Your last example reminds me of someone editing Wikipedia to list Ronnie O’Sullivan as the winner of the World Open, about 20 minutes before the final match finished.
They were right, and anyone would agree that it was all-but-certain, but it hadn’t actually happened yet.
This computer.
That was so insane - “we need a unique number, let’s just use the MAC” - it was like people didn’t even think through any of the implications when making ipv6 address schemes.
Similar with the address proposals that ignored the need to minimise the size of core internet routing tables.
Substitute Chaos Bringer to really give everyone flashbacks
Main menu theme, Myth II Soulblighter
Today you, tomorrow me
PuTTY: “unexpectedly” disconnected.
(it’s not quite the same; one of their connectors is a shrouded socket)
Satisfactory.
The good news is that everyone is going to be experiencing that for the first time again in about a week’s time!
Thomas Midgley Jr. (leaded petrol, CFCs, lots of deaths at the “ethyl” factory)
It might be a trope by now, but when you mention “rich tourists and digital nomads”… have you read For The Win?
When Cory Doctorow considers this question, … His character, an archetype of the subcultures you mention, voiced by the most cyberpunk author you ever read, chooses a cargo ship.
Looks like the main options are the things you’ve already ruled-out:
Maybe you can find a “tall ship” that’s big enough to have passive passengers (example), or pay the small boat to bring a higher ratio of paid crew to let the passengers sleep.
… except they ask you for a photo in the other direction, showing your chair and desk and keyboard. And not by surprise, just “send us a picture sometime for the audit.”
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City builders, transport games, and factory games are basically “System Design” work already - you could probably disguise a CPU or circuit board design problem as an OpenTTD or Prison Architect or Shapez scenario, and get gamers to design boards for you.
Andrew Camerata - building a castle out of shipping containers, amongst other shenanigans, with excellent cinematography.
Not to mention, there are new beliefs now [Dan Olson / Folding Ideas @37m]
Similar with “get up, Trinity” from The Matrix’s opening scene.