Ian
@rioghbhardain.bsky.social
Classicist / Ancient Greek Linguistics. Existentially disorientated.
Researching for a thesis and putting the damn thing into words are two completely different aesthetic experiences: one relates to the thrill of discovery and the joy of reading; the other, to the struggle of articulation and the exhausting chase for coherence.
March 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Researching for a thesis and putting the damn thing into words are two completely different aesthetic experiences: one relates to the thrill of discovery and the joy of reading; the other, to the struggle of articulation and the exhausting chase for coherence.
One more Linguistics paper and I'll quit this altogether.
March 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
One more Linguistics paper and I'll quit this altogether.
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The bust of Sir Winston Churchill sits in Trump's Oval Office. He was an immensely brave leader who visited Washington, dressed in fatigues, seeking support against a despot. We all know what he would have made of today's unedifying spectacle and whose side he would have been on.
February 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The bust of Sir Winston Churchill sits in Trump's Oval Office. He was an immensely brave leader who visited Washington, dressed in fatigues, seeking support against a despot. We all know what he would have made of today's unedifying spectacle and whose side he would have been on.
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Academic writing is the simple ability to write clearly, reference extensively, argue strongly, and question endlessly in a field designed to reward all four.
February 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Academic writing is the simple ability to write clearly, reference extensively, argue strongly, and question endlessly in a field designed to reward all four.
I can't stand bullies. President Zelensky is now trying to stand up against two of them. We should have his back. #SlavaUkraïni
February 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I’ve never been so terrified of having an involuntary cough or one of those uncontrollable sneezing fits I get all the time 🥶
damn it sounds like King's is FILLED. or they mic'ed the place up good. either way, people are loud this afternoon/morning #9LC
December 24, 2024 at 6:24 PM
I’ve never been so terrified of having an involuntary cough or one of those uncontrollable sneezing fits I get all the time 🥶
Wishing you all a very happy Christmas.
—IR, xxx
—IR, xxx
December 24, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Wishing you all a very happy Christmas.
—IR, xxx
—IR, xxx
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A Christmas gift from me to my fellow word nerds:
Nine Christmas-related words with interesting etymologies, one for each of the nine letters of 'Christmas'!
It was written with much linguistic love in an armchair beside a roaring fire.
dannybate.com/2024/12/23/a...
Nine Christmas-related words with interesting etymologies, one for each of the nine letters of 'Christmas'!
It was written with much linguistic love in an armchair beside a roaring fire.
dannybate.com/2024/12/23/a...
A CHRISTMAS Full of Etymology
Reading time: 5 minutes It’s December now, the month when the calendar helpfully provides me with a topic for the monthly article. So, here’s a short and sweet linguistic post with a fe…
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December 23, 2024 at 7:42 PM
A Christmas gift from me to my fellow word nerds:
Nine Christmas-related words with interesting etymologies, one for each of the nine letters of 'Christmas'!
It was written with much linguistic love in an armchair beside a roaring fire.
dannybate.com/2024/12/23/a...
Nine Christmas-related words with interesting etymologies, one for each of the nine letters of 'Christmas'!
It was written with much linguistic love in an armchair beside a roaring fire.
dannybate.com/2024/12/23/a...
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Now that I've deactivated twitter all i need is for blue sky to fail and i'll be totally free
December 21, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Now that I've deactivated twitter all i need is for blue sky to fail and i'll be totally free
The modern man thinks that everything ought to be done for the sake of something else, and never for its own sake.
—Bertrand Russell, In Praise of Idleness.
—Bertrand Russell, In Praise of Idleness.
The point of learning Latin is that it makes it easier to learn Greek, which makes it easier to learn Hittite, which really helps with your Akkadian, in turn does wonders for your Middle Egyptian.
December 21, 2024 at 1:34 PM
The modern man thinks that everything ought to be done for the sake of something else, and never for its own sake.
—Bertrand Russell, In Praise of Idleness.
—Bertrand Russell, In Praise of Idleness.
Another one from the Summer
December 21, 2024 at 4:46 AM
Another one from the Summer
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Buying books and reading books are 2 separate hobbies
December 16, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Buying books and reading books are 2 separate hobbies
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The Greeks absolutely had it right when they included a chorus in their plays. They knew audiences are dumbasses who need to be told “THIS MAN IS BAD. HE IS HERE AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT *NOT* TO DO. WOE TO THE BUMPTIOUS FOOL WHO WOULD IDOLIZE HIM. YOU ARE NOT, NOR DO YOU WANT TO BE, ALEX DELARGE”
December 9, 2024 at 4:12 PM
The Greeks absolutely had it right when they included a chorus in their plays. They knew audiences are dumbasses who need to be told “THIS MAN IS BAD. HE IS HERE AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT *NOT* TO DO. WOE TO THE BUMPTIOUS FOOL WHO WOULD IDOLIZE HIM. YOU ARE NOT, NOR DO YOU WANT TO BE, ALEX DELARGE”
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During Covid lockdown, if you had family round on Christmas Day the police could force their way into your home and make them return to their own homes.
Does anybody know if this service is still available and, if so, do you have to book it?
Does anybody know if this service is still available and, if so, do you have to book it?
December 7, 2024 at 12:42 PM
During Covid lockdown, if you had family round on Christmas Day the police could force their way into your home and make them return to their own homes.
Does anybody know if this service is still available and, if so, do you have to book it?
Does anybody know if this service is still available and, if so, do you have to book it?
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This passage from Schopenhauer is so brilliantly brutal
December 1, 2024 at 4:31 PM
This passage from Schopenhauer is so brilliantly brutal
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The more I learn about reciprocity, the more I realize how it doesn’t have to be mirrored. You can show the same amount of effort in a completely different way and that’s what makes love so fun.
November 29, 2024 at 5:07 PM
The more I learn about reciprocity, the more I realize how it doesn’t have to be mirrored. You can show the same amount of effort in a completely different way and that’s what makes love so fun.
Finally managed to get my hands on a physical copy of this work 🙌🏻
November 27, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Finally managed to get my hands on a physical copy of this work 🙌🏻
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i think people freak the fuck out about computers because baseline literacy is genuinely declining and this compounds badly with tech literacy at a time when nobody feels like they have any control over anything else going on.
online is bad for you, basically.
online is bad for you, basically.
November 27, 2024 at 1:54 AM
i think people freak the fuck out about computers because baseline literacy is genuinely declining and this compounds badly with tech literacy at a time when nobody feels like they have any control over anything else going on.
online is bad for you, basically.
online is bad for you, basically.
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At the end of the day, don’t we all just want a bookshelf with a rolling ladder?
November 26, 2024 at 10:19 PM
At the end of the day, don’t we all just want a bookshelf with a rolling ladder?
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I’ve learned over time that whether it’s professional, financial or relationship advice —context matters. What worked well for one person would be self sabotage in a different situation.
There are no best practices only practices that work best in this situation.
There are no best practices only practices that work best in this situation.
November 26, 2024 at 3:47 PM
I’ve learned over time that whether it’s professional, financial or relationship advice —context matters. What worked well for one person would be self sabotage in a different situation.
There are no best practices only practices that work best in this situation.
There are no best practices only practices that work best in this situation.
Impossible to get a gd night’s sleep with two cats in your bed.
November 26, 2024 at 6:54 AM
Impossible to get a gd night’s sleep with two cats in your bed.
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My FOBI (fear of being included) ramps up around the holidays.
November 25, 2024 at 3:36 PM
My FOBI (fear of being included) ramps up around the holidays.