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Columbus' DNA suggests he was a Sephardic Jew from the western Mediterranean
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Re: Columbus' DNA suggests he was a Sephardic Jew from the western Mediterranean
#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
It’s a hacker forum. Sailing across the world like he did was the hacker equivalent in the 1400s. HN also constantly links to paywall articles, and I imagine at least ninety percent of people here use ad block
Comparing today’s tech hacking with sailing across the Atlantic is a very good joke, very funny.
Hacking in the context of hacker news doesn’t have to be related to technology at all