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It's a compressed RAM drive being used as swap backing. The kernel's already got the functionality to have multiple tiers of priority for storage; this just leverages that. Like, you have uncompressed memory, it gets exhausted and you push some out to compressed memory, that gets exhausted and you push it out to swap on NVMe or something, etc.

Kinda like RAM Doubler of yesteryear, same sort of thing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zram

zram, formerly called compcache, is a Linux kernel module for creating a compressed block device in RAM, i.e. a RAM disk with on-the-fly disk compression. The block device created with zram can then be used for swap or as general-purpose RAM disk. The two most common uses for zram are for the storage of temporary files (/tmp) and as a swap device. Initially, zram had only the latter function, hence the original name "compcache" ("compressed cache"). Unlike swap, zram only uses 0.1% of the maximum size of the disk when not in use.[1]

Open-source RAM is better.

Many text editors today just load the whole file into RAM.

been the case for decades

One data point: emacs normally loads the whole file, unless you're using the vlf package or similar.

TECO and ed might not. Dunno.

Another user in the BlueSky thread showed a photo that appears to be a Best Buy case of RAM, showing a 32GB set of two DDR5 DIMMs going for over $400 USD, a 64GB kit for over $900.

If I hit Google Shopping, which indexes a ton of retailer sites, I can find 2x16GB DDR5 DIMMs for far less than that at various retailers that haven't jacked up prices yet.

https://www.google.com/shopping?udm=28

My first hit for "2x16gb 32gb ddr5" sorted by price is this:

https://pcpartshawaii.com/products/kingston-fury-ddr5-32gb-2x16gb-5200mhz-cl40-ram

Kingston Fury DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 5600MHz CL40 RAM KF556C40BBK2-32

$100.00

They say that they have two in stock.

These guys are next lowest:

https://www.barcodediscount.com/catalog/kingston/part-kcp548us8k2-32.htm

Price: $103.06

IIRC from an earlier article, they're still looking at factors and don't yet know for sure (I suspect that it might be that Trump tariffs and whether they will stand is an input).

I mean, it's fine to do so, as long as you have PC hardware that meets your needs. Valve would be fine with it too. As long as it can run Steam, all good. For Valve, I expect that the Steam Machine is to provide an easy-to-set-up option a la consoles that let them move into the living room for people who have an issue with that. If you can already use/configure a PC and have one, then that option is gonna work too.

Unless he commits a crime, RFK serves as long as Trump is in office and wants him there.

Trump won't be removed in the midterms. He's in until 2028 (well, early 2029).

You might

probably will

get Democrats taking the House and being able to launch investigations into some Trump administration stuff after the midterms. But they can't remove RFK.

I forget what it’s called

https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Tato_(Fallout_4)

She’s going to get some kind of cushy book tour from the #NeverTrump Republicans and cash in on her “I’m in the president’s party but I don’t like him” the same way Ron Paul dined out as an anti-Bush Republican for over a decade.

looks dubious

Within the broader party, she was generally associated with Trump, and just recently ran into friction on a few issues.

Ron Paul was famous for disagreeing with broader party positions, and had been doing it for a long time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Paul

he cast two thirds of all the lone negative votes in the House during a 1995–1997 period.[23]

If you wanted to take someone who had a record of disagreement with Trump, maybe Thomas Massie from the small-government faction, or if you want someone centrist, maybe Lisa Murkowski.

old/medium/new

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Bridge_(disambiguation)

London Bridge, one of several bridges over the River Thames in central London, England

• London Bridge (Roman times)
• London Bridge (Early medieval times)
• London Bridge (1209) (or "Old London Bridge")
• London Bridge (1831) (or "New London Bridge"), the replacement for the 1209 London Bridge (see also Lake Havasu City entry below)
• London Bridge (1973), the present-day London Bridge and replacement for the 1831 bridge

It sounds like there's the old, the very old, the very very old, the new-but-now-old, and the new.

It’s crazy how famous London Bridge is

I grew up hearing "London Bridge Is Falling Down" in the US. My guess is that there isn't an analogous nursery rhyme of comparable fame for London's other bridges.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Bridge_Is_Falling_Down

"London Bridge Is Falling Down" (also known as "My Fair Lady" or "London Bridge") is a traditional English nursery rhyme and singing game, which is found in different versions all over the world. It deals with the dilapidation of London Bridge and attempts, realistic or fanciful, to repair it. It may date back to bridge-related rhymes and games of the Late Middle Ages, but the earliest records of the rhyme in English are from the 17th century. The lyrics were first printed in close to their modern form in the mid-18th century and became popular, particularly in Britain and the United States, during the 19th century.

The rhyme is often used in a children's singing game, which exists in a wide variety of forms, with additional verses. Most versions are similar to the actions used in the rhyme "Oranges and Lemons". The most common is that two players hold hands and make an arch with their arms while the others pass through in single file. The "arch" is then lowered at the song's end to "catch" a player. In the United States, it is common for two teams of those that have been caught to engage in a tug of war.[2]

I remember doing the arch thing.

Canadian approach: build one's own London, own Thames, and own Blackfriars Bridge:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfriars_Bridge

Blackfriars Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames in London, between Waterloo Bridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge, carrying the A201 road.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London,_Ontario

London is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. The city had a population of 422,324 according to the 2021 Canadian census. London is at the confluence of the Thames River and North Thames River, approximately 200 km (120 mi) from both Toronto and Detroit; and about 230 km (140 mi) from Buffalo, New York.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfriars_Street_Bridge

Blackfriars Bridge in London, Ontario, Canada is a wrought iron bowstring arch through truss bridge, crossing the North Thames River. The bridge was constructed in 1875 and carries single-lane vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians from Blackfriars Street to Ridout Street North.

American approach:

Buy the actual bridge in London and ship it over.