Latin inscriptions from the Roman Empire shed light on the lives of both emperors and enslaved people. But most inscriptions are fragmented with missing pieces. Now the Aeneas AI developed by Google DeepMind and scholars can fill in the gaps. 🧪#Archaeology www.newscientist.com/article/2489...

Another fun use of the Dia browser's customizable AI prompts ("skills") is one I made that gives you a full synopsis of an episode you were only half-watching, but need to know what happened before starting the next episode 🤣 @diabrowser.com #diabrowser #diaskills

I'm obsessed with the @diabrowser.com Building custom AI skills is SO fun, like this one I made with all of my streaming services listed. Then it tells me which of my services a show or movie is on. Perfect! #diabrowser #diaskills

Little acrylic painting I did of a north Georgia waterfall. I’ve never painted moving water before 😰 def a challenge. But I learned a lot. #acrylicpainting #painting #landscape #waterfall

Here’s how to help the families of detained and deported persons. lataco.com/six-gofundme...

Life doesn't automatically hand us joy. We must make space for it, create it, chase it. This summer, I wake early and drive hours to hike to waterfalls across Georgia. It's hot & humid at 8am. I watch for snakes and bears. But nature is medicine. And, man, is it healing my heart. #hiking #waterfall.

I ordered our copy the moment I opened this issue of Bitter Southerner. Proud to support @bittersouth.bsky.social @democracyforward.org and the amazing southern artists on this pressing! #democracyforward #albums #bettersouth #bittersoutherner #democracy

We here on bluesky know that cats are a balm for most existential crises. I recommend this ceramic stirrup-spout vessel / flask shaped like an ocelot from the ancient Peruvian Moche peoples, circa 1-650 CE. It's a ginger kitty! #museum #ancientperu #ceramics #catsofbluesky #artifacts #peruvian

Winamp skins were elite!

Ancient artifacts= elite ruling men. But today, I saw a bit of Babylonian clay, with cuneiform writing (Akkadian?). It documented the adoption of an orphaned baby girl. A nearly 4000yo solid reminder of a small, soft, vulnerable body. #cuneiform #mesopotamia #babylonia #artifact #akkadian #girlhood

OMG. There is a city called Batman in Türkiye! And they have a university. You could get a degree from Batman University. 🤯 48 years of looking at maps has finally paid off! Have you been? #batman #Türkiye #geography

Breaking News: Jack-Jack is the goodest baby boy #catsky #kittyboy

COOL! The Te Awe Library in New Zealand organized books using an indigenous system of the Māori atua (gods) realms of knowledge & thought. Rongomatāne is an atua of agriculture & peace, so books on growing crops, gardens, culinary arts & conflict resolution are together. #indigenous #library #Māori

Oh, Chicago. You have my heart. #chicago #skyline #cityscape #photography

Ok so it took me 5 months to start sewing these overalls, get frustrated and quit, then finish them yesterday 😆🪡 I *love* them now!!! IKEA fabric for the win! #sewing #sewist #ikeafabric #overalls #handmade

I'm forever ruined. No futurist series will ever come close to Octavia Butler's 'Lilith's Brood' trilogy. I'm halfway through the 2nd book, and I love it even more than "Parable of the Sower". Masterful exploration of what humanity is and isn't. #afrofuturism #octaviabutler #scifi #booksky

Something lovely to start the week! 🐙🏺❤️ I revisited Heraklion Archaeological Museum a few days ago to see these fabulous clay pots with octopus decoration. Made by artisans from Bronze Age Crete about 3,500 years ago! 📷 by me #Archaeology 🏺

Despite the branding, squirrels in Georgia love the hot & spicy suet... much like their Georgia humans love hot & spicy food. We're just built different 🤣 #squirrel #naturephotography #georgia #nature

Gardening hack: make a photo album on your phone & take pics of all the plant tags and seed packets. A year later when you’re trying to remember when to fertilize, voila! It’s on your phone! #gardening #gardener #gardentips #gardenhacks

Beautiful Florida in her natural, protected state. 📍 Crystal River, FL #naturephotography #landscape #photography #florida #crystalriver

Homeschooling a 15yo means today's social studies is watching some of the Georgia Legislature on Crossover Day & chatting about the various bills that are being voted on. We planned to go in person, but the traffic looked crazy. #homeschool

Boycotts work, man. This is Target’s stock. Dropped quick after they rolled back DEI. 40 more days oh boycott? Bet. Tarjay: do better! #boycott #dei

Bet! The last day I shopped at Target was 35 days ago. I may not have much power as a suburban mom, but I can choose where my dollars ago. 40 more days of boycott? I'm in. #boycott

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🦣🏺 The first #Neanderthal face we ever met... and it was a woman's. Here's my "Sheanderthal" piece (from 4 years ago now!) for @aeon.co ; title art by @tombjorklundart.bsky.social aeon.co/essays/what-...

