▲ 94 ▼ Bit flips: How cosmic rays grounded a fleet of aircraft (www.bbc.com) submitted 11 months ago by undead_falco@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world 11 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Devial@discuss.online 15 points 11 months ago (4 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip -2 points 11 months ago And, if the top levels of the BBC weren't staffed with time-serving Conservative Party appointees who spend all their time interfering in politics, they could get their journalists to fact-check their articles by asking someone who knows what the fuck they're talking about. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world -12 points 11 months ago (2 children) So what do bits represent then, if not ones and zeros? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Devial@discuss.online 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world -15 points 11 months ago (1 child) A bit isn't represented by a one or a zero, that's nonsense. A bit can take the state of a one or a zero and is represented in various ways in digital circuitry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] Devial@discuss.online 11 points 11 months ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip -4 points 11 months ago those states are represented by binary numbers. The states represent binary numbers, not the other way around. https://www.britannica.com/technology/bit-communications A bit is a binary digit. That's what "bit" is an abbreviation for. That is, it's either a 1 or a 0. It's a logical thing, not a physical thing. It's a unit of information. The embodiment of that bit is the physical state of a certain tiny, addressable chunk of silicon. And there could be any of several other embodiments: the position of toggle switches, chalk marks on a board, pits on a metallic surface in a DVD, voltage in a wire at a particular time. The particular embodiment is an engineering choice that is distinct from the information itself. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies) load more comments (-1 replies)
[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip -2 points 11 months ago And, if the top levels of the BBC weren't staffed with time-serving Conservative Party appointees who spend all their time interfering in politics, they could get their journalists to fact-check their articles by asking someone who knows what the fuck they're talking about. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world -12 points 11 months ago (2 children) So what do bits represent then, if not ones and zeros? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Devial@discuss.online 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world -15 points 11 months ago (1 child) A bit isn't represented by a one or a zero, that's nonsense. A bit can take the state of a one or a zero and is represented in various ways in digital circuitry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] Devial@discuss.online 11 points 11 months ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip -4 points 11 months ago those states are represented by binary numbers. The states represent binary numbers, not the other way around. https://www.britannica.com/technology/bit-communications A bit is a binary digit. That's what "bit" is an abbreviation for. That is, it's either a 1 or a 0. It's a logical thing, not a physical thing. It's a unit of information. The embodiment of that bit is the physical state of a certain tiny, addressable chunk of silicon. And there could be any of several other embodiments: the position of toggle switches, chalk marks on a board, pits on a metallic surface in a DVD, voltage in a wire at a particular time. The particular embodiment is an engineering choice that is distinct from the information itself. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies) load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] Devial@discuss.online 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world -15 points 11 months ago (1 child) A bit isn't represented by a one or a zero, that's nonsense. A bit can take the state of a one or a zero and is represented in various ways in digital circuitry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] Devial@discuss.online 11 points 11 months ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip -4 points 11 months ago those states are represented by binary numbers. The states represent binary numbers, not the other way around. https://www.britannica.com/technology/bit-communications A bit is a binary digit. That's what "bit" is an abbreviation for. That is, it's either a 1 or a 0. It's a logical thing, not a physical thing. It's a unit of information. The embodiment of that bit is the physical state of a certain tiny, addressable chunk of silicon. And there could be any of several other embodiments: the position of toggle switches, chalk marks on a board, pits on a metallic surface in a DVD, voltage in a wire at a particular time. The particular embodiment is an engineering choice that is distinct from the information itself. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world -15 points 11 months ago (1 child) A bit isn't represented by a one or a zero, that's nonsense. A bit can take the state of a one or a zero and is represented in various ways in digital circuitry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] Devial@discuss.online 11 points 11 months ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip -4 points 11 months ago those states are represented by binary numbers. The states represent binary numbers, not the other way around. https://www.britannica.com/technology/bit-communications A bit is a binary digit. That's what "bit" is an abbreviation for. That is, it's either a 1 or a 0. It's a logical thing, not a physical thing. It's a unit of information. The embodiment of that bit is the physical state of a certain tiny, addressable chunk of silicon. And there could be any of several other embodiments: the position of toggle switches, chalk marks on a board, pits on a metallic surface in a DVD, voltage in a wire at a particular time. The particular embodiment is an engineering choice that is distinct from the information itself. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] Devial@discuss.online 11 points 11 months ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip -4 points 11 months ago those states are represented by binary numbers. The states represent binary numbers, not the other way around. https://www.britannica.com/technology/bit-communications A bit is a binary digit. That's what "bit" is an abbreviation for. That is, it's either a 1 or a 0. It's a logical thing, not a physical thing. It's a unit of information. The embodiment of that bit is the physical state of a certain tiny, addressable chunk of silicon. And there could be any of several other embodiments: the position of toggle switches, chalk marks on a board, pits on a metallic surface in a DVD, voltage in a wire at a particular time. The particular embodiment is an engineering choice that is distinct from the information itself. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip -4 points 11 months ago those states are represented by binary numbers. The states represent binary numbers, not the other way around. https://www.britannica.com/technology/bit-communications A bit is a binary digit. That's what "bit" is an abbreviation for. That is, it's either a 1 or a 0. It's a logical thing, not a physical thing. It's a unit of information. The embodiment of that bit is the physical state of a certain tiny, addressable chunk of silicon. And there could be any of several other embodiments: the position of toggle switches, chalk marks on a board, pits on a metallic surface in a DVD, voltage in a wire at a particular time. The particular embodiment is an engineering choice that is distinct from the information itself. permalink fedilink source parent