Dave Burchell

Web programmer. Community manager. Agile practitioner. He/him.

[Dave Burchell @evaddnomaid]

We cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation. (Liz Cheney)

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

May I say a word for the Democratic Party for all its faults?

It is the Republican Party that nominated Trump three times, that gave way to Trump, that supports and enables Trump.

The Democratic Party in opposition could have done better. But at least they were in opposition.

[David Frum @davidfrum]

Whose fault is it? It's the fault of GOP primary voters. If GOP primary voters had acted more responsibly and patriotically, the anti-inflation backlash of 2024 would have elected a Republican president who had not attempted a coup d'etat in 2021. But they didn't, so it did.

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

Check out this @Ipsos poll from last month. People who answered factual questions about inflation, crime, and immigration incorrectly were "more likely to opt for Trump," Ipsos said, while those who answered correctly preferred Harris. https://t.co/eHzrIb0TLi

[Dave Burchell @evaddnomaid]

I'm attending BarCamp Omaha 2024 @ Aviture. Join me! https://t.co/4FwDY03cjI via @opencollect

[Dave Burchell @evaddnomaid]

@strangesparrow I want to hear about the fake doctors you consulted earlier

[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

[Dave Burchell @evaddnomaid]

@SherConner @fasc1nate I didn't know that story. Quite a coincidence! Another reason for a Burchell to be a Michael Caine fan

[Attention Alchemist @alexbunardzic]

"Spending later is valuable. Today is the least experienced & least informed I will ever be. Don’t make any decision today that I can responsibly put off until tomorrow." @KentBeck

[Dave Burchell @evaddnomaid]

@ThePaigeRandall Did the report mention pubic hearings?

[Dave Burchell @evaddnomaid]

@strangesparrow Maybe buckets

[Dave Burchell @evaddnomaid]

@strangesparrow Must have been horses, then. Definitely horses.

[Dave Burchell @evaddnomaid]

@strangesparrow Girl, that first MTP joint capsule is THICC

[Donald J. Robertson @DonJRobertson]

Stoicism. Come for the emotional resilience; stay for the virtue ethic.

[Dave Burchell @evaddnomaid]

"Everything we do represents our best understanding. Our best understanding is imperfect. So what we have to do is expose our best understanding to ridicule quickly and often to figure out where we're wrong so we can correct on that." — Steven Spear

[Dave Burchell @evaddnomaid]

@davelhudson @Danchaon A heaping pot full of NOPE

[Dave Burchell @evaddnomaid]

@eduforjustice ... Is it yours? I'd like to buy a print from the photographer

[Dave Burchell @evaddnomaid]

@KVouganour @eduforjustice Beautiful pic

[Dave Burchell @evaddnomaid]

@AngelaAdventure You mean the Atari?

[Dave Burchell @evaddnomaid]

@davelhudson @NewYorker Someone's due for a rewatching of My Cousin Vinny