@bobmueller@mastodon.worldWill You Watch the Super Bowl?
I’ve loved watching football at every level, from fifth-grade games to college stadiums and the NFL. When it comes to the Super Bowl, family history, favorite teams, and personal memories all shape who I root for—and why I always tune in.
https://www.bobmuellerwriter.co…
@cdarwin@c.imThe Jim Henson Studios lot is a cultural landmark, built by Charlie Chaplin in the late 1910s as his first film studio
— and it’s where he built sets and shot many of his most recognizable movies.
It’s also home to the Henson Recording Studios, formerly owned by A&M Records, where stars like Joni Mitchell, Taylor Swift and Harry Styles have recorded albums.
That’s why speculation swirled around what might happen to the history-steeped lot when the Henson family announ…
@kazys@mastodon.socialThis is a truly fascinating use of LLMs. I hope we get to see this soon.
https://github.com/DGoettlich/history-llms
A family of 4 billion (B) parameter LLMs based on the Qwen3 architecture trained on 80B tokens of historical data up to knowledge-cutoffs : 1913, 1929, 1933, 1939…
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzHis family says he designed Hall of Fame's gold jacket, claims 'NFL erased him from history' https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6994306/2026/01/27/pro-football-hall-of-fame-gold-jacket-designer-lawsuit/
@edintone@mastodon.greenDon't trust your family history to the cloud or an online software company. #Ancestris version 13 is out. https://www.ancestris.org/index.html It's free and has some unique tools and reports not foun…
@grumpybozo@toad.socialArming teenagers recklessly for Christmas has a long and sordid history. @… https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/115802572107327288
@raiders@darktundra.xyzHis family says he designed Hall of Fame's gold jacket, claims 'NFL erased him from history' https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6994306/2026/01/27/pro-football-hall-of-fame-gold-jacket-designer-lawsuit/
@bobmueller@mastodon.worldThis week’s #WWBC prompt: What fictional thing do I wish were real?
My answer is time travel—but only to observe, not interfere. History, family mysteries, ancient burials, WWII… and the very real safety risks.
https://www.
@cdarwin@c.imSelf-interest over ideology
as disparate inner circle shapes Trump foreign policy
Administration officials,
his family and even
Mar-a-Lago guests
wield outsized influence
on a mercurial president
“Trump is more accessible to a broader range of voices than any president in recent history,”
said Ian Bremmer,
president of the Eurasia Group.
“He’s on his phone constantly and people
– friends, business associates, media
– co…
@edintone@mastodon.green6.5 million nonconformist records added to MyHeritage. This is the National Archives collection that is already available elsewhere. #NonConformists @… #genealogy
@bobmueller@mastodon.worldA little Christmas theology, a little history, a little football, and a lot of wandering thoughts. From censuses and mangers to Michigan football and year-end reflections—this week’s post covers a lot of ground. 🎄🏈📖
https://www.bobmuellerwriter.com/censuses-
@edintone@mastodon.greenHidden on page 1692 of his great-grandfather Siegfried’s unpublished memoir, the writer Joe Dunthorne discovers a confession. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002c4x0 A tragic family story but an example of retelling for the next generation. Available globally as 'The History Podcast'
@edintone@mastodon.greenThe House at Number 48: When Antony Easton's father passes away, he begins a ten-year quest to uncover his family’s dark past and reclaim their fortune, stolen under the Nazis. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002l461 An excellent example of researching and retelling a family tragedy to the next…
