Atheist. Not a subscriber to any ideology that relies on faith over facts. Language pedant. Concerned that Orwell may turn out to be a prophet.
Woking, South East
Joined December 2011
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Waited to post this as I needed to calm down first. I popped into a local pub on Friday evening as I didn’t feel like cooking so thought I’d grab dinner on my way home. It was fairly busy but I found a table and ordered food and a drink.
@British_Airways please can my friend get a response to his claim for a downgrade from Club Europe to Euro Traveller? He made his complaint on 11/9. He has been told twice that someone will be in touch to refund the fare difference but still nothing. How long does it take?
@British_Airways any chance of a response? Who does he have to contact to get his refund for the downgraded cabin on the replacement flight back from BLQ? No response from Customer Relations, Seating, Refunds or here.
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Men don't belong in women's sports #IStandWithAngelaCarini
Let's get it trending 🔥
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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: scrollprize.org/grandprize
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If this spike in trans children is all biological, why is it regional? Either Ohio is shaming them or California is creating them.
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Of the 193 states recognised by the UN, Britain has invaded 171 of them, ie 89%. Of 54 African states, Britain has invaded 47, a shade under our global average. Only Bolivia, Guatemala and Paraguay in Central and S America were not invaded by GB
(Mark Thomas, 50 Things About Us)
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Most guys don’t look in the mirror & see a problem. But it’s staring us in the face. Sexual violence begins long before you think it does. #DontBeThatGuy
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The solution to male violence is not handing out personal alarms to more women.
The solution to male violence is dealing with violent men.
Similar happened to me on a work trip in Germany. Random guy knocking on the door of my room demanding to be let in in the early hours of the morning. Calling me a bitch because I wouldn’t answer the door. Had to call hotel security from my room to get them to stop him.
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A huge thankyou to all of you who have already donated to AMAR's Afghan refugee girls and women care- we've made a great start thanks to you - please keep it going so we can make a big difference. uk.virginmoneygiving.com/don…
Thankyou. @Baroness_Nichol
Last update on this thread for those who were interested in whether it should have been reported to the police. Opinions were divided with some thinking it definitely should, others dismissing it as something they wouldn’t act on, and some saying it wasn’t a police matter.
This will only change if we all play our part in challenging and changing it.
I’d like to say a massive thank you for the overwhelmingly supportive response and huge respect to all of you who started conversations or took the time to consider what you can do to make a difference.