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From: John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Not Much LINUX Stuff of Late
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On Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:54:46 -0400
Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> wrote:

> > Far be it from me to tell you how to use your machine...but I'm
> > curious why you wouldn't?  
> 
> Why would I, when it takes about ten seconds to boot?
> 
> Cleans out the kruft :-)
> 
> I use it for a couple hours, then go to my main machine (an
> always-on mini PC) to continue.

Fair enough, I s'pose. Cruft isn't so much of an issue on *nix, though
(NT leaks memory like a sieve, and always has;) usually killing and
relaunching the web browsers every month or two is enough to let it
clear its head.