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		quotemstr 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Too Many Open Files So? Doesn't matter. Account for the thing you want to control directly. Don't put caps on bad proxies for the thing you want to control.

tedunangst 4 months ago [–]

Don't leak things with limits.

quotemstr 4 months ago | [–]

It's not a "leak" if you're actually using it, you know.

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