• SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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    No, I don’t have useless LEDs in my computer. My gaming rig is actually in a flat black case that blends in with the furniture.

    Except my employer shipped me a dev box with a big polycarbonate window and an unnecessarily beefy GPU with RGB LEDs that dance by default. 🤦

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      7 months ago

      I wonder if anyone has studied the rate of cosmic ray-induced bit flips in a PC with a side window case vs. an all metal one.

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          Do you mean that you think bit flips are inconsequential, or that the rate of bit flips is inconsequential?

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            The rate for your home PC is inconsequential, and the difference between a thin sheet of metal and lexan would have an inconsequential impact.

            But flips are not inherently inconsequential. Coincidentally, a lot of my current work involves making sure we are not adversely affected by cosmic bit flips in safety-critical hardware.

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              The rate for your home PC is inconsequential,

              Please don’t make assumptions about my data integrity needs.

              But thanks for clarifying what you meant.

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                If you have real data integrity needs, you shouldn’t be relying on off-the-shelf home PC parts. There’s real hardware and software for such applications.

                Your basement is safe enough from cosmic rays for your personal needs.

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          Because it seems like you disliked them and “off” is one of the controllable options?
          But I guess you are at a so advanced level of not giving a shit that you don’t even care that they dance around.

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            Not only is the box under my desk with the window facing the wall, you are correct, I wouldn’t give a shit if it weren’t. I was simply noting the irony of my “professional” equipment being the most frivolous.