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Re:Everything old is new again: memory optimization by HappMacDonald on Saturday March 28, 2026 @08:12AM (#47553864)
Of course it's doing something for you. Room to defrag other areas of RAM, room to load something new without moving something else out of the way first.

Your perspective sounds like the concept that space in a room does nothing for you until/unless you cram it full of hoarded items.

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Re:Everything old is new again: memory optimization by Melatonic on Saturday March 28, 2026 @02:52PM (#47557252)
If we're talking about a storage locker that's instantly reconfigurable then it is probably better to be approximately filling it.

Why would anyone buy a locker 5x the size of their needs ?

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