Well one thing you forgot to mention is using a high(er) diff rate, means when you finally submit your work and the time it takes to get there, the data could be old and get rejected. Thing is with a higher diff rating all that work for all 64 shares will be rejected..
But does save on bandwidth..
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Did you change from Proportional Payment mining to full PPLNS? No more not getting paid for older shares?