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Re:Cosmic rays causing 30k network malfunctions in Japan eac... by oconnor663 on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @12:12PM (#26726996)
Or for example, old cables and improperly installed cooling fans might tend to get fixed during a move. Hard to know for sure.
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Re:Cosmic rays causing 30k network malfunctions in Japan eac... by shiftpgdn on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @01:32PM (#26728058)
Well yeah, that's why it's presented as an anecdote. :)
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Re:Cosmic rays causing 30k network malfunctions in Japan eac... by oconnor663 on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @09:56PM (#26734178)
Totally. Kind of reminds me of http://www.ibiblio.org/harris/500milemail.html
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Re:Cosmic rays causing 30k network malfunctions in Japan eac... by digikata on Thursday April 08, 2021 @11:54AM (#26740319)
I was recalling this paper characterizing loss of system drive performance due to environmental vibrations (though I'm sure there are others).

https://www.usenix.org/legacy/events/sustainit10/tech/full_p...

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