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How one of Elon Musk's DOGE workers solved a 2,000-year mystery and won $700,000: This tech prodigy did what nobody had managed for over two millennia
https://www.uniladtech.com/news/tech ^ | 13:36 4 Feb 2025 GMT | Harry Boulton

Posted on 02/08/2025 6:04:17 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com

Luke Farritor, one of the few employees at Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, rose to fame in the tech world after solving a 2,000-year-old riddle that has stumped every historian and archaeologist so far - and he did it with the power of artificial intelligence.

'Wonderkids' in the technology world are certainly not a rare occurrence, as often the best and brightest begin honing their skills from an early age, but young 'genius' Luke Farritor separated himself from the rest by achieving something that many had wrestled with for over 2,000 years.

For centuries historians and archaeologists had wrestled with one particular papyrus scroll from the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum, which alongside Pompeii was laid to rubble by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

While many aspects of both towns have been miraculously preserved, including a recently discovered bathhouse, this particular scroll was charred enough to make the writing supposedly unreadable - that is until Farritor came along.

While it's unclear what exactly this role would comprise, the broader mission of Musk's private advisory board is to cut federal funding by $2,000,000,000,000 before the stated expiry date of 2026.

Even Musk himself has admitted that this will be a challenging task, and they have initially begun by targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion funding across all facets of government, and have announced further plans to dismantle the Department of Education.

Controversy has also surrounded reports that Musk and the DOGE team have gained access to confidential information - including social security numbers - of every individual in the country after infiltrating the Treasury's federal payment system.

As per an announcement from Musk on X, Farritor will also be one of the 'lucky' few to be working 120 hour weeks across all seven days in order to complete the department's necessary tasks, and it has been stated that this is their 'superpower' over typical bureaucratic institutions.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: elonmusk; epigraphyandlanguage; grainpower; herculaneum; history; mountvesuvius; musk; musketeers; papyrusscroll; pompeii; romanempire; rome; techprodigies; vesuvius; what
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1 posted on 02/08/2025 6:04:17 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

The Democrats are so screwed.


2 posted on 02/08/2025 6:09:15 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Of course...requisite chess board in the background


3 posted on 02/08/2025 6:11:02 PM PST by BigEdLB (Adults are in charge )
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Geek alert!


4 posted on 02/08/2025 6:12:16 PM PST by Jonty30 (Groundhogs don't falsify their predictions for grant money, whereas climate scientists do. )
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To: Jeff Chandler

They know thier train is headed for a brick wall and a jail cell. The orange man will be handing out orange jumpsuits soon I hope


5 posted on 02/08/2025 6:12:37 PM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com
But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
Daniel 12:4.
For the uninitiated, Daniel is a book of the Bible in the Old Testament.
6 posted on 02/08/2025 6:12:45 PM PST by Fungi
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Eight paragraphs posted as excerpt, and no clue what the kid resolved.


7 posted on 02/08/2025 6:14:11 PM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: Jeff Chandler
The Democrats are so screwed.

Just to let you know, this isn't "Big Balls." Farritor is from Nebraska and goes by the online nickname "Omaha World-Herald."

8 posted on 02/08/2025 6:15:34 PM PST by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: Right_Wing_Madman
this isn't "Big Balls."

It would have been funnier if it was.

9 posted on 02/08/2025 6:17:31 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Using complex AI algorithms, Luke managed to decipher the text upon the blackened scroll, earning himself not only a cash prize of $700,000 but all the fame you’d need to start a burgeoning career in the world of tech...
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Wow, $700K is some serious moolah. Great that his nerd superpowers are helping MAGA outsmart the commies.


10 posted on 02/08/2025 6:20:20 PM PST by Yardstick
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com
Elections have consequences.

— Barack Hessein Obama

11 posted on 02/08/2025 6:21:04 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

I believe he and another person only won $40,000 each, not $700,000.


12 posted on 02/08/2025 6:21:48 PM PST by Beave Meister (Leave the gun. Take the cannoli....)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Keep up the pressure, Elon


13 posted on 02/08/2025 6:24:34 PM PST by griswold3 (Truth Beauty and Goodness)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

What did the papyrus say?


14 posted on 02/08/2025 6:26:26 PM PST by Tom Tetroxide (Psalm 146:3 "Do not trust in princes, in the Son of Man, who has no salvation.")
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com
How long before Barron Trump gets put in charge of the DOGE kids!

They can do great things.

15 posted on 02/08/2025 6:28:45 PM PST by SamAdams76
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To: Tom Tetroxide

“Be sure to drink your Ovaltine.”


16 posted on 02/08/2025 6:31:48 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

They did not “infiltrate” anything. They were granted access by the President Of The United States, the Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Government.


17 posted on 02/08/2025 6:32:36 PM PST by Flint
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To: Deaf Smith

https://www.unl.edu/no-place-like/vesuvius-scrolls/


18 posted on 02/08/2025 6:33:59 PM PST by gundog (The ends justify the mean tweets. )
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To: Tom Tetroxide

It was a recipe for raisin bread


19 posted on 02/08/2025 6:40:47 PM PST by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

BTTT


20 posted on 02/08/2025 6:44:25 PM PST by nopardons
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