Hacker News on 14 March 2020

• Open letter from Italy to the international scientific community
• The most surprising Unix programs
• Ask HN: Book recommendations for understanding financial systems?
• Ask HN: Is UK government insane or genius?
• Show HN: Kosmi – Hang out with friends and family online
• Ask HN: Non-cloud voice recognition for home use?
• Koenigsegg’s 2.0-liter no-camshaft engine makes 600 horsepower
• FDA grants Roche coronavirus test emergency green light within 24 hours
• Finding a problem at the bottom of the Google stack
• Pandemic Ventilator Project