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@misha_saul Do they call him Teddy?

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@econoadabsurdam Maybe this citizen's assembly should be housed in the centre of our capital city of Canberra and marked with a big flag on top?

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@econoadabsurdam Bob Katter Interplanetary Launch Centre

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@econoadabsurdam Taxpayer funded research program to figure out that Aldi exists.

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@Nirgal451 Glorious historic building that should be protected for all time. The Taj Mahal of the Pacific

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@Supreme_Owl_FTW Australia 27 million, 12 gold medals

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@Supreme_Owl_FTW Be English.
Invent a vastly better system.
Not use it at all.
https://t.co/pTIafr14VQ

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@dannolan 1% personal tax cut per minute on hold

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@SydneyYIMBY @_colourmeamused Dying of cholera to own the developers.

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@misha_saul This is what you need to do if you want to be appointed hatamoto.

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@tiredhottakes "Profound experiences" at the racecourse?

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@john_macgowan War of the News Corp Succession

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@heritage_why @pleasedontatme I would like to acknowledge the heritage electricity substations past present and emerging.

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@iroasmas @eigenrobot In 1051 Anna of Kiev became Queen of France....

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@Supreme_Owl_FTW According to the story one of the celebrity names is Genghis Khan. After conquering Eurasia and siring so many kids 10% of Central Asian males are your direct paternal descendants, your name is carried on a steel ball to the moon by dopey posterity.

[Matt Bateman @mbateman]

> School should teach you practical things like how to do your taxes

Every single time you do a stupid worksheet in school you are practicing for doing your taxes

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@wil_da_beast630 Why are "civilians" holding hostages?

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@colourmeamused_ This stadium is henceforth the King Charles III Cricket Ground.

[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

[Austen Allred @Austen]

The thing that drives me crazy about reversing Elon’s comp plan is he called his shot, took no cash, and did what virtually everyone thought was impossible.

Then after he does the impossible you call it unreasonable, but only in retrospect.

After everyone was made rich.