> In my mind, the discussion of second/nanosecond is unimportant
I disagree. The second/nanosecond discussion illustrates the scale of the difference. I can understand the difference between a few seconds and a few years (just about), and it puts it into perspective.
> "fetches from (non-SSD) disk are very slow and waste a lot of time."
Saying "It's very slow" isn't very helpful. I want perspective. Also the point is that the time is perhaps not wasted is an interesting one.
The original analogy is intelligent, (accurate?) and puts this into perspective for developers (and potential SSD customers!).
I disagree. The second/nanosecond discussion illustrates the scale of the difference. I can understand the difference between a few seconds and a few years (just about), and it puts it into perspective.
> "fetches from (non-SSD) disk are very slow and waste a lot of time."
Saying "It's very slow" isn't very helpful. I want perspective. Also the point is that the time is perhaps not wasted is an interesting one.
The original analogy is intelligent, (accurate?) and puts this into perspective for developers (and potential SSD customers!).