The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. “Obviously” is a dangerous word, even in scenarios that seem simple. Suppose, for instance, you need to do an important computation. You ...

“Obviously” is a dangerous word, even in scenarios that seem simple. Suppose, for instance, you need to do an important computation. You get to choose between two computers that are almost identical, ...

So I've got two computers. Computer one has one physical hard drive on it. Computer two has two physical hard drives on it. P-Drive C is partitioned into 3 drives. P-drive D is a single partition.

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