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Re:Replacing a $3000/mo Heroku bill with a $55/mo server by eru on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @08:02PM (#45663353)
Swap also works really well for desktop workloads. (I guess that's why Apple uses it so heavily on their Macbooks etc.)

With a good amount of swap, you don't have to worry about closing programs. As long as your 'working set' stays smaller than your RAM, your computer stays fast and responsive, regardless of what's open and idling in the background.

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Re:Replacing a $3000/mo Heroku bill with a $55/mo server by bayindirh on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @06:42AM (#45667191)
Yes, this is my experience, too. However, I still tend to observe my memory usage even if I have plenty of free RAM.

Old habits die hard, but I'm not complaining about this one. :)

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