CrowdStrike accepting the PwnieAwards for "most epic fail" at defcon

Re:CrowdStrike accepting the PwnieAwards for "most epic fail... by selimthegrim on Sunday August 11, 2024 @07:24PM (#41219963)

That’s interesting because on the TV episode, it states that insurers wanted the risk of piracy spread out over many smaller ships that would be lateen rigged. I have one of the Connections books, so I’ll check to see if this is covered in it https://youtu.be/1NqRbBvujHY?si=WfysDHPLhSJkGhzd

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Re:CrowdStrike accepting the PwnieAwards for "most epic fail... by dredmorbius on Sunday August 11, 2024 @09:59PM (#41220607)

Interesting discrepancy, yes. I'm pretty sure of my recollection of the book.

It may be that the opportunity to diversify risk (over more smaller ships) overcame the reluctance to adopt new, untested and/or foreign technology.

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Re:CrowdStrike accepting the PwnieAwards for "most epic fail... by selimthegrim on Sunday August 11, 2024 @11:42PM (#41220998)

It doesn’t explicitly say insurers but it’s a pretty small logical leap from the wording (the timeframe is also c. 11th-12th century so could be before formal insurers)

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Re:CrowdStrike accepting the PwnieAwards for "most epic fail... by dredmorbius on Sunday August 11, 2024 @11:51PM (#41221040)

Right.

The books and video scripts also differ amongst Burke's various series. I'll see if I can find a copy of the text to compare.

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