DOS ain't dead - University Challenge

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posted by kerravon , Ligao, Free World North, 28.03.2022, 19:09

> It is simply my opinion of the adult human mind being
> "set-in-its-ways" and once strong opinions have been formed
> said opinions will never be changed.

In the early stages of my career, as an adult, I had
a strong opinion that applications were always
I/O-bound, as the CPU was much faster than the disk.

When someone, a pseudo-boss of mine, told me a story
about how an application they had was failing to run
because there wasn't enough CPU power, I disputed it.

For about 1-2 hours the guy debated me, even talking
about things like how many instructions I thought it
would take to service an interrupt. I vigorously
defended my position.

But after all that time, I finally got the logic, and
realized he was right, and I told him that he was
right.

He asked me "You couldn't see that before?". And I
told him "nope".

Now I have a very strong opinion the other way - all
applications should be CPU-bound, if you have a
properly organized I/O system, unless it is a trivial
application like "copy", or doing random seeking on a
large file.

Do not confuse my vigorous defense of an existing
opinion as an indication that I am unwilling to
change my mind.

All opinions in my brain are tentative.

I even allow for the possibility of a capricious god
who can change the laws of physics on a whim so what
used to have solid evidence of before could tomorrow
be invalidated.

My brain is put under enormous stress with everything
up for grabs.

So yeah, speak for yourself, not me. I've spent a lot
of effort to do the exact opposite of what you suggest.
Everything in my brain is being constantly re-analyzed
to see if I've missed something. It's not to my benefit
to hold an incorrect opinion and I know it.

BFN. Paul.

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University Challenge - kerravon, 20.03.2022, 18:14 (Announce)
- University Challenge - tom, 21.03.2022, 21:39
  - University Challenge - kerravon, 21.03.2022, 22:17
    - University Challenge - glennmcc, 22.03.2022, 19:06
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