Stuart Rodgers

Focused at the intersection of people and software systems.

[AGS Analytics @AGSAnalytics]

I clearly see the great recession & pandemic. I do *NOT* see "seismic" layoffs due to AI. #AIhype July #JobsReport. https://t.co/uHg5AoOK7I

[Stuart Rodgers @Stu_Rod]

@TerkAntennas, how do I contact your support team? I recently purchased your wireless HDMI connectors and I have questions. Thank you.

[Stuart Rodgers @Stu_Rod]

@TerkAntennas, how do I contact your support team? I recently purchased your wireless HDMI connectors and I need support. Thank you.

[Stuart Rodgers @Stu_Rod]

Eye on IDA: Arun Maiya on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence https://t.co/5DCZdIZhgW via @YouTube

[Stuart Rodgers @Stu_Rod]

#transparency #trust #personalcontrol

[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

[Stuart Rodgers @Stu_Rod]

@AMJPublicHealth @shwoolf Dr. @shwoolf , I read your report with interest. The differences in life expectancy within US regional areas is striking. Is there any research showing the causal factors in the differnces?

[Stuart Rodgers @Stu_Rod]

Progress is frequently measured in small quantities.

[Stuart Rodgers @Stu_Rod]

Good reminder of what "hard" means. Baby steps are fine. "Promise of Artificial Intelligence Unfolds in Small Steps" https://t.co/soyDxfkh2S

[Stuart Rodgers @Stu_Rod]

Yes. Still the right approach.

[Stuart Rodgers @Stu_Rod]

Endeavor to make a difference. To build enduring value. Strive mightily at a worthy cause. Be the #ManInTheArena

[Stuart Rodgers @Stu_Rod]

@andrewrsorkin Quiet Quitting is nothing more than the 80/20 rule realized in the work place. Ambition still exists, just not evenly.

[Stuart Rodgers @Stu_Rod]

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[Stuart Rodgers @Stu_Rod]

@beckyquick, you nailed it just now. Inflation spike is mostly about the Administration juicing the consumer to fight a covid crash. That excess led us to here.

[Stuart Rodgers @Stu_Rod]

@its_ahickey, @ElizaCarter34, @Neal_Freyman, thanks for your great MorningBrew newsletter (https://t.co/EHgVEDkcz3). I like it. About guac. If your guac is underwhelming, your recipe is broken. Try a more cilantro, onion, and salt next time.

[Stuart Rodgers @Stu_Rod]

Go @PotomacPhil :-)

[Potomac Phil @PotomacPhil]

No shadow! Early spring! 6 more months of political gridlock!

[Katie Bo Lillis @KatieBoLillis]

"The violent riot in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021 was a direct assault on the U.S. Congress, the Capitol building, and our Constitutional process." -- Message to the Joint Force from Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Mark Milley and the rest of the Joint Chiefs.

[Pope Francis – ARCHIVE @Pontifex266Arch]

Too often, women are insulted, beaten, raped, forced to prostitute themselves.... If we want a better world, that will be a peaceful home and not a battlefield, we all need to do a lot more for the dignity of each woman.

[Stuart Rodgers @Stu_Rod]

@CoxHelp Wow. That is almost the entire work day. I hope you can find a way to credit my account for this big inconvenience. #nointernet

[Stuart Rodgers @Stu_Rod]

@CoxHelp outage in Vienna, VA 22180? BTW, your outage checker needs serious improvement

[Stuart Rodgers @Stu_Rod]

#Coxoutage #CoxDown #CoxHelp #nointernet Vienna, VA 22180 since 9:45 AM

[Scott Gottlieb, MD 🇺🇸 @ScottGottliebMD]

We must develop tools for this fight: 1. Point of care diagnostics for rapid identification 2. Antibody that could be prophylaxis for healthcare workers, those at greatest risk 3. Massive sentinel surveillance program 4. Direct acting antiviral drug for treating advanced disease