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45² year in review - Chryseis Liu

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2025 is a mathematically rare year as it's a perfect square (45²). The last perfect square year was 1936 (44²) and the next will be 2116 (46²), so this is most likely the only perfect square year that any of us will ever experience in our prime. it's also a magical year in many other senses, in ai progress, in personal life, etc. The second it turned Jan 1st 2025, I was in Paris. I was in the ER at a hospital, having spent New Year's Eve lying there, thinking I might die and that this was the end. I wanted to see the Men's Foil Fencing World Cup scheduled in Paris in January, so I decided to ring in the new year there too, which turned out to be a terrible idea. Not long after arriving I caught that particularly virulent strain of Influenza A (if you recall) that was ravaging France at the time, and developed severe pneumonia(lung infection) as a complication. I was admitted to the ER on New Year's Eve. While my friends and acquaintances were out joyfully celebrating at the Arc de Trio

45² year in review - Chryseis Liu 2025 is a mathematically rare year as it's a perfect square (45²). The last perfect square year was 1936 (44²) and the next will be 2116 (46²), so this is most likely the only perfect square year that any of us will ever experience in our prime. it's also a magical year in many other senses, in ai progress, in personal life, etc. and how did this year start? ▼ The second it turned Jan 1st 2025, I was in Paris. I was in the ER at a hospital, having spent New Year's Eve lying there, thinking I might die and that this was the end. I wanted to see the Men's Foil F

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