[forkqueue]

Also they're using non-ECC RAM (the processors they use don't even support ECC), which is much cheaper and also a very bad idea for anything you care about. Data corruption isn't fun, especially when it's subtle and has existed long enough for even your 90 day old backups to have it.

[tworats]

I wonder what the real-world failure/corruption rates are on ECC vs. non-ECC RAM. Does anyone know of any studies? I'd like to know if the differences are practical or theoretical.