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Re:Replacing a $3000/mo Heroku bill with a $55/mo server by xienze on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @07:16PM (#45663004)
> it's not invisible. The system crawls to a halt.

I’m gonna guess you’re not old enough to remember computers with memory measured in MB and IDE hard disks? Swapping was absolutely brutal back then. I agree with the other poster, swap hitting an SSD is a barely noticeable in comparison.

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Re:Replacing a $3000/mo Heroku bill with a $55/mo server by pdimitar on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @08:22AM (#45667962)
I am not sure exactly what your point is. Is it "hey, it can be much worse"? If so, not a very interesting argument if your machine crawls to a halt.
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