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Three monitors, and i feel insulted (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] 31 points 2 years ago (11 children)

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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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago* (6 children)

    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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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    It's an interesting question, but realistically inconsequential.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

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

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    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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  • [–] -5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    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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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    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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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    If it's actually controllable, and not just hardwired on, openrgb is your friend.

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    If I already don't give a shit, why would I bother?

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    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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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago

    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.

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