3rd March 2013 Archive
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Storage glitch sends Curiosity into safe mode
In space, no-one can find your last known good configuration
Nuclear-powered, laser-armed space tank Curiosity is currently working in safe mode, after one of the craft's onboard computers developed a memory glitch. NASA has switched the craft to its “B” computer, a device identical to the problematic “A” unit, and says “a glitch in flash memory” is the source of the problem. Curiosity …
Science 3 Mar 22:38
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Router crash downs CloudFlare services
A lesson in disclosure
During Sunday, US time, prominent Web services outfit CloudFlare sent an instruction to its routers in response to an attempted DoS, and instead took down its own network. In a rare example of detailed disclosure, the company has posted an explanation of what happened here. The network collapse occurred, the company explains …
Networks 3 Mar 22:39
