I just got a suggestion to run badblocks and memtest86, to check the hardware; that and an updated kernel should help me figure out what is going on...
It seems to me that since you reported the problem on three different machines, you should be looking for a common problem. Having bad ram in all three machines I would find unlikely, even if it is all the same batch. Same would seem to apply to hard drives. I'd be more suspect of power fluctuations, heat issues. Those things that can affect multiple machines the same way, that is, if they are in the same location, using the same power source.
I wouldn't rule out memory or drives, but I'd likely look for something that affects all the machines. Common batches of ram, drives or identical motherboards could be a possibility, but I don't think as likely as power and/or heat issues.
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