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[–] dudinax@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

Much of the job is dealing with the unknown. A surprise in scheduling can either shorten a task or lengthen it. It can't be shortened past the time it takes to recognize it's finished, but it can be lengthened indefinitely.