# My Dear Friend, CnoteChris! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 6, 2003, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dear-friend-cnotechris/205859 "2003-10-06T13:44:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dear-friend-cnotechris/205859/1 "2003-10-06T13:44:30Z")
[TADA!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=214515&pagenumber=3) Everybodies favorite condescending Jerk-Assberet! In the above linked thread, he demonstrated his complete lack of knowledge about computers, and his Jerkoff tendencies. As it stands, the following people are apparently ignorant jerks. [ul] [li]Q.E.D (Everybodybody knows _he’s_ an ignoramus)[/li][li]Your’s Truly (Yes, I can vouch for my own stupidity)[/li][li]JeffB (What else needs to be said?)[/li][li]Guinastasia (Widely known as an idiot)[/li][/ul] I think there are more, but you get the idea. Apparently, having more RAM in your computer does not affect the speed of your box at all! We were all delusional in the misconception that adding RAM decreased the time spent by the Virtual Memory Manager swapping process data in and out of the RAM, this decreasing lag when running multiple processes, or processe requiring lots of space. Whew, boy! Am I glad to know I can be content with 32MB of RAM:rolleyes: Yo Mama’ was a :wally :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dear-friend-cnotechris/205859/2 "2003-10-06T13:49:22Z")
Well, you strike _me_ as being egregiously stupid. Dunno about **CnoteChris**. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dear-friend-cnotechris/205859/3 "2003-10-06T13:51:28Z")
Did you read the bottom of the linked page? Are you as dumb as you seem? What about ME strikes YOU as stupid? Are you condoning CnoteChris’ behavior? ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dear-friend-cnotechris/205859/4 "2003-10-06T13:51:55Z")
I’ve never seen people get so riled up about computer memory. Jesus Christ. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dear-friend-cnotechris/205859/5 "2003-10-06T13:53:15Z")
Don’t you dis COMPUTER MEMORY! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dear-friend-cnotechris/205859/6 "2003-10-06T13:57:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bruce\_Daddy \* > \*\*I’ve never seen people get so riled up about computer memory. Jesus Christ. \*\* It’s fascinating. Do carry on as if I weren’t here. I’ll be taking notes in the corner. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dear-friend-cnotechris/205859/7 "2003-10-06T14:03:26Z")
You didn’t just suggest that you were _pulling up lawnchair_, did you?🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dear-friend-cnotechris/205859/8 "2003-10-06T14:19:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ilsa\_Lund \* > \*\*You didn’t just suggest that you were _pulling up lawnchair_, did you?🙂 \*\* Er… um, no because that would imply that I was waiting for a debacle in order to derive some sort of voyeuristic pleasure, whereas I am here purely in the spirit of anthropological research. Did I get away with it? ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dear-friend-cnotechris/205859/9 "2003-10-06T14:20:55Z")
Margaret Mead for _our_ generation. 😃 Where is Cnote? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dear-friend-cnotechris/205859/10 "2003-10-06T14:29:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ilsa\_Lund \* > \*\*[ul] > [li]Q.E.D (Everybodybody knows _he’s_ an ignoramus)[/li][li]Your’s Truly (Yes, I can vouch for my own stupidity)[/li][li]JeffB (What else needs to be said?)[/li][li]Guinastasia (Widely known as an idiot)[/li][/ul] > \*\* At least one of these is true anyway… Haj ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dear-friend-cnotechris/205859/11 "2003-10-06T14:51:59Z")
> [@](#): > > At least one of these is true anyway… > > Haj Ok, what is the deal here? Increasing RAM decreases the time spent byt the Virtual Memory Manager swapping process data in and out of the RAM. This results in greatly reduced lag time when running lots of programs, or when booting up, etc. My post in the GQ thread was based on the above fact, and was innacurate to a certain degree. It was also misinterpreted by many people. Along comes Cnote. He is a complete jerk, and wrong to boot. How the FUCK am _I_ stupid? ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dear-friend-cnotechris/205859/12 "2003-10-06T15:32:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ilsa\_Lund \* > **Where is Cnote?** Impatient little fucker, aren’t you. Remember, Ritalin is your friend. It’s not meant to be abused. And yeah I called you an idiot (Actually, I think the exact term was “dim bulb”, but who’s paying attention) because you **were** being an idiot… and still are. I mean, explain this little nugget, taken from the other thread… > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Ilsa\_Lund_ > **I run ProTools SE on 98 box. It must have AT LEAST 512MB. Upgrade to the XP vers. and you need over 700. You don’t know the OP didn’t need this.