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Jacob

@iacobuscaesar.bsky.social

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I have an MA in archaeology and run a blog called Living in the Longue Durée about ancient history and whatever else. This profile is mostly funny observations about history and science. Blog: https://livinginthelongueduree.com Ask if you want Discord.

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Jacob @iacobuscaesar.bsky.social · Jun 16

So I’ve completed my latest project: a run-through of the history of de-extinction, exploring the many methods that have been tried and treating it as a social phenomenon around science rather than just a snazzily marketed science topic. From Nazi cattle to modern questionable corporate claims.

De-Extinction: A History

John Hammond: “None of these attractions are ready yet, of course, but the park will open with the basic tour that you’re about to take, and then other rides will come online six to twe…

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Jacob @iacobuscaesar.bsky.social · 10m

Unfortunately I am evil. 😞

Jacob @iacobuscaesar.bsky.social · 18m

The uncertainty on the shape of the Earth is wild because this guy’s clearly intelligent in a lot of ways. He’s extremely helpful with anything related to computers, likes etymology, and knows a fair bit about law regarding education and whatnot.

Goes to show how these ideas just sneak around.

Jacob @iacobuscaesar.bsky.social · 35m

Yo, this was an awesome watch!

Considering how playful modern theropods can be, I have no problem imagining this happen sometimes.

Jacob @iacobuscaesar.bsky.social · 39m

Uh… I hope you’re doing alright, homie.

Jacob @iacobuscaesar.bsky.social · 1h

Hell provides lovely ambience for an October birthday party I imagine.

Jacob @iacobuscaesar.bsky.social · 1h

This is so cute!

Lucas Nunes @lucasjn.bsky.social · 14h

Here's a T. Rex bored to death trying to bite their own tail. My partner asked me to animate it in stop motion, after she watched a video about the very important topic of "could T. Rex chew its own tail like a dog". The puppet is still a work in progress 🦖

Jacob @iacobuscaesar.bsky.social · 1h

Extremely solid pick!

Jacob @iacobuscaesar.bsky.social · 1h

The Parthians told Crassus, “open your mouth and say Au!”

Jacob @iacobuscaesar.bsky.social · 1h

I actually want to appreciate that Plateosaurus has had one of the best dinosaur glow-ups in my lifetime.

It’s gone from basically generic noodle sauropod that stands up sometimes to a really cool bipedal herbivore with a lot of its own character.

The Plateosaurus from Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs, depicted in an enclosure with Triassic foliage. This Plateosaurus has a classic vintage sauropod shape with an s-shaped neck and tiny head, followed by a bulbous body and a downward sloping tail. It stands on all fours and its forelimbs are nearly the length of its hindlimbs.

The Plateosaurus trossingensis from Prehistoric Kingdom, standing in a habitat in front of a park facility. It stands on two legs with a very straight back and tail. Its raised neck is still long but shorter than the more sauropod-like build of the older model. It has a boxy head and short forelimbs that make it an obligate biped.

Jacob @iacobuscaesar.bsky.social · 1h

Update on conspiracy-theorist instruction but today I stayed a few minutes late as my computer installed an update and he was telling one of my other colleagues about chemtrails. She asked if he believed the world was flat too and he said, “no, but I don’t know that it’s round.”

Jacob @iacobuscaesar.bsky.social · Sep 4

So one of our coworkers (Kenyan but lives here in France) was listening to Candace Owens and decided to bring up that he thinks Brigitte Macron is trans. Would be a fun session of calling him dumb but our instructor derailed 15 minutes of training time to defend him in the argument. So that sucks.

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Jacob @iacobuscaesar.bsky.social · 1h

Peak argument. I’ll put down the wakizashi.