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		teruakohatu on Oct 9, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Linux ate my RAM (2009) I think the OPs point was that people tend to buy more RAM than they actually need because they have no idea how much RAM they actually need, because it's always used, and so err on the side of caution

Arrath on Oct 10, 2023 [–]

Well you don't have to call me out for running 64gb of ram in my home desktop like that.

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