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Paul Zimmerman

@paulczimmerman.bsky.social
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Archaeologist and Übergeek. PhD and RPA. When I’m not in the field I’m on my computer wrangling data. Research focused on Mesopotamia and Arabia. Born and raised in Minnesota, but settled in the Hudson Valley. Hypertrophied sense of right and wrong.

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Also do the honest work of eliminating any trace of plagiarism in your beloved product. How? Not my fucking problem! If you can’t run your business / technology without stealing other people’s work, it deserves to die. Personally I’m happy to see it die, so don’t try to make it my responsibility.
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
For Argentina I have to assume that they’re counting mate as tea
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Well there goes my weekend plans
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Oh yeah I totally believe these AI oligarch frauds who have lied about literally everything and have hit a wall in development and in fraudulent and delusional funding. I’m sure they’re really, really scared after creating a generational breakthrough no one has documented and they won’t even name.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 14/09/2026
Archaeologists Discover More Old Shit That Sucks theonion.com/archaeologists-discove…
Archaeologists Discover More Old Shit That Sucks
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Beating AI fluffers into bloody pulp with my own two fists? ai is getting there
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Me: I’m half Argentine. You, reading my last name: Umm… Me: Goddammit, the OTHER half!
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13enster @13enster.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
we can repair US-Canada relations by inviting them to burn the ballroom to the ground for old time's sake
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Apocalypse Eventually
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Posted a few hours ago, and I still can’t stop laughing about this 🤣
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Optimist: the cup is half full Pessimist: the cup is half empty Archaeologist: the cup is an ED I solid footed goblet, and we already have a shit ton of those.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 21/08/2026
I've always said there are legit uses for machine learning in science. That's great! Go for it! But I will likely never be interested in the consumer-facing generative and LLM bullshit that's linked with fraud, cheating, theft, right-wing ideology, deskilling, and even murder & suicide.
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Oh, hey, NYCFC found yet another way to lose in stoppage time. Yay! 🤬
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Inspirational Skeletor @skeletorinspires.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I will be okay. Not because everything is fine, but because I am surprisingly difficult to destroy. Says Skeletor who notices being hard to destroy sure doesn’t mean a bunch of asshoes don’t keep trying.
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Experts at what? Throwing phones? Pooping? No, I have no interest in clicking the link to find out.
Article headline that says “People Are Throwing Phones And Pooping At Concerts, And Experts Have A Theory Why”
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Brilliant fucking way to make doubly sure that you get pulled aside for extra questioning anytime you travel abroad. Way to go, losers!
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Ha! Now that’s how you write a headline!
Headline for Futurism article that says “Elon Musk Launches New Service Where You Can Send Him All Your Money and Hope for the Best”
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Cevian #ENVtuber @cevian.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Wait, you're telling me this thing that doesn't do what they said it does, is wrong upwards of half of the time, is prohibitively expensive to run, and everyone hates because it's made of theft and killing people doesn't have a potential to make all the money forever????????
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
UHC, on a form letter to my wife: sorry about your cancer. Here, have some herbal tea. My wife: hey, assholes, how about paying for my last test instead? Me: we need more Luigis.
A letter from United Healthcare containing two packets of tea.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
There are 4 DAYS left to submit your public comment to tell the Trump Admin hands off Chaco Canyon! These sacred, ancestral landscapes must not be sold off to oil and gas leasing—but protected for generations to come.  To submit your public comment, visit: eplanning.blm.gov/Participate-...
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
So a couple weeks ago my wife drunk ordered a pizza oven. The unspoken part of that was that I’d be cooking the pizzas. Can’t say that I’m upset.
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This is an excellent article, and well worth your time. Even if you’re not an archaeologist, what it has to say about AI’s effects on research, academia, and knowledge-production in general is very insightful
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
How do I like this without actually…you know…liking it?
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
It’s said a lot, but not nearly loudly or often enough. Fuck ICE. Fuck each one of their agents, toadies, and water carriers. Abolish the agency and shoot the whole lot of them into the sun.
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Daniel - Desert Apostate @hcexvangelical.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The asshole administration is planning to remove the mining buffer around Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. This is being done without tribal or expert input and the public comment time is incredibly, and cowardly short. Please comment to help try and save Chaco. www.koat.com/article/chac...
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Chaco Canyon public comment period opens, as BLM proposes reopening 336,000 acres to mineral leasing
A new federal assessment could reshape the future of development near Chaco Canyon. Here’s what’s in the plan and how long the public has to weigh in.
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Castle 6lack @dpzzle.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
(I absolutely stole this)
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Well, at least he was consistent about denying people healthcare.
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
July’s been rough on Grahams. Good.
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Next up: 🇦🇷 vs🇨🇭, perhaps better known as the Zimmerman Family Derby. Wait, whaddya mean that no one actually calls it that?
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
My daughter and her friends just bought some of these. I’m sure that they’ll sell out, but if they haven’t yet, go and get yours now!
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
My daughter found a dead turtle in our back yard on Saturday. I kicked the carcass into the bushes, not knowing at the time that it was Mitch McConnell
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I swear, any minute know the broadcast will cut to Trump in the stands napping next to Infantino
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Moment of the Match so far is an off the ball foul?! Not exactly a stellar first half
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Colombia ghanó
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
OMG! Half Argentine here, so my rooting interest was never in doubt, but I’m absolutely in love with Cape Verde. What a great game they played!
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
My take is that under Poch we finally have the understanding of what it takes to win, but also the skill to do so
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Perhaps the stupidest penalty shootout in World Cup history. I’m hollering!
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
In Philly today to cheer on Iraq!
Selfie of three people standing outside the stadium prior to the France vs Iraq World Cup game
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Specific to people writing their thesis: the best advice I got from my advisor was “it’s not your magnum opus, it’s entry into the club”
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Fuck
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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
My fellow writers might not want to hear this, but AI is a useful tool for certain aspects of the craft, like for instance when you’re engaged in the process of being a talentless shitbag hack who is too lazy to do any fucking writing.
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Freese would have stopped that
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
The dumb one is napping while the smart one is apparently teaching himself python
Two dachshunds, one curled up at the foot of an office chair while the other has crawled up onto the desk and is sitting at the computer
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Wow, this is incredibly fucked up. I hope that grammarly gets sued into oblivion for this
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
No, I’m serious. I don’t even care for stickers, but dammit I NEED this one
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
I’m the son of a quintuplet
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Certainly not the worst of his crimes—not even close—but this weirdo’s need to coerce and exert control extended beyond just the living
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
AI: for when you’re so lazy that having something done is more important than having it done right
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
That subhead sure is something to behold
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ceej @ceej.online · 28/02/2026
our government combines the impulse control of pete hegseth, the intellectual rigor of rfk jr, and the attention span of donald trump with elon musk’s signature sense of humor
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