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Kyle Ackerman

@kyleackerman.bsky.social
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Consultant, analyst, archaeologist, producer, designer, and faculty at USC.

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Kyle Ackerman @kyleackerman.bsky.social · 4h
If a restaurant doesn't have infant changing facilities in the mens' room, then men should be justified changing infants in the dining room!
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The Onion @theonion.com · 14/10/2026
Hungover Egyptologist Just Gonna Call In Cursed Today theonion.com/hungover-egyptologist-…
Hungover Egyptologist Just Gonna Call In Cursed Today
Absence Blamed On Accursed Relic From Ancient Tomb
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
No doubt this has occurred to other bystanders as well, but it would seem that a handful of billionaires dropping $150 million into a single state's election in an attempt to defeat a wealth-tax initiative just about makes the entire case for a wealth-tax initiative.
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 11/10/2026
A new cartoon by Niels! www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
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Salty MacTavish @saltymactavish.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
There’s a persistent myth that old house timbers were squared with an adze and the tool nerd in me wants to scream LARGE TIMBERS WERE HEWN WITH A BROAD AXE – ADZES WERE GENERALLY USED TO HEW SMALLER SCANTLING OR FOR SHIP BUILDING and this is why I live alone in a car in a state forest
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Seamus Blackley @seamus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
fnl.mit.edu/how-we-learn...
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How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Campus Surveillance – MIT Faculty Newsletter
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Kyle Ackerman @kyleackerman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Yes. Books like More Work For Mother do a great job of documenting how these "time saving technologies" historically moved shared labor onto women in the household. archive.org/details/more...
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More Work for Mother
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Kyle Ackerman @kyleackerman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Who can afford a hair shirt in this economy?
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𝔏𝔦𝔳𝔢 𝔏𝔞𝔲𝔤𝔥 𝔏𝔬𝔞𝔱𝔥𝔢 @fleurkenstein.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Broke up with my medieval bf because anytime he gets excited he starts yelling HEY NONNY NONNY
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Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Turns out Bethesda’s environmental storytelling of a burned body on the ground with a computer terminal saying, “I don’t think the AI has access to the flamethrowers (I hope)” was kind of prophetic.
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Cole Wehrle 🔜 Essen @colewehrle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I just checked the Organism campaign and was so disappointed to see that it hasn't funded yet. Y'all, this is seriously one of the most incredible designs of the decade and truly a perfect example of what Kickstarter is for. What are you waiting for? www.kickstarter.com/projects/ele...
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Gef the Toking Mongoose @geftokingmongoose.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Lord of the Rings remade with the cast of Letterkenny
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Kyle Ackerman @kyleackerman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Heh. He was insufficiently up-lifting. Very sad.
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Kyle Ackerman @kyleackerman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The ritual becomes satisfying productive procrastination unto itself!
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Kyle Ackerman @kyleackerman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
For the new building, artwork is now organized by neighboring body of water
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Kyle Ackerman @kyleackerman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Or LACMA's new organization scheme?
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Kyle Ackerman @kyleackerman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I'd say the same, but a mistake in the tech tree text also led to my Thesis topic.
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 04/09/2026
Geology Class xkcd.com/3292/
4-panel comic. (1) [Person with ponytail addressing students seated at desks.] PERSON 1 with ponytail: Welcome to Geology 201. Today we’ll be review-bombing Applebees. (2) [Person 1 points to board on wall.] PERSON 1: Tomorrow we’ll do Costco and Sephora. PERSON 2: Why? PERSON 1: If we cut traffic to the Northgate Shopping Center, it will go to the East Plaza instead. (3) [Board shows map.] This will push the state to cancel the North Bridge Project and shift funds to the Highway 2 Extension... (4) ...creating new roadcuts through Triassic shale. PERSON 2: I *like* Applebees. PERSON 1: Then you should have told the city to approve my dig permit.
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 04/09/2026
arkeonews.net/unique-roman...
arkeonews.net
Unique Roman Imperial Bath Built Inside a Monumental Palace Tower Discovered at Šarkamen in Serbia | Arkeonews
Archaeologists at Šarkamen in Serbia have uncovered a 1,700-year-old Roman imperial bath inside a palace tower, with a complete hypocaust system and steam room.
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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Got Masters of Orion 2 to work on my phone and steamdeck goodbye Bluesky, my soul has everything it needs in life now.
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 28/08/2026
Perseids xkcd.com/3287/
4-panel comic. (1) [Three people. The person on the left has shoulder-length hair; the person on the right has a white hat.] PERSON 1: I’m sad that we missed the Perseids. PERSON 2 with hat: There’s still the Geminids. PERSON 1: Yeah, but they’re in December. (2) PERSON 1: The Perseids happen when it’s warm enough to lie outside with a blanket, and we found a good mosquito-free beach. So we just lie around watching the stars and eating snacks. One year we saw the aurora. (3) PERSON 3 with shoulder-length hair: You know, I think I heard that the Perseids might be late this year. PERSON 2: Yeah, actually, I heard that too. (4) Later… [Three people lying down gazing up at stars in dark sky. One meteor is in the sky.] PERSON 3: Hm, seems like a normal number of meteors. Guess I heard wrong. PERSON 1: Maybe the Perseids are *next* weekend. PERSON 2: Oh, good thinking. Let’s come back then, just in case.
