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| ▲ | dpedu 7 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| I understand this is snark, but if you think about it, this is already implemented in electrical infrastructure. If I use too much power, the circuit breaker trips to protect me and protect the electrical grid. OP is about a billing breaker, but the parallels should be obvious. If the CEO of the electric company didn't mandate circuit breakers, he should go to jail. |
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| ▲ | lorecoeur 6 hours ago | parent [-] | | The breaker in this analogy is equivalent to rate quota limits, it limits peak throughput. You can rack up an outrageous monthly electricity bill without tripping a breaker. | | |
| ▲ | josephcsible 6 hours ago | parent [-] | | The peak throughput does result in an overall monthly limit though. For a house with a 200A main breaker, that effectively limits your electric bill to $7,000/month, which is very reasonable compared to the tens of thousands of dollars in a single day that a lot of cloud billing disasters end up costing. |
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| ▲ | genxy 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Analogies are not the core of your cognition. |
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| ▲ | popalchemist 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Utilities required for basic survival are expected to remain on for obvious reasons. Like not letting people die. |
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