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Submitted: "The Cannae Problem"
78 points48 commentswww.joanwestenberg.com
It's August 2, 216 BCE. The Roman army stands in formation under the blistering Italian sun. Eight legions strong—the largest force Rome has ever fielded—nearly 80,000 men await the order to advance.…
I was living in Chile during its 2010 earthquake (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Chile_earthquake). The power outage in my hometown lasted approximately two weeks.
Commented: "Internet in a Box"
Somewhat related: Cuba’s “El Paquete Semanal” – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Paquete_Semanal (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36285363)
Commented: "I should have loved biology too"
Check out his[1] Molecule of the Month series (https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/) if you haven’t already!
[1]: Although he just retired from it. Janet Iwasa will continue the project.
Commented: "Pope Francis has died"
Don’t forget supercomputers! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MareNostrum
