A knight's tale
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A knight's tale
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#2The BL’s elongated ransomware attack recovery has robbed the internet of a remarkable resource of primary source documents like the above. I’m into older maps and it’s a gaping hole in my browsing. Wish there was a meaningful way to help them recover more quickly.
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#3Supplying twelve fish pasties / moving fancy lances. Interesting that these are logistical type services. I wonder if logistics of sorts was a bigger concern then than we have now.
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#4The BL’s elongated ransomware attack recovery has robbed the internet of a remarkable resource of primary source documents like the above. I’m into older maps and it’s a gaping hole in my browsing. Wish there was a meaningful way to help them recover more quickly.
I hadn't heard about this, how terrible. It sucks to give in to the attackers, but 20 BTC seems like a small price to pay compared to rebuilding from scratch.
One interesting bit toward the end of this article indicates the royal family has paid ransomware attackers too.
https://web.archive.org/web/20240412005905/https://www.newyo...
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#5Supplying twelve fish pasties / moving fancy lances. Interesting that these are logistical type services. I wonder if logistics of sorts was a bigger concern then than we have now.
Logistics is one of those things that grows to fill the space around it. Any time you have more than required to sustain yourself for the moment, logistics rears its head.
By which I mean to say, logistics is always around as big a concern as it is right now, whenever 'now' is. Probably something to do with Pareto. Hah, that guy, hey?
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#6Supplying twelve fish pasties / moving fancy lances. Interesting that these are logistical type services. I wonder if logistics of sorts was a bigger concern then than we have now.
Oh, most definitely. The distances covered in older travel tales are often shorter than many people’s contemporary daily commutes.
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#7Supplying twelve fish pasties / moving fancy lances. Interesting that these are logistical type services. I wonder if logistics of sorts was a bigger concern then than we have now.
Although, I think carrying 12 fish pasties is not a great logistical feat. I bet the main goal is for the knight to perform a token act of service for their lord. A good-natured way to signal obedience.
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#8Supplying twelve fish pasties / moving fancy lances. Interesting that these are logistical type services. I wonder if logistics of sorts was a bigger concern then than we have now.
Although, I think carrying 12 fish pasties is not a great logistical feat. I bet the main goal is for the knight to perform a token act of service for their lord. A good-natured way to signal obedience.
I assume that many of these tasks are symbolic / used to socially bind folks together. Similar to that friend who orders the first round of beers for everyone or something. He has his place and everyone knows it and enjoys it. Not unlike any kind of ritual, etc.
Many roles I know had physical symbols you carried or wore. Jim the beer buyer would be proud to his staff of beer buying, value it, and so on just as much as the fish guy.
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#9So the middle ages too had Doordash.
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#10The BL’s elongated ransomware attack recovery has robbed the internet of a remarkable resource of primary source documents like the above. I’m into older maps and it’s a gaping hole in my browsing. Wish there was a meaningful way to help them recover more quickly.
I hadn't heard about this, how terrible. It sucks to give in to the attackers, but 20 BTC seems like a small price to pay compared to rebuilding from scratch. One interesting bit toward the end of this article indicates the royal family has paid ransomware attackers too. https://web.archive.org/web/20240412005905/https://www.newyo...
Whilst the British Library is spending a lot more money rebuilding, and expected to take a year or more to be fully operational again, there are some upsides to this. Their IT infrastructure used outdated and insecure practices, which enabled the attack in the first place, and the rebuilding forces them to modernise it. It also sidesteps the possibility of the ransomware group retaining a foothold in their systems, unbeknownst to the BL (though I will add that ransomware groups are, perhaps surprisingly, usually pretty honest once you pay them).