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1. jbird99 · 1785815708 · focus · HN ↗

   At what, 10 tokens per hour? These disk swapping methods all have the same drawbacks - kill your drive early, and slow as hell.

   1. wat10000 · 1785816314 · focus · HN ↗

      Isn’t it only writes that kill drives?

      1. Alpha3031 · 1785817932 · focus · HN ↗

         Yes for NAND, and I suppose nobody is using mechanical hard drives for this.

         1. wat10000 · 1785865947 · focus · HN ↗

            I'd like to see someone try it, just to see how incredibly slow and noisy it is.

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