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    Default The Randomness of the Universe...

    Just in case you were starting to get comfortable with the current mayhem, BBC has this report on cosmic rays...

    "You could be going down the autobahn at 200 miles an hour and suddenly discover your anti-lock braking system doesn't work because it had a cosmic ray event," Mr Hannah said.

    "It's strange, but this is the reality we're moving into as we get smaller and smaller circuits."

    The cosmic ray detector is therefore designed to spot when rays have caused interference and then tell the chip to repeat the command.
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    I wonder if this explains the frequent glitches that I experience in various Microsoft products. I must be a magnet for cosmic rays.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Schmedlap View Post
    I wonder if this explains the frequent glitches that I experience in various Microsoft products. I must be a magnet for cosmic rays.
    I tried to reply to this message, but a cosmic ray crashed Windows on me!

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