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  • [SSDN] Cosmic Rays, Bit Flips, and Computer Vulnerability

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    Cosmic Rays, Bit Flips, and Computer Vulnerability

    Posted: 04 Sep 2021 03:58 AM PDT http://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2021/09/cosmic-rays-bit-flips-and-computer.html

    Here is a very interesting video about a problem that many of us have been blissfully unaware. You can see the role played by the solar cycle.  This
    is the subject of some on-going research by the folks who put out the SpaceWeather.com web site.  They have been flying balloons to measure high altitude cosmic rays: I've been meaning to build a cloud chamber for a long time.  I recently discovered

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