Mark Scheve

[Mark Scheve @ScheveM]

@fejau_inc Plan to discuss this soon on @ForwardGuidance ? Would love to learn more.

[Mark Scheve @ScheveM]

Congrats @LukeFarritor! Awesome to see both the advancement of tech & classical learning in this.

[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

[Mark Scheve @ScheveM]

@MarkKPhillips The bill says in year one the only private school kids that qualify are those from households at <300% of poverty line. That’s $93k for fam of 4. Seems a stretch to afford private school on less than that.

[Mark Scheve @ScheveM]

@MarkKPhillips Also - how is it true these funds are coming “from public schools” if these kids were already in private?
Isn’t it true that pub schools now get new funding for the private school kids in the district that they didn’t previously get? Thought I read that. Maybe I’m wrong

[Mark Scheve @ScheveM]

@hawkeyegamefilm Looked like he took a crown hit right to his facemask

[Mark Scheve @ScheveM]

@andyflattery Look at all the people going for years without smart TV’s because prices keep falling and quality keeps improving.

[Mark Scheve @ScheveM]

@chrisajohn You should be. Great kid!

[Mark Scheve @ScheveM]

@Hlas KU program in better shape than Iowa? They may lose a couple more games, but future outlook seems far more positive

[Mark Scheve @ScheveM]

@cspanhistory @Kasparov63 @TrumanLibrary @cspan What about the obvious difference that Truman didn’t have to deal with enemies that had nukes themselves?

[Mark Scheve @ScheveM]

@MarkKPhillips But I'm also tired of watching poor kids languish in schools that they cannot escape. Time for a diff't approach.
I admit I also struggle with notion that it's fair to tax people to a level that they can't afford to send own kids to good schools that they would otherwise choose

[Mark Scheve @ScheveM]

@MarkKPhillips I agree our educ system is not better. Over the last 20+ years we've had D administrations and R and the decline continues.
For special needs kids - just like with healthcare I think there are some situations that private and non-profit sectors cannot address. Gov't should help

[Alexis Ohanian 🗽 @alexisohanian]

The cafe that adds a separate express line for people just getting a black coffee will make a killing.

[🅃🄰🄻🄻 🄱🄰🄻🄳 🄶🅄🅈 @TallBldGuy]

This IS Iowa. So awesome.

[Mark Scheve @ScheveM]

@Tshed4041 In the blink of an eye

[Randy Evans @DMRevans]

Note to political reporters: Deere is biggest manufacturing employer in IA w/ factories in Davenport, Dubuque, Ankeny, Ottumwa and Waterloo.

[(((Simcha Fisher))) @SimchaFisher]

My husband was about to say something was "bullshit," but suddenly realized the kids were in the room. So instead, he said it was "baloneyshit."
He tried. He really tried.

[Des Moines Register @DMRegister]

For these Iowans, a little tornado a long way off was no cause for alarm. https://t.co/9u7eMAsQik

[Karen Braun @kannbwx]

Only 58% of U.S. #corn was planted as of May 26, the slowest pace on record. That is only +9 points on the week and drastically lower than the average of 90%. The trade was expecting 63%. #plant19