> But the time we spend improving efficiency is hugely elastic.
In the context of the above posts, "elastic" is an economic term used to refer to the demand curve. There is no supply/demand curve when it comes to internal technical decisions for optimization =)
I would say your work is highly correlated to the price of hardware per some unit of performance AND the amount of work that you need to complete AND the amount of hardware already available AND the cost of labor needed for optimization.
I imagine in your case, since these systems are tightly controlled, you can probably run unpatched without taking a substantial risk.
It's mostly inelastic. People don't buy resources unless they need to do work. Alternatives, such as on-prem hardware, are affected as well.
The only work that would be affected would be the work that becomes unprofitable at a 10-30% hardware cost increase and this is probably marginal enough to be ignored.
The point of all life is to reproduce. It's one of the qualifications to be considered alive. So yeah, without children, life literally loses its meaning =)
You either don't have kids or you're a psychopath. I'm leaning toward the former. Don't presume in your arrogance that you know quite a bit about something you have zero experience with.
All your accomplishments are pointless without your child next to you.
> Yes you'll see it learn, smile, grow up
It? Nice.
> But you will not be able to play your games, go to your parties - read book or contemplate on life, or code without expecting interruptions.
Sophistry. You don't even understand why you do all of those things. You simply enjoy them and that's an end in itself.
No, you're not some amazing savant that has popped up out of the mass of mediocrity that is humanity.
You enjoy all of those things to gain the capacity to enrich the life of your child. No child? All the stuff you enjoy loses its meaning.
Well, at least you're 50% there. Don't compromise with your wife, either.
Lead your wife and children to a better place. Lead them to a place where all of you are happy and yes, it is possible. It's very easy to "compromise" ... just divide by two, right? Much harder to use your noggin and figure out a position where everybody is genuinely happy. You can compromise with your business partners or whoever else is largely irrelevant. With your family, spend the few extra calories, burn the oil, and figure out a path toward making everyone optimally happy.
In the context of the above posts, "elastic" is an economic term used to refer to the demand curve. There is no supply/demand curve when it comes to internal technical decisions for optimization =)
I would say your work is highly correlated to the price of hardware per some unit of performance AND the amount of work that you need to complete AND the amount of hardware already available AND the cost of labor needed for optimization.
I imagine in your case, since these systems are tightly controlled, you can probably run unpatched without taking a substantial risk.