This is the actual hack that saved the astronauts of the Apollo XIII
Duct tape ftw
(tags: apollo history space duct-tape hacks fixing via:johnke)
New Low Cost EC2 Instances with Burstable Performance
Oh, very neat. New micro, small, and medium-class instances with burstable CPU scaling:
The T2 instances are built around a processing allocation model that provides you a generous, assured baseline amount of processing power coupled with the ability to automatically and transparently scale up to a full core when you need more compute power. Your ability to burst is based on the concept of “CPU Credits” that you accumulate during quiet periods and spend when things get busy. You can provision an instance of modest size and cost and still have more than adequate compute power in reserve to handle peak demands for compute power.