~/bin/SocialMemorization.sh
77M	/home/utopiah/irclogs/
25M	/home/utopiah/SocialLogs/

no prior, no memory or processor caching
sync && echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
time on SocialMemorization.sh with large output
1283246223 0m35.492s
2nd time and following times, caching
1283246283 0m1.452s
1283246285 0m1.442s
1283246288 0m1.441s
time on SocialMemorization.sh with small output
1283246302 0m0.126s
1283246303 0m0.126s
1283246304 0m0.126s
1283246306 0m0.126s

no prior, no memory or processor caching
1283246318 sync && echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
time on SocialMemorization.sh with small output
1283246322 0m33.813s
2nd time and following times, caching
1283246363 0m0.139s
1283246364 0m0.127s
1283246365 0m0.126s