File Deterioration

Posted by: endlessnessism on 07 November 2013

Somebody once told me, a propos digital photo files, that every time you opened them on screen they deteriorated ever so slightly. I don't remember who told me, or when, and it may be complete rubbish. If, however, there's truth in it, are our favourite music files also in danger of disappearing through over-enjoyment?

Posted on: 09 November 2013 by winkyincanada

Originally Posted by MangoMonkey:

Originally Posted by james n:

Originally Posted by MangoMonkey:

Cosmic rays are known to flip bits every now and then ...
Actually, I'm serious -

Studies by IBM in the 1990s suggest that computers typically experience about one cosmic-ray-induced error per 256 megabytes of RAM per month. - from Wikipedia

One not to worry about then.

You could. The chances are higher you'll win a lottery without buying a ticket.

There's a great article here about flipped bits on a space probe....http://boingboing.net/2013/11/...ed-by-the-light.html