I think I'm going to have to explain something
to relieve the tedium.

Please note, this'll only relieve the tedium for me, everybody else is likely to find it deathly dull.
( Kroney, Tue 12 Jun 2012, 14:20, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

Mechanical hard drives utilise a form of quantum mechanics
in the form of giant magnetoresistance.

Nobody cares, but I'm just going to drop that in there as really, the idea that your laptop is using quantum physics to store your porn is fucking incredible.
( Kroney, Tue 12 Jun 2012, 14:30, Reply)

Explain more please
/nerd
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 12 Jun 2012, 14:31, Reply)

It'll take way too long
but have a link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_magnetoresistance

SSD drives are actually a damned sight simpler than the drive technology they're replacing.
( Kroney, Tue 12 Jun 2012, 14:37, Reply)

*reads*
*nods*
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 12 Jun 2012, 14:42, Reply)

I wish I understood more than the approximate third that I do.

( Kroney, Tue 12 Jun 2012, 14:45, Reply)

I didn't say I understood!

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 12 Jun 2012, 14:47, Reply)