Brandon Laraby

Canadian Writer, Author, Rabblerouser. My views are my own though you're welcome to share them.

[Brandon Laraby @BCLaraby]

@duolingo Hey there, I'm having an issue with my Duolingo account can you please DM me?

[Dave Benner, Nemesis of Neocons @dbenner83]

@RobertKennedyJr If wars can be started by lies, peace can be started by truth.

[Brandon Laraby @BCLaraby]

@eliasmakos Set out a few dozen tables of tourtière, a tractor trailer full of beer and you might be able to turn it into a community project.

Have the whole thing done in a weekend.

[Nat Friedman @natfriedman]

Ten months ago, we launched the Vesuvius Challenge to solve the ancient problem of the Herculaneum Papyri, a library of scrolls that were flash-fried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

Today we are overjoyed to announce that our crazy project has succeeded. After 2000 years, we can finally read the scrolls:
This image was produced by @Youssef_M_Nader, @LukeFarritor, and @JuliSchillij, who have now won the Vesuvius Challenge Grand Prize of $700,000. Congratulations!!

These fifteen columns come from the very end of the first scroll we have been able to read and contain new text from the ancient world that has never been seen before. The author – probably Epicurean philosopher Philodemus – writes here about music, food, and how to enjoy life's pleasures. In the closing section, he throws shade at unnamed ideological adversaries – perhaps the stoics? – who "have nothing to say about pleasure, either in general or in particular."

This year, the Vesuvius Challenge continues. The text that we revealed so far represents just 5% of one scroll.

In 2024, our goal is to from reading a few passages of text to entire scrolls, and we're announcing a new $100,000 grand prize for the first team that is able to read at least 90% of all four scrolls that we have scanned.

The scrolls stored in Naples that remain to be read represent more than 16 megabytes of ancient text. But the villa where the scrolls were found was only partially excavated, and scholars tell us that there may be thousands more scrolls underground. Our hope is that the success of the Vesuvius Challenge catalyzes the excavation of the villa, that the main library is discovered, and that whatever we find there rewrites history and inspires all of us.

It's been a great joy to work on this strange and amazing project. Thanks to Brent Seales for laying the foundation for this work over so many years, thanks to the friends and Twitter users whose donations powered our effort, and thanks to the many contestants whose contributions have made the Vesuvius Challenge successful!

Read more in our announcement: https://t.co/rUlrdGXBMs

[Brandon Laraby @BCLaraby]

@CzechMateAO @BretWeinstein That's the funniest part of all of this.

We've seen what actual threats to the system look like. Until Mr. Icke and Mr. Jones start getting treated like Mr. Assange and Mr. Snowden I think it's safe to say that they're no actual threat at all. Their truths are blunted sticks.

[Brandon Laraby @BCLaraby]

@aimeeterese @TaraBull808 @elonmusk I still had to enter my birthdate into the app to see it because it was "age-restricted content".

[Brandon Laraby @BCLaraby]

@WinnieSchola @libsoftiktok I wish her well with her endeavors.

[Brandon Laraby @BCLaraby]

@acoyne Maybe, but he has a remarkable and sustained level of support. In a Democracy it doesn't matter how 'fit' you are, it's how many people believe that you can do the job.

The Dems have a real problem on their hands.

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@KalenoftheCity @marissenmark @crd The big problem is that anyone paying attention will tell you that the quality of the buildings that are being built are already much lower. The demand to rush and get these places up is going to lead to them being slapped together and all sorts of problems 5 years down the line.

[Dr. Rhonda Patrick @foundmyfitness]

A new study reveals bottled water contains up to 100 more microplastic particles than previously estimated.

Utilizing advanced techniques, researchers found that popular water brands contain an average of 240,000 microplastic particles per liter, a count that's 10 - 100 times higher than past estimates.

Notably, 90% of these plastics are tiny nanoplastics, so small they can penetrate human cells and tissues and even cross the blood-brain barrier, potentially impacting human health.

This raises an important question: Might simply drinking tap water be a healthier choice?

https://t.co/4xhbQJ27Ig

[Brandon Laraby @BCLaraby]

@royjdoug @marissenmark What's the actual no-spin story of what happened with her? All I remember was that she was the next big thing and then it seemed to get real ugly out of nowhere.

[Brandon Laraby @BCLaraby]

@Garnet_2203 @PierrePoilievre The lighting and staging is terrible which is why it looks green-screened. The big problem is that Poilievre is just the Right's version of Trudeau and I don't buy it. Yet again Canadians are given the illusion of choice; supposed to get excited as we pick from a field of fakes.

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@masood548 @timecaptales @fasc1nate But... why does this work?

[Brandon Laraby @BCLaraby]

@acoyne The point of police presence in the area is to try and prevent escalation and even de-escalate things.

Yes, the cops certainly could have chosen to push back but, having watched the video, I feel that the police were quite wise in choosing to let it slide; words, not action.

[Brandon Laraby @BCLaraby]

@village_whisper @fabulavancouver Need to start locking out foreign ownership. Period.

Right of first refusal in this order:

First-time buyers, resident of county > First time buyers, resident of Province > First time buyers, resident of Country > Non-corporate second-ownership for rental, county/etc.

[Brandon Laraby @BCLaraby]

@SIofficialSYNC @InternetH0F @thisisanad123 Photoshopped images of women... on the Internet!?!

Well, now I've seen everything!

[Brandon Laraby @BCLaraby]

@cartlundmonson @BretWeinstein @JohnSnowProject The masks were all hung,
by the lab doors with care,
in the hopes that St. Fauci
soon would be there;

[Brandon Laraby @BCLaraby]

@shoe0nhead Next up: LinkedIn

[Brandon Laraby @BCLaraby]

https://t.co/vBbMIb3ZwJ

[CTV News Vancouver @CTVVancouver]

Woman repeatedly sent home from Langley Memorial Hospital actually needed emergency surgery https://t.co/mTtXfkcEEt