absolutely cursed idea: external RAM
have it appear as a USB storage device but it's actually backed by a pile of DRAM chips, tell your OS to use it as swap space, now you have more RAM in a way that is mostly not dependent on special hardware or OS support
emily, blinkenlight witch /
npub10c…qc8aw
2025-04-18 20:27:08
Author Public Key
npub10catzxc5rj00gsu2jqq3hr5x6dwm7ay0q0znsd7ldlls0zrdjg4suqc8awPublished at
2025-04-18 20:27:08Event JSON
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