It's really a matter of one's approach and level of paranoia. Me? If I wasn't running Flickr (say I was running getfreckle.com), I'd probably opt for more conse

It's really a matter of one's approach and level of paranoia. Me? If I wasn't running Flickr (say I was running getfreckle.com), I'd probably opt for more conservative settings. I may not need to time that guy out, but I'd probably do it so I wouldn't have to worry later. * If you configure kernel and application for small (or auto-sizing) buffers and use an event-based structure for the application* This would be all the better.