Andy Roddick
@aroddick.bsky.social
Associate prof @ McMaster; Andean Archaeologist; Bolivia; Dad; Photographer; Cyclist, Music. [email protected] Opinions mine not of my employer.
This timeline is so ridiculous. Just bonkers
Am I nuts, or does this say we'll put all of our scientific papers into a big data warehouse, let a bunch of people working on"AI" train some new LLMs, and then magic will happen. The AI will start generating and testing hypotheses until it solves humanities problems? What a load of crap. Money grab
November 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This timeline is so ridiculous. Just bonkers
Excited to have a chapter in this book, coming out soon. A wonderful mix of work from all corners of Anthropology, based on a very provocative SAR session assembled by Shannon and Alanna on rethinking the archives .
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Excited to have a chapter in this book, coming out soon. A wonderful mix of work from all corners of Anthropology, based on a very provocative SAR session assembled by Shannon and Alanna on rethinking the archives .
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The AIA (Toronto society) and the Archaeology Centre welcome Dr. Andrew Roddick for a talk titled: “A High Altitude Big Bang: The Development of the Tiwanaku ‘State’ in the Lake Titicaca Basin, Bolivia." You can join in person, or on Zoom: https://shorturl.at/zJIKY.
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The AIA (Toronto society) and the Archaeology Centre welcome Dr. Andrew Roddick for a talk titled: “A High Altitude Big Bang: The Development of the Tiwanaku ‘State’ in the Lake Titicaca Basin, Bolivia." You can join in person, or on Zoom: https://shorturl.at/zJIKY.
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The Archaeology Centre welcomes Dr. Andrew Roddick for a lunch-time talk titled: “Encountering Desconocidos: Learning to See Proto-Urban Tiwanaku Image Systems.” See poster for details. All welcome.
November 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Archaeology Centre welcomes Dr. Andrew Roddick for a lunch-time talk titled: “Encountering Desconocidos: Learning to See Proto-Urban Tiwanaku Image Systems.” See poster for details. All welcome.
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A hugely popular and internationally recognised symbol of Britishness, associated with time travel & outlandish speculative fictions. And the TARDIS.
November 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A hugely popular and internationally recognised symbol of Britishness, associated with time travel & outlandish speculative fictions. And the TARDIS.
Huh - my university tells me this is the brighter world future.
A major healthcare policy paper commissioned by @govnl.bsky.social government from Deloitte at a cost of $1.6 million, cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months. #nlpoli #AI
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
Major N.L. healthcare report contains errors likely generated by A.I. – The Independent
$1.6 million Health Human Resources Plan from Deloitte cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months
theindependent.ca
November 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Huh - my university tells me this is the brighter world future.
Gatineau fall. Mamiya 6 #believeinfilm
November 23, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Gatineau fall. Mamiya 6 #believeinfilm
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
Seriously, this new de la soul album is the best feel good hip hop I've heard in a while. And to end with this song by Dave (RIP)…ahhh. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iORM...
De La Soul - Don't Push Me (Official Audio)
YouTube video by WeAreDeLaSoul
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November 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Seriously, this new de la soul album is the best feel good hip hop I've heard in a while. And to end with this song by Dave (RIP)…ahhh. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iORM...
Enshitification is the FUTURE
image 1: CNBC, Satya Nadella says as much as 30% of Microsoft code is written by AI (April 29, 2025)
image 2: from Xitter, Microsoft finally admits almost all major Windows 11 core features are broken (November 20, 2025)
image 2: from Xitter, Microsoft finally admits almost all major Windows 11 core features are broken (November 20, 2025)
Shot + chaser
November 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Enshitification is the FUTURE
Folks, De la Soul has a new album. Yes.
November 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Folks, De la Soul has a new album. Yes.
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they're saying there's a spectre haunting europe and it's very nice, we're looking into it strongly, it's beautiful, we love it and we think it means well
November 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
they're saying there's a spectre haunting europe and it's very nice, we're looking into it strongly, it's beautiful, we love it and we think it means well
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TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
Lol couch guy lecturing his "Canadians friends" about stagnating living standards as he and his criminal rapist cult leader bomb their economy and line their pockets. Get fucked indeed.
November 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Lol couch guy lecturing his "Canadians friends" about stagnating living standards as he and his criminal rapist cult leader bomb their economy and line their pockets. Get fucked indeed.
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So much for "Canada is back!".
🇨🇦 now seen as a global pariah state when it comes to climate action.
Canada Receives Fossil of the Day Award at COP30 Climate Summit www.theenergymix.com/canada-recei...
🇨🇦 now seen as a global pariah state when it comes to climate action.
