Wednesday, December 1, 2004

Memory


Touch me, it's so easy to leave me


All alone with the memory


Of my days in the sun


If you touch me you'll understand what happiness is


Look, a new day has begun
-- Cats


The author of Cats never heard of PC100 memory, also known as SDRAM, also known as (static sensitive) computer memory. There is nothing quite like having a friendly cat snuggle up to you and rub its fur against you when your hands are full trying get a memory DIMM installed in a PC.

Happiness it ain't.

For those who skipped high school physics, a handy way to make static electricity is to rub animal fur against a (nylon?) rod.

In this case, the memory and cats both survived, mostly because Katherine appeared deploying cat treats and cat teasers to lure the curious static generators away.

1 comment:

  1. I skipped physics, but as a cat owner I well know that they are notorious carriers of static electricity!
    Loved the quote from Cats--how appropriate!

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