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It crazy that he was so confident the ship would sink he was willing to stranded, and he was right. I can hardly think of anything I am that confident in.

ISL 7y ago
Depends on the ship. Some ships, absent a miraculous bilge pump, are definitely going to sink.
anonsivalley652 7y ago
Well, if you're sure it's going to sink compared to resources and your survival skills, it's logical to choose the lesser of two weevils.
- lostlogin 7y ago
  Is that a typo? I like it either way.
  - gumby 7y ago
    It's a joke from "Master and Commander"
    - galangalalgol 7y ago
      A man who would pun, would pick a man's pockets.
momirlan 7y ago
this is the story of the survivor, anyway
- monoideism 7y ago
  Well, it's a historical fact that the ship sank soon afterwards.
  - alasdair_ 7y ago
    After which, the “survivor” can claim anything he wishes without dispute.
    - Supermancho 7y ago
      Some of the crew also survived, as you might see in the rest of the comments.
    - monoideism 7y ago
      As others have responded, there were survivors who testified at a trial regarding the boat (probably insurance).
the_matrix 7y ago
Yeah, that's called instinct triggered by practical knowledge and a sense for survival, used to come quite handy in those unpredictable adventurous days!
austhrow743 7y ago
His wiki article says he immediately regretted rashness in saying he rather stay on the island but the captain refused to take him back. So it seems he may have been more talking shit for effect rather than genuine and then got lucky.
segmondy 7y ago
I have often been confident that software won't ship based on the current team and hit it right on the money. Tons of folks see a startup and just nope outta there because they can tell it's a wreck waiting to happen. I'm sure you are giving yourself less credit than you deserve. You can tell when things are bad in an area you have worked in for years.

ISL 7y ago

Depends on the ship. Some ships, absent a miraculous bilge pump, are definitely going to sink.

anonsivalley652 7y ago

Well, if you're sure it's going to sink compared to resources and your survival skills, it's logical to choose the lesser of two weevils.

lostlogin 7y ago
Is that a typo? I like it either way.
- gumby 7y ago
  It's a joke from "Master and Commander"
  - galangalalgol 7y ago
    A man who would pun, would pick a man's pockets.

momirlan 7y ago

this is the story of the survivor, anyway

monoideism 7y ago
Well, it's a historical fact that the ship sank soon afterwards.
- alasdair_ 7y ago
  After which, the “survivor” can claim anything he wishes without dispute.
  - Supermancho 7y ago
    Some of the crew also survived, as you might see in the rest of the comments.
  - monoideism 7y ago
    As others have responded, there were survivors who testified at a trial regarding the boat (probably insurance).

the_matrix 7y ago

Yeah, that's called instinct triggered by practical knowledge and a sense for survival, used to come quite handy in those unpredictable adventurous days!

austhrow743 7y ago

His wiki article says he immediately regretted rashness in saying he rather stay on the island but the captain refused to take him back. So it seems he may have been more talking shit for effect rather than genuine and then got lucky.

segmondy 7y ago

I have often been confident that software won't ship based on the current team and hit it right on the money. Tons of folks see a startup and just nope outta there because they can tell it's a wreck waiting to happen. I'm sure you are giving yourself less credit than you deserve. You can tell when things are bad in an area you have worked in for years.