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On 2024-08-01 07:58:16 +0000, BCFD 36 said:
> On 7/23/24 00:56, Charles Packer wrote:
>> On Mon, 22 Jul 2024 16:01:25 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>>> 
>>> xkcd: CrowdStrike
>>> https://www.xkcd.com/2961/
>>> 
>>> Make the best of bad times.
>>> 
>>> Explained at:
>>> https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2961:_CrowdStrike
>>> 
>>> Lynn
>> 
>> Was anybody here affected by the CrowdStrike Thing?
>> My nephew's wife flew to Europe that day without incident.
> 
> We were on a river cruise on the Columbia and Snake Rivers. We were 
> about 2 hours late leaving from one port because of the problem. It 
> makes no sense why this should be so.

Various possibilities. For example, the Crowdstrike glitch could have 
affected the boat's navigation computers, the company's ticket buying 
and checking system, etc.