Why is SSD not a good option for long-term storage?

Long term? No. SSDs store data in "floating gate transistors." These transistors have a gate surrounded by insulator. A weird quirk of quantum physics means you can get electrons to "tunnel" on…

Top stories for Linnex Computer   Why is SSD not a good option for long-term storage? Franklin Veaux, My experience with hard drives dates back many decades. • Answered May 21, 2021 Long term? No. SSDs store data in "floating gate transistors." These transistors have a gate surrounded by insulator. A weird quirk of quantum physics means you can get elec... Read more » 6.2K 409   In 2 Kings 2:23-24, God allowed Elisha to put a curse on the little children who were jeering him. The children were torn apart by 2 bears after they were cursed by him. Why did God allow this? Dick Harfield, lives in Sydney, Australia • Answered October 4, 2024 There is no good way to read this. Either we must regard God as cruel and merciless or we must believe Elisha was equally cruel and merciless but also capable of calling be... Read more » 80 27   Why is vitamin B12 so dangerous? Stephanie Pennington, Clerk at Kansas City Kansas Board of Public Utilities (2024-present) • Answered January 21 I've been on B-12 for 9 months. First at the advice of my internist. Ever since lab work showed a deficiency. Then, around the same time I saw her, I visited my gastroenter... Read more » 2K 380   I have 30 eggs, I broke ten, I sold five, I cook ten, and I fry ten. How many are remaining? Fi{nit}e Angu≈ish≈, Smart enough to know how screwed I am. ;) • Updated September 26, 2022 Ha! I'll say 30 eggs! And I say this not because of the "I have 30 eggs" bit. Let's assume these 30 eggs are the ones referenced later on. Whether you break, cook, or fry eggs... Read more » 1.7K 1.5K   What is the most disgusting thing you ever found in your sibling's room? 4eyes • Answered December 17 My brother got sent to jail at 18 years old before trial and having to go to the penitentiary. When he first went in my grandmother wanted to do a deep clean in his room so... Read more » 5.2K 343   I'm 52 years old and nobody will hire me. Why? Wray Rives, Chartered Global Management Accountant at NeedaCPA.com (2010-present) • Updated March 30 Because you are over 50. Obviously no one is going to admit they didn't hire you because of age discrimination, that is illegal in most places, but they absolutely are not ... Read more » 572 58   Is German as simple a language as English? Berend Harmsen, lives in Amsterdam • Updated March 30 As a Dutch person, I feel somewhat qualified to answer this, because my country sits right between Germany and England. Dutch is very close to both languages and probably t... Read more » 1.8K 486   If the AK-47 is so good, why isn't there an AK-48? Murphy Barrett • Answered April 10, 2021 There is. It's just not called the AK48 because it wasn't introduced in 1948. In 1959 the AK47 was updated, changing from a heavy, expensive milled receiver to a lighter, ch... Read more » 4.1K 215   How bad is life in China? Jonathan Carlson, lives in China (2015-present) • Updated January 10 Ugh! You have no idea how bad life is in China! I mean, every morning I get up and go to work. On my way to work, as I drive my ebike, I'm forced to go around the people who... Read more » 14.1K 327   Why does our dog sniff our breath? Terry Dinerman, Old Dog Guy - Dog Trainer - Service Dog Trainer - • Answered March 12 For the same reason they sniff other dogs butts….. and other places on YOU… Their olfactory sense is 100,000 times more sensitive than yours… They can literally smell your em... Read more » 1.4K 88   I'm 14. I just got called to truancy court for missing 25+ school days. But my grades are above average (all A's). Would this affect anything in court? Bryan Kazes, HS Diploma General Knowledge & The High School Experience, Haverhill High School... • Answered March 9, 2020 I missed a 62 days my freshman year while I had a 4.0 of 4.0 grade point average. My parents wrote notes for every day I missed. Most mornings my mom would wake me up for s... Read more » 6.8K 877   Will God forgive me if I commit adultery again and again and again? Ron Richards, studied at California State University, Los Angeles (1968) • Answered November 7, 2024 I've been a Christian since childhood, and one of the most important things I learned during my 80 years of Christian awareness, is that to forgive at the human level is di... Read more » 206 139 Read more in your feed

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