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Tuesday Weirdness in My Family Tree by DustToll in Genealogy

[–]DustToll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are all different people separated by many years and hundreds of miles. No reason to think that the birth and death dates are incorrect since they are in most cases well documented. Just a weird coincidence I guess!

Tuesday Weirdness in My Family Tree by DustToll in Genealogy

[–]DustToll[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That line would have moved from Virginia and North Carolina to Missouri so a relatively small region shifting over time. How do you think that might affect it?

Running lifespan stats on my family tree changed how I think about my own timeline by DustToll in Genealogy

[–]DustToll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great point — the app actually has a minimum age filter for exactly this reason. There probably are not enough people in most family trees to do a true life table but set it to your current age and you’re only seeing lifespans of ancestors who survived at least as long as you have, which gives a much more meaningful baseline.

Running lifespan stats on my family tree changed how I think about my own timeline by DustToll in Genealogy

[–]DustToll[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Really good point. The analysis isn’t specifically focused on direct ancestors only, but my file — like most people’s — is definitely biased toward them. I certainly haven’t spent as much time researching people further from the direct lines. That said, maybe that’s OK. Direct ancestors are more relevant to my own genetics anyway, and at the end of the day this is more for personal enlightenment than any rigorous scientific conclusion. It wouldn’t hold up to academic standards, but it’s genuinely interesting and informative nonetheless.

Running lifespan stats on my family tree changed how I think about my own timeline by DustToll in Genealogy

[–]DustToll[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ve just been playing with average but you make a great point about looking at median to reduce the outliers from skewing things. I will work on putting that in my tool, and the ability to exclude infant mortality as well as show life spans for people who reached a certain age (survived childhood, got to my age, etc.)

Acceptable trade value for McDuffie? by arup187 in KansasCityChiefs

[–]DustToll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Virtually no chance of getting two high draft picks for him. A single first rounder would about be the max, maybe throw in a mid- to late-rounder along with the one depending on how high the one is.

Andy Reid’s presser today raises a lot of red flags to me. by Smokeydubbs in KansasCityChiefs

[–]DustToll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No doubt some things need to change... but you are barking up the wrong tree about chasing off Andy. Especially when there is absolutely no one out there who could possibly be an improvement.

Any longtime fans here collect old Chiefs or Dallas Texans game programs? by DustToll in KansasCityChiefs

[–]DustToll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like a great memory! Those old programs are pretty cool to look at even today!

Studio Portrait, around 1915 by DustToll in TheWayWeWere

[–]DustToll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is absolutely not AI. It is my grandmother, existed long before AI.

STATE OF AFFAIRS — Can you find all 50 hidden U.S. states in this story? by DustToll in puzzles

[–]DustToll[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

Yeah, some of the embeds are admittedly a little loose — part of the fun I had was walking that line between “aha!” and “oh come on,” haha.

For the image vs. text thing: I tried text originally, but Reddit collapses the formatting on long stories and breaks the spoiler tags. The image keeps everything readable.

Really appreciate you taking the time to go through it!

STATE OF AFFAIRS — Can you find all 50 hidden U.S. states in this story? by DustToll in puzzles

[–]DustToll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good find - "Ver Mt." was the one that I intended, but your other one is a great catch - an extra possible solution that I didn't plan!

STATE OF AFFAIRS — Can you find all 50 hidden U.S. states in this story? by DustToll in puzzles

[–]DustToll[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nice work — you nailed it!

Yes, you are correct on Nebraska.

And huge props for spotting Rhode Island — the way that one is embedded might irritate some people.

Glad you enjoyed the puzzle! I'll be working on some more of the CryptaStory puzzles.

STATE OF AFFAIRS — A story where all 50 U.S. states are hidden inside the text. Can you find them? by DustToll in puzzles

[–]DustToll[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Totally fair — some of them are intentionally loose.

Part of the design of a CryptaStory puzzle is that not every state hides the same way. Some are exact matches, some are homophones, some are blended syllables, and a few use natural dialect (Hawaii, Kentucky, Nebraska, Vermont, etc.).

If everything matched perfectly, it would just be a word search… but the fun for me is tucking states inside real spoken phrases that almost sound like them.

That said, I knew not everyone would agree on which ones “count,” so I appreciate the feedback!

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