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Comment by naasking

10 hours ago

There are definitely some assumptions that hold for all environments. For instance, "all resources are finite".

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eszed  9 hours ago

Aye, but in many cases a theoretical limit can be ignored in practice. (Stupid example: I need more cooling = "I need more fans", not "I'm running out of air".)

  • naasking  2 hours ago

    Finite resources are a common problem though.

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