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Re:Nikon Makes Special Firmware for Astronauts to Block Cosm... by somemirth on Saturday December 09, 2023 @02:59AM (#38579720)
It’s a poorly written and badly explained article. The first comment does a great job of explaining why, and how the new “firmware” actually works
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Re:Nikon Makes Special Firmware for Astronauts to Block Cosm... by Pixie_Dust on Saturday December 09, 2023 @03:37AM (#38579932)
> It’s a poorly written and badly explained article ..

And the title is erroneous. The firmware used the noise reduction circuits to disguise the effects of cosmic rays on the sensor.

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Re:Nikon Makes Special Firmware for Astronauts to Block Cosm... by jakeinspace on Saturday December 09, 2023 @10:40AM (#38582765)
Hey, us embedded programmers never get credit. It’s nice once in a while to steal some from EEs.
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