sunspots

sunspots n.  1. Notional cause of an odd error.  "Why did
   the program suddenly turn the screen blue?"  "Sunspots, I
   guess."  2. Also the cause of {bit rot} -- from the myth that
   sunspots will increase {cosmic rays}, which can flip single bits
   in memory.  See also {phase of the moon}.



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