The intermittent streaming-server failure

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The intermittent streaming-server failure · Proposed air date:

After restoring the live stream, Dr. Dave explains that one bad motherboard capacitor made the server work and fail unpredictably, imitating a BIOS problem and eventually affecting the processor and drive data. A dramatic smoking failure would have been easier; the subtle one consumed far more time before the repaired system brought internet listeners back.

2:54 · Consulting Philosophy

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Proposed recording date: 2008-08-16. The exact broadcast date may differ.

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