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Re:Internet disrupted in Russia amid opposition protests
on Saturday January 23, 2021 @02:58PM (#25885526)
Everybody in Teheran has satellite dishes on their roof to watch illegal tv programming. You might be overestimating the efficiency of repressive authorities
Re:51 Star Flag (2011)
on Thursday January 14, 2021 @01:30AM (#25772891)
Packing doesn’t necessarily make nice symmetrical things. I don’t have an image for n=51 but this [1] is for 55. Interestingly for square numbers from 49 on, the best packing is not the obvious square lattice either [2]
[1]: https://www.ime.usp.br/~egbirgin/packing/packing_by_nlp/nume...
[2]: https://www.ime.usp.br/~egbirgin/packing/packing_by_nlp/nume...
Re:Rule Allows Natural Gas Transport by Rail in Dense Areas
on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @10:11AM (#25570415)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viareggio_train_derailment
32 dead because of derailment of LPG transporting train. Is the hazard posed by LPG much different to LNG?