In emergency cases a passenger was selected and thrown out of the plane (2004)

Re:In emergency cases a passenger was selected and thrown ou... by cuu508 on Friday August 30, 2013 @08:45AM (#6301381)

It's not the best analogy as when airplane is low on fuel, dropping a passenger wouldn't make a big difference (I'm assuming).

But think of a a hypothetical situation where low fuel situations somehow were common, unforeseeable and unavoidable. And if dropping a passenger could indeed make a difference between full crash or safe landing. It's a shitty situation, but it makes sense to give somebody a chute and kick them out, instead of letting all die.

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Re:In emergency cases a passenger was selected and thrown ou... by Dylan16807 on Friday August 30, 2013 @12:17PM (#6302564)

Yeah, sure, it's more like throwing out luggage, and some passengers bring huge amounts of luggage.

But critically low memory situations aren't unavoidable. Not overallocating is one very easy solution.

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Re:In emergency cases a passenger was selected and thrown ou... by twistedpair on Friday August 30, 2013 @11:08AM (#6302146)

Let's just accept that it is a poor analogy and a sensational title?

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Re:In emergency cases a passenger was selected and thrown ou... by k__ on Friday August 30, 2013 @09:17AM (#6301519)

yes, but how many people would you have to kick out to make a difference?

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