Byzantinist. Flutist. Author of Between Byzantine Men (Routledge 2022) and Man to Man (Ohio 2014) Former Associate Professor of Classics, Victoria University, New Zealand (now retired). Orcid: 0000-0001-9964-8672https://bsky.app/profile/markjmasterson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/markjmasterson.bsky.social/post/3mtykavouoc2v26 Aug 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:dc4rmuui6riueby3sovvgee2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtykavouoc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/markjmasterson.bsky.social/post/3mto5n6jvjc2n22 Aug 2026 11:17 +0000at://did:plc:dc4rmuui6riueby3sovvgee2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mto5n6jvjc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/markjmasterson.bsky.social/post/3msjowssxqs2rLoving this! [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Aug 2026 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:dc4rmuui6riueby3sovvgee2/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjowssxqs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/markjmasterson.bsky.social/post/3msgy7ncqv227wow! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:dc4rmuui6riueby3sovvgee2/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgy7ncqv227https://bsky.app/profile/markjmasterson.bsky.social/post/3ms2f7lpq5c25The attached blog post is really well done, and frequently grimly humorous. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Aug 2026 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:dc4rmuui6riueby3sovvgee2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms2f7lpq5c25https://bsky.app/profile/markjmasterson.bsky.social/post/3mprdebtq6k2fI am just a boy trying to construe a dative with παρά while surrounded by addled AI advocates.03 Jul 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:dc4rmuui6riueby3sovvgee2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprdebtq6k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/markjmasterson.bsky.social/post/3moenp6iny22rCorrected a mistranslation of habeas in habeas corpus. Probs will get a snippy reaction. It's not good for people to argue about something so important while thinking the Latin says something that it does not. The shades of meaning matter. Latin still does. But yeah don't teach it anymore.16 Jun 2026 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:dc4rmuui6riueby3sovvgee2/app.bsky.feed.post/3moenp6iny22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/markjmasterson.bsky.social/post/3mnig7vv5522tI filled out a survey and took a question about 'supporting the group better' sincerely. Mistake! The leader is not happy with my gentle (really!) suggestion. #HowDidIForgetThisTruthEternalAbourRequestsForFeedback04 Jun 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:dc4rmuui6riueby3sovvgee2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnig7vv5522thttps://bsky.app/profile/markjmasterson.bsky.social/post/3mms2i3yass2cGot some 'oh snap' vibes here tbqh [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 May 2026 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:dc4rmuui6riueby3sovvgee2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mms2i3yass2chttps://bsky.app/profile/markjmasterson.bsky.social/post/3mm4qllpxn22hYep. THIS. Ai enthusiasts, lightweight frauds they are, cannot imagine. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 11:12 +0000at://did:plc:dc4rmuui6riueby3sovvgee2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4qllpxn22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/markjmasterson.bsky.social/post/3mkwnvetd7s2mI am low key obsessed [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 07:43 +0000at://did:plc:dc4rmuui6riueby3sovvgee2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwnvetd7s2m