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Oh goodness! After domain squatting, one more squatting to think about! Do I have to worry about these things? How likely is it that a solar flare modifies a co
by rambojazz 6y ago
Oh goodness! After domain squatting, one more squatting to think about! Do I have to worry about these things? How likely is it that a solar flare modifies a computer memory right when typing a domain?
- fogihujy 6y agoThe likelihood of your computer experiencing a bit flip at the wrong time is microscopic. The likelihood that some computer, somewhere on the planet at any time? Much higher.
- zlynx 6y agoIt is far more likely that a DRAM chip will start going bad over time. Unlike solar flares this will definitely cause you problems. Over 25 years I have experienced this in two different computers. Unless you live at high altitude. When I lived at 7,200 feet in the mountains of Colorado my ECC system reported bit errors every month. Anyone using laptops while in flight should be scared.
- fomine3 6y agoOr if you live untrustworthy country with nuclear. https://www.jakepoz.com/debugging-behind-the-iron-curtain/ https://www.jakepoz.com/debugging-behind-the-iron-curtain/