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Perhaps it's improving the checksum algorithm on network packets, or even ... adding one.

• amelius 10mo ago
  Makes you wonder, if/how _passengers_ are directly protected against the radiation
  • fragmede 10mo ago
    They're not. Excessive high altitude flight increases your chance of developing melanoma. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9447865/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9447865/
    • amelius 10mo ago
      Ok, I'll take an aisle seat more often now instead of a window seat.
      • userbinator 10mo ago
        Unless you fly as often as pilots and other onboard staff, it's unlikely to be significant.
        • londons_explore 10mo ago
          If flying were invented today, I bet it wouldn't be allowed due to the radiation. It's more than many medical procedures which guidelines say to only do when the medical benefits outweigh the radiation risk.
          • amelius 10mo ago
            I suppose if flying were invented today the plane would have no windows and the pilots would use cameras.
          • loeg 10mo ago
            Clearly the benefits of flying outweight the radiation risks, though.
  • burnt-resistor 10mo ago
    Passengers flying now and then, it's not a big deal, but aircrews are at increased risk of cancer.