RAID

RAID is the most misleading acronym yet created in computing. It stands for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks. So what does that mean? Well it means that there’s a whole array of really cheap disks and they’re redundant, surplus to requirements, not needed, useless. Not only that, but RAID arrays are graded according to uselessness, from RAID 0, (quite useless) to RAID 5 (really phenomenally useless).

Recycle Bin

The recycle bin (or waste bin) on the Windows or Apple desktop is a place into which unwanted files can be put in the hope that the OS will separate out the binary digits and reuse them for new information that you create. The fact is that these OSes don’t recycle those valuable bits at all. Instead they just sweep them under the desktop where they develop mold and breed pestilence.

RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury)

This is a debilitating condition that affects a small number of PC users, which amounts to the painful straining of the wrist muscles from repeatedly using a PC keyboard. The condition first came to light in Australia in the 1990s. Odd that, don’t you think? Given that people had been using typewriters for many decades and electronic card punches too, without any sign of RSI. This strange anomaly is explained by the fact that on neither typewriters nor punch card machines was it ever necessary to hit 3 keys at once—like Ctrl-Alt-Del, for example. However, such awesomely dangerous keystrokes are not uncommon on PCs, leading to the terrible wrist injuries that have become so prevalent in the modern age and for which Microsoft really ought to be sued. (Note: Any suggestion that RSI is pornography related should be treated with the contempt that it deserves.)

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