March 6, 2015
#1495: Hard Reboot explain
![Googling inevitably reveals that my problem is caused by a known bug triggered by doing [the exact combination of things I want to do]. I can fix it, or wait a few years until I don't want that combination of things anymore, using the kitchen timer until then. Hard Reboot](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/hard_reboot.png)
[Inside a frame there are two pictures. To the left there is a section of a computer screen with white text on a black background. The screen is covered in lines of illegible text.]
[Above the screen it says:]
Figuring out why my home server keeps running out of swap space and crashing:
[Below the screen it says:]
1-10 hours
[To the right there is a frame with a drawing of a timer plugged into a power port with cable running off to the side.]
[Above the frame it says:]
Plugging it into a light timer so it reboots every 24 hours:
[Below the frame it says:]
5 minutes
[Below the main frame.]
Why everything I have is broken