I wouldn't read this expecting a condemnation of (or evidence against) installing using RAM. It's a comedy of errors brought about by the hero's hubris (and ti

I wouldn't read this expecting a condemnation of (or evidence against) installing using RAM. It's a comedy of errors brought about by the hero's hubris (and tiredness). The author is not really suggesting that you should never install used RAM. Consider it a longform version of https://xkcd.com/349/ https://xkcd.com/349/ .