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by randomNumber7 112 days ago
For errors due to radiation the probability is extremely low, since it would need to flip the same bit at the same time in two different places.
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sippeangelo 112 days ago
Then why 8 instead of 3?
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okibry 110 days ago
8 is 2 to the power of 3
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randomNumber7 112 days ago
They know their developers and engineers suck almost as hard as their management decisions so they added some more redundancy.
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