On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 2:34 AM, Paul McNett <[email protected]> wrote: > On 8/26/10 4:17 PM, Ted Roche wrote: >> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 5:20 PM, Ed Leafe<[email protected]> wrote: >>> Saw this on the Python list today: "Windows applications are immune >>> from memory leaks since programmers can count on regular crashes to >>> automatically release previously allocated RAM". >>> >> >> There was a reporter on NPR today who said, "just as we have to reboot >> our computers when they get stuck..." and I did an audio double-take. >> Oh, really? I had forgotten people think that's an okay thing to do. > > I rebooted my MacBook today for the first time in like 70 days. Just for the > hell of > it, because I was bored in a coffee shop with no wifi (yeah, I know).
Mac applications are immune from memory leaks since there are zero customers so programmers don't bother writing applications! -- Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
