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New Lubricant Leads To Faster Hard Drives

Posted by timothy on from the sloopery dept.

azav writes "We all know about Moore's Law as it applies to chip speed but little attention is publicly made to the challenges of increasing speed in hard drives. A recent discovery in polyester (yes, polyester, you disco baby) lubricants will allow for faster and longer lasting hard drives."

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  1. FIRST ANAL "HARD DRIVE" LUBRICANT POST! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    nyah

  2. Wow... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Lubricants and "Faster, Longer Lasting hard drives."

    Sounds like some of the spam I get every day... cue all the bad jokes.

    1. Re:Wow... by DrGonzo1138 · · Score: 5, Funny

      "I can't even say titmouse without giggling like a school girl"
      -Homer Simpson

    2. Re:Wow... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      My father's 48, and he finds it amusing as well.

      He's probably never had sex then.
    3. Re:Wow... by falzer · · Score: 5, Funny

      The mailman, on the other hand, didn't find it funny at all.

  3. Big deal... by Junta · · Score: 4, Funny

    I am constantly bombarded about emails promising 'longer lasting hard drives' something about pills or herbs, this is nothing new.

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  4. Maybe they just need some... by Fnkmaster · · Score: 4, Funny

    of this?

  5. My hard drive speed... by Cornelius+Chesterfie · · Score: 5, Funny

    With this, my hard drive speed increased a lot, if you know what I mean, and I think you do!

    However, I don't know about "longer lasting". I guess it depends on the person. Mine becomes a floppy after 2 minutes.

  6. Hmm? by sqrt(2) · · Score: 4, Funny

    What are you selling? Hard drives or sex jelly?

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  7. Come on by Legion303 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Hard". "Lubricant". "Faster". How the hell are the trolls supposed to twist this into a quick laugh? You guys are making it too difficult.

  8. Stop making joke by Hao+Wu · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is not funny. We have very serious technology break-through, and you should not be laugh about "Hard drive", "lube-and-polyester, "etc."

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  9. Re:Faster Hard Drives? by 88NoSoup4U88 · · Score: 4, Funny
    "What I really worry about is hard drives not getting any bigger."

    The women keep telling us 'size doesn't matter'.

  10. Insightful! by tunabomber · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, every girlfriend loves a speedy hard drive! After all, it allows her to perform everyday computing tasks, such as finding the MS Word document she's looking for or installing a new version of Quicken.

    This new lubricant will allow the the hard disk to go faster because it will form an interface between the moving parts and the part of the head that touches them. The smooth, slippery, evenly-coated moving parts will slide much more easily against the head, prolonging its life.
    Really, this is one magnificent technological achievement.

    And to think, all the comments I've read so far have been pornographic innuendos made by "+1, Funny"-hording neanderthals. But your post, on the other hand....

    I just re-read it. nevermind....

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  11. Polyester, eh? by the+eric+conspiracy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hmm. I've been using polyester based oils in my engines for a long time. So am I going to have to change my HDD oil every 3000 gigabytes or something?

  12. Re: Wow ... by John+Jorsett · · Score: 5, Funny
    I swear most slashdot readers must either be 15, or never have sex.

    We have a winner ...

  13. Crossword. by Grendel+Drago · · Score: 5, Funny

    One time, I was doing a crossword.

    DI_K

    12. Can be floppy or hard.

    Couldn't make this sort of thing up if I tried.

    --grendel drago

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  14. The challanger... by MachDelta · · Score: 4, Funny
    Heh, a while ago I read a guide on HardOCP about how to install a blowhole in the top of your computer case. It had one sentence that went like so:
    "I know I am anal enough that if my blowhole were cocked to one side, it would drive me nuts. (Show me another non-sexual sentence that uses "anal, cocked, blowhole, and nuts" and you will have my props.)
    This story title doesn't use those exact words, but surely getting four sexual innuendos in any sort of casual sentence is a worthy accomplishment. :)