Scott and Scurvy (2010)

[rwmj]

https://idlewords.com/2010/03/scott_and_scurvy.htm

[dang]

Some past threads:

Scott and Scurvy (2010) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17459053 - July 2018 (10 comments)

Scott and Scurvy (2010) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13192278 - Dec 2016 (1 comment)

Scott and Scurvy (2010) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10367363 - Oct 2015 (6 comments)

Scott and Scurvy (2010) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9747175 - June 2015 (1 comment)

Scott and Scurvy: How the cure for scurvy was lost - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1174912 - March 2010 (36 comments)

Also scurvious:

The Age of Scurvy (2017) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24869920 - Oct 2020 (16 comments)

Scurvy is common and should be diagnosed and treated - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10605461 - Nov 2015 (51 comments)

[JackFr → dang]

Not surprising it's a repeat -- it's a fascinating article. It's got it all - action, adventure, hubris and the illusion of knowledge.

[fmajid → JackFr]

Maciej Ceglowski is one of the very best writers on the web, no question. It's a shame he does not do it more often.

[gerikson → fmajid]

I agree, and I even contributed to a fundraiser to read more about his trip to Antarctica - in the full knowledge he might never deliver.

His Twitter is well worth following: https://twitter.com/Pinboard

[fmajid → gerikson]

Same here, but he did deliver. I find his Yemen travelogues more interesting than his Antarctic ones, however.

My absolute favorite remains "Argentina on two steaks a day", however.