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Re:Ask HN: Why don't transistors in microchips fail? by elwell on Thursday July 09, 2015 @09:41PM (#9861859)
Next time a surprising bug pops up on my server I'll just blame it on cosmic rays and reboot.
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Re:Ask HN: Why don't transistors in microchips fail? by rhizome on Thursday July 09, 2015 @09:54PM (#9861895)
"Sunspots" is a very old sysadmin joke.
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Re:Ask HN: Why don't transistors in microchips fail? by rbritton on Thursday July 09, 2015 @11:19PM (#9862115)
I actually have had one user take me seriously with that one. It's been a while, but I believe I also attributed her problem to the phase of the moon as well.
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Re:Ask HN: Why don't transistors in microchips fail? by barrystaes on Friday July 10, 2015 @03:56AM (#9862770)
I tend to deduce and eventually blame either gravity or gremlins. I was never wrong.
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