Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: The Starmaker Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,sci.physics.relativity,sci.physics Subject: Re: Linux 6.13.7 Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2025 11:30:39 -0700 Organization: The Starmaker Organization Lines: 33 Message-ID: <67D5C74F.6B46@ix.netcom.com> References: <182ca48b6c299c15$32886$5317$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> Reply-To: starmaker@ix.netcom.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2025 19:30:30 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="906af81cb21761b290aadd8bca447a72"; logging-data="80397"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19xhRiTrN7aCBbbNh0tcturedo2bcWKHX4=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:9L9uRakQ7dei4LfcYLZDSyREzAw= X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 250315-2, 03/15/2025), Outbound message X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.04Gold (WinNT; U) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.advocacy:687497 sci.physics.relativity:661893 sci.physics:891869 Physfitfreak wrote: > > On 3/14/25 5:27 AM, Farley Flud wrote: > > On Fri, 14 Mar 2025 05:45:22 +0000, vallor wrote: > > > >> > >> Meanwhile, my NVMe devices are much, much faster than > >> your spinning rust archaisms. > >> > > > > That is quite irrelevant. > > > > All computation is performed in cache/RAM and the attached drives, > > of whatever kind, play no role. Even heavy disk I/O is always > > buffered in RAM. > > > > Thus, the gimmicky SSDs are only useful as a badge of technical > > fashion, just like spoilers on a car. > > > > > > Hm.. ? I have almost identical machines, one with SSD and the other with > HD, same RAM (12 gigs). The one with SSD is noticeably faster than the > other. SSD Sucks! -- The Starmaker -- To question the unquestionable, ask the unaskable, to think the unthinkable, mention the unmentionable, say the unsayable, and challenge the unchallengeable.