It's a fine phrase, evocative, that I agree has become cliché. But that's not the problem here. The problem here is that it's being misused.
It works when there's something that is problematic for taking up space in your head. It colors the way you think in a way you wish was not the case.
While I could strain and make that sort of make sense here (eg it uses up some capacity that would otherwise allow the author to remember other more immediately useful algorithms), it's clear from the article that the author only means "I still remember the CORDIC algorithm" and nothing more.
Not a big deal, but it momentarily annoyed me as a "clickbait and switch" headline.
It works when there's something that is problematic for taking up space in your head. It colors the way you think in a way you wish was not the case.
While I could strain and make that sort of make sense here (eg it uses up some capacity that would otherwise allow the author to remember other more immediately useful algorithms), it's clear from the article that the author only means "I still remember the CORDIC algorithm" and nothing more.
Not a big deal, but it momentarily annoyed me as a "clickbait and switch" headline.