Isn't it time to start winding Classics departments down? Or is there stuff still left to cover? I don't want to rush anybody, but I also feel like there's some more useful work in astronomy or materials science we could put these people on.
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Replying to @Pinboard
1. New material is being discovered all the time. 2. Much of that material is damaged, so reconstructing what it originally said is an ongoing effort aided by advances in technology. 3. Translating the texts is complex and difficult, and new translations can change things a lot.
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Replying to @postmetaironic @Pinboard
4. Tech dudes looking at a field they know nothing about and dismissing it out of hand based on their lack of knowledge about it is so common it’s a cliché. You should know better than this.
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I think you're mistaking a playful tweet for something more serious.
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Anyway, my dopey tweet elicited some super interesting responses, so it's gone to reinforce my bad behavior.
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