SSDs do automatic scrubbing, i.e. a sort-of self-refresh when powered. They do it only for cells that have gotten weak. No idea how long that takes though.
You should be able for force a full test cycle by either reading the full SSD or by running a long SMART self-test.
Depending on the data, that is a perfectly valid approach. Example: Root CA secret key. Make sure to use pigmented, non-acidic ink or laser.
Probably low-stability dye. CD-R can be made very cheaply.
It depends on the quality of the dye layer, the quality of the coating and other factors. For DVD recordables, same thing. The exception is DVD-RAM which use phase-change and can theoretically be archive-grade. But everything has to work for that. I tried with some and apparently disk and drive need to be matched for it to work well. At the time I tried, there were no current drives and disks with that information available.
Funny you should mention badge removal: Chinese manufacturers will send out response teams to remove logos and badges from EVs that catch fire in mainland China.
It is a matter of luck. Better not depend on them. Some DVD-RAM were archive grade, but only when written with the right drives.
No. These tests confirm that SSDs need to do data scrubbing to be reliable and hence need to have power for longer-term storage. The wear is a secondary effect.
My sample size was small (just a couple), but it decided me not to trust SSDs for backup even though everyone on Slashdot said I should trust them.
I most certainly never said such a stupid thing. SSDs are NOT long-term storage and neither are USB-sticks.
Anybody that did minimal research has known that for ages. SSDs do and need to do scrubbing, i.e. data refresh and for that they need to have power. If you want longer-term unpowered storage, use HDDs (but better stay away from the SMR trash). For long term storage use archive-grade tape or paper. Or stone tablets if it is low volume.
Half of the human population doesn't think either, they just echo their favorite chamber.
Looks like click bait or incompetence. Could be the latter.
Their "sandwich" batteries kinda suck. The interior cells don't get cooled properly and are prone to swelling. Individual cells can't be serviced, so if one cell goes bad, you need to replace the entire battery. Apparently replacement batteries are very, very expensive.
The problem is that according to current neuroscience, human thinking is largely independent of human language — and we have little reason to believe ever more sophisticated modeling of language will create a form of intelligence that meets or surpasses our own.
The article goes on to point out that we use language to communicate. We use it to create metaphors to describe our reasoning. That people who have lost their language ability can still show reasoning. That human beings create knowledge when they become dissatisfied with the current metaphor. Einstein's theory of relativity was not based on scientfic research. He developed it as thought experiment because he was dissatisfied with the existing metaphor. It quotes someone who said "common sense is a collection of dead metaphors." And that AI, at best, can rearrange those dead metaphors in interesting ways. But it will never be dissatisfied with the data it has or an existing metaphor.
A different critique has pointed out that even as a language model AI is flawed by its reliance on the internet. The languages used on the internet are unrepresentative the languages in the world. And other languages contain unique descriptions/metaphors that are not found on the internet. My metaphor for what she was talking about was the descriptions of kinds of snow that exist in Inuit languages that describe qualities nowhere found in European languages. If those metaphors aren't found on the internet AI will never be able create them.
This does not mean that AI isn't useful. But it is not remotely human intelligence. That is just a poor metaphor. We need a better one
Oh? When I was a teen (no Internet), I spent a lot of time in the local library reading about countless things that interested me. You know what rarely saw there? Other teens. The problem with most people is not access to information. The problem is lack of interest in information.
I have been saying that 25 years ago when looking at computer based "education".
Real programmers don't write in BASIC. Actually, no programmers write in BASIC after reaching puberty.
