Ian Randall
@epinicion.bsky.social
Archaeologist. Byzantinist. Dr. Also possibly spider from space. He/him.
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Ian Randall
@epinicion.bsky.social
· Nov 22
My soapbox take is that archaeologists and anthropologists should be helping to shape public policy and infrastructure development. The way we currently behave is like someone who spent their whole life studying cars and then said "Oh no, I have nothing to contribute to current car manufacturing."
Post something random (I will not threaten you more than you already are)
November 28, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Post something random (I will not threaten you more than you already are)
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Not wanting to disappoint you so much that it lies is the last quality I want in a computer.
November 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Not wanting to disappoint you so much that it lies is the last quality I want in a computer.
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this girl means the world to me
— boudica (6) is my tuxedo forest cat
— epilepsy caused by stress from allergies
— fees are for tests & full treatment
— insurance won't cover, lost my job
pls share / donate if you can 🖤
— boudica (6) is my tuxedo forest cat
— epilepsy caused by stress from allergies
— fees are for tests & full treatment
— insurance won't cover, lost my job
pls share / donate if you can 🖤
Donate to Get Boudica treatment for her epilepsy, organized by Daniel Kelly
Hello, thanks for taking the time to read this — I'll keep this short.
Boudic… Daniel Kelly needs your support for Get Boudica treatment for her epilepsy
gofund.me
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
this girl means the world to me
— boudica (6) is my tuxedo forest cat
— epilepsy caused by stress from allergies
— fees are for tests & full treatment
— insurance won't cover, lost my job
pls share / donate if you can 🖤
— boudica (6) is my tuxedo forest cat
— epilepsy caused by stress from allergies
— fees are for tests & full treatment
— insurance won't cover, lost my job
pls share / donate if you can 🖤
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LAIUS: Socrates, you cannot claim that the sides supersede the fowl! The sides’ name implies that they are not a real meal.
SOCRATES: I understand your reasoning, Laius. And I believe you are an educated man.
LAIUS: Thank you.
SOCRATES: However, an educated man can be wrong.
SOCRATES: I understand your reasoning, Laius. And I believe you are an educated man.
LAIUS: Thank you.
SOCRATES: However, an educated man can be wrong.
Turkey or Sides: A Socratic Dialogue
LAIUS: Pardon my delay, Socrates! And thank you for being such a gracious host on this feast of thanks! My chariot got delayed at Crete. I had to w...
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
LAIUS: Socrates, you cannot claim that the sides supersede the fowl! The sides’ name implies that they are not a real meal.
SOCRATES: I understand your reasoning, Laius. And I believe you are an educated man.
LAIUS: Thank you.
SOCRATES: However, an educated man can be wrong.
SOCRATES: I understand your reasoning, Laius. And I believe you are an educated man.
LAIUS: Thank you.
SOCRATES: However, an educated man can be wrong.
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I feel you, ancient Mongolian ceramic hedgehog. I feel you.
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I feel you, ancient Mongolian ceramic hedgehog. I feel you.
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Are you a PhD student & interested in using museum collections in your teaching or research?
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Are you a PhD student & interested in using museum collections in your teaching or research?
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
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When they say ‘higher education providers’ do they mean universities?
When they say ‘exiting the market’ do they mean closing?
When they say ‘exiting the market’ do they mean closing?
November 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
When they say ‘higher education providers’ do they mean universities?
When they say ‘exiting the market’ do they mean closing?
When they say ‘exiting the market’ do they mean closing?
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Excited to announce a brilliant new fellowship opportunity together with the Honor Frost Foundation. See below for more details & caari.org to find out about our other fellowships now open: honorfrostfoundation.org/2025/11/24/c...
CAARI-HFF Graduate Fellowship - Honor Frost Foundation
CAARI-HFF Graduate Fellowship The fellowship offers one grant of £2000 to a graduate student of any nationality, with a preference given to scholars from Egypt, Cyprus, Lebanon, and Syria, enrolled in...
honorfrostfoundation.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Excited to announce a brilliant new fellowship opportunity together with the Honor Frost Foundation. See below for more details & caari.org to find out about our other fellowships now open: honorfrostfoundation.org/2025/11/24/c...
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OUTLOOK: You replied to this message on 5/22/2025 11:44 AM.
ME: Oh that's really helpful actually. Can I see the reply?
OUTLOOK: What reply?
ME: The reply I sent to the message.
OUTLOOK: What message?
ME: Oh that's really helpful actually. Can I see the reply?
OUTLOOK: What reply?
ME: The reply I sent to the message.
OUTLOOK: What message?
October 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
OUTLOOK: You replied to this message on 5/22/2025 11:44 AM.
ME: Oh that's really helpful actually. Can I see the reply?
