• mox@lemmy.sdf.org
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    3 years ago

    Do you mean that you think bit flips are inconsequential, or that the rate of bit flips is inconsequential?

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      3 years ago

      The rate for your home PC is inconsequential, and the difference between a thin sheet of metal and lexan would have an inconsequential impact.

      But flips are not inherently inconsequential. Coincidentally, a lot of my current work involves making sure we are not adversely affected by cosmic bit flips in safety-critical hardware.

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        3 years ago

        The rate for your home PC is inconsequential,

        Please don’t make assumptions about my data integrity needs.

        But thanks for clarifying what you meant.