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So...a yacht named "Bayesian" just sank off the coast of Sicily. It was owned by British billionaire Mike Lynch, former CEO of Autonomy. Lynch just barely managed to stay out of trouble with US authorities over fraud charges and will likely owe HP Enterprise a hefty bag for misrepresentations before their multi-billion dollar acquisition. My heart goes out to the innocents and crew who are lost. (Edit: Lynch appears to still be missing)
Hell of a metaphor, isn't it?
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/19/who-is-mike-lynch-tech-boss-missing-yacht-sinking-autonomy
The plot thickens!
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/19/mike-lynchs-co-defendant-in-us-trial-fatally-struck-by-car-while-jogging
Geez! It's positively congealed.
I'm fascinated by the fucking size of that yacht and did some more research and found more stories about obscenely expensive boats going to the bottom.
https://www.superyachttimes.com/news?filter=Casualty
Still feel bad about those missing though.
It turns out that the size of the yacht doesn't actually matter, but rather the motion of the ocean.