OUTLOOK: What reply?
ME: The reply I sent to the message.
OUTLOOK: What message?
ME: Oh that's really helpful actually. Can I see the reply?
OUTLOOK: What reply?
ME: The reply I sent to the message.
OUTLOOK: What message?
I don't know if anyone has been paying attention to COP30 but we're all fucking doomed.
November 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I don't know if anyone has been paying attention to COP30 but we're all fucking doomed.
It always breaks my heart a little when I teach a guest lecture and afterwards students beg me to teach a course on the subject. Yeah, yeah, I'd LOVE to, but do you know where they'll employ me to do that? Anywhere? :(
November 22, 2025 at 8:48 AM
It always breaks my heart a little when I teach a guest lecture and afterwards students beg me to teach a course on the subject. Yeah, yeah, I'd LOVE to, but do you know where they'll employ me to do that? Anywhere? :(
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I just did this and I feel like a hacker in an early 2000s movie
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 21, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I just did this and I feel like a hacker in an early 2000s movie
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"Greeks living in Afghanistan were Buddhist 500 years before China and a thousand years before Southeast Asia" is one of those things that sounds made up but is in fact true
November 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"Greeks living in Afghanistan were Buddhist 500 years before China and a thousand years before Southeast Asia" is one of those things that sounds made up but is in fact true
Richest country in the world. Good thing everybody who gets cancer has Dawson's Creek merch.
James Van Der Beek is auctioning off ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ merchandise to pay for his cancer treatments.
James Van Der Beek Sells Dawson’s Creek Merch to Pay for Cancer Treatment
James Van Der Beek is auctioning off ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ merchandise to pay for his cancer treatments.
www.vulture.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Richest country in the world. Good thing everybody who gets cancer has Dawson's Creek merch.
This is how you do it.
I started out researching sources of tin in the ancient world. 16 hours later I had 34 tabs open, including suspension bridges, singing stones, African leopard societies, 5th century naval warfare, and 16th century women's underwear.
November 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
This is how you do it.
This really really explains a lot about our current media environment.
ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
November 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
This really really explains a lot about our current media environment.
Richest man in the world ladies and gentlemen.
Apparently the $470k I dropped on my education (before scholarships) was a total waste.
Apparently the $470k I dropped on my education (before scholarships) was a total waste.
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Richest man in the world ladies and gentlemen.
Apparently the $470k I dropped on my education (before scholarships) was a total waste.
Apparently the $470k I dropped on my education (before scholarships) was a total waste.
Getting a nice sandwich for myself at lunch because I predicted, almost to the day, when the Dems would cave.
November 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Getting a nice sandwich for myself at lunch because I predicted, almost to the day, when the Dems would cave.
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This has been my question for Clintonian Liberalism since November 2016
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
This has been my question for Clintonian Liberalism since November 2016
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Ephesus burial chamber
November 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Ephesus burial chamber
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Someone at a Russell Group university was moved to almost-poetry by their Faculty Meeting… Can anyone do better?
November 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Someone at a Russell Group university was moved to almost-poetry by their Faculty Meeting… Can anyone do better?
I love these. A new derek guy thread is a reason to get a cup of coffee, sit back, relax, and learn something cool you can actually use.
Fall is here and many of you may be shopping for an overcoat.
Let me show what you can get as you move up the price ladder. 🧵
Let me show what you can get as you move up the price ladder. 🧵
Here are four overcoats.
— Which do you think is the most expensive?
— Which do you think is the least expensive?
— Which do you think provides the best value?
Answer below. Tomorrow, I will show what you get as you climb up the price ladder for overcoats.
— Which do you think is the most expensive?
— Which do you think is the least expensive?
— Which do you think provides the best value?
Answer below. Tomorrow, I will show what you get as you climb up the price ladder for overcoats.
November 8, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I love these. A new derek guy thread is a reason to get a cup of coffee, sit back, relax, and learn something cool you can actually use.
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Today, a friend involved in the Esna restoration project has shared with me his latest stunning photos of the restored ceiling and columns of the Temple of Khnum in Esna, Upper #Egypt. During a multi-year restoration project, the dirt and soot that had obscured the ...🧵1/3
📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
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📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
🏺
November 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Today, a friend involved in the Esna restoration project has shared with me his latest stunning photos of the restored ceiling and columns of the Temple of Khnum in Esna, Upper #Egypt. During a multi-year restoration project, the dirt and soot that had obscured the ...🧵1/3
📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
🏺
📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
🏺
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Wonder why this scene looks so familiar...
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Wonder why this scene looks so familiar...
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
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Bill Ackman gotta be on the third draft of a tweet longer than Middlemarch right now
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Bill Ackman gotta be on the third draft of a tweet longer than Middlemarch right now