Each write to a memory location wears out that location slightly degrading it’s oxide layer. Flash memories compensate for this by “wear-leveling” which spreads the writes around to different locations to make sure the device wears out evenly.

It will mark bad locations and stop using them. If you run with the device almost full then it cannot effectively wear level and the few open locations will be overused and wear out.

It’s not specifically small writes, it’s the number of writes to any one location. But of course it’s faster to do small writes so you end up with more if they are all small.

Also, there are flash memories optimized for performance that will wear out faster and others that are optimized for longevity that write slower.

Keeping the device cool will extend it’s life also.

For longest life, keep the device cool and mostly empty and minimize writes. In critical applications find a device that optimizes lifetime over performance.

I’ll bet good money this was an intentional “clerical error” and they fully intend to send her to El Salvador.

It’s it me or are they starting to look alike?

Anything below the rate of inflation is losing.

Everyone who will believe it already believes it.

Please don’t underestimate the ignorance and stupidity of the current administration and please stop giving them ideas that they would be unlikely to find on their own.

I got 7. I’m pretty old.

Let’s see if I can make the math work:

American men live to 74.8 on average.

7/11*74.8 = 47.6

Pretty close.

Starting to understand why the GOP color is red.

1. Russia
2. Negative growth
3. Anger
4. Bloodshed
5. War

Just gotta stop counting. Trump had been saying it for years. If you want to lower the stats just stop counting.

He should go hand to hand with a female soldier. I’d pay to see her give him a beating.

The NFL, Walmart, State Farm, Wendy’s, Office Depot, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Economist, USAA insurance, Formula 1 and Mondelēz International, the maker of Oreo cookies and Ritz Crackers, are among the most recognizable companies that have maintained their relationship with the embattled social media platform amid a swell of controversy.

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Once these scapegoats are gone and things continue to get worse a new set of scapegoats will start to be abducted by masked government henchman.

When resources become scarce, neighbors will start reporting neighbors.

Read history people. Read about McCarthy era red scare.

Piss off your neighbor, they call ice, you go to an undisclosed jail without a phonecall.

We’re fucked.

I always say please and thank you. When the robot uprising happens I will be killed last.

I plan to relish those additional nanoseconds.