Edward A. Rueda
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I found the blog of the (Latino!) artist who made those "Philosophy Works" subway ads, and it's very interesting to read his struggles with GenAI: "I did not mention the many many images generated before getting the ones that I could work with."
www.ambriente.com/philosophyWo...
www.ambriente.com/philosophyWo...
Ricardo Miranda Zuniga
2023-2024 advertisement campaign for The School of Practical Philosophy & Meditation
www.ambriente.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I found the blog of the (Latino!) artist who made those "Philosophy Works" subway ads, and it's very interesting to read his struggles with GenAI: "I did not mention the many many images generated before getting the ones that I could work with."
www.ambriente.com/philosophyWo...
www.ambriente.com/philosophyWo...
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The Global DNA Synthesis Map is now live.
A first-of-its-kind public overview of DNA synthesis governance, screening practices & regulatory frameworks worldwide: globalsynthesismap.bio
A key evidence base for diplomats, policymakers & biosecurity experts.
#DNAmap #SynthesisDNA
A first-of-its-kind public overview of DNA synthesis governance, screening practices & regulatory frameworks worldwide: globalsynthesismap.bio
A key evidence base for diplomats, policymakers & biosecurity experts.
#DNAmap #SynthesisDNA
December 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The Global DNA Synthesis Map is now live.
A first-of-its-kind public overview of DNA synthesis governance, screening practices & regulatory frameworks worldwide: globalsynthesismap.bio
A key evidence base for diplomats, policymakers & biosecurity experts.
#DNAmap #SynthesisDNA
A first-of-its-kind public overview of DNA synthesis governance, screening practices & regulatory frameworks worldwide: globalsynthesismap.bio
A key evidence base for diplomats, policymakers & biosecurity experts.
#DNAmap #SynthesisDNA
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New discovery: A 2000 year-old 'pleasure boat' that matches a description by the first-century Greek historian Strabo has been discovered off the coast of Alexandria
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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December 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
New discovery: A 2000 year-old 'pleasure boat' that matches a description by the first-century Greek historian Strabo has been discovered off the coast of Alexandria
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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#Genealogy Ancestry now prohibits use of its database for law enforcement purposes--such as solving cold cases via #GeneticGenealogy analyses. “Ancestry is intended solely for family history research, not law enforcement,” company says. Gift article from NY Times: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/n...
Cold Case Inquiries Hampered After Genealogy Site Revisits Terms of Use
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December 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
#Genealogy Ancestry now prohibits use of its database for law enforcement purposes--such as solving cold cases via #GeneticGenealogy analyses. “Ancestry is intended solely for family history research, not law enforcement,” company says. Gift article from NY Times: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/n...
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A murdered woman. A vanished suspect. A trial that stunned the country in 1877 — and a story that only grows deeper the further you dig.
Start the Diamond Bessie series here:
genealogybiowriter.substack.com/p/the-case-t...
Start the Diamond Bessie series here:
genealogybiowriter.substack.com/p/the-case-t...
December 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
A murdered woman. A vanished suspect. A trial that stunned the country in 1877 — and a story that only grows deeper the further you dig.
Start the Diamond Bessie series here:
genealogybiowriter.substack.com/p/the-case-t...
Start the Diamond Bessie series here:
genealogybiowriter.substack.com/p/the-case-t...
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Juana of Castile and Philip of Burgundy Visit the French Court - December 7, 1501
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Juana of Castile and Philip of Burgundy Visit the French Court, 1501
In 1501, Philip of Burgundy and Juana of Castile became the heirs of the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon. This new status required them to appear in constitutional ceremonies in principal cities of …
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December 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Juana of Castile and Philip of Burgundy Visit the French Court - December 7, 1501
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my great-grandparents arrived in the UK in the 1890s with nothing.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
December 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
my great-grandparents arrived in the UK in the 1890s with nothing.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
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The response to our AI symposium has been overwhelming—genealogists want honest conversation beyond "tips & tricks."
As someone using AI daily in my genealogy work, I'm excited AND concerned. Before Wednesday's session, I've mapped the terrain: the "Atlas of AI Awfuls." Thread 🧵
As someone using AI daily in my genealogy work, I'm excited AND concerned. Before Wednesday's session, I've mapped the terrain: the "Atlas of AI Awfuls." Thread 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The response to our AI symposium has been overwhelming—genealogists want honest conversation beyond "tips & tricks."
