Error-Proofing Data With Reed-Solomon Codes 196
ttsiod recommends a blog entry in which he details steps to apply Reed-Solomon codes to harden data against errors in storage media. Quoting: "The way storage quality has been nose-diving in the last years, you'll inevitably end up losing data because of bad sectors. Backing up, using RAID and version control repositories are some of the methods used to cope; here's another that can help prevent data loss in the face of bad sectors: Hardening your files with Reed-Solomon codes. It is a software-only method, and it has saved me from a lot of grief..."
It can make files a bit hard to read, though (Score:4, Funny)
Harden Files (Score:3, Funny)
When he said "harden files", I thought he was going into a long soliloquy on all the porn on his computer, so I went to the next story.
Re:Been doing this from the past 3 decades (Score:5, Funny)
"Awk! Parroty Error! Parroty Error! Pieces of Seven, Pieces of Seven"
(*BOOM*) never did like that bird.
Re:Drives already do this (Score:3, Funny)
You haven't read too many theses. There are holes all over the place...
Re:Been doing this from the past 3 decades (Score:2, Funny)
Re:It can make files a bit hard to read, though (Score:5, Funny)
I for one welcome our Perl Overlords
Re:Drives already do this (Score:5, Funny)
Dude, put the bong down.
Re:Yes, RS should be a file system service. (Score:5, Funny)
Those who sacrifice speed for data integrity deserve neither - BF
Re:Drives already do this (Score:4, Funny)
Other valid replies would have been "I'll have what he's having" or "Pass it around, please".