[comp.arch] Compilers, architecture, efficiency, and nonsense

jpk@ingres.com (Jon Krueger) (05/03/91)

hrubin@pop.stat.purdue.edu (Herman Rubin) analogizes:
> An optimal route to travel does not have to be restricted to major highways.
> Using lesser highways or even city streets may be more efficient.  The route
> could also be dependent on the time of day and the type of vehicle.  Do not
> deprive the driver of the gas pedal and the steering wheel.

What!  You trust the car to make the optimal decisions for you on
shifting?  Surely you could to better with a manual.  Oh, and what
about that gas-to-air ratio?  Surely you wouldn't drive a car whose
designer deprived you of a choke, so you could tweak it while driving
different territory.  And how about timing?  You do adjust the timing
for uphill versus down, don't you Herman?  Don't tell me you pay more
attention to your route than to these important "efficiency" issues.
Why you might actually get somewhere instead of complaining loudly
about the fascism of auto manufacturers.  Kinda boggles the mind.

-- Jon
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Jon Krueger, jpk@ingres.com