Canada Receives Fossil of the Day Award at COP30 Climate Summit www.theenergymix.com/canada-recei...
Canada Receives Fossil of the Day Award at COP30 Climate Summit
Canada received Tuesday’s Fossil of the Day award at the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil. The award, bestowed by Climate Action Network International, recognizes the country deemed to have done ...
www.theenergymix.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
So much for "Canada is back!".
🇨🇦 now seen as a global pariah state when it comes to climate action.
Canada Receives Fossil of the Day Award at COP30 Climate Summit www.theenergymix.com/canada-recei...
🇨🇦 now seen as a global pariah state when it comes to climate action.
Canada Receives Fossil of the Day Award at COP30 Climate Summit www.theenergymix.com/canada-recei...
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Canada’s research and scientific spending is declining relative to other nations, Council of Canadian Academies report says, by @ivansemeniuk.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/scien... via @theglobeandmail.com
Canada’s research and scientific spending is declining relative to other nations, report says
Low rate of R&D investment plays key role in productivity crisis, according to Council of Canadian Academies
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Canada’s research and scientific spending is declining relative to other nations, Council of Canadian Academies report says, by @ivansemeniuk.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/scien... via @theglobeandmail.com
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Super excited to use this fabulous ‘Behind the Paper’ article by @petravaiglova.bsky.social and @kjkillackey.bsky.social to teach my undergrad theory students about how good visualisations are well-theorised ones. Such a wonderful piece of sci comm! 🏺🧪
communities.springernature.com/posts/making...
communities.springernature.com/posts/making...
Making cutting-edge archaeological science accessible to others
Archaeological scientists are constantly pushing the boundaries with regards to increasing the resolution of analyses and decreasing the masses of what can be analysed. But being cutting-edge is not e...
communities.springernature.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Super excited to use this fabulous ‘Behind the Paper’ article by @petravaiglova.bsky.social and @kjkillackey.bsky.social to teach my undergrad theory students about how good visualisations are well-theorised ones. Such a wonderful piece of sci comm! 🏺🧪
communities.springernature.com/posts/making...
communities.springernature.com/posts/making...
I needed a cheery alpaca this morning.
A cheery alpaca, drawn in Brazil by Dutch artist Frans Post. He was born in Haarlem on this day in 1612.
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I needed a cheery alpaca this morning.
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The casual way this techbro talks about the "error-prone" products they are throwing out into the world, the necessity for the consumer to accept, train for, and correct for these, and the impending economic chaos wrought by the frenzy they are creating as though it's normal and natural: holy hell.
Don’t blindly trust everything AI tools say, warns Alphabet boss
Sundar Pichai says artificial intelligence models are ‘prone to some errors’ and warns of impact if AI bubble bursts
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The casual way this techbro talks about the "error-prone" products they are throwing out into the world, the necessity for the consumer to accept, train for, and correct for these, and the impending economic chaos wrought by the frenzy they are creating as though it's normal and natural: holy hell.
A wee street scene from Montreal. 📷Leica m2. #believeinfilm
November 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
A wee street scene from Montreal. 📷Leica m2. #believeinfilm
Yowza. Close
🚨 NO ELECTION 🚨
The vote barely squeaked by thanks to abstentions.
Final tally: 170 yeas, 168 nays
The vote barely squeaked by thanks to abstentions.
Final tally: 170 yeas, 168 nays
Could we be getting an ELECTION for Christmas?
Well, the Liberals still need one more “yes” vote to avoid that (or two abstentions), making the vote that’s taking place in two hours a real nail-biter.
Here’s where things stand right now, with a little help from @supriya.bsky.social:
Well, the Liberals still need one more “yes” vote to avoid that (or two abstentions), making the vote that’s taking place in two hours a real nail-biter.
Here’s where things stand right now, with a little help from @supriya.bsky.social:
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Yowza. Close
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Told you she was (and is) the most important SF/F writer of our generation
✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
November 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Told you she was (and is) the most important SF/F writer of our generation
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Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry
November 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry
Watched and loved this movie this weekend. Jamelle’s take here is good but so is the chatter in the replies. (It really was a “dad movie”)
some scattered thoughts on ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, which i saw last night boxd.it/bJHjTX
A ★★★★ review of One Battle After Another (2025)
This review may contain spoilers. Visit the page to bypass this warning and read the review.
boxd.it
November 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Watched and loved this movie this weekend. Jamelle’s take here is good but so is the chatter in the replies. (It really was a “dad movie”)
The kid’s soccer is fun to shoot.
November 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The kid’s soccer is fun to shoot.