** And you did? How? And what do you mean, “at least 512MB”? Windows 98 wasn’t designed to handle more than 512MB, period. Saying it needs at _least_ 512 is again completely misleading and inaccurate. But hey, you knew that, didn’t you. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Ilsa\_Lund_ > **My post was a generalization, inaccurate in many cases.** The closest to the truth you came in that whole thread. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dear-friend-cnotechris/205859/13 "2003-10-06T15:37:21Z")
“There were 88 original episodes of Star Trek!” “86!!!” slap slap slap slap ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dear-friend-cnotechris/205859/14 "2003-10-06T15:44:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ilsa\_Lund \* > In the above linked thread, he demonstrated his complete lack of knowledge about computers, and his Jerkoff tendencies. As it stands, the following people are apparently ignorant jerks. > [ul] > [li]Q.E.D (Everybodybody knows _he’s_ an ignoramus)[/li][li]Your’s Truly (Yes, I can vouch for my own stupidity)[/li][li]JeffB (What else needs to be said?)[/li][li]Guinastasia (Widely known as an idiot)[/li][/ul] Wow! I think this is my first mention in a Pit OP! Of course, it would have been more meaningful if I had posted in the referenced thread. ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dear-friend-cnotechris/205859/15 "2003-10-06T15:48:10Z")
On glancing at the other thread, I notice: > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CnoteChris \* > Your real error came in believing anything Jeff B had to say. He’s more of an idiot than you could ever be (And that’s a compliment, in a way). So I guess it’s not only **Ilsa\_Lund** getting me confused with **Jeff Olsen**. ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dear-friend-cnotechris/205859/16 "2003-10-06T15:50:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JeffB \* > \*\*Wow! I think this is my first mention in a Pit OP! Of course, it would have been more meaningful if I had posted in the referenced thread. \*\* Do’h!! Jeff Olsen. Sorry JeffB. ---
**Author:** ![SpaceDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spacedog/32/9932_2.png) [@SpaceDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpaceDog)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dear-friend-cnotechris/205859/17 "2003-10-06T15:57:45Z")
People, people, can I suggest that we all calm the fuck down. We’re way past the level of resonable response here. OK, Good. Now, to answer the original point. If I have a computer which typical runs using an average of X Mb of memory increasing memory up to and slightly beyond that point will speed up the **system** overall. After a point more memory will not be used regularly. Adding memory does nothing, in a technical sense, to speed up the **computer** but it does speed up the software running on it. So you’re both right in some respects – and frankly, unless I’m missing some history, you’re all overreacting a tad. SD … returns to lurking. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dear-friend-cnotechris/205859/18 "2003-10-06T16:11:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SpaceDog \* > \*\*People, people, can I suggest that we all calm the fuck down. We’re way past the level of resonable response here. > > OK, Good. > > Now, to answer the original point. If I have a computer which typical runs using an average of X Mb of memory increasing memory up to and slightly beyond that point will speed up the **system** overall. After a point more memory will not be used regularly. > > Adding memory does nothing, in a technical sense, to speed up the **computer** but it does speed up the software running on it. > > So you’re both right in some respects – and frankly, unless I’m missing some history, you’re all overreacting a tad. > > SD > > … returns to lurking. \*\* Perfectly said. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dear-friend-cnotechris/205859/19 "2003-10-06T16:24:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ilsa\_Lund \* > \*\*How the FUCK am _I_ stupid? \*\* Why are you so sure that I was talking about you? Haj ---
**Author:** ![refusal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@refusal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/refusal)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dear-friend-cnotechris/205859/20 "2003-10-06T16:40:23Z")
OTOH, adding memory to a person leaves them frail and weak and only able to move at all with a metal walking frame. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dear-friend-cnotechris/205859.md?page=2)