resources users need to do
> real work are very similar to the resources users need to hog the system.
>
> Saying that the system should somehow be able to magically make the
> distinction between the two is a pipedream. It takes a human to make
> the distinction.
>
> Short of restricting the resources you give to users to the point where
> they can't even start a mail or news client, there is just no way to
> prevent said users from loading down the machine if they choose to.
>
> -Matt
>
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