<story><title>Intel confirms oxidation and excessive voltage in 13th and 14th Gen CPUs [video]</title><url>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVdmK1UGzGs</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>proee</author><text>The fact any modern computer chip works reliability is a pure miracle. The process variations are extreme, and you often end up with a lot of B-level engineers&amp;#x2F;technicians keeping things going. Having some experience in the semiconductor industry, it oftentimes felt like a lot of bubble gum and bailing wire was used to get the product out the door. Hats off to all the people keeping these systems alive and functioning.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>throwup238</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ve worked on the construction of a large dam and I think that&amp;#x27;s the case for most modern technology. Obviously once a dam is up and running it&amp;#x27;s really stable compared to what goes on in a fab, but getting it built? That&amp;#x27;s a whole other story.&lt;p&gt;The math and engineering behind dam construction are well understood but actually getting them built in practice is a years long story of yak shaving, cat herding, and trying to overcome every little piece of BS nature has to throw at the project.  Unique and predictable geological conditions, unknown underground water sources, unexpected soil composition changes, surprise fault lines. Then there&amp;#x27;s the logistical nightmare of actually moving all the equipment in and earth out, the weather and environmental factors that impede every action, humans ignoring safety altogether, and so on and on. All of this implemented by workers on the ground who just barely know what&amp;#x27;s going on (for no fault of their own).&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;m continually surprised that anything complicated ever gets built at all.</text></comment>
<story><title>Intel confirms oxidation and excessive voltage in 13th and 14th Gen CPUs [video]</title><url>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVdmK1UGzGs</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>proee</author><text>The fact any modern computer chip works reliability is a pure miracle. The process variations are extreme, and you often end up with a lot of B-level engineers&amp;#x2F;technicians keeping things going. Having some experience in the semiconductor industry, it oftentimes felt like a lot of bubble gum and bailing wire was used to get the product out the door. Hats off to all the people keeping these systems alive and functioning.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>jcynix</author><text>Similar to software, so the whole IT industry seems like a miracle sometimes. And the car industry gets more and more software installed ...</text></comment>