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DNA genealogy – global, open shared, lossless, efficient, fair and for all humans

I have whole sections of my DNA matches that are off by two generations. Everything is crowded into 3rd and 4th cousins and many of them make no sense. I have found that part of that is mistakes in trees that are propagating faster and with less and less review. Ancestry does not give sufficient
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Richard and OpenAI ChatGPT refine ideas related to sharing and using all data, forever

Richard and OpenAI ChatGPT refine ideas related to sharing and using all data, forever Richard Collins: I am looking at some of the Rubin Observatory postings and sites on the Internet. It is ONE project but many fragmented sites, styles, purposes, methods and policies. What are the exact pixel dimensions of the test camera (“commissioning
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RGB to HSL Conversion Equations, Dana, Brian and the eternal species

I was looking at the AIA 171 videos at Solar Dynamics Observatory. I took on of the images into paint and checked the RBG and HSL values. I was surprised that the hue did not change. It almost seems as they used a fixed hue and changed the saturation and intensity. What are the equations
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What human cultures will survive too easily homogenized global society, solar system exploration and development?

https://www.facebook.com/reel/699390982355776 My Comment:  What human cultures will survive too easily homogenized global society, solar system exploration and development? In the United States, and probably in many places, perhaps a lot of people do not know how to use, or the advantages of tatami. I can appreciate your skill and dedication. But in a world with
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Effectively eternal species colonizing galaxies

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1412120169086103/ My Comment: Effectively eternal species colonizing galaxies Once an evolved species can make AIs to store knowledge and act, those entities are effectively eternal and can “live” long enough to colonize galactic and larger regions. So, most galaxies might each have their own civilizations held together by systems, but populated by natural species as
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OpenAI and Richard talk about space, data and global open systems

I am looking at Solar Dynamics Observatory images. During the year does the earth (and earth based telescopes) move above and below the ecliptic? Does the sub earth point of the visible center of the sun change in solar latitude during the year? ChatGPT said: ChatGPT Yes, the Earth does move slightly above and below
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