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Re:Node.js running in the new Airbus A350 inflight servers by iSnow on Saturday November 28, 2015 @02:53PM (#10642148)
Unless there's a hardware fault, no runaway loop would overheat the system so much it would ignite.
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Re:Node.js running in the new Airbus A350 inflight servers by verelo on Saturday November 28, 2015 @04:05PM (#10642425)
Yeah you're probably right.

Often when you review critical failures you find multiple things went wrong at once to cause the catastrophic failure. I would place a good bet that there was a failed fan, poorly secured heatsink or maybe just a clogged air filter that meant the hardware was unable to handle the additional heat being produced.

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