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Ancient Web: The Sleipner A Disaster Page Is a 29-Line Warning About Bad Numerics

Douglas Arnold's compact Sleipner A page explains how a 1991 offshore-platform failure traced back to a finite-element analysis error that underestimated critical shear stresses by 47 percent.

Charity impersonation following disasters or public tragedies | Dead Internet Theory

Dead Internet Theory: Disasters and public tragedies create a rush to help, which scammers exploit with fake charities and copied identities. Independent verification matters more than the emotional urgency of the appeal.