As someone using AI daily in my genealogy work, I'm excited AND concerned. Before Wednesday's session, I've mapped the terrain: the "Atlas of AI Awfuls." Thread 🧵
As someone using AI daily in my genealogy work, I'm excited AND concerned. Before Wednesday's session, I've mapped the terrain: the "Atlas of AI Awfuls." Thread 🧵
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Growing up my Dad says in the basement there was a big oil painting of "a man with a mustache". I really wonder if it was this official PA State Treasurer portrait of my gg grandfather, William L. Mathues? #genealogy #PATreasurer #LostHeirlooms
December 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Growing up my Dad says in the basement there was a big oil painting of "a man with a mustache". I really wonder if it was this official PA State Treasurer portrait of my gg grandfather, William L. Mathues? #genealogy #PATreasurer #LostHeirlooms
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Seemed like a good day to re-share this one.
December 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Seemed like a good day to re-share this one.
Season 7 of @redisclatinidad.bsky.social has been one of my favorite seasons yet! Check out past episodes in the thread 👇 rediscoveringlatinidad.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Season 7 of @redisclatinidad.bsky.social has been one of my favorite seasons yet! Check out past episodes in the thread 👇 rediscoveringlatinidad.com
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🎥 This week's Tertulia de Cine: "Upon Entry" (2022), a Spanish suspense film about immigration! 🛫
Watch it for FREE: tubitv.com/movies/10001...
Then listen to our review: spreaker.com/episode/redi...
Watch it for FREE: tubitv.com/movies/10001...
Then listen to our review: spreaker.com/episode/redi...
December 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🎥 This week's Tertulia de Cine: "Upon Entry" (2022), a Spanish suspense film about immigration! 🛫
Watch it for FREE: tubitv.com/movies/10001...
Then listen to our review: spreaker.com/episode/redi...
Watch it for FREE: tubitv.com/movies/10001...
Then listen to our review: spreaker.com/episode/redi...
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Last season, we looked at the history of U.S. citizenship and birthright citizenship, and which countries in the Americas offer dual citizenship. Check it out: www.spreaker.com/episode/redi...
December 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Last season, we looked at the history of U.S. citizenship and birthright citizenship, and which countries in the Americas offer dual citizenship. Check it out: www.spreaker.com/episode/redi...
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Some 1,900 years ago a child was buried with an array of terracotta figurines in the #Roman town of Arae Flaviae, #Rottweil: 2 pigeons, 2 dogs, 2 roosters, a chicken, a duck, and a female figure, commonly identified as Iuventas, the personification of youth. Rather than....🧵1/2
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December 4, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Here's to the completely unexpected way that I tied my family history back to the Regency: geneticfunhouse.blogspot.com/2024/05/amou...
Jane Austen fans! Celebrate her 250th birthday with the Society of Genealogists this December.
Talks on Jane’s life, family, and legacy from leading genealogy experts.
Book now: www.sog.org.uk/events
Talks on Jane’s life, family, and legacy from leading genealogy experts.
Book now: www.sog.org.uk/events
December 4, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Here's to the completely unexpected way that I tied my family history back to the Regency: geneticfunhouse.blogspot.com/2024/05/amou...
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Letter from Katherine of Aragon to her Daughter Mary –December 1534
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Letter from Katherine of Aragon to her Daughter Mary – 1534
For some time, Mary, eldest daughter of King Henry VIII, had been separated from her mother Katherine of Aragon and was forbidden to have any contact with her on the orders of her father. Henry mar…
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December 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Letter from Katherine of Aragon to her Daughter Mary –December 1534
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Abbondanza! This large mosaic emblema uses a limited palette of stone tesserae to depict baskets of fish and fruit, symbols of abundance from the sea and land. It probably once decorated the floor of a Roman villa's triclinium (dining room). 🏺
1st-2nd c. CE, Carthage. #BritishMuseum
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1st-2nd c. CE, Carthage. #BritishMuseum
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December 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Abbondanza! This large mosaic emblema uses a limited palette of stone tesserae to depict baskets of fish and fruit, symbols of abundance from the sea and land. It probably once decorated the floor of a Roman villa's triclinium (dining room). 🏺
1st-2nd c. CE, Carthage. #BritishMuseum
📸 me
1st-2nd c. CE, Carthage. #BritishMuseum
📸 me
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Blanche II, Titular Queen of Navarre and Princess of Asturias, died on this day in 1465
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Blanche II, Titular Queen of Navarre and Princess of Asturias
Contemporary paintings of Blanche II of Navarre (right) and her sister Leonor In doing some research in Spanish history, Blanche II, Queen of Navarre, appeared with her intriguing and sad life. Her…
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December 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Blanche II, Titular Queen of Navarre and Princess of Asturias, died on this day in 1465
thefreelancehistorywriter.com/2025/02/22/b...
thefreelancehistorywriter.com/2025/02/22/b...
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Confused by changing DNA ethnicity results?
I sat down with Crista Cowan of Ancestry to explain how Ancestry actually determines your ethnicity and why those updates happen.
