His mind was changed, due to the statual memory principal.
Example: If you're going to open a .txt file on your computer. You'll need a text editor in order to edit the text due to the state it's in. You couldn't use a photo viewer to open it, could you? No. That's because it's in a specific state designed for a specific program to use. Once it changes it's state to a photo file, then you can only use a photo viewer to open it, etc.
A small piece of information. Derived from the word ken, used often in the scottish language and is synonymous with knowledge.
Person 1: "Hey I don't get this shit. How do you solve this problem?"
Person 2: "I got that one. Give me some kenlets on this assignment and I'll help you w/ that one."