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Why didn't they mute the volume to see if it was the video or audio stream causing problems?
Another reason to step away from spinning rust. Thank dog for SSDs
In fact, if a magnetic HDD crashes, you may still recover some or all of the data by doing something hardcore, such as letting it sit for some hours in the freezer of your refrigerator, or immersing it in a bowl of rice overnight.
However, SSDs (and other flash storage devices) need to be switched on once in few months, otherwise there's a chance that some data stored in them may be permanently lost, as some cells may loose their power.
"As a reminder, an SSD's endurance rating is calculated based on how long it can store data if left unplugged after a certain amount of data has been written": https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/unpowered...
> certain models Why the weasel words? Does Raymond Chen not know which models? Or is it actually apocryphal.
He might not since it comes via a friend. Or he's forgotten since. Also seems not unreasonable for an employee like him not to specifically name and shame hardware partners. Maybe it'd all be fine, but I wouldn't blame him at all for not wanting to risk it.
Another reason to step away from spinning rust. Thank dog for SSDs
Platters are not made of iron (or even steel) and neither is the surface, so I’m not sure why rust comes into the picture.
Modern ones use more exotic materials.
Why didn't they mute the volume to see if it was the video or audio stream causing problems?
Why didn't they mute the volume to see if it was the video or audio stream causing problems?
Not an expert here, so I’m genuinely curious how could a video stream (edit: with muted audio stream) possibly cause another laptop in close proximity to crash?
TFA was lacking details so this is merely a retelling.
> certain models Why the weasel words? Does Raymond Chen not know which models? Or is it actually apocryphal.
From the follow-up post: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20220920-00/?p=10...