David Learmount does a very good job (IMHO) of trying to present a highly technical subject in a manner that the general public can understand. Admittedly, with our perspective and knowledge, he may appear to oversimplify, but it's rare he makes a slip. Far better that than some journo try to paraphrase the words of someone else and come out with the total gibberish they usually manage.
I saw the item in "S&L" and Uncle Roger's comment made me smile, at least. Yes, of course gear jammed down is a problem - and you know what irony he was trying to use. Why give S&L such a hard time? It's not what it once was, but it does at least stop the mag taking itself too seriously.