Isn't this splitting hairs? The real achievement it seems to me is continuous operation within spec. The watchdog timers (whatever they are) are part of the design that enabled this. I don't think it lessens the achievement at all.
I was not implying that "the fact that the system has been rebooted lessens the achievement", I said none of it. I was just wondering about details of the system and technical accuracy of the statement, isn't it the point of posting on HN?
Running a probe for 15,364 days without even a single bit flip or poweroff would be an extraordinary miracle that exceeded all reasonable expectations, not simply the grestest accomplishment.
Please don't assume that every technical statements/questions imply undervaluation, criticism or attack, regardless of how common they are in tech.
Thanks.