Good point. I first tried to fine tune the kernel buffer settings to make the most out of them as you described. However the disk light would still go on far too often and my first concern was not use the disk. So to save the SSD I moved the whole home directory to a RAM disk. (And kept the kernel buffer settings too.) I like this setup so much I've made it my default on all systems regardless of SSD or no SSD.

Citation needed? The manufacturers typically tell you. For instance here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239045 it states "Budget-minded gamers and enthusiasts will benefit from the lower price of Kingston’s new HyperX 3K SSD. This solid-state drive combines premium 3000 program-erase cycle Toggle NAND with the second-generation SandForce controller" So it gets only 3% of the authors most optimistic graph! Kind of funny article actually. Like the mad scientist doing lots of good math but overlooking the most obvious information the ding bat brought along for comedy plot complications sees in a flash. I wrote a tutorial yesterday on how to make a ram drive on linux so as to avoid using your fancy fast flash drive. It can be found here: https://ioconnor.wordpress.com/2013/02/18/tutorial-on-automatically-moving-home-to-ram-drive-and-back-on-startup-and-shutdown/

Tesla motors does not deny the fact their batteries can be bricked. They say they have done much to prevent it from happening yet you can destroy the battery pack in much the same way you can destroy a motor if you attempt to run it with no oil. Because the battery pack is composed of many cells both in parallel and in series it is impossible to just unplug it. The pack will always be using power because the cells are in parallel. And because they are in parallel they will always die out if left alone. It is not a problem though in most cases. You must use the car in the way it was designed to be used. Likewise with a normal automobile you must take into account oil, timing belts, water pumps, etc.. Bricking is possible. Know the problems and know how to work around them.