Episode 1821 • • 16:30 - 20:08
1821: Genesis
Solar Flares, ECC Memory, and Aviation Software Reliability
The discussion explores the technical impact of solar flares on computer systems, specifically Error Correction Code (ECC) memory in aircraft. One host shares a personal anecdote about a "clean feed" outage coinciding with solar activity. There is skepticism regarding whether the Airbus issue is a genuine hardware shielding problem or simply a rollback of faulty software.