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Costa Rica Is Saving Forest Ecosystems by Listening to Them Monitoring the noises within ecosystems reveals their health—allowing researchers to monitor changes in biodiversity, detect threats, and measure the effectiveness of conservation strategies.

Monitoring the noises within ecosystems reveals their health—allowing researchers to monitor changes in biodiversity, detect threats, and measure the effectiveness of conservation strategies.

The 19th Explains: What to know about executive orders as Trump prepares to take office What are executive orders — and how do presidents use them? Here’s what to know about them and the scope of their power.

What are executive orders — and how do presidents use them?

Here’s what to know about them and the scope of their power ahead of the start of Trump's second term.

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Looking Back At 2024 AT Protocol Development | Bluesky In May 2024, we published a 2024 Protocol Roadmap, and we want to give an end-of-year update. We will follow up soon with a forward-looking roadmap for 2025.

2024 was a big year for atproto!

We've got an update looking back at progress that has been made, and some protocol work in progress. Will have a 2025 roadmap to share soon.

What I said about the Carter marriage: "When Jimmy Carter was told that he was very sick...he was told, probably the best thing is for you to go into the hospital...Carter said, 'No, I want to be home, and be in bed with Rosalynn, and just sit holding hands.'"

One of the coolest things about publishing a book in Norway is that the gov will automatically buy 1k copies, 1.5K if its a children's book, these will then be distributed to all the libraries.

Yellow line showing San Antonio to Dallas via Austin

In one of the U.S.’s fastest-growing states with the 8th largest economy in the world, the train from Dallas to San Antonio via Austin takes over 10 hours.

With high speed rail, this could be done in less than 2 hours.

Mahjong is back in my life. Crack, Bam, Dot 2025!

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WIFT TEXAS-EXPAND & REBRAND. A pivotal year in the transformation of how the Media & Entertainment industry is defined and valued. Now is the time for the collective voices and actions of #WIFTTexas members to shape and strengthen our industry.
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Opinion: What Texas Monthly Got Wrong About San Antonio The magazine’s recent feature story raised important questions about generational poverty but failed to credit the progress the city is making.

A recent Texas Monthly story highlighted much of what we know about our community's systemic issues but failed to mention what San Antonio is actually doing about it.

My words below:
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George Washington died 225 years ago tonight at Mount Vernon. Anxious about being buried alive, he told his aide, “Do not let my body be put into the vault in less than three days after I am dead. Do you understand?”

School vouchers are a major divisive issue in Texas for some time now. The incredible population growth here and need for infrastructure, housing, public education (that is already woefully underfunded) and services is at the forefront and Gov Greg Abbott and many have championed vouchers.

Good point. Also 1979 is the year Jerry Falwell's Moral Majority was founded and that proliferation was supported by talk radio and expansion TV channels via affiliate and public licenses. It's always the long game, isn't it!?!

Looking for some eager yet hopefully accurate anecdotal content, err storytelling and to learn more first hand (primary source) about how our incredible nation evolved from 1979 to current +

Queen is the only band in history where every member has written at least 3 #1 songs.
The whole band is in the Songwriter's Hall of Fame.

CostPlus Drug-inspired disruptive model for home insurance brewing @mcuban.bsky.social ?

Journalists flock to Bluesky as X becomes increasingly 'toxic' Journalists are finding more readers and less hate on Bluesky than on the platform they used to know as Twitter.

NBC: Mississippi Free Press "Bluesky is getting 20 times the engagement or more than Twitter,” Pittman said. “Seeing a social media platform that doesn’t throttle links really makes it clear how badly we were being limited.”

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Uncle Sam in Macy’s Thanksgiving parade, Times Square, 1940:

My company's production offices and studios are on the top floor (with killer unobstructed views) of that incredible historical
Atlee B. Ayers building ❤️

VIA Green Line will be good for neighborhoods near downtown Commentary: We can foster progress and preservation simultaneously, and we must, to get where we need to go.

Worth a read. Mass transit is finally coming to San Antonio, thanks to voters and thoughtful planning. No less than our best will go into ensuring it is built the right way so that our entire community benefits.

Soundtrack to the Future: Expert Insights on Technology Trends in Media and Broadcast From emerging trends to pressing challenges & groundbreaking technologies set to redefine the landscape, we’re diving deep into what’s next for music-media.

Music supervisors and licensing professionals are at the heart of a fast-moving industry, juggling licenses, payments, and complex collaborations. Days of adapting to shifting production demands to ensure smooth rights clearances. Biggest hurdles? Read on..

#music #musicrights #film

Yes I would, many thanks!

Sixty-one years ago today:

88 years ago today, Robert Johnson stepped into a San Antonio hotel room and changed music forever. His first recording session and recorded blues classics like 'Sweet Home Chicago,' 'Terraplane Blues,' and 'I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom.' The birth of a legend.

Directly across the street from me. The Gunter Hotel in the process of a music themed renovation. Celebratory artistic luxury.

2025 on the horizon and my slate of original multimedia works may be one of my best slates yet. 2024 has been transformative, exciting, hard, and joyful. Opening physical studios just steps from the Alamo, River Walk, culinary paradise and entertainment district in downtown SATX was a great move 😎

Thank you Central & South Texas for your support of our inaugural and massively successful The Celestial Awards™ hosted by actor Nicholas Gonzalez on 11/12/24 at the iconic Majestic & Empire Theaters @majesticempire.bsky.social honoring trailblazing women of excellence in media and entertainment.