copy corrupting last block of file?

[Tim]

Allegedly, on or about 21 December 2012, Tom Horsley sent:
> I switched to a different sdcard reader, and suddenly all the
> errors went away, so (today, anyway) all the errors seem to
> be correlated with the sdcard reader (which will probably
> be headed to the recycling pile soon :-). 

I dare say that card readers are subjected to quite a bit of physical
stress, and probably static charge problems, too.  And some of the early
memory cards, at least, warned about being careful with the cards to
avoid static electricity.

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