[chubot]

If tens of millions of dollars are on the line, you will be able to find someone who can run the script or derive enough knowledge from it

In a disaster scenario, something is better than nothing

[pavel_lishin]

Bill is clearly still picking up the phone. He'd likely be amenable to picking up a paycheck as well.

[fragmede]

Not if he's dead. Some of the stuff is old enough that it's a reasonable question.

[wkdneidbwf]

it’s more that i don’t believe it’s a real scenario.

[adityaathalye]

Isn't that the entire point? People don't believe (or choose to not believe) a certain disaster scenario is valid, until it happens. We all have seen first-hand the many examples of colossal failures of disaster-response planning in our recent planet-wide emergency. As have we seen the creative, dogged, herculean efforts to cope with it.