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Isn't that a bit overly dramatic. Unless at war, literally no one cares if this aircraft carrier is fully operative or not. People have other problems and the

• smitty1e 7y ago
  Dramatic? I offered the IT security example alongside. How long does one expect to work at, say, Apple, if one is careless? Fun fact: no one dies if they leak at Apple. As the global situation deteriorates due to the virus, remember to pray for peace. Because what does any authoritarian regime do when things get creaky? Start a fight to focus attention, that's what.
  • shawnz 7y ago
    > if one is careless? That's assuming this was carelessness and not intentional. But then again, I guess whistleblowers usually don't keep their jobs long either. > Fun fact: no one dies if they leak at Apple. No one will die from this leak either, obviously, yet they might if they don't get an adequate response to the infection
    • smitty1e 7y ago
      > No one will die from this leak either Certainly the hope, but this could fall short of prophecy. Which is why, for all the points about rumors, you do make these sorts of official pronouncements. "Loose lips sink ships" and all that.
  • MagnumOpus 7y ago
    Fun fact: No one dies if the carrier anchors at Guam for a few weeks longer with just security staff on board. Less fun fact: Maybe a dozen sailors will die (or have died) if the carrier sails and gets the rest of the crew on board infected. Hmm, hard choice.