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Re:CrowdStrike accepting the PwnieAwards for "most epic fail... by JumpCrisscross on Sunday August 11, 2024 @01:12PM (#41217676)
> I am positive that people in hospitals died as a direct result of this incident

Do you have clinical or hospital administration experience? A source with evidence, even circumstantial?

Re:CrowdStrike accepting the PwnieAwards for "most epic fail... by bt1a on Sunday August 11, 2024 @01:14PM (#41217691)
Yes
Re:CrowdStrike accepting the PwnieAwards for "most epic fail... by JumpCrisscross on Sunday August 11, 2024 @01:17PM (#41217705)
> Do you have clinical or hospital administration experience? A source…

>> Yes

You managed a hospital and failed to implement emergency downtime procedures? (Because that is actually criminal.) Or do you have a source?

Re:CrowdStrike accepting the PwnieAwards for "most epic fail... by cholantesh on Sunday August 11, 2024 @01:19PM (#41217731)
Deft goalpost shifting, nice.
Re:CrowdStrike accepting the PwnieAwards for "most epic fail... by RobRivera on Sunday August 11, 2024 @02:02PM (#41218096)
Are you the orangutan doctor from futurama?
Re:CrowdStrike accepting the PwnieAwards for "most epic fail... by JumpCrisscross on Sunday August 11, 2024 @02:58PM (#41218527)
The commenter said they did not believe hospitals “have the time nor resources to pause and put in place an emergency downtime operating protocol” [1]. That is a reasonable guess. It’s not something one would expect from someone with “clinical or hospital administration experience.”

It’s a glib response, but so is “yes” to a request for attribution.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41217683

Re:CrowdStrike accepting the PwnieAwards for "most epic fail... by FireBeyond on Sunday August 11, 2024 @01:23PM (#41217760)
Apropos of anything else, “emergency downtime procedures” do not guarantee the same level of care as normal operations. I’ve worked in and out of hospitals as a critical care paramedic for years.
Re:CrowdStrike accepting the PwnieAwards for "most epic fail... by JumpCrisscross on Sunday August 11, 2024 @01:26PM (#41217778)
> “emergency downtime procedures” do not guarantee the same level of care as normal operations

Agreed. It’s also plausible someone had a heart attack due to the stress of flight cancellations. Do we have any evidence of either?

The difference between a bridge collapsing and everything we’re discussing is there isn’t much of a discussion around who died and why.