Oh dear. So sorry that my memory is crap enough to not provide you with the exact details you require.

...every comment is trying to look like a paper published in a highly acclaimed journal

It was an anecdote about my previous experience with 'yes' and /dev/zero, it seemed somewhat on-topic. I'm not trying to justify anything or win magic internet points.

If you're expecting journal-quality posts, perhaps you should go read a journal and not an internet forum chat.