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Bit flips: How cosmic rays grounded a fleet of aircraft

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Bit flips: How cosmic rays grounded a fleet of aircraft

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 hours ago

Radiation from space that led to more than 6,000 Airbus aircraft needing emergency computer updates could become a growing problem.

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Not to mention that cosmic ray bit flips are extremely rare. A sys admin might encounter one or two during their entire career, if any.

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