Watch the breakdown: How Do They Come Up with DNA Ethnicity? www.youtube.com/watch?v=laE5...
#genealogy
I sat down with Crista Cowan of Ancestry to explain how Ancestry actually determines your ethnicity and why those updates happen.
Watch the breakdown: How Do They Come Up with DNA Ethnicity? www.youtube.com/watch?v=laE5...
#genealogy
How Do They Come Up with DNA Ethnicity ???
YouTube video by Aimee Cross - Genealogy Hints
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December 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Confused by changing DNA ethnicity results?
I sat down with Crista Cowan of Ancestry to explain how Ancestry actually determines your ethnicity and why those updates happen.
Watch the breakdown: How Do They Come Up with DNA Ethnicity? www.youtube.com/watch?v=laE5...
#genealogy
I sat down with Crista Cowan of Ancestry to explain how Ancestry actually determines your ethnicity and why those updates happen.
Watch the breakdown: How Do They Come Up with DNA Ethnicity? www.youtube.com/watch?v=laE5...
#genealogy
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It's time for your mid-season episode 'The Vaccinator' with Roberto and Ramón Parra... and here is Roberto talking about his relative Florencio Pérez Comoto who helped fight smallpox in Mexico.
#genealogy #smallpox #mexico #ancestry #FamilyHistory
#genealogy #smallpox #mexico #ancestry #FamilyHistory
December 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
It's time for your mid-season episode 'The Vaccinator' with Roberto and Ramón Parra... and here is Roberto talking about his relative Florencio Pérez Comoto who helped fight smallpox in Mexico.
#genealogy #smallpox #mexico #ancestry #FamilyHistory
#genealogy #smallpox #mexico #ancestry #FamilyHistory
Old-timey newspapers can read like an odd, editorializing inside joke. Here's a one-line item in Missoula, Montana in 1890 on my Great-Great-Great-Uncle Joe, a pawnbroker: "Recent events seem to show that Joe Davis pants for notoriety."
December 1, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Old-timey newspapers can read like an odd, editorializing inside joke. Here's a one-line item in Missoula, Montana in 1890 on my Great-Great-Great-Uncle Joe, a pawnbroker: "Recent events seem to show that Joe Davis pants for notoriety."
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A #Chicano #Thanksgiving treat: Genealogist Moisés Garza shares how he built a Mexican-American family tree of 1.3 MILLION PEOPLE, spanning South Texas and Northeast Mexico! Listen now: www.spreaker.com/episode/redi...
For more info, visit MoisesGarza.com & MexicanGenealogy.com!
For more info, visit MoisesGarza.com & MexicanGenealogy.com!
November 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A #Chicano #Thanksgiving treat: Genealogist Moisés Garza shares how he built a Mexican-American family tree of 1.3 MILLION PEOPLE, spanning South Texas and Northeast Mexico! Listen now: www.spreaker.com/episode/redi...
For more info, visit MoisesGarza.com & MexicanGenealogy.com!
For more info, visit MoisesGarza.com & MexicanGenealogy.com!
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New related open access study in Cell Genomics 🧪🐱🐾:
The late arrival of domestic cats in China via the Silk Road after 3,500 years of human-leopard cat commensalism.
www.cell.com/cell-genomic...
The late arrival of domestic cats in China via the Silk Road after 3,500 years of human-leopard cat commensalism.
www.cell.com/cell-genomic...
The late arrival of domestic cats in China via the Silk Road after 3,500 years of human-leopard cat commensalism
Leopard cats lived commensally with humans in ancient China for over 3,500 years before
domestic cats were introduced via Silk Road merchants around 1,400 years ago. Ancient
DNA shows that while two s...
www.cell.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
New related open access study in Cell Genomics 🧪🐱🐾:
The late arrival of domestic cats in China via the Silk Road after 3,500 years of human-leopard cat commensalism.
www.cell.com/cell-genomic...
The late arrival of domestic cats in China via the Silk Road after 3,500 years of human-leopard cat commensalism.
www.cell.com/cell-genomic...
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New study in Science magazine 🧪🐱🐾:
The dispersal of domestic cats from North Africa to Europe around 2000 years ago.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The dispersal of domestic cats from North Africa to Europe around 2000 years ago.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The dispersal of domestic cats from North Africa to Europe around 2000 years ago
The domestic cat (Felis catus) descends from the African wildcat Felis lybica lybica. Its global distribution alongside humans testifies to its successful adaptation to anthropogenic environments. Unc...
www.science.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
New study in Science magazine 🧪🐱🐾:
The dispersal of domestic cats from North Africa to Europe around 2000 years ago.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The dispersal of domestic cats from North Africa to Europe around 2000 years ago.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...