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The probability of losing your life to a cosmic ray bit-flip is increasing daily

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The probability of losing your life to a cosmic ray bit-flip is increasing daily

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More computers dealing with more parts of your life increases the chance that a bit flip has a negative effect
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  What is a bit flip?

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