We humans continue being the best and worst of our species. Yet mother nature’s wheel of the year steadily turns. Little white cherry blossoms have popped out here in Georgia. Delicate, perfect and unbothered. #nature #cherryblossom #photography

Three Graces, by #Ukrainian artist, Katerina Omelchuk #art #UkrainianArt

Imagine Russia takes our eastern states and Boris Johnson tells us we should give up.

Katie, would you like to eat eight tortillas in 15 minutes? Hard pass. Well, what if we cut them in eighths, deep fried them, and serves them with a bowl of melted cheese? Always. #chipsandsalsa

Latest sewing project done: a slouchy hobo shoulder bag! I used a cute blue & white print from the remnants bin, and a thrifted sheet for the lining. 💕🧵🪡 #sewist #sewingproject

When life feels hard, get thee to a cat cafe 😻. Just don’t disturb the kitty napping in a sunny spot. #catsky #catcafe

America would be best served with mothers in charge, because we actually get shit done in the midst of chaos. That is ELITE leadership. 1) We know the Big Stakes. 2) We juggle conflicts & find compromises before we've had coffee. And 3) We still have to cook dinner & move the laundry. #motherhood

The book "Vacation" by @debolinunferth.bsky.social is like a fever dream, with the most gorgeously unfolding sentences. It was so hard to pick one, but this is a worthy contribution to #SundaySentence #booksky #books

Fight the chaos & tyranny by staying organized & focused. Atlanta stands with you Raleigh! @bittersouth.bsky.social #labor #unionize #abettersouth

Currently Reading: "Womb City" by Tlotlo Tsamaase. It's a genre-bending, body-hopping Afro-futurism horror novel set in Botswana. This cautionary tale explores women's bodily autonomy in a futuristic surveillance state, where bodies are a government-issued resource. #wombcity #afrofuturism #booksky

🎀🌸 In my continuing effort to stop giving billionaires our money, I used some fabric from my stash to sew springtime placemats! No, it's not spring yet. But I really want it to be! #buyless #makemore #sewing #sewingproject #crafty

Feeling overwhelmed & despair-addled? I highly recommend "Fantastic Hope". A collection of 16 sci-fi & fantasy short stories that speak to life's darkness but leave you with a sense of hope & inspiration. Edited by @laurellkhamilton.bsky.social & William McCaskey. #booksky #scifi #hope #books

Vintage Valentine's day card from 1882. #vintage #valentinesday #loc #libraryofcongress #publicdomain

Did you know: magnolia trees are one of the oldest flowering plant lineages & evolved in the Cretaceous period 95 million years ago! They're pollinated by beetles because they evolved before bees existed. Their middle "carpal" is tough so beetle mandibles don't damage it. #nature #biology #magnolia

Dangers of marrying the book history guy: I was pulping an old pair of pants in the food processor so I could show basics of papermaking in class tomorrow when the wife came downstairs thinking the commotion was me baking some kind of elaborate treat. “I did not even think this was a possibility.”

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Have you been meaning to distance yourself from #Amazon? Did you know they own #Goodreads? It’s #BlackHistoryMonth, what a great time to join an alternative: @thestorygraph.com WAY better than Goodreads & owned & founded by some incredible Black women. #booksky #booktok #library #books

Scene: teen sleeping until 2, so mom sneaks out for a lazy Saturday by herself. Mom pulls in parking lot to get get lunch. *phone rings* Teenager (sleepy voice): “Are you at the the Korean street food place? Can I have a hot Cheeto Korean hotdog?” Mom: “…” Teenager: “I just saw you on Life360.“ 😂

Go support your local independent bookstore this weekend! 📚 #booksky #shoplocal #independentbookstore

Currently reading: “Conjure Women” by Afia Atakora. Absolutely gorgeous prose. Instant sensory immersion in the world and characters. #booksky #afiaatakora #currentlyreading #blackauthors

Some good news for book lovers, historians, organizers and cultural curators! Amazon e-book alternative just dropped: https://www.wired.com/story/bookshop-now-sells-ebooks/

Staying busy this Jan 52nd by adding my book wishlist into @bookshop-org.bsky.social. Chose a nearby Black-owned independent bookstore (The Book Cellar in Conyers GA) as the one to order through. Bye-bye Bezos. The list is long btw, send coffee. #booksky #shoplocal #blackowned

How ya'll doing today, January 52nd? This turkey buzzard's been staring at me through the window like I'm fresh meat. Maybe I am. Dentist said I have 4 cavities. Y'know, on top of general doom. Buzzard knows something I haven't let myself acknowledge yet. 🫠

Feeling overwhelmed & in shock at the erosion of our democracy? Same. These are not liberal vs conservative "issues", but democracy vs tyranny. Stay focused & be organized. Continue promoting and actively spreading peace, compassion and aid. 🕊️