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Re:A mutational timer is built into the chemistry of DNA by mcqueenjordan on Thursday February 01, 2018 @07:05AM (#16281250)
> certain C/C++ variables can shape-shift for a thousandth of a second, transiently morphing into alternative states that can allow the program to crash or produce an incorrect result

I knew it!!!

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Re:A mutational timer is built into the chemistry of DNA by tzahola on Thursday February 01, 2018 @07:24AM (#16281343)
No surprise: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_event_upset
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Re:A mutational timer is built into the chemistry of DNA by mcqueenjordan on Thursday February 01, 2018 @09:55PM (#16288024)
Nice reply, was secretly hoping someone would mention this. Funnily enough, we've encountered this at work before.
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