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Lum @brokentoys.social · 26/08/2026
in memoriam, i strongly recommend you read a brief explanation of why tim curry was such an icon www.vice.com/en/article/a...
vice.com
An Oral History of Tim Curry’s Escape to the One Place Uncorrupted by Capitalism
How an unforgettable performance in Red Alert 3 became legend.
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Spit and Touch Iron debuts this spring! Pre-order now and get a fancy enamel pin! Very exciting.
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Salty MacTavish @saltymactavish.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
As we continue our descent into oblivion, I am hoping my Canadian friends will accept 5/16-inch hex bits as currency. I have many to exchange for poutine and shelter. They are tariff-free
I am holding 6 black hex bits but I’m really thinking about poutine
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Nearly 25% of U.S. workers are "functionally unemployed," economic analysis finds
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Nearly 25% of U.S. workers are "functionally unemployed," economic analysis finds
An alternative measure of unemployment that accounts for wages suggests the U.S. labor market is weaker than it looks.
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
OK. Folks are asking for my research seminar AI statement in my syllabus. Here it is. I just wrote it. Might still tweak it.
I want to emphasize this. I see our time together in this seminar as a kind of pact. I do my best to give you a love of the topic under debate and to make you better writers; you, in turn, give me your best in class and in writing without Al assistance. Our mutual meeting place --student to teacher -- matters to me tremendously; I teach because I want to give you something of value. Use of AI erodes our pact, devaluing my teaching and your efforts.
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Kyle Ackerman @kyleackerman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
It's basically a first draft - less polished, possibly more interesting, and entirely without the objectivism. You might consider trying the remaster to separate the game from the Ayn Rand
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Kyle Ackerman @kyleackerman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Did you feel the same way about System Shock 2?
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Kyle Ackerman @kyleackerman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This was a terrific show!
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Kyle Ackerman @kyleackerman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Absolutely!
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
new app for zoom that tells you what percentage of time other attendees are multitasking
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Kyle Ackerman @kyleackerman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
And for a brief moment, it was...
A street sign identifying "Kyle Place"
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𝔏𝔦𝔳𝔢 𝔏𝔞𝔲𝔤𝔥 𝔏𝔬𝔞𝔱𝔥𝔢 @fleurkenstein.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
First day as the office flirt but accidentally fumbled it by being Gollum
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Geoff Engelstein - The Universe Explained with Cookie out now! @gengelstein.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I’m going to be really annoyed if the game Entropy comes with a component tray or baggies. Don’t be cowardly. Force everyone to throw all the pieces in the box.
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 27/07/2026
Still my favourite Jane Austen adaptation... ;) youtu.be/r2PM0om2El8?...
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Jane Austen's Fight Club
YouTube video by TwoTurntablesNMic
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Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
It wasn't always bad times...
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Kyle Ackerman @kyleackerman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Good choice!
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Salty MacTavish @saltymactavish.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I uphold the venerable customs of my forefathers such as doffing my cap, drying cod on flakes at the beach, and accusing my neighbors of being witches
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
One thing that has been happening more and more is people emailing me AI generated content about my area of expertise and asking for free consultation. You spend ten minutes guiding some prompts and want that to be verified by people who’ve spent decades building knowledge.
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Kyle Ackerman @kyleackerman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Yes... yes it does.
Image of Capri Moon
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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
New in our digital archive: We're taking you back to E3 like you've never experienced it. Explore thousands of pages of ephemera and nearly 24 hours of video from the history of the Electronic Entertainment Expo Read more: gamehistory.org/e3-history/
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Revisit E3 Like You've Never Seen it Before
YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation
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Damion Schubert @zenofdesign.com · 22/07/2026
The games industry has been so depressing that it's been like 18 months since we had a discussion about how much implementing doors sucks.
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Kyle Ackerman @kyleackerman.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Your visit was much drier than mine. But the tree was still... big
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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
"Dollar erosion: The macroeconomic consequences of losing reserve currency status" cepr.org/voxeu/column... "Whatever one thinks of an overvalued dollar, the cost of losing reserve currency status would be paid mainly in higher fiscal burden and lost wealth, not in a manufacturing renaissance"
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Kyle Ackerman @kyleackerman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
But it has so many eels! (at least in season 2) @greenleejw.bsky.social
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Kyle Ackerman @kyleackerman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Right! I do not want pineapple and ham in my hummus!
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Kyle Ackerman @kyleackerman.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Love that stuff! If I still drank I'd be putting some in a nice lager right now to beat the heat!
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Kyle Ackerman @kyleackerman.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
youtu.be/XkLqAlIETkA
youtu.be
Gilbert Gottfried Reads 50 Shades of Grey
YouTube video by Dropout
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 16/07/2026
Time Change xkcd.com/3272/
3-panel comic. (1) PERSON 1 behind podium on stage: We all hate springing forward. But we love falling back. (2) [Audience pictured listening] PERSON 1: Therefore, we are abolishing the *spring* time change *only*. We’ll gain an hour every year, but never lose one. (3) PERSON OFF-PANEL: Won’t that cause the clocks to spiral out of sync with the sun? PERSON 1 holding up a fist: *Then we will meet the chaos clear-eyed and well-rested!*
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Kyle Ackerman @kyleackerman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Clash of Cultures in the final moments
The late game-atate of the board in Clash